United State’s Soft Power Turning Mushy
The delusion of liberal democracy's universal appeal has seen better days. The idea that undeniably desirable Western universal values would take root across the planet was a fool's hope. Liberal…
World
The Military Dangers of AI Are Not Hallucinations
A world in which machines governed by artificial intelligence (AI) systematically replace human beings in most business, industrial, and professional functions is horrifying to imagine. After all, as prominent computer…
On the Journalists Who Have Failed to Defend Julian Assange
The failure of too many in the mainstream press is not only inexcusable, but ominous. The persecution of Julian Assange, along with the climate of fear, wholesale government surveillance and…
From ICC to ‘Sportswashing’: West’s Self-Serving Narratives Must Be Combated
In March, the South Africa Communist Party (SACP) denounced what it described as the ‘imperialist bias' of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The denunciation of the ICC as a “supranational…
Weaknesses of the National Security Strategy 2022- Part 11. My secession is legal, yours isn’t: Defending the UN Charter
Kristin Christman, with dedication in video to Angel Christman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIBYhHrs5vc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXBaUmZKLjM In this series, I’ve been refuting the claims made in the National Security Strategy 2022 (NSS 2022). I refer…
Stop Biden from Sending Cluster Bombs to Ukraine
by Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd President Biden may have crossed a new red line for the Democratic Party when he announced he would send banned cluster munitions to shore…
An Accident Waiting to Happen: NATO Looks to Asia
Since the end of the Cold War, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has distinctly strayed from its original purpose. It has become, almost shamelessly, the vessel and handmaiden of US…
What After Banned Cluster Bombs to Ukraine?
BERLIN 8 July 2023 (IDN) — "Have you noticed," said John, "how countries call theirs 'sovereign nuclear deterrents,' but call the other countries' ones 'weapons of mass destruction'?" I am…
Diplomatic Strategy- Boosting/Punching Egos!
United States’ “command” over boosting as well as punching egos at certain diplomatic levels cannot be ignored. Of late, this diplomatic strategy with “punches” directed at third parties appears to…
They Lied About Afghanistan. They Lied About Iraq. And They Are Lying About Ukraine
The playbook the pimps of war use to lure us into one military fiasco after another, including Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and now Ukraine, does not change: Freedom and…
Those committed to helping Ukraine must first decide what constitutes real help for the country’s people
Ukraine is a country where millions of people are in deep distress. Several million people have been displaced or face serious disruption of life. Hence certainly the people of Ukraine…
Sending cluster bombs to Ukraine, Washington makes clear it will stop at nothing
On Friday, the Biden administration said it would send cluster munitions—weapons that scatter unexploded bomblets across a wide area, killing and maiming civilians for decades—to Ukraine. Facing the failure of…
A Bankrupt Calculus: Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine
There is a certain desperation in the logic of those who argue that a depraved solution has merit because it’s only slightly less depraved than that of the opponent. Torture…
It Is Time To Rethink Neutrality, War & Mercenaryism in the World
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, on June 22th 2023, in a voice note to his Telegram channel, declared, in a Reuters translation, ”We don’t want the country (Russia) to continue…
How So Many Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Nukes
Social psychosis is widespread. In the words of the British psychiatrist, R. D. Laing, “The condition of alienation, of being asleep, of being unconscious, of being out of one’s mind,…
Burning of the Quran and the Counter-offensive: Why the West is Panicking
Desecrating, then burning the Holy Quran in Sweden has, once again, raised a political storm of condemnation, but also of justification, if not outright approval. Such acts are protected by…
Drinking Water From Nearly Half Of U.S. Faucets Contains Potentially Harmful Chemicals, Finds Study
Drinking water from nearly half of U.S. faucets likely contains “forever chemicals” that may cause cancer and other health problems, according to a government study released Wednesday. An AP report…
A French Spring amid a new Wagner Opera? Macron Pivots to BRICS as IMF Mission Creeps in Sri Lanka and India Provincializes Europe
Topped off by a curious ‘coup’ attempt in Russia, June was a fascinating month with new geopolitical economic developments, twists and turns on many fronts: As US President Biden wooed,…
It’s Hard for Americans to Engage in China-Bashing Without Tripping on Contradictions
The contradictions of China-bashing in the United States begin with how often it is flat-out untrue. The Wall Street Journal reports that the “Chinese spy” balloon that President Joe Biden shot down…
A Brutal Colonial Legacy Is Tinder for the Fires That Are Sweeping Across France
On Saturday, July 1, 2023, a large crowd gathered inside and around the Ibn Badis Mosque in Nanterre, France, where a seventeen-year-old boy, Nahel M, was mourned and then later buried. Nahel…
Left Out: As Good As It Gets!
