April 5, 2021
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Coup attempt in Jordan leaves a trail
A coup attempt is an orphan unless it succeeds. Therefore, all we can say is that a coup was in the making in Jordan. In a televised news conference on Sunday in Amman, all that Deputy Prime Minister Ayman al-Safadi would admit was that “These were efforts that threatened Jordan’s security and stability, and these… Continue reading
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Was Albert Einstein an anti-Semite?
Was Albert Einstein an anti-Semite? Was Hannah Arendt? These questions may sound ludicrous. Yet, according to the definition of anti-Semitism that more than 30 countries — including the United States through the Biden Administration — recently adopted, these two leading intellectuals could very well be labeled as such. This is due to an open letter… Continue reading
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The Strange Convulsion in Scottish Politics
On 24 March, two of the SNP MP’s most closely aligned to Nicola Sturgeon, Stewart MacDonald and Alyn Smith, asked for a meeting with the British internal security service MI5 to discuss cooperation against Russia. MI5 is the agency charged with countering perceived internal threats to the UK state; Scottish nationalists, environmentalists and anti-nuclear campaigners… Continue reading
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How Russia has been ‘Weaponized’: 111 Times
Even while the list below now includes 111 entries – like robotic cockroaches, postmodernism and 14.legged squids – it is likely far from being complete. Continue reading
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Starmer isn’t ‘too cautious’ – he is ruthlessly tearing Labour apart
The completion of Keir Starmer’s first year as Labour leader might have passed without note, had it not been the occasion for senior party figures to express mounting concern at Labour’s dismal performance in opposition to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government. Continue reading
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The Criminalization of Big Pharma, mRNA Vaccine Deaths and Injuries. EU Adopts “Digital Vaccine Passport”
On March 25, 2021, the European Parliament voted 468 to 203 in favour of the Digital Vaccine Passport or “Green Pass” which requires EU citizens to get vaccinated if they want to travel, or even have access to various social and cultural activities within their respective communities. Continue reading
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The Clinton White House and Climate Change, Part II: Engaging the Oval Office
Washington, D.C., April 5, 2021 – President Bill Clinton’s climate policy faced some of its biggest challenges from two very different quarters – China and the Congress – according to a collection of recently declassified internal papers posted today by the nongovernmental National Security Archive. Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: Pork Barrel Politics
The 2019 Towns Fund made unhappy reading for those who believe public money should not be used to promote Party interests. As a leading academic put it: “there is robust evidence that ministers chose towns so as to benefit the Conservatives in marginal Westminster seats”. And the Public Accounts Committee criticised the Government for transparency failures “which fuelled… Continue reading
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Nicaragua and the Western ‘Human Rights ‘Industry
John Heartfield’s famous photomontage of a newspaper cabbagehead had the caption “Whoever Reads Bourgeois Newspapers Becomes Blind and Deaf!” The caption is even more true now as the 21st Century moves into its third decade. Continue reading
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‘Kill the Bill’ protests continue across UK against Tory police bill
Protests have intensified across the UK demanding the withdrawal of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill proposed by the Tory government. On March 31, hundreds of people participated in the Kill the Bill protest in Bristol. Mobilizations were also held in Manchester and Sheffield on March 27. According to reports, in several places the… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 