Russiagate began sometime prior to June 2016, not after the presidential election in November, as is often said, as an anti-Trump political project (exactly why, how, and by whom remain unclear, and herein lies the real significance of the largely bogus “dossier” and the still murky role of top US intel officials in the creation of that document).

Far from a defense or exculpation of Trump (or Putin), Stephen F. Cohen’s ardent concern is the diminishing ability of any administration to foreclose on or maneuver to avoid the possibility of nuclear conflict.

The private military group became the darling of the West for its work in Ukraine, but an internal crisis among partners led to a quick demise.

In his new article today, Seymour Hersh said Joe Biden ordered the terrorist attack against the Nord Stream pipelines. Norway helped. Now, both Norway and the U.S. sell expensive gas to the EU.

The New York Times called it a “mystery,” but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now

Donald Trump has many faults, but that in no way excuses how the industries biggest brands, including CNN, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, completely abandoned their journalistic standards when reporting on the former president.

Bob Woodward said readers were ‘cheated’ by media’s Russiagate coverage

So far, Russia’s attempt to reassert itself as a first-tier power commanding a sphere of influence in the post-Soviet space has floundered. Rather than reestablishing Russia’s prestige and humbling the West, the war in Ukraine has revealed a morass of dysfunction that the country will likely spend decades attempting to live down while hobbled by economic isolation from Europe.

The Western powers have repeatedly broken their pledges. Why would Russia today accept any more of their solemn guarantees? Опубликовано George Szamuely Четверг, 2 февраля 2023 г.

Last week Matt Taibbi, with access to Twitter’s internal papers, debunked the fake Hamilton 68 propaganda dashboard that was used to create many stories about alleged Russian disinformation. I had done similar five years earlier but had no access to the original data. There were enough secondary indications to conclude that the dashboard was a sham. Still, have the case made with primary data is a valuable addition.