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How Ertugrul Resurrected the Muslim Imagination

November 22, 2020

This piece contains spoilers for the TV series Dirilis: Ertugrul (Resurrection: Ertugrul). It was called Lion of the Desert. The film, funded by Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and directed by Moustap…

US – UK Intelligence Agencies Declare Cyber War on Independent Media

November 16, 2020

Opinion

British and American state intelligence agencies are “weaponizing truth” to quash vaccine hesitancy as both nations prepare for mass inoculations, in a recently announced “cyber war” to be commanded b…

Internet Resources Become Weaponized – High Tech Oligarchs Threaten Democracy

October 22, 2020

Opinion

The current electoral campaign differs from that of 2016 in that the media, both conventional and online, has realized its power and has been openly playing a major role in what might well prove to be…

Israeli Arms Trade, The Lobby and the Meaning of Chosenness

October 21, 2020

Opinion

“America is willing to sacrifice its young soldiers and national interests and even its economy for Israel,” Gilad Atzmon, who was born in a Jewish family in Israel and grew up in Jerusalem al-Quds, t…

The Status Quo Is The Real ‘Existential Threat’: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

October 14, 2020

Opinion

War is mass murder. Speaking out against it is more important than people’s emotional comfort. It’s worth disrupting family dinners over. It’s worth jeopardizing friendships over. History won’t look k…

The War on Populism: The Final Act

October 7, 2020

Opinion

So, it appears the War on Populism is building toward an exciting climax. All the proper pieces are in place for a Class-A GloboCap color revolution, and maybe even civil war. You got your unauthorize…

Why Is the British Press Sexing Up Stories on Hezbollah, Iran and China?

October 6, 2020

Opinion

The British press seem to be doing a rancorous business of late of fabricating stories about Iran, Hezbollah and China. It’s almost as though these subjects are fair game for the old newsroom saying, …

The World has Gone Absolutely Insane!

September 29, 2020

Opinion

We all know that we are living in crazy, and dangerous, times, yet I can’t help being awed at what the imperial propaganda machine (aka the legacy ziomedia) is trying to make us all swallow. The list …