Poland’s Top Military Official Shared Some Unpopular Truths About The NATO-Russian Proxy War

Voice of East: Poland’s Top Military Official Shared Some Unpopular Truths About The NATO-Russian Proxy War By Andrew Korybko Nobody should doubt Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces General Rajmund Andrzejczak’s intentions or suspect that he’s a so-called “Russian agent”... Read More › - Voice of East
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To End the Gerrymander Wars, Get Algorithmic

Thomas Knapp: “When it had a Democratic majority last year,” the New York Times reports, more than 200 years after the Boston Gazette decried Massachusetts state Senator Elbridge Gerry’s district as a sprawling, curving salamander-shaped monstrosity,  “the North Carolina Supreme Court voided the state’s legislative and congressional maps as illegal gerrymanders. Now the court has a Republican majority, … Continue reading To End the Gerrymander Wars, Get Algorithmic → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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South Africa’s Neutrality In The New Cold War Is Under Threat From Western Pressure

Voice of East: South Africa’s Neutrality In The New Cold War Is Under Threat From Western Pressure By Andrew Korybko The larger context in which South Africa just flipflopped on its “International Criminal Court” commitments is of outsized importance not just for BRICS’ future,... Read More › - Voice of East
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Margdarshan Resolution: A Solution For The Kashmir Problem?

Voice of East: Margdarshan Resolution: A Solution For The Kashmir Problem? By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai I came across a statement in ‘Scoop News,’ made by Dr. Ajay Chrungoo, Chairman, ‘Panun Kashmir’ that ‘The return and rehabilitation of the persecuted Kashmiri Hindus is... Read More › - Voice of East
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2024: We Can Do Better … Or Can We?

Thomas Knapp: On April 25,  US president Joe Biden announced his intention to seek re-election in 2024. “The question we’re facing,” Biden says in his announcement video, “is whether in the years ahead, we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer.” “I know what I want the answer to be,” he continues, “and I … Continue reading 2024: We Can Do Better … Or Can We? → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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US National Debt: “Validity” Doesn’t Forbid Default

Thomas Knapp: In a letter to the editor of the Washington Post (“The Constitution demands the debt be paid. Period.”), one Maurice F. Baggiano claims: “As long as public debts are authorized by law, they may not be questioned and must be paid. That’s the import of Section 4 of the 14th Amendment.” Mr. Baggiano seems to be … Continue reading US National Debt: “Validity” Doesn’t Forbid Default → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Kashmiri Diaspora In Washington D.C. Organised A Grand Eid Milan Party On Eid ul Fitr

Voice of East: Kashmiri Diaspora In Washington D.C. Organised A Grand Eid Milan Party On Eid ul Fitr By Our Special Correspondent Washington, D.C. – Eid al-Fitr was celebrated in the United States of America on Friday, April 21, 2023. Eid al-Fitr is... Read More › - Voice of East
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Time Mustn’t Be Allowed to Run out on Julian Assange

Kim Petersen: Despite whatever charges Julian Assange may be accused of, it is well known that the WikiLeaks publisher was targeted for exposing the war crimes of the US government. In an upside-down Bizarro World, the screws are being ever so gradually tightened on Assange by the war criminals and their criminal accomplices. It is, in fact, […] - Kim Petersen
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Pakistan’s Attendance At Next Month’s SCO Event In India Is A Pretty Big Deal

Voice of East: Pakistan’s Attendance At Next Month’s SCO Event In India Is A Pretty Big Deal By Andrew Korybko The optics of the Pakistani Foreign Minister traveling to India early next month in what CNN noted will be “the most senior-level visit in... Read More › - Voice of East
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A Counter-Proposal: RESTRICT the RESTRICTors

Thomas Knapp: The RESTRICT Act — currently winding its way through Congress — would empower the US Commerce Department to “identify, deter, disrupt, prevent, prohibit, investigate and mitigate transactions” that “pose an undue or unacceptable risk to U.S. national security or the safety of U.S. persons.” The RESTRICT Act’s more common name in the popular consciousness is … Continue reading A Counter-Proposal: RESTRICT the RESTRICTors → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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More Equal Than Others, Clarence Thomas Edition

Thomas Knapp: I’m reading a thing.   The thing reads: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY FALSIFIES OR FAILS TO FILE THIS REPORT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS (5 U.S.C. APP.  § 104) That little snippet of text appears immediately below the signature of Associate US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on his 2021 financial … Continue reading More Equal Than Others, Clarence Thomas Edition → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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G20 Summit Is Meant To Engineer A Façade Of Normalcy In Kashmir

