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  NATO’s Provocations Against China Will Not Work By David Starr   It’s been the same old Cold War propaganda whereby demonization, fear, hysteria and hypocrisy are blurted out by the West, especially the United States.    NATO has already been violating its actual purpose which was to “protect” Western Europe from the Soviet Union. But the USSR dissolved, and NATO’s excuse to exist is unacceptable. If the Warsaw Pact had to dissolve, then it would be diplomatic and fair that NATO not exist.    NATO has taken on a new role: that being an imperialist, war mongering entity. Lead by the USA, NATO has been involved in imperial wars in Libya, Afghanistan, the former Yugoslavia, and now, Ukraine. NATO isn’t a vehicle for freedom and democracy. It’s bottom-line purpose is to help to maintain and expand the rule of capital.    One of NATO’s “enemies” is the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Rather than prioritize diplomacy and ways to find peace–like the PRC is doing–NATO has been making hosti

  The Assassination Attempt on Trump Shouldn’t Deflect From the Fascist Agenda of Project 2025   By David Starr   The attempt missed its target by inches. One or two more inches and Trump would have been assassinated. He was covered by Secret Service personnel, picked up and helped off the stage where he pumped his fist in the air. Trump’s followers loved it. Some chanted the ultranationalist slogan, “USA! USA! USA!”   Trump was nearly a martyr. That really would have riled up his followers, and they and the Republican Party would have incorrectly labeled him a hero. There would have been emotionally appeals to victimhood. But come to think of it, those things are either happening or will happen sooner or later.   Quoting  Binoy Kampmark in  CounterPunch , “Far from this being incredible, such acts of violence speckle and blood US politics.” Yes, despite the shock coming from some regarding the assassination attempt by Thomas Matthew Crooks, a registered Republican, the USA has consist

  Given His Mental State, Joe Biden Must Step down   By David Starr   Most everyone in the USA knows about the “Debacle,” that is, the June 27 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. It was a freakshow, with Trump pathologically lying and Biden looking and sounding like he has dementia.   Among the lies perpetrated by Trump, he accused Biden of letting in millions of undocumented immigrants, whom Trump called murderers and rapists. Trump may as well come out and admit he’s an ultranationalist and racist. Trump also claimed that Biden was a threat to Social Security and Medicare. And, unfortunately, Biden gave Trump an opening when he mumbled, then didn’t speak for a few moments, and then saying that “we finally beat Medicare.” Trump jumped on this gaffe and said that yeah, he’s beaten Medicare into the ground.   While Trump has his followers in what amounts to be a cult, Biden has his followers who are unquestioningly loyal. For the latter, they are sticking with Biden