The bank has “decided to use Gandhigiri to try and recover the loans [from you].  For this the bank has decided to do one of the following: 1) Put up a tent opposite your house to protest, 2) Make use …

The New York Times and Washington Post, the nation’s two top national newspapers, have been breathlessly reporting of late, with little sign of any appropriate journalistic skepticism, on a purported massive and successful Russian conspiracy to throw the US …

Exactly thirty years ago, President Ronald Reagan announced to the nation – after weeks of denials – that members of his White House staff had engaged in a web of covert intrigue linking illicit U.S. support for a guerrilla war …

After a day of claiming up to 82 civilians were “shot on the spot” by Syrian forces battling to retake the northern city of Aleppo from armed terrorists who have occupied it since invading the city in 2012, no evidence …

After much discussion, debate, and research, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2016 is post-truth – an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to …

For months as terrorists backed by the United States, Turkey, and their Persian Gulf allies lost significant ground to the Syrian Arab Army in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, the battle was characterized by the Western media and Western politicians …

U.S. Foreign Policy and the Electoral College Vote. Towards a December 19 Surprise?

By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 12 2016

Sounds of fighting had ceased in Aleppo by late Tuesday, casting a rare silent night on the embattled Syrian city, RT’s Lizzie Phelan reports from the scene. An anticipated peaceful withdrawal of those militants left in the city’s east remains …

Convened to bash Russia and Syria, truth-telling was entirely absent from remarks by Western envoys, Russian UN envoy Vitaly Churkin setting the record straight.

He explained eastern Aleppo is virtually liberated. Syrian and allied forces now control the entire city, …

The unexpected militant attack on Palmyra on Dec. 10 was an unpleasant revelation for everyone who expected IS/Daesh to quickly succumb after its stinging defeat in Aleppo.  Around 5,000 terrorists overcame the resistance of smaller SAA contingent who were forced …

We are sorry that we have not posted anything from Samos over these past few weeks. The mood for writing has not been there. In large measure this has been caused by an overwhelming sense of sadness which hangs like …

Nearly five dozen electors addressed DNI James Clapper by letter, asking for information on nonexistent Russian US election interference.

Others may join them. Only one was from a state Trump carried (Texas), all others from Hillary-won states – including 17 …

Larry Lessig, a Harvard University constitutional law professor who made a brief run for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, claimed Tuesday that 20 Republican members of the Electoral College are considering voting against Donald Trump, a figure that would put …

I have not ever experienced a #fakenews onslaught as today. Every mainstream media and agency seems to have lost all inhibitions and is reporting any rumor claim regarding the liberation of east-Aleppo as fact.

Consider this BBC headline and opener:…

An agreement brokered by the governments of Russia and Turkey to evacuate remaining Islamist militia members and a relatively small number of civilians from the last remaining neighborhood of eastern Aleppo under “rebel” control appeared on Tuesday to have ended …

Video clips of alleged ‘Russian airstrikes, firing squads, other staged violence scenes’ in Aleppo were fabricated by militants, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

The UN claimed earlier it had evidence that Syrian government troops had been going door to …

The selection of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state is a political milestone. For the first time in US history, a corporate boss—and not just any executive, but the CEO of one of the …

GR Editor’s Note

Most mainstream media will accuse Syrian government forces of committing atrocities against civilians, describing Aleppo as a humanitarian crisis. What they fail to mention is that for the last four years the Eastern party of  Aleppo has …

Aleppo streets have erupted in celebrations with people waving flags and shooting in the air as reports said the Syrian Army has taken control of the last militant-held areas in eastern part of the city, RT’s Lizzie Phelan reports from …

According to Atwan, it seems that a big development is happening in Syria led by the US and its Arab allies “as they have been severely pressured by the victories gained by the Syria-Russia-Iran coalition in Northern Syria and Aleppo”.…

It has become clear that nuclear weapons are only a symptom of an all-pervasive malignancy of the spirit of the world and of humankind. Some Japanese have an expression for this period of human history in which we find ourselves; …

A common myth around the world is that, India is developing country at a very rapid pace and going to be a powerhouse in Asia soon. Some even argue we should learn from them and some argue independence should have …

The conflict within the US government and intelligence apparatus over allegations of Russian intervention in the US election escalated on Monday with the direct intervention by the White House and the Clinton campaign.

Since the White House announced Friday that …

I’ve been busy with the GOES-R launch, but am also following the incredible situation in the High Arctic, where Arctic Sea ice continues to run at record low levels. More like falling of a cliff actually, and the only word …

Holiday season arrived early in Aleppo, the city almost entirely freed from its US-supported terrorist scourge.

According to Russia’s reconciliation center, “(i)n the past 24 hours, the Syrian troops have liberated another 11 quarters of eastern Aleppo.”

