US Pentagon: al-Qaeda Delivered Sarin via Turkey

Claims made in a US army report relating to sarin use in Syria appear to have irritated Turkish PM Erdoğan, who is supporting pro-Islamist organizations such as al-Nusra and al-Qaeda. Former intelligence officer and one of the…

Hypocrisy: Mother’s Milk of Imperialism

American Empire: A Glass House Built By Stone Throwers Hypocrisy. It is the mother’s milk of imperialism. Whether it is in the service of “civilizing” barbarians, converting “heathens,” or, in its most recent incarnation, extending the reach of “democracy,” the bottom line of imperialism has always been the bottom line. The bottom line of the infamous “White Man’s Burden” borne by the once-ubiquitous British Empire was merely the heavy weight—the pure tonnage—of the incredible wealth the colonials dutifully carried back home. When the United States picked up “the Burden” after World War II, it became the world’s self-appointed champion of freedom, unreflective “protector” of inalienable rights and self-serving dictator of democracy’s terms and conditions.

The Immorality of Australia’s Prostitution Laws

Australia’s handling of prostitution is often cited as a success model, particularly the framework adopted by the State of Victoria. In the 1970s illegal brothels masqueraded as massage parlors and street walkers proliferated the street…

Germany Joins Efforts to Frame Syria on Non-compliance to JUSTIFY US Invasion

The German government of Chancellor Angela Merkel and the German opposition have joined the U.K., in what analysts assess as a concerted international effort to frame Syria on the grounds of non-compliance with Syria´s voluntary decision to put its chemical weapons under international control and to provide a full inventory of its chemical weapons and related stockpiles of chemicals as well as facilities. The effort began in the U.K., shortly after the U.K. Parliament voted against participation in U.S.-led military strikes against Syria without approval from the UN Security Council and in violation of international law and riled out a second vote on the issue.

Russian Natural Gas Export Opens Eastern Horizons

  existing and proposed russian natural gas …   Real alternative to EU exports is born during recent talks in Moscow. Representatives of Chinese National Petroleum Company and Russia’s oil & gas giants Gazprom and…