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:
Category Archives: usa
How Washington ‘debates’ Syria
1
Jul
This two minute interchange, at a US State Department press briefing yesterday, is a perfect microcosm of Washington’s arrogance. Leftwing journalist Caleb Maupin, who may wonder if he’ll ever again be invited to ask a question at such events, puts … Read More »
Manufacturing consent for war on Syria
30
Jun
Jonathan Cook is a former Guardian columnist, author of several books on Palestine and, like me, disgusted by media coverage of the war on Syria. In an April post – French Intelligence, Monbiot’s silliness – I call him ‘the most … Read More »
Trump’s cave-in on Russia
24
Jun
This post also features in offguardian A friend asked my thoughts on the allegations of Russia having hacked the US election. I’ve no inside knowledge but we’d have to be super credulous to accept them purely on FBI/CIA say-so. For … Read More »
North Korea? The problem is Washington
17
Apr
See also North Korea’s Nukes. This from CounterPunch today: … no country in the world needs nuclear weapons more than North Korea. Brainwashed Americans, who get their news from Fox or CNN, may differ on this point, but if a hostile nation … Read More »
US attack on Homs
7
Apr
Yesterday I posted on chemical weapons at Idlib. I wrote: [The terrorists] are losing and, aided by corporate media in the west, have everything to gain by giving Washington, London and Paris a way of selling more direct intervention, posing … Read More »
You’d think McCarthy was back!
22
Feb
Today’s Independent has former Labour Minister of State for Europe, Chris Bryant, telling Parliament that: There is now clear evidence of Russian direct, corrupt involvement in elections in France, in Germany, in the United States of America and, I would … Read More »
Trump’s vulgarity: blessing in disguise?
30
Jan
This from OffGuardian today. Obama sent drones to attack weddings and markets in Somalia and Iraq, and Britain and US sell bombs to the Saudis, who drop them on Yemeni civilians without a thought of repercussion, or even rebuke, from … Read More »
What’s a writer to do?
20
Jan
Today’s the day. John Pilger says this of the indignation of the self styled Writers Resist: On the day President Trump is inaugurated, thousands of writers in the United States will express their indignation. “In order for us to heal … Read More »