Cold War Era: We Loved the “Communist Russians.”

 

Cold War Era: We Loved the “Communist Russians.” Now Western Governments Hate “The Capitalist Russians.” Why? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Hating the Russians is a propaganda ploy. It has geopolitical implications. It undermines dialogue and diplomacy. RussiaGate has evolved towards Russophobia which consists in “Anti-Russian sentiment,” the dislike and fear of Russians, sanctions against Russians, etc. Read here

The Pandemic That Never Was: The Rise of Digital Control By Mark Keenan In 2010, a Rockefeller Foundation report entitled Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development described a fictional pandemic followed by increasingly authoritarian government controls. Its Lock Step scenario envisaged restrictions on movement, intensified surveillance, and biometric identification systems that would persist long after the emergency had passed. Read here

Israel’s New Front: The Sea By Ret Admiral Cem Gürdeniz Although Israel possesses considerable military capabilities in the air and on land within its immediate strategic environment, it is not a state capable of generating comparable naval power at extended ranges and sustaining prolonged operations in distant maritime theatres. Read here

UN and The Hague Confront Impunity for War Crimes By Nicolas J. S. Davies The foundational rules of the UN Charter are that countries must resolve disputes peacefully and refrain from the threat or use of force. But in the General Assembly debate, even as leaders recognized the urgent need to finally enforce the UN Charter, after decades of impunity for aggression and war crimes, they were reluctant to explicitly address the central role of the United States in undermining the rule of international law. Read here

Entertainment, Free Speech and Judicial Murder: Hegseth and Live Streaming Executions By Dr. Binoy Kampmark On December 3, two traditions risk combining in foul if remarkable fashion. In the United States, an execution is set to take place with a ghoulish offering of live streaming through the World Wide Web. This, at least, is the sprightly proposal from Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defense (or War, depending on the mood) regarding the fate of Nidal Hasan. Read here

Greece “Indispensable” to US. What About Turkey? Turkish Question Strikes Again By Uriel Araujo Washington expands defense cooperation with Athens. The closer relationship could alienate Turkey and intensify tensions on NATO’s southeastern flank – in an increasingly divided Alliance. Read here

Universal Healthcare in the US Overruled By Big Pharma By Helena Glass Today, the US is the world’s largest user of Big Pharma. The highest spender on Big Pharma. Big Pharma spending in the US is highest among diabetes, oncology, autoimmune, and respiratory diseases. Read here