The Berlin Wall — Another Cold War Myth
The Western media will soon be revving up their propaganda motors to solemnize the 50th anniversary of the erecting of the Berlin Wall, August 13, 1961. All the Cold War…
Anders Breivik: Neo-Conned
The news media has had a field day in headlining Anders Breivik’s actions as those of someone from the “far Right,” and as actions that are a consequence of Rightist…
The Slaughter Benches of History: Hegel and Radical Extremists
The correlational dichotomy between words and deeds is as old as history itself, ranging from Alexander the Great reading the Iliad, which supposedly inspired him to conquer the world, to…
Norwegian Bombing a Death Blow to Multiculturalism
The horrific slaughter of 85 people by the Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik has surely closed the door on Europe’s multiculturalism experiment. Media reports indicated that Breivik was opposed to multiculturalism…
For the Few, by the Few, in the Name of the Many
Elite political theory[1] holds that any society is divided between the elites (the few) and the masses (the many). Whatever the narrative behind the term democracy, the reality is that…
A Murdoch-Produced Scandal
The scandalous closure of the News of the World tabloid after 168 years of publication once again demonstrated the Western media’s lack of adherence to codes of ethics and morality…
France Says NATO Bombing Has Failed
TRIPOLI – One of the jokes heard at this week’s massive pro-government Friday post-prayer rally at Green Square—in most of the other Arab countries Fridays are days of rage against…
Libya’s Neighborhoods Prepare for NATO’s Boots
TRIPOLI — At ten a.m. Tripoli time on June 28, the Libyan Ministry of Health (MOH) made available to this observer its compilation entitled “Current Statistics Of Civilian Victims Of…
Prosecutors Back Off From Their ‘Iron-Clad’ Case Against Strauss-Kahn
The New York prosecutor has had to tell the judge that the police and prosecutors have lost confidence in their sexual assault case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The…
Why Germany Abstained on UN Resolution 1973 on Libya
It would be too easy to consider that Germany’s abstention during the vote on Resolution 1973, on Libya, at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was a serious mistake caused…
EU and NATO Policies in Eastern Europe: Contradictory or Complementary?
This article was originally published by RIA Novosti in Russia. It has been republished here with permission from the author. When evaluating the role of various Western organizations in current…
Turkey’s June 12 Elections and Eurocentrism
The following article is written in collaboration with Hilal Elver, my Turkish wife. It is posted a few days before Turkish elections this Sunday that will have a great impact…
End Secrecy Laws
Well, the tabloid media is going to have a real feeding frenzy over the next few days, after international soccer star Ryan Giggs was dramatically revealed as the figure behind…
The British Referendum: No Change in Election System
British voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed change in their election system earlier this month. The referendum on the alternative vote[1] failed when more than two-thirds of those participating voted “no”.…
Caught Red Handed; British Assassins in the Horn of Africa
In early February of this year, 2011, a six man squad of British mercenaries were caught red handed in the midst of preparing an attempt to assassinate the top leadership…
Why Should Ukraine Be Integrated into Europe?
Interview by Olena Tregub, a foreign correspondent for the Ukrainian news agency UNIAN. The Ukrainian and Russian versions of this interview were published by UNIAN, on 18 April 2011. On…
Pizzarotti Should Follow in Deutsche Bahn’s Footsteps
In an article on today’s Corriere della Sera, Italy’s top newspaper, covering Deutsche Bahn’s withdrawal from the Israeli project for a high-speed train line that cuts through the Occupied Palestinian Territories,…
Plea for a New Eastern Europe Policy of the EU
Recent political developments in the three Eastern Slavic states, like the repression of opposition figures in Moscow, Minsk, and Kyiv, have been frustrating. They illustrate once more that the EU’s…
Britain Must Not Support US-Style Justice
There are a number of men being held without charge or trial in Britain’s own version of Guantanamo Bay. And while David Cameron’s government is willing to condemn the existence…
Rethinking Germany
Not only the unforgettable Nazi past, but also the hard power materialism and reactionary politics of the German success story, made Germany in many respects the least lovable country in…
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