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Under Trump, U.S. Still Leads World’s Arms Exporters–And Yemenis Are Still Paying the Price
Photo: Abdullah Al-Qadry/AFP/Getty Images UNDER TRUMP, U.S. STILL LEADS WORLD’S ARMS EXPORTERS — AND YEMENIS ARE STILL PAYING THE PRICE UNDER THE TRUMP administration, the U.S. government and weapons manufacturers are making a killing through arms sales to other countries. A report released by the Security Assistance Monitor documented that more than $80 billion worth […]
The Fed Has Its Finger On The Button Of A Nuclear Debt Bomb
The Fed Has Its Finger On The Button Of A Nuclear Debt Bomb I hear a lot of talk lately in the alternative media (and even the mainstream media) of the potential for World War III. The general assumption when one hears that term is that “nuclear conflict” is imminent. But a world war does […]
World War 3 Is Approaching
World War 3 Is Approaching “In a nuclear war the “collateral damage” would be the life of all humanity.” — Fidel Castro The Russians, in their anxiety to show the West how friendly they are, left Washington with a toe hold in Syria, which Washington is using to reopen the war. The Russians’ failure to […]
Ukraine Gets Official NATO Status: Weighing Up the Pros and Cons
Ukraine Gets Official NATO Status: Weighing Up the Pros and Cons NATO has granted Ukraine the status of an aspirant country. Macedonia, Georgia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina have similar status. This means Kiev has been offered a real chance to make its dreams come true. The next step will be obtaining its Membership Action Plan (MAP), a set of criteria […]
Why Super-Rich Rush to Buy Nuclear-Proof Bunkers
Why Super-Rich Rush to Buy Nuclear-Proof Bunkers The rush amongst the super-rich started after the key event of 2014; this single stunning event suddenly sparked that rush by the super-rich to buy nuclear-proof bunkers, and the rush has been nonstop since that event. Though many news-media in The West have reported on the existence of this suddenly […]
The Illusion of War Without Casualties
The Illusion of War Without Casualties America’s wars in the post-9/11 era have been characterized by relatively low U.S. casualties, but that does not mean that they are any less violent than previous wars, Nicolas J.S. Davies observes. Last Sunday’s Oscar Awards were interrupted by an incongruous propaganda exercise featuring a Native American actor and Vietnam […]
To Stop War, Do What Katharine Gun Did
To Stop War, Do What Katharine Gun Did Legendary whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg’s advice to stop current and future wars is simple: do what Katharine Gun did, writes Norman Solomon. Daniel Ellsberg has a message that managers of the warfare state don’t want people to hear. “If you have information that bears on deception or illegality […]
Army document: US strategy to ‘dethrone’ Putin for oil pipelines might provoke WW3
Army document: US strategy to ‘dethrone’ Putin for oil pipelines might provoke WW3 Senior DIA, Air Force and Army officials admit that NATO expansionism and US covert interference in Russian internal politics may trigger “next global conflict” French soldiers unload tanks from a train in northern Poland for a NATO military exercise (Source: LA Times) Published by […]
Putin Says “US Political System Eating Itself Up”, Explains Preparation For Nuclear War
Putin Says “US Political System Eating Itself Up”, Explains Preparation For Nuclear War In a move that will likely prompt more calls for collusion, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin offered more words of praise for President Trump on Wednesday, but added that he was sorely disappointed with the U.S. political system, saying that it has been […]
Nuclear Weapons and Great Power Politics Are Here to Stay
Nuclear Weapons and Great Power Politics Are Here to Stay When talking about nuclear weapons, it is necessary to clarify some important points before delving into complicated reasoning. Nuclear weapons are here to stay, and anyone who believes in a progressive denuclearization of the globe is sadly mistaken. Try asking any Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, Russian […]
Is MSNBC Now the Most Dangerous Warmonger Network?
Is MSNBC Now the Most Dangerous Warmonger Network? A recent study revealed that MSNBC’s coverage of ‘Russiagate’ vastly outweighs its coverage of other issues, such as the US-backed humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and the network’s refusal to correct the disparity could lead to dangerous conclusions, notes Norman Solomon. The evidence is damning. And the silence […]
We Should Listen to the Iraqi Parliament
We Should Listen to the Iraqi Parliament This month marks the 15th anniversary of the US war on Iraq. The “shock and awe” attack was launched based on “stove-piped” intelligence fed from the CIA and Pentagon through an uncritical and compliant US mainstream media. The US media was a willing accomplice to this crime of […]
Light It Up
Light It Up It must be hard on The New York Times editors to set their hair on fire day after day in their effort to start World War Three. Today’s lead story, Russian Threat on Two Fronts Meets Strategic Void in the U.S., aims to keep ramping up twin hysterias over a new missile […]
How the US Establishment Lies Through Its Teeth, for War Against Russia
How the US Establishment Lies Through Its Teeth, for War Against Russia The same people, Republicans and Democrats, who lied through their teeth for an invasion of Iraq in 2003, are doing it again for an invasion of Russia, sometime soon, so as to ‘defend’ ‘democracy’. The US has by now swallowed up virtually all lands surrounding Russia, at […]
Putin’s Ultimatum is the Next Stage of the War
Putin’s Ultimatum is the Next Stage of the War Russian President Vladimir Putin’s State of the Union address may be the most important speech since his address to the U.N. in September 2015 on the eve of Russia’s intervening in the War on Syria. Putin’s sober analysis and admission of demographic constraints on the Russian economy’s […]
