US-led confrontation with Russia risks nuclear war, and exit from NATO by European partners, says Michael Hudson
It’s unlikely Canadians will find an equivalent to Hudson’s penetrating perspective in the pages of the Globe and Mail. No 1729 Posted by fw, July 17, 2016 “One of the points … Continue reading →
The President who wowed Canada’s Parliament fails to impress Canadian professor
“President Barack Obama, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has failed to live up to the promises he made and the hopes he raised.” No 1723 Posted by fw, July 11, 2016 … Continue reading →
Trudeau’s folly — PM buys into Obama-led NATO escalation with Russia, calculated to create new markets for US arms dealers
Obama-Trudeau pact may not be on a par with Bush-Blair’s 2003 Iraq WMD lies, nevertheless, it is based on lies on both sides. No 1719 Posted by fw, July 6, 2016 … Continue reading →
Obama’s “NATO needs more Canada” plays to our vanity, risks military escalation with Russia
Parliament, and 200 attending members of Canada’s ruling class, fell for the president’s false narrative about Russian aggression. No 1717 Posted by fw, July 3, 2016 Watching a video of the … Continue reading →
Investigative journalists blow lid off US government’s secretive under-the-table assistance to jihadist groups
It turns out the US ruling aristocracy and the royal Sauds, an emerging global dictatorship, is, to a large extent, ruling the world together. No 1556 Posted by fw, January … Continue reading →
“This is really a total fraud,” says climate scientist James Hansen about COP21
What Obama is proposing is “totally ineffectual.” No 1529 Posted by fw, December 4, 2015 “Remarkably, [COP21] is not much different than Kyoto except that, here, they’re not even requiring … Continue reading →
TPP prediction shocker by reporter Roger Jordan —
“There is little doubt that Trudeau will soon give Obama what he wants in regards to the TPP” No 1522 Posted by fw, November 21, 2015 “There is little doubt … Continue reading →
Obama views Canada’s support for TPP as a done deal
Trudeau, however, maintained that a final decision will not be made ahead of planned parliamentary hearings. No 1521 Posted by fw, November 20, 2015 “U.S. President Barack Obama says he … Continue reading →
Obama ridicules Republican presidential candidates, leaves crowd in stitches — VIDEO
They seem to “occupy a different reality”, quipped the president. No 1498 Posted by fw, November 4, 2015 “Tweaking Republicans who question climate change, Mr. Obama likened it to having … Continue reading →
US officials use prospect of TTIP approval to bully EU to lift ban on cancer-causing pesticides and tar-sands oil
EU is secretly imposing TTIP treaty provisions before deal has even been approved or signed No 1486 Posted by fw, October 21, 2015 “Hello, international fascism ….The European Union is … Continue reading →
Canada’s ISIS mission: Turns out we’re allied with a loser, the “dunces” in Washington
Putin is poised to wipe the floor with America’s anti-Assad insurgents, and make Obama et. al. look like fools No 1476 Posted by fw, October 10, 2015 “On Syria, Putin … Continue reading →
Ukraine — The American war party is on the march, risking nuclear missile confrontation
Only the war hawks have a voice in America’s mainstream media No 1250 Posted by fw, February 3, 2015 “What I foresaw in February has played out, I regret to … Continue reading →
Mission Accomplished!
This picture is worth more than a thousand words — and countless deaths No 1221 Posted by fw, January 3, 2015 Image source: Collapse of Industrial Civilization ~ Finding the … Continue reading →
Big money from Wall Street drives Obama’s push to fast track new Pacific Rim free trade deal
And America’s working class will get screwed again, worse even than with NAFTA No 1218 Posted by fw, December 28, 2014 “Barack Obama, Bill Clinton see it in their political … Continue reading →
Obama quietly approved Enbridge cross-border pipeline for transport of Alberta tar sands oil
“He did it sort of secretly and didn’t go through the entire process the Keystone XL northern half is going through” No 1193 Posted by fw, November 19, 2014 “We’re … Continue reading →
Obama’s ISIL speech “A combination of unbearable self-praise, slight megalomania,” says peace activist
Obama’s bizarre logic amounts to — No, we kill people because we think it is wrong to kill people… No 1142 Posted by fw, September 11, 2014 “The last 2 … Continue reading →
Supporters of Israel are actually supporters of its moral degeneration, isolation, and possibly, ultimate destruction
So says Noam Chomsky who puts Israel’s “hideous atrocity” in Gaza in historical context No 1118 Posted by fw, August 07, 2014 Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned political dissident, linguist, author, … Continue reading →
Truth is dead – Long live deceit
Political language is turned on its head, the truth is expunged, and we are all corrupted No 1113 Posted by fw, August 03, 2014 “As advanced societies are de-politicised, the … Continue reading →
Obama’s “hollow diplomacy” has created “political space” for Israeli massacres in Gaza
Obama authorizes shipments of weapons to Israel, then says he’s heartbroken by images from Gaza No 1104 Posted by fw, July 21, 2014 “This is an absolute failure of U.S. … Continue reading →