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Cold War By Other Means

Cold War By Other Means

May 28, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, CounterPunch

Ukraine: the Crisis in Context It is never easy to see the present as history: Being inside events, being the stuff of which events are made, makes distance and the perspective that comes of it difficult. It is not a…

They’re lying about Ukraine, again: Primitive prejudice, stupidity and the reflexive compliance of the New York Times

They’re lying about Ukraine, again: Primitive prejudice, stupidity and the reflexive compliance of the New York Times

May 15, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

We have had the full-frontal porn of an American subversion op, a coverup — then the media’s supine cooperation However Ukrainians settle their drastic differences — and they can, providing all sides find the will to do so — a…

Ukraine’s Choices: Unity or a Fractured Federation

Ukraine’s Choices: Unity or a Fractured Federation

May 12, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

The referendums in Ukraine almost nobody wanted are now part of the story, and they have little meaning but some significance. Let’s explore the difference. One way or another, the two votes on Sunday bring the nation a step further…

Samantha Power’s brazen hypocrisy: Media swallows propaganda, but here’s the truth about Ukraine

Samantha Power’s brazen hypocrisy: Media swallows propaganda, but here’s the truth about Ukraine

May 7, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

The media swallows U.S. propaganda whole. Here’s the truth about Ukraine — and what it shows about American power Ukraine comes full circle. In six months, a troubled but intact nation is now pulled to pieces. Vasyl Krutov, the general…

The Sanctions Against Russia Are a Dangerous Game

The Sanctions Against Russia Are a Dangerous Game

May 5, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Crunch time in Ukraine approaches. This is not simply because the country’s east and south are “essentially at war,” as Vasyl Krutov, the general who leads what the provisional government in Kiev insists is its “anti-terror” operation,acknowledged on Sunday. The…

“A corrosive dereliction of duty”: Why the New York Times’ America-first journalism is so dangerous

“A corrosive dereliction of duty”: Why the New York Times’ America-first journalism is so dangerous

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

Our foreign affairs columnist explains his problem with American exceptionalism, and with the New York Times Sanctions to the right of them, Sanctions to the left of them, Sanctions in front of them Volley’d and thunder’d; Into the valley of…

Putin bests Obama — and that’s good! Also, Reddit helps catch more New York Times propaganda

Putin bests Obama — and that’s good! Also, Reddit helps catch more New York Times propaganda

April 23, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

American exceptionalism takes another hit, as does the credibility of the Times’ foreign coverage The argument has been made several times in this space that President Obama is as a flyweight in the ring with a counterpuncher such as Vladimir…

How Obama’s White House Lost Ukraine in a Few Stupid Steps

How Obama’s White House Lost Ukraine in a Few Stupid Steps

April 21, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

No one wants to say so, but the Obama administration has backed the wrong horse in Ukraine, and the misguided wager is a big loss. It is hardly the president’s first failure on the foreign side, but it may prove…

Liberal media myth officially dead: Brazen propaganda, historical amnesia and the New York Times

Liberal media myth officially dead: Brazen propaganda, historical amnesia and the New York Times

April 16, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Does Obama have control of his own intelligence agencies? Also, the Times has an ironic definition of propaganda This shapes up as an important week in the Ukraine crisis. We have already witnessed the extent to which the provisional government…

Someone teach John Kerry about history!

Someone teach John Kerry about history!

April 3, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

There’s a reason why Putin makes Kerry and the president look clownish: He understands the history others forget Many Americans flinch from the latest turn in the Ukraine crisis now that Vladimir Putin has taken control of it. It was…

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