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China locked in hybrid war with US [Pepe Escobar – Asia Times, 03.17.2020]

Fallout from Covid-19 outbreak puts Beijing and Washington on a collision course Among the myriad, earth-shattering geopolitical effects of coronavirus, one is already graphically evident. China has re-positioned…

China Sends Medical Experts to Support Italy and Spain’s Fight Against Coronavirus [Steve Sweeney – Morning Star, 03.13.2020]

Rome blasts the EU for ignoring its pleas for help China has sent a team of medical experts and aid to support Italy and Spain in their fight…

Federal judge orders Chelsea Manning’s release from jail [Kevin Gosztola – Shadowproof, 03.12.2020]

Federal judge Anthony Trenga ordered a jail in Alexandria, Virginia, to release United States Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning. The order came after the grand jury investigating WikiLeaks was…

Evo Morales, candidate for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize [Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, 03.03.2020]

It is an honor for me to present before this Committee the candidature of a union and social leader, the first indigenous President of Latin America, who managed…

No Weapon Left Behind: The American Hybrid War on China [Pepe Escobar – Strategic Culture Foundation, 02.21.2020]

The New Silk Roads – or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – were launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013, first in Central Asia (Nur-Sultan) and then Southeast…

Julian Assange must be freed, not betrayed [John Pilger, 02.18.2020]

On Saturday, there will be a march from Australia House in London to Parliament Square, the centre of British democracy. People will carry pictures of the Australian publisher…

“Sublime Madness”: Anarchists, Psychiatric Survivors, Emma Goldman & Harriet Tubman [Bruce E. Levine – CounterPunch, 02.14.2020]

When the state becomes chillingly evil—enacting a Fugitive Slave Act to criminalize those helping to free slaves, or financing prisons and wars for the benefit of sociopathic profiteers—and…

Leftist Neo-McCarthyite Witchhunters Hypocritically Mourn the Death of Kirk Douglas [Matthew Ehret – Strategic Culture Foundation, 02.09.2020]

Hollywood film legend Kirk Douglas’ passing on February 5th at the age of 103 has resulted in a sickening level of hypocrisy from the leftist mainstream media outlets. These…

Biological Weapons: A Useful and Timely Factual Overview [Larry Romanoff – Global Research, 02.07.2020]

The US government and its many agencies and educational and health institutions, have for many decades conducted intensive research into biological warfare, in many cases strongly focused on…

The Pornification of America: How Young Girls Are Being Groomed by Sexual Predators [John W. Whitehead – The Rutherford Institute, 02.05.2020]

“The brutal reality is that a predator doesn’t have to be in the same room, building, or even country to abuse a child. And that’s what they’re doing…

China’s Coronavirus: A Global Health Emergency is Launched. What are the Facts [Larry Romanoff – Moon of Shanghai, 01.31.2020]

While this coronavirus is indeed serious and is causing deaths, one wonders if the responses, especially in the West, are reaching out of control. Canada, with a population…

As Coronavirus Spreads So Does Anti-Chinese Racism [Alan Macleod – MintPress News, 01.31.2020]

Similar to how Ebola was racialized as a distinctly African illness, news of the coronavirus has led to an outbreak of anti-Chinese sentiment across the West. Facing the…

England Came and Went, Leaving Europe in a Mess. UK Leaves EU [Diana Johnstone – Global Research, 01.31.2020]

Whew. Finally, at last, the United Kingdom is formally leaving the European Union on January 31.  Here in Paris, the champions of French withdrawal from the EU are…

The Troubling Decline of International Law [Craig Murray, 01.24.2020]

While it is true that rogue states – most notably the USA – have always posed a threat to the rule of international law, I see no serious…

China’s New Coronavirus: An Examination of the Facts [Larry Romanoff – Global Research, 01.25.2020]

The Western mass media have discussed the new corona virus that began in the city of Wuhan in Central China but, apart from repetitive small details and the…

Why Americans—and the World—Ought to Be Concerned About Julian Assange’s Extradition Case [Nozomi Hayase – Common Dreams, 01.19.2020]

The indictment of Assange is recognized by many free speech groups as the most important press freedom case of our time. Yet, with mainstream media blackout and utter…

Who Targeted Ukraine Airlines Flight 752? Iran Shot It Down But There May Be More to the Story [Philip Giraldi – American Herald Tribune, 01.15.2020]

