The official UK Covid-19 Inquiry is yet to begin but the groups who will be included as core participants have been selected for the first two modules. There are severe biases evident but we have to ask how much it really matters.
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and US President Joe Biden met in the White House, Washington, DC, Dec. 1, 2022The state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to the United States stands out as a signpost of the alignments taking place against the backdrop of the historic churning in the world order. The two leaders went to extraordinary lengths to display bonhomie but how far that impressed the two statesmen — Macron, an erudite mind and the most vocal European statesman on his continent’s integration and strategic autonomy vis-a-vis the US, and Biden, a veteran of international diplomacy — time will show.
Macron’s US visit tells Europe’s alienation
https://www.indianpunchline.com/macrons-us-visit-tells-europes-alienation/
What “Victory” And “Defeat” Would Mean In Ukraine’s War
https://orientalreview.org/2022/12/04/what-victory-and-defeat-would-mean-in-ukraines-war/
Srebrenica in the Ukraine
https://uprootedpalestinians.wordpress.com/2022/12/04/srebrenica-in-the-ukraine/
An African View On Ukraine
https://popularresistance.org/an-african-view-on-ukraine/
ACTION ALERT: NYT Has Found New Neo-Nazi Troops to Lionize in Ukraine
https://popularresistance.org/action-alert-nyt-has-found-new-neo-nazi-troops-to-lionize-in-ukraine/
Conflict In Ukraine Is Doomed To Escalate
https://orientalreview.org/2022/12/03/conflict-in-ukraine-is-doomed-to-escalate/
By Ron Ridenour
Interviewer Ron Ridenour holds Ted Hall’s posthumous Nobel Peace Prize in the form of a Peace Lily as film director Steve James makes a point with Joan Hall and journalist-producer Dave Lindorff. [Source: Photo courtesy of Jette Salling][In this piece, Ron Ridenour interviews Steve James, the director of A Compassionate Spy, and Joan Hall, Ted Hall’s wife. See Ron’s review of the documentary here.—Editors]
Soviet steel, but made in the US of A? If Blinken gets his way, the MIC just might start earning a fortune through remanufacturing of the old D-20.With there being no breaking news from Eastern Europe, now would again be a good time to look at matters which are not of primary importance, yet do have a role to play in global affairs.
As western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many western governments continue to turn a blind eye to Israel’s own nuclear weapons capabilities. Luckily, many countries around the world do not subscribe to this endemic western hypocrisy.
Realistic reports from the Ukrainian frontline are rare. Yesterday the British Express had this (@7:30, also here) from Bakhmut / Artemovsk in its Live coverage. One wonders how it has bypassed the censor:
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On this episode of the Watchdog with Lowkey, veteran journalist John Pilger shares his opinion on political figures from Keir Starmer to Hugo Chavez and reveals the truth about our political system and its addiction to war.
By Ron Ridenour
Poster for A Compassionate Spy showing photo of Ted Hall. K-19 was his badge number at Los Alamos. [Source: imdb.com]New Figures Show Massive Decrease in Planting of GM Crops in European Union
By Alexia EYCHENNE
Aided by an algorithm, the Dutch tax office has plunged into distress tens of thousands of families – in particular, foreign-born mothers, in wrongfully demanding from them staggering sums. The state is proving incapable of setting things right.
Clare Daly is a member of the European Parliament who was elected from the constituency of Dublin, Ireland in 2019. She represents Independents4Change and sits in the Left group. Previously she was a member of the Irish Parliament, a former Airport Shop Steward, and Students Union President.
New UK PM Enters Whilst the Rest of the World Gangs Up Against the Schoolyard Bully, America
https://journal-neo.org/2022/12/01/new-uk-pm-enters-whilst-the-rest-of-the-world-gangs-up-against-the-schoolyard-bully-america/
Sharper’s Victims In The Energy Poker
https://orientalreview.org/2022/12/01/sharpers-victims-in-the-energy-poker/
Debunking Lies About The War In Ukraine
https://orientalreview.org/2022/12/01/debunking-lies-about-the-war-in-ukraine/
It’s been a huge week for the #FreeAssange movement and you can feel the momentum building!
On the heels of the open letter from major press outlets denouncing the U.S. government’s prosecution of Julian Assange, mainstream coverage of the case has spiked. Even comedy legend Jon Stewart joined in!
The cold hard reality of living in the hell that trenches invariably areAs well as watching happenings in Eastern Europe, the author frequently sees parallels between events of the past and those of today. A post on Intel Republic caused a pause for thought, this reflection comparing the misery suffered by the Ukrainians in the trenches today with the same scenario seen in France a little over a century ago. This article will examine the likenesses between the two conflicts and investigate what advances, if any, have been made over the last hundred years.
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This week Lee Camp delves into the ongoing US military presence in Syria.
At least 100 children were killed in a terrorist attack at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 30, 2022The time has come to pick up threads from my blog of January 27 titled The West co-opts the Taliban. Indeed, the wheel has come full circle: the three-day conclave in Oslo on January 23-25 between a core group of Western diplomats with Taliban officials failed to work out a reasonable a modus vivendi. The pendulum has since swung to the other extreme.
The protesters who were acquitted of conspiracy to cause criminal damage by a London court. (Palestine Action)The Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems is effectively being put on trial by the group Palestine Action.
By intentionally damaging property that Elbit owns or rents in Britain and getting arrested as a result, Palestine Action’s campaigners have been able to present courts with evidence against the arms maker.
The New Dark Age 