Voice of East: G20 Summit Is Meant To Engineer A Façade Of Normalcy In Kashmir – Dr Mir By Our Special Correspondent Washington, D.C. – The Kashmir Diaspora Coalition (KDC) and its international affiliate organizations—-World Kashmir Awareness Forum, Washington DC; Kashmir House Istanbul;... Read More › - Voice of East
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Mainstream Media Turn Coats on “National Security” Leaks

Thomas Knapp: On April 14, the US Department of Justice charged Airman First Class Jack Teixeira with copying and sharing information “connected with” or “relating to” the “national defense.” The government alleges that Teixeira is the man behind “leaks” of classified information which worked their way from the Massachusetts Air National Guard to a Discord chat server … Continue reading Mainstream Media Turn Coats on “National Security” Leaks → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Classified Docs Leak: Who Should Go To Prison

Thomas Knapp: As I write this, Politico reports that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation has made an arrest in the matter of “classified” government documents found circulating on social media after allegedly being posted on an Internet game chat server over a period of weeks or months. The New York Times reports that the likely arrestee is one … Continue reading Classified Docs Leak: Who Should Go To Prison → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Elections In Turkiye: Expectations Of Kashmiri Diaspora

Voice of East: Elections In Turkiye: Expectations Of Kashmiri Diaspora By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai First of all, let me make it clear that we would love to stay out of internal politics of Turkiye. We believe that it is none of our... Read More › - Voice of East
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Abbott: I’ll Free a Murderer to Own the Libs

Thomas Knapp: On July 25, 2020, libertarian activist Garrett Foster stood his ground: With his wheelchair-bound wife nearby, and his rifle held at “low-ready” position, he told a driver who had run a red light and driven into a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Austin Texas, to “move along.” The driver, Daniel Perry, proceeded to … Continue reading Abbott: I’ll Free a Murderer to Own the Libs → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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China Harshly Condemned The Indian Home Minister’s Visit To Disputed Himalayan Territory

Voice of East: China Harshly Condemned The Indian Home Minister’s Visit To Disputed Himalayan Territory By Andrew Korybko This latest development escalates the rhetoric between them because it’s no small matter that China just accused India of violating its territorial sovereignty. Indian Home Minister... Read More › - Voice of East
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State Media: He Who Pays the Piper …

Thomas Knapp: In early April, Twitter added a “State-Affiliated Media” tag to National Public Radio’s account on the social media platform, putting it in the same league as Russia’s RT, China’s Xinhua, and other government-funded “news” outlets. Within a few days, under withering criticism from, among others, NPR CEO Jack Lansing (who came to NPR after running … Continue reading State Media: He Who Pays the Piper … → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Don’t Be Fooled By Lula’s Latest Remarks On The NATO-Russian Proxy War

Voice of East: Don’t Be Fooled By Lula’s Latest Remarks On The NATO-Russian Proxy War By Andrew Korybko The Brazilian leader’s latest remarks were just a creative reaffirmation of his objectively existing and easily verifiable position towards this conflict. Nothing actually changed, but he’s... Read More › - Voice of East
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China’s Latest Renaming Of Indian-Controlled Disputed Territory Is A Major Development

Voice of East: China’s Latest Renaming Of Indian-Controlled Disputed Territory Is A Major Development By Andrew Korybko The concept of “face” is immensely important in Asian cultures like China’s, hence why it’s unlikely that Beijing will seriously consider rescinding its enduring claims to Indian-controlled... Read More › - Voice of East
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“Free The Weed” For More than Medical and Recreational Use

Thomas Knapp: “Now That Weed is Mostly Legal,” reads the headline to a piece by Aryn Baker at Time, “Hemp Should Be Booming. But It’s Not.” Why? Contra Baker’s claim that hemp is “a close cousin of marijuana,” and not as useful as advertised,  it IS marijuana — the same plant — and it’s incredibly useful for … Continue reading “Free The Weed” For More than Medical and Recreational Use → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Let’s Make Post-Presidential Indictments Business as Usual

Thomas Knapp: As I write this, I’m watching live coverage of former US president Donald Trump’s pending arraignment on charges related to his payment of “hush money” to cover up a sexual encounter with porn star Stormy Daniels. Coverage of Trump’s legal troubles ranges from a focus on how “unprecedented” it is for a former president to … Continue reading Let’s Make Post-Presidential Indictments Business as Usual → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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