A good website for those concerned with justice for Palestinians

A good website for those concerned with justice for Palestinians: http://www.thomas-l-are.blogspot.com

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Ferguson Reexamined — Paul Craig Roberts

Ferguson Reexamined Paul Craig Roberts Few, if any, of the correct questions were asked in the grand jury hearing to decide whether policeman Darren Wilson would be indicted for killing Michael Brown. The most important unexamined question is whether police are trained to use force immediately as a first resort before they assess a situation or determine if they are…

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Guest Column by John W. Whitehead: We Are The Enemy Of The Police

I am gratified that my view of Ferguson is shared by the distinguished civil liberty attorney John W. Whitehead. Once again the media, the justice (sic) system, and political authority have failed the American people. “As long as we remained steeped in ignorance, there will be no reform.” John. W. Whitehead We Are the Enemy: Is This the Lesson of…

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The Washington Insane Asylum Sends War Signals to Russia

The Washington Insane Asylum Sends War Signals to Russia On November 22 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy in Moscow that Washington treats Russia as “subhumans” and has forced Russia into a “game of chicken” in order to determine whether Russia will blink or defend its national interests. As Russia will not blink,…

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The War Crime Deniers: Guest Column by Professor Thomas DiLorenzo

The War Crime Deniers I was pleased to see my article, “What Americans Celebrate on Thanksgiving,” reprinted on LewRockwell.com together with Professor Thomas DiLorenzo’s article reminding the Lincoln Cult that numerous distinguished historians have documented the extraordinary war crimes committed by Lincoln and his generals during the War of Northern Aggression. The worshipers of empire do their best to keep…

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Ferguson: The Safety of Citizens is Lost with The Unaccountability of Police — Paul Craig Roberts

Ferguson: The Safety of Citizens is Lost with The Unaccountability of Police Paul Craig Roberts Events in Ferguson unfolded as most aware Americans thought they would. A white prosecutor guided a grand jury to the decision that the white policeman who shot and killed a young black male had just cause and committed no crime. The black majority but politically…

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s Concern for the Poor Got Him Destroyed — Paul Craig Roberts

Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s Concern for the Poor Got Him Destroyed Paul Craig Roberts “The outstanding faults of the economic society in which we live are its failure to provide for full employment and its arbitrary and inequitable distribution of wealth and incomes…Not everyone will agree with the entirety of this statement. But what we have learnt over time is that unemployment…

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What Americans Celebrate On Thanksgiving Day — Paul Craig Roberts

What Americans Celebrate On Thanksgiving Day Paul Craig Roberts When Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, they don’t know what they are celebrating. In American folklore, Thanksgiving is a holiday that originated in 1621 with the Pilgrims celebrating a good harvest. Some historians say that this event is poorly documented, and others believe that the Thanksgiving tradition travelled to the New World with…

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Swiss Gold Referendum: What It Really Means — Paul Craig Roberts

Swiss Gold Referendum: What It Really Means Paul Craig Roberts In a few days the Swiss people will go to the polls to decide whether the Swiss central bank is to be required to hold 20% of its reserves in the form of gold. Polls show that the gold requirement is favored by the less well off and opposed by…

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Opening the Gates to World War III — Paul Craig Roberts

Opening the Gates to World War III Paul Craig Roberts “The US wants to subdue Russia, to solve US problems at Russia’s expense. No one in history ever managed to do this to Russia, and no one ever will.” Vladimir Putin, November 17, 2014. According to news reports, Washington has decided to arm Ukraine for renewed military assault on Russian…

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All-Out War In Ukraine: NATO’s ‘Final Offensive’

Washington’s Reckless Demonization Of Russia — Paul Craig Roberts If Professor Petras’ account of the developing war scenario in Ukraine is correct, it would seem that the Russian government has underestimated Washington’s mendacity and overestimated European independence and sense of survival. There is little doubt that hubris has made Washington insane. But it is difficult to account for Europe’s insanity.…

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Scientific study reveals conspiracy theorists the most sane of all

