Mongoose: Big Wallets Pushing WWIII

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 07 Other Atrocities, Commerce, Corruption, Government, IO Deeds of War
Mongoose
Mongoose

Detailed overview of the military-industrial complex think tanks used to skew policy toward military spending and elective wars.

Meet The Big Wallets Pushing Obama Towards A New Cold War

Phi Beta Iota: Beyond this “lite” level of subversion lie banks and the cabal on top of the banks for whom war, human trafficking, drugs, money laundering, and pedophilia are all part of the “grease” for how they do business.

 

Chuck Spinney: Balanced Assessment of Ukraine

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 06 Russia, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, IO Deeds of War, Officers Call, Peace Intelligence
Chuck Spinney
Chuck Spinney

Jonathan Steele reviews Richard Sakwa’s important new book, “Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands.”

Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands by Richard Sakwa review – an unrivalled account

At last, a balanced assessment of the Ukrainian conflict – the problems go far beyond Vladimir Putin

Jonathan Steele, Guardian, 19 February 2015 05.29 EST

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Berto Jongman: Syria – 10 Reasons It Will Get Worse — Ending with Creation of Next Generation of Stateless Angry Young Men and Women

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, 09 Terrorism, 10 Transnational Crime, Corruption, Government, IO Deeds of War
Berto Jongman
Berto Jongman

The situation in Syria is only going to get worse … and here's why

There’s no political solution to the conflict in sight, but that’s just one of the many reasons that this crisis will not end, writes the UN’s Melissa Fleming

LIST ONLY: 1. No political solution to the conflict in sight… 2. … and the suffering inside Syria is getting worse 3. No place to escape as borders to neighboring countries close… 4. … and animosity is rising toward refugees in host communities. 5. Hostility is also growing in Europe… 6. …and rescue at sea is being phased out 7. Funding for humanitarian organizations is flagging… 8. … and more than 50% of Syrian refugee children are out of school 9. There are rising numbers of struggling refugee women… 10. …and a generation of stateless children is being created.

Berto Jongman: CIA Contractor – We Fabricated ISIS

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 07 Other Atrocities, 09 Terrorism, Corruption, Government, IO Deeds of War, Peace Intelligence
Berto Jongman
Berto Jongman

CIA Contractor: We Fabricated ISIS

Former CIA contractor Steven Kelley has said on record that ISIS/ISIL are a fabricated terrorist group made and funded by the CIA in the United States.

Contractor Voice: 2 Minute Audio at YouTube

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Berto Jongman: US False Flag in Ukraine? Competing Narratives — Trilateral Commission Death Run?

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 06 Russia, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, 09 Terrorism, 10 Transnational Crime, Corruption, Government, Idiocy, IO Deeds of War, Officers Call, Peace Intelligence
Berto Jongman
Berto Jongman

Being read in Europe.

America Hell-Bent on War: 80-Year-Old Analyst Has Never Been More Afraid

Lendman says that the US Congress almost universally demonizes Putin, and that the US media has sunk to its lowest depths in his lifetime. He fears a possible US-instigated war with Russia, and suspects a major false flag will be used as justification. “I'm 80 years old. I was never scared throughout the Cold War years. I'm very scared now,” he stated.  Read full article.

Nuclear War and Clashing Ukraine Narratives

Exclusive: America and Russia have two nearly opposite narratives on Ukraine, which is more an indictment of the U.S. news media which feigns objectivity but disseminates what amounts to propaganda. These divergent narratives are driving the world toward a possible nuclear crisis, writes Robert Parry. Read full article.

Chuck Spinney: The Arrogance of US Ignorance

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, 10 Transnational Crime, Corruption, Government, Idiocy, Ineptitude, Military
Chuck Spinney
Chuck Spinney

The excellent BBC documentary Bitter Lake is on youtube in two parts and can be found at these links:

It is well worth watching … stylistically I found its format somewhat distracting to my tastes and would have liked it more organized chronologically.   But that is a nit pick.  CS

Guardian Review by Emma Graham-Harrison below the line.

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