Even in the context of a post-truth geopolitical environment run amok, Russian President Vladimir Putin telling his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani over the phone that
Day: April 19, 2018
How US Has Virtually Destroyed UN
Under President Donald Trump, the US has basically eliminated the only real international authority the UN used to have. Here is how this was done:
Trump’s Missile Fiasco – Did the Pentagon Collaborate with Moscow on targets to Hit?
The April 14 missile attacks on Syria were a politically-motivated fireworks display that were largely designed to silence Trump’s critics. The attacks– which were coordinated
The Crisis Is Only in Its Beginning Stages
Many, including Russia’s President Putin, have asked why the US launched an illegal attack on Syria prior to the chemical weapons inspectors examining the site
Syria and the West’s Last-Ditch Battle to Halt the Rise of China
The colonial, imperialist nature of postwar capitalism has, to some extent, been disguised by the formal political independence of most of the formerly colonised world.
The Yerevan Protests Might End Armenia’s Unconvincing “Balancing” Act
Armenia’s unconvincing attempts to “balance” between Russia and the West as it moves ever-closer to the pro-American EU might end in failure as the Yerevan
Trump: Prisoner of the War Party?
“Ten days ago, President Trump was saying ‘the United States should withdraw from Syria.’ We convinced him it was necessary to stay.” Thus boasted French
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Media Cover-Up: Shielding Israel is a Matter of Policy
The term ‘media bias’ does not do justice to the western corporate media’s relationship with Israel and Palestine. The relationship is, indeed, far more profound
