Truths and lies about pledges made to Russia
by Guy Mettan,* Freelance journalist, Geneva
(17 February 2022) The information war surrounding tensions between NATO and Russia over Ukraine often leads to distortions of historical reality.
International
Europe in the Trenches Against the “Invented Enemy”
by Manlio Dinucci*
(16 February 2022) Ignoring Russia's demands for peace guarantees, NATO has managed to portray Russia as the aggressor in the eyes of its members. It is mobilizing all the armies of the member countries and has just begun a gigantic naval exercise in the Mediterranean, while Russia is conducting a long-announced exercise in Belarus.
Blackwater is in Donbass with the Azov battalion
by Manlio Dinucci*
(16 February 2022) The CIA and MI6 are reorganizing NATO «stay-behind» networks in Eastern Europe. If after the Second World War they relied on former Nazis to fight the Soviets, they still support neo-Nazi groups against the Russians. There is no obvious reason for this. The Nazis were plethora in the 1940s, they are very few today and only exist thanks to the help of the Anglo-Saxons.
The Dialectics Confrontation – Thirty Years After
Emergence of the multipolar world order and the role of the USA
Von Chas W. Freeman, Jr., United States Foreign Service (USFS), Ret.; Senior Fellow at Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University, USA*
(7 February 2022) The dissolution of the USSR ushered in a two-decade-long period of unchecked U.S. global supremacy. Two centuries earlier, American political engineer, James Madison presciently warned that, to avoid abuses of power, “ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” The post-Cold War period has provided ample proof of how correct this insight is.
Brussels and Washington under pressure
by Ralph Bosshard, Lieutenant-Colonel EMG*
(7 February 2022) On 17 December 2021, the Russian Foreign Ministry published draft agreements on mutual security guarantees between Russia and NATO,1 as well as between Russia and the United States.2 Initial comments from Western governments and the press have been reserved. The Russian proposals, which reflect some of the fundamental characteristics of Russian military thinking, do indeed require careful consideration.
Washington’s Bi-Partisan Russia-Bashers Are Determined to Start a War
by Ron Paul, MD*
(29 January 2022) Russia-bashing is a bi-partisan activity in Washington. Both parties think it makes them look “tough” and “pro-America.” But while Republican and Democrat politicians continue to one-up each other on “risk-free” threats to Russia, they are increasingly risking a devastating nuclear war.