See also Craig Murray’s four daily court reports from Belmarsh, beginning here. Today he writes: Yesterday Mark Sommers QC, the extremely erudite and bookish second counsel for Julian Assange in his extradition hearing, trembled with anger in court. Magistrate Vanessa … Read More »
On March 26 this year, Professor Sucharit Bhakdi wrote an open letter to German Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel. Those who understand German can find the original here. This unofficial translation by Swiss Propaganda Research begins: Dear Chancellor, As Emeritus of … Read More »
Departing from a recently established tradition I did no March reads post. Here I make early April amends. Unusually, these four reads all come from the one source: Information Clearing House. I start with Paul Craig Roberts. It’s a sign … Read More »
Writing in the Guardian on March 16, Diarmaid McDonald, lead organiser of patient activist group Just Treatment, had this to say of Big Pharma: Coronavirus has exposed the effects of successive budgetary cuts on the NHS, leaving the health service … Read More »
I agree with John Smith, author of the award winning Imperialism in the twenty-first century, on many things. For instance that capitalism’s once progressive aspects – liberating humanity from feudalism/slavery and advancing labour productivity to the point where, for the … Read More »
Does anyone still think the USA a force for good in this world, as opposed to a declining and on that count triply dangerous empire wreaking misery, death and mayhem on every continent? I’d love to hear from them with … Read More »
The other day I mentioned Occam’s razor, a conceptual test dear to the hearts of scientists and epistemologists for evaluating competing explanations of observable phenomena. My usage prompted this from Jon, a much loved pal last seen at his St … Read More »
A friend who struggles to get out, and cares for an elderly and seriously ill husband, sent this:
Former supreme court justice Lord Sumption today slammed Derbyshire police for stopping people exercising in the Peak District. Warning that they risk plunging Britain into a “police state”, he told BBC Radio 4’s World at One that police have no … Read More »
I enjoyed yesterday’s trip down memory lane. Judging on number of visits, comments below the line and private emails sent in response, so did others. Though a scribbler all my life, I only really found my stride fifteen years ago … Read More »