World Stage Theatre Keeps People Nodding in Comfort and Scared from Reality. “Nobel Peace Prize = War”

 

World Stage Theatre Keeps People Nodding in Comfort and Scared from Reality. “Nobel Peace Prize = War” By Peter Koenig What at times looks, sounds, and appears like a joke, in reality, is not a joke at all. Like Trump the peacemaker. Nine months into his second presidency, there is no peace in sight in Ukraine, and there is no real peace in Palestine, let alone the rest of the Middle East and the world. Read here

Inverting Reality: The Optics of Trump’s “Peace” Plan By Rima Najjar The very terminology used to describe the exchange of captives on October 13 is itself an inversion of reality. Media and political leaders consistently refer to Israelis held in Gaza as “hostages,” while Palestinians released from Israeli jails are labeled “prisoners.” Read here

Worlds Extinguished: Hostage Returns, Central Casting and the Gaza Ceasefire By Dr. Binoy Kampmark Depending on which source you consult, the 20-point peace plan of President Donald Trump for securing peace in Gaza shows much exultance and extravagant omission. The exultance was initially focused on the return of the hostages. It then shifted to the broader strategic goals of the various parties. Read here

Angela Merkel Confesses How Poland and Baltic Countries Urged for War against Russia By Ahmed Adel Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel revealed that Poland and the three Baltic countries – Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia – sabotaged her attempt to negotiate with Russia on a peaceful resolution to its security concerns over Ukraine in 2021. Read here

Beneath the Flyover, Beside the Temple: Challenging Development. “What Is Development”? Colin Todhunter By Colin Todhunter For decades, development has been framed as the path out of poverty and a holy grail. But there are certain things that are seldom questioned, at least in mainstream narratives: what is development, who defines it, and what does it destroy? Read here

Video: When the Lie Becomes the Truth By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Drago Bosnic When tactical nuclear weapons are heralded by the Pentagon as “harmless to the surrounding civilian population,”When the Commander-in-Chief of the largest military force on planet earth is presented as a global peace-maker… Read here

America, We Have a Problem. “Propaganda has reached Every Corner of Daily Life” By Dr. Gary Null We are now beginning to see that those who control the White House, Congress, and even the social media platforms, such as Facebook and X, have become handmaidens of the CIA, Homeland Security, the national security state, and the military-industrial complex. Yet unlike in earlier eras, none of these so-called puppet masters have been held to account. Read here