"All that is left of America is banality and self-delusion."

"People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome." - George Orwell "What remains of democracy is largely the right to choose among commodities. Business leaders have long explained the need to impose on the population a 'philosophy of futility' and 'lack of purpose in life' to 'concentrate human attention on the more superficial things that comprise much of fashionable consumption'. Deluged by such propaganda from infancy, people may then accept their meaningless and subordinate lives and forget ridiculous ideas about managing their own affairs. They abandon their fate to corporate managers and the PR industry, and, in the political realm, to the self described 'intelligent minorities' who administer power." - Noam Chomsky   "All that is left of America is banality and self-delusion."-  Noam Chomsky   "You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan 'neath slavery's heavy rod." - Solon -- (c.638 BC-558 BC) Athenian statesman, lawmaker, Lyric poet, renowned as a founding father of the Athenian polis, one of the Seven Sages of Greece 550 B.C New US Sanctions... Bring It On By Finian Cunningham It’s so absurd. The biggest rogue nation on Earth, makes a mockery of international laws and trade rules. -Continue ===== The New Russian Sanctions Bill Is Washington’s Monument To Its Criminality By Paul Craig Roberts Washington has chosen conflict with Russia as the main element of US foreign policy. - Continue ===== PBS’ Anti-Russia Propaganda Series By Rick Sterling PBS has joined the anti-Russia propaganda stampede with a five-part documentary series. - Continue ===== When In Doubt, Nuke China By Pepe Escobar A situation in which the US military feels 'unhampered' has precedent. - Continue ===== Urgent Warning: Time to Hit the Reset Button on US-Korean Policy By Medea Benjamin The North Korean leadership is not acting irrationally; on the contrary. - Continue ===== The Mask Is Off: Trump Is Seeking War with Iran By Trita Parsi According to The New York Times, the groundwork for this strategy has already been laid. - Continue ===== Should AIPAC Register as a Foreign Agent? By Philip Giraldi While the Congress is busy searching for Russian agents it just might examine the pernicious influence of the Israel Lobby. - Continue ===== The Left and Venezuela By Claudio Katz The triumph of the Right over Maduro, - would entail a terrible political regression. - Continue ===== Watch Trump's Encourages More Police Brutality Video Trump advocated rougher treatment of people in police custody during a speech in New York. - Continue ===== A F**king Paranoid Schizophrenic: Scaramucci Unloads About White House Leakers By Ryan Lizza “What I want to do is I want to f**king kill all the leakers" - Continue ===== The Elites Are Jumping Ship As The Financial Collapse Draws Near By Mac Slavo It’s practically an admission by the elites, that they think the economy is completely unstable. - Continue ===== Biological Annihilation on Earth Accelerating By Robert J. Burrowes We are now accelerating the sixth mass extinction event in Earth’s history and virtually eliminating any prospect of human survival. - Continue ===== 53 killed as IS claims deadly attack in Syria against US-backed force US-led coalition airstrikes kill more than 18 civilians in Deir Ezzor Fresh US-led airstrikes kill ten civilians in eastern Syria Syrian army, allies reach last IS-held town in Homs province, Hezbollah says Lebanon: 9,000 Syrian militants, civilians to leave Arsal - Security Three civilians killed, seven injured in bomb blast southwest of Mosul HRW accuses US-trained Iraqi forces of war crimes in Mosul Officials say 7,000 Islamic State affiliates remain in Iraq 40 Al Houthi militants killed in Yemen Yemeni Forces Capture Saudi Bases in Jizan, Najran Palestinians clash with Israeli forces in Jaffa after local shot dead by police Israel to strip Amnesty International of tax benefits over support for BDS U.S. Sanctions Iran Over Satellite Rocket Launch Iran rules out halt to missile tests as tension with US rises Iran’s IRGC reports 2nd US naval provocation in Persian in less than a week 14 killed after suicide bombing in northeastern Nigeria Paris hand-shakes on Libya peace deal mask deep fractures Foreign Investors Snap Up African