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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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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
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, corporate news, culture, Deep State, elites, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, media, Media Literacy, Militarization, Neocons, Neoliberalism, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged Anat Schwartz, BBC, corporate news, Deep State, empire, Ethnic Cleansing, fascism, Flour Massacre, Gaza, Genocide, geopolitics, Global Elites, Hamas, imperialism, Israel, Mainstream Media, mass starvation, Neoliberalism, New York Times, Normal Finkelstein, Palestine, Pramila Patten, propaganda, Psyops, UNRWA, US Foreign Policy, Western Media, Zionism
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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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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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The American Explanation for the Moscow Terror Attack Doesn’t Add Up
By Dmitry Trenin Source: Covert Geopolitics Russian foreign policy could change significantly, depending on the results of the investigation into the atrocity. The heinous act of terrorism at the Crocus City Hall concert venue just outside Moscow on Friday night … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, NATO, Neocons, news, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war
Tagged Crocus City Hall, Deep State, empire, geopolitics, GUR, imperialism, ISIS, Moscow, NATO, Russia, State Terror, terrorism, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, Vladimir Putin, war
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It’s War: The Real Meat Grinder Starts Now
By Pepe Escobar Source: Strategic Culture Foundation No more shadow play. It’s now in the open. No holds barred. Exhibit 1: Friday, March 22, 2024. It’s War. The Kremlin, via Peskov, finally admits it, on the record. The money quote: “Russia … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, CIA, culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged black ops, China, CIA, Crocus City, Deep State, Donald Trump, empire, fascism, France, geopolitics, Germany, Houthis, imperialism, Kyrylo Budanov, mi6, Moscow, NATO, Neocons, Poland, Russia, SBU, Sergei Goncharov, State Terror, Terror, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, Yemen
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