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VIDEO: German Lawmaker on Why Wars Led by the U.S. Are at the Root of the Refugee Crisis
VIDEO: German Lawmaker on Why Wars Led by the U.S. Are at the Root of the Refugee Crisis Annette Groth, a member of the German Parliament, recently returned from a trip to Hungary, where she saw thousands of migrants stranded at the Budapest train station. “What is the root for this massive migration?” Groth asks. […]
Should we cry or rejoice as Russia steps up in Syria?
Should we cry or rejoice as Russia steps up in Syria? Vladimir Putin has vastly different objectives in Syria than the West, but not much has worked so far Such is the torment of Syria’s ongoing war that the idea of Russia sending in its forces to attack ISIS have caused a rare diplomatic mix […]
How America Double-Crossed Russia and Shamed West
How America Double-Crossed Russia and Shamed West The conditionality of the Soviet Union’s agreement to allow East Germany to be taken by West Germany and for the Cold War to end, was that NATO would not expand «one inch to the east». This was the agreement that was approved by the Russian President of the […]
So you really want to make Syrian Refugees an Election Issue?
So you really want to make Syrian Refugees an Election Issue? Thomas Pynchon once wrote: ‘If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.’ Words to live by for the the major political parties in Canadian Federal politics. The refugee crisis in Syria, Iraq and spilling into Europe […]
Angry Mobs Torch Kurdish Offices, Shops As Turkey Descends Into Chaos
Angry Mobs Torch Kurdish Offices, Shops As Turkey Descends Into Chaos History is replete with examples of US-backed world leaders oppressing their people with Washington’s implicit blessing and despite the fact that the eyes of the world are trained squarely on Syria and, by extension, on any neighboring country that has a role to play […]
Realism and the Refugee Crisis
Realism and the Refugee Crisis There are two key elements to addressing the flood of Mideast refugees into Europe. One is the immediate humanitarian crisis. The second is to undertake a realistic approach toward stabilizing the war-torn region, which will require Washington working with Moscow and Tehran, writes ex-CIA official Graham E. Fuller. The picture last […]
British Navy Admits “It Was Us, Not The Russians” That Damaged Irish Trawler In April
British Navy Admits “It Was Us, Not The Russians” That Damaged Irish Trawler In April Back in April, European and US officials were quick to blame “The Russians” when a British fishing trawler’s nets became entangled in a submarine. The incident, one of many, was rapidly escalated as further excuse to increase NATO forces across Europe […]
MI6 ISIS Rat Line & The Threat To India
MI6 ISIS Rat Line & The Threat To India The prosecution of a Swedish national accused of terrorist activities in Syria has collapsed at the Old Bailey after it became clear Britain’s security and intelligence agencies would have been deeply embarrassed had a trial gone ahead, the Guardian reported. Bherlin Gildo was due to stand trial […]
Read This Before the Media Uses a Drowned Refugee Boy to Start Another War
Read This Before the Media Uses a Drowned Refugee Boy to Start Another War A baby boy turned to flotsam. Washed up on the shore, face down in the mud. His family, refugees from Syria’s civil war, had tried to reach Greece, but their over-crowded raft overturned in the Mediterranean Sea and he drowned along […]
War Drums Beating: Bulgaria Blocks Russian Access To Its Airspace For Syria Flights
War Drums Beating: Bulgaria Blocks Russian Access To Its Airspace For Syria Flights On Monday we flagged a notable escalation in the build up to the geopolitical “main event” in Syria where, thanks largely to the West’s ambition to break Gazprom’s leverage over Europe, the US and Russia are one “accidental” run-in away from taking the “proxy” […]
How Neocons Destabilized Europe
How Neocons Destabilized Europe Exclusive: The neocon prescription of endless “regime change” is spreading chaos across the Middle East and now into Europe, yet the neocons still control the mainstream U.S. narrative and thus have diagnosed the problem as not enough “regime change,” as Robert Parry reports. The refugee chaos that is now pushing deep into Europe […]
Lack Of Alternatives Sees EU Sign New Russian Gas Deals
Lack Of Alternatives Sees EU Sign New Russian Gas Deals Several recent gas deals will tie Russia and Germany closer together. Russia’s Gazprom announced an agreement on asset swaps with European partners including OMV, BASF, E.ON, and Royal Dutch Shell. The deals will kick start the Nord Stream gas pipeline expansion and also give Gazprom a greater […]
In Major Escalation, Washington Demands Greece Blocks Its Airspace For Russian Flights To Syria
In Major Escalation, Washington Demands Greece Blocks Its Airspace For Russian Flights To Syria Last week, when reporting that at least according to the White House,Russian presence in Syria is no longer disputed, we said that regardless if Russian troops are indeed on the Syrian ground, this admission that the current Syrian state of play “effectively ends […]
The Real Refugee Problem – And How To Solve It
The Real Refugee Problem – And How To Solve It Last week Europe saw one of its worst crises in decades. Tens of thousands of migrants entered the European Union via Hungary, demanding passage to their hoped-for final destination, Germany. While the media focuses on the human tragedy of so many people uprooted and traveling […]
Powder Kegs Exploding: Violence Escalates In Turkey, Yemen As Mid-East Tips Towards Chaos
Powder Kegs Exploding: Violence Escalates In Turkey, Yemen As Mid-East Tips Towards Chaos On Friday we checked in on two of the world’s most important conflicts: 1) that which is unfolding in Turkey where President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has effectively granted Washington access to Incirlik (you know, for “anti-terror” sorties) in exchange for NATO’s acquiescence […]
