It might come as a surprise to many Americans that their government does not classify al-Qaeda in Syria as a terrorist organization. The reason it refuses to make the determination would shock them even more. The Syrian franchise of the organization involved in the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington has long gone by Read More…
Foreign Policy
U.S. Destabilizes Venezuela, Syria To Retain Hegemony In Global Oil, Gas Markets
The ongoing crises in Syria and Venezuela have been described by mainstream media as the result of failed leadership. In truth, their troubles are the result of U.S.-led regime change efforts masquerading as humanitarian aid to control both nations’ lucrative oil and gas industries. Separated by thousands of miles and embroiled in ostensibly unique conflicts Read More…
Trump Signs “Single Largest Arms Deal In US History” With Saudi Arabia Worth $350 Billion
When all other sources of economic growth appear tapped out, there is always the military-industrial complex coming to the rescue of US GDP with the sale of arms and equipment to the world’s biggest purchaser of weapons: Saudi Arabia. Because when one looks beyond the pageantry, pomp and circumstance of Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Read More…
Trump/Saudi Arabia 2020
Whether or not ongoing Russiagate conspiracy theories have any truth to them, the more pertinent reality is that Saudi Arabia vehemently supported Hillary Clinton’s bid to become president of the United States in 2016, and that same country is now well on its way to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election bid for 2020. From Alternet’s Max Blumenthal: “Ahead of Read More…
The U.S. Just Bombed the Syrian Army, but the Russia-Obsessed Media Is Silent
While the mainstream media, spearheaded by CIA-linked media outlet Washington Post, takes the meaning of “fake news” to a whole new level regarding the supposed Trump-Russia collusion, this same media is almost all but silent on the fact that U.S. forces just directly attacked a Russian ally in Syria. As of the time of this article’s Read More…
Media Silent as Christian Extremists Slaughter Muslims in Central Africa
Hundreds of civilians are seeking refuge inside a mosque in the Central African Republic (CAR)’s border town of Bangassou, Reuters reports. What may be surprising to the American public is that these civilians are trying to escape ongoing attacks committed by Christian militias that killed at least 30 civilians over the weekend, according to U.N. officials Read More…