US Propaganda – Page 34 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Op-ed

Why are there so many snowflakes on the Western media Russia beat?

Posted on December 7, 2019December 7, 2019By Editor

Few media specialties, or disciplines of Western academia, attract as many sensitive souls as Russia. Rather ironic given the country is constantly associated with “aggression” by the Anglo-American press. … Read More >Why are there so many snowflakes on the Western media Russia beat?

USA

‘Russian tentacles’: Top Senate Democrat cries ‘election meddling’ wolf over FaceApp after getting this FBI letter

Posted on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019By Editor

Political and media hysteria over FaceApp is back, after the leader of the Democrats in the US Senate made public a letter from the FBI calling any Russian-developed software a “counterintelligence threat” to the US. … Read More >‘Russian tentacles’: Top Senate Democrat cries ‘election meddling’ wolf over FaceApp after getting this FBI letter

‘Sorry, but it’s fake…again’: Russian military debunk NYT report on bombing of civilians in Syria

Posted on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019By Editor

The New York Times has issued yet another damning report, which this time accused Russia of bombing what it called a ‘refugee camp’ in the militant-held Idlib province. The Russian Defense Ministry called it a ‘fake.’ … Read More >‘Sorry, but it’s fake…again’: Russian military debunk NYT report on bombing of civilians in Syria

Op-ed

Just think of the US’ Endless Wars as a constant string of increasingly derivative Hollywood sequels

Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019By Editor

The US has reprised its crowd-pleasing anti-Islamic State campaign in Syria, the latest instalment of the blockbuster War on Terror series of wars, which has convinced many Americans to back their country’s overseas adventures. … Read More >Just think of the US’ Endless Wars as a constant string of increasingly derivative Hollywood sequels

US to launch new media network to provide Chinese diaspora with ‘alternative’ news – report

Posted on November 25, 2019November 25, 2019By Editor

The US-funded broadcasters Voice of America and Radio Free Asia are about to join forces to establish a new media structure, tasked with providing Chinese citizens with an ‘alternative’ to their own state media, a report claims. … Read More >US to launch new media network to provide Chinese diaspora with ‘alternative’ news – report

World

OPCW report on Douma chemical incident omitted & misrepresented key facts, leaked email by dissenting inspector shows

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019By Editor

An internal OPCW email indicates that the chemical weapons watchdog’s leadership doctored a report on the 2018 Douma incident to bring it in line with West-favored claim that it was an attack by the Syrian government. … Read More >OPCW report on Douma chemical incident omitted & misrepresented key facts, leaked email by dissenting inspector shows

Russia

‘Utter rubbish!’ Putin says ‘Russian threat’ is fake, invented by those trying to cash in on it

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

Europe knows that Russia isn’t going to attack them and won’t be paying Washington for protection anymore, Vladimir Putin said, urging the US to rethink its relations with NATO allies on the continent. … Read More >‘Utter rubbish!’ Putin says ‘Russian threat’ is fake, invented by those trying to cash in on it

Op-ed

Why We Need Sherlock Holmes and His Cool Logic and Reasoning More Than Ever

Posted on November 18, 2019November 18, 2019By Editor

This year marks the 160th anniversary of the birth of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. In an age where our politics has become increasingly emotionalised … Read More >Why We Need Sherlock Holmes and His Cool Logic and Reasoning More Than Ever

USA

China & Russia’s ‘worst nightmare’? National Interest piece fantasizing sale of US nuke subs to allies is an ‘exaggeration’

Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019By Editor

The National Interest magazine claimed that a potential sale of US nuclear subs to allies may become a “nightmare” for Russia and China. Military analysts told RT there could be a fallout but a grim prospect is an exaggeration. … Read More >China & Russia’s ‘worst nightmare’? National Interest piece fantasizing sale of US nuke subs to allies is an ‘exaggeration’

Media ‘whitewashing coup’ in Bolivia, & CIA surely celebrating Morales’ departure – pundits

Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019By Editor

The way Bolivian President Evo Morales departed from power bears clear signs of a coup, but the media is unlikely to present it that way, pundits and politicians said, with some suggesting the event is pure joy for the CIA. … Read More >Media ‘whitewashing coup’ in Bolivia, & CIA surely celebrating Morales’ departure – pundits