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Liberty Activists And ISIS Will Soon Be Treated As Identical Threats
Liberty Activists And ISIS Will Soon Be Treated As Identical Threats Many of us saw it coming a long time ago — increasing confrontation between liberty proponents and the corrupt federal establishment leading to increasing calls by political elites and bureaucrats to apply to American citizens the terrorism countermeasures designed for foreign combatants. It was […]
Will a Turkey Related Event Spark a Much Wider Regional War?
Will a Turkey Related Event Spark a Much Wider Regional War? I haven’t commented on the Middle East in a while, but a lot has been going on. In particular, Turkey continues to concern me the most, as president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appears increasingly unstable, paranoid and tyrannical. The latest example came last month, when […]
Saudi Arabia “Ready To Send Ground Troops To Syria”
Saudi Arabia “Ready To Send Ground Troops To Syria” Last month, when Saudi Arabia announced it would be heading (that’s heading, not beheading) a 34-nation “anti-terror coalition”, everyone who knows anything at all about the Mid-East and about the sectarian divide laughed hysterically. Why? Because Saudi Arabia is without question the world’s number one state sponsor […]
Is Congress Declaring War on ISIS…or on You?
Is Congress Declaring War on ISIS…or on You? Passage of Senator Mitch McConnell’s authorization for war against ISIS will not only lead to perpetual US wars across the globe, it will also endanger our civil and economic liberties. The measure allows the president to place troops anywhere he determines ISIS is operating. Therefore, it could […]
Wahhabism, ISIS, and the Saudi Connection
Wahhabism, ISIS, and the Saudi Connection The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has become somewhat of a revelation to the international community over the last several months. Commencing with the desertion from Al-Qaeda, to the self-proclamation of Caliph by its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, and finally the surge in Iraq […]
Western warmongers have all the answers, and they’re all wrong
Western warmongers have all the answers, and they’re all wrong The wars in Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan failed not because of noble errors, but because short-sighted Western interests trumped the needs of the people. And this is why the creeping return to war will fail again Despite an almost total lack of public debate, Western […]
Turkish prosecutors demand life sentences for 2 jailed Erdogan critics
Turkish prosecutors demand life sentences for 2 jailed Erdogan critics A woman walks past a banner that reads, “Even you arrest (journalists) or censor (media) we know that you are a war criminal Tayyip” and with a picture of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a protest over the arrest of journalists Can Dundar and […]
Mitch McConnell Moves to Grant the President Unlimited War Powers with No Expiration Date
Mitch McConnell Moves to Grant the President Unlimited War Powers with No Expiration Date The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labour. War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials […]
U.S. Ally Turkey Arrests Academics for the Crime of Signing a Peace Petition
U.S. Ally Turkey Arrests Academics for the Crime of Signing a Peace Petition A senior Western official familiar with a large cache of intelligence obtained this summer told the Guardian that “direct dealings between Turkish officials and ranking ISIS members was now ‘undeniable.’” ISIS, in other words, is state-sponsored — indeed, sponsored by purportedly Western-friendly regimes in the Muslim world, who […]
The Power of Exaggerated Fear
The Power of Exaggerated Fear As the American middle class shrinks and citizens feel vulnerable and angry, politicians have found that exaggerating the dangers from some bogeyman – “the Muslim terrorists are out to get you!” – works wonders in distracting them from far more serious threats, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar describes. Journalists have noticed how much current […]
America’s Subservience to Saud Family
America’s Subservience to Saud Family The Saud royal family are by far the world’s largest buyers of US weapons. The King of Saudi Arabia is by far the world’s richest person, with a net worth well over a trillion dollars; and, when his (Aramco’s) 260 billion barrels of oil reserves were valued at $100 per […]
US Enabled Saudi Arabia’s Crackdown on Pro-Democracy Protesters
US Enabled Saudi Arabia’s Crackdown on Pro-Democracy Protesters Just days before Saudi Arabia performed a mass execution of 47 people, including four pro-democracy protesters; the US approved tens of millions in military contracts to the Saudi government. The contracts include $24 million to Raytheon Company for equipment relating to Patriot missiles, $12 million to Advanced Electronics Co. for electronics […]
From Baghdad to Bahrain…From Beruit to Tehran – Tensions Are Exploding Across the Middle East
From Baghdad to Bahrain…From Beruit to Tehran – Tensions Are Exploding Across the Middle East Either the rebel prince succeeds in convincing enough people who matter to remove the King, or the King counters and drives the prince out. The former situation is far and away the best option for stability in the Middle East, […]
ISIS: The ‘Enemy’ the US Created, Armed, and Funded
ISIS: The ‘Enemy’ the US Created, Armed, and Funded To delve into Daesh’s convoluted money trail, one must first explore its equally convoluted origins. And in both areas, the role of the U.S. and its allies can not be ignored. (MINTPRESS) Out of nowhere, it seems, Daesh, also commonly referred to as ISIL or ISIS, spontaneously […]
ISIS oil trucks cross into Turkey every day, captured terrorist admits
ISIS oil trucks cross into Turkey every day, captured terrorist admits A captured Islamic State militant who spoke to Sputnik news agency has bolstered claims that Turkey is involved in illegal oil deals with the jihadist group up to the hilt. TrendsIslamic State 24-year-old Mahmud Ghazi Tatar says he joined Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS/ISIL) […]