The claim that Major General Qassem Soleimani was a “terrorist” on a mission to carry out an “imminent” attack that would kill hundreds of Americans turned out to…

Argentina: Facing Another Debt Crisis [Eric Toussaint and Renaud Vivien – CADTM, 12.18.2019]

Let us remember that when Macri started his mandate in December 2015 he accepted all the injunctions formulated by a New York magistrate, who had ruled in the…

The Kerfuffle War – Trump’s Iran De-escalation Succeeds [Joaquin Flores – Strategic Culture Foundation, 01.09.2020]

Just like that, it was over. General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called it ‘a kerfuffle’. A letter was sent to their Iraqi peers…

Iraq: The October Revolution of 2019 and the Iran-US Conflict [Dirk Adriaensens – Global Research, 01.03.2020]

Iraq is home to thousands of US troops and is also home to powerful Iranian-backed militias. The fear is that Iraq could become the battleground of a war…

AMLO, A New Hope for Mexico [Rick Sterling – Task Force on the Americas, 11.30.2019]

With 129 million people, Mexico is the 10th most populous country in the world. It has the largest population of any Spanish speaking country. It has the 15th…

Syria, Washington and the Kurds [Tim Anderson – American Herald Tribune, 12.31.2019]

With the defeat of ISIS and Nusra, the exposure of the ‘White Helmets’ and the various Chemical Weapons stunts, and with the collapse of ‘Rojava’, Washington is fast…

The West’s Present Misconduct Has a Long History [James O’Neill – New Eastern Outlook, 12.28.2019]

One of the persistent themes of western political leaders is that they support the notion of “the rule of law”. By this they generally mean the system of…

Media, Human Rights Groups Silent Over Politically-Motivated Murder of Journalist in Bolivia [Alan Macleod – MintPress News, 12.20.2019]

Sebastian Moro’s last known words before he was found were denouncing the kidnappings of government officials and mob attacks on journalists and media outlets. Argentinian journalist Sebastian Moro…

The Child That Christmas Forgot: How Would Jesus Fare in the American Police State? [John W. Whitehead – The Rutherford Institute, 12.16.2019]

“Once upon a midnight clear, there was a child’s cry, a blazing star hung over a stable, and wise men came with birthday gifts. We haven’t forgotten that…

Shaping Public Opinion: The New York Times’ Long History of Endorsing US-Backed Coups [Alan MacLeod – MintPress News, 11.27.2019]

The New York Times Editorial Board, it seems, rarely meets a coup backed by the US government that it doesn’t approve of Bolivian President Evo Morales was overthrown…

Interview with Quim Torra, President of the government of Catalonia [Thomas Harrington – Village, 10.30.2019]

Up until two years ago Joaquim ‘Quim’ Torra was a business executive and cultural activist who had never been involved in electoral politics.  However, when the Spanish central…

Unspeakable Memories: The Day John Kennedy Died [Edward Curtin – Global Research, 11.22.2019]

There is a vast literature on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, who died on a November 22nd Friday like this in 1963.  I have contributed my small…

The Rise of Militant Religious Right in Latin America [Wayne Madsen – Strategic Culture Foundation, 11.20.2019]

The recent coup d’état in Bolivia that overthrew President Evo Morales was not merely a standard right-wing putsch aided and abetted by the US Central Intelligence Agency but…

Ecuador: The Restoration of Neoliberalism and the Monroe Doctrine [Birsen Filip – Global Research, 11.10.2019]

On November 7, 2019, the National Court of Justice of Ecuador ratified the preventive detention of former president Rafael Correa, along with a number of his former officials. Immediately…

Creation of a political party in Rwanda, called “Development And Liberty For All – UMURINZi” [Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, 11.09.2019]

After having served the FDU INKINGI Party for thirteen years; Considering that time comes to take my leave in order to give away to my successor to continue…

Five Years On, Saudi Attacks on Yemen’s Farmers Are Pushing the Whole Country into Famine [Ahmed Abdulkareem – MintPress News, 11.01.2019]

[Feature photo | 13-year-old Fatima Haddi Ibrahim Koba is pictured in a Hajjah hospital. The Koba family had to flee their farm in Tihama after it was attacked…

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinian Christians that Nobody is Talking About [Ramzy Baroud – CounterPunch, 10.31.2019]

Palestine’s Christian population is dwindling at an alarming rate. The world’s most ancient Christian community is moving elsewhere. And the reason for this is Israel. Christian leaders from…

