“The ‘empire of pretend’ goes to war (again).”
A podcast exchange with Patrik Baab. 16 MARCH—“The information age is actually a media age,” the late John Pilger once observed. “We have war by media, censorship by media, demonology by media, retribution by media, diversion by media—a Surreal assembly…
“Iran as ‘the evil one.’”
The return of the ‘end time.’ 11 MARCH—It is remarkable—and there are stronger words for this—how Americans swoon into states of religious fervor in times of crisis, or when their character or national identity, or their conduct toward others, is…
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Another War We’re Not Supposed to See
You have to figure, if those waging war — and covering it — dedicate themselves this assiduously to keeping things hidden, there are surely things to hide. I know for a fact that The New York Times has a multitude of correspondents on…
“The not-to-be-forgotten.”
The war as it is in the West Bank. 10 MARCH—It is 11 days into the U.S.-Israel war on Iran and there are no reports in corporate media on the impact of this aggression in the West Bank even as…
“Radical trust.”
Kindergarteners get a playground in al–Mughayyir. First thought, best thought.—Allen Ginsberg 8 MARCH—My first thought as Marwa, my guide and interpreter, drove us away from a tiny two-room kindergarten in the remote West Bank village of al–Mughayyir was one I blurted…
WATCH: The World This Week w/Ray McGovern
IRAN – A week that changed the world, perhaps forever. Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence discuss it on The World This Week. Watch the replay. Guests: Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence. Host: Joe Lauria. Producer: Cathy Vogan.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Germany Learns From the IDF
The Israelis are to teach Germans how to use artificial intelligence based on the I.D.F.’s experience in Gaza, where, among other things, it used A.I. to identify targets, guide drones, and conduct remote assassinations. A year ago this month — St….
“‘He who sows injustice.’”
Poisoned minds, poisoned land. He who sows injustice will reap sorrow.—Proverbs 22:8 25 FEBRUARY—When Thomas Friedman tells readers of the Zionist-aligned New York Times that Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the West Bank and Gaza—altogether its unhinged nationalist messianism—threatens to destroy Israel, you know the…
PATRICK LAWRENCE: To Whom Are Our Liars Lying & What Is the Point of Their Lies?
In America’s late-imperial phase, conjured realities are preferable to reality. The creak of history’s wheel has become unbearable such that forlorn attempts to silence it are the only remaining resort. To make the case that those who purport to lead…
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Pedro Sánchez’s ‘No a la Guerra’
Spain’s leader, with his government and his people, is signaling that the time has come to challenge the trans–Atlantic status quo and ultimately the world order altogether. I saw a video the other day that reminded me: Images often lie, which…