Day: December 27, 2016

Do the Tragedies of Syria Signal the End of Arab Revolutions?

December 27, 2016 Opinion

Just as the catastrophic Anglo-American invasion of Iraq brought an end to epic Western military adventures in the Middle East, so the tragedy of Syria ensures that there will be no more Arab revoluti…

Welcome to Greater Israel! The tail will be wagging the dog under Donald Trump

December 27, 2016 Opinion

While the presidential campaign was still in progress it was possible to think that there might be some positive change in America’s broken foreign policy. Hillary Clinton was clearly the candidate of…

The Hidden Knowledge of Heterosexuality

December 27, 2016 Opinion

The essence of masculinity is power. The essence of femininity is love. Men want power; women want love. Heterosexuality is an exchange of female power for male power expressed as love. The Illuminati…

The New (Cold?) War With China

December 27, 2016 Opinion

Washington has recently initiated major war games in the neighborhoods and on the borders of Russia and China, the most intense martial exercises since the end of the Second World War. The old Cold Wa…

US Aims to Break Russia With Arms Race

December 27, 2016 Opinion

Alarm bells about a new arms race between the US and Russia went off this week around the world. President-elect Donald Trump reportedly told US news media "let's bring it on" after Russian leader Vla…

Liberate Idleb after East Aleppo

December 27, 2016 Opinion

The liberation of East Aleppo by the Syrian Arab Army was only possible because the foreign participants accepted to cease supporting the jihadists. Their retreat could not have been negotiated by the…

China and the Butterfly Effect

December 27, 2016 Opinion

Sometimes small victories or positive actions are almost as important as major international ones as they can give a new quality of impulse to many related developments, what physicists call the “butt…

Facebook Doesn’t Tell Users Everything it Really Knows About Them

December 27, 2016 Technology

Facebook has long let users see all sorts of things the site knows about them, like whether they enjoy soccer, have recently moved, or like Melania Trump. But the tech giant gives users little indicat…