Robert Parry | 11 July 2016 President Obama and NATO leaders signed on to the false narrative of a minding-its-own-business West getting sucker-punched by a bunch of Russian meanies, a storyline that suggests insanity or lies ’s unnerving to realize that the NATO alliance – bristling with an unprecedented array of weapons including a vast nuclear arsenal…
Radio Free Europe | 9 July 2016 NATO is indeed increasing it’s preparations for war, but the people of Europe really don’t want to go to war with Russia or anyone else. Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has accused NATO of preparing for a “hot” war against Russia and says rhetoric from alliance’s leaders is…
Russia Insider | 6 July 2016 ‘How do you not understand that the world is being pulled in an irreversible direction?’ Vladimir Putin has finally taken the kid gloves off. The Russian president was meeting with foreign journalists at the conclusion of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 17th, when he left no…
ICH | 3 July 2016 Nigel Farage accuses EU of ‘poking Russian bear with stick’ over Ukraine, Nigel Farage intensified his attack on the EU’s “vanity” foreign policy on Thursday as he accused Brussels of poking the “Russian bear with a stick” over Ukraine and of deepening the Syrian civil war by giving false hope…
RT | 1 July 2016 Hacked private emails of the US general formerly in charge of NATO reveal a campaign to pressure the White House into escalating the conflict with Russia over Ukraine, involving several influential players in Washington. The emails, posted by the site DCLeaks, show correspondence between General Philip M. Breedlove, former head of…
The Nation | 22 June2016 Washington’s NATO buildup on Russia’s borders, its refusal to cooperate with Moscow in Syria and Ukraine, and its anti-Putin propaganda form an ominous pattern. Listen to Stephen F. Cohen and John Batchelor continue their weekly discussions of the new US-Russian Cold War Nation contributing editor Stephen F. Cohen and John…
The Unz Review | 25 June 2016 Listening to the imperial media one might be excused for thinking that nothing dramatic is happening in the Ukraine and that the crisis has basically leveled off in some way. Well, why not? They just had recent elections and, apparently, that went well, Russia is still showing her…
Stephen Lendman | 27 June 2016 Putin bashing is a virtual cottage industry, blaming him for almost anything a constant Western headline theme. Following Brits voting for Brexit, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said Putin and ISIS “might be happy” with the outcome. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond accused him welcoming a British exit. Ahead of Thursday’s vote,…
Japan Times | 23 July 2016 BERLIN – NATO would currently be unable to protect the Baltics against a Russian attack, the commander of U.S. ground forces in Europe, Gen. Ben Hodges, said in a news report Wednesday. “Russia could take over the Baltic states faster than we would be able to defend them,” Hodges…
Stephen F. Cohen | 9 June 2016 NATO is continuing its military buildup and “exercises” on Russia’s borders, Moscow is taking “counter-measures,” while the US mainstream media remains silent Listen to audio of discussion between Stephen F. Cohen and John Batchelor Nation contributing editor Stephen F. Cohen and John Batchelor continue their weekly discussions of…