September 13, 2024
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Raising the Stakes in Ukraine
Friday, 13 September 2024 — Internationalist 360° John Wight U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boarding Ukraine-bound train in Poland on Tuesday. (Ben Dance / FCDO, Flickr, CC BY 2.0) The legendary Athenian historian and general, Thucydides, was a man who believed in the supposed verities of war and conflict Continue reading
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British Labour’s raw deal for working people
Already the electioneering can be seen as a sham. This week, the Labour government won a majority vote in the House of Commons to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners. Around 10 million senior citizens will no longer receive a financial grant to help them pay soaring energy bills and keep their houses warm this winter. Continue reading
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From 11 September to 7 October: The Fake ‘War on Terror’ Collapses
The events of 11 September 2001 were intended to impose and enshrine a new Exceptionalist paradigm on the young 21st century. History, though, ruled otherwise. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Radio September 13, 2024
Friday, 13 September 2024 — Black Agenda Radio In this week’s segment, we hear about the recent Israeli military incursion onto the occupied West Bank and the impact on the people there. But first, we discuss the recent debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and the 2024 presidential election. Harris and Trump Debate and Continue reading
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Ukraine racing towards peace talks in a car with no driver, no breaks and a dead satnav
The admission was shocking. In an interview with an American journalist Victoria Nuland more or less admitted plainly that the reason why Boris Johnson was flown into Istanbul at the end of the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia was to scupper the deal, so that U.S. arms manufacturers could go ahead with their intended… Continue reading
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Durov still does not get it
After being released on bail from a French prison, Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov made several statements which indicate that he is labouring under grave illusions about the nature of his predicament. He described the action of the French authorities, which resulted in his arrest and detention on French territory, as “surprising and misguided.” He then… Continue reading