War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda

War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda

Marshall McLuhan’s prophecy that “the successor to politics will be propaganda” has happened.  Raw propaganda is now the rule in Western democracies, especially the US and Britain. On matters of war and peace, ministerial deceit is reported as news. Inconvenient facts are censored, demons are nurtured. The model is corporate spin, the currency of the age….

From the Black Sea to the East Med, Don’t Poke the Russian Bear

From the Black Sea to the East Med, Don’t Poke the Russian Bear

This is what happens when a bunch of ragged hyenas, jackals and tiny rodents poke The Bear: a new geopolitical order is born in breathtaking speed. From a dramatic meeting of the Russian Security Council to a history lesson delivered by President Putin and the subsequent birth of the Baby Twins – the People’s Republics…

Why Is the U.S. Peddling Dangerous Lies About a ‘Russian Invasion’ of Ukraine?

Why Is the U.S. Peddling Dangerous Lies About a ‘Russian Invasion’ of Ukraine?

It is interesting now to see how the U.S. propaganda machine will respond to the ‘unsettling’ prospect of peace when so much had been invested on just the opposite outcome. As the Biden administration continues to disseminate decidedly pro-war propaganda, crying wolf that a ‘Russian invasion’ of Ukraine will kick off at any moment, it…

Give War a Chance? Fake News Is Already Making It Happen in Ukraine

Give War a Chance? Fake News Is Already Making It Happen in Ukraine

Western media leads us into war in Ukraine with Russia, but don’t worry, Biden’s got the autocue working now. Western media leads us into war in Ukraine with Russia, but don’t worry, Biden’s got the autocue working now. “We’re heading for a war in Ukraine not because of Putin but because of western media provoking…

UK’s Johnson Hails Diplomacy While Stoking Russia War

UK’s Johnson Hails Diplomacy While Stoking Russia War

British duplicity doesn’t come much thicker than Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s hailing the virtues of diplomacy while piling up military tensions with Russia. Johnson wrote an opinion piece for the Times newspaper this week in which he said he believed that “diplomacy can prevail” to prevent mounting tensions over Ukraine from escalating into a full-blown…