Research conducted by New York University’s Center for Social Media and Politics into Russian trolling behavior on Twitter in the lead-up to the 2016 US presidential election has found “no evidence of a meaningful relationship between exposure to the Russian foreign influence campaign and changes in attitudes, polarization, or voting behavior.” Which is to say that all […]
Tag: Imperialism
Top Cuban diplomat speaks to The Grayzone about renewed US assault – Anya Parampil The Grayzone
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Carlos F. de Cossio, the Director General of the United States for Cuba’s Foreign Ministry, about continuing US attempts to overthrow his country’s government. TRANSCRIPT ANYA PARAMPIL: Director General Carlos de Cossio, thank you so much for speaking with me this afternoon. President Miguel Díaz-Canel just gave an […]
French Will Need Health Pass by Monday After Court Approval – The Associated Press
PARIS—A French constitutional court on Thursday validated most aspects of a new law that, starting next week, requires people to carry a special COVID-19 health pass to access cafes, restaurants, long-distance travel, and, in some cases, hospitals. But it struck down several measures for not meeting constitutional muster. The Constitutional Council ruled that the automatic […]
We Are Witnessing Incompetence On A Colossal Scale Throughout US Society – Michael Snyder
We Are Witnessing Incompetence On A Colossal Scale Throughout Our Society Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, These days, it is a surprise when someone actually does something competently. It is often said that if you want something done right you have got to do it yourself, and today that is more true than ever. […]
Will Ukraine Face The Same Abandonment After US Exit From Afghanistan? Johanna Ross
Authored by Johanna Ross via Southfront.org. Ukraine is ‘almost a member of the EU’ and ‘almost a member of NATO’ President Zelensky proudly declared of late. The word ‘almost’ is pertinent here, because seven years after the Maidan revolution, Ukraine is still a substandard democracy, and far from reaching the basic democratic standards required for […]
John Pilger: Afghanistan, The Great Game of Smashing Countries – Strategic Culture Foundation
In 2010, I was in Washington and arranged to interview the mastermind of Afghanistan’s modern era of suffering, Zbigniew Brzezinski. I quoted to him his autobiography in which he admitted that his grand scheme for drawing the Soviets into Afghanistan had created “a few stirred up Muslims”. “Do you have any regrets?” I asked.“Regrets! Regrets! What […]
Official Admits Australia Was Locked Down Based On A Lie Of Covid In Wastewater – GreatGameIndia
A seven-day state-wide lockdown in Australia was not based on science but a lie that COVID-19 was found in wastewater, an official admitted. Australians are airing their grievances with Victoria Premier Dan Andrews after he admitted he cited non-existent coronavirus-tainted sewage in his decision to lock down the state. Andrews announced a seven-day statewide shut down on […]
Denmark & Norway shutter Kabul embassies, Germany cuts staffing to bare minimum as West’s exodus continues
The rats are running for their lives after 20 years of senseless and purposeless murder of millions of innocent women and children! If this had anything to do with 9/11 the US (excuse me, the Deep State) would have attacked Israel, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia! Denmark and Norway have announced plans to close their embassies […]
Gaslighting: The Psychology Of Shaping Another’s Reality – Cynthia Chung
Authored by Cynthia Chung via The Saker Blog, “But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.” […]
Archbishop: ‘Luciferian’ globalists exploiting COVID for ‘Great Reset’ – Art Moore WND
Roman Catholic Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, a former papal ambassador to the United States, continued his criticism of the globalist “Great Reset,” warning in a new speech that corrupt civil and church authorities have joined forces to exploit the coronavirus pandemic in their quest to bolster global sovereignty. He made it clear whose side he […]
US Military Report Warns (Decides) ISIS Will Operate “Indefinitely” – Dave DeCamp
US Military Report Warns ISIS Will Operate “Indefinitely” Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, The US military published a quarterly report on ISIS to Congress on Tuesday that said the group is a “low-level” threat but warned it could operate “indefinitely” in the remote deserts of Syria. The US presence in Iraq and Syria is under the umbrella […]
Government document instructs vaccine “strike force” teams how to clear buildings, violate trespass laws and flag anti-vaxxers for forced quarantines
