Knowing well in advance that Russia would reject it, the U.S. and Ukraine announced with fanfare that its ceasefire deal was in “Russia’s court” in what was an exercise of pure public relations, writes Joe Lauria.
The Phony Ceasefire
Category: International
The Chris Hedges Report: ‘Perfect Victims’
“Obfuscating the killer” — Mohammed El-Kurd on his new book and the kind of journalism that transforms Palestinians into humanitarian subjects, avoiding a critical discussion of Zionism as the root of the occupation and the suffering.
The Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil & the First Amendment
A multi-pronged assault on free speech — built on baseless accusations — is being used to justify the deportation of a permanent U.S. resident, writes Robert Inlakesh.
Green-Card Holders’ Rights
As pro-Palestine protest leader Mahmoud Khalil faces deportation, legal scholar Gabriel J. Chin lists three major differences between the rights of citizens and lawful permanent residents.
Craig Murray: Putin Is No Hitler
The economies of Western Europe are being realigned onto a war footing, led by the utterly transformed European Union, whose leaders are now channelling an atavistic hereditary hatred of Russia.
Ukraine & Revolution
For rulers, the most dangerous of all things is a still-armed soldier who starts to reflect, says John Wight.
Moscow Nights — and Days
Andrew P. Napolitano says that in his interviews with them, two of Putin’s closest confidants showed appreciation for Trump’s intended “reset” of U.S.-Russian relations.
Britain Wants Ukraine’s Minerals Too
“It’s not just Trump.” Mark Curtis reports on the U.K.’s scramble for Ukraine’s natural resources.
Navigating US-China Tensions
Canberra’s failure to detect live-firing by Chinese warships has exposed weaknesses in Australia’s defence, which in just a couple of weeks has changed for the worse, writes Peter Cronau.
Caitlin Johnstone: Zionism Is Strangling Free Speech in Australia
The real anti-Semitism problem in society is the way ruling institutions keep lumping all Jews in with the abuses of a genocidal apartheid state and the Western empire which supports it.