Event: 1/31 Stimson Center Washington DC The Ivory Tower, the Beltway, and the Fourth Estate

1/31, Washington, DC: “The Ivory Tower, the Beltway, and the Fourth Estate.” Organized by the Carnegie Corporation and the Stimson Center, the workshop’s objective is to highlight the promise and challenges of bringing together academic social scientists in the area of national security affairs and strategize about how to strengthen the bridge between the Ivory …

Mini-Me: US Biggest Threat to World Peace AND Most Popular Destination for Migrants

Huh? US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013 – poll Russia Today, 2 January 2014 The US has been voted as the most significant threat to world peace in a survey across 68 different countries. Anti-American sentiment was not only recorded in antagonistic countries, but also in many allied NATO partners like Turkey …

Gordon Duff: 9/11 Unraveling within Congress — Saudis and Israel and Bush-Cheney in the Headlights

UPDATE 18 Mar 14: See also Mini-Me: 9/11 Convergence + NEW Information + Comment by Robert Steele + List of Advance Warnings from Over 13 Countries ‘Mossad, Bush planned, executed 9/11’ Recent revelations published on the Press TV website, the New York Post and Veterans Today have changed history. The story was simple, two American …

Chuck Spinney: Two Evaluations of Middle East After Arab Spring

Attached below are two very important reports by two of the most astute observers of conflicts in the Middle East.  The first is a precisely-focused report by Rami Khouri, editor at large of Lebanon’s Daily Star.  Khouri analyzes how the recent assassination of Mohamad Chatah needs to be interpreted in the context of complexities of …