The Olympics as a tool in the new Cold War
by Oriental Review The 6th Fundamental Principle of Olympism (non-discrimination of any kind, including nationality and political opinion) seems to have got forgotten long ago. In ancient Greece the...
The Sultan of (Emergency) Swing
by Pepe Escobar, via Strategic Culture Amidst an astonishing, relentless, wide-ranging purge that shows no signs of abating, with 60,000 – and counting – civil servants, academics, judges, prosecutors,...
Assad the tyrant?
by Philip Roddis, May 23, 2016 I know men and women of intelligence, courage, independence and good intent who are sure that Bashar al-Assad – the mild mannered bloke...
NATO’s Warsaw Communiqué: Planning the Crime of Aggression
by Christopher Black, via New Eastern Outlook I have been a defence lawyer most of my working life and am not used to gathering evidence for a prosecution, but...
Corbyn has no mates… in the lobbying business
by Tamasin Cave, for Spinwatch There couldn’t be a more stark illustration of what is wrong with our current political system – and why Jeremy Corbyn might break the...
The CIA’s Involvement in Indonesia and the Assassinations of JFK and Dag Hammarskjold
The truth about Indonesian history and the United States involvement in its ongoing tragedy is little known in the West.
The Encirclement of China is Well Underway: France Prepares to Lead EU Missions in the South China Sea
by Asia-Pacific Research The naval encirclement of China is well underway. It was started over a decade ago by the United States with the re-militarization of Japan and the...
The US democratic circus
by Jesse Marioneaux Annual party convention season in the United States combines comedy, farce, and melodrama in one rip-roaring package of unadulterated entertainment that is to democracy what the...
Why I'm Ashamed I Voted Remain
by Stephen Durkan, via XXY I voted Remain on June 23rd, 2016, and now I am ashamed of it. Weird, is it not? Especially since, being Scottish, I should...
The Coup d’État Was against Kemalists
by Mehmet Perinçek, via Defend Democracy Turkish historian and political scientist, former political prisoner in the case of “Ergenekon,” Mehmet Perincek comments on the unsuccessful coup attempt in Turkey:...
A letter to Boris
by Paul Robinson, Irrussianality, July 16, 2016 Dear Boris, Our paths have crossed intermittently over the past four decades, at school and university, and then when you were editor...
Brexit: A Different Democracy, A Different Future
by Christopher Black, via New Eastern Outlook The historic Brexit vote marks a victory of the working people over the capitalist elites who have used the European Union as...
9/11: Bush’s Guilt, And the ‘28 Pages’
Eric Zuesse On Friday July 15th, as the national newsmedia were either on vacation or preparing for the opening of the Trump National Convention on Monday the 18th, the...
MH17 Inquiry: "About what was the BBC quiet?"
The 3rd episode in the ongoing investigation by the group known as “MH17 Inquiry.” This episode presents a curious puzzle that might remind astute readers of some similar ongoing...
Koch Brothers Now Supporting Hillary Clinton
by Eric Zuesse On July 20th, a Republican U.S. Senator lost his main financial backers for having urged Republicans to vote for Donald Trump instead of for Hillary Clinton....
Eagle is downed, but not by sexism
by Philip Roddis Is there a prize for the most featherheaded Guardian analysis of Labour’s crisis? In the face of fierce competition over the months since Corbyn’s election, I shortlist...
Turkey Between Two Fascisms
by Jooneed Khan, via Global Research, July 19, 2016 [ President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, elected in 2014 and whose AKP party swept back to power with 52% of the...
Post-failed-coup geopolitics of the Turkish situation
by George Ades After the “chilling” of relations between Russia and Turkey following the downing of the Russian jet over Syria, Turkey suffered the effects of an economic embargo...
NATO, Back in Business at the Old Stand
by Patrick Armstrong, via Sic Semper Tyrannis Spare a thought for the travails of NATO drones over the past couple of decades. About 25 years ago I was in...
MH17 crash site memorial service
Given the fact the mainstream media have all but ignored this, and especially in light of the disgraceful misrepresentations of the citizens and militia of the “rebel” territories in...