Farmland Afghanistan: 10 Helmand Policemen Reportedly Killed In Taliban Attack The Real Scandal: Americans Don’t Care About Afghanistan Four killed five injured in blast in Pakistan Ousted Pakistani PM names brother Shahbaz as successor China closes east seas for fresh round of ‘large-scale’ military drills US and South Korea discuss 'military options' in wake of latest North Korea ICBM test Trump Intel Chief: North Korea Learned From Libya War to “Never” Give Up Nukes In cold blow to US, Japan ups tariffs of 50 percent on imports of frozen beef Hamburg stabbing suspect known as radical, mentally unstable Russia orders US to cut embassy staff in retaliation for sanctions Germany warns US against Russia sanctions US says will work with (Lap dogs) allies after Russia sanctions anger EU Russia and US must ‘start anew or everything will be in tatters’ – Russian Deputy FM Moscow not ruling out any measures to ‘bring US to its senses’ Trump says he will sign bill imposing new sanctions on Russia The Washington Post forced to admit Russia “collusion just isn’t there” EU explores account freezes to prevent runs at failing banks Saudi tycoon invests millions in the British Independent Brazil Deploys 8,500 Armed Forces in Rio de Janeiro America’s War On Venezuela and the Fascists We Get to Fight It New York Times Runs Editorial Today on the Mega Banks: You Need to Pay Attention Foxconn's corporate welfare deal will cost Wisconsin taxpayers more than 3 billion dollars Couple leaps to their death because they 'can't afford' health care Trump threatens to end Obamacare payments unless repeal passes Judge slams 'incompetent' police after SWAT raids innocent family for growing tomato plants Man Assaulted By Cop For Cutting Grass! Watch: Trump Speech 'Condoning Law Enforcement Brutality': Trump told officers "Please don't be too nice" to crime suspects. Some officers appeared to cheer the remarks 2 Psychologists in C.I.A. Torture, Interrogations Can Face Trial, Judge Rules How the TSA and Drug Enforcement Administration Joined Forces to Seize Cash at U.S. Airports 'Calexit' ballot measure can now gather signatures Paul Craig Roberts: What Explains amazon.com’s Share Price? Scaramucci's Rant Should Terrify Trump Voters Trump ‘loved’ Scaramucci’s profanity-laced rant to a reporter Reince Priebus Replaced: Donald Trump Names Gen. John Kelly as New White House Chief of Staff This is the most clueless, incompetent, and self-defeating administration in American history McCain Blasts Rand For Blocking Annual Defense Bill Vote No Hero: John McCain is a War Criminal McCain’s Brain Cancer Draws Renewed Attention To Possible Agent Orange Connection Democrats' ex-IT man nabbed for bank fraud: Underreported? Watch; Doug Schoen, on the arrest of DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz's ex-IT worker'srrest. Top Democrat fires IT staffer after arrest Lawyer for Wasserman Schultz' ex-IT aide: Fraud count might be 'placeholder' for more charges   July 27/28, 2017 Mosul's Bloodbath: 'We Killed Everyone - IS, Men, Women, Children' By MEE Contributor A cat steals across a ruined street with a piece of fresh meat hanging from its jaws. It is inevitably human. -Continue ===== “Beauty of Our Weapons” in the War on Yemen By George Capaccio O Lord our God, help us to remain silent in the face of so much suffering.- Continue ===== Trump Faces Down the CIA and Co-Opts the Pentagon on Syria By Glen Ford Which makes him less dangerous to the human species than Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. - Continue ===== In Case You Missed It Hasan Nasrallah: Trump Must Be Thanked For His Stupidity Video We should thank Trump for revealing the true face of the racist, cruel, criminal and murderous U.S. government. - Continue ===== Empire of Whiners By Pepe Escobar If this is the best US military “intelligence” can come up with, Russia and China might as well grab a gin and tonic and relax by the pool. - Continue ===== The Myth of American Exceptionalism By Melvin Goodman Putin’s intervention in Syria was designed to make sure that the U.S. history of regime change didn’t included Syria. - Continue ===== A Ray of Hope By Paul Craig Roberts Washington’s extraordinary arrogance and hubris has resulted in overreach. - Continue ===== Ray McGovern: The Deep State Assault on Elected Government Must Be