Capitalism: Back to the Dark Ages of Feudalism
History never repeats itself, but from time to time, consciously or not, some influential men attempt to force us into the monstrosity of their imaginary time machines to try to reverse decades, and in the case of feudalism, almost a millenium of social progress. The mid-20th century brought the years of collective psychosis of Adolf […]
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Israel and the West’s Unholy Alliance to Wreck and Exploit
Syria: Fog of proxy war and conflicting agendas As furious fighting rages in Syria for control of Qusair, a border town of critical strategic importance, the dense and toxic fog of that country’s proxy war is spreading to Lebanon and Iraq. With Hezbollah becoming directly involved in the conflict to back Assad, the patchwork coalition […]
Overcoming the Global Order of Oppression, Fear and Paranoia
In 1946, George Orwell officially started on the journey to create his masterpiece: Nineteen Eighty Four. As tuberculosis made Orwell’s life a living hell, it was a desperate race against time to write what Orwell called “a utopia in the form of a novel.” Nineteen Eighty Four was published in June 1949, and Orwell died […]
Will Syria’s Civil War Spread to a Regional Sectarian War Between Sunnis and Shiites?
The regional escalation of Syria’s civil war is well on its way. On March 1, 2013, it took the form of a military intervention by Iraq against the so called Free Syrian Army (FSA), composed almost exclusively of Sunnis and backed by Qatar and Saudi Arabia with blessings of the West and assistance from Turkey. On […]
Kerry and Hagel: Can Two Vietnam Vets End the War in Afghanistan?
After a bruising confirmation hearing, former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel was confirmed as United States Secretary of Defense. Hagel’s confirmation today, and the recent one of John Kerry at the US State Department mark a departure from the first term of the Obama administration. If President Obama’s first term in office can be largely viewed […]
