Iran: The U.S.-led Alliance Has Forgotten the Past

Strait History: Iran’s Options George Santayana wisely said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Oblivious to history and its lessons, the United States and its Western allies are repeating their…

Let’s Talk About Human Rights 1

The Power of Propaganda We begin here with a quote from Noam Chomsky: “A principle familiar to propagandists is that the doctrine to be instilled in the target audience should not be articulated: that would…

Israel Plans Another Invasion Against Lebanon After Syria: Crime Continues

Following the inevitable collapse of Syria, Israel will invade Lebanon and “the damage will be enormous,” a senior officer told Haaretz on Thursday. During 2006 invasion, Israel targeted Lebanese civilians. “The destruction will be greater in Lebanon than in Israel and the amount of explosives which will fall there will be far more than what will fall here,” said an IDF officer. “We will need to be strong and aggressive.” IDF Brig.-Gen. Herzi Halevy said blame for the coming Israeli invasion will be attributed to Hezbollah due to the Shi’ite paramilitary organization’s establishment of bases in villages and towns located in southern Lebanon.

Russia, India and Pakistan-China Cooperation (I)

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit Pakistan. Reportedly the event is to take place in September this year. «Lull» is a natural thing for summer time that gives an opportunity to reflect on the…

The Obama Formula for America’s Next Decade of Global War: Serial Blowback?

“IN OPERATIONS in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, a failure to recognise, acknowledge and accurately define the operational environment led to a mismatch between forces, capabilities, missions and goals,” reads a new draft report by the Pentagon’s Joint Staff. In Decade of War: Enduring Lessons from the Past Decade of Operations, the authors admit to failures in Iraq and Afghanistan and lay out a series of lessons for the future, including more effective efforts aimed at winning hearts and minds, integrating regular troops and special operations forces, coordination with other government agencies, coalition operations, partnering with the forces of host-nations and paying greater attention to the use of proxy forces.

The Biggest Financial Scam In World History

Why Is the Libor Scandal So Important to You? There have been numerous big banking scandals recently. But the Libor scandal is the biggest financial scam in world history. See this and this. The former…