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Our beautifully democratic wars
Philip Roddis Of course the people don’t want war. That is understood … But after all it is the...
How to Take Back Control of Your Mind
Cynthia Chung “Politicians, Priests, and psychiatrists often face the same problem: how to find the most rapid and permanent...
From Dodgy Dossiers to the Sacking of Whitlam: The British Empire Stands Exposed
Matthew Ehret In my last article, I reviewed the case of Gough Whitlam’s firing at the hands of the...
The Sacking of Gough Whitlam and the Royal Intention Behind the Five Eyes
It is admittedly difficult for some westerners to contemplate how a white Commonwealth prime minister could suffer a coup...
The Sword of Damocles Over Western Europe
In Part 1, we left off in our story at the SIS-CIA overthrow of Iran’s Nationalist leader Mohammad Mosaddegh...
Open Wounds: Sweden Drops the Olof Palme Case
It’s the sort of thing that ruffled the image of a composed and tranquil existence. In some countries, doing...
To Understand Iran’s 150-Year Fight, Follow the Trail of Blood and Oil
What if I were to tell you that once there was a time when Iran and the U.S. had...
The World Desperately Needs the Wisdom of Bobby Kennedy Now More Than Ever
Today’s fires which have spread across America in the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the knee of Minnesota...
A Conspiracy Theorist Confesses
Iain Davis I am what the general population, politicians and the mainstream media (MSM) would call a conspiracy theorist....
The ‘Clean Break’ Doctrine
Cynthia Chung In 1996 a task force, led by Richard Perle, produced a policy document titled A Clean Break:...
Putin’s Call For A New System and the 1944 Battle Of Bretton Woods
Matthew Ehret As today’s world teeters on the brink of a financial collapse greater than anything the world experienced...
Feudal Japan Edo and the US Empire
Hiroyuki Hamada After the warlord period of the 15th century, Japan was united by a few families then by...
A 70-Year War on ‘Propaganda’ Built by the CIA
Cynthia Chung “Hell is empty and all the devils are here” William Shakespeare (The Tempest Act I, Scene 2)...
Sugar and Spice and Everything Vice: the Empire’s Sin City of London
Cynthia Chung The over 1000 point plunge of the stock market on Feb 27th and broader ruptures of the...
Why the Coming Economic Collapse Will NOT be Caused by Corona Virus
Matthew Ehret With last Monday’s 1000 point stock market plunge the internet has been set ablaze with discussion of...
Imperialism and Liberation in the Middle East
Written by Pål Steigan, translated by Terje Maloy At the moment, the United States has great difficulty in retaining...
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been a Believer in Biological Sex?
Bruce Lesnick In the 1940s and 50s, advocating Karl Marx’s critique of capitalism could get you fired from your...
The USA’s Doll House: A Vast Tapestry of Lies and Illusions
Edward Curtin This is an updated and revised version of the full cover-story that appeared in the important publication,...
Crimes of the century – truth, perception and punishment
Kevin Smith “You didn’t think that one through, did you, @eliothiggins sweetie? You’re not in the ladies’ lingerie trade...
The Art of Doublespeak: Bellingcat and Mind Control
Edward Curtin In the 1920s, the influential American intellectual Walter Lippman argued that the average person was incapable of...