Tag Archives: ukraine war

Hedges: Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death

March 15, 2022 · by · in Biden administration, Military Madness, terrorism, U.S. Empire · 3 Comments

“The Ukrainian war has silenced the last vestiges of the Left. Nearly everyone has giddily signed on for the great crusade against the latest embodiment of evil, Vladimir Putin, who, like all our enemies, has become the new Hitler. The United States will give $13.6 billion in military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, with the Biden administration authorizing on Saturday an additional $200 million in military assistance.”

DN! Bill McKibben on Dire IPCC Climate Report: How Oil and Gas Are Fueling Putin’s Ukraine Invasion

March 13, 2022 · by · in Activism, climate change, Planet · Leave a comment

With the information in the latest UN report, McKibben makes an impassioned plea for immediate action to address the climate crisis.

A Conversation with Mairead McGuire, Irish Nobel Prize Winner

March 10, 2022 · by · in Activism, Building Justice/Peace, Media, nonviolent action · Leave a comment

Don’t give in to the fear-mongering; stand up and tell the truth to end militarism.

Chris Hedges: Worthy and Unworthy Victims

March 9, 2022 · by · in Militarism, Military Madness, psychological warfare, U.S. Foreign Policy · Leave a comment

Worthy victims allow citizens to see themselves as empathetic, compassionate, and just. Worthy victims are an effective tool to demonize the aggressor. They are used to obliterate nuance and ambiguity.

German Bombshell Bestseller Exposing CIA Media Control Blocked in US (Ulfkotte)

August 13, 2017 · by · in corporate media, Freedom of Speech, manufacturing consent, Media, Media Criticism · 1 Comment

His book caused a sensation in Germany, was a best-seller despite being completely ignored by the same media he was implicating…

William Pfaff. The Obama Method: Combine Threats With Accommodation

March 1, 2014 · by · in Globalization/Empire, Ground All Drones, Military Madness, U.S. Foreign Policy

From the start it has been difficult to interpret foreign policy as Barack Obama envisages it. The reason, so far as I can see, is that he has always been a man of American domestic affairs and of law, his profession. By William Pfaff  truthdig.com  Feb 25, 2014 White House/Pete Souza The Obama government has taken a Cold […]