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Well-Known Canadian Journalist Visits Ukraine and Praises neo-Nazi
Well-Known Canadian Journalist Visits Ukraine and Praises neo-Nazi One of Canada’s most known journalists was in Ukraine last month on reporting duty. Readers of mainstream media in Canada will be surprised to read Dianne Francis’ observations of her visit. She has penned several articles in the World Post praising the extreme-right and neo-Nazi paramilitary forces that are […]
A Prescription for Peace and Prosperity
A Prescription for Peace and Prosperity The question is often asked: “What can we do?” Here is a prescription for peace and prosperity. We will begin with prosperity, because prosperity can contribute to peace. Sometimes governments begin wars in order to distract from unpromising economic prospects, and internal political stability can also be dependent on […]
Confronting a Very Dark Chapter
Confronting a Very Dark Chapter This week marks the 70th anniversary of a very dark chapter of human history, the U.S. incineration of tens of thousands of Japanese civilians by dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a war crime that has been rationalized in popular U.S. history, writes Gary G. Kohls. August 6, 2015, is […]
U.S. Propaganda: It’s Not Just False but Absurd
U.S. Propaganda: It’s Not Just False but Absurd It’s so ridiculous, no intelligent and informed person would give it any serious consideration whatsoever. It insults the public’s intelligence. Here’s a typical example of the ridiculousness of U.S. propaganda: On July 16th, the U.S. State Department issued a «Ukraine Travel Warning». It says: «The Department of State warns […]
Reshuffling Eurasia’s Energy Deck — Iran, China and Pipelineistan
Reshuffling Eurasia’s Energy Deck — Iran, China and Pipelineistan Pipelineistan – the prime Eurasian energy chessboard — never sleeps. Recently, it’s Russia that has scored big on all fronts; two monster gas deals sealed with China last year; the launch of Turk Stream replacing South Stream; and the doubling of Nord Stream to Germany. Now, with […]
“It May Come To A Military Coup”: Ukraine’s “Nazis” Threaten To Overthrow Government
“It May Come To A Military Coup”: Ukraine’s “Nazis” Threaten To Overthrow Government “It may come to a military coup.” That rather ominous assessment of the political situation in Ukraine comes courtesy of a Right Sector fighter who spoke to FT last week. Like Saint Mary (the militia which recently pledged to create a “Christian Taliban” and […]
Washington’s Fifth Columns Inside Russia and China
Washington’s Fifth Columns Inside Russia and China It took two decades for Russia and China to understand that “pro-democracy” and “human rights” organizations operating within their countries were subversive organizations funded by the US Department of State and a collection of private American foundations organized by Washington. The real purpose of these non-governmental organizations (NGOs) […]
The Soft Power Hoax
The Soft Power Hoax U.S. officials love the idea of “soft power,” a concept that applies non-violent means – from propaganda to culture – to induce foreign countries to conform to Washington’s wishes. But the arrogance of the approach has alienated, rather than attracted, many people around the world, writes Mike Lofgren. A recurrent buzz phrase […]
Varoufakis: “In 1967 There Were The Tanks And In 2015 There Were The Banks”
Varoufakis: “In 1967 There Were The Tanks And In 2015 There Were The Banks” It was back on January 31 of this year, long before the “game theoretical” approach of Greek negotiations with the Eurogroup and ECB in particular and the Troika, and now Quadriga in general was revealed, that we first forecast with absolute accuracy […]
Are We Being Forced Into a “Second American Civil War”… If So, Who Will Win?
Are We Being Forced Into a “Second American Civil War”… If So, Who Will Win? A culture war has been stirred up. Divisions are along predictable lines: racism, police abuse, controversial social issues, and plenty of left vs. right, demographics and regional baggage to clash over as well. And by all accounts, differences and distinctions […]
Nuclear War’s Unlearned Lessons
Nuclear War’s Unlearned Lessons The upcoming 70th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is a fitting moment for the world to contemplate the dangers from the continuation of nuclear arsenals and the cavalier attitude that many countries take toward geopolitical crises, as Robert Dodge explains. This week the world remembers the events of […]
Britain’s secret ties to governments, firms behind ISIS oil sales
Britain’s secret ties to governments, firms behind ISIS oil sales In the scramble to access Kurdistan’s oil and gas wealth, the US and UK are turning a blind eye to complicity in ‘Islamic State’ oil smuggling Key allies in the US and UK led war on Islamic State (ISIS) are covertly financing the terrorist movement […]
Ron Paul: “All Wars Paid For Through Debasing the Currency”
Ron Paul: “All Wars Paid For Through Debasing the Currency” And at some point, all empires crumble on their own excess, stretched to the breaking point by over-extending a military industrial complex with sophisticated equipment, hundreds of bases in as many countries, and never-ending wars that wrack up mind boggling levels of debt. This cost […]
Power and Compassion
Power and Compassion Time to tackle a topic that’s very hard to get right, and that will get me quite a few pairs of rolling eyes. I want to argue that societies need a social fabric, a social contract, and that without those they must and will fail, descend into chaos. Five months ago, I […]
An Exasperated Tsipras Calls For Syriza Referendum On Bailout Cancellation
An Exasperated Tsipras Calls For Syriza Referendum On Bailout Cancellation Anyone who thought Greece’s third bailout program was a done deal or that, at the very least, the market would get a few months of respite before having to grapple with daily Grexit headlines again, got a rude awakening late last week when reports of […]