“Thus, Syrian government …

The President-elect says defense industry costs are too great while positioning Beijing as an adversary

Over the last several weeks there has been considerable attention paid in the corporate media to the discussions held, nominations made and utterances issued by …

On Tuesday, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and six ranking members of major House committees sent President Obama a letter declaring, “We are deeply concerned by Russian efforts to undermine, interfere with, and even influence the outcome of our recent …

The Chinese regime has criticised US President-elect Donald Trump over his remarks on Sunday calling into question the “One China” policy that has been the basis for US-China relations for more than four decades. Set in place by US President …

In of itself, technological development is benign. But behind every use is a human agent, and behind that agent is a motive, an inspiration, an agenda. Monitoring one’s employees has become the great mainstay of what companies claim is a …

Was the Cold War against communism, or against Russia? Russia was our ally in World War II, and we’d have a Nazi world today if 26 million Russians hadn’t died from Hitler’s bombs and attacks while Russia fought on with …

It shouldn’t surprise. Since the deplorable Clinton co-presidency, America has been on a slippery slope toward full-blown tyranny – notably post-the-9/11 mother of all false flags.

It was followed by an array of police state laws, new ones recently enacted, …

A few recent headlines of #fakenews:

• China flew nuclear-capable bombers around Taiwan before Trump call with Taiwanese president– Fox News, December 05, 2016
• China Flew Nuclear-Capable Bombers Near Taiwan Before Trump Call – NBCNews, December 6 2016
• China flies 

On December 12, government forces made significant advances inside the city and pushed the al-Nusra-led “opposition” to accept the withdrawal agreement.

Militants will be allowed to move from the eastern Aleppo pocket to the ‘Anadan plains.

Right now some militant …

The former intelligence analyst, British Ambassador to Uzbekistan, and chancellor of the University of Dundee, Craig Murray, wrote yesterday:

As Julian Assange has made crystal clear, the leaks did not come from the Russians. As I have explained countless times,

The administration of Barack Obama released Monday a CIA report on Operation Condor, the 1970s covert efforts to rid U.S.-backed dictatorships of progressive opponents or to topple progressive governments outright in South America.

According to a press release announcing the …

Salim Lamrani is an expert in US-Cuba relations. He explains the reasons behind Fidel Castro’s aura and the leader’s place in the revolution in a changing society.  

As a Cuba specialist you have just published a book dedicated to Fidel …

On Tuesday, December 6th Donald Trump stated that he would “only engage the use of military forces when it’s in the vital national interests of the United States.” This statement of course is nothing new as every military action of …

From inception, America has always been a warrior nation – first seeking dominance from sea to shining sea, later after its coming of age more than a century ago, over planet earth, its resources and populations.

Former Supreme Court Justice …

Daesh is on the warpath again, this time making another attempt to seize the historic and symbolic city of Palmyra. The precise details about the course of the battle and the city’s immediate future are unclear, but what’s easier to …

The Democratic Party is doing incalculable damage to itself by shapeshifting into the party of baseless conspiracy theories, groundless accusations, and sour grapes. Hillary Clinton was already the most distrusted presidential candidate in party history. Now she’s become the de …

The CIA is up to its old tricks: overthrowing a democratically elected government. Only this time it’s our government.

As they are now legally allowed to do ever since the law against covert CIA propaganda in the United States was …

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s “Stop Arming Terrorists Act”

By Stephen Lendman, December 11 2016

Yesterday I noted below:

[T]he FBI also disagrees with at least parts of the alleged CIA conclusion … That is important because the FBI, not the CIA, is responsible to investigate cyber related crimes within the U.S.

The Washington Post, …

Summary of Recommendations: 

–Moratorium on Military exercises, especially with nuclear – armed forces or forces that might be nuclear-armed, that might be interpreted by another party as provocative or might be misunderstood.

–Avoidance of statements that threaten or might be …

A 12 August 2012 U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency warning that the Obama Administration’s strategy might drive ISIS from Mosul in Iraq to Der Zor in Syria, is now being actually carried out as a plan instead of a warning — …

Israel’s “defence” minister Avigdor Liberman in an article for Defense News penned an article to explain his regime’s struggles in a turbulent Middle Ease.

In a similiar tone to those of the Israeli politicians, Liberman waste no time to call …

ISIS terrorists seized the ancient city of Palmyra from Syrian government forces.

The terrorist group also took control of Biyarat, Dawah and Hayyan oil facility west of Palmyra after a series of clashes with the Syrian army and the National …

Over the past three days, a conflict within the US ruling elite over foreign policy, centering on Russia, has exploded into public recriminations. It has taken the form of increasingly frenzied claims in the corporate-controlled media that “Russian hacking” targeted …

Donald Trump certainly lies more often, and sometimes for the most trivial or ego-driven reasons. But presidential prevaricating is a common tactic dating back to the nation’s early days.

