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, November 5, 2013
Al Qaeda Terrorists Pass US Special Forces, CIA Agents on Way to Syria
This very perceptive author assembles more evidence in support of a growing consensus about the Empire's "war on terror": it's a scam that has caused so much fear, so much suffering, so much devastation, and so many millions of deaths. In a nutshell the "war on terror" and the terrorist army for hire, Al Qaeda, were created by Empire directors to further their aims of world domination.
However, it's latest terrorist application in Syria is clearly not working to the directorate's satisfaction. What's worse is that their Medieval puppets who make up the Gulf Cooperation Council and even Israel are defying the directorate's participation in the Geneva 2 negotiations over the Syrian crisis, their past refusal to protect the Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt, and lack of aggressive actions against Iran (see this, this, and this for more details).
Clearly, crawling in bed with such despicable bed-fellows has its problems, and Sec. of State Kerry's visit to the region is an attempt to mollify them. Where this all ends is wide open to speculation. It could be a major turning point in world affairs.