Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Comprehending Today’s Russia

The U.S. government and mainstream media present Russia as a dangerous aggressor that must be resisted and punished, but American citizens who toured Russia in May found a very different reality, reports Rick Sterling. By Rick Sterling For over two…
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2017/05/comprehending-todays-russia.html

Avoiding War with China

In recent years, many American leaders have grown cavalier about nuclear war, especially with Russia, but there is also risk of a devastating conflict with China, as former U.S. Ambassador Chas W. Freeman Jr. observes. By Chas W. Freeman Jr.…
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2017/05/avoiding-war-with-china.html

Libya’s Link to Manchester’s Tragedy

Whenever a horrific terror attack hits the West, the media/political etiquette rejects any linkage between the atrocity and the West’s wars in the Arab world, a blackout now applying to the Manchester bombing, notes John Pilger. By John Pilger The…
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2017/05/libyas-link-to-manchesters-tragedy.html

Cumulative Costs from Global Warming

While it’s impossible to precisely calculate the costs from global warming, they range from macro threats such as massive shore erosion and mass dislocations of people to micro ones like lost sleep, writes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar. By Paul…
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2017/05/cumulative-costs-from-global-warming.html

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Trump: The Narcissist with Haters

Exclusive: In many ways, President Trump is a classic case of the paranoid with enemies, except he also is the narcissist who rejects any criticism and lacks the discipline to disarm an array of haters, writes David Marks. By David Marks If…
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2017/05/trump-narcissist-with-haters.html

Trump’s Unrealistic Foreign Policy ‘Realism’

President Trump fancies himself a “principled realist,” but the reality is that there are very few principles and very little reality attached to his foreign policy, says ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar. By Paul R. Pillar In his speech in…
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2017/05/trumps-unrealistic-foreign-policy.html

Monday, May 29, 2017

Alleged Russia-Taliban Arms Link Disputed

Exclusive: Recent Russia-bashing has included U.S. claims that Moscow is arming the Afghan Taliban, but a senior U.S. intelligence official splashed cold water on that claim in barely noticed testimony, writes Jonathan Marshall. By Jonathan Marshall A tiny article from…
from Propaganda Guard
http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2017/05/alleged-russia-taliban-arms-link.html