Is Trump Starting His Own War, Finally?
Making Sense of Trump’s Foreign Policy
Back to the USSR: How to Read Western News
A Convenient Killing of US Troops in Syria
It would be naive to not suspect that the CIA could have pulled off a false flag in Manbij, Finian Cunningham writes.
Lebanon’s Political Deadlock Is as Much About a Failure of EU Diplomacy as It Is About Corruption Amongst Its Elite
Martin JAY | 18.01.2019From the Barracks to the Courtroom: US ‘Lawfare’ in Action
Wayne MADSEN | 18.01.2019Final Steps in Syria's Successful Struggle for Peace and Sovereignty
Federico PIERACCINI | 17.01.2019FEATURED STORY
American ‘Liberal’ Delusions on Trump
How is getting rid of Trump supposed to be a return to “normal democracy” when that “normal democracy” is a myth, a fantasy belied by massive poverty, inequality and oppression?
Pompeo Turns Reality Upside Down
By asserting a “force for good” mandate, Pompeo was actually telling all the autocratic regimes in the Middle East that they can do whatever they want as long as they hate Iran.
Warning! Masculinity Is Hazardous to Men’s Health, Says American Psychological Association
In reality, the ones who are in need of serious guidelines are the so-called medical professionals – in cahoots with the media industry and drug makers.
Brexit Fears Have British Establishment Panicking
Hard Brexit, plus the Yellow Vests uniting across borders and EU parliamentary elections which bring a Euroskeptic to power spells complete doom for the EU.
Trump’s Biggest Lie?
Which is Trump’s biggest lie? Make your own choice, and it’ll be reasonable, because they’re all huge.
Ukraine’s Cult of Stepan Bandera: Not a Detail, but a Cornerstone
“The Ukrainian leadership set itself on the course of rehabilitating anti-Semitism and introducing censorship of history,” says an official statement of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
It’s a Gas… Germany Outraged by US Colonial Arrogance
The glaring reality is it’s the Americans who are driving horses and coaches of interference through their supposed allies, who are evidently vassals.
The US Mainstream Media Prefer Confrontation to Cooperation
Much of the world believes that discussions between nations’ leaders are better than hostile rhetoric. But this not the case of the Washington Post and other US mainstream media.
Real Crickets, Fake News
Irritating cricket sounds produced a kind of dancing mania among US diplomats and the presstitutes sank to the occasion – even though the Cuban evidence was out there – and blamed Russia.
Entering a Major Regional Re-set – The Syria Outcome Will Haunt Those Who Started This War
The Middle East is metamorphosing. New fault-lines are emerging, yet Trump’s foreign policy ‘hawks’ still try to stage ‘old movies’ in a new ‘theatre’.
‘State-of-the-Art Weaponry’ Turns Out to Be Crickets
Introducing a destructive non-native invasive species to a habitat, where they will cause maximum harm, has been part of the CIA’s playbook for decades.
Lithuania’s Diplomatic Hitman Takes Aim at Irish-Russian Relations
Linkevicius’ article in the Irish Times on December 17 was a diplomatic hit job, knowing that the paper is widely read by Irish representatives in the Brussels administration.
The American political class think they know it all. They don’t know anything. American stupid arrogance is their own downfall.
After almost two decades of warfare, the armed forces have lowered the bar for victory to the level of their enemy, the Taliban. What was once the mark of failure for a conventional army is now the benchmark for success. It’s a remarkable feat and deserving, at the very least, of furious flag-waving, ticker tape, and all the age-old...
Unfortunately for Americans, there are many Americans who blindly trust the government and provide the means, the misuse of which is used to enslave us. A large percentage of the work in science and technology serves not to free people but to enslave them. By now there is no excuse for scientists and engineers not to know this.
If you are a critic of neoliberal, carbon-intensive crony capitalism, then we can only hope that Trump contributes yet more delegitimation to the Bank’s now-legendary incompetence, malfeasance and unethical behavior… for which Jim Kim was only the cherry on top.
Bolton ‘s push to bomb Iran last September over such a minor incident may seem strange, but Bolton’s history makes it clear that he has long sought any excuse – from the minor to the non-existent – to justify waging war against Iran’s current government.
I am appalled at the direction taken by Russian-American relations, but neither have I given up hope. Reading Armstrong and his confreres may help lead to a path out of this potentially deadly slough of misinformation.
The good news for the Trump administration is that while the US economy may slide into contraction this quarter, should the shutdown persist indefinitely, there will be nobody to report that GDP is now negative.
