Geopolitics
Alastair Crooke – Europe is fearful and desperate
Europe has heavily over-invested in its Ukraine project, and now sees it crumbling. In ‘Al Maydeen English’. Read the article HERE.
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EU politics
Thomas Fazi: Former French PM: “The West is more isolated than Russia”
Dominique de Villepin eschews Macron’s proposal to send NATO troops to Ukraine as utterly irresponsible Read HERE
Fake News
Max Blumenthal: Leaked Israel lobby presentation urges US officials to justify war on Gaza with ‘Hamas rape’ claims
The Grayzone has obtained slides from a confidential Israel lobby presentation based on data from Republican pollster Frank Luntz. They contain talking points for politicians and public figures seeking to justify Israel’s assault on the […]
Geopolitics
Jerusalem Post: UNRWA report says Israel coerced some agency employees to falsely admit Hamas links
“Coerced” means in Israeli Nazi-speech “Tortured” The document said several UNRWA Palestinian staffers had been detained by the Israeli army, and experienced severe physical beatings, waterboarding, and threats of harm to family members. Read HERE
EU politics
The Electronic Intifada: EU funds weapons firm playing “pivotal role” in Gaza genocide
The European Union approved the participation of a major Israeli weapons firm in a new science project during the current genocidal war against Gaza. The state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is part of the consortium […]
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Production in January 2024: -5.5% year on year
Production in industry January 2024 (in real terms, provisional): +1.0% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -5.5% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) December 2023 (in real terms, revised): -2.0% […]
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye: War on Gaza: UK plan in place to resume Unrwa funding after ‘hasty’ suspension
This is not only the case with Britain. Most of the nations that participated in cutting support to Unrwa are finding it difficult to maintain their position as they have received absolutely no proof from […]
Fake News
‘Internal memos of the upper class’: Gary Younge says journalism is out of touch
Former Guardian journalist says “sometimes ‘dog bites man’ really is the story. The trouble is journalists keep missing it.” Read HERE
National Politics
BBC: University Challenge student gets payout from Tory peer over antisemitism claim
So, there are sociopathic politicians outside of Germany too. Read HERE
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: New orders in manufacturing in January 2024: -11.3% on the previous month
New orders in manufacturing: January 2024 (in real terms, provisional): -11.3% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -6.0% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) The last time it was so […]