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Gilbert Doctorow

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Shades of 1968: The New York police assault on...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/05/01

Yesterday’s NYPD storming of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus which had been occupied by student demonstrators protesting Israeli genocide in Gaza has brought the clash between America’s non-academic, pro-Washington narrative university administrators and its more idealistic students to the attention of global media. After taking the building, the police arrested the demonstrators and, … Continue reading Shades of 1968: The New York police assault on Columbia

RT’s Cross Talk: discussion of the $61 billion...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/04/29

In today’s edition of Cross Talk, I was pleased to join host Peter Lavelle and Sputnik International political analyst Dmitry Babich for a discussion of likely consequences of the newly signed law appropriating $61 billion in aid to Kiev. Put in simplest terms, this aid package will prolong the war, continue the decimation of Ukraine’s … Continue reading RT’s Cross Talk: discussion of the $61 billion military and financial aid package for Ukraine now signed into law →

Travel notes, St Petersburg, April-May 2024: first...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/04/28

My mention in my last essay of using the Estonian route to St Petersburg now that the Finnish border crossings are temporarily or, more likely, permanently closed, elicited several expressions of interest from readers, some of whom also may be looking for new ways to access Russia from Europe. In past travel notes, I devoted … Continue reading Travel notes, St Petersburg, April-May 2024: first installment →

Travel is fun! The long route to St Petersburg

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/04/22

Dear readers, In a couple of hours, I set out on the long route to St Petersburg. Pre-Covid shut-down of intra European air travel, pre-Special Military Operation sanctions, the journey from Brussels was accomplished by direct flight, Zaventem airport to Pulkovo airport in a little over two and a half hours. With the advent of … Continue reading Travel is fun! The long route to St Petersburg →

Talking to Indian global broadcaster WION about...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/04/17

This morning’s 8 minute interview on India’s premier English language global broadcaster was high level and covered a number of issues well outside the narrow confines of what Mr. Netanyahu may or may not do next. I expect many readers will find value in it. Transcript below by a reader Hem Kaur Saroya: 0:01World leaders … Continue reading Talking to Indian global broadcaster WION about Iran’s weekend strike on Israel →

Conversation with Press TV about the results of the...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/04/16

Yesterday’s 24 minute Spotlight program was rather like a three-way conversation with the Teheran based moderator Marzieh Hashemi and Canada based fellow panelist, Yves Engler. The moderator was pitching to us the official Iranian position on what was achieved and sought our agreement or disagreement, as the case may be. The main points in the … Continue reading Conversation with Press TV about the results of the weekend attack on Israel: Spotlight_15.04.24 →

What you need to know about the Iranian attack on...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/04/15

Iran’s weekend massive drone, cruise missile and ballistic missile attack on Israel has now been covered in the global media, with the headlines announcing that 99% of the barrage was shot down by Israeli, U.S. and other friendly air defense systems. The question these media pose is what will be the Israeli response, as if … Continue reading What you need to know about the Iranian attack on Israel but will not find in your mainstream news provider →

Is the West hopelessly overwhelmed by “Satanism” as...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/04/14

In his recent book The Russian Art of War, which I heartily recommend to all who want to understand why and how Western politicians and media experts have condemned Ukraine to a tragic defeat, author Jacques Baud highlights the distinction between propaganda and disinformation. The former tends to blow out of proportion one’s own advantages, … Continue reading Is the West hopelessly overwhelmed by “Satanism” as Russian media suggest? →

Europe’s sinking economy: how many causes can we...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/04/12

As I indicated in my last essay, a great deal of information that would allow one independently to come to a comprehensive understanding of what is going on in the world is available in mainstream media, however counterintuitive that may be for those who revile the Washington narrative and its commercial purveyors. However, the facts … Continue reading Europe’s sinking economy: how many causes can we name while ignoring the Russia factor? →

No news is good news…

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/04/09

No news is good news…. For those who wonder why I have not posted any commentary for nearly a week, I have a straightforward explanation. This silence has had nothing to do with the Easter holidays, which have sent many folks on vacation and disrupted work schedules in many European countries. No, it has to … Continue reading No news is good news… →

