EDITOR—Garland’s astute dissection of the many obstacles in RK’s path, including the numerous Third Rails he has to avoid to remain a viable candidate. For, no question about it, the US political system is a literal minefield of “untouchable” issues, from the sacred mountains of money dutifully allocated every year to the Pentagon to the privileged position of Israel, despite its astonishing list of human rights crimes, plus the “toxicity” assigned to countries that have incurred the wrath of the empire, often by just wanting to act in a sovereign manner, such as China, Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and others.
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PATRICE GREANVILLE—The “Blue Cult” and its allies in the Deep State are breaking records for hypocrisy and cynicism by persecuting Donald Trump in an obvious case of judicial malfeasance. Even in a nation long ruled and artificially legitimated by revolting displays of hypocrisy, this case is unprecedented. We are nauseated, but don’t think for a minute we are fans of Trump’s dog and pony show and his rancid jingoism.
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LARRY JOHNSON—The real wild card is the upcoming massive NATO military exercise slated to kick off next week. There is some speculation that NATO is using this as cover to intervene in the Ukraine war and attack Russia. I do not want to believe that the United States and NATO are that crazy. However, their escalation in terms of sending tanks and other advanced weapons systems must be taken at face value and Russia must be prepared to fend off a NATO attack.
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EDITOR—In this insightful interview, Scott Ritter sits down with Stephen Gardner to delve into the latest developments in the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war. The dam explosion between Ukraine and Russia will be damaging to both sides for a long time. They explore the significant impact of a recent explosion that has altered the dynamics on the ground, particularly in the Russian-occupied territory resulting from the dam’s destruction in Southern Ukraine. The conversation also delves into topics such as Putin’s role, the connection between terrorism and the war, and predictions on how the conflict might conclude. Scott Ritter gives very important insight to this conflict.
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CLAYTON MORRIS—How free is free speech in the U.K.? Well it isn’t a good sign that the Grayzone reporter Kit Klarenberg was detained when landing in England due to his war coverage that is antagonistic to the government. Should we start fearing our government now when journalists are detained for telling the truth? We speak to Klarenberg about this chilling turn of events.
