Tweet by Radek Sikorski, Polish MEP and husband to US neocon Anne Applebaum, September 27 2022. He then deleted it First they blamed the Russians. The biggest act of economic terrorism – and eco-vandalism – in living history and they … Read More »
I’ve made pretty damn clear, and since it can’t be said too often will continue to do so, that the likelihood of nuclear war has never been higher. Never. For reasons I’ve gone into many times this would be the … Read More »
Think I’ll give those “six essential books” a swerve. Like the Guardian, The Economist can come up with good stuff on matters which don’t threaten the core concerns of the oligarchs who rule the West but, on matters which do, … Read More »
Two days ago, on August 14, Simplicius the Thinker, clearly a fellow addict of the BBC’s Line of Duty drama series, posted one of his frequent “SitReps” under the header, Zelensky Doubles Down as Front Collapses. In the main it’s … Read More »
In the UK, Islamophobia is so bipartisan, so normalised, that BBC reporters refer to anti-Muslim pogromists as ‘pro-British protesters’ Middle East Eye yesterday, August 13, cited by Jonathan Cook I’ve a confession to make and, no, I’m not being tongue … Read More »
Rescue workers remove bagged body parts after Israel’s August 10 mass murder at Al-Taba’een school I don’t as a rule do censorship but one image that came my way yesterday had me reaching for the steel city blue pencil. It showed … Read More »
The man who saved the world: Soviet Lieutenant-Colonel Stanislav Petrov That we have not yet destroyed the world with nuclear weapons is a miracle of good luck that cannot last forever. On at least twenty occasions we have nearly had … Read More »
“I’m not a foreign agent but a journalist. What the US government did yesterday was a frontal assault on a free press. That the Russian government and I have coinciding views on critical issues of the day might reflect that … Read More »
I visit Facebook maybe thrice a decade but yesterday a link took me to this, posted two months ago. Disregarding the fact no source is given for its figures, does anything strike you as weirdly awry here? Gob-smackingly specious, even? … Read More »
I daren’t read the article of course. I know its author of old and his secondary arguments will be awash with false premises and weak opinions strongly held. I doubt my ability to resist the urge to do as … Read More »