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The new Grand Strategy of the United States by Thierry Meyssan
Many people think that the United States is very active, but does not succeed in much. For example, it is said that its wars in the Greater Middle East are a succession of failures. But for Thierry Meyssan, the USA has a coherent military, commercial and diplomatic strategy. According to its own objectives, it advances… Continue reading
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With RussiaGate Over Where’s Hillary? By Tom Luongo
During most of the RussiaGate investigation against Donald Trump I kept saying that all roads lead to Hillary Clinton. Anyone with three working brain cells knew this, including ‘Miss’ Maddow, whose tears of disappointment are particularly delicious. Continue reading
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The Illusory Truth Effect: How Millions Were Duped By Russiagate by Caitlin Johnstone
“Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy”, read the front page headline of Sunday’s New York Times. Bit by bit, mainstream American consciousness is slowly coming to terms with the death of the thrilling conspiracy theory that the highest levels of the US government had been infiltrated by the Kremlin, and with the stark reality that the mass media and the… Continue reading
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Three lessons from the ‘failed’ Mueller inquiry By Jonathan Cook
Here are three important lessons for the progressive left to consider now that it is clear the inquiry by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russiagate is never going to uncover collusion between Donald Trump’s camp and the Kremlin in the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
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Chelsea Manning held in solitary confinement for more than two weeks By Kevin Reed
On Saturday afternoon, Chelsea Manning’s support committee issued a press release reporting that she has been subjected to solitary confinement since her incarceration at Truesdale Adult Detention Center in Alexandria, Virginia beginning March 8. Continue reading
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What Can We Do? They Are Insane! By Philip Giraldi
This report from the BBC regarding American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo‘s view of the possible divine origin of the 2016 election result as a necessary intervention to “save the Jews” is possibly the most frightening bit of commentary to come out of the Trump national security team. Continue reading
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Traces of the CIA in Venezuela’s nationwide power outage
A memo leaked by WikiLeaks in September of 2010 points to the actions of the CIA in the recent nationwide power failure in Venezuela. The author is Srdja Popovic, founding member of the well-known subversive organization, Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS), based in Belgrade that declares the promotion of “democracy” among its… Continue reading
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Ongoing Torture and Abuse of Chelsea Manning By Stephen Lendman
For heroically revealing US high crimes of war and against humanity in Afghanistan and Iraq, Manning was subjected to appalling affronts to her dignity and fundamental rights. Continue reading
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Transportation Security Agency as Government Media ‘Watchdog’ By Dave Lindorff
Sometimes you have to leave the United States to understand how far this country has evolved towards becoming a police state. Continue reading
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URGENT: Govt Warns Of HISTORIC Spring Flooding – 1000’s Of Farms Destroyed, Skyrocketing Food Prices
We have never seen catastrophic flooding like this, and the NOAA is now telling us that there will be more major flooding for at least two more months. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned that “historic, widespread flooding” would “continue through May”. Continue reading
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16 Years After Iraq, the US Has Become a Nation of Passive Neocons by Whitney Webb
Sixteen years have passed and the memory of the Iraq War is distant for many, save for the millions of people — Iraqi and American alike — who saw their lives destroyed by one of the greatest lies ever sold to the American public. Continue reading
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New Bill Would See US Taxpayers Subsidize Experimental Israeli Laser Weapons
The U.S.-Israel Directed Energy Cooperation Act would deepen Israel’s access to grotesque weapons of war that have been developed by the U.S. military but have also been banned for use by American troops. Continue reading
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The fantasy world of the Long Depression by michael roberts
This week, the US Federal Reserve Bank decided to stop raising its policy interest rate for the rest of 2019. The Fed started hiking rates from near zero back in late 2016 on the grounds that the Long Depression (in economic growth, investment and employment in the US and in other major economies) was over. … Continue reading
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Unsealed documents shed light on state conspiracy against Chelsea Manning By Kevin Reed
On Wednesday, the U.S. Eastern District Court of Virginia unsealed several filings concerning Chelsea Manning’s legal challenge to the subpoena attempting to force her to testify before a grand jury involved in fabricating charges against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Continue reading
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Vladimir Putin as Mad Max and the Impending Oil Disaster By Phil Butler
The US withdrawal of all remaining diplomatic personnel from its embassy in Caracas means the real geostrategy show is about to start. For months now US policymakers have been on the rhetorical, economic, subversive interference offensive against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. But the reasons for the Trump administration’s aggressive stance against Venezuela are… Continue reading
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US Troll Factories, Artificial Intelligence And Cyberwarfare (II) by Leonid SAVIN
In Part I, we looked at a few manipulation techniques using artificial intelligence. However, it should be noted that the most effective influence is only possible with human involvement. In fact, cybernetics is essentially a human-machine interface, with people usually defining the objectives and carrying out the strategic analysis. Continue reading
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US TO ICC – WE WILL BREAK YOUR LEGS BY Andre Vltchek
Well, not exactly like that, but in a way, yes. Now, finally, ‘the gloves are off’. The U.S. is openly threatening the historically timid ICC (International Criminal Court) and its judges. And unexpectedly, the ICC is hitting back. It refuses to shut up, to kneel, and to beg for mercy. Continue reading
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The Threat to the Media Posed by the Trump Administraion’s Prosecution of Julian Assange
The Trump Administration has confirmed that it has charged WikiLeaks’ publisher Julian Assange and that it seeks his extradition from the United Kingdom.[5] The charges relate to WikiLeaks’ 2010-2011 joint publications on war, diplomacy and rendition with a range of media organizations; these were published in Europe while Julian Assange was in Europe.[6] In the… Continue reading
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The Assault On UK Food and Environment Rules in Brexit Trade Deal With USA
By Lawrence Carter – Unearthed: US agribusiness lobby calls on Trump to target UK food and environment rules in Brexit trade deal. American agriculture interests have flooded the US government’s trade agency with demands to pressure the UK into slashing food standards after Brexit, official documents show. Continue reading
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The guilty silence over the jailing of Chelsea Manning By Andre Damon
It has been ten days since a federal judge imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning for refusing to testify before the secret grand jury in Virginia, which is preparing an indictment against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Continue reading
