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Returning to the Commonplace
Returning to the Commonplace There are times when the twilight of the American century takes on a quality of surreal absurdity I can only compare to French existentialist theater or the better productions of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, and this is one of them. Over the weekend, in response to a chemical-weapons incident in Syria […]
West v Russia
West v Russia When government attempt to persuade the people to their side, the rhetoric becomes so blatant it is stunning that so many people just believe what they are told. The typical tactic is always to paint your enemy as some “monster” as Trump just called Assad. You must always demean an opponent and the […]
Putin Warns Of Global “Chaos” If West Hits Syria Again
Putin Warns Of Global “Chaos” If West Hits Syria Again Shortly after US Ambassador Nikki Haley revealed that Russia would be slapped with a third round of sanctions on Monday for “enabling the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons in civil war,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said that further attacks on Syria by Western forces, […]
Do U.S. Oligarchs Exist? Not in Mainstream Media
Do U.S. Oligarchs Exist? Not in Mainstream Media We hear incessantly about Russian oligarchs. But do they also exist in the United States? You wouldn’t know it by watching cable news, says Jeff Cohen. TV news shows are good at getting viewers riled up. Day and night, I hear the anchors on CNN and MSNBC […]
Russia’s Real Endgame
Russia’s Real Endgame Russia’s Putin has never taken his eye off the ball. His ambition is not global hegemony or European conquest. Putin seeks what Russia has always sought: regional hegemony and a set of buffer states in eastern Europe and central Asia that can add to Russia’s strategic depth. In Syria, Russia has the […]
The Edge of the Abyss in Syria
The Edge of the Abyss in Syria For the first time since he is in office, the US President Donald Trump has launched a clear threat in the direction of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin saying “he will pay a price”. This menace is related to the claim that the Syrian army had launched a chemical […]
“Events Today Could Lead To The Last War In The History Of Mankind”, Veteran Putin General Warns
“Events Today Could Lead To The Last War In The History Of Mankind”, Veteran Putin General Warns The fallout from the Salisbury nerve agent attack reminds us of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which was the most immediate catalyst – of many parallel narrative and sequences of events – that ultimately resulted in World […]
Trump Threatens Putin, “Animal Assad” Over Syrian “Chemical Attack”; Russia Warns Of “Grave” Response If US Launches Strike
Trump Threatens Putin, “Animal Assad” Over Syrian “Chemical Attack”; Russia Warns Of “Grave” Response If US Launches Strike It’s deja vu all over again. Remember when the US admitted Syrian “Rebels” have used chemical weapons? Or when earlier this year, now former Secretary of State blamed Russia for an alleged Syrian chemical attack despite admitting […]
The Skripal Poisonings and the Ongoing Vilification of Putin
The Skripal Poisonings and the Ongoing Vilification of Putin Photo by @markheybo | CC BY 2.0 Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a nerve agent on March 4 on a park bench in Salisbury, England. Skripal had been a Russian double agent, a spy who turned over 300 names of Russian spies to […]
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 […]
Matt Taibbi Exposes The Sheer Absurdity Of The Ongoing Russian Witch Hunt
Matt Taibbi Exposes The Sheer Absurdity Of The Ongoing Russian Witch Hunt Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone has written perhaps the best summary of how absurd political discourse in the U.S. has become – as nonconforming opinions are now “blacklisted” over the manufactured specter of “red dawn” Putin puppets behind just about controversial topic. “One of the first rules […]
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 […]
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 […]
The US Empire Is Acting Like A Desperate, Cornered Animal, Because That’s What It Is
The US Empire Is Acting Like A Desperate, Cornered Animal, Because That’s What It Is I love Americans. I get friendly flak from some of my more jaded lefty readers whenever I say that, because having to deal with the flaws of one’s own countrymen is a very different experience than appreciating them from afar, but […]