NOTE: An earlier report on the study by Michael Wood and Karen Douglas was published by Kevin Barrett on Press TV July 12, 2013. http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/07/12/313399/conspiracy-theorists-vs-govt-dupes/ Guest Article by J. D. Heyes Researchers — psychologists and social scientists, mostly — in the U.S. and United Kingdom say data indicate that, contrary to those mainstream media stereotypes, “conspiracy theorists” appear to be…

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The War Against Putin

The War Against Putin There is an interesting book, a pamphlet really, titled “The War Against Putin” by M.S. King available on Amazon.com. The book has 16 5-star reviews and one review accusing the book of being Kremlin propaganda. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/177-9732237-3985752?url=search-alias%3Dbeauty&field-keywords=M.S.+King+The+War+Against+Putin The value of this publication is in showing how Washington operated against the Soviet Union and how Washington operates against…

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PCR interviewed by Russia and Italy

PCR interviewed for English broadcast of Russia’s pravda.ru/world http://english.pravda.ru/world/americas/20-11-2014/129091-interview_paul_craig_roberts-0/ and for italy http://www.remocontro.it/2014/11/20/fu-accanto-a-reagan-ora-prevede-guerre-e-declino-americano/ Interview with Paul Craig Roberts   I recently had the chance to interview Paul Craig Roberts. I remember briefly, for the uninitiated, that Dr. Roberts was a senior official of the US government, economic advisor to the President during the first term of Ronald Reagan. It is…

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Guest Column by Henry Kissinger

Strategic Culture Foundation Henry Kissinger Says Obama’s Neocons Have Produced A Mess In Ukraine Kissinger: Ukraine should forget about Crimea and NATO membership Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spoke about global threats, the secession of Crimea and Ukraine’s NATO accession. Mr. Kissinger said that there currently is an urgent need for a new world order, but its coming into being will…

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The Siege of Julian Assange Is A Farce — John Pilger

The siege of Julian Assange is a farce – a special investigation by John Pilger John Pilger is one of the most distinguished investigative reporters and documentary film makers. For many decades he has exposed the extraordinary crimes of the Anglo-American-Israeli governments and the complicit media that covers up the crimes. In the article below he documents the illegal harassment…

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The Next Presidential Election Will Move The World Closer To War — Paul Craig Roberts

The Next Presidential Election Will Move The World Closer To War Paul Craig Roberts Glenn Greenwald has revealed that Hillary Clinton is the presidential candidate of the banksters and warmongers. https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/14/despite-cynicism-genuine-excitement-hillary-clinton-candidacy/ Pam and Russ Martens note that Elizabeth Warren is the populist alternative. http://wallstreetonparade.com/2014/10/hillary-clintons-continuity-government-versus-elizabeth-warrens-voice-for-change/ I doubt that a politician who represents the people can acquire the campaign funds needed to…

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A Global House Of Cards — Paul Craig Roberts

A Global House Of Cards Paul Craig Roberts As most Americans, if not the financial media, are aware, Quantitative Easing (a euphemism for printing money) has failed to bring back the US economy. So why has Japan adopted the policy? Since the heavy duty money printing began in 2013, the Japanese yen has fallen 35% against the US dollar, a…

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Guest Column Patrick Smith, Putin Speaks, New York Times Misrepresents

Patrick L. Smith Writes Intelligently in Salon about Putin’s Important Speech THURSDAY, NOV 6, 2014 06:01 PM CST The New York Times doesn’t want you to understand this Vladimir Putin speech The Russian leader delivers an important foreign policy address we should consider. The Times botches it badly PATRICK L. SMITH Give me a sec to count. In my lifetime…

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The Prospect of Nuclear War — Paul Craig Roberts

The Prospect of Nuclear War Paul Craig Roberts Most Americans live in their myths, and these myths are immune to facts. Some Americans become angry when confronted with information inconsistent with their preconceptions. I began learning this back in the newsprint era from letters, and the lesson has continued from emails and comment sections on websites. Postal letters and emails…

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Washington’s Energy Motives — Eric Zuesse

