February 2022
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The Insanity of the West Accelerates
The New York Times reports that Biden is going to forestall Russian aggression against Ukraine by deploying between 1,000 and 5,000 US troops on Russia’s border and is prepared to increase the number of troops tenfold to 10,000 to 50,000 soldiers. A Russian army would eat this small number for a snack in 5 minutes. Clearly the… Continue reading
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The Media’s Odd Double Standard On Evidence Required For Claims Of An Impending Attack
After weeks of uncritically passing along completely unevidenced claims about an endlessly imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, the mass media have suddenly remembered basic journalistic ethics when reporting on claims that Ukraine is plotting an attack on Russia-backed separatists. Continue reading
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Appeal Against Imprisonment for Journalism, Wednesday 23 February
I will never get back the four months of my life I spent locked at least 22.5 hours a day in a 12 foot by 8 foot cell. I have nothing personally to gain from carrying on the legal fight – I was a civil prisoner and do not have a criminal record. Continue reading
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Watch: How You Can Debunk Atlantic Council’s Anti-China “Uyghur Genocide” Lies in 5 Minutes
(The New Atlas) – The Atlantic Council has released a report claimed across the Western media to provide additional evidence of “genocide” in China’s western region of Xinjiang. However, in less than 5 minutes of research it is possible to expose the report as propaganda built on existing, baseless claims coupled to known information about… Continue reading
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Zelensky’s Munich Speech Implies That Ukraine’s Becoming Increasingly Desperate
The entire Ukrainian state structure is extremely worried about being abandoned by the US-led West after their American patron beat the drums of war, accelerated Ukraine’s economic collapse, then literally fled in the face of their fearmongered ‘Russian invasion’. Continue reading
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NATO’s Nazis in Ukraine, anti-Russian war propaganda, & our human crisis
As I watch the U.S. imperialists manufacture a crisis in Ukraine, putting forth fabricated accounts of Russian provocations so that further military buildup throughout the region can be justified, I think of what Albert Camus said about humanity’s capacity for evil in the modern era. Continue reading
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Ukraine: Where to Find the Truth in Enormous Detail
In the massive propaganda blitz over Ukraine, there is one place where you can find, in enormous detail, the truth about what is happening in the civil war conflict zone on a daily basis. That is in the daily reports of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Monitoring Mission. Continue reading
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What are Putin and Macron up to?
This is the big RT headline: Putin and Macron agree on measures to halt escalation in Ukraine. Here is a machine translation of the official French statement: Continue reading
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India, China in Europe’s crisis
The bottom line is: This is Russia’s showdown with the US and it is existential for Russia, and is the culmination of a history of American betrayal of promises made to Russia since 1990, much as Washington would twist it out of context and dub it today as a matter of ‘imminent’ Russian invasion of… Continue reading
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Another More Worrying Corruption Scandal Emerges At The Heart of Government
In the space of little more than two years, Boris Johnson has wrecked any notion of decency or moral authority in the seat of power. As if illegally proroguing parliament, lying to the Queen and the House of Commons or enabling corruption with VIP lanes for cronies wasn’t bad enough – now we have something even more scandalous… Continue reading
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Ukraine – Who Is Firing At Whom And Who Is Lying About It?
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has an observer mission along the line of control between the government and rebel side in south east Ukraine. It reports that on Friday the number of ceasefire violations around the rebellious Donbas region of Ukraine had again nearly doubled: Continue reading
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The Maoist ‘Exceptionalism’ at the Heart of China’s COVID Strategy
Arguably the best known contemporary proponent of Chinese exceptionalism in the English-language is Martin Jacques, best known for his 2009 bestseller When China Rules the World, a tour-de-force in the repackaging of orientalist tropes for the 21st-century. By framing China as a historically and culturally unique “civilisational-state,” Jacques has spent the past decade or so reinforcing the… Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 19-20 February 2022
Sunday, 20 February 2022 • 17:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular. Mr… Continue reading
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Russia Is Pressing For More Concessions While Donbas Heats Up
Over the years Joe Biden has said a lot of nonsense. This though might top it all. Continue reading
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As U.S. Threatens War with Russia, Biden Administration Unveils Imperial Strategy for Indo-Pacific That Could Lead to War with China
Already threatening war with Russia, the White House this month has unveiled a new imperial grand strategy for the Indo-Pacific that raises the prospects of war with China. The new strategy starts by repeating familiar clichés about America’s supposed humanitarian intentions in Southeast Asia and role in providing the security that “allowed regional democracies to flourish,” while… Continue reading
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Watch: Head of the Russian Delegation in Vienna on Arms Control Konstantin Gavrilov explains Russia’s non-participation in the OSCE session
Saturday, 19 February 2022 — The Saker In many comments I’ve seen people calling the Minsk Package of Measures as a ‘dead letter’. Here is a reminder. The very first item is: 1) Ceasefire. The second item is: 2) Withdrawal of weapons. Do we really consider that a ‘dead letter’, or the most basic start… Continue reading
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Canada: Letter to MP on Emergencies Act
Saturday, 19 February 2022 — In Gaza by Eva Bartlett [I’m not sure how many Canadians visit the NDA but in the off-chance that you’re one of them, this letter is especially for you. But don’t forget that under the guise of the ‘Pandemic’, most of the ‘developed’ countries have passed and are using existing laws… Continue reading
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Zelensky’s Knocking At The Bear’s Door
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) reported that, on the evening of February 16th, 189 ceasefire violations were recorded in the Donetsk region, and 402 in the Luhansk region. The shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) continued on the evening of the 18th in settlements like Zaitseve and Gorlovka. Continue reading
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As US Renews Support for Saudi War in Yemen, Civilian Death Toll Nearly Doubles
HAJJAH, YEMEN – Two parallel but very different meetings took place recently — one in search of peace, the other to plan more war. In Oman’s capital, Muscat, an official delegation headed by Ansar Allah, met with Omani and European officials to negotiate de-escalation and humanitarian assistance in Yemen. Meanwhile, the United States and the Saudi-led Coalition… Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 18-19 February 2022
Saturday, 19 February 2022 • 20:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular. Even… Continue reading
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