News of Navalny’s death has been seized on – predictably is too weak a term – by ‘our’ politicians and media. Any headway made by the Tucker Carlson interview in shifting perceptions of Putin and the country he leads has, … Read More »
The Independent, February 24 2024 Good people, incisive documenters of the criminality of those in power, can have worrying blind spots. Take tax specialist and modern monetary theorist, Professor Richard Murphy. Just today he’s penned a fine piece – I … Read More »
The Independent, February 17 2023 I really could not have a lower opinion of people who would rather talk about Navalny’s persecution in a far away country that has nothing to do with them than Julian Assange being persecuted by … Read More »
I’ve seen it start to end. Here again is the link. Many on this site would have tuned in anyway, but if a single person watched as a result of its promotion here, then I’m a happy man. Do let … Read More »
I apologise for sowing confusion in my last post but one – EU fury as Tucker goes to Moscow – when I wrongly said the interview with the Russian President, featured below in its two hour entirety, would only be … Read More »
London’s Evening Standard late yesterday, February 7: Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson could face sanctions over his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, EU lawmakers have warned. The Kremlin confirmed Putin had been interviewed by Carlson on Wednesday, making it the first … Read More »
With exceptions the Marxist Left has been hardly less hostile than the mainstream to the rise of the Russian Federation after Vladimir Putin replaced the drunken but pliant Boris Yeltsin at its helm. I get it. For one thing Marxists, … Read More »
I confess I find the tones of this man – the former US Marine Intelligence Officer who, in his reincarnation as UN Weapons Inspector, became a household name through his brave and historically vindicated refusal to endorse the warmongering lie … Read More »
If you’re pushed for time and just want his answer, go to 46:05 of this 52:34 interview of Dimitry Orlov – last featured on New Year’s Eve, when I called him “this highly intelligent man” – but you’ll be cheating … Read More »
We always have to remember that it’s not just the conflict in Ukraine, it’s not just Gaza, it’s not just Taiwan or the Philippines; all of this is interconnected. Please look at a map. Look at how the US is … Read More »