Category Archives: Democracy & Liberty

Crimea – The Way Home (excerpt)

The Ukrainian armed coup was organized from Washington, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in an interview for a new documentary aired Sunday. The Americans tried to hide behind the Europeans, but Moscow saw through the trick, he added. “The trick … Continue reading

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For the US: There’s No Business Like War Business

The longer and bigger the war in Ukraine becomes, the more lucrative it becomes for US politicians and big business, says Alexandr Khrolenko, a columnist for the RIA Novosti information agency. The pro-independence militia in the Donbas are in the … Continue reading

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Fidel Castro: I Do Not Trust the Policy of the USA

Since the times of ancient Greece, during almost 3,000 years, the Greeks, without going very far, were brilliant in almost all activities: physics, mathematics, philosophy, architecture, art, science, politics, astronomy and other branches of human knowledge. Greece, however, was a … 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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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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The Silly Comic Book that Incited a Massacre in Paris

Gotta love the French! In yet another provocative move towards Muslims, notorious French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo published a comic book biography of the Prophet Muhammad’s life in its latest edition on Wednesday. The comic book includes cartoons of the … Continue reading

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Anonymous: Internet has Power to Bring Down Regimes

The Internet is the greatest tool of free speech ever created that gave voice to billions of people along with power to bring down regimes, a member of the Anonymous movement told RT, adding that such power terrifies governments around … Continue reading

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Dr Zhang Weiwei: Democracy Would Be Miserably Wrong for a Country Like China

Mehdi Hasan challenges Chinese scholar Dr Zhang Weiwei on whether China can afford Western-style democracy. “Liberal democracy may be great or less great for the West, but it would be miserably wrong for a country like China,” argues Dr Zhang … Continue reading

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Miko Peled: This is NOT Recognition

As the recognition by European countries of a so called “State of Palestine” continues, it is becoming obvious that this is nothing but an old colonial trick dusted and reused. The fact that liberal Zionist hypocrites the likes of the … Continue reading

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