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, October 14, 2014

Storm Warning in Iran

Click here to access article by Thierry Meyssan from VoltaireNet. 

Because Meyssan appears to have close connections (friend of former President Almadenjad) to people in Iran, I think one should pay attention to some of his rather startling observations, described in this report, about what he thinks is happening in Iran which could have profound effects globally. (His use of "Atlanticist" camp, etc. equals my term "US Empire".)

Meanwhile Pepe Escobar has just returned from Tehran and has a different take on what is happening in relations between the Empire, Iran, and Russia. Read his article "What's the deal between Iran and the US?" from RT.
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