Category: geopolitics
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Neoconservatives Against the World
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe knew that this election was a contest between two deep state factions, but the most interesting thing in my opinion is the fact that both Trump and Clinton represent neoconservative influences. It was Bill Clinton who allowed the left-wing neocons to take control of the Democratic Party.[1] (Page 36, Location 465)…
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Long Term versus Short Term Strategy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSee also: [intlink id=”985″ type=”post”]The American Diamond in the Rough[/intlink]
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Who’s Right About Syria?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m reading Patrick Cockburn’s article about the U.S. teaming up again with Al Qaeda and at the same time listening to Obama’s news conference. I’d like to know why they differ so much on the situation in Syria. Obama says it’s all about Assad’s treatment of Syrian protesters. Cockburn says the…
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The World Bank’s Bankrupt Policy Causes Conflict
Reading Time: 3 minutesMasses of humanity overrunning neighboring borders is not the kind of thing I had in mind when I said we should focus on supporting a growing population. My context was the justification of automation in agriculture with the need to feed a growing population. I was referring to an article in which…
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NGO Blames Bride Price for Domestic Violence in Uganda
Reading Time: 4 minutesA recent article tells of a woman in Uganda whose husband beat her regularly until she finally left him and went back to her parents’ house. It is assumed that her husband’s behavior was caused by the custom of ‘bride price or dowry’ supposedly enshrined in Ugandan law. The article refers to…
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Islamic State’s Apocalyptic Vision
Reading Time: 11 minutesGeneral Martin Dempsey stated recently that because the Islamic State group is motivated by an ‘apocalyptic, end of days strategic vision’ the United States and a coalition of partners must confront it ‘head on’ in Syria. This has helped me to focus on a subject I’ve been wanting to talk about but…
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Anglicans versus U.S. Conservatives: 1-0
Reading Time: < 1 minute Responding appropriately to the Church of England’s decision to ordain female bishops is complicated. In the case of the Mormon Church, I couldn’t see how a movement to ordain women would have a good effect on female members. However, the Church of England’s case is different in several ways and…
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Church of England Votes on Female Bishops
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Church of England’s General Synod is set to vote on Monday on whether to allow women to become bishops. This would not necessarily compel all Anglican Churches to accept women bishops, but it would set a precedent. Conservative Anglicans rejected a previous proposal in 2012. However, Anglican women in the…
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Ukraine: The Corporate Annexation. “For Cargill, Chevron, Monsanto, It’s a Gold Mine of Profits”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteConsidering the big part played by corporate greed in the run-up to World War II, and the confusion of analysts about U.S. policy in Ukraine, I thought it might be interesting to find out what American corporations have against Vladimir Putin. I found an article on the Global Research website that…
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Plato’s Iron Fist in the Soviet Union
Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve been saying that we need to reexamine the influence of the ideas of Plato and Aristotle in politics and religion. As it happens, that conversation is already underway. The following discussion is based on an article about Plato’s influence in Russia. Those who like to divide Russian and Western thought may…