War

Threat from al Qaeda not diminished.

"Appearing last week before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified that he could not say the threat from al-Qaeda is any less today than it was ten years ago."

Literally trillions have been wasted on the war on terror.

"There may be reasons Director Clapper would want us to believe that the threat from al-Qaeda is as strong as ever. An entire industry has arisen from the government’s war on terror, and for both the government sector and the security-industrial complex the terrorist threat is big business. Economic pressure has thus far not affected the military or intelligence sectors – despite false claims that the sequestration cut military spending. However, emphasizing continued high threat levels without being able to openly explain them due to secrecy requirements is one way to keep the security budget untouched."

The thing is, the threat from al Qaeda was never high. 9/11 was an aberration, and should have been stopped with the information at hand.

"More likely, it may mean that the US government’s policies are causing more al-Qaeda groups to arise and take the place of those who have been defeated by US drone and military attacks. Clapper does mention that there are so many different al-Qaeda franchises popping up it is difficult to keep track of them all, much less defeat them. But why is that? A former State Department official stated last year that every new drone strike in Yemen that kills innocent people results in the creation of 40-60 new enemies. Likewise, the young girl from Pakistan who had been brutally shot by the Taliban for her desire to go to school told President Obama during a White House meeting that “drone attacks are fueling terrorism. Innocent victims are killed in these acts, and they lead to resentment among the Pakistani people.”"

Like I keep saying.

"On that point, Clapper said to the Senate that in Syria the al-Qaeda affiliated al-Nusra Front “does have aspirations for attacks on the homeland.” It is all the more disturbing, then, to have also read last week that Congress voted in secret to resume sending weapons to the Syrian rebels, who are dominated by al-Qaeda-affiliated groups. We have read about US-supplied weapons meant for “moderates” in Syria being seized by radicals on several occasions, and the Voice of America reported last year that our Saudi “allies” are arming the same al-Nusra Front that Clapper identifies as a threat to the US. Is the US Congress arming the very people who will commit the next attack on US soil?" 

Pure evil.

Warmongers still preparing for war in Syria.

"This began by planting a propaganda report that Syria was not complying with the time table for removing chemical weapons. Then it went on to planting a report with renewed accusations of Syrian torture. The entire Geneva conference is another orchestrated piece in this march-to-war campaign. This conference is a complete farce. Making sure that Iran was not present, insisting on Assad’s removal as a precondition, and preventing the participation of civil society groups, including women, from this conference all speak to its being merely a U.S. and Kerry stage-managed affair. All the moves are aimed to manipulate public opinion and justify war against the Assad government."

There's money to be made.

More baloney about Syria's government being slow to surrender chemical weapons.

Brief history and current state of US imperial conquest.