Freedom of speech in France? Think again…

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/04/03

A democratically priced eatery appealing to the latest Letter generation and located on the Chaussée d’Ixelles, in the heart of the Brussels commune (borough) of Ixelles, just 500 meters from the Aparthotel where I am currently spending a month transitioning from a sold house to a purchased apartment, has the quirky sign out on the … Continue reading Freedom of speech in France? Think again… →

Update on the Crocus terror attack

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/04/01

Day by day, the Russian security officials are expanding upon their claims that Ukraine financed and directed the terror attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue. Sunday evening’s edition of News of the Week hosted by Dmitry Kiselyov pointed to crypto currency payments and other financial channels which were used by the Ukrainians, as … Continue reading Update on the Crocus terror attack →

Today’s 13 minute interview on WION, Indian...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/03/27

I am very pleased that WION, India’s premier English language global news broadcaster took the initiative and discussed with me the significance of the statements yesterday to Russian television by FSB boss Alexander Bortnikov. Bortnikov alleged that the the United States, the United Kingdom and Ukraine were the plotters and planners of the terrorist attack … Continue reading Today’s 13 minute interview on WION, Indian television: “Russian FSB says US, UK and Ukraine behind Moscow attack

Yesterday’s remarkable statements to journalists by...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/03/27

To the uninitiated, I explain first that the FSB is the successor organization to the Soviet Union’s well-known and much feared KGB. However, the FSB today might be better compared with the FBI in the United States. It deals with domestic criminality of all kinds and with threats to Russian civilians such as terrorism. The … Continue reading Yesterday’s remarkable statements to journalists by Alexander Bortnikov, director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) →

What are the Russians saying now about the organizers...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/03/26

Today’s edition of The New York Times tells us triumphantly that “President Vladimir Putin of Russia acknowledged for the first time that ‘radical Islamists’ had carried out the attack on a concert hall near Moscow…,” meaning that the Russians have accepted the American version of who was responsible. And yet, they noted, Putin was still … Continue reading What are the Russians saying now about the organizers and implementers of the Crocus City Hall massacre? →

WION, Indian global television, interview on...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/03/24

This morning I was interviewed by India’s premier global English-language broadcaster WION for a chat about who were the puppet masters behind the savage terrorist attack at a concert hall located in the suburbs of Moscow two days ago. So far this interview is incorporated in the channel’s Live programming but is not yet available … Continue reading WION, Indian global television, interview on consequences of the Crocus City Hall massacre →

A chat with Sputnik Globe on war hysteria in Western...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/03/24

I am pleased to share with readers the following link to a just published interview with the Russian online periodical Sputnik. https://sputnikglobe.com/20240323/full-spectrum-psyop-us-whips-up-fear-of-russian-bugaboo-to-subjugate-europe-1117495611.html Note that the war hysteria is a top down phenomenon led by Emmanuel Macron of France, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and several of their peers with the enthusiastic support of major media … Continue reading A chat with Sputnik Globe on

Update on the ‘Crocus City Hall’ massacre

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/03/23

Finally a substantial feed of information on the massacre is being released to the public by Russian official news channels including RT. Moreover at 15.00 Moscow time, President Putin delivered a televised address to the nation on this tragedy. In what follows I will provide relevant facts and my own commentary. First, as was expected, … Continue reading Update on the ‘Crocus City Hall’ massacre →

“Crocus City Hall” attack in Moscow suburb and other...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/03/23

Bad news travels fast and major international broadcasters are always on the lookout to talking heads for ‘added value’ commentary. Thus, I was not surprised to receive a phone call from a key Indian television network at 10 pm last night requesting some sage words about the breaking news events in a suburb of Moscow, … Continue reading “Crocus City Hall” attack in Moscow suburb and other important Russian news →

The worm turns: Russia’s new position on entering...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/03/20

Western media have mentioned Vladimir Putin’s remarks a week or so ago that Russia will not enter into new negotiations on strategic arms limitations with the United States while the USA is doing everything possible to inflict a strategic defeat on his country in the Ukraine war. Strategic arms talks cannot be separated from the … Continue reading The worm turns: Russia’s new position on entering into strategic arms negotiations →

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