Corporate media’s handling of the US-supported Israeli assault on Lebanon has, like all war propaganda, entailed a campaign to demonize the purported bad guys—Hezbollah, in this case. The coverage of the US/Israeli assault on Lebanon has also evinced a casual disregard for Lebanese lives, and often an outright zest for killing the country’s people.
Corruption
DW: Merkel’s CDU under fire over nomination of far-right ex-spy chief
The decision to have Hans-Georg Maassen run as a candidate in Germany’s upcoming general election has prompted a wave a criticism for Merkel’s conservatives — and accusations of far-right pandering. Read here
Economics
Iain Macwhirter: Carillion and the RBS ‘hang themselves’ memo proves it’s all over for neoliberalism
“This era of capitalism is already a dead parrot.” Thus ends the article. All before it is just as straightforward – and that in a newspaper that is not lefitst! Read here
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera: Russia detains Greek oil tanker after it departs Estonian port
Estonia redirects maritime traffic to prevent future incidents after Russia’s detention of the Green Admire oil tanker. Read Article HERE
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