War veterans welcome the respect that comes with their having been a member of the armed forces. This is a normal human trait but chances are they were not volunteers. Young conscripts, many of them in their teens, were press-ganged into the armed forces. If there was genuine […]
It is a bit early to be celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day but such is the Irish presence on the world stage it seems every day is an occasion for Irish celebration. Despite being one of the world’s smallest nations the Irish presence punches well above its weight. Ireland […]
Moscow feels great joy that Washington faces a difficult test. As Asharq Al-Awsat writes, it will test the effectiveness of the US military and political influence throughout the world, since America will need to support two allies at once in two different military conflicts. Some military-political situations play into […]
On Saturday, October 21 an estimated 200,000 people of all ethnicities and religions took to the streets of London to protest against the cruelties being inflicted on what is left of Palestine. Elsewhere in Europe similar scenes were witnessed. These protestors are incensed at the carnage being inflicted […]
The US didn’t want to, Schröder told how the West missed the chance for a peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian conflict. In March 2022, the West had a chance to resolve the Ukrainian conflict peacefully, former head of Germany Gerhard Schröder said in an interview with the German […]
U.S. President Biden said that humanity needs a new world order – is he repeating the words of the leaders of 80 per cent of the world? ‘The events that will take place in the coming years will determine the world for decades to come, the US President […]
MICHAEL WALSH AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN. From June 1941 onward the possibility of a German invasion of England had all but vanished. Another press-promoted lie was that Ireland faced a serious threat of invasion by Germany. In fact, Germany’s twice-elected (1933 and 1936) German Chancellor never contemplated invading the […]
In the first weeks of the Ukrainian conflict, peace was still possible, three times, but in all three cases, the negotiations were blocked by the United States. As The National Interest writes, today everything is moving towards what could have been achieved in just a few weeks – but […]
If you thought the police were not to be trusted or acting in your best interests it is going to get worse. The agency has urged a modernization of hiring standards, citing difficulty in recruiting and keeping employees. The US Department of Justice has urged police forces to […]
MICHAEL WALSH GENUINE JOURNALISM SINCE 1983. Less than a third of Americans – and likely Europeans – say they trust the media to report the news fully and accurately. Only 32% of Americans trust the media to report the news fairly and accurately, while a record 39% do […]
Michael Walsh Stories and Books 
Recent Comments