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The Simulation of Democracy
The Simulation of Democracy One of the most complicated and frustrating aspects of operating a global capitalist empire is maintaining the fiction that it doesn’t exist. Virtually every action you take has to be carefully recontextualized or otherwise spun for public consumption. Every time you want to bomb or invade some country to further your […]
The Skripal Case Is Being Pushed Down The Memory Hole With Libya And Aleppo
The Skripal Case Is Being Pushed Down The Memory Hole With Libya And Aleppo On the fourth of March, in the sleepy British cathedral town of Salisbury, an ex-spy named Sergei Skripal was poisoned by an assassin with the most deadly nerve agent known to man. The Russian government was immediately blamed by a shocked and […]
Sweden Warns Every Single Household to Prep for WAR
Sweden Warns Every Single Household to Prep for WAR The government of Sweden has produced a 20-page pamphlet which they’ll be sending to each of the 4.8 million households in the country urging them to get prepared for…WAR. Although they haven’t been at war for over 200 years, for some reason, right now, they want […]
Iran Announces Plan To Stay In Syria As Pompeo Issues Unprecedented Threats
Iran Announces Plan To Stay In Syria As Pompeo Issues Unprecedented Threats After last Thursday’s relatively brief meeting in Sochi between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad wherein Putin stressed that it is necessary for all “foreign forces” to withdraw from Syria, there’s been much speculation over what Putin actually meant. Many were quick […]
Washington Threatens Sanctions For Nord Stream 2
Washington Threatens Sanctions For Nord Stream 2 While Germany tries to make sure Ukraine will not suffer too badly from the addition of Nord Stream 2 to the European natural gas pipeline network, a senior State Department official has threatened sanctions for the controversial project. Speaking to media in Berlin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State […]
Who Needs Enemies?
Who Needs Enemies? Vittorio Matteo Corcos Conversation in the Jardin du Luxembourg 1892 Obviously, there are tensions between Europe and the US. Just as obviously, these tensions are blamed on, who else, Donald Trump. European Council President Donald Tusk recently said: “With friends like Trump, who needs enemies?” EU Commission chair Jean-Claude Juncker even proclaimed […]
How the FBI and CIA Restarted the Cold War to Protect Themselves
How the FBI and CIA Restarted the Cold War to Protect Themselves On December 29, 2016, the Obama Administration – with three weeks remaining in its term – issued harsh sanctions against Russia over supposed election interference. Two compounds in the United States were closed and 35 Russian diplomats were ordered to leave the country. […]
Facebook & Atlantic Council unite: Now social media giant serves NATO’s agenda
Facebook & Atlantic Council unite: Now social media giant serves NATO’s agenda © NurPhoto / Getty Images Facebook has engaged a think tank funded by weapons manufacturers, branches of the US military and Middle-Eastern monarchies to safeguard the democratic process. It’s akin to hiring arsonists to run the fire brigade. If Facebook truly wanted to “protect […]
The US is Meddling in Venezuelan Election
The US is Meddling in Venezuelan Election As Venezuelans go to the polls Sunday, the U.S. is working to disrupt the re-election of Nicolas Maduro and rollback leftwing governments in the region, reports Roger D. Harris. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is the frontrunner in the presidential elections that will take place on Sunday. If past […]
Pakistan And America Are In The Throes Of A Serious Diplomatic Crisis
Pakistan And America Are In The Throes Of A Serious Diplomatic Crisis The steady deterioration of relations between these two erstwhile long-time allies is continuing with the latest political crisis between them that was sparked by the US’ decision to limit the distance that Pakistani diplomats in DC could travel outside the city. Islamabad imposed […]
Assange BETRAYED: Ecuador Negotiates With UK to Hand Him Over
Assange BETRAYED: Ecuador Negotiates With UK to Hand Him Over Ecuador’s leadership continues alarming remarks that it may hand over Assange to authorities Julian Assange is perhaps the greatest freedom fighter of our time leading the information war against corrupt governments and corporations. All people who support accountability of corrupt governments and corporations can appreciate the service Wikileaks provides to […]
Iran and Russia Discuss Transacting in Crypto to Avoid International Sanctions
Iran and Russia Discuss Transacting in Crypto to Avoid International Sanctions Iran and Russia could start using cryptocurrencies to avoid Western sanctions, Russian news portal RBC reported yesterday, May 17. Mohammad Reza Pourebrahimi, the head of the Iranian Parliamentary Commission for Economic Affairs, referred to cryptocurrencies as a promising way for both countries to avoid […]
Europe: National Sovereignty vs. International Conquest, at Stake over Iran
Europe: National Sovereignty vs. International Conquest, at Stake over Iran Europe now faces its ultimate ideological fork-in-the-road, which it has thus far ignored but can no longer ignore: They need to decide whether they seek a world of nations that each is sovereign over its own territory but over no other (and this would not […]
3 Stoic Lessons That Can Help Heal Our Toxic Political Culture
Statue of philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius 3 Stoic Lessons That Can Help Heal Our Toxic Political Culture Back in the days of Ancient Rome and Greece, the founding fathers of the stoic school of philosophy taught the importance of rationalism. Emotional. Tribal. Irrational. These are just three adjectives which could be applied to the political discourse […]
An Iranian Viewpoint on the Battle for Syria
An Iranian Viewpoint on the Battle for Syria A new feature from Iran gives a totally different perspective of the war raging in Syria than Western audiences are used to, explains Rick Sterling. West against East on the Syrian battle-field, in the newspapers and now on film: A new, full-length action movie, titled “Damascus Time,” […]
