Indispensable No More? – How the American Public Sees U.S. Foreign Policy. American exceptionalism is the belief that the foreign policy of the United States should be unconstrained by the parochial interests or international rules which govern other countries. Writing in The Atlantic earlier this year, Jake Sullivan defines American exceptionalism as the understanding that,Continue reading “ERODING EXCEPTIONALISM – AMERICA IN DECLINE”
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BIBI’S GET-OUT-OF-JAIL CARD… WAR WITH IRAN
Netanyahu has always drummed up votes by presenting himself as the great defender of Israelis. It seems more than coincidence that as the legal noose tightens around Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, Israeli military have suddenly stepped up air strikes on Iranian forces based in Syria. Playing the strongman role on national security and winningContinue reading “BIBI’S GET-OUT-OF-JAIL CARD… WAR WITH IRAN”
AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM DRIVING WORLD TO WAR – JOHN PILGER
It’s the spawn of the most rapacious ideology on earth: Americanism. Australian-born John Pilger has worked for over five decades as a reporter and documentary film-maker covering wars and conflicts all over the world. In the following interview, the award-winning journalist says the world is arguably at a more perilous geopolitical juncture than even duringContinue reading “AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM DRIVING WORLD TO WAR – JOHN PILGER”
SENIOR RELIGIOUS ‘LEADER’ INTERFERES IN UK ELECTION
Corbyn: ‘We will recognise a Palestinian state when we take office.’ (If he lives long enough.) Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis took an unprecedented stand against the Labour party ahead of next month’s election, urging voters to see the “new poison” that has taken root in the party, and expressing fear for the fate ofContinue reading “SENIOR RELIGIOUS ‘LEADER’ INTERFERES IN UK ELECTION”
THE CONTRACT ON CORBYN
Corbyn is not an antiSemite. His real sin is to fight against injustice in the world, including the evil version Israel perpetrates. The Jewish establishment in Britain and the Israeli propaganda machine have taken out a contract on the leader of the British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn. The contract was taken out a long timeContinue reading “THE CONTRACT ON CORBYN”
BOLIVIA RESTORES RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL
Morales cut off relations with Israel in 2008 after an Israeli attack on occupied Gaza. He also classified Israel as a terrorist nation that it is. Morales cut off relations with Israel in December 2008 after an Israeli offensive in Gaza. Bolivia said Thursday it is restoring diplomatic relations with Israel, which it severed inContinue reading “BOLIVIA RESTORES RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL”
BOLIVIAN COUP AND INDIAN WARS ON THANKSGIVING
The Bolivian oligarchs and their supporters espouse a right wing Christian fundamentalism which disparages the indigenous culture. Apt it is, in a heinous way, that as the United States celebrates its annual Thanksgiving Day last week, the indigenous people of Bolivia are being slaughtered by a US-backed coup unfolding in the Andean nation. When formerContinue reading “BOLIVIAN COUP AND INDIAN WARS ON THANKSGIVING”
HENRY KISSINGER GETS IT… US ‘EXCEPTIONALISM’ IS OVER
The United States must recognize the reality of China as an equal. Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger made prudent remarks recently when he said the United States is no longer a uni-power and that it must recognize the reality of China as an equal rival. The furor over a new law passed byContinue reading “HENRY KISSINGER GETS IT… US ‘EXCEPTIONALISM’ IS OVER”
BOLIVIA’S US INSTALLED COUP D’ETAT REGIME AUTHORIZES BRUTE FORCE
Following Evo Morales’ democratic reelection on October 20, a CIA-orchestrated coup d’etat unconstitutionally replaced him with hard-right, political nobody senator Jeanine Anez. Article 169 of Bolivia’s Constitution states: “In case of impediment or definitive absence of the president of the State, he will be replaced in office by the Vice President and, in his absence,Continue reading “BOLIVIA’S US INSTALLED COUP D’ETAT REGIME AUTHORIZES BRUTE FORCE”
LIES WHICH THE WEST MANUFACTURES AND THEN CONSUMES
The Hong Kong rioters were evolving; beginning to set on fire their compatriots because they dared to pledge their allegiance to Beijing. Women were beaten until their faces were covered in blood. In Lebanon, the big clenched fists of the pro-Western regime-change Otpor were suddenly at the center of the anti-government demonstrations. The economy ofContinue reading “LIES WHICH THE WEST MANUFACTURES AND THEN CONSUMES”
Hidden History -- In The Making 