Authored by Bruce K. Gagnon I’ve been writing for many years about US-NATO efforts to militarily surround Russia. The oil-i-garchy wants to get ahold of the natural gas (the world’s largest supply) that sits on Russian territory. It also wants full control of the Arctic region now that climate change will make it possible to…
Major General Smedley Butler joined the Marine Corps when the Spanish American War broke out, earned the Brevette Medal during the Boxer Rebellion in China, saw action in Central America, and in France during World War I was promoted to Major General. Smedley Butler served his country for 34 years, yet he spoke against American…
For a few brief moments, let’s suspend what happened in our country after 9/11 and think about how things could have been so completely different if our country had taken a different direction. Imagine if we had not entered into war with Iraq and Afghanistan how different our country and the world would be today.…
Welcome to the new Libya, a country ‘liberated’ by NATO which now finds itself without the oil revenues which could make it rich, with no security, no stability and assassinations and corruption at unprecendented levels. Last Friday, the Economist magazine published a report about the implosion of Libya. My attention was caught by the pictures…
While the federal government contemplates military action against the regime in Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war there, a number of local residents are already mobilizing to take action. They’re honing the message, enlisting recruits, organizing campaigns and readying to march in preparation of a potential struggle, but…
Pew Research center reports that by a 48% to 29% margin, more Americans oppose than support conducting military airstrikes against Syria. Even more decisive data comes from popvox.com – a convenient tool for communicating with Congress. 96% of Americans who contacted congress through PopVox oppose The President’s Draft Legislation Authorizing Military Action in Syria.The above…