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Greece Heads Back To The Polls: Full Sunday Election Preview
Greece Heads Back To The Polls: Full Sunday Election Preview For months on end, all anyone could talk about was Greece. Throughout the spring and summer, the country’s fate in the eurozone was considered the main risk to global markets if not for what the financial fallout from a Grexit would be (that risk was […]
Lost Lessons from a Toddler’s Death
Lost Lessons from a Toddler’s Death The world’s conscience was touched by the photo of a toddler who drowned while fleeing the war in Syria — and Europe’s cohesion is threatened by the growing flood of Syrian refugees. But Western leaders won’t let go of their “regime change” fixation which is making matters worse, writes […]
Another World is Inevitable
Another World is Inevitable I don’t normally comment in these essays on the political affairs of other countries. As I’ve noted more than once here, the last thing the rest of the world needs is one more clueless American telling everyone else on the planet what to do. What’s more, as the United States busies itself […]
Was Turkey Behind Syria Sarin Attack?
Was Turkey Behind Syria Sarin Attack? From the Archive: As Washington pundits again demand Syrian President Assad’s ouster, a top talking point is that he “gassed his own people” in a Sarin attack in 2013. But that rush to judgment was picked apart by investigative journalist Seymour Hersh and others, as Robert Parry reported in spring 2014. In late August […]
Should Texas Secede? Texans May Have Ballot Question to “Reassert Its Status As Independent Nation”
Should Texas Secede? Texans May Have Ballot Question to “Reassert Its Status As Independent Nation” The question of secession on a ballot it is a one. Secession might make a powerful statement to voice defiance government tyranny, but it could also set off sparks. Now, it appears that the biggest and most independent-minded state in […]
Do Political Systems Ever Work?
Do Political Systems Ever Work? QUESTION: HI! I’ve Just recently become aware of your existence. Subsequently my knowledge beyond your blog and “the forecaster” is limited. Someone one said “democracy is the worst system imaginable – except from All the others” My question to you : have we ever in this world, really had any […]
Gulf states lead call for regime change in Syria
Gulf states lead call for regime change in Syria Though the Gulf has called for the overthrow of Assad, sources suggest Obama agreed to Putin’s increased support for him The Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the world’s second largest intergovernmental body after the United Nations, issued a dramatic call this Sunday for the overthrow of the regime […]
War is the Health of the State
War is the Health of the State The Misfortune of Being Born Into a State In an essay titled “The State”, Randolph Bourne, an American writer, made a distinction between a country and a state that I find crucial. He described one’s country as “an inescapable group into which we are born”. In his view, […]
Ecuador vs. Chevron, By Way of Canada
Ecuador vs. Chevron, By Way of Canada In the latest twist to a 22-year-old legal saga, Canada’s Supreme Court ruled on September 4th that Ecuadorian villagers can seek to enforce an Ecuadorian legal judgment in Canada for $9.5 billion against Chevron Corporation for polluting the Amazon rainforest. The plaintiffs were successful in arguing that since […]
‘West crying for refugees with one eye, aiming gun with the other’ – Assad (FULL INTERVIEW)
‘West crying for refugees with one eye, aiming gun with the other’ – Assad (FULL INTERVIEW) © / RT In a rare interview with Russian media outlets, RT among them, Syrian leader Bashar Assad spoke about global and domestic terrorism threats, the need for a united front against jihadism, Western propaganda about the refugee crisis […]
Does the Migrant Crisis Represent the End of the European Union?
Does the Migrant Crisis Represent the End of the European Union? An emergency effort led by Germany to force European Union member states to accept mandatory quotas of refugees collapsed in discord. Berlin called for EU financial penalties against countries that refused to accommodate their share of migrants. A Czech official said such threats were […]
Australia Overthrows its Prime Minister in the Blink of an Eye
Australia Overthrows its Prime Minister in the Blink of an Eye In Australia, we are seeing signs of political unrest. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been a complete disaster. It is really a wonder how these people are elected and what goes through their minds. Abbott appears stunned by the swift pace of the challenge […]
Refugee Crises At Dangerous Tipping Point As Hungary Makes Arrests, Germany Loses Patience
Refugee Crises At Dangerous Tipping Point As Hungary Makes Arrests, Germany Loses Patience “I’m not happy. I had to leave Syria — I love Syria, but so much killing there.” That’s from 17-year old Mohammed Al-Hamdan who made it across the Hungarian border with Serbia at a railroad crossing near the village of Roszke before […]
In Search of a Resolution to the Syrian War, Refugee Crisis
In Search of a Resolution to the Syrian War, Refugee Crisis One of the main migration routes is to head for Turkey, then to Greece in order to proceed towards the Balkans and Italy, and finally branch into France and then the United Kingdom. Another route sees passage via Romania, Hungary, and Austria, with […]
