The Western media describes ISIL – the ultra-extremist terrorists destabilizing Iraq and Syria – as “Sunni militants.” Headlines read: “Sunni Islamist Militants Seize Mosul.” “Sunni militants capture northern Iraqi town.” “Iraq Army Tries to Roll Back Sunni Militants’ Advance.” The corporate media casts the fighting in Iraq as a Sunni vs. Shia conflict. The Sunni side, according to these reports,…
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Catherine Shakdam on Mideast politics, Sunni-Shi’a issues
Broadcast Monday, June 16th, 10-11:00 a.m. Central (1500 GMT) on NoLiesRadio.org, archived here. Note: TruthJihad.com subscribers can listen to shows on-demand before they are broadcast – and also get free downloads! If you are a subscriber, just log in to the members area of TruthJihad.com and go to the “Private Blog” to get early access to the shows. Catherine Shakdam…
Read MoreIraq chaos highlights US idiocy…or worse
“Why would the US let its ally (some would say puppet) Saudi Arabia back ISIL, a terrorist group so extreme that it horrifies even al-Qaeda? Why has the US tacitly allowed the Saudis to wreak havoc in Syria and Iraq by arming terrorists whose viciousness makes Osama bin Laden look small by comparison? And why is the US standing by…
Read MoreConspiracies – not “conspiracy theories” – are destroying democracy
A recent BBC article begins: “The more information we have about what governments and corporations are up to the less we seem to trust them. Will conspiracy theories eventually destroy democracy?” The BBC should not worry about so-called conspiracy theories destroying democracy. Instead, it should worry about the conspiracies themselves. read the full article: http://presstv.com/detail/2013/10/29/331871/conspiracies-destroying-democracy/
Read MoreTo regain respect, US must dump Israel
Here’s my latest ultra-non-mainstream op-ed, brought to you courtesy of Press TV: http://presstv.com/detail/2013/10/21/330472/to-regain-respect-us-must-dump-israel/
Read MoreAlexander Cockburn and the hypocrisy of ‘Non-Proliferation’
File photo of a US-made B61 nuclear bomb that can be launched from a range of different aircraft. Alexander Cockburn and the hypocrisy of ‘Non-Proliferation’ By Kevin Barrett “Today, the Zionist-dominated US empire is seeking to establish a near-monopoly of nuclear weapons, which would allow that empire to use these weapons at will. To prevent their use, as Alexander Cockburn…
Read More“Legacy of Deception” by Susan Lindauer
Former CIA asset Susan Lindauer broke the story of US government foreknowledge of 9/11, and pointless genocide in Iraq, in my recent radio interview. Below is her brand-new op-ed. -KB LEGACY OF DECEPTIONBy Susan Lindauer, former U.S. Asset covering the U.N. Mission of Iraq He’s got the smirking grin of a politician who knows that he got away with his…
Read MoreCIA Asset Susan Lindauer blows the whistle on 9/11, Iraq
Susan Lindauer, author of Extreme Prejudice, is the first CIA asset to have spoken out, under her own name and for the record, on Israeli complicity in 9/11, the controlled demolition of the World Trade Center, and the specific, detailed foreknowledge of the time, target, and means of the 9/11 attacks held throughout the months prior to 9/11 by the…
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