Accuracy no longer matters. Witnessing no longer matters. Conformity matters, writes Patrick Lawrence.
The Historic Collapse of Journalism
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Has China Been Bluffing? + Pelosi Leaves Taiwan as China Prepares Effective Military Blockade
New York Times columnist: Deeper mistrust between Biden and Zelenskyy than people know
Thomas Friedman wrote Monday in a column for the New York Times that there was a deeper mistrust between the White House and Volodymyr Zelenskyy than what has been reported.
New York Times columnist: Deeper mistrust between Biden and Zelenskyy than people know
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Why Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan Is Utterly Reckless
The timing could not be worse. Dear reader: The Ukraine war is not over. And privately, U.S. officials are a lot more concerned about Ukraine’s leadership than they are letting on. There is deep mistrust between the White House and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky — considerably more than has been reported.
And there is funny business going on in Kyiv. On July 17, Zelensky fired his country’s prosecutor general and the leader of its domestic intelligence agency — the most significant shake-up in his government since the Russian invasion in February. It would be the equivalent of Biden firing Merrick Garland and Bill Burns on the same day. But I have still not seen any reporting that convincingly explains what that was all about. It is as if we don’t want to look too closely under the hood in Kyiv for fear of what corruption or antics we might see, when we have invested so much there. (More on the dangers of that another day.)
Ukraine wins West’s boundless sympathy, but did they forget Iraq?
The Russian invasion has laid bare the West’s hypocrisy, piercing its tattered cloak of righteousness and morality
Ukraine wins West’s boundless sympathy, but did they forget Iraq?
How Much Less Newsworthy Are Civilians in Other Conflicts?
How Much Less Newsworthy Are Civilians in Other Conflicts?
Sadly, most people simply respond to the underlying story/sympathies the media wish to generate.
Comment by Dr. Carol C. Mukhopadhyay
Once again on war crimes and war criminals
Once again on war crimes and war criminals
If charges are to be made against Putin, whatever criterion is applied to him must be brought to bear against other leaders, and, above all, against the American presidents.
Doubling Down On Double Standards – The Ukraine Propaganda Blitz
‘The American population was bombarded the way the Iraqi population was bombarded. It was a war against us, a war of lies and disinformation and omission of history. That kind of war, overwhelming and devastating, waged here in the US while the Gulf War was waged over there.’ (Howard Zinn, ‘Power, History and Warfare’, Open Magazine Pamphlet Series, No. 8, 1991, p.12)
Doubling Down On Double Standards – The Ukraine Propaganda Blitz
In Ukraine reporting, Western press reveals grim bias toward ‘people like us’
In Ukraine reporting, Western press reveals grim bias toward ‘people like us’
Unfortunately, in Europe’s newest conflict, at least one age-old problem persists: The limits of empathy in wartime are still too often measured by race.
NATO’s an obstacle to peace in Europe and elsewhere
The US, EU and Nato reneging on promises made to Russia lays at the crux of present tensions, writes JOHN WIGHT
NATO’s an obstacle to peace in Europe and elsewhere
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 
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