For all those out there like this writer who consider themselves to be socialists, we are like the Jack Nicholson character in Joseph Brooks' 1997 film As Good As It…
Caution: Children at Work
An aged Native-American chieftain was visiting New York City for the first time in 1906. He was curious about the city and the city was curious about him. A magazine reporter asked…
CIA Has Boots In Ukraine, A Newsweek Disclosure
The U.S. spy agency Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has boots on the ground in Ukraine and operates a clandestine supply network to help the government in Kiev to fight Russia,…
War and Peace: Global Leaders Who Betrayed the Humanity
“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” Albert Einstein How…
War And War Crimes: A Very Short Academic Approach
After WWII, there was a growing number of significant non-state actors in international relations (IR) like the OUN or various specialist agencies connected to it. Nevertheless, two key developments stimulated…
Graceless at Lord’s: The Class Goons Strike Back
What are the English other than their excruciatingly worn class, kitted out with a code of manners revocable at an instant? A streak of traditional Englishness, as A. A. Gill…
Social Media Day: Celebrating the Triumph Over Fake News on These Platforms
Social Media Day, celebrated annually on June 30th, However, it just went unrecognized even among the people who frequently use these platforms. Social media recognizes the power and influence of…
SCO Summit: Xi Alerts About ‘Color Revolutions’ In Countries
Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) should resist outside attempts to stage uprisings, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday in an address at the SCO’s virtual summit. “It…
Despite Warnings, IAEA Approves Japan Release Plan for Contaminated Fukushima Water
Despite years of protest and warnings from environmentalists, the United Nation's nuclear watchdog on Tuesday approved a plan by Japan to release tens of millions of gallons of water from…
Confrontation With West To Last Decades, Ukraine Conflict Permanent, Says Russia’s Former President Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president, has warned that Moscow's confrontation with the West will last decades and that its conflict with Ukraine could become permanent. A Reuters report said: Medvedev,…
Humanists Demand an End to Repression in Jujuy and the Release of Milagro Sala
In a document addressed to the international community, various humanist expressions denounced the repression unleashed by the government of Gerardo Morales in the Argentinean province of Jujuy against the non-violent…
France has ignored racist police violence for decades. This uprising is the price of that denial
The killing of 17-year-old Nahel shows how little has changed since the deaths of two teenagers fleeing police in 2005 Since the video went viral of the brutal killing by…
Argentina Pays IMF With Yuan As Part Of Its Debt Payment
Argentina made its latest payment on its $44 billion-loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) using its stock of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and Chinese yuan, according to the Economy…
Europe’s Strategic Autonomy for Rational Pursuit of Welfare and Peace
Rational choices in any part of the world mean choices made by people and governments of the region for pursuing welfare and peace of the region within a framework of…
US Supreme Court Recertifies Capitalism’s Need for Racism
On June 30, 2023, the US Supreme Court struck down affirmative action at colleges, except for military ones. Justice Sotomayor says it’s “arbitrary” that affirmative action can continue only at…
Modi & Putin’s Telephonic Conversation: Cosmetic Diplomacy or More?