https://www.liberty.news/2021-07-11-government-document-instructs-vaccine-strike-force-teams-how-to-clear-buildings-violate-trespass-laws-and-flag-anti-vaxxers-for-forced-quarantines.html# A government document that has recently surfaced offers horrifying details on how door-to-door “strike force” vaccine enforcement teams plan to operate. Labeled, “Community Health Ambassador Outreach Door Knocking Project,” a now-public document published by the government of Lake County, Illinois, instructs “ambassadors” to: Violate “no soliciting” restrictions and illegally trespass onto private property. Impersonate […]
Defense Secretary Says Evacuating Americans ‘Harassed’ And ‘Beaten’ By Taliban – Gabe Kaminsky The Federalist
After President Joe Biden claimed in a press conference Friday the United States has no knowledge of Americans facing difficulties passing Taliban checkpoints and getting to the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reportedly indicated to lawmakers on a call that Americans are being beaten by the terrorists. The Kabul airport is the […]
Hiroshima: A “Military Base” according to President Harry Truman – Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research
76 years ago. The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima “A Military Base” according to Harry Truman. The collateral damage concept had yet to be defined. 100,000 civilians were killed in the first seven seconds of the explosion. Michel Chossudovsky, Hiroshima Day, August 6, 2021 *** The dangers of nuclear war are not an object of […]
Media Bury Story That Most of The Victims Killed by U.S. Forces Firing on Crowd at Airport – Joe Lauria Strategic Culture Foundation
Western media appear to be downplaying a possible major development in the Kabul airport attack, writes Joe Lauria. By Joe LAURIA It appears in the 29th paragraph of a 39-paragraph New York Times story on Saturday about the aftermath of the suicide bombing at Kabul airport this week that killed more than 180 people, including 13 U.S. military […]
In Somalia, the US is bombing the very ‘terrorists’ it created – Tim Coles The Grayzone
US and British meddling transformed Somalia’s al-Shabaab into an extremist group, inflaming the humanitarian crisis that persists throughout the country. This July, the Biden administration picked up where Trump left off and began bombing Somalia, a country with a gross domestic product of less than $6bn and a poverty rate of 70 percent. But why? The official reason provided by the Pentagon was that the […]
ISIS is back thanks to Joe Biden: The worst report possible emerges from Afghanistan – Andrew Jose
The United States believes that the Afghanistan branch of the Islamic State terror poses a significant threat to retreating American troops and Afghan evacuees. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told CNN’s Brianna Keilar on Sunday’s “State of the Union” that the threat of ISIS in Afghanistan “is real. It’s acute. It is persistent. And it […]
Haiti Betrayed – Michael Welch Global Research
A panel discussion of the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute In the latest twist in the troubled turmoil saga swirling around Haiti, the president, Jovenel Moïse was assassinated. It happened around 1am local time on July 7. According to Haitian police, more than 30 people were involved in the assassination. They stormed the house, tied up guards and […]
Escobar: All Roads Lead To The Battle For Kabul – Pepe Escobar
Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Asia Times, City after city have fallen from government to Taliban control but Afghanistan’s end-game is still unclear… Afghan militia fighters keep watch at an outpost against Taliban insurgents at Charkint district in Balkh Province in June. Photo: AFP / Farshad Usyan The ever-elusive Afghan “peace” process negotiations re-start […]
US unveils new sanctions on Belarus over crackdown on protests after Biden meets with opposition puppet Tikhanovskaya
The White House has announced a tranche of new economic measures against the government of Belarus, hitting a range of state industries including those in defense, energy, agriculture and the country’s National Olympic Committee. In a new order, US President Joe Biden officially signed into force a series of sanctions against 23 individuals and 21 […]
What If Afghanistan is More Than Just a Failed War? Tom Luongo
The U.S. Empire is in freefall. Good. Afghanistan has reverted to nativist control as expected. The ‘goat-herders’ there remain unconquered. The speed of the Taliban’s takeover doesn’t surprise me because the groundwork for it has been in process for years. Only the U.S. State Department under both Mike Pompeo and now Antony Blinken opposed this. […]
Western Socialism & Eastern Capitalism – Alasdair Macleod
Western Socialism & Eastern Capitalism Authored by Alasdair Macleod via GoldMoney.com, There has been a significant shift in geopolitics in recent months, with the US consciously deciding to withdraw from Asian conflicts, notably in Afghanistan. But the diplomatic war against Iran also appears to have been downgraded and the US presence in Iraq is to […]
As Inflation Skyrockets in the US, Russia and Saudi Arabia Sign Agreement Ending the ‘Petrol Dollar’, Putting the US Dollar and Economy at Even Higher Risk
