Author Archives: Keld Bach

The New Ukraine is Run by Rogues, Sexpots, Warlords, Lunatics and Oligarchs

The new minister for economy, Mr. Abromavičius, knows that the country is in fact bankrupt. “To expect that we are going to produce real as opposed to declarative incentive programs is unrealistic,” he declared. In other words, the new Ukrainian … Continue reading →

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CITIZENFOUR (2014)

CITIZENFOUR is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate … Continue reading →

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Russian Tank Caught Crossing into Ukraine!

This video came from the tiny town of Kirovskoye in Donbass, which is located almost directly on the front line between the Ukrainian Army and Donetsk Republic. Kirovskoye is controlled by Donetsk militias and has been shelled repeatedly. The mine … Continue reading →

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So Much for Free Speech in the Land of the Free

In 2003, a top security expert told filmmaker Michael Moore, ‘there is no one in America other than President Bush who is in more danger than you’. But why was Moore a target? Had he published cartoons of the Prophet … Continue reading →

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Glenn Greenwald on How to Be a Terror “Expert”

Who are the so-called terrorism experts? In the wake of the Paris attacks, the corporate media has once again flooded its news programs with pundits claiming authority on terrorism, foreign policy and world events. We discuss the growing and questionable … Continue reading →

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Chris Hedges on Roots of Terrorism & Free Speech Hypocrisy

On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin, discusses the lack of media coverage of the massacre of as many as 2,000 people in the town of Baga by Boko Haram militants. Abby then goes over the most outrageous … Continue reading →

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If It Walks Like a Duck…

This is footage of the Charlie Hebdo shootings which has been restricted or taken down from a number of websites. As you will see it contains no blood, gore or graphic violence. It does however punch a major hole in … Continue reading →

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CrossTalk: Media Failures

Traditionally, the role of media has been to inform society and keep an eye on the powers that be. Today media follows a very different model – for the most part the mainstream merely echoes the opinions of the elite. … Continue reading →

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The Farce of Western Free Speech

By Finian Cunningham Speaking outside Elysée Palace in the aftermath of this week’s terror killings in France, former President Nicolas Sarkozy condemned the violence as “an attack on civilization.” Coiffured, sun-tanned and nattily dressed, Sarkozy’s solemn words made him appear … Continue reading →

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The Saker: I Am NOT Charlie!

Okay, let’s be clear. I am not Muslim. I oppose terrorism. I don’t even support the death penalty. I loathe Takfirism. I oppose violence as a means to make a political or ethical point. I fully support freedom of speech, … Continue reading →

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