Cameleer, reviewing the YOU TUBE propaganda video https://youtu.be/vEaIo190GmI?si=DEj4kgipnJcd0Xj- ….. with Highlights being the intervention of the Thuppahi hand
The recent analysis provided by Peter Hartcher and Samantha Selinger-Morris regarding West Asia and the conflict in Ukraine is less a balanced geopolitical assessment and more a curated Western narrative. Their commentary relies on historical omissions, linguistic framing, and a selective application of “moral outrage” that undermines their credibility.
An a vector illustration of mouse eating cheese.
In the Framing of the “CRINK” myth, Hartcher employs the derogatory acronym “CRINK” (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea) to personify an “Axis of Upheaval.” This framing suggests these nations are the sole agitators in global instability while positioning the US and Israel as passive, innocent actors. In reality, a realist geopolitical perspective suggests that these nations are forming a strategic counterweight to decades of Western interventionism. To claim this “axis” is the cause of upheaval ignores the documented history of US-led regime changes and regional destabilisation.
A recurring and biased phrase used by Maiden and Hartcher is “Iran’s war against Israel and the US,” which assumes Iran is the instigator. However, this “war of choice” was initiated by the policies of Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump—specifically the unilateral withdrawal from the JCPOA and subsequent targeted assassinations. Accuracy requires referring to the current state of play as “The US and Israel’s war against Iran.” Under Article 51 of the UN Charter, Iran’s actions are the legitimate exercise of the right to self-defence against repeated violations of its sovereignty by Israel and the United States.
Next is the hypocrisy of foreign interference. Samantha Selinger-Morris’s performative cynicalism over the reported 14,000–15,000 North Korean soldiers aiding Russia in Kursk highlights a glaring double standard. The podcast fails to mention the massive scale of Western intervention. The EU has provided approximately €195 billion in support and recently authorised an additional €90 billion following the political shift in Hungary.
Furthermore, over 10,000 Western “volunteers” and technical advisors—many with active-duty backgrounds—provide direct combat support to Ukraine. If North Korea’s involvement is a “threat,” then the unprecedented financial and paramilitary support from NATO and the EU must be viewed through the same lens.
Hartcher’s persistent attempts to paint former leaders like Dan Andrews and Bob Carr as “useful idiots” for attending what he refers to as a “CRINK coming-out party” is a blatant distortion. The event in question was a commemoration of the end of WWII—honouring the massive sacrifice of the Russian and Chinese people in defeating fascism.
Furthermore, the claim that Bob Carr and Dan Andrews are “friends” of the CPC is a fallacious smear. Being a friend of China—a major trading partner—does not equate to party membership, just as 1.3 billion Chinese citizens are not members of the Communist Party. The fact that both Andrews and Carr have been sanctioned by the Russian government proves they are hardly Kremlin puppets.
So, let’s recap.
- The war in West Asia was provoked and started by the US and Israel, not initiated by Iran.
- “CRINK” is a rhetorical tool used to manufacture fear, not a formal or unified bloc.
- North Korean support for Russia is a predictable response to the massive, multi-billion euro military intervention by the West in Ukraine.
- Allegations of an alliance between Russia, China, and North Korea to support Iran remain largely unverified and, from a realist perspective, represent a necessary strategic balance.
- There is no unprovoked ‘Axis of Upheaval’. Any alignment of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea is a direct consequence of Western hostility. Their cooperation is a survival strategy against persistent Western efforts to overthrow their leaders and dismantle their sovereign states through ‘regime change’ and economic warfare.
Ultimately, Hartcher and Maiden do not provide analysis; they provide a US-aligned narrative. Their work omits critical context and distorts the motivations of non-Western actors. Their analysis is so riddled with gaps and logical inconsistencies that it is, quite literally, the “Swiss cheese” of political commentary.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hartcher#:~:text=Peter%20Hartcher%20is%20an%20Australian,based%20foreign%20policy%20think%20tank.
