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: Propaganda
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.
Jonathan Cook: BBC’s ‘Road to Oct 7’ an Utter Travesty
The series serves Israel’s interest in reviving the genocide in Gaza and spreading Netanyahu’s ethnic cleansing operations to the West Bank.
Craig Murray: Ukraine, Diplomacy & War
Smoke and mirrors, as usual, surround the alternative “peace plan” that European leaders are going to present to Trump.
Caitlin Johnstone: Israel Begins Choking Gaza Again
Here we are, watching the Western press give Netanyahu cover to commit more war crimes in full confidence that he will be supported by the Adelson asset in the White House.
The Chris Hedges Report: The World After Gaza
Essayist and novelist Pankaj Mishra discusses the lesser-known genocidal escapades of Western governments and his latest book, The World After Gaza.
Pro-Israel Bias in UK Newsrooms Revealed
Journalists from five British media outlets speaking anonymously tell Hamza Yusuf about the way their own organisations cover Israel-Palestine.
USAID’s Giant Network of ‘Independent’ Media
Alan MacLeod on the global influence of the U.S. agency that has been hit by a funding pause.
The Chris Hedges Report: Arab Regimes & the Betrayal of Palestine
“Endemic spiritual death” — Farah El-Sharif on this time of harrowing dehumanization of Muslim communities worldwide by a global Western war of terror.
Jonathan Cook: 30 Years of Middle East Lies
The “War on Terror” was built on a series of deceptions to persuade the Western public that its leaders were crushing Islamist extremism. In truth, they were nourishing it.