Author Archives: Luther Blissett

Our Real National Security Budget

$2 Trillion, Here We Come. By Andrew Cockburn Source: Spoils of War The Biden Administration has just published its proposed budget, generating copious commentary, much of it displaying a commensurate degree of misunderstanding, especially regarding our gargantuan national security spending. … Continue reading

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Two for Tuesday

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HOW THE WESTERN MEDIA HELPED BUILD THE CASE FOR GENOCIDE IN GAZA

From obscuring the West’s role in starving Gaza to sensationalised accounts of mass rape by Hamas, journalists are playing the role of propagandists, not reporters. By Jonathan Cook Source: Declassified UK The past five months have been clarifying. What was … Continue reading

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Washington’s Wars Eroding its Global Clout

By Salman Rafi Sheikh Source: New Eastern Outlook If war is politics by other means, Washington’s ongoing wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe are meant to buttress its global influence on the one hand and undermine its competitors … Continue reading

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Just Seeing Through The Propaganda Isn’t Enough — We’ve Got To Open Our Hearts As Well

Humanity doesn’t just need to escape from the mental prison of imperial indoctrination. It needs to escape from the heart prison as well. By Caitlin Johnstone Source: CaitlinJohnstone.com.au Humanity doesn’t just need to escape from the mental prison of imperial … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinee: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes

Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020) Review Director: Junta YamaguchiCast: Kazunari Tosa, Riko Fujitani, Gôta Ishida, Masashi Suwa, Yoshifumi Sakai, Haruki Nakagawa, Munenori Nagano, Takashi Sumita, Chikara Honda, Aki AsakuraRunning Time: 70 min. By Paul Bramhall Source: City on Fire … Continue reading

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Israel’s Censorship: The Repression of Pro-Palestinian Voices

By David Starr Source: Covert Action Besides the Israeli military’s mass murder of Palestinians in Gaza (the West Bank as well), there have been repressive measures by Israel to silence the dissent of pro-Palestinian voices. In a sane world, Israel … Continue reading

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The Language of Force: How the Police State Muzzles Our Right to Speak Truth to Power

By John & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “If the state could use [criminal] laws not for their intended purposes but to silence those who voice unpopular ideas, little would be left of our First Amendment liberties, and little … Continue reading

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