Gallup poll on greatest threat to peace
23
Apr
In an international survey by WIN/Gallup the USA came out tops. And it can’t be laid at Trump’s door. The poll was in 2013, and worth checking out for other of its findings.
Category Archives: usa
Video: Syrian ambassador v Nikki Haley
13
Mar
Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz is the only Arab to have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Even in translation his was a wonderful voice, as distinctive as that of all great writers from Chaucer to Twain and Wodehouse. It was … Read More »
The truth about RT America
20
Nov
Initially put off by the manic tempo of this Russia Today presenter, that response was soon replaced by appreciation of his comic brilliance and, more importantly, the truth of what this American social commentator is saying. See for yourself in … Read More »
Why Trump rolled over on Russia
25
Aug
Trump’s cave in on rapprochement with Putin shows the weakness and shallow worldview of this inept narcissist. More importantly, it shows an American ruling class committed to war, cold for now, on Russia. To see why, we must set aside … Read More »
The de-Putin-Nazification of America
13
Aug
This from Off-Guardian today. Sadly, one BTL comment over there missed the satire. It being a scientifically established fact that the average IQ of steelcity readers is 153, I’m quietly confident no one on this site will make the same … Read More »
The extreme centre
4
Aug
Tariq Ali was bang on the nail with this term. Does it ever occur to those who deem themselves balanced of view, and well informed – while pitying the poor saps in such as China and Russia where they have, you … Read More »
Venezuela … Masters of War
3
Aug
Come you masters of war/You that build all the guns/You that build the death planes/You that build all the bombs. Bob Dylan, 1962 Are you thinking what I’m thinking? That the emerging narrative on Venezuela’s election result is too convenient … Read More »
Trump: superficial v intelligent analysis
31
Jul
Sunday’s Observer editorial targets a week of chaos for President Trump, egregious even by the standards of his beleaguered administration. Sunk by John McCain on Obamacare, and with open civil war in his team’s upper echelons – robustly lampooned, below, … Read More »
Trump in context
28
Jul
Is Trump worse than Obama or Hillary? Many think so. But was Trump responsible for genocide in Korea and Vietnam? Regime change and systemic torture in Latin America? Of course not, but then neither were the other two just named. … Read More »
Boris Johnson: a vulgar joke but …
27
Jul
Guardian today. Click on the image below to access the full piece. A few of the BTL responses: