Monthly Archives: August 2017
Darwin and “Scientific” Racism Meet Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Kant
“The modern intellectual is, for the most part, a lecher and a fool. His theories are propounded for everyone but himself."
US acknowledges presence of 11,000 troops in Afghanistan
Jim W. Dean - The US troop numbers juggling game finally gets exposed. Trump obviously ordered an earlier increase and told his Pentagon chief to hide the numbers until he was ready to announce a new Afghanistan policy.
US troop numbers in Iraq, Syria could surge under new accounting rules
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it would start taking into account temporarily deployed military units when reporting troop numbers in Afghanistan, with updated numbers for Iraq and Syria to follow.
Part 3: Engineering Public Perception to the right for The Right… Blood in the...
Whatever today’s policy makers choose to see as real, they will try to make real. It’s a simple formula for delusional thinking, with a history of terrible consequences.
‘Syria is our new testing ground,’ says Russia military
Recently developed Russian weaponry is being tried and tested in Syria, where Moscow has embarked on a devastating military campaign against anti-Assad rebel groups.
Russia sends cruise missile-carrying submarines to Syria coast
Russia has sent two refurbished submarines to the Syria coast, capable on launching cruise missiles on opposition areas in the country.
NEO: Pakistan Another “Major Strategic Partner” Now Fighting For Its Life
So the Trump White House is really on the ball now. After suddenly discovering what North Korea has always been, it has done the same with Pakistan, and is trying to cover its essential ignorance by saying how unhappy it is about it.
Kurdistan independence may fall victim to weak governance, inequality: researcher
The president of the Middle East Research Institute in Kurdistan, Dr. Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, speaks to Rudaw.
The decision to hold the upcoming independence referendum was...
Russia’s Top 5 Little-Known Assault Rifles
Sputnik News: Russia’s latest Kalashnikov AK-12 and AK-15 assault rifles have successfully passed muster at live-fire trials and are slated to enter service with...
Texas Muslims turning mosques into 24/7 shelters to help Harvey victims
As devastating flooding from Harvey continues around the Houston area on Tuesday, the city’s Muslim community is stepping up: turning mosques into 24-hour shelters and bringing in diapers, water and food from their own homes.
US rebuilding terrorists along Syria border areas
US officers are reorganizing terrorists in the Syria's shared borders with Iraq and Jordan after the terrorist group's recent defeats, an expert on Arab world development said on Wednesday.
NEO: America’s Final Fatal Destiny – Dishonoring Robert E. Lee
Jim W. Dean - I knew almost nothing about my Confederate heritage until 1996, when I found mother's Culpepper genealogy book at her house. So I was a late bloomer, and have since tried to make up for it
O’Neill: US to Resile from N. Deal with Iran
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O'Neill: US to Resile from N. Deal with Iran
Geopolitical analyst James O'Neill says Washington will kill the nuclear agreement with Iran as part...
Raqqa: The Worst Place on Earth
Thanks to the indiscriminate US bombing raids, Raqqa, the self-declared capital of the terrorist group of ISIL in Syria, has now become the worst place on earth to live in.
US B61-12 nukes may lower threshold of using nuclear weapons, diplomat says
The deployment of B61-12 bomb to NATO member-states in Europe is a violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Russian diplomat has noted
TRUTH JIHAD: Charlottesville part of Gladio/Cointelpro plot to eliminate internet freedom in preparation for...
Tom's analysis of who put Trump in office, how, and why – and how it fits in to this year's wave of internet censorship (in preparation for a big Middle Eastern war?) – is frighteningly plausible.
The Mystery of the 14 Dead Russian Officials: November 2015-August 2017
Curious patterns present perplexing questions.
Dear B’nai B’rith: Is it “anti-Semitic to point out that Jewish control over the...
If all of the world's biggest internet oligarchs were Arab Muslims and attended Hamas, Hezbollah, and/or Islamic Jihad conferences, would it be offensive, bigoted "hate speech" to say so?
The US Needs to do More in Afghanistan
Asif Haroon Raja
Donald Trump’s policy speech on Afghanistan
It took Donald Trump and his team 8 months to formulate Afghan policy, which was hailed by...
Bolton’s JCPOA exit plan to lead to fiasco for US: Iran FM
Jim W. Dean - As the saying goes, the good may die young, but the wicked surely do not. Deep Stater John Bolton raises his craggy head one more time, compliments of the National Review, a long time proponent of "special interests".
