Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Humanitarian Masks, Imperialist Intent 262 October 24, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt) on 22 October 2015 by Bassem Hassan (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Barack ObamaEgyptImperialismrefugeesRussiaSyria Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore South Africa: UN Security Council’s Veto Powers Bite the US Back May 10, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentThe [U.S.] should know by now that it cannot bomb Iran back to the negotiating table. 0 Austria: Putin’s Phony Parade Passes without Incident Thanks to Trump May 11, 2026. Published in Der StandardOnce again, it was Donald Trump who came to Vladimir Putin's aid in his hour of need. 0 Austria: Trump Punishes Merz but Also Weakens His Own Country May 8, 2026. Published in Der Standard[I]ncreasingly, Europe is now calling out the impulsiveness of the man in the White House. 0 Saudi Arabia: Iran War: Cup Moving Toward the Lip? May 10, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatAs always between the cup and the lip there is many a slip. 0 Australia: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Are Meeting in China but Only 1 Has the Upper Hand May 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Topics Germany: The Saudis No Longer Trust Trump May 14, 2026. Published in Der Standard[U]nity among the Arab Gulf states is completely collapsing. 0 China: Is Trump in Trouble? Some Already Detect Signs of Defection in Rubio and Vance May 14, 2026. Published in SinaThe question raised ... is one that the entire world is curious about: Does Trump himself actually understand the state of the war? 0 Poland: BogusÅ‚aw Chrabota: Europe Will Long Need US To Defend Itself from Russia May 14, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita Europe is not — and will not be for a long time — self-sufficient in confronting Russia's military potential. 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Trump Xi Summit: Iran War Hangs over Vital Talks May 13, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Are Meeting in China but Only 1 Has the Upper Hand May 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Kenya: A Distant War, a Direct Impact: How the US Israel Iran Conflict Is Reshaping Kenya’s Economy May 13, 2026. Published in The Standard 0 India: Power and Pageantry: 10 Things To Expect from the Trump Xi Summit May 13, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe summits are not endpoints. They are the mechanism by which two countries, which can neither resolve their differences nor afford to rupture them, manage the interval between crises. 0 Egypt: The Xi Trump Summit in Beijing May 13, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineIt goes without saying that the war against Iran will take centre stage in Beijing. 0 Related Articles Poland: BogusÅ‚aw Chrabota: Europe Will Long Need US To Defend Itself from Russia May 14, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita Europe is not — and will not be for a long time — self-sufficient in confronting Russia's military potential. Saudi Arabia: Iran War: Cup Moving Toward the Lip? May 10, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatAs always between the cup and the lip there is many a slip. Austria: Trump Punishes Merz but Also Weakens His Own Country May 8, 2026. Published in Der Standard[I]ncreasingly, Europe is now calling out the impulsiveness of the man in the White House. Poland: Polish PM Donald Tusk Questions US Loyalty in Financial Times, Targeting Both Parties May 2, 2026. Published in Gazeta WyborczaPoland would likely be among the first affected if Russia were to attack the Baltic countries — a scenario that cannot be dismissed. Germany: Would a Trump Deal Be Better Than the Obama Deal?* April 19, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Previous article‘Vice President Next Door’ Joe Biden Renounces White House BidNext articleLong Overdue: Iraq Should Replace US with Russia LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment