Marcus Aurelius: Al Qaeda is Back! and The Future of Al Qaeda — Shared Bottom Line? Everything the USG Does Enhances Al Qaeda Appeal!

Al Qaeda Is Back Jailbreaks in Iraq. A surge in Syria. A growing presence in Lebanon. The terrorist group’s influence is on the rise, says Bruce Riedel. TheDailyBeast.com, July 26, 2013 Two spectacular al Qaeda prison breaks in Iraq, freeing over 500 of its members in two separate prisons simultaneously this week, demonstrate the group …

Chuck Spinney: Sick People at the Aspen Summit — “Extermination” Fantasies of the Empire

What kind of people are running American?  Here are some insights. Shocking ‘Extermination’ Fantasies By the People Running America’s Empire on Full Display at Aspen Summit Security Forum participants expressed total confidence in American empire, but could not contain their panic at the mention of Snowden. AlterNet / By Max Blumenthal, July 25, 2013  Seated …

Marcus Aurelius: Pipe Dreams and the Lack of Integrity — How to Lose Two Wars at Great Expense

For those who have not seen from one of the Army’s premier thinkers.  Opposition rebuttal follows from a consistent defense naysayer.The issues can also be framed in a couple of other ways, from the conventional and special operations perspectives: CONVENTIONAL:  “Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.  It is the …

Neal Rauhauser: Are Syrian and Iraqi Conflicts Merging? Is Iran Gaining a Corridor to the Mediterranean?

UN envoy: Iraq and Syrian conflicts are merging That headline appeared in my inbox earlier and I have been dreading it. The Syrian civil war has spilled over into Lebanon, it’s encroaching on Turkey’s territory, and it’s set off troubles in neighboring Iraq, which are now merging into an end to end regional threat. Let’s …

Gordon Duff: US Swath of Destruction a Pre-Planned Methodical Population Cleansing Strategy + Eugenics Meta-RECAP

Population Cleansing Wars Gordon Duff Veterans Today, 15 July 2013 It is a mistake to look on what has become endless wars, first centering in the Middle East, as struggles over religion, political theories, sectarian struggles or post-colonial realignments.  Each hypothesis fails. Increasingly, intelligence analysts are agreeing on one thing, there is clear evidence of …

Berto Jongman: New studies: ‘Conspiracy theorists’ sane; government dupes crazy, hostile + Cabal / Conspiracy Meta-RECAP

New studies: ‘Conspiracy theorists’ sane; government dupes crazy, hostile Dr. Kevin Barrett PressTV, 13 July 2013 Recent studies by psychologists and social scientists in the US and UK suggest that contrary to mainstream media stereotypes, those labeled “conspiracy theorists” appear to be saner than those who accept the official versions of contested events. In short, …