Monthly Archives: February 2023

To criticize one’s country is to do it a service and pay it a compliment. It is a service because it may spur the country to do better than it is doing; it is a compliment because it evidences a … Continue reading →

Alice Schwarzer und Sahra Wagenknecht haben ein “Manifest für Frieden” verfasst. Für #Verhandlungen statt Panzer. Ab heute kann sich jede/r anschließen: https://www.change.org/p/manifest-für-frieden Für den 25. Februar, 14 Uhr, laden sie zu einer Kundgebung am Brandenburger Tor ein. #AufstandfuerFrieden

Aurimas Navys, Lithuania Tribune: When will the war in Ukraine finally end? After three hundred days of widespread war, it is certainly a legitimate question. And the answer is simple: the war will surely end when we come to grips … Continue reading →

Craig Murray: It is a clear indicator of the disappearance of freedom from our so-called western democracies, that Sy Hersh, arguably the greatest living journalist, cannot get this monumental revelation on the front of the Washington Post or New York Times, but … Continue reading →

Hannah Arendt 1974 interview with Roger Errera: Totalitarianism begins in contempt for what you have. The second step is the notion: “Things must change—no matter how, Anything is better than what we have.” Totalitarian rulers organize this kind of mass … Continue reading →

Between Gulf Wars I and II I clearly remember hearing Harris read from his book Our War on calling Vietnam “a mistake”: While it may be an accurate conclusion, calling the war a mistake is the functional equivalent of calling … Continue reading →

Seymour Hersh: On September 26, 2022, a Norwegian Navy P8 surveillance plane made a seemingly routine flight and dropped a sonar buoy. The signal spread underwater, initially to Nord Stream 2 and then on to Nord Stream 1. A few … Continue reading →

Spiegel: Es sind Augenblicke, in denen deutlich wird: Hier stehen sich zwei Konzepte, zwei politische Ansätze gegenüber.