Myanmar’s New Dictator: Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar’s New Dictator: Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi disenfranchised a million voters before elections, and has declared herself above the constitution afterwards. What about that seems “democratic?”  The Western media is portraying Myanmar’s recent elections as historic. One commentator described Myanmar as an “exuberant nation prepared for a new era of democracy and political freedom.” But one wonders what sort of…

China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ Is a Big Deal. So What Is the Role for Beijing’s Military?

China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ Is a Big Deal. So What Is the Role for Beijing’s Military?

President-elect Donald Trump is set to make his mark on U.S. foreign policy. As a sign of the great anxiety that has taken hold across the Asia-Pacific, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has scurried across the Pacific to be the very first foreign leader to meet the president-elect. On the other “flank”, all signs point…

Zuckerberg Just Revealed Facebook’s 7-Point Plan to Censor “Fake News” and It’s Chilling

Zuckerberg Just Revealed Facebook’s 7-Point Plan to Censor “Fake News” and It’s Chilling

Until corporate media and the neoliberal establishment refused to acknowledge their direct role in the election of Donald Trump and threw a temper-tantrum about misinformation on social media to scapegoat blame, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg balked at the notion faulty reports circulating on social media had anything at all to do with the November 8th…

Hezbollah’s Mechanized Battalion in Syria

Hezbollah’s Mechanized Battalion in Syria

World’s most powerful non-state military is no longer an infantry force only On November 11th Hezbollah held a military parade in al-Qusayr — a Syrian town that is just across the border from the largely Shia northern Bekaa Valley and that was the scene of Hezbollah’s first major battle in the Syria, and its first major success. Hezbollah holding a parade as…