Nation-States as “Business Models”: Ukraine as Another Neoliberal Privatization Exercise

 

Nation-States as “Business Models”: Ukraine as Another Neoliberal Privatization Exercise By Dr. T. P. Wilkinson, August 31, 2023 Perhaps the leading two veteran critics of US policy in Ukraine, Colonel Douglas MacGregor USA and Major Scott Ritter USMC, have said loud and clear that at least from a military standpoint the Ukrainian armed forces have lost the war against Russia.

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EU Expected to Import Record Volume of LNG from Russia Despite Sanctions By Ahmed Adel, September 01, 2023 The European Union is expected to import a record volume of liquefied natural gas from Russia this year, despite the bloc’s intention to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels by 2027. This revelation by the Financial Times comes as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that he warned Ukraine that any attacks on Hungary’s energy supplies from Russia would lead to war.

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Is Yevgeny Prigozhin Alive? Russian Analyst Claims Wagner Boss Is ‘Alive, Well and Free’ By The Week, August 31, 2023 Following reports about Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin being killed in a plane crash, a Russian political analyst has alleged that the warlord is still “alive, well and free”, claiming that it was his doppelganger who was actually killed in the accident.

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Policy of Deceit: Britain’s Treachery Over Palestine Laid Bare By Peter Oborne, August 31, 2023 In April, Israeli security forces brutally assaulted Palestinian worshippers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. In the aftermath of the attack, James Cleverly, Britain’s foreign secretary, called on “all parties to respect the historic status quo arrangements at Jerusalem’s holy sites and cease all provocative action”.

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BRICS Summit: Joining Hands to Create Great Future for China and Africa By Prof. Maurice Okoli, August 31, 2023 From all indications, China has emerged as the greatest beneficiary at the 15th BRICS summit – a platform hosted by South Africa last August with participation of African leaders. The summit turned out be successful with most of the significant questions put under serious discussions and finally ended with a joint declaration which outlines the necessary strategic pathways into the future.

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Fallujah Is Not a Presidential Victory Lap. “Governor Ron DeSantis touted his time in Iraq” By James Bovard, August 31, 2023 Some viewers had the impression that DeSantis was a Seal, but he was actually a Harvard Law School graduate who was a Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) alongside the Seals. DeSantis was deployed to Iraq in 2007 and 2008, during President George W. Bush’s “surge” (intended to postpone the obvious failure of the war until after Bush’s second term ended).

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Documents Show Taiwan Working with FBI to Prosecute Chinese Americans, Intimidate US Politicians By Alan MacLeod, August 31, 2023 Amid a controversial visit from Vice President William Lai (the front-runner to be his country’s next leader), official documents reviewed by “MintPress News” show that the Taiwanese government is attempting to drum up anti-China hostility, influence and intimidate American politicians and is even working with the FBI and other agencies to spy on and prosecute Chinese American citizens.

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Lawrence S. Wittner’s “Spinning Illusions: The Anti-American Left and the Ukraine War” – A New McCarthyism By Sara Flounders and Joe Lombardo, August 31, 2023 Recently articles have appeared on the front page of the New York Times that try to smear Code Pink, The People’s Forum and TriContinental as Chinese agents. The Times article was followed by a statement from Senator Marco Rubio calling for investigation of the people mentioned in the article.

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First Principles and “Self-Controlled Opposition”. “Lockdowns, distancing, masks and the nefarious Jab”. By Dr. Emanuel Garcia, August 31, 2023 Being a psychiatrist certainly makes me no specialist in areas of immunology, cardiology, surgery or infectious disease. But having earned a doctorate in medicine I was provided an education in reasoning within this extraordinarily complex discipline from first principles. Therefore as an inquisitive physician throughout the covid operation, I could not help but be baffled by the response of institutional authorities.

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India’s Reported Pushback Against US Meddling in Bangladesh Is Driven by Security Concerns By Andrew Korybko, August 31, 2023 South Asian media recently reported that India has pushed back against US meddling in Bangladesh through diplomatic channels after Washington imposed a new visa policy ahead of next January’s elections that many regard as aimed at pressuring the ruling Awami League (AL) party.

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