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Heightened US/Russian Tensions
by Stephen Lendman
US-style diplomacy features bullying, bluster and coercion. Cowing other nations to comply with its diktats is longstanding Washington policy. Outliers face stiff reprisals.
Post-9/11, former Bush Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage notorious warned Pakistan, saying: "You will either accept our carpet of gold or we will carpet-bomb you back to the Stone Age."
John Perkins was an "economic hit man." His job was plundering countries for profit. It's controlling their resources.
It's impoverishing them. It's bankrupting them. It's entrapping them in debt bondage. It's exploiting their people.
Nations refusing face major reprisals. Washington stops at nothing to achieve goals. Tactics include bullying, intimidation, punishing sanctions, assassinations, coups and lawless aggression.
What’s Really Going On: Bahrain vs. Ukraine, Can You Spot the Difference?
via chycho
I. Introduction
What amazes me is that sane intelligent people have become hysterical by consuming western mainstream media propaganda designed to divert our attention away from the root cause of what ails our society.
For example, with the Ukrainian crisis shock doctrine tactics are being used to bombard us into a frenzy, the ultimate purpose for which is to distract us from the great game: Zbigniew Brzezinski’s Grand Chessboard (2), our economy’s addiction to indefinite growth, the transfer of wealth from Main Street to Wall Street (2), the resource wars, The Project for the New American Century (PNAC), the geography of energy pipelines, the misconception of American exceptionalism and how it influences our foreign policy specifically on how it relates to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the significance of war being a racket (2), and the inverted totalitarian nature of our governments waging war on information (2, 3).
To have a better understanding of what all this is about, below you will find a brief summary of what’s been going on in two major conflict zones, Bahrain and Ukraine. Can you spot the difference?
Rust Cohle's Conversion - True Detective Finale
Michael Collins
This world is a veil and the face you wear is not your own. Preacher Joel Theriot, True Detective
Tent preacher Joel Theriot's full sermon from episode three of True Detective provides a preview and explanation of detective Rust Cohle's conversion from a laconic nihilist extraordinaire who can barely live with himself to an enlightened soul with some prospect for peace.
In episode 7, Cohle laments his long journey through violence and depravity then says I'm ready to tie it off. Many suspected that this forecast death for Cohle in the final episode. In a very real sense, that theory proved correct but it was a different type of death.
Obama’s Advancing Empire: Putsch, Pillage and Duplicity
James Petras
Introduction
The Obama regime, in coordination with its allies and proxies, has re-launched a virulent world-wide campaign to destroy independent governments, encircle and ultimately, undermine global competitors, and establish a new US – EU centered world order.
We will proceed by identifying the recent ‘cycles’ of US empire-building; the advances and retreats; the methods and strategies; the results and perspectives. Our main focus is on the imperial dynamics driving the US toward greater military confrontations, up to and including conditions which can lead to a world war.
I blame you for the snowstorms
Mary Shaw
This winter has been harsh and merciless, with record-breaking snowstorms, floods, droughts, and other weather disasters all across the U.S. And I believe the climate scientists who say that these extreme weather conditions are an expected consequence of global climate change.
Accordingly, I blame you - yes, you, dear reader - for all the snow I've had to shovel, because of all the carbon you've pumped into the atmosphere through your own actions.
Indeed, the United States consistently ranks in last place year after year in National Geographic's Greendex survey, which measures the environmental impact of consumer habits and lifestyles in more than a dozen countries.
People in India, China, Brazil, Hungary, South Korea, Mexico, Argentina, Russia, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Great Britain, Australia, France, Japan, and Canada were judged to be more environmentally responsible than Americans. Yes, you read that right. India. China. South Korea. Mexico. Et cetera. All more proactively concerned than we Americans are about saving this planet for our children and our grandchildren.
Big Lies Drown Out Truth
by Stephen Lendman
Propaganda war on Russia rages. It exceeds the worst of Cold War bluster.
Scurrilous reporting is featured. Media scoundrels scream Russian aggression. Putin is outrageously compared to Hitler.
Hypocrisy is shameless. It's shocking. It's disgusting. Western-supported neo-Nazi putschists usurped power in Kiev.
It was the most brazen post-WW II coup. Legitimate Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was blamed for their crimes. They continue. They're ignored.
Headlines call them democrats. Incendiary conditions exist. Open conflict is threatened.
Israel Denies 45,000 Palestinians Water
by Stephen Lendman
The Middle East Monitor (MEM) reported it. More on what it said below.
Fascists run Israel. Democracy is verboten. Peace is a convenient illusion. Ongoing talks are a sham. Chance for peaceful conflict resolution is ZERO.
Militarism defines Israeli policy. Belligerence enforces it. So does state-sponsored terrorism.
Human and civil rights abuses are extreme. Arabs are a target of convenience. They're considered subhuman.
They're ruthlessly persecuted. Institutionalized racism shows it. Occupied Palestinians bear the greatest cross.
They're terrorized. They're marginalized, denied, persecuted and brutalized. Multiple daily neighborhood incursions target them.
Israel Hypes Nonexistent Iranian Threat
by Stephen Lendman
On Thursday, Israeli Lt. Col. Peter Lerner lied. He claimed Israeli naval forces intercepted an Iranian arms vessel.
It was heading for Gaza via Sudan, he said. It carried medium-range missiles, he added. So-called Klos-C surface-to-surface M302 rockets were named.
The alleged incident happened in the Red Sea 1,500 kilometers from Israel's coastline, he claimed.
"We have conclusive evidence that there were rockets on board the ship, and we have proof and can say with certainty that Iran is behind this operation," he said.
He continued claiming rockets originated from Syria. They were placed on planes at Damascus airport. They were shipped to Iran.
They were loaded aboard its cargo ship. It set sail days ago for Sudan. It diverted north to Iraq. Rockets were covered with cement bags to disguise them. The vessel continued en route to Sudan.
Ukraine Crisis Escalates
by Stephen Lendman
War of words continues. Washington played the sanctions card. Obama acted unilaterally. He did so by executive order.
He targeted "individuals and entities responsible for activities undermining democratic processes or institutions in Ukraine."
It includes what he calls "military intervention in Crimea." His action doesn't preclude further steps. Expect more to follow.
Hardball is longstanding US policy. Bullying is standard practice. Rule of law principles don't matter. They're discarded, ignored, forgotten and disobeyed.
Washington rules alone apply. Plans call for advancing America's imperium. Unchallenged global dominance is sought. Possible global war threatens.
Talking Peace While Waging War
by Stephen Lendman
Sham Israeli/Palestinian peace talks continue. They began last July. They're supposed to conclude in April.
Palestine's elected government wasn't invited. It's excluded from talks. Longtime Israeli collaborators represent Palestinians. They do so illegitimately.
Chance to resolve longstanding conflict is ZERO. Kerry's so-called framework agreement is totally one-sided.
It solely favors Israel. It gives Palestinians nothing. It assures continued occupation harshness.
No legitimate Palestinian leader would accept what demands rejection. Reports from Washington, Tel Aviv and Ramallah say talks so far went nowhere.
What happens going forward remains to be seen. Israel deplores peace. It thrives on conflict and instability. Its enemies are ones it invents.
In 2013, Israeli warplanes bombed Syria at least six times. On February 24, they struck Hezbollah targets. They did so along Lebanon's border with Syria.
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