Washington’s Energy Motives — Eric Zuesse Eric Zuesse has collected an interesting assortment of energy information and the role that energy plays in Washington’s undeclared foreign policy agenda. Energy and the interest of other powerful private entities are certainly components of Washington’s foreign policy. However, control over energy and its flows is not the most important component. The ideology of…

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More Lies from “Our” Government: The Latest Jobs Report

More Lies from “Our” Government: The Latest Jobs Report Paul Craig Roberts Just as the German media has destroyed its credibility with lies, the US government is consistently destroying Washington’s credibility both with its own citizens and the rest of the world. Russia and China, the other two significant nuclear powers, no longer believe anything Washington says or any agreement…

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News Report from Russia Insider

German Newspapers Have Destroyed Themselves By Being The CIA’s Puppets Germans Abandon Major News Sites in Anger Over Slanted Russia Coverage Triggered by reader disaffection, internet traffic has collapsed for half a dozen major German media websites What’s going on in the German media is huge. It is one of the most popular subjects on our site.  The US and…

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PCR Interviewed by King World News On The Paradox In The Bullion Market

PCR Interviewed by King World News On The Paradox In The Bullion Market http://tinyurl.com/mro3wc2 http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2014/11/8_Paul_Craig_Roberts_Shocking_Interview_On_Criminality_By_US_Fed.html

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German Politicians Are US Puppets And So Are German Journalists — Udo Ulfkotte

German Politicians Are US Puppets And So Are German Journalists Oriental Review Interviews Udo Ulfkotte I have explained for years that European politicians represent Washington and not the European peoples, and that the European media, like the US media, serves as a Ministry of Propaganda for Washington. Now a German journalist, Udo Ulfkotte, steps forward to confirm the obvious. Read…

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An African Story — Paul Craig Roberts

UPDATE: Readers are asking if this is a news story. The answer is no. It is fiction that I wrote. However, I have learned that Nick Brandt has set up an anti-poaching operation in Africa. Go to this URL and scroll down to read about it. It is deserving of your support. I think sales of his book of African…

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Another Fake Bin Laden Story — Paul Craig Roberts

Another Fake Bin Laden Story Paul Craig Roberts RT, one of my favorite news sources, has fallen for a fake story put out by the Pentagon to support the fantasy story that a SEAL team killed Osama bin Laden, who died a second time in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a decade after his first death from illness and disease. http://rt.com/usa/202895-navy-seal-shot-binladen/ This fake…

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Guest Column–How the Big Banks Buy Their Way out of Criminal Indictments

Guest Column–How the Big Banks Buy Their Way out of Criminal Indictments Matt Taibbi on the total corruption of the US financial system and its regulatory authorities Taibbi makes it clear that a few big banks own the government and are not subject to punishment under criminal law. When they commit a crime, they just pay a fine. Matt Taibbi,…

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American Financial Markets Have No Relationship To Reality — Paul Craig Roberts and Dave Kranzler

UPDATE: Nov. 7, 2014 The demand for bullion coins has forced the Canadian Mint to put silver Maple Leafs on allocation order, which is a form of rationing. The 40% fall in the price of silver in the last four months has not resulted in a 40% fall in the price of the coins. The premium on the coins has…

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Why the Financial and Political System Failed — Nomi Prins

Nomi Prins in the article below addresses the destruction of the market-based Western financial system and its replacement with a casino underwritten by taxpayers. Why the Financial and Political System Failed — Nomi Prins The recent spike in global political-financial volatility that was temporarily soothed by European Central Bank (ECB) covered bond buying reveals another crack in the six-year-old throw-money-at-the-banks…

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Presidential Crimes: Then And Now — Paul Craig Roberts

UPDATE: Pat Buchanan who was in the White House with both Nixon and Reagan wrote to me in response to this column: “Craig, you are dead on in what you write about both Nixon and Reagan and what they sought in their presidencies. Reagan often talked of those “godawful weapons,” meaning nukes. I was at Reykjavik with him, and was…

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