Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Obama starts Syria war to deviate [distract?] from Snowden scandal

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

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Obama starts Syria war to deviate [distract?] from Snowden scandal

Click here if you wish to access the source of the following 4:53m video featuring Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar from RT via YouTube:

Whether to distract or not, it seems to me that Snowden has caught the US regime with its pants down which Escobar aptly compares with the past scandal regarding Clinton and his mistress. I agree that there is a connection between Snowden's revelations and the decision to furnish heavy weapons to the Syrian gangs, but I think that the motivation for the decision was influenced more by the facts on the ground which do not look good for the Empire's mercenaries. No doubt Zionist members of the Empire's directorate also influenced the decision. They would like nothing more than to see the bleeding of Syria continuing.

However, I think that this decision will only lead to more disasters, not only for the people in that region, but also for the imperial ambitions of the hegemons. This decision and Snowden's revelations could mark a turning point in the fortunes of the Empire builders. Or, at least, we can hope so.