TheAltWorld Alastair Crooke: The Dangers of Military Escalation in the Middle East
- Alastair Crooke
- Thursday 26 Oct 23
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Judge Nap: Do you think that President Biden is under pressure from the globalists and neocons around him to take this as an opportunity, once and for all, to destroy the regime and its nuclear capability in Tehran?
Alastair Crooke: I think so, yes. I think there’s pressure. I’m not saying he’s succumbed to it. I’m not saying it will prevail, but you have to look at it from the other end of the telescope too.
In the region, people look at this huge build-up and they see, is America preparing for World War III?
Alastair Crooke
Director and Founder of Conflicts Forum based in Beirut. He was formerly advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. He also was a staff member of Senator George Mitchell’s Fact Finding Committee that inquired into the causes of the Intifada (2000-2001) and was adviser to the International Quartet. He facilitated various ceasefires in the Occupied Territories and the withdrawal of occupying forces on 2 occasions. Alastair has had 20 years’ experience working with Islamist movements, and has extensive experience working with movements such as Hamas, Hezbollah and other Islamist movements in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East. He is a member of the UN’s Alliance of Civilization’s Global Experts. His book, Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution was published in February 2009 and he is a frequent contributor in the international press, both writing articles and TV and radio commentary.
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