India Should Quit Quad Now!
by M. K. Bhadrakumar,* India
(6 April 2022) Hedging between superpowers — United States, Russia and China — was never the smart thing to do. India should have known that the contradictions are simply irreconcilable.
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Conflict in Ukraine
The Impact of Ukraine on Yemen
The Western economic war on Russia over Ukraine is having a spillover effect on the forgotten war in Yemen
by Kathy Kelly,* USA
(8 April 2022) The United Nations’ goal was to raise1 more than $4.2 billion for the people of war-torn Yemen by March 15. But when that deadline rolled around, just $1.3 billion had come in.
“You can do it, Franz!”
About luck that is sometimes life-deciding, of finding a good teacher
by Ludwig Hasler*
(6 April 2022) What does it take for a country lad to study at the ETH Zurich, get a doctorate in biochemistry and successfully run a medical company? It takes good teachers, said Franz Käppeli.
Situation in Ukraine as of March 25, 2022
by Jacques Baud,* Brussels
(4 April 2022) You do not win a war with prejudices: you lose it. Unfortunately, the picture we have of the conflict in Ukraine tends to lead us in the wrong direction. In order to understand its latest developments and to have a clearer vision of the potential options for a political resolution, we need a more objective analysis of the situation.
Pentagon Drops Truth Bombs to Stave Off War With Russia
by Joe Lauria,* Special to Consortium News
(4 April 2022) Two leaked stories from the Pentagon have exposed the lies of mainstream media about how Russia is conducting the Ukraine war in a bid to counter propaganda intended to get NATO into the conflict, writes Joe Lauria.
Fake News, Fake History, Fake Law
by Alfred de Zayas,* Geneva
(4 April 2022) “Fake news” is a widespread phenomenon – not only in wartime, but also in daily political and economic relations. Fake news are not only disseminated by governments and its proxies, but also practiced by the private sector, by media conglomerates, by individuals in their correspondence, gossip, social media and through the internet.