Новости за 31.01.2019

I remember when a suspect was regarded as innocent until proven guilty in a fair trial. Today prosecutors convict their victims in the media in order to make an unbiased jury impossible and thereby coerce a plea bargain that saves the prosecutor from having to prove his case. In the United States law is no longer a shield of the people. Law is a weapon in the hands of prosecutors. (See Roberts & Stratton, The Tyranny of Good Intentions.)

The dark cloud hanging over the Russian media right now has for the first time in many years shifted away from the Donbass/Ukraine all the way to the other side of the nation as Russian and Japanese diplomats work to finally end WWII. Yes, although it is very hard to believe, a formal end to the war between these two great nations has never been made. But the question is “why?”. Why after 70 some years is it now “time to negotiate”? And is this really Japan acting in its own self interest or is... Читать дальше...

After decrying US sanctions against Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA as "illegal" and enforcing "unfair competition", a Kremlin spokesman has reiterated that Russia is prepared to use "all mechanisms available to us" to defend its economic interests in Venezuela - interests that are closely tied to the Maduro regime.

There he was, right there on the stage to the right side of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who was briefing the press on America’s position concerning the recent coup in Venezuela. I rubbed my eyes—was I seeing what I thought I was seeing?

The Pentagon has now acknowledged that the new Russian air defense systems have severely restricted the US Air Force’s freedom of movement in US overseas operations. The report, published in part by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), is presented as a big surprise.

I have given this essay a “fake news” title for a good reason: to direct your attention to the fact that the incumbent President of Russia is too gentle for his and our good. He does not make threats the way his predecessor, the party boss of the Soviet Union did in 1956. He does not bang his shoe on the desk in front of him while speaking to the General Assembly of the United Nations as Nikita Khrushchev also did.  Thus we Europeans and Americans are oblivious to the dangers of a hot war with... Читать дальше...

A few days ago, the ADL put out its annual report on extremist violence. It seems that in the year 2018, virtually all “extremist violence” resulting in fatalities (a tiny percentage of all homicides in America, mind you) was committed by right-wingers. Virtually all of it. Now, I suspect there is a whole lot of political violence by lefties, in particular non-white lefties, that is simply not being categorized as “political violence” by the authorities, especially in light of how politicized... Читать дальше...

Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon and other monolithic tech corporations are under fire worldwide for destroying internet freedom and maliciously violating the privacy of its customers. However, one entity thinks these corporations haven’t gone far enough in enforcing Big Brother: the globalists at the European Union (EU).

Developments in Venezuela are reverberating in Turkey, especially after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threw his weight behind the country’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro.

The way personnel spin through Washington’s infamous revolving door between the Pentagon and the arms industry is nothing new. That door, however, is moving ever faster with the appointment of Patrick Shanahan, who spent 30 years at Boeing, the Pentagon’s second largest contractor, as the Trump administration’s acting secretary of defense.

Has President Donald Trump abandoned the idea of transforming US politics ? Has he bowed to the ex-ruling class of his country ? Over the last two months, his administration seems to have restructured AfriCom, CentCom and SouthCom. The first military command of the Pentagon has apparently been authorised to join battle against Chinese projects on the African continent ; the second has been engaged to divide the Greater Middle East between Arabs and Persians ; and the third to destroy the State structures of the Caribbean Basin. Читать дальше...