In the mid 19th century, as the Ottoman Empire crumbled, the Western powers set determined eyes on the Middle East (South West Asia). Lord Curzan declared that the Persian Gulf should become a “British Lake.” By the end of World War I, Britain and France assumed direct control of the […]
1949 : CIA backs military coup in Syria, ousting elected government. 1953 : CIA overthrows democratically elected Iranian government, placing the Shah in power. In 1951, Iranian parliament had nationalized the British Anglo-Iranian oil company. This popular move was spearheaded by the reformer, Mossadegh, who was elected prime minister shortly […]
A recent poll has revealed more than half of Israelis approve of another attack on Gaza. [ Some Mo-fos just didn’t learn a damn thing from WWII as to how to treat other people ] That’s despite widespread international condemnation of last year’s offensive which killed more than 1300 Palestinians. […]
[ This from Chris Hedges, Journalist (a real one), former war correspondent, and author of the excellent ‘War : A Force That Gives Us Meaning’ – A book that should be required reading for every single human being walking around on this planet that all of us are standing on] […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoHdQ03xKpk
Or ‘Why the Market Was Down for 7 Days in a Row’ by Ellen Brown We are witnessing an epic battle between two banking giants, JPMorgan Chase (Paul Volcker) and Goldman Sachs (Geithner/Summers/Rubin). Left strewn on the battleground could be your pension fund and 401K. The late Libertarian economist Murray […]
[ … nope … … not even Kansas looks like Kansas anymore ] January has certainly been a defining month in the quest for truth about climate change, and the custodians of that “truth” aren’t looking that flash at the moment. Indeed in the month of January some of the […]
Definitions of terrorism Webster’s dictionary defines terrorism as the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion. [1]. However, the United States code defined terrorism as “(An) act of terrorism means an activity that (A) involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life that is […]