Gubernatorial elections in Gagauzia, Moldova — Or, whose imperialism?

Gaguazia, an autonomous region of Moldova, is currently facing a very interesting political moment in its relations with its federal authorities.   Geographically, the region lies in the southern part...

Has OffGuardian been deemed off-limits on the Graun?

We were emailed yesterday by a reader who told us she had tried several times to post a link on the Guardian to our ongoing reportage of the Kolomoisky...

What “community standards” did this comment breach? #10

These comment were censored by the Guardian. Which of the well-publicised CiF “community standards” did they breach? Comments removed from: Fifa’s Sepp Blatter says 2018 World Cup in Russia...

Kolomoisky Admits Donetsk and Lugansk “Republics” Viable

In another jab at Kiev’s leadership, Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoisky announced that the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republic have proved themselves viable and that their leadership can win an election...

The West’s V-day Shame

by Brad Cabana, RockSolidPolitics There is something so bizarre, so inhumane about Western countries boycotting the parade for the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in World...

Ukraine oligarchs ‘top cash contributors’ to Clinton Foundation

The more we learn, the more interesting the relationships between Ukraine’s oligarchs and certain representatives of the US political elite appear.  Of course, we can hardly be surprised at...

Harding’s Psyops War in Ukraine

By George Eliason, Global Research If you are a journalist writing about or a person concerned about issues like Free Speech, read or write in alternative media or news,...

“More and more people are coming to recognize Russia as the victim of a certain foreign policy of the West”

Just a week ago, on March 15 to be precise, the Belgian French-language weekly “Le Vif” carried an interview with Xavier Follebouckt, a geopolitical expert and research assistant at...

Poroshenko reprimands oligarch Kolomoisky

In the wake of Igor Kolomoisky’s night raid on the national pipeline operator and his subsequent verbal assault against a journalist, Petro Poroshenko expresses displeasure with the appointed governor,...

Brzezinski and Obama overdid it in Ukraine

America’s agenda is very different By Alexey Bogoslovsky, Russian blogger In general, my reasoning that a little war should take place in the winter, somewhat unexpectedly came true –...

How I was censored by The Guardian for writing about Israel’s war for Gaza’s gas

Read full article on Nafeez Ahmed’s website After writing for The Guardian for over a year, my contract was unilaterally terminated because I wrote a piece on Gaza that...

Guardian’s US Ed-in-Chief takes over the UK affiliate

Katharine Viner, and editor with a strong background in American and Australian journalism reform, as well as British Sunday newspapering, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the global Guardian operation....

What “community standards” did this comment breach? #9

This comment was censored by the Guardian. Which of the well-publicised CiF “community standards” did it breach? Comment Removed from: Corrupt, cash-strapped and lacking skill: the Ukraine army Britons...

Ukraine’s ‘Secret Weapon’ Fires at Will. His own.

What happens when Vladimir Putin takes a media exposure break? It is the news every hour. What happens when Igor Kolomoisky WSJ-proclaimed as Ukraine’s Secret Weapon, raids the country’s...

Graun needs better photo editing

Alec Luhn’s article (reported from Mariupol!) about Kiev’s forces in dire need of equipment and Western training would tell the true story much more clearly with more suitable photo...

NYT’s Friedman: Should we be arming ISIS?

I readily admit to not taking my daily dose of “New York Times” op-eds since these pages deteriorated to mostly superficial exceptionalism and exemptionalism on international affairs. Take for...

The World on the Brink of WW3 – Sputnik News

from Sputniknews.com As Washington continues to sound its war drums despite the second Minsk ceasefire, it’s worth asking why NATO continued to remain such a bellicose organization after the...

Konstantinovka: sins of commission and omission

Embrace temptation, enjoy sin. And get handsomely rewarded. It seems this is all that’s left from the Guardian’s “left” as opposed to hypocritical rightist puritanism. And, of course, f..k...

The Guardian whitewashes its own support for the invasion of Afghanistan

from Ian Sinclair Journalism We’re posting this short but significant piece because it calls attention to the current bid to erase from collective memory the part our media played,...

The Good, the Bad and the Preposterous: The Metamorphosis of Vladimir Putin

by ANDREW LEVINE in COUNTERPUNCH Suddenly last summer, Vladimir Putin, formerly once a decent enough Russian leader (with a few unsettling quirks), turned into a malevolent, almost demonic, force....