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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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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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Humanity Under Assault by the Elites – When Will We Have Had Enough?
By Phil Butler Source: New Eastern Outlook “I speak of peace, therefore, as the necessary rational end of rational men. I realize that the pursuit of peace is not as dramatic as the pursuit of war–and frequently the words of … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, Corporate Crime, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Health, Housing Crisis, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, Neocons, Oligarchy, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war
Tagged Cancer, empire, EU, financial crisis, Gaza, geopoltics, Germany, Global Elites, Homelessness, imperialism, Israel, Militarism, military spending, military-industrial complex, Poverty, Public Health, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Starvation, Ukraine, war
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The Death of Israel
Settler colonial states have a terminal shelf life. Israel is no exception. By Chris Hedges Source: The Chris Hedges Report Israel will appear triumphant after it finishes its genocidal campaign in Gaza and the West Bank. Backed by the United States, it will … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, Neocons, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war
Tagged Apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, Colonialism, Deep State, Despotism, empire, Ethnic Cleansing, fascism, Gaza, Genocide, geopolitics, Giora Eiland, Israel, Joe Biden, military spending, Neocons, Palestine, propaganda, Psyops, Torture, US Foreign Policy, war, West Bank, Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Zionism
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West Admits Ukraine is Losing Proxy War
By Brian Berletic Source: New Eastern Outlook After nearly 2 years of portraying the ongoing conflict in Ukraine as unfolding in Kiev and the collective West’s favor, a sudden deluge of admissions have begun saturating Western headlines noting that Ukraine … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged China, empire, geopolitics, HIMARS, imperialism, Militarism, military spending, military-industrial omplex, NATO, proxy war, Russia, Sanctions, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, war
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Israel is committing an epic war crime with US backing and arms
Where is the U.S. peace movement and the U.S. public outrage? By Dave Lindorff Source: Nation of Change When the U.S. was bombing levees and hospitals in North Vietnam, peasants in Laos and burning villages in South Vietnam, herding those … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anti-war, Corporate Crime, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, news, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war, wasted taxpayer dollars
Tagged Colonialism, Deep State, El Salvador, Gaza, geopolitics, Hamas, IDF, iraq, Israel, military spending, military-industrial complex, Nicaragua, Palestine, Taxes, US Foreign Policy, Vietnam, war, war crimes, War Criminals, war profiteers
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‘Al-Aqsa Storm’ Operation: Far-reaching Geopolitical Implications
By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida Source: GlobalResearch.ca A major conflict is beginning in Palestine. On October 7, Hamas launched a military operation against the Israeli occupation forces. Using missiles, drones and paragliders, Palestinian soldiers managed to surprisingly attack Israeli troops … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Aqsa Storm, China, Colonialism, empire, geopolitics, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Defense Forces, Lebanon, Mainstream Media, Middle East, military spending, MSM, Palestine, propaganda, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, war, Zionists
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