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The Geopolitics of the Ukraine War – Alfred W. Mccoy

Posted on March 12, 2022 by kf1

Just as the relentless grinding of the earth’s tectonic plates produces earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, so the endless superpower struggle for dominance over Eurasia is fraught with tensions and armed conflict. Beneath the visible outbreak of war in Ukraine and … Continue reading →

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Germany Deserves a Big Share of the Blame for the Ukraine Disaster BY DAVE LINDORFF

Posted on March 12, 2022 by kf1

Nobody is talking about the blame that must be shouldered by the German government for the crisis and humanitarian disaster in Ukraine. Sure Russia is guilty of a huge war crime in invading Ukraine. Surely too, the US must be … Continue reading →

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The Real Reasons Behind the Iran Nuke Deal by PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS

Posted on July 22, 2015 by kf1

Obama is being praised as a man of peace for the nuclear agreement with Iran. Some are asking if Obama will take the next step and repair US-Russian relations and bring the Ukrainian imbroglio to an end? If so he … Continue reading →

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Wars for Resources? by JOHN FOSTER

Posted on March 3, 2015 by kf1

Recent conflicts in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine have ostensibly been about “bad guys” who threatened peace with weapons of one kind or another, or stifled freedom and democracy. Whatever the accusation, concerns about petroleum — oil and gas — … Continue reading →

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Washington Piles Lie Upon Lie by PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS

Posted on August 30, 2014 by kf1

The latest Washington lie, this one coming from NATO, is that Russia has invaded Ukraine with 1,000 troops and self-propelled artillery. How do we know that this is a lie? Is it because we have heard nothing but lies about … Continue reading →

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Obama’s “Catastrophic Defeat” in Ukraine by MIKE WHITNEY

Posted on August 30, 2014 by kf1

“We are currently witnessing an epic and historic event. The Ukrainian regular army and the punitive battalions are suffering a catastrophic defeat to the south of Donetsk…..It still is not quite clear how the Junta intends to avoid a complete … Continue reading →

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Did a Neoliberal Energy Grab Backfire? Crimea: an EU-US-Exxon Screwup

Posted on May 25, 2014 by kf1

by PIERRE M. SPREY and FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY On 17 May, William Broad’s piece, “In Taking Crimea, Putin Gains a Sea of Fuel Reserves”, appeared in the New York Times.  Broad explained  how the annexation of Crimea by Russia changed the … Continue reading →

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A World War is Beckoning by JOHN PILGER

Posted on May 16, 2014 by kf1

Why do we ­tolerate the threat of ­another world war in our name? Why do we allow lies that justify this risk? The scale of our ­indoctrination, wrote Harold Pinter, is a “brilliant, even witty, highly successful act of ­hypnosis”, as if … Continue reading →

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ExxonMobil, Russia and Ukraine by STEVE HORN

Posted on March 19, 2014 by kf1

In a long-awaited moment in a hotly contested zone currently occupied by the Russian military, Ukraine’s citizens living in the peninsula of Crimea voted overwhelmingly to become part of Russia. Responding to the referendum, President Barack Obama and numerous U.S. officials rejected the results … Continue reading →

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Obama Backs Down on Crimea by MIKE WHITNEY

Posted on March 19, 2014 by kf1

“I never thought I’d live to see the day when the US State Department whitewashed the neo-Nazi views and heritage of a gang of thugs who had seized power in a violent coup d’état. In Iraq, Libya, and Syria, US … Continue reading →

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