The Sky Gods of Unintended Consequences
Doug Griffin Of all the delusions we entertain in our lives, both individually and collectively, that we are the “masters of our own destiny” has got to be one of the grandest. It is emboldening to feel we are somehow ‘in control’, ‘in charge’ of the… more »
Syrian Chemical Weapons Deal: What Follows?
by Stephen Lendman It's all over but the beginning. More on that below. On Friday, Security Council members unanimously adopted Resolution 2118: Security Council Requires Scheduled Destruction of Syria's Chemical Weapons. Ir rules out military force.… more »
New Millennium Resource Wars
by Stephen Lendman They're ongoing. They represent a modern-day great game. The previous one pit Britain against Tsarist Russia. One powerful empire battled another. They did so for territory they both wanted. Conflict lasted about 100 years. Post-WW… more »
What We Could Do with a Postal Savings Bank: Infrastructure that Doesn’t Cost Taxpayers a Dime
by Ellen Brown The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is the nation’s second largest civilian employer after WalMart. Although successfully self-funded throughout its long history, it is currently struggling to stay afloat. This is not, as sometimes asserted,… more »
US/Iranian Foreign Ministers Meet
by Stephen Lendman On Thursday, they met in New York. They did so on the sidelines of the General Assembly meeting. They held what they called substantive talks. They were the first in over a generation. Smiles, handshakes, and positive sounding… more »
Deal Reached on Syrian Chemical Weapons
by Stephen Lendman Give credit where it's deserved. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov earned it. He bested John Kerry. So far at least, he made him eat crow. The five permanent Security Council members agreed on "binding and enforceable" wording to… more »
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