The Mysterious Un-Flair of Style

Thomas Knapp: A group of people dwindling at nameless hands for unrevealed reasons is a great setup for suspenseful fiction like Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. It’s not so entertaining when it happens in reality. Christie is back in the news nearly half a century after her passing. Dozens of headlines in media outlets worldwide … Continue reading The Mysterious Un-Flair of Style → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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The Internet Needs a Country of Its Very Own

Thomas Knapp: Global Internet Access. By Wassim Benki 0690. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. On March 23, Axios reports, Utah governor Spencer Cox signed two bills “aimed at limiting when and where anyone younger than 18 years old can interact online, and to stop companies from luring minors to certain websites.” The laws require social … Continue reading The Internet Needs a Country of Its Very Own → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Remembering Jalil Andrabi On His 27th Death Anniversary

Voice of East: Remembering Jalil Andrabi On His 27th Death Anniversary By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai Today is the 27th anniversary of Jalil Andrabi, a person of deep judicial insight and former Chairman of Kashmir Commission of Jurists. He was detained by Major Avtar... Read More › - Voice of East
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Patriotism and Sinophobia

Kim Petersen: People such as former US military men like Scott Ritter and Douglas MacGregor provide excellent analysis on the geopolitics and warring in Ukraine. Ritter and McGregor are two Americans apparently able to relay a perspective based on their own take of a situation, a take independent of government pronouncements and home media reports. Nonetheless, despite […] - Kim Petersen
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Fraud Is Baked Into the American Healthcare Cake

Thomas Knapp: “Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files,” investigative journalists Patrick Rucker, Maya Miller, and David Armstrong reported at ProPublica on March 25. “A Cigna algorithm flags mismatches between diagnoses and what the company considers acceptable tests and procedures for those ailments. Company doctors then sign … Continue reading Fraud Is Baked Into the American Healthcare Cake → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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The West’s Latest Conspiracy Theory Is That Russia Slaughtered Chinese Miners In Africa

Voice of East: The West’s Latest Conspiracy Theory Is That Russia Slaughtered Chinese Miners In Africa By Andrew Korybko There wouldn’t be any narrative for the West’s perception managers to propagate had this terrorist massacre not taken place on the eve of President Xi’s... Read More › - Voice of East
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Biden Administration Must Insist On Transparency In Kashmir

Voice of East: Biden Administration Must Insist On Transparency In Kashmir: Dr Fai By Our Special Correspondent Washington, DC – Once again, the United States Department of State has issued its latest report on human rights practices around the world. The report was... Read More › - Voice of East
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Florida: New College, Same Old Problem

Thomas Knapp: In 1960, with assistance from the United Church of Christ, civic leaders launched New College — a private liberal arts institution with an initial student body of 101. By the 1970s, that enrollment had swelled to more than 500. With nearly $4 million in debt rather than a fat and growing endowment, New College made … Continue reading Florida: New College, Same Old Problem → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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The US Would Support, Not Oppose, Another Military Coup In Pakistan

Voice of East: The US Would Support, Not Oppose, Another Military Coup In Pakistan By Andrew Korybko For as accurately as this research professor at the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College described the tense socio-political run-up to what might soon... Read More › - Voice of East
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Iraq War Anniversary: Never Back Down on the Only Important Fact

Thomas Knapp: In March of 2003, the United States launched an illegal war of aggression against Iraq. The US regime promoted that illegal war of aggression, starting well in advance, through the manufacture and repetition of  falsehoods for the purpose of cultivating fear over non-existent threats, and loathing over non-existent connections between the Iraqi regime an the … Continue reading Iraq War Anniversary: Never Back Down on the Only Important Fact → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Patriotism and Sinophobia

Kim Petersen: People such as former US military men like Scott Ritter and Douglas MacGregor provide excellent analysis on the geopolitics and warring in Ukraine. Ritter and McGregor are two Americans apparently able to relay a perspective based on their own take of a situation, a take independent of government pronouncements and home media reports. Nonetheless, despite […] The post Patriotism and Sinophobia first appeared on Dissident Voice. - Kim Petersen
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CNN Let Slip That The ICC’s Arrest Warrant Is Revenge For The West’s Failure To Isolate Russia

Voice of East: CNN Let Slip That The ICC’s Arrest Warrant Is Revenge For The West’s Failure To Isolate Russia By Andrew Korybko This move is aimed at limiting President Putin’s personal travel options, prompting those countries that aren’t part of the ICC to... Read More › - Voice of East
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International Criminal Court: Sauce for the Goose …

Thomas Knapp: “Well, I think it’s justified,” US president Joe Biden said of news that the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Russian president Vladimir Putin and “children’s rights commissioner” Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova over their actions in Ukraine. “[The ICC’s jurisdiction is] not recognized internationally by us, either. But I think it makes a very … Continue reading International Criminal Court: Sauce for the Goose … → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Cacophany, Not Harmony: US Foreign Policy’s Terrible Tune

Thomas Knapp: On March 14, a Russian SU-27 fighter brought down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. The exact details of where and how remain a mystery even after the release of drone video showing what appears to be a dump of jet fuel onto the drone, but those details don’t matter much. The … Continue reading Cacophany, Not Harmony: US Foreign Policy’s Terrible Tune → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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The US Is Hellbent On “Containing” China And Russia

Voice of East: The US Is Hellbent On “Containing” China And Russia By Andrew Korybko A Third World War isn’t inevitable since that worst-case scenario can still be averted. All that the US has to do is realize that it’s impossible to reverse the... Read More › - Voice of East
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Bank Collapses: Yes, It’s a Taxpayer Bailout

Thomas Knapp: US president Joe Biden “stresses that Silicon Valley Bank is not getting a bailout,” The Hill reported on March 13. “[N]o losses will be borne by the taxpayers,” he said of the federal government’s decision to cover depositor losses in excess of  $250,000.  “Instead, the money will come from the fees that banks pay into the … Continue reading Bank Collapses: Yes, It’s a Taxpayer Bailout → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Indict Trump? Sure, But Don’t Forget That’s Exactly What He Wants.

