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Reuters (finally) realizes there are Nazis in Ukraine

In the Atlantic, in 2014, Ukrainian Nazis were dismissed as a “phantom menace”. Luke Harding wrote a (brilliantly argued) column in the Guardian saying that “there weren’t any Nazis in Ukraine because one of the Maidan protesters was Jewish.” Politico magazine mocked “Putin’s Imaginary Nazis”, whilst US News warned against Russia’s “Neo-Nazi Propaganda”. The Guardian simply headlined: “Don’t believe the Russian propaganda about Ukraine’s ‘fascist’ protesters!” There never were Nazis in Ukraine.
Except now there are.

In English / Society

The Overton Bubble and Political Control

The Overton Window is a concept in political sociology referring to the range of acceptable opinions that can be held by respectable people. « Respectable » of course means that the subject can be integrated with polite society. Respectability is a strong precondition on ability to have open influence in the mainstream. Thus the Overton window becomes a mechanism of political control.

History / In English / Vidéos

Blood and Oil: The Middle East in World War I

Anyone interested in learning and understanding the timeline of events that has lead us to the modern day conflict in the Middle East, should watch this film created by Marty Callaghan. ‘Blood and Oil’ is a detailed account about the motivation behind the birth of the Middle Eastern nations and the insatiable greed for oil.

Kahn Sheikhoun, Sarin, Syria, Khan Cheikhoun, Ritter, Seymour Hersh, Hersh,

Analyses - English / In English

Ex-Weapons Inspector: Trump’s Sarin Claims Built on ‘Lie’

The search for truth is as old as civilization. Aristotle approached this challenge through what he called the development of potentiality to actuality, which examined truth in terms of the causes that act on things. This approach is as relevant today as it was two millennia prior, and its application to the problem of ascertaining fact from fiction regarding Khan Sheikhun goes far in helping unpack the White House statements regarding Syrian chemical preparations.

ANASE, BRICS, Chine, Russie, Iran, OCS, Otan, OTSC, Route de la soie/One Belt One Road, BRI, Turquie, Erdogan, UEEA, USA

Economy / In English / Society

USA: How the Bail System Exploits Brown and Black People

When black and brown people are over-policed and arrested and accused of crimes at higher rates than others, and then forced to pay for their freedom before they ever see trial, big bail companies prosper. This pre-incarceration conundrum is devastating to families. One in 9 black children has an incarcerated parent. Families are forced to take on more debt, often in predatory lending schemes created by bail bond insurers.

Hybrid war, propaganda, manipulation, public opinion, social engineering, color revolution, colour revolution,

Analyses - English / In English

Hybrid War for Dummies

“Hybrid war” is an expression that is much used of late. It has two opposing meanings which must carefully be distinguished. The first is the way the term is commonly used; that use is imaginary; the second is the way it is not used; that use is factual. – By Patrick Armstrong

Rape, soldiers, WW2, USSR, Wehrmacht, World War 2,

History / In English

Rapewhistling for Hitler

Contrary to the myth of the “clean Wehrmacht” spread by retired Nazi generals and their wehraboo admirers after the war, there was plenty of rape amongst German soldiers in the USSR.

Assange, Julian Assange, Wikileaks, Ecuador, Embassy, Ecuadorian Embassy,

In English / Société / Society

Getting Julian Assange: The Untold Story

Julian Assange has been vindicated because the Swedish case against him was corrupt. The prosecutor, Marianne Ny, obstructed justice and should be prosecuted. Her obsession with Assange not only embarrassed her colleagues and the judiciary but exposed the Swedish state’s collusion with the United States in its crimes of war and « rendition ». – By John Pilger