Politics

What If Trump Wins – Or is this Progressive/Liberal divide used as a diversion from root causes of the demise of our democracy

Interesting points raised in the interview but they’re more of narrow/repeated narrative which is this idea of progressive/liberal vs. conservative/alt. right worldview. Beyond this legitimate divide and it’s variants in terms of political parties there are flaws within the political eco system that many agree on but no wants to […]

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GAZA – Convergence of Views on Current Threats

Check out my last blog post – link below – which reflects the same view in this clip because it ain’t no rocket science and most political observations/analysis now converge in the same direction. Stubbornness in following (same old same old) path followed by the western political establishment is kicking […]

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GAZA – Chris Hedges “The Genocide in Gaza”

Inaction is indeed Action. Israeli president stated “War against Hamas intended ‘to save the values of Western civilisation”. Concerned as he is about western civilisation let me suggest a slight tweak to the statement to make it a bit more realistic; “The genocide against Palestinians demonstrates the hollowness of values of Western civilisation – applying double […]

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GAZA – Intelligence Assessment vs. Good Faith Assessment

I spoke about this specific issue – the importance of verifiable/transparent intelligence assessment when driving and/or reporting on policy particularly in conflict zones like what we see today in GAZA – links below. This particular exchange with U.S. State Department Spokesperson Mathiew Miller about the sexual  abuse of women still […]

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Democracy Under the Gavel

It is quite curious that when you search public statements/analysis coming out of the intelligence community within the western alliance particularly the UK and US concerning the Ukraine war one can find plenty of materials online; however when considering the war in Gaza minimal information is available and where there […]

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The GAZA Conflict: AI & Power Targets

Truly incredible but not all that surprising. Here’s also an important detail; there’s always been the suggestion by Israel that civilians are being used by terrorists as human shields without much in the way of evidence; now it seems that civilians are being used by the IDF to pressure terrorist […]

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Ex-Chancellor Alistair Darling Dies Aged 70

Truly saddened to hear the news of the passing away of Ex-Chancellor Alistair Darling a person who helped steady the ship after the 2008 global financial crisis. A methodical, talented and committed chancellor under the premiership of Gordon Brown, he served his country well in the most difficult of times. […]

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The Jews of Egypt

  A very heart warming yet sad story of the dwindling number of Jews and their suffering throughout the years in Egypt mainly post the Palestine/Israeli conflict of 1948 and the toxic environment it created in the entire region. Yet some like Magda Haroun decided to remain because after all […]

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