If the public were to rely solely on the U.S. government and its respective mouthpieces for its source of news, one might assume Iran is to blame for the current crisis engulfing Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country. From Reuters: “At least 10,000 people have been killed and more than 3 million displaced in the Read More…
Government
The Relentless Push Towards War
The only real constant to be found in both European and US politics is war. A steady feature of both regions for the past 20+ years has been small, lucrative conflicts waged against countries unable to effectively defend themselves. It doesn’t seem to matter who’s in office in the US = Republican/Democrat, conservative/liberal – there’s Read More…
Divide and Conquer – The Agent Provocateur
Agent Provocateur: a person employed to encourage others to break the law by pretending sympathy with their aims to incite them to some incriminating action so that they can be arrested. In recent years, mostly due to the rise of internet accessibility, the American people have been undergoing a rapid awakening. Some stories once considered so absurd Read More…
Globalization 2.0: China Ushering in Newer, Shinier New World Order
Two weeks ago I discussed the baby steps that China and Russia are taking toward creating an alternative financial infrastructure to the SWIFT Network and the Washington Consensus (read: Wall Street Consensus). The steps may be small, but they’re all going in the same direction: away from a US/NATO-led world order and toward a world Read More…
In One Year, Opiates Killed Ten Times as Many Americans as ALL Terror Attacks in Last 20 Years
Safety of the people and security of the nation should be priority number one for any leader who wishes to have a successful tenure in office, perhaps even multiple terms — and the President of the United States is no exception to this model. So, why, then, has a killer of tens of thousands each Read More…
Trump On Election Hacking: “Could Have Been China”
One day after his “100 Day” rally in Harrisburg, president Trump “Faced the nation” on CBS, and suggested that China may have hacked the emails of prominent Democrats to meddle with the 2016 presidential election, countering the view of U.S. intelligence officials who have said Moscow is behind the hacks (that said, there have hardly been Read More…