Category: Essays
New York Times Persists in Russia Election Hacking Conspiracy Theory
The New York Times persists in propagating the unevidenced conspiracy theory that the Russian government hacked into US election infrastructure in 2016.
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Afghanistan’s Economic Problems and Insidious Development Constraints
Worsening inequalities, criminality, and political corruption is keeping ordinary Afghans impoverished while lining the pockets of the state’s cronies.
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China’s Use of Psychological Warfare Against Uyghurs
The Uyghurs will continue to be traumatized across generations and for decades to come due to the psychological torture that China is inflicting upon them.
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How the CDC Uses Fear Marketing to Increase Demand for Flu Vaccines
The CDC’s questionable estimates of annual flu hospitalizations and deaths align with its fear marketing strategy to increase demand for flu vaccines.
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Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources Fueling War and Insurgency
Afghanistan’s rich mineral resources could prove to be the best substitutes for foreign aid and could decrease the country’s dependence on donor countries and foreign support. These resources, if properly managed, provide an opportunity for Afghanistan to write its own story of economic success.
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US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital: A Travesty of History
To understand Trump’s policy reversal in recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel requires understanding the character of Zionism and Jerusalem as part of a “messianic” “Greater Israel”, as well as the historical relationship between this ancient pre-Israelite city and the many peoples of the region.
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Review of Richard Falk’s “Palestine’s Horizon: Toward a Just Peace”
In “Palestine’s Horizon: Toward a Just Peace”, Richard Falk emphasizes the present need “to take stock, and reformulate a vision and strategy to guide the Palestinian struggle”. The book is an invaluable contribution precisely because it goes so far in doing just that.
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The Gulf Crisis Reassessed
The “13 Demands” from the coalition of states that have implemented a blockade of Qatar are incompatible with principles of international law.
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UN Resolution 242’s True Significance vs. Popular Zionist Myth
Contrary to the popular Zionist myth upon which the entire so-called “peace process” was premised, UN Security Council Resolution 242 requires Israel to fully and immediately withdraw its armed forces from occupied Palestine.
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Bannon-Kissinger Meeting: Are the Globalists Becoming Sinophobic?
In regard to Bannon meeting with Kissinger, what has changed in regard to Kissinger’s China outlook as an advocate of global plutocracy? In a word: nothing.
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What Was the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and Why Is It Significant?
The Balfour Declaration determined British policy under the League of Nations’ Mandate, which ultimately facilitated the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
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Qatar-Iran Economic Relations Will Improve, Contrary to Saudi Arabia’s Intent
Saudi Arabia’s attempt to isolate Qatar will backfire and lead to Qatar improving economic relations with Iran.
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“One Belt, One Road”, China, Globalization and the International Oligarchy
What was once called “imperialism” is now “globalization”, and China taking a lead is no reason for celebration by opponents of the US’s Empire.
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China-Trump Trade Policy Leading into the Final Quarter of 2017
While some of US’s and China’s policy aims may be at odds, the two countries are finding areas where their interests overlap, and neither wants a trade war.
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Cambodia Targeted by Globalists for “Color Revolution”?
Prime Minister Hun Sen has acted to prevent Cambodia from becoming subservient to Washington, which makes his government a target for regime change.
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China-US Trade the 100 Day Plan, So Far (June 2017)
The new US-China trade agreement has the potential to bring about positive changes for both the American and Chinese economies.
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John McCain: Russia, not ISIS, is the Bigger Threat
John McCain rails against Russia for its alleged interference in the election but has no problem with the US interfering in other nations’ affairs.
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The Impact of the US Withdrawing from the Paris Accords
It appears that a US withdrawal from the Paris accords will have no significant impact on the climate.
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The ‘Forgotten’ US Shootdown of Iranian Airliner Flight 655
On the rare occasions the US mainstream media refer to the US shootdown of an Iranian airliner in 1988, they sustain the myth it was simply a “mistake”.
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The New York Times on “Nakba”: Whitewashing the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Its characterizations of the Nakba are illustrative of how the New York Times systematically whitewashes the ethnic cleansing of Palestine from history.
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