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2 February 2022

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  Climate and War   “According to the UN , the richer nations would have to cut their carbon footprint by 97% to stave off the devastating climate change experts project by the end of the decade.” Phil Butler in New Eastern Outlook notes “It’s no mystery why the United States and allies are hell bent on tromping down Iran, Venezuela, Iraq, and even Russia. These are the only places with substantial fossil fuel energy reserves remaining…Russia, Iran, and to a lesser extent Venezuela have the gas. Europe and North America do not. At least not where inexpensive recovery and refining are concerned. This is why Washington, London, and Brussels need NATO in Ukraine. This is why there are troop build ups on Russia’s frontiers. This is why Vladimir Putin is phoning the White House, calling for sanity.” Strategic Mistake  “To use the Ukraine to gaud Russia into some aggression to then apply sanctions was likewise a rather lunatic attempt. There is nothing in the Ukraine that would temp
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1 February 2022

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Either You’re With Us or… One thing you can bank on is that the Washington establishment and their stenographers in the media will always disparage and lie about the nation’s official enemies.  I like to call them “Designated Enemies “ because they really is no rational reason why these nations should be opposed by the US, the government just decides they are.  We can explore the real reasons later.  For now, the list includes: Russia, China, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Ethiopia and Eritrea. The excellent journal New Eastern Outlook , Brian Berletic notes a current example.  “The West’s propaganda campaign against China is attempting to convince the world that Beijing and its policies pose a global threat. China is accused of everything from presenting an outright military threat to its neighbors and the world, to sinisterly trapping nations in debt for infrastructure projects the West insists are unnecessary in the first place… However, the West’s war of wo
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A New Blog for a New Reason

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Over the last few years, I have seen one essential source of news and analysis after another disappear from view. Some have been banned from social media platforms and others have had their voices muted by social media algorithms. I hope to get around those blocks and give people an opportunity to read other points of view that are stifled in mainstream and social media. My interests are domestic politics in the US, opposing imperialism, and wresting control of our governmentfrom corporations and the wealthy so we can have a true democracy. I will provide more detail on my political orientation and the reasons for this blog as we continue.
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