EDITOR—Across the globe millions of people have hit the streets asking their “leaders” to stop the Palestinian massacres and implement an immediate ceasefire. So far, except for evasions and tons of hypocrisy defying the obvious, the US empire and its satrapies seem to be holding firm in their support for Israel. The problem is that the truth has finally gotten out to the public, and now everyone not utterly brainwashed can see in plain sight the depraved criminality of the West and its imperial outpost in the Middle East. Their propaganda machinery is not working. The masses are also quickly learning they do not live in a democracy, and that they simply lack genuine political representation. At this point, too much has happened, so it would be foolish to think the world and the Palestinians can accept the status quo ante. Nothing short of a complete and guaranteed Palestinian independence will do to attain a lasting peace. Else, a major war can consume the region and even the world.
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Speaking of politically obtuse celebrities (the vast majority)
55 minutes readEDITOR—Even though things have been changing pretty fast since Russia began its SMO in Ukraine in February 2022, and accelerated even further since Hamas’ audacious assault on Oct. 7 last, American imperial soft power (which includes other Western “news” services and media) is still huge today because it’s been around for far longer than its ideological competitors and is rooted in enormous transnational platforms with considerable resources dedicated to the manufacturing of political reality, not to mention a pop culture that has not yet lost its seductiveness to many naive souls around the world.
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Donald Rumsfeld’s Ghost About My Known Knowns
36 minutes readE J CURTIN—Thirteen months after Rumsfeld’s exchange in the news conference, the United States invaded Iraq on March 19, 2003, knowing it had no justification. It was a war of aggression. Millions died as a result. And none of the killers have been prosecuted for their massive war crimes. The war was not launched on mistaken evidence; it was premeditated and based on lies easy to see. Very, very easy to see.
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George Galloway interviews People’s Party Nick Brana.
19 minutes readEDITOR—RFK Jr is the only independent with a realistic chance of winning the US presidency and he seems to realise it, says People’s Party leader Nick Brana.
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TELESUR—The Venezuelan president ordered the Vice-President, Delcy Rodríguez, “to lead a process of reforestation, afforestation and recovery of environmental balances; for which the Council of Vice-Presidents and the Presidential Council for Science, Technology and Innovation must be summoned.” According to the president, a team of scientists and experts of the highest level and from different disciplines will work in the area to achieve its reforestation and the recovery of the environment.