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China: “The Arrogant US Has A Record Of Launching Wars On Deceptive Grounds”
China: “The Arrogant US Has A Record Of Launching Wars On Deceptive Grounds” While the lack of retaliation by Russia to Trump’s Friday night Syrian airstrikes surprised some, Russia defended its stance of shrugging in response (and not escalating to full blown world war), by asserting that Soviet-made missiles intercepted more than half of the […]
When A Government Declares A Verdict Before An Investigation, It’s Because There’s A Preexisting Agenda
When A Government Declares A Verdict Before An Investigation, It’s Because There’s A Preexisting Agenda Hours after an alleged chemical weapons attack on civilians in Syria, long before any investigation into the matter could have possibly even begun much less been completed, the US State Department declared that “the Assad regime must be held accountable” and […]
UK Foreign Office Denies Claiming Russia Responsible For Nerve Agent, Deletes Tweet
UK Foreign Office Denies Claiming Russia Responsible For Nerve Agent, Deletes Tweet Update: It appears that either the British government can’t keep its lies and proof-less accusations straight or something far more nefarious is at play. Following headlines (below) that British government scientists admitted they couldn’t tell where the poison – identified by the UK […]
Russia ‘Novichok’ Hysteria Proves Politicians and Media Haven’t Learned the Lessons of Iraq
Russia ‘Novichok’ Hysteria Proves Politicians and Media Haven’t Learned the Lessons of Iraq The current state of anti-Russia hysteria is reminiscent of earlier dark chapters of American history, including the rush to war in Iraq of the early 2000s and McCarthyism of the 1950s, Patrick Henningsen observes. If there’s one thing to be gleaned from […]
Americans Trust ‘Our’ Intelligence Agencies. Should We?
Americans Trust ‘Our’ Intelligence Agencies. Should We? The record is clear that ‘our’ (that is, the ruling Establishment’s) intelligence agencies, such as the CIA, have lied to the public many times, actually lie routinely — but these lies are always revealed only decades later, by historians, which is too late, because the damage was already […]
‘Whataboutism’ is a Nonsensical Propaganda Term Used to Defend the Failed Status Quo
‘Whataboutism’ is a Nonsensical Propaganda Term Used to Defend the Failed Status Quo If you spend any time on Twitter, you’ll probably be familiar with the latest pathetic attempt to defend and insulate the U.S. status quo from criticism. It centers around the usage of an infantile and meaningless term, “whataboutism.” Let’s begin with one […]
How They Sold the Iraq War
How They Sold the Iraq War Photo by Taymaz Valley | CC BY 2.0 The war on Iraq won’t be remembered for how it was waged so much as for how it was sold. It was a propaganda war, a war of perception management, where loaded phrases, such as “weapons of mass destruction” and “rogue […]
1984 Is Not The Future
1984 Is Not The Future Jacobello Alberegno The Beast of the Apocalypse 1360-90 The Guardian ran an article yesterday by one of its editors, David Shariatmadari, that both proves and disproves its own theme at the same time: “An Information Apocalypse Is Coming”. Now, I don’t fancy the term apocalypse in a setting like this, […]
Russia Did It!
Russia Did It! Or maybe not… This past week saw an enormous outpouring of respect and admiration for Stephen Hawking upon his passing. In contrast to his frail health in life, his contributions to our understanding of the universe were prodigious and robust. Hawking’s elevation of rational and intellectual truth above all else, even his […]
How the New York Times is Making War With Iran More Likely
Photo: Sergei Bobylev/TASS HOW THE NEW YORK TIMES IS MAKING WAR WITH IRAN MORE LIKELY IT’S NOT EASY to say which country America will fight in its next ill-advised war. Iran? Or, assuming President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un don’t hit it off at their summit, North Korea? Maybe even Venezuela or Russia? It’s easier […]
Syrian War For Dummies – Three Versions
Syrian War For Dummies – Three Versions As the Ghouta campaign continues to unfold, we should expect that both politicians and mainstream media will give us – in the words of philosopher and theologian Reinhold Niebuhr – “necessary illusion and emotionally potent oversimplifications” intended to shape our perceptions of events. It goes without saying that such […]
Good Enemies Are Hard To Find: Therefore Worry
Good Enemies Are Hard To Find: Therefore Worry Why is the American political class so intent on reviving the Cold War? Why does Israel have it in for Iran? These are complicated questions; many factors are involved. But there is “a fact of life,” as it were, that bears on the answers to both questions: […]
Caveat Emptor: MSNBC and CNN Use CIA Apologists for False Commentary
Caveat Emptor: MSNBC and CNN Use CIA Apologists for False Commentary Photo by edkohler | CC BY 2.0 MSNBC prides itself for progressive reporting on national security issues but continues to use apologists for the Central Intelligence Agency in reporting on key intelligence issues. The network’s reliance on former deputy director of the CIA John […]
The Pentagon & Hollywood’s successful and deadly propaganda alliance
The Pentagon & Hollywood’s successful and deadly propaganda alliance © U.S. Army The Pentagon helps Hollywood to make money and, in turn, Hollywood churns out effective propaganda for the brutal American war machine. The US has the largest military budget in the world, spending over $611 billion – far larger than any other nation on […]
Will Russia Wake Up?
Will Russia Wake Up? Russians are having a difficult time comprehending their Western enemy or even understanding that Russia has an enemy that seeks the destruction of Russia. Has it occured to Russia that it is very strange that the UK, a country of no military significance, a country that could be completely destroyed forever […]