Trident is the Crime [Kathy Kelly – Voices for Creative Nonviolence, 10.25.2019]

On October 24, following a three-day trial in Brunswick, GA, seven Catholic Workers who acted to disarm a nuclear submarine base were convicted on three felony counts and…

Assange in Court [Craig Murray, 10.22.2019]

UPDATE I have received scores of requests to republish and/or translate this article. It is absolutely free to use and reproduce and I should be delighted if everybody…

Vindictive sentence in Catalan leaders’ trial unleashes tsunami of protest [Dick Nichols – Green Left Weekly, 10.18.2019]

The gap between the 75%–80% of Catalans who uphold their country’s right to self-determination, and the Spanish elites and parts of Spanish society that do not want to…

Weep for Catalonia, Weep for Liberalism in Europe [Craig Murray, 10.14.2019]

The vicious jail sentences handed down today by the fascists (I used the word with care and correctly) of the Spanish Supreme Court to the Catalan political prisoners…

At UN Session, US Empire in Decline and Global Solidarity on the Rise [Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers – Popular Resistance, 09.25.2019]

As the United Nations General Assembly conducts its fall session, Popular Resistance is in New York City for the People’s Mobilization to Stop the US War Machine and Save…

Why Is Julian Assange Being Tortured to Death? [Karen Kwiatkowski – LewRockwell.com, 09.14.2019]

I think we already know the answer.  We need to go further and try and understand what this partially veiled, but completely serious, US and UK destruction of…

Mugabe and the Continuing White Supremacist Narrative [Craig Murray, 09.07.2019]

Robert Mugabe makes an easy hate figure for the right wing media, and the cruelty, corruption and absurdities of the latter part of his overlong rule justify much…

Debating How Much Time We Have to Avert Climate Disaster is a Waste of Time [Arn Menconi – Consortium News, 08.27.2019]

The UN’s warnings are dire, but they are still likely overestimating the time we have to act, writes Arn Menconi The U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or…

Lula tells world he’s back in the game from jail [Pepe Escobar – Asia Times, 08.27.2019]

Meanwhile, fires rage in the Amazon and Brazilian President Bolsonaro has become a target of global indignation The request for the interview was entered five months ago. Lula…

U.S. to “Drown the World” in Oil [Nick Cunningham – OilPrice, 08.21.2019]

The U.S. could “drown the world in oil” over the next decade, which, according to Global Witness, would “spell disaster” for the world’s attempts to address climate change….

All along the watchtower: The follies of history – The ultimate American imperial dream is to engineer a Chinese vassal state [Pepe Escobar – Asia Times, 08.18.2019]

[There must be some kind of way outta here Said the joker to the thief There’s too much confusion I can’t get no relief Business men, they drink…

Epstein’s Death Must Be the Start, not the End, of the Investigation [Craig Murray, 08.11.2019]

There are a number of royal palaces and grand residences of former Presidents and Prime Ministers where the inhabitants have a little bit more spring in their step…

The Epstein Mystery [Paul Craig Roberts, 08.12.2019]

I appreciate my readers’ confidence in me.  However, I cannot clear up the Epstein matter for you.  Perhaps I can help you to think about it in a…

The Misanthropic Bankers Behind the Green New Deal [Matthew Ehret – Strategic Culture Foundation, 08.10.2019]

A vast sweeping change towards a “green economy” is now being pushed by forces that may make an educated citizen rather uncomfortable. Of course, news reports flash daily…

Global Warming and U.S. National Security Diplomacy [Michael Hudson – Counterpunch, 08.06.2019]

Control of oil has long been a key aim of U.S. foreign policy. The Paris climate agreements and any other Green programs to reduce the pace of global…

China’s Yuan Breaks the 7 to $1 Band–The Global Currency War Has Begun [Jack Rasmus, 08.05.2019]

Over this weekend, China’s Yuan currency broke out of its band and devalued to more than 7 to $1. At the same time China announced it would not…

SOS Rwanda: Another FDU-Inkingi member, Eugene Ndereyimana, disappears mysteriously [FDU-Inkingi, 15.07.2019] 

Today around 15 July 2019 around Midday, Mr Eugene Ndereyimana, disappeared mysteriously on his way to Nyagatare, Eastern Province, to meet prospective members of FDU-Inkingi. This is part…