Surviving Capitalism (Not) : ISIL: From Decapitation to Islamophobia

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

ISIL: From Decapitation to Islamophobia

Click here to access article by Dr Ismail Salami from Boiling Frogs Post.

I overlooked this excellent article, posted earlier this month, in which Salami assembles evidence from several ruling class sources to verify widespread suspicions and allegations that ISIL/ISIS was created largely by Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Cooperation Council allies. I have little doubt that this strategy was at least endorsed, if not promoted, by the Empire.