Thomas Knapp: Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson tells USA Today that former president Donald Trump should abandon his 2024 campaign to re-take the White House if he’s indicted: “It doesn’t mean that he’s guilty of it or he should be charged, but it’s just such a distraction that would be unnecessary for somebody who’s seeking the highest office … Continue reading Indict Trump? Sure, But Don’t Forget That’s Exactly What He Wants. → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Total Worldwide Disarmament: Security Must Be for All Countries

Kim Petersen: Read Parts 1, 2, and 3. A new consciousness is developing which sees the earth as a single organism and recognizes that an organism at war with itself is doomed. We are one planet. One of the great revelations of the age of space exploration is the image of the earth finite and lonely, somehow […] The post Total Worldwide Disarmament: Security Must Be for All Countries first appeared on Dissident Voice. - Kim Petersen
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Analysing The ODNI’s Assessment Of South Asia’s Interstate Conflict Potential

Voice of East: Analysing The ODNI’s Assessment Of South Asia’s Interstate Conflict Potential By Andrew Korybko The dual-triangulation at play can be simplified as the US hoping to indirectly use India to “contain” China while at the same time relying on Pakistan to fulfil... Read More › - Voice of East
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War on Drugs: Terror Kingpins Condemn “Terrorist Organizations”

Thomas Knapp: Capitol Hill’s drug warriors self-injected their latest fix of high dudgeon  in early March, after the abduction of four Americans — two of whom were subsequently murdered — by drug traffickers in Mexico. On March 8, US Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Rick Scott (F-FL) announced proposed legislation to designate Mexican drug cartels as “terrorist … Continue reading War on Drugs: Terror Kingpins Condemn “Terrorist Organizations” → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Dmitry Medvedev Is Right: The Global South Is Rising Up Against Neo-Colonialism

Voice of East: Dmitry Medvedev Is Right: The Global South Is Rising Up Against Neo-Colonialism By Andrew Korybko While most of the Global South isn’t against the Golden Billion per se, it’s also no longer content with tolerating that bloc’s neo-colonialism, hence why these... Read More › - Voice of East
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The US Government’s War On TikTok is Idiotic, But There Are Up Sides

Thomas Knapp: The US government’s bi-partisan war on your right to publish embarrassing videos of yourself proceeds apace. As of March 6, Reuters reports, the White House is “working with Congress” on legislation that would give US president Joe Biden authority to pretend that he can ban the app. As I’ve written before, I’m all in favor … Continue reading The US Government’s War On TikTok is Idiotic, But There Are Up Sides → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Analysing The NATO-Backed Neo-Nazi Terrorist Attack In Russia’s Bryansk Region

Voice of East: Analysing The NATO-Backed Neo-Nazi Terrorist Attack In Russia’s Bryansk Region By Andrew Korybko Putting together the three observations related to the timing of this terrorist attack, NATO’s role in arming the Neo-Nazis that carried it out, and the US’ tacit approval... Read More › - Voice of East
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Voices Against War

Kim Petersen: Read Parts 1 and 2. The sooner the war in Ukraine is over, the sooner the U.S. and Russia can get down to the business of preserving arms control as a viable part of the relationship between the two nations. By seeking to extend the Ukraine conflict, however, the U.S. is in effect engaging in […] The post Voices Against War first appeared on Dissident Voice. - Kim Petersen
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Free Mice in Free Markets

Thomas Knapp: Readers of The Wall Street Journal opinion page on March 1 may have had to double-check that April didn’t arrive early.  Or at least that the byline for an editorial lambasting Republicans who “have campaigned on free-market principles but governed as corporatists — supporting subsidies, tax breaks and legislative carve-outs,” all “policies that benefit corporate … Continue reading Free Mice in Free Markets → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Towards Tri-Multipolarity: The Golden Billion, The Sino-Russo Entente, And The Global South

Voice of East: Towards Tri-Multipolarity: The Golden Billion, The Sino-Russo Entente, And The Global South By Andrew Korybko The global systemic transition’s impending evolution towards tri-multipolarity could see the US-led West’s Golden Billion, the Sino-Russo Entente, and the de facto Indian-led Global South becoming... Read More › - Voice of East
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Kevin McCarthy is No Edward Snowden — But He Should Find the Comparison Flattering

Thomas Knapp: US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, no stranger to finding himself under political fire, has been hunkering down beneath a new barrage after turning over 40,000 hours of US Capitol security camera footage (from the January 6, 2021 riot) to Fox News’s Tucker Carlson. “The speaker is needlessly exposing the Capitol complex to one of the … Continue reading Kevin McCarthy is No Edward Snowden — But He Should Find the Comparison Flattering → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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