(2022-02-17). Russian UN Ambassador Responds To US 'War Propaganda'. popularresistance.org Aaron Mate And Max Blumenthal Speak With Deputy Permanent Representative Of Russia To The UN Dmitri Polyanskiy On Escalated Tensions On The Russian-Ukraine Border, US Accusations Of An Imminent Russian Invasion, And The Context Missing From A US Media That Refuses To Interview Russian Officials.
(2022-02-17). Moscow responds to US 'intelligence' on Russian invasion. rt.com 
The Foreign Ministry has previously claimed February 15 will be remembered as the day Western 'propaganda' failed | Attempts to work out when Russia might begin an invasion of Ukraine, despite the Kremlin's insistence that war isn't on the cards, only discredit Western intelligence agencies, Moscow has blasted as tensions continue to rise on the shared border between the two Eastern European nations. | In a series of comments issued on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova poured scorn on Washington's persistent announcements that an offensive is on the horizon. | According to her, Kiev, whic…
(2022-02-17). John Pilger: War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda. mintpressnews.com The war hysteria that has rolled in like a tidal wave in recent weeks and months is the most striking example. Known by its jargon, "shaping the narrative," much if not most of it is pure propaganda.
(2022-02-17). Western Democracies Have Mutated Into Propagandists for War and Conflict. independentmediainstitute.org Marshall McLuhan's prophecy that "the successor to politics will be propaganda" has happened. Raw propaganda is now the rule in Western democracies, especially the U.S. and Britain. On matters of war and peace, ministerial deceit is reported as news. Inconvenient facts are censored, demons are nurtured. The model is corporate spin, the currency of the …
(2022-02-17). Scientists Find Three New Coronaviruses That 'Could Represent Risk for Human Health'. sputniknews.com With the world already in the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the origins of the disease, which according to Johns Hopkins University has already killed 5.8 million people, remains a mystery. Different explanations are offered, including one suggesting the virus appeared due to a lab leak.
(2022-02-17). Bigger than bomb threats: The political violence of national oppression. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL – Throughout the months of January and February, there were over 20 bomb threats directed towards historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Black churches, most of which were in the South. These concentrated actions over the last few months are a microcosm of the extensive history of racism and national oppression that Black people have faced within the United States, particularly its southern region. | In general, all Black communities within the United States face systemic racism. The evidence is in the economically depressed ghettos of every city (big and small), riddled with de…
(2022-02-16). Ukrainian Pacifist's Message to the World: U.S., NATO & Russia Share Responsibility to Avoid War. democracynow.org 
NATO officials have joined the U.S. and other Western nations in saying they have yet to see evidence that Russia is pulling back some troops near the shared border with Ukraine, as Russia claimed earlier this week. We speak with Yurii Sheliazhenko, executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, who says, "Both great powers of the West and the East share equal responsibility to avoid escalation of war in Ukraine and beyond Ukraine."…
(2022-02-16). British Officials Spread Russia Coup Plot Disinformation For United States. thedissenter.org 
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (Photo by Simon Dawson of No. 10 Downing Street)This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a Months of frenzied speculation about an imminent Russian invasion of Kiev by Western journalists, think tanks, and politicians culminated on February 15 with Moscow reducing its military footprint near Ukraine's border. | The
(2022-02-16). British Officials Spread Moscow Coup Plot Disinformation For United States. shadowproof.com Months of frenzied speculation about an imminent Russian invasion of Kiev by Western journalists, think tanks, and politicians culminated on February 15 with Moscow reducing its military footprint near Ukraine's border.The withdrawal came one day beforePresident Joe Biden's administration inexactly forecast a phantom incursion.
(2022-02-16). Noam Chomsky: 'There are plausible regional settlements for Ukraine and China'. greenleft.org.au United States anti-war activist Professor Noam Chomsky said regional solutions exist for the two main confrontations today — Ukraine and China — but that the United States President is not interested.
(2022-02-16). Why Is the U.S. Peddling Dangerous Lies About a 'Russian Invasion' of Ukraine? strategic-culture.org 
It is interesting now to see how the U.S. propaganda machine will respond to the 'unsettling' prospect of peace when so much had been invested on just the opposite outcome. | | As the Biden administration continues to disseminate decidedly pro-war propaganda, crying wolf that a 'Russian invasion' of Ukraine will kick off at any moment, it is critical to understand the reasons why U.S. policymakers are employing such irresponsible and dangerous rhetoric. | Ironically, in the event that a military conflict re…
(2022-02-16). Fake news hysteria: US gov't & media claimed Russia would invade Ukraine this morning. It didn't happen. multipolarista.com 
Many media outlets spread fake news, citing anonymous US intelligence officials claiming Russia would invade Ukraine the morning of February 16. But it didn't happen. Moscow called it "information terrorism."
(2022-02-16). Anonymous US Intelligence Officials Claim News Site Zero Hedge Is 'Amplifying' Russian Propaganda. news.antiwar.com In comments to The Associated Press, In response, Zero Hedge strongly denied the accusation and said the site tries "to publish a wide spectrum of views that cover both sides of a given story." Zero Hedge said it "has never worked, collaborated or cooperated with Russia, nor are there any links to spy agencies." | Ultimately, th…
(2022-02-16). Regime Change: Up Close and Personal. dissidentvoice.org 
Let me start out by openly and unequivocally stating that most of the individuals who are in the decision-making and decision-influencing positions which determine U.S. foreign policy and drive its recklessness are a truly shameful bunch. They are morally bankrupt, ignorant, myopic, barbaric, drunk on power, and as far as I can tell, without any …
(2022-02-16). A billionaire's boast: $100 million to tip the next federal election. greenleft.org.au As the rich and powerful have always done, Clive Palmer is boasting he will spend $100 million on influencing the outcome of the federal election. Peter Boyle reports.
(2022-02-16). Biden's promise, "America's Back!" is delivered–on Steroids! indybay.org On at least one big item, President Biden's campaign promise, "America's Back!" has been resoundingly delivered! 2 decades ago, the United States went to war based on an outrageous lie, that Saddam Hussein had WMDs(Weapons of Mass Destruction) that were ready to launch in 90 minutes on allies of the U.S. That gigantic lie had no credible evidence(and over 10 million citizens across the Globe protested in the streets agianst the impending but illegal invasion.) But the lie was delivered in such melodramatic tones that the "Corporate-bin-Laden" media bought it, line, rod and sinker). The MSM not only parroted the U…
(2022-02-16). Far-right anti-vaccine protests in Australia's capital promoted by corporate media. wsws.org Prime Minister Scott Morrison praised the right-wing rabble as "speaking up for the things they feel strongly about," while making common cause with their attacks on state vaccine mandates.