Review: And Nobody Died in Boston, either: State-sponsored terrorism with Hollywood special effects

State-sponsored terrorism with Hollywood special effects (9/10) Edited by James Fetzer, PhD, and Mike Paleck Reviewed by Brian R. Wright [Note: The Coffee Coaster is proud to publish this review on April 15, 2016—241 years after the British were ordered to march on Lexington and Concord, Mass., thus leading to, on April 19th, the first colonial armed resistance …

Ron Paul: War on Terror Has Increased Terrorism by 900%

The War on Terror is Creating 900% More Terror (RPI) The interventionists will do anything to prevent Americans from seeing that their foreign policies are perpetuating terrorism and inspiring others to seek to harm us. The neocons know that when it is understood that blowback is real – that people seek to attack us not because …

Joe Lauria: Why Muslims Hate the West…Understanding Legitimate Grievances that Explain Terrorism as a Tactic

Why We’re Never Told Why We’re Attacked Joe Lauria, ConsortiumNews.com, 9 April 2016 It seems to be an effort to cover up a long and ever more intense history of Western military and political intervention in the Middle East and the violent reactions it provokes, reactions that put innocent Western lives at risk. Indirect Western …

Chuck Spinney: Deadly Blowback from Neo-Imperial Wars (Terrorism and Illegal Immigration) Place Europe at Risk

Last September 11, I posted an essay that argued the refugee flows triggered by the aftermath of our interventions in the Middle East were mutating, whether by design or by accident, into grand strategic weapon of mass destruction.  My argument was limited to the flows within the Middle East, but as I implied, they were …

Berto Jongman: Disproportionate Spending on Terrorism

Anti-Terrorism Spending 50,000 Times More Than on Any Other Cause of Death The US spends more than $500 million per victim on anti-terrorism efforts.  However, cancer research spending is only $10,000 per victim.  Evolutionary psychology may offer an explanation for this irrational threat amplification.

Yoda: Sweden Gets It Right, Slams Saudi Arabia on Gender and Arms Sales — Missed the Export of Terrorism and Illegal Immigrants

Who’s Afraid of a Feminist Foreign Policy? Jenny Nordberg, New Yorker, 15 April 2015 Last month, Saudi Arabia abruptly cut ties with Sweden, recalling its ambassador and announcing that it would issue no new visas to Swedish business travelers. The cause, according to Saudi Arabia, was some remarks made by Margot Wallström, the foreign minister …