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Gaza: The End of the Jewish Joy Ride?
By Michael Lesher Source: Off-Guardian You almost want to feel sorry for Israel’s professional apologists in mainstream media these days. Their job, a fetid one at best, has been especially trying lately. First they assure us that Israel has no … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, civil liberties, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, Neocons, news, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy, war
Tagged Anti-Defamation League, anti-semitism, corporate news, COVID, Deep State, Donald Trump, empire, Ethnic Cleansing, fascism, Gaza, Genocide, Genocide Joe, geopolitics, Gloria Steinem, Israel, Joe Biden, Mainstream Media, Palestine, police state, propaganda, US Foreign Policy, Zionism
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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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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
Posted in culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged BRI, China, empire, fascism, Genocide, geopolitics, Houthis, imperialism, Israel, Middle East, NATO, Neocons, Palestine, politics, Red Sea, Russia, UAE, Ukraine, war
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The Resistance’s Disruptive Military Innovation May Determine the Fate of Israel
By Alastair Crooke Source: The Unz Review Looking back to what I wrote in 2012, in the midst of the so-called Arab Spring and its aftermath, it is striking just how much the Region has shifted. It is now almost 180° re-orientated. … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, Neocons, news, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Al-Aqsa, Arab Spring, BRICS, empire, Europe, Gaza, geopolitics, Hizbullah, imperialism, Iran, Israel, Labanon, Palestine, US Foreign Policy, Zionism
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The last stammering of Jewish fascism
By Thierry Meyssan Source: Voltairenet.org Anyone acting in good faith understands that murdering 30,000 innocent people has nothing to do with eliminating Hamas. Operation Iron Glaive appears for what it is: a cover to realize the old dream pursued by … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, Neocons, news, Social Control, Social Engineering, State Crime, war
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, David Cameron, fascism, FATCA, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, Gaza, geopolitics, Hamas, Israel, Joe Biden, Palestine, Russia, UNRWA, US Foreign Policy, Victoria Nuland, Zionism
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A Low-Trust Society Is an Impoverished Society
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds The sole remaining reservoirs of trust in American life are personal networks, local enterprises and local institutions. It’s not exactly news that social trust has declined significantly in the United States. Surveys find … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Inequality, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war
Tagged Cartels, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, elites, empire, financial crisis, low-trust society, Managerial Class, Monopolies, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psyops, Roman Empire, social trust, society, war
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Rule by Criminals: When Dissidents Become Enemies of the State
By John & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “In these days of worldwide confusion, there is a dire need for men and women who will courageously do battle for truth.”— Martin Luther King Jr. When exposing a crime is treated as committing a … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, civil disobedience, civil liberties, culture, Dystopia, elites, Empire, History, imperialism, Militarization, news, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy, war
Tagged activism, Capital Punishment, civil disobedience, civil liberties, Dystopia, empire, fascism, Government, imperialism, Jesus, Julian Assange, Martial Law, Martin Luther King Jr., Nazi Germany, police state, Roman Empire, State Terror, surveillance state, Torture, war, war crimes
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