Turkey’s Downing of a Russian Jet was an Act of Madness
by Dave Lindorff, from Counter Punch In considering the terrifying but also sadly predictable news of a Russian fighter jet being downed by two Turkish fighters, let’s start with...
Terror in Mali: An Attack on China and Russia?
by Eric Draitser [A selection of points made by the author. You can read the full article here.] Coming on the heels of the terrorist attack in Paris, the...
A View from the U.S.
by Heather Cottin The US has come so far on its McKindarist-Brzezinski scheme of world domination, that we are now into the EuroAsian gambit for late imperialism on the...
Cameron Overreaches With “70,000” Claim Nobody Believes
From craigmurray.co.uk Cameron is in serious trouble at Westminster after overreaching himself by the claim that there are 70,000 “moderate rebels” willing to take up the ground war with...
On the Future of the Islamic State
Bill Purkayastha A few days ago, I had a sudden realisation. The West, I understood, had changed tack after Russia’s intervention in Syria. All these days – circa 2012...
Why did Turkey dare shoot down a Russian Plane?
Juan Cole, Informed Comment, November 25, 2015 The Turkish government decision to down a Russian jet operating in the north of the Syrian province of Latakia is breathtaking in...
Larry Chin: “steering the masses towards total war”
Larry Chin writes the latest in our series challenging the narrative of the “new 9/11”, offering different perspectives on the Paris attacks, all of which are largely ignored by...
same old russophobia, sniggers & hand-wringing: media response to Turkish attacks is a dismal failure
Yesterday we wondered whether the non-lunatic parts of the western intelligentsia would be up to the task of resisting the new neocon push for war that obviously lies behind...
Reformed, Disciplined and Humiliated UNESCO
by Andre Vltchek, First appeared in New Eastern Outlook, November 20, 2015 Lately, the cabinet of Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe, is clearly running amok. It is sable rattling,...
Turkey attacks Russia: a wake up call, or is the western intelligentsia too far gone?
Many of us have been warning about such an eventuality for some time - since at least the moment the US and its tame puppies in Europe went full...
James Corbett: “how governments terrorise the public”
as part of our challenging the narrative of the “new 9/11” series, this article from the International Forecaster asks ‘has Paris really changed everything?” The meme has already been...
CiF responds to Cameron’s “defence review”
The Guardian is uncritically reporting a proposed £12billion increase in the UK armed services “equipment budget”, together with a package of other measures allegedly aimed at defending Britons from...
America’s Great Lie. Europe’s Great Shame. Russia’s Great Case.
by Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org The West owes Russia a hell of a lot; but what it owes Russia first is a deep apology, and a welcome...
Martin Berger: “The ‘Shadow Aspects’ of the Paris Massacre”
another in our series challenging the narrative of the “new 9/11”. Here Martin Berger brings together what he sees as connected strands of western strategy A series of bloody...
Paul Craig Roberts: “Guile Replaces The Stick: Washington’s New Approach To Russia”
Yesterday we were speculating about the real meaning of the apparent volte-face by France in its approach to Russia following the Paris attacks. On the face of it it...
UNSC votes unanimously on ISIS “threat” – but what does this mean in real terms?
What to make of the unanimous, though seemingly very vaguely-worded, UN vote on “a global and unprecedented threat to international peace and security”? Does it really indicate a potential...
Nafeez Ahmed: “NATO is harbouring the Islamic State”
As part of our challenging the narrative of the “new 9/11” series we publish an extract from Nafeez Ahmed’s latest article, which can be read in full here. Why...
Tony Cartalucci: “West Leverages Paris Attacks for Syria Endgame”
as part of our challenging the narrative of the “new 9/11”, Tony Cartalucci tells us why he believes the Paris Attacks will be used to create another Libya The...
John Pilger: “From Pol Pot to ISIS: The blood never dried”
Following the ISIS outrages in Beirut and Paris, John Pilger updates this prescient essay on the root causes of terrorism and what we can do about it. Part of...
Paul Craig Roberts: “More Paris Puzzles”
As part of our series exploring different points of view on the “new 9/11”, Dr Paul Craig Roberts questions the official narrative. Some people who are not inclined to...
