The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Afghanistan: On 14 October, on the eve of the Muslim observance of Eid al Adha, Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar published his annual greeting for this occasion. Omar always uses his greetings for religious exhortation as well as political guidance. Excerpts on political guidance follow. “Muslim brothers,
Two Kinds of Countries: Israel’s Dangerous Path There are two kinds of countries or societies or places to live. In the first kind, decent, fair, kind, and respectful treatment of every person takes precedent over anyone’s preferences for how a culture changes or how much effort is expended trying to slow the change of a …
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Is making a policy decision in the “National Interest” smart anymore? Probably not. Here’s something I’ve been thinking about. I’ve been grappling with a simple question. Is the use of national interest, as the basis of security and foreign policy, a dumb idea in the present context? National interest is a construct from the realism …
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Chris Hedges: Ted Cruse and Radical Republicans Implementing Dominionst/Christian Reconstructionism Agenda, “They seek total cultural and political domination” Hedges explains one of the largest pieces of the puzzle on why the Republicans are willing to go for broke in the battle of the budget default and government shutdown and unlikely to halt the stalemate with …
It is the nature of fundamentalist religion, of whatever stripe, to be authoritarian, sexually repressive, and patriarchal. But beneath that there is also the lingering stench of sex abuse — human nature will not be denied, and when healthy sexual expression is not supported its dark side pedophilia emerges. I have done many pieces on …
America’s Drug Empire Narcotics: Business of Western wars “Heroin trafficking is the lubrication that keeps the wheels of Western politics moving as intended.” It was only a week ago that the US government released Eric Harroun, a former soldier who had been fighting with foreign backed al-Qaeda terrorists and the CIA against the Assad …
Here is fascinating and little noticed change that is going on within the American Jewish community. They are being assimilated into non-existence. Poll Shows Major Shift in Identity of U.S. Jews LAURIE GOODSTEIN – The New York Times The first major survey of American Jews in more than 10 years finds a significant rise in …
