Ursula weeps for Ukraine

12 Apr

Continuing the theme set earlier today, of double standards, I was alerted to a cartoon tweet by Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar. It features EC President, Ursula von der Leyen: “in the face of so much horror, Europe cannot turn away” … Read More »

Red Star Belgrade v Media Amnesia

12 Apr

I had this email today from Dave Hansell, a frequent Steel City commentator: During the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg football match between Red Star Belgrade and Glasgow Rangers at the Rajko Mitic Stadium, in Belgrade, Serbia, … Read More »

The day John Pilger met the CIA Boss

28 Mar

In a recent post I compared a hypothetical with an actual situation: [ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Washington would never for a moment tolerate – both Monroe Doctrine and Latin America’s bloody history of US backed repression say so loud and clear – … Read More »