in the time remaining, to help us understand how the man-made system of capitalism will lead to the extinction of our human species, and so many others.
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
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Pointblank Massacre: Massive Fallout from Houla Killings
Slowly the facts are being uncovered about this atrocity, but, of course, ignored by US media.
See also this translated report from Russian sources. Russia has a large number of journalists in Syria.
This atrocity looks rather familiar to me. I have seen this happen in many Latin American countries, and still seeing it happening in Central American countries, especially recently in Honduras. Eventually the facts leak out in obscure publications that often reveal the existence of US political operatives operating behind these ghastly scenes.
I've personally seen the results of the use of terrorism in a visit to Nicaragua in 1983 when US political operatives sponsored Honduran paramilitaries to engage in these practices. Their targets of choice always seemed to be medical clinics, schools, and the people who staffed these agencies which were the Sandinista's proudest accomplishments.
There are others who have made reference to the use of terrorism to destabilize countries. For example, Tony Cartalucci writes about terrorism in relation to the Mid-East in this article. Mark LeVine has written several articles on the use of chaos in destabilizing countries, but he always approaches this theme indirectly (see this, and this). One can also find references to the "Salvador option", referring to the infamous method used by US operatives in El Salvador, to illustrate the use of death squads to terrorize populations, to spread chaos, and to destabilize countries.