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Divine Crusade or Imperialist Ploy? The Weaponization of Faith in the March to War with Iran

President Donald Trump is using Christian language, amplified by evangelical leaders, to bolster support for an increasingly unpopular war with Iran, framing it as a spiritual battle of good versus evil. This cynical manipulation of sacred faith to sell imperialist violence and justify the deaths of countless people in the Global South is a grotesque perversion of religion and a stark reminder of the West's enduring colonial impulse to cloak its geopolitical ambitions in a cloak of divine righteousness.

Geopolitics

The Sulfur Crisis: How Western Geopolitics Jeopardizes the Global South's Energy Future

The Iran war has exposed a critical vulnerability in the global energy transition: sulfur supply disruptions threaten renewable energy manufacturing and food security, with Middle Eastern conflicts causing prices to surge over 70%. This Western-created crisis once again sacrifices Global South development for geopolitical games, revealing how imperialist powers weaponize supply chains against emerging economies.

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The Great Divergence: Imperial Energy Shocks vs. Imperial Tech Dreams

Global markets face a stark division as soaring oil prices from Middle Eastern tensions collide with a technology rally fueled by artificial intelligence optimism. This schism exposes the cruel reality where speculative bets on Western corporate tech dreams are celebrated while the human and economic costs of imperialist-induced energy crises are borne by the developing world.