War

It remains to be seen how much of this plan will be realized and how much was just campaign rhetoric.

Peter Van Buren did something no US diplomat is allowed to do. He told the truth and told it to the wrong people – us. Our government is not in the habit of telling us – the governed – what it's up to.

Ted Cruz may be able to build up his poll numbers by promising to carpet bomb foreigners in the Middle East of whom we are fearful, but at least we know that biology doesn’t have to dictate our response. Our brains don’t have to stay in the Stone Age.

Humanity continues to face two simultaneous dangers—nuclear war and climate change…

Iran has become the 9th country to ban the use of animals in circus acts.

Maybe, just maybe, when this long, drawn out, reality show version of a presidential election finally comes to a welcome end, it may be possible that this media will turn its attention to critically important world affairs, especially the conflict in Syria; and the American people will no longer remain in the dark.

Juan Cole discusses the history of Assad Family and their obsession with wealth and power.

The most important thing is that people are gullible and malleable, since that allows us to keep the war going and eventually achieve our goals.

“On April 25th, Obama personally asked the leaders of Germany, France, UK, and Italy, to contribute to the increased NATO troops and weapons near Russia’s Baltic borders.”

The U.S. must stop pursuing its counterproductive effort to undermine China, and instead work with all our neighbors on this small planet.