After escalated provocations with Mexico until he obtained the necessary pretext …

Anonymous CIA officials claim that Russia hacked the U.S. election by accessing emails from top Democratic officials and then leaking them to Wikileaks.

But the Washington Post notes:

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) voiced doubts about the veracity

Having such occasions as International Human Rights Day always affords a mixed occasion. There is a sense by the promoters that the job is far from being done. But the worst tend to be those who nod at the concept …

On December 9, Parliament voted in favor of a presidential impeachment by 234 votes to 56, with 7 invalid votes and 2 abstentions. Over 30,000 protesters were present to celebrate the impeachment. The votes in favor of impeachment exceeded what …

I sensed that I was coming to Aleppo at an historic moment, and tonight I think that is true.

Throughout the night there has been an unceasing and relentless bombardment of the last ‘rebel’-controlled pockets in the city, all of …

This report by South Front reviews the attacks of ISIS directed against Palmyra, which are largely the consequence of the transfer of US sponsored ISIS-Daesh terrorists from Mosul across the desert back into Syria.  

The US and its allies have …

Over the last 17 days since the death of Fidel Castro on the 25^th of November 2016, I have been trying to assess how far sections of the mainstream media (MSM) would go in their vicious campaign to denigrate …

Thousands of fighters transferred from Mosul with US support are involved in fighting, along with large numbers from Raqqa and Dier Ezzor.

Around the globe, activists are turning to Emma Goldman and Alexeyevich Kropotkin. The word anarchy swims through twitter feeds and Facebook shares.  “Anarchy” means unmediated people power. It means people divesting from hierarchical systems.

Or so we are told.

The …

There is mounting evidence alternative news providers are the targets of censorship on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and elsewhere.

We are told it is called “ghost banning” – meaning you are present, though invisible in plain sight, and the user is …

Speaking of fake news, the latest issue of the National Enquirer at the supermarket checkout is giving the mainstream presstitute media a run for the money: “Castro’s Deathbed Confession: I Killed JFK. How I framed Oswald.”

That’s almost as good …

In a move that is certain to infuriate those who see Trump as nothing more than a puppet of the Kremlin, moments ago NBC reported that Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil and late entrant into the SecState race after …

More than 1,000 militants have voluntarily left Syria’s Aleppo and most of them have been amnestied

The Syrian army has gained control of 93% of Aleppo’s territory, with 52 neighborhoods in the eastern part of the city liberated, Head of …

Is there a way the United States or one of the Islamic State’s admitted state sponsors could be airdropping supplies without triggering suspicion? How has modern airdrop technology and techniques evolved that might make this possible?

When asking these questions, …

I have watched incredulous as the CIA’s blatant lie has grown and grown as a media story – blatant because the CIA has made no attempt whatsoever to substantiate it. There is no Russian involvement in the leaks of emails …

Over 4,000 Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists, reinforced by tanks, have started an offensive to retake the key Syrian city of Palmyra after regrouping themselves, the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria says.

According to the Russian military, the …

With Assad on the verge of retaking Aleppo, and with it, regaining full control in the ongoing Syrian proxy war, we asked last week in “With Assad On Verge Of Historic Victory, Syrian Rebels Request A Ceasefire” how …

Bipartisan neocons infest Washington, supporting endless wars of aggression – Iran a prime target to attack, regime change the objective, wanting pro-Western puppet governance replacing its sovereign independence.

Will Trump challenge their extremism or join them, a key question remaining …

This war has been in full swing in Europe and the U.S. for a long time. Governments plan to use negative interest rates, confiscatory taxes and other techniques to rob savers of their wealth. In order to do this, they …

SHARMINI PERIES: Come January 20th Donald Trump is placed to take power in Washington D.C., and there’s one thing that everyone is wondering about is what kind of economic policies will he implement that we should really worry about it. …

US Marines on Okinawa, June 27, 1945

And now it has come to this image …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov complains about misrepresentation of his words of the previous day; confirms that there is no ceasefire in Aleppo and that objective remains total elimination of Jihadi controlled pocket in the city.

Thursday 9th December 2016 …

President Obama’s waiver of restrictions on military aid to militant groups in Syria may bolster jihadist forces and ultimately lead to a direct confrontation between the US and Russia, security analyst and former Pentagon official Michael Maloof told RT.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) introduced the Stop Arming Terrorists Act today.

The legislation would prohibit the U.S. government from using American taxpayer dollars to provide funding, weapons, training, and intelligence support to groups like the Levant Front, Fursan al Ha …

Today, December 10, 2016 is Human Rights Day. We bring to the attention of our readers the powerful message of the late Harold Pinter regarding US Imperial Crimes against Humanity, with an introduction by Gary Kohls. First published in December …

Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar Ja’afari slammed a Canadian-drafted resolution which attempts to end the Syrian Army siege on the jihadist-held pocket of East Aleppo.

UN members on Friday voted 122 to 13 in favor of the resolution. China, …