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The Magnitude of Western defeat in Ukraine is higher than expected
By Salman Rafi Sheikh Source: New Eastern Outlook Europe is in a state of desperation; the continent is losing in Ukraine despite the ‘mighty’ strength of NATO; and European leaders are now vowing for a ‘stronger’ response, including via sending … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Deep State, empire, EU, Europe, fascism, France, geopolitics, imperialism, Josep Borrell, Military conflict, military spending, NATO, Russia, Russia s Special Military Operation, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, war
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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
Posted in anti-war, CIA, Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, FBI, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, Neocons, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy, war
Tagged Corruption, Deep State, Defense Budget, Department of Energy, Dystopia, Economics, empire, FBI, Geoppolitics, imperialism, Joe Biden, military spending, military-industrial complex, National Defense Authorization Act, National Security, US Foreign Policy, war, war profiteers, Winslow Wheeler
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Lies About Jews, Israel, and the War in Gaza
By Eric Zuesse Source: The Duran News-reports are so full of lies and misrepresentations about Jews, Israel, and the war in Gaza, as to be commonly propaganda that conveys falsehoods more than truths. Two news-reports from Reuters on February 28th … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, Neocons, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy, war
Tagged Albert Einstein, empire, Ethnic Cleansing, fascism, Gaza, Genocide, geopolitics, Hamas, Israel, Jews, Nakba, Palestine, propaganda, US Foreign Policy, war, Zionism
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Gaza: Genocide by Starving
By Jamal Kanj Source: Global Research Imagine you are at home, with your wife and children. It’s dinner time before you put your three children to sleep. The room is cold, the propane cooking cylinder empty, no food, no electricity, … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, corporate news, culture, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, Neocons, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged CNN, corporate media, empire, Ethnic Cleansing, fascism, Flour Massacre, Gaza, Genocide, geopolitics, imperialism, Israel, Joe Biden, John Kirby, Malnutrition, Neocons, Palestine, propaganda, Starvation, State Terror, US Foreign Policy, war, Western Media, Zionism
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The Global Deep State: A Fascist World Order Funded by the American Taxpayer
By John & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “The madmen are in power.”— Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle The debate over U.S. foreign aid is a distraction. That’s not to say that the amount of taxpayer money flowing … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, civil liberties, Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, Neocons, news, Oligarchy, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy, war
Tagged civil liberties, Corporate Crime, COVID, Dystopia, Economics, empire, fascism, geopolitics, imperialism, Israel, military spending, military-industrial complex, Neocons, NSA, Oligarchy, police state, Ramesh Raskar, State Crime, surveillance state, Taiwan, Technocracy, Ukraine, war
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“Not Wanting” A Wider Middle East War, the U.S. Has Started One
By Edward Curtin Source: Dissident Voice You have to hand it to the U.S. and its henchmen for brazenness. In order to protect their client state Israel and its genocide in Gaza, the U.S., together with the UK, have in … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, Authoritarianism, black ops, culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, Law, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Colonialism, Deep State, empire, Ethnic Cleansing, fascism, Gaza, Genocide, geopolitics, Houthis, imperialism, International Court of Justice, International Law, Israel, Joe Biden, Lebanon, Palestine, Red Sea, Russia, South Africa, State Terror, Syria, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, war, War Criminals, West Bank, World War 3, Yemen, Zionism
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Biden’s Foreign Policy; the Biden Doctrine
By Peter Van Buren Source: WeMeantWell.com Joe Biden ordered airstrikes on Iraq, against Iranian-backed militants, in retaliation for recent attacks by those militants that severely injured three American soldiers. Joe didn’t consult with Congress or anyone else before ordering the … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden Doctrine, Deep State, empire, Gaza, geopolitics, imperialism, Iran, Israel, Joe Biden, Militarism, NATO, Neocons, Palestine, Russia, State Terror, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, war, War Criminals, Yemen
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UNITED AGAINST NUCLEAR IRAN: THE SHADOWY, INTELLIGENCE-LINKED GROUP DRIVING THE US TOWARDS WAR WITH IRAN
By Alan MacLeod Source: Mint Press News Most of the world has watched the Israeli assault on Gaza in horror. As tens of thousands have been killed and millions displaced, tens of millions of people around the world have poured … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, Corporate Crime, culture, Deep State, elites, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, Neocons, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
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