How much importance should really be given to telephonic conversation held between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 30? Should it be viewed primarily…
The Crisis in the Western world and deceptive Indian media
The crisis in France is not known to those who understand that a falsehood is being played in the name of ‘liberalism’ and ‘secularism’. The ‘experts’ cleverly project this as…
France Burning after Naël Merzouk Death by Police Bullet
Naël Merzouk (17) dropped out of school to earn a little and became a pizza delivery boy some months back. His mother is single, his father left her before Nahel…
Cruel Arrangements: The UK-Rwanda Refugee Deal Falters
Since 2022, Rwanda has been very much on the mind of British policy makers, a dark option of retreat from the irritating intrusions of international refugee law. The English Channel…
The Bizarre Episode of Yevgeny Prigozhin
More complete information is now available and reports of the event still do not “add up.” What we are told cannot be what exactly occurred. Coup is not thr correct…
Weaknesses of the National Security Strategy 2022 -Part 10
UN oddly rejects Russia’s concerns and proposals regarding Ukrainian ultranationalist violence, bio-weapon labs, and Nord Stream explosions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDS0dVjKMMY In this series I’ve been identifying and refuting the claims made in…
Blocking of Student Debt Relief Must Lead to the Path of Much Much Wider Reform
No doubt millions of indebted students in the USA are deeply disappointed by the eagerly awaited Supreme Court verdict which has now blocked the relief on student debt earlier announced…
Beer, Burgers, Bangs & Flag Worship
It used to be, to this baby boomer, that July 4th was reserved for barbeques and fireworks. We were kids back in the 50s and early 60s, before Vietnam, and…
Massive protests ignite for land in Jujuy province of Argentina
In San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina, a turbulent revolt has arisen for weeks against the reform of the Provincial Constitution that will leave indigenous people landless to pave way for…
Seymour Hersh, Forbes, Financial Times, Economist, CNN On War In Ukraine
Kiev’s inability to penetrate Russian defensive lines should serve as a “wake-up call” in Washington, veteran journalist Seymour Hersh warned on Thursday. Citing battlefield statistics obtained from an unnamed source, Hersh claimed that Ukrainian…
The Saudi Football Seizure
Sports stars are making a heated rush for it, cresting on the money wave, and finding sanctuary in Mammon’s big breasted glory. And that wave is coming, oddly enough, from…
American Inquisition
Field Notes from the Frontlines of the Government's War on the Left “There must be some kind of way out of here…” As night fell over the South River Forest,…
Masses of Favela in Brazil Resist Attacks
Between the night of June 22nd and the morning of June 23rd inhabitants of the Três Pontes favela, in the western Rio de Janeiro, rose up in revolt after the…
“Put on the brakes” Robotaxi Protest to keep SF Streets Safe!
With the possible addition of 200 more autonomous vehicle (AVS) robotaxis in San Francisco, demonstrators opposed to their deployment vented their frustration this morning outside the offices of the California…
Prigozhin goes into exile but left behind a can of worms
On Monday night, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation for the second time with the intention to bring the curtain down on the coup attempt by Wagner “founder” Yevgeny Prigozhin on…
Riots Hit France
Riots sparked by the death of a teenager in a police shooting continued into the early hours on Thursday. More than 70 people have been detained in Paris suburbs. The…
Is Ukraine being pushed towards long-term indebtedness and subservience?
Ukraine’s people desperately need a future based on welfare and peace, and this is what all of their sincere friends would desire, but in reality Ukraine is being driven towards…
Archaeology Is Flipping the Script on What We Know About Ancient Mesoamerica
by Gary M. Feinman and David M. Carballo Recent archaeology emerging from ancient Mesoamerica is flipping the script of public understanding about the people and institutions that inhabited this world:…
MEP Mick Wallace – ‘What are the working-class people of Ukraine dying for?’
US neoconservatives like Victoria Nuland, Jake Sullivan and Tony Blinken are using Ukraine as the linchpin of their strategy to undermine and destabilise Russia. Since the start of the conflict in…
Wildfires, Indigenous People and Very Sad History
In recent years wildfires have spread uncontrollably over very vast areas in American and Australian continents, causing immense losses including loss of human and animal life and endangering environment in…
Hungary’s PM Calls for Ceasefire in the Ukraine Conflict
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for a ceasefire in the conflict between Moscow and Kiev as soon as possible. He warned that otherwise Ukraine will “lose a huge amount…
Sea Monsters Threaten the World With Their Tridents
Sometimes you wake up from a dream to realize it is telling you to pay close attention to the depth of its message, especially when it is linked to what…
Iraq Invasion Was Based On Lie, Admits John Kerry
Ubaydi, north-west Iraq. A boy clings to his father after his mother and the rest of the family fled. US marines took over the town the day before the…
East & West Germans
Perhaps our all new AI colleague deepai.org had eastern Germany’s well-known Bauhaus in mind when creating the above photo. To the unsuspecting observer, AI’s impression might even look a bit…
Babbling about Prigozhin
A lot of nonsense is being spouted by a bevy of spontaneous “Russian experts” in light of the Prigozhin spray, a mutiny (no one quite knows what to call it),…
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