Minsk Agreement Has Failed

Paul Craig Roberts | 18 Aug 2015 Will the failure lead to Putin’s failure? It appears that the Russian government has made a mistake with regard to its approach to the breakaway Republics consisting of Russian peoples in former Russian territories who reject being governed by the anti-Russian coup government installed in Kiev by Washington.…

Propaganda, Intelligence and MH-17

Ray McGovern | 17 AUg 2015 Exclusive: Propaganda is the life-blood of life-destroying wars, and the U.S. government has reached new heights (or depths) in this art of perception management. A case in point is the media manipulation around last year’s Malaysia Airlines shoot-down over Ukraine, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern. By Ray McGovern During a recent interview, I…

The U.S.-Russia “phony war”: How Washington warmongers could bring us from stalemate to catastrophe

Salon | 9 Aug 2015 One of two outcomes is likely: Another long Cold War, or a great power conflict                     The Ukraine crisis and the attendant confrontation with Russia assume a “phony war” feel these days. As in the perversely calm months between the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and the Blitzkrieg into…

Is Putin Planning to Sell-Out Assad?

Counter Punch | 14 Aug 2015 Moscow’s geostrategic objectives in Syria are the polar opposite of Washington’s. Grasping this simple fact is the easiest way to get a fix on what’s really going on in the war-torn country. What Washington wants is explained in great detail in a piece by Michael E. O’Hanlon at the Brookings Institute…

Washington’s Fifth Columns Inside Russia and China

Paul Craig Roberts | 3 Aug 2015 It took two decades for Russia and China to understand that “pro-democracy” and “human rights” organizations operating within their countries were subversive organizations funded by the US Department of State and a collection of private American foundations organized by Washington. The real purpose of these non-governmental organizations (NGOs)…

Malaysia plays UN court jester in MH17 vote

NEO | 1 Aug 2015 “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.”… George Orwell Malaysia played the fool this week by pushing for a UN-sponsored international commission on the MH17 shoot down, which it knew would be vetoed by Russia. Its only motivation might have been wanting…

Why Russia Shut Down NED Fronts

Robert Parry | 30 July 2015 The neocon-flagship Washington Post fired a propaganda broadside at President Putin for shutting down the Russian activities of the National Endowment for Democracy, but left out key facts like NED’s U.S. government funding, its quasi-CIA role, and its plans for regime change in Moscow, writes Robert Parry. The Washington Post’s…