The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
A Tale of Two Congress Members By David Swanson In 2010 in Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District, many people who prioritize peace over war probably voted for Democrat Tom Perriello over Republican Robert Hurt. I know many who did just that. Here’s what Congressman Hurt said on Tuesday about Syria: “I have repeatedly stated … that …
Obama’s climbdown in Syria, the election of a moderate Iranian president Hasan Rouhani, and the resurgence of Russian influence in the Middle East, have increased Israeli fears of a US accommodation with Iran. The Israelis, together with their wholly own neo-con subsidiaries in Congress, the thinktanks, and the mainstream media, are turning up the pressure …
Recommended by Berto Jongman Description From Cairo to Damascus and from Tunisia to Bahrain, Layla Al-Zubaidi and Matthew Cassel have brought together some of the most exciting new writing born out of revolution in the Arab world. This is a remarkable collection of testimony, entirely composed by participants in, and witnesses to, the profound changes …
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There are some interesting and provocative materials on counter-insurgency and 4th generation warfare at two very different websites. The Fabius Maximus website has an essay, with many important links, titled “How I learned to stop worrying and love Fourth Generation War. We can win at this game.” Find it at http://fabiusmaximus.com/2013/09/18/4gw-insurgency-55320/. George Kenny’s very different and diverse …
Kerry Was Wrong Turkish prosecutor indicts six jihadists for alleged attempts to acquire chemicals with intent to produce sarin The Turkish Republican Prosecutor in Adana has issued a 132-page indictment, alleging that six members of the al-Qaeda-aligned al-Nusra Front and Ahrar ash-Sham – one Syrian and five Turks – tried to acquire chemicals with the …
Myth 1 : America has to act. Myth 2 : America’s actions are benevolent. Myth 3 : America can win wars. The 20th century myths driving US intervention The logic behind a possible US strike in Syria is anachronistic, writes author. Eric Garland Al Jazeera, 15 September 2013 In the past few weeks, I have …
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The Bay of Pigs’ unfinished battle By George F. Will, Published: September 13 At 4 a.m. on Jan. 1, 1959, an hour when there were never commercial flights from Havana, David Atlee Phillips was lounging in a lawn chair there, sipping champagne after a New Year’s Eve party, when a commercial aircraft flew low over …
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