JOHN PILGER—”The Quiet Mutiny” in 1970 was the first of over 60 documentary films by Pilger. Filmed at Camp Snuffy the film presented a character study of the common US soldier during the Vietnam War revealing the shifting morale and open rebellion of Western troops. Pilger described the film as “something of a scoop” – it was the first documentary to show the open rebellion within the drafted ranks of the US military that led to the withdrawal of the land army in 1973. “When I flew to New York and showed it to Mike Wallace the star reporter of CBS 60 Minutes he agreed. “Real shame we cant show it here”” Pilger said in an interview with the New Statesman.
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Who really rules you? Understanding the power game.
7 minutes readEDITOR—Garland Nixon and the inestimable Joti Brar, a leader of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CP-GB), clarify in a few minutes, in plain language, who really rules our lives. Forget about the party and election circus. Or what the President is up to in the White House. That’s NOT where power really resides in capitalist society. Instead, a huge machinery of distraction —the media, entertainment (films and sports), phony politicians, etc.—hides the actual ruling class [the billionaires and financial blocs who make all the big decisions behind closed doors, in practical anonymity and without any accountability, acting in fact as a dictatorship), while the charade of bourgeois democracy plays on for the masses…
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BILLY BOB—In a sane world where people were held accountable in a way that was proportionate to their crimes, there would be mass executions throughout the entirety of the Western ruling class as well as within the current puppet government of Ukraine.
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EDITOR—”The introduction of COVID 19 vaccines was a game changer in fighting the pandemic. However, it has become clear that we cannot rely on vaccines as a sole agent in this battle. The phenomena of waning immunity within several months, the viral mutations which can elude the virus from vaccine efficacy, all highlight the need for anti-viral drugs to prevent deterioration, hospitalization and death. In fact even the big vaccine/pharma companies have entered the race of finding an efficient anti-COVID drug.”
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Why Israel’s propaganda war has been just a complete mess
13 minutes readALEX LO—So with the Arab states, Israel may be most honest, at least with their dictatorial leaders. They understand each other perfectly, and Washington helps grease the wheels by providing financial aid and selling outdated weapons to the “moderate” Arab states, which are good enough against each other and Iran, and for domestic suppression.
Washington also provides them with some protection and assistance against Iran and its various proxies across the region.
The proverbial Arab Street may be rabidly against Israel, but it’s also a domestic tinderbox against their own ruling elites. For the Arab audience, there isn’t much need for propaganda, as both sides understand each other pretty well.