Late Thursday evening, the Wall Street Journal reported, 51 State Department officials signed a statement condemning U.S. policy in Syria in which they repeatedly call for “targeted military strikes against the Damascus government and urging regime change as the only way to defeat Islamic State.” “In other words,” as Zero Hedge summarized, “over 50 top Read More…
Foreign Policy
In Spite of Trillions Wasted & Thousands Dead, There is More Taliban in Afghanistan Than Before 2001
Only weeks after the September 11, attacks, the United States launched Operation Enduring Freedom and deployed troops in Afghanistan — starting a perpetual quagmire that would lay waste to the lives of Americans and Afghans alike. More than 2,300 troops dead, tens of thousands more mangled and traumatized, more than 11,000 innocent women and children turned Read More…
Big Banks Funding Production of Internationally Banned Weapons
Bank of America and JP Morgan, among 74 of 158 financial institutions, invested in companies producing internationally banned weapons. Despite the international ban on cluster bombs, more than 150 financial institutions have invested $28 billion in companies that produce them, according to a new report released Thursday. Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, and Wells Read More…
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Cold War 2.0 Because It’s Already Here
As mainstream media attention largely focuses on complex entanglements destabilizing the Middle East, the United States continues to advance a rather aggressive agenda against Russia through its NATO allies in the Balkans and beyond. While an amassing of NATO troops in states bordering the U.S.’ Cold War foe might be troubling news in itself, an Read More…
US Gov’t Just Approved Billions For Its Own Weapons The Same Day it Pushed Gun Control For Citizens
In the wake of the mass shooting in an Orlando, Florida, nightclub over the weekend, politicians opportunistically pushed for excessively strict gun control legislation — but didn’t hesitate for a second to clear another hurdle to pass the next $602 billion defense spending bill. Essentially, government guns aimed at the government’s enemies — which all-too often also Read More…
Cheney, Rothschild, and Fox News’ Murdoch Begin Drilling for Oil in Syria — a Violation of Int’l Law
After concluding the flow testing phase, Afek Oil and Gas will now begin analyzing samples drawn from the Ness-2 drilling site, euphemistically dubbed “Deborah’s Well,” in the Israeli-occupied region of Syria known as the Golan Heights. New Jersey-based Genie Energy, Ltd., Afek’s parent company, claims a dubious cadre of investors combined with war profiteers, including Rupert Read More…






