Guest column by Diana Johnstone In Ukraine as a whole, polls show that some seventy percent of the population is against joining NATO.  Yet the US and its satellites keep speaking of Ukraine’s “right” to join NATO.  Nobody’s right not to join NATO is ever mentioned. Read more: http://zcomm.org/znetarticle/ukraine-and-yugoslavia/

The Deep State That Governs America -- Mike Lofgren Mike Lofgren, a Congressional staffer for 28 years, explains to Bill Moyer that neither Congress, the President, nor the American people govern the United States. http://billmoyers.com/episode/the-deep-state-hiding-in-plain-sight/

Three Who Made A War Paul Craig Roberts The Spanish-American War was caused by three people: Teddy Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and William Randolph Hearst. The war, which killed a number of Spaniards and Americans, including some prominent Harvard “Swells,” was based entirely on lies and machinations of these three men and served no purpose other than their personal needs. Princeton University historian Evan Thomas...

Harrison Samphir of Truthout interviews PCR on Crimea, US Foreign Policy, and the Transformation of Mainstream Media into a Ministry of Propaganda http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/22542-paul-craig-roberts-on-crimea-us-foreign-policy-and-the-transformation-of-mainstream-media

Status Quo at Gitmo Where the Torture Never Stops by JEFFREY ST. CLAIR First published, CounterPunch, Vol. 20, No. 10 (September 2013) It was shortly after five o’clock on a Saturday morning last April. The prisoners in the communal cellblock at Camp 6 in Guantanamo Bay Prison had just gathered for morning prayers. Suddenly the overhead lights went out, the cell doors slammed shut and...

Guest Column by John Pilger John Pilger explains how Australia became an American puppet state. http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/03/17/the-forgotten-coup/

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back Paul Craig Roberts Washington’s plan to seize Ukraine and to evict Russia from its Black Sea naval base has come amiss. But to turn around Lenin's quote, “two steps forward, one step back.” Do you remember all the tough talk coming from John Kerry, the White House Fool, Hilary Clinton, and the lickspittle Merkel about the harsh sanctions that...

The BBC: Washington’s Mouthpiece Paul Craig Roberts Once upon a time the BBC was a news organization, but that was before the organization sold out to Washington. Today the BBC is a liar for Washington. Indeed, the BBC is a despicable organization that believes that “exceptional, indispensable” Washington has the right to determine the fate of all peoples. The proof is everywhere. Just look here:...

95.7% of Crimeans Give The Finger To The White House Tyrant Paul Craig Roberts Update: The latest figures released are: 83.1% voter turnout, 96.77% vote to join the Russian Federation. In an unprecedented turnout unmatched by any Western election, Crimeans voted 95.7% to join Russia. As I pointed out earlier today, under the twisted logic of Washington Crimea has never been a part of Ukraine...

Obama Declares Self-Determination To Be A Threat To US National Security Paul Craig Roberts In his March 6 Executive Order, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine,” Obama declares that support for Crimean self-determination constitutes “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, and I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with...