… you don’t need enemies. I’m hardly the first to point this out though. Henry Kissinger beat me to it more than half a century ago with his claim that “to be an enemy of the USA is dangerous, but … Read More »
. You could be forgiven for overlooking the significance of yesterday, September 26. I too would have overlooked it but for a feed from Seymour Hersh dropping into my mailbox. Remember him? More than half a century ago he broke … Read More »
When America arms Ukraine, we get a lot for a little. Putin is an enemy of America. We’ve used 5% of our defense budget to arm Ukraine, and with it, they’ve destroyed 50% of Putin’s Army. We’ve done all this … Read More »
Gilbert Doctorow, a voice I’ve come to respect, writing yesterday, September 23: Latest news on the war: these past two days we have advanced considerably to a full-blown Russia-NATO war Latest news on the war: these past two days we … Read More »
Of late I’ve done a slew of reading and want to share some of it, though I’m spoiled for choice. Fine pieces from Naked Capitalism, Caitlin Johnstone, Andrew Korybko, Simplicius the Thinker, Moon of Alabama and Michael Roberts to name … Read More »
Guardian/Observer, September 10, 2023. Click the screenshot to access the piece. Twenty-two years ago today the world’s screens displayed endlessly looped footage of transcontinental airliners punching gaping craters in Towers 1 and 2 of New York’s World Trade Centre, and … Read More »
CNN, Sunday September 3, 2023 * In a post of July 2022 – Will the real Zelenski please stand up? – I wrote: Zelensky won in 2019 on a peace ticket to ease tensions with Moscow and give ethnic Russians … Read More »
Let’s say once more what our corporate media dare not. The big loser in the US war on Russia in Ukraine is Europe. Let’s also apply the wisdom, when we’re in a hole, of ceasing to excavate. Even if, once … Read More »
Among many gems in her post today, Caitlin offers this: So much empire apologia today is just people pretending not to understand what the word “provoked” means. “Oh, so you’re saying the west’s actions JUSTIFY Putin’s invasion?? You’re saying we … Read More »
None of these realities [more suspects than an Agatha Christie whodunnit] are discussed in the media coverage, driven largely by the propaganda needs of the US government, of Prigozhin’s death. Facing growing popular opposition to a disastrous war, US media … Read More »