Did the UK Independent actually say democracy isn't working?
By Catte Yes. It did. or at least it published a WaPo piece (by “Emily Badger”), which says exactly that, albeit in slightly more MiniTrue wording. “Brexit reminds us...
If at first the PTB don't succeed….just have another referendum
We know how the EU responds when referendums don't go the way they're supposed to. Yes, that's right, they either ignore it, or insist on a second vote (and...
wheels finally come off the Guardian's Russophobia
The Graun’s latest piece of Russophobia is so flamingly, screamingly ridiculous, there’s no need to deconstruct it…. Senior government officials fear the violence unleashed by Russian hooligans at Euro...
Washington Military Planners Have Gone Mad
by F. William Engdal via New Eastern Outlook To read the Western mainstream media, we would be led to believe that the big, bad Russian Bear, with Vladimir Putin...
Open Letter: A Russian Warning
from Club Orlov We, the undersigned, are Russians living and working in the USA. We have been watching with increasing anxiety as the current US and NATO policies have...
End free speech and save the minorities! (will anyone really fall for this?)
by Blackcatte The current – and frankly bizarre even by recent standards – Guardian campaign “the web we want” seems to be driven by two main agendas. The first,...
Does Owen Jones really believe the internet is hurting democracy?
by BlackCatte Over at the Guardian’s shiny new “the web we want” section there’s a veritable onslaught of the “problem – reaction -solution” method of manipulating public opinion. Several...
When "fundamentally" = "not"
by Black Catte Jill Abramson, the latest EMT wheeled out to provide life support for Clinton’s clinically dead reputation, is telling us via the Guardian (where else?) that “this...
"Newsbud" – terrible name, great idea?
A new initiative from Sibel Edmonds, James Corbett, Pepe Escobar and Peter B. Collins. We can sympathise about the limitations of being purely voluntary. Are donation-sponsored news outlets the...
do Belgians really need civil liberties when they have funny pics of cats?
In what may well be a test case for the rest of Europe,the capital city of Belgium is placed under what amounts to martial law. People are being advised...
The droning of Jihadi John: another blockbuster for our delectation
by BlackCatte The corporate media – that has been studiously ignoring all the reports of Syrian army victories in recent days – has put out the bunting today, because...
Jonathan Jones in the Guardian tells us arson is ok when you do it to Russians
The Guardian’s “Let’s Hate Russia” crusade, like the old Windmill Theatre, never closes. It’s a 24/7 op and needs a constant supply of attack pieces to keep those fires...
The idiotic image of ISIS: are we losing our critical thinking?
Does anyone remember the bizarre stories that began circulating in the mainstream press in the summer of 2014 and into early 2015, alleging that certain of ISIS' infamous snuff...
“ISIS inc” – The FT gives us the lowdown
A recent piece in the Financial Times called “ISIS inc” sets about trying to explain exactly how this ragtag group of a couple of thousand Wahhabis has somehow resisted...
More puzzles about BBC’s “Saving Syria’s Children” documentary
This is our second look at the work of Robert Stuart, concerning the controversial BBC Panorama documentary "Saving Syria's Children. " When did the alleged chemical attacks actually occur?...
ISIS & the psycho-nightmare of US Middle East “policy”
That ISIS/al Qaeda, or whatever name we want to use, were to some extent packaged and marketed as designer fear porn seems beyond doubt. Nothing else explains their unparalleled...
“Free Syrian Army” is just a brand name without a product
by BlackCatte The US are now openly admitting through numerous outlets (see here and here) that which they vehemently denied for so long – viz that some at least...
Guardian accidentally shows even more proof Syrian “rebels” are western stooges
by BlackCatte In a narrative of increasing farce, we are now being told by the Guardian that “41” of the various Syrian rebel groups have joined in a rare...
Guardian’s glowing write-up of neo-nazi Aidar Battalion in stark contrast to its mockery of separatist volunteers
Catte Black Interesting to compare Shaun Walker’s sneering piece in today’s Guardian on the foreign volunteers fighting for the”separatists”, with the grotesque and shameful fan write-up the same newspaper...
In the age of media manipulation how much can we afford to take on trust?
It may be hard for some to believe the BBC was guilty of the degree of blatant fakery suggested by RT, but at the same time we have to...
