Pakistan-Afghanistan, Washington’s Managed Chaos Backfired (2012-Vital)

Pakistan-Afghanistan, Washington’s Managed Chaos Backfired (2012-Vital)

The sleep of reason brings forth monsters. ­El sueño de la razon produce monstruos. ­ …Francisco José de Goya ­Afghanistan is in dire straits due to the United Kingdom’s ‘divide & rule’ colonial legacy and an unholy alliance with the United States circa Charlie Wilson’s endless War, which mutated from carefully inflamed anti-Soviet insurgency into…

Why Erdogan Needs the ‘Crazy’ Istanbul Canal Initiative?

Why Erdogan Needs the ‘Crazy’ Istanbul Canal Initiative?

During his election campaign in 2011, the current leader of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, expressed his intention to bring to life several grandiose political and infrastructure initiatives. The most ambitious of these projects entails the construction of a new waterway, to the west of the Bosporus, that will connect the Black Sea to the Sea…

How the Israeli Government Is Exploiting the Tragedy of the Holocaust

How the Israeli Government Is Exploiting the Tragedy of the Holocaust

I guess it should come as no surprise. Everything about contemporary Israel is embroiled in exploitation of traditions and history for political gain, so why should the Holocaust be any different? Well, for one thing, it’s the most profound catastrophe in Jewish history. And that includes some pretty devastating events, such as the Roman conquest,…

US to Grant $35 Million to Promote Its Fake News Bubble in Syria & Control Local Media

US to Grant $35 Million to Promote Its Fake News Bubble in Syria & Control Local Media

Although Western media has a shoddy track record of lying on Syria (and Libya, Iraq…), the US State Department will pump $35 million more into future war propaganda on Syria, under the guise of promoting honest reporting. With their grant, the US plans to “advance human rights and promote tolerance and dialogue between ethnic and…