Had the war plans been discussed on a secure government channel a record would have been kept, but Signal offered a way to make it disappear unless someone from outside took screenshots, writes Joe Lauria.
The ‘Disappearing’ War Chat
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The Phony Ceasefire
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.
FBI Redactions on Seth Rich Index Leave No Answers
The F.B.I. met a court-ordered deadline to provide an index of files on slain DNC-staffer Seth Rich’s two computers, but more than 300 pages of redactions shed no light on an alleged connection to WikiLeaks, reports Joe Lauria.
FBI Due to Release List of Seth Rich Files Monday
A federal judge in Texas ordered in a FOIA case against the F.B.I. that the bureau must produce an index of the contents of Seth Rich’s laptop computers by Monday, reports Joe Lauria.
Judge Orders Defendants in CN v NewsGuard & USG to Respond to Trump Executive Order on Censorship
A U.S. federal judge has set a deadline of Thursday for the U.S. Government and NewsGuard to respond to an executive order banning government involvement in censorship.
Europe’s Face-Saving Theater on Ukraine
Britain’s prime minister called an “emergency” summit in London following the Oval Office Fiasco to try to convince the world it will not be Europe’s fault, but America’s (Read: Donald Trump’s) when Ukraine collapses, writes Joe Lauria.
Trump, Vance School Zelensky on Reality of His War
The embattled Ukraine president, believing his own propaganda, was dressed down before the cameras in the Oval Office Friday by a fed-up president and vice president of the United States, reports Joe Lauria.
Ukraine Timeline Tells the Tale
Without historical context, which is buried by corporate media, it’s impossible to understand Ukraine. Historians will tell the story, but journalists are cut short for trying to tell it now.
The US Needed Russia to Invade Ukraine
In a moment of candor in March 2022, Joe Biden revealed why the U.S. needed the Russian invasion to launch its three-pronged, pre-meditated war on Russia, writes Joe Lauria.
Why Putin Entered the War
Three years ago on Monday Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s intervention in Ukraine to “demilitarize” and “de-Nazify” the country after 30 years of the West pushing Russia too far, wrote Joe Lauria on Feb. 24, 2022.