Flagship Resort in Damascus Back to Peaceful Life
By Sophia Mangal for VT
According to the statements of local authorities, Zabadani resort town in Damascus province, which is located 25 kilometers from the...
Israeli, US, UK Spy Agencies Plotting against Iran with Saudi Petrodollars: Commander
Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said plots hatched in recent years by the intelligence services of Israel, the US and Britain against the Islamic Republic have been financed by Saudi Arabia.
What to Expect From Russia’s Next Gen Interceptor MiG-41
The Russian MiG-31 interceptors are famous for their ability to accelerate to an incredible speed of 3,000 kilometers per hour and operate at altitudes of more than 20 kilometers.
Russia Admits Climate Change: ‘We Are Losing Habitat’ as Arctic Ice Rapidly Melting
The successful record-breaking speed of a Russian tanker Christophe de Margerie across the Arctic Sea, points to Earth's northern pole melting with increasing alacrity and making new shipping routes.
15 Erdogan bodyguards indicted for beating pro-Kurdish protesters during his US visit
US authorities have indicted 19 people, including 15 Turkish security officials, for attacking peaceful protesters who rallied against the visit of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington DC in May.
Ankara silent on Turkish agents allegedly caught in Iraq assassination plot
A Kurdish militant group claimed today that it has captured Turkish intelligence officers. Diyar Xerib, a Kurdish leader linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), said the PKK had “arrested” two Turkish nationals working for Turkey’s national spy agency MIT, but had refrained from publicizing the incident so as not to create problems for the local government.
North Korea an Aggressor? A Reality Check
Trump made his crass "fire and fury" threat on the eve of the sixty second commemoration of the US nuclear attack on Nagasaki, the nauseating irony seemingly un-noticed by him. Will some adults pitch up on Capitol Hill before it is too late?
Washington wants to hang the burden of Iran on Russia’s neck
As Washington continues increasing its sanctions pressure on different countries of the world, one is led to believe that the authors of the strategy of sanctions have a vague idea about the ultimate goal of their policy. Why does the US impose complex restrictions on the work of its companies and banks with a number of major global partners?
Mexico tells “twitter” Trump it will not renegotiate NAFTA via social media
Mexico will not renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement or any other aspect of its relationship with the United States via social media or the press, the Mexican government declared Sunday.
Japanese react furiously to North Korean missile launch
The UN Security Council has denounced North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan. But with no further sanctions in sight, many Japanese are still looking for answers. Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo.
Trump says ‘all options on table’ after North Korea launches missile over Japan
US President Donald Trump has warned that "all options are on the table" after North Korea launched a missile over Japan early Tuesday, CNN reports.
Israel purchases 17 more F-35 stealth warplanes
The Zionist entity finalized a deal to purchase 17 more F-35 stealth fighters in addition to 33 of the ultra-high-tech jets already ordered, the war ministry said Sunday.
Israel will not evacuate more settlements, Netanyahu pledges
Israel will not evacuate any more settlements, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged. “We are here to stay forever,” the prime minister said at an event in the northern West Bank settlement of Barkan. “There will be no more uprooting of settlements in the land of Israel.”
VT Cruises Paris
By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor
I had lived in Paris once upon a time, always an American city in August at least, English heard everywhere....
America’s “General” Calamity in Afghanistan
To the Honorable Secretary General Antonio Guterres
United Nations
New York, New York 10017
RE: The United States' Bombing of Afghans Villagers in Afghanistan is Genocide. The...
Turkey says Israel must end occupation of Palestine
Jim W. Dean - We must look at Erdogan's new announcement to cooperate more with Russia, Iran, Iraq and now Syria on security issues. He can see that his trying to exploit the Syrian situation has backfired, with a possible Kurdish State being declared on his southern border
Iraqis Must Resist US Occupation with Every Fiber of Their Being
After ISIL is fully dislodged, the people of Iraq must resist America’s permanent war and occupation with every fiber of their being.
North Korea’s asymmetric military capability
Washington may have to develop new understanding on dealing with new nuclear competitor situated near key allies
Qatar turns its back on the US as it looks to Moscow for missiles
The Qatari defence minister confirmed the interest in buying S-400 missiles from Russia, the same missiles recently sold to its allies, Iran and Turkey.
Call it Hurricane Donald
After a record-breaking string of seven tropical cyclones generated by President Donald Trump, he has finally succeeded in creating a major hurricane to devastate East Texas – Hurricane Harvey (Donald).