The sheep look down

“The Sheep Look Up”, John Brunner’s remarkably prescient ‘science fiction’ novel, first published in 1972 concerns the destruction of the entire environment in the US and the rise of a ‘corporately sponsored government’ leading to…

“Why China’s Political Model Is Superior”

This Op-Ed just published at the NYT from venture capitalist, Eric X Li, “Why China’s Political Model Is Superior” is a must read. Especially to the Western audience bought into democracy as a “faith” will…

Foreign Troops Already Involved In Syrian War

We’ve repeatedly noted that the U.S. government planned regime change in Syria at least 20 years ago. Indeed, carrying out acts of violence and blaming it on the Syrian government as an excuse for regime…

THE ROVING EYE: Syria through a glass, darkly

The current Syrian drama is far from the usual, clear-cut “good guys vs bad guys” Hollywood shtick. The suspension of the Arab League observers mission; the double veto by Russia and China at the UN…

Guatemala’s Reign of Terror: Then and Now

Guatemalan prosecutors announced January 26 that 85-year old Efraín Ríos Montt, military dictator in 1982-1983, was going to trial in March. He’s accused of responsibility for killing and disappearing thousands of mostly poor and indigenous…