Afghanistan’s opium economy is a multibillion dollar operation which has a direct impact on the surge of heroin addiction in the US. Despite president Trump’s announced
Day: January 2, 2019
2019 Forecast: Mideast
As has been the case for years already, the Mideast experienced a lot of geopolitical dynamism over the past 12 months that will shape the
The Mystery of American Power
Probably the single most important political fact about the modern world has been the steady rise of the United States of America. From a geopolitical
Psychoanalysing NATO: The Diagnosis
In previous essays I argued that NATO tries to distract our attention from its crimes by accusing Russia of those crimes: this is “projection“. NATO
Riding the Tiger: Zionism, Israel and the Far Right
Much has been made in recent years by defenders of Israel of the purported estrangement of the political Left from the cause of Zionism. This
Influencing Foreigners Is What Intelligence Agencies Do
The Rand Corporation defines America’s influence operations as… “the coordinated, integrated, and synchronized application of national diplomatic, informational, military, economic, and other capabilities in peacetime, crisis,
Big Pharma Fights Proposal to Keep It From Looting Medicare
The Trump administration has proposed that insurance plans providing drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries will no longer be forced to cover six hitherto “protected” drug
New Docs Reveal Extent of CIA’s Grotesque Mind Control Experiments
Earlier this year, the CIA marked the 65th anniversary of the launch of Project MKULTRA, a secret program which engaged in mind control experiments on
