Since the US-engineered 2013-14 coup in Ukraine, American forces have taught Ukrainians, including neo-Nazi units, how to fight in urban and other civilian areas. Weaponizing … How the US weaponized Ukraine against RussiaRead more
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How Billionaires Picked Putin as “Russia’s Pinochet”
Vladimir Putin did not arrive from outer space on an abalone shell. Putin went from the virtually unknown Deputy Mayor of Saint Petersburg to Russia’s … How Billionaires Picked Putin as “Russia’s Pinochet”Read more
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How the War in Ukraine Could Have Been Prevented Decades Ago
Thirty years ago the current conflict with Russia was foretold and feared. George Kennan, James Baker, Senator Edward Kennedy, Senator Sam Nunn, and Thomas Friedman, … How the War in Ukraine Could Have Been Prevented Decades AgoRead more
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Remarks on Recent Events in the Ukraine
The outbreak of full-fledged war with the Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a deep turning point in the world order. As such it cannot be … Remarks on Recent Events in the UkraineRead more
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Today’s Crisis Over Ukraine
Today we face an avoidable crisis that was predictable, actually predicted, willfully precipitated, but easily resolved by the application of common sense. We are being … Today’s Crisis Over UkraineRead more
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What Is Going to Happen in Ukraine?
Every day brings new noise and fury in the crisis over Ukraine, mostly from Washington. But what is really likely to happen? There are three … What Is Going to Happen in Ukraine?Read more
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War in Europe and the rise of raw propaganda
Marshall McLuhan’s prophecy that “the successor to politics will be propaganda” has happened. Raw propaganda is now the rule in Western democracies, especially the US … War in Europe and the rise of raw propagandaRead more
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NATO and the origins of the Ukraine crisis
Today we face an avoidable crisis between the United States and Russia that was predictable, willfully precipitated, but can easily be resolved by the application … NATO and the origins of the Ukraine crisisRead more
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Facts about Ukraine
1. What has the Ukraine crisis have to do with men in funny hats? Like most conflicts over the past 2,000 years, this is, at … Facts about UkraineRead more
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America’s real adversaries are its European and other allies
The Iron Curtain of the 1940s and ‘50s was ostensibly designed to isolate Russia from Western Europe – to keep out Communist ideology and military … America’s real adversaries are its European and other alliesRead more