Visitors: 611Our modern Western nationalism has an ecclesiastical tinge, for, while in one aspect it is a reversion to the idolatrous self-worship of the tribe which was the only religion known to Man before the first of the ‘higher religions’ were discovered by an oppressed internal proletariat…it is a tribalism with a difference. The primitive religion […]
Visitors: 449[themify_box] Robert J. Barsocchini is an independent researcher and reporter whose interest in propaganda and global force dynamics arose from working as a cross-cultural intermediary for large corporations in the US film and Television industry. His work has been cited, published, or followed by numerous professors, economists, lawyers, military and intelligence veterans, and journalists. […]
Visitors: 502Leib Moshe (Lion of Moses) Humanity is on a rapid collision course with a dystopian nightmare. Reckless economic activity is driving rapid global warming which in turn is effecting dangerous climate change threatening to make much of the Earth uninhabitable. Wars, threats of wars, terrorism, and dangerous heavily armed recalcitrant groups have left many […]
Visitors: 249Dr Gary G Kohls, MD [themify_quote] *“Perhaps there is no more fitting tribute…to all wars everywhere – than the closing chapters of Johnny Got His Gun. Published on September 3, 1939, two days after the start of WWII. Dalton Trumbo’s novel was about a World War I veteran whose four limbs, face and genitals […]
Visitors: 4,353Christopher Caldwell Senior Editor, The Weekly Standard Christopher Caldwell is a senior editor at The Weekly Standard. A graduate of Harvard College, his essays, columns, and reviews appear in the Claremont Review of Books, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times Book Review, the Spectator (London), Financial Times, and numerous other publications. He […]
Visitors: 551Anthony J. Marsella Ph.D. [themify_quote]More than Nations . . .[/themify_quote] Contrary to the widespread myth, nations are not the sole source of massive international political, economic, and social international events, forces, and changes. It is true the story of history is often told with nations as the grand hand behind unfolding events. Reality, however, […]
Visitors: 412[themify_quote] The defense of those using their conscience to uphold humanitarian international law. The Association of World Citizens calls for the re-affirmation of humanitarian international law. It is a call to the soldiers and militia members in armed conflicts to refuse orders to violate humanitarian international law by refusing to use weapons outlawed by […]
Visitors: 324[themify_quote] International Conference in the run up to the Italian Summit on the Western Balkans in cooperation with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Centre International de Formation Europèènne- IAI International Affairs Institute-CFA -OFZ [/themify_quote] Rome, 5 April 2017 Background and Objectives In 2014, in the wake of the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First […]
Visitors: 968(RPI) Thursday’s US missile attack on Syria must represent the quickest foreign policy U-turn in history. Less than a week after the White House gave Assad permission to stay on as president of his own country, President Trump decided that the US had to attack Syria and demand Assad’s ouster after a chemical attack […]
Visitors: 453[themify_quote] “Are there not such spirits among us ready to join in the noblest of all adventures— the building up of a civilization —so that the human might reflect the divine order? In the divine order there is both freedom and solidarity. It is the virtue of the soul to be free and its nature […]
Visitors: 415Dr Moin Qazi [themify_quote]“The increasing tendency towards seeing people in terms of one dominant ‘identity’ (‘this is your duty as an American’, ‘you must commit these acts as a Muslim’, or ‘as a Chinese you should give priority to this national engagement’) is not only an imposition of an external and arbitrary priority, but […]
Visitors: 430Amb. Sergio Duarte 10 Apr 2017 – The nine possessors of nuclear weapons and most of their allies chose to ignore the negotiations on a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination. This unprecedented initiative resulted from a proposal by South Africa, Austria, Brazil, Ireland, Mexico and Nigeria and […]
Visitors: 549 This has reference to the news items that the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will arrive in New Delhi today on a four-day visit. It is widely expected that he will advocate for, among other things, increased coal and Uranium export from Australia to India. The issue of coal export to India gains significance […]
Visitors: 539[themify_quote]The U.S. does not have to choose between backing the Assad regime or extremist groups. There is another choice: Syria’s homegrown pro-democracy resistance.[/themify_quote] After the release of horrifying images of Syrian civilians killed by chemical attacks on Tuesday, there were predictable demands that the United States should “take action” against the regime of Bashar […]
Visitors: 435Ibrahim Al-Marashi (Al Jazeera) [themify_quote]It’s not the first time a US president launches missile strikes that do not amount to much but boost ratings.[/themify_quote] 8 Apr 2017 – The United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a government-controlled Syrian air force base in the Homs province, purportedly where the nerve agent sarin was loaded […]
Visitors: 572[themify_quote]A Consumer Fraud Lawyer’s mini Primer[/themify_quote] The U.S./NATO line 5 Feb 2017 If you try to follow events in the mainstream media, you may have noticed that they routinely refer to Syrian President Bashar al Assad as a “brutal dictator”. Assad is supposed to have responded to peaceful protests with repressive violence and by […]
Visitors: 483Rochard Falk In early morning darkness on April 7th the United States fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Syrian al-Shayrat Airfield from two American destroyers stationed in the Eastern Mediterranean. It described the targets as Syrian fighter jets, radar, fuel facilities used for the aircraft. It asserted prior notification of Russian authorities, and […]
Visitors: 465Stephen Zunes Yes! Magazine [themify_quote]There are serious questions as to whether Trump’s bombing of the Syrian base has anything to do with protecting civilians.[/themify_quote] The U.S. bombing of Syria’s Al Shayrat air base has brought more death and destruction to that country and is unlikely to deter additional war crimes by the Syrian regime. It will […]
Visitors: 645For over 40 years Anand Patwardhan’s documentary films have stood for freedom of expression. He faced censorship on numerous occasions, took the government to court, and won each time. Anand is not just a filmmaker but an activist in the cause of Indian democracy, clearly under threat today. In this candid conversation with Vidya […]
Visitors: 501Robert Parry, Consortium News [themify_box] Investigative reporter Robert Parry broke many of the Iran-Contra stories for The Associated Press and Newsweek in the 1980s. You can buy his latest book, America’s Stolen Narrative, either in print here or as an e-book (from Amazon and barnesandnoble.com).[/themify_box] [themify_quote]The U.S. government and the mainstream media rushed to judgment again, blaming […]
Visitors: 488ROME, Apr 4 2017 (IPS) – [themify_quote]Good news: Kenya has just joined the commitment of other 10 countries to address major plastic pollution by decreeing a ban on the use, manufacture and import of all plastic bags, to take effect in six months.[/themify_quote] The Kenyan decision comes three weeks after the UN declared “war […]