Watching the Shadows

Ron Paul schmoozes clerical fascists

Ron Paul is scheduled to speak at a confab sponsored by a wing of the “Traditionalist” Catholic schism, sharing the bill with Italian neo-fascist leader Roberto Fiore. 

Europe

Bulgaria protesters say ‘NOligarchy!’

Over the past 10 days, thousands of protesters have repeatedly taken to the streets of Bulgaria to oppose the interim coalition government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.

Europe

The London attack: context vs. apologia —again

Reactions to the jihadist slaying of a British solider in London are polarized along predictable lines—emphasizing either the context of imperial wars or the threat of political Islam.

East Asia

Meanwhile: Seoul-Tokyo tensions mount…

The crisis between North and South Korea has overshadowed growing tensions between both Koreas and Japan, which has seen an ugly wave of anti-Korean protests.

Greater Middle East

Egypt: Ikhwan Holocaust denial abets Zionists

Fathi Shihab-Eddim, a senior aide to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, spews Holocaust-denying malarky—seemingly oblivious to how he legitimizes Zionist political logic.

North America

Conspiracy vultures descend on Newtown

Paranoid conspiracy theories proliferate about the Newtown massacre, adding to the noise of pro- and anti-gun control voices that all distract us from the fundamental questions.

Watching the Shadows

Military coup d’état against Obama?

Was Rear Admiral Charles M. Gaouette sacked from his command of a Pacific carrier battle group last month because he was plotting a putsch against Obama?