With inflation rocketing skyward, Russia and Saudi Arabia sign deal to end We reported previously how Janet Yellen was predicting rapid inflation in July. Now Secretary Yellen Predicts Rapid Inflation Joining in on the FED’s Message Yesterday Over the weekend it was reported that inflation was at a 30-year high. Biden’s Insane Policies Are Destroying… […]
Craig Murray’s Jailing Is The Latest Move In A Battle To Snuff Out Independent Journalism
Craig Murray’s Jailing Is The Latest Move In A Battle To Snuff Out Independent Journalism Authored by Jonathan Cook, Craig Murray, a former ambassador to Uzbekistan, the father of a newborn child, a man in very poor health and one who has no prior convictions, handed himself over to the Scottish police on Sunday morning. […]
Pepe Escobar: Enduring Terror Forever: From Al-Qaeda to ISIS-K
Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Saker and first posted at AsiaTimes (emphasis ours), It was 20 years ago today. Asia Times published Get Osama! Now! Or Else…The rest is history. Retrospectively, this sounds like news from another galaxy. Before Planet 9/11. Before GWOT (Global War on Terror). Before the Forever Wars. Before the social […]
“Moderate Opposition” Carries Out Terror Attacks Outside Greater Idlib
Not only is the so-called “moderate opposition” in Idlib not content with adhering to the ceasefire agreement, but militants also move outward to carry out attacks against the Damascus government. On the morning of August 4th, a shuttle bus of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) blew up at the gate of the Republican Guard Residences […]
Who Lost America’s Longest War? Patrick J. Buchanan
How many U.S. generals knew what was going on but declined to risk their careers by telling Congress or the country that the Afghan army and regime we had stood up would likely collapse like a house of cards once the Americans departed and they had to face the Taliban alone? In April, President Joe […]
Police State Ramps Up In Sydney, Australia As Order Followers “Crackdown” On Others – Mac Slavo SHTF Plan
The police state in Sydney, Australia has ramped up to ridiculous levels. Upon commands of the ruling class, the order following law enFORCEment agents of the state is “cracking down” on their fellow human beings who no longer want to be ruled and owned. Additionally, Australian authorities on Tuesday vowed to crank up policing of […]
‘Save our lives, UK’: Abandoned Afghan interpreters plead with London as Taliban offensive rolls
Hundreds of interpreters have been left behind by the USA and UK at the mercy of Islamist militants. Two Afghan interpreters, who served British troops during their years-long stay in the war-torn country, talked to Sky News, expressing fear for their own lives and the safety of their families. Both men are former so-called Locally […]
9/11 Had Nothing to Do with Afghanistan – Ted Rall – The Unz Review
Better late than never: Most Americans now believe that invading Afghanistan was a mistake. But what good does it do to recognize a screw-up unless you learn from it? Failure to understand what went wrong and why sets you up for doing the same thing later. That’s what happened after Vietnam; rather than face the […]
Hiroshima-Nagasaki: The Story They Want Us to Forget – Bruce K. Gagnon
The world’s first nuclear explosion occurred on July 16, 1945, when a plutonium implosion device was tested at a site located 210 miles south of Los Alamos, New Mexico, on the barren plains of the Alamogordo Bombing Range, known as the Jornada del Muerto (day of the dead). US President Harry Truman ordered the first atomic bomb to be dropped […]
Stripmining the Middle Class: Neoliberalism Comes Home to Roost – Charles Hugh Smith oftwominds
But once this last pool of wealth–America’s middle class– has been siphoned dry, then who’s left to stripmine and exploit? Neoliberalism loves markets, because markets enable the wealthy to own everything that produces income and capital gains. Neoliberalism–the superficially attractive notion that opening local markets to global capital generates prosperity for all involved–is all fun […]
The “Great Reset” Elite Coup: Taking Control by Destroying Cash. Reshaping the Human “Individual” – Robert J. Burrowes
For many people desperate to see a return to a life that is more familiar, it is still easy to believe that the upheavals we have experienced since March 2020 and the changes that have been wrought in their train are ‘temporary’, even if they are starting to ‘drag on’ somewhat longer than hoped. However, […]
100 Years of Authoritarian Dreams of Control Have Been Realized
Via Blue State Conservative The ultimate control of our world has devolved into the hands of an oligarchy with great influence. Their status in international society is determined by three factors: wealth, expertise, and slavish social conformity therein. Being included in the elite circle bestows personal recognition of one’s importance to society and is relentlessly […]
60 years after use of Agent Orange in Vietnam, US still fails to recognize all its victims even among own troops, veteran says
Decades after the US dropped millions of gallons of the toxic chemical Agent Orange on Vietnam, it still fails to apply “common sense” even to the plight of American veterans exposed to it, the head of an advocacy group told RT. In August 1961, exactly 60 years ago, the US started its massive herbicidal warfare […]
Syria-Jordan Border: Daraa Suffers Terrorist Occupation Again – Steven Sahiounie
On August 6, 40 terrorists in Deraa set up a booby-trapped ambush on seven soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). Two SAA soldiers were killed, and five were injured as a result of the battle. They put up a heroic fight to defend themselves despite overwhelming odds. Syrian state media, reported that there is […]
‘Emancipation Day:’ Another Day to Bash Whites, by Gregory Hood The Unz Review
People all over the world enslaved each other until whites stopped them. The British Empire took the leading role, abolishing slavery throughout its vast territories in the Slavery Abolition Act, which became effective on August 1, 1834. This year, Canada joined the ranks of former British possessions that celebrate “Emancipation Day” on August 1. It is not a day […]
US suffocates Cuba for unwavering, victorious anti-imperialism at great cost – Aaron Maté The Grayzone
Cuba’s anti-imperial foreign policy helped end apartheid in South Africa and sustain liberation movements worldwide. Historian Piero Gleijeses says that’s one of the main reasons why the US has terrorized the island nation through today. Cuba’s anti-imperial foreign policy helped end apartheid in South Africa and sustain liberation movements worldwide. Historian Piero Gleijeses says that’s […]
Tyranny: The Deadliest Pandemic – Michael J. Talmo Global Research
Over the centuries pandemics have come and gone. Some were real like the Bubonic plague of the 14th Century and some, like AIDS, were fake. But there is one pandemic that has always been with us. It never goes away and outbreaks can occur anywhere at any time. Sometimes it’s a small outbreak and sometimes it’s […]
Mass protests kick off in Paris after France’s constitutional court approves controversial Covid legislation (VIDEOS)
Reinvigorated mass protests kicked off in the French capital shortly after the country’s top court upheld controversial legislation which makes a coronavirus ‘health pass’ mandatory for the general public. Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Paris on Thursday, heading towards the Constitutional Court. The judicial body ruled on the Covid legislation package earlier […]
Equality in Slavery Administrator – Ron Paul
Post by Ron Paul The Senate Armed Services Committee approved last month a National Defense Authorization Act that includes a requirement that women register with Selective Service on their 18th birthday. If the bill becomes law with this provision included and a military draft is reinstated, women will be forced to join the military, and […]
‘They can’t arrest all of us’: Rand Paul critics melt down as he encourages people to defy CDC & ‘drunk on power’ Pelosi
Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has been labeled “dangerous” by his critics over a video encouraging Americans to defy Covid-19 regulations from the “petty tyrant” health officials and the government, including mask mandates. “It’s time for us to resist. They can’t arrest all of us. They can’t keep all of your kids home from school. They […]
UK planned for NATO-led force of ‘like-minded’ allies to remain in Afghanistan after US troop pullout, defence minister admits, but they have to run for their lives
Slamming the US-Taliban peace deal as “rotten” and “flawed”, UK Defence Minister Ben Wallace has revealed that Britain tried to form a military coalition of “like-minded” allies to support Afghan forces after American troops left. However, “nearly all” of the NATO member states were apparently “not interested” in staying in Afghanistan after US withdrawal from […]
Taliban captures second Afghan provincial capital in as many days, after withdrawal of US troops
Taliban fighters reportedly entered the capital of Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province on Saturday, amid a large-scale offensive that saw the group take over the main city of the southwestern Nimroz province just a day earlier. The militants swept through nine out of 10 districts of the northern province, which borders the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, […]
Families of 9/11 victims tell Biden not to attend memorials until he honors pledge to declassify docs on ‘possible Saudi role’
Relatives of victims in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have disinvited President Joe Biden from their memorial services, saying he must first keep his promise to declassify evidence they think may implicate Saudi officials. “We understand President Biden’s desire to mark the solemn occasion of the 20th anniversary at Ground Zero; however, we cannot […]












































