There’s a reason Caitlin Johnstone quotes feature so often on my masthead. It’s that she’s so fucking quotable. Her post today is not so much on any given topic as a bag of standalone variations on a theme. As per I’ve … Read More »
… a weakening of its biggest trade competitor, Europe, has been the most tangible benefit for Washington of the war it provoked in Ukraine. Most glaringly evident in the sabotage of Nordstream and its consequences for European businesses, Germany’s in particular, it … Read More »
Earlier this week I promised: … three discussions which progressively widen the focus: from Alex Mercouris on Kiev’s much heralded spring counter-offensive, through Brian Berletic on strategic aspects of Washington’s war on Russia, to Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai on … Read More »
Most hawks have no military experience, much less in combat, and seem pathologically aggressive: Bolton, Pompeo, Biden, Nulan, Rubio. Like spoiled children whom they closely approximate, they will throw hissy fits if they don’t get their way. Here I am … Read More »
In WW3? A matter of chips western values I followed a line lifted from Sinead O’Connor’s Emperor’s New Clothes with this observation … … the overwhelming majority of Westerners still have not caught on to the truth – once seen, … Read More »
“Through their own words, sang Sinead O’Connor in The Emperor’s new clothes, “they shall be exposed.” It’s sadly the case that the overwhelming majority of Westerners still have not caught on to the truth – once seen, never unseen – that … Read More »
While taking on the belligerent idiocy of the Observer’s Simon Tisdall two weeks ago, I blamed his elephant-in denialism – and that of his employer and corporate mass media at large – re the existence of the US Empire. The … Read More »
See Caitlin’s post today, April 7 2023 – The West Has Been Planning To Crush China For A Very Long Time * * *
As mainstream media pontificate on the significance for Western ‘democracy’ of the indictment of Donald Trump, here’s an extract from something Caitlin Johnstone wrote just before he left the White House: All sides pretended that Trump was a radical deviation … Read More »
Millions of its readers believe The Guardian offers critical, independent reporting that is different to the right-wing, billionaire-controlled UK media. But its limited coverage of British foreign and security policies gives a misleading picture of what the UK does in … Read More »
