By Ron Paul Last week the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly in favor of an anti-Russia resolution so full of war propaganda that it rivals the rhetoric from chilliest era of the Cold War. Ironically, much of the bill condemns Russia for doing exactly what the U.S. government has been doing for years in Syria and Ukraine! […]
Tensions between the major powers have pushed the world closer to a new Cold War, former Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev said Saturday. The 83-year-old accused the West, particularly the United States, of giving in to “triumphalism” after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the communist bloc a quarter century ago. […]
Is World War 3 closer than some Americans might think? Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, gave a public speech this week in which he blamed the U.S. for problems in the Ukraine as well as terrorism in the Middle East. Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is not to blame for current global issues, and that it […]
AMSTERDAM – The Obama administration was quick to blame Russia for the downed jetliner in Ukraine over the summer, miraculously the day of the incident, before an investigation was even started the Obama Administration “knew” what happened and who was behind the downing. The media hardly reported this but the only country to come forward […]
By Stephen Lendman Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s comments reflect Russia’s position on geopolitical issues. Especially major ones mattering most. He explained them following discussions days earlier with John Kerry and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in Paris. He’s a world-class diplomat. He embarrasses his Western counterparts. They’re no match for his forthrightness. Straight talk. Candor. […]
With regard to the goings-on in Ukraine, I have heard quite a few European and American voices piping in, saying that, yes, Washington and Kiev are fabricating an entirely fictional version of events for propaganda purposes, but then so are the Russians. They appear to assume that if their corporate media is infested with mendacious, […]
Germany and Russia have been working on a secret plan to broker a peaceful solution to end international tensions over the Ukraine while Obama pushes toward war. The Independent in UK revealed that the peace plan, being worked on by both Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin, hinges on two main ambitions: stabilising the borders of […]
Why did President Obama look so lost Monday while trying to make a case against Russia in the downing of the Malaysian Boeing in Ukraine? And how come the US journalists seem to know more than experts and intelligence agencies investigating the case? The Burning Point is discussing it with Paul Craig Roberts, former assistant […]
With the shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine turning a local civil war into a U.S. confrontation with Russia, U.S. intelligence veterans urge President Obama to release what evidence he has about the tragedy and silence the hyperbole. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Intelligence on Shoot-Down […]
Eric DraitserActivist PostThe downing of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 (MH17) is a tragedy that will be remembered for years to come. However, the way in which the West has distorted the facts about what happened is no mere accident. Rather, it is a clear attempt by Washington and its allies and proxies to capitalize on […]
