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The US government-affiliated Ukrainian web publication “Data Journalism Agency” (TEXTY) has just released a report attacking hundreds of prominent American individuals and organizations as enemies for not supporting sending more US money and weapons to Ukraine. The report, titled “Roller Coaster: From Trumpists to Communists. The forces in the U.S. impeding aid to Ukraine and … Continue reading “US-Backed Ukrainian Publication Releases New ‘Enemies List’”

In one of his more bizarre outbursts, Volodymir Zelensky, red of face, jabbing his finger, recently accused China of being “an instrument in the hands of Putin”. He said this at the recent Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore as part of a world tour, in which he is encouraging participation at what Ukraine calls the Global … Continue reading “Zelensky’s Peace Summit Is Just an Echo Chamber”

After being promised a future in NATO in 2008, Ukraine is still waiting for membership. At last year’s NATO summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s pleas for membership, or at least a timeline to membership, was unceremoniously rebuffed by the alliance. “Ukraine isn’t ready for NATO membership,” President Joe Biden said at the July 2023 NATO gathering. … Continue reading “NATO When You Don’t Want It; No NATO When You Do”

If one were to argue that a top Spanish government official would someday declare that “from the river to the sea, Palestine would be free”, the suggestion itself would have seemed ludicrous. But this is precisely how Yolanda Diaz, Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister, concluded a statement on May 23, a few days before Spain officially … Continue reading “End of an Era: Pro-Palestine Language Exposes Israel, Zionism”

Originally published at TomDispatch. It was truly another world. I’m thinking of my childhood years when to “duck and cover” under our school desks, imagining that those modest structures might somehow protect us from an atomic blast, was a normal part of life. And when you walked the streets of New York then, you couldn’t … Continue reading “Nuclear Armageddon Is Us”

Peter Ford had an extensive career in the UK Diplomatic Service, including serving as UK Ambassador to Bahrein and then Syria. He then served for many years as Special Representative to the Commissioner General of UNRWA – the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.  In this interview, he discusses the background and importance of UNRWA … Continue reading “The Future of UNRWA and Hamas in Gaza”

War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Or so the song lyrics go anyway. But in the case of this country, war, it turns out, has been good for plenty of high-class Americans, especially our weapons makers. As TomDispatch regular David Vine and Theresa Arriola report today, the military-industrial-congressional complex (MIC) has proven to … Continue reading “The Military-Industrial Complex Is Killing Us All”

I had hoped to speak to high-schoolers – I still do – but the six high schools nearest me either ignored my offer to speak or declined it.  “Do it for the kids,” they say when asking to raise your property taxes, but it’s beyond the pale to dissuade those very same kids from needlessly … Continue reading “The Speech That Military Recruiters Don’t Want You To Hear”

Reprinted from Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) with the author’s permission. When Nicaragua accused Germany of aiding and abetting Israel’s genocide in Gaza at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last month, readers of corporate media might have seriously wondered whether Nicaragua’s case had any legitimacy. The case targeted Germany as the second biggest … Continue reading “When Nicaragua Took Germany to Court, Media Put Nicaragua in the Dock”

In 2011, a White House official described President Obama’s foreign policy approach to Libya as “leading from behind.” It was an approach that did not go well, and soon the U.S. was acting as the rebel’s air force over the skies of Libya in a war that ended in disaster. In recent weeks, several of … Continue reading “Is Biden Leading From Behind on Ukraine?”