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Propaganda and nonsense: Even more New York Times hypocrisy

Propaganda and nonsense: Even more New York Times hypocrisy

March 6, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

What the New York Times and John Kerry pretend to forget is the real history of America’s noxious role in the world “You just don’t in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on a…

The Limits of East-West Fusion in Ukraine

The Limits of East-West Fusion in Ukraine

March 3, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

For a few days after protesters of varied political stripes and legislators of different motives deposed President Viktor Yanukovych, you could call Ukraine a story of new possibilities. In a weekend, it turned into a story of limits and futility….

Thomas Friedman, supreme toady: Also, shameless!

Thomas Friedman, supreme toady: Also, shameless!

March 1, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Shame on the Times and other media for falsely spinning Ukraine events. We now await the inevitable U.S. betrayal Months of discontent in Kiev and the western portion of Ukraine combust into an explosion of provocation and response, unwarranted violence,…

The Two Ukraines Portend a Disastrous Possibility

The Two Ukraines Portend a Disastrous Possibility

February 24, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

In less than a week, the simmering crisis in Ukraine has tipped into tragedy and tumbled straight down to existential calamity. As Viktor Yanukovych fled Saturday from the presidential compound in Kiev to a hotel room in the eastern city…

John Kerry’s policy of surrender: His failures are redefining American exceptionalism

John Kerry’s policy of surrender: His failures are redefining American exceptionalism

February 24, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Perhaps the secretary of state knows what he is doing: His many failures actually point to a smarter foreign policy We have just marked a year since John Kerry launched himself, at 69, as America’s chief diplomat. And for most…

The world is right to hate us: Arrogance, ignorance and obscene foreign policy

The world is right to hate us: Arrogance, ignorance and obscene foreign policy

February 17, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

This White House was supposed to be different. But our arrogant foreign policy has been the same since the 1950s Every time we overhear American diplomats talking when we are not supposed to, the conduct of American foreign policy sounds…

How the White House Is Blowing Off Europe

How the White House Is Blowing Off Europe

February 10, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

The Obama administration needs to declare a “pivot to Europe” policy, and quickly. Not that the famous pivot to Asia has amounted to much: It drifts somewhere in the Pacific like a dead fish. But relations between the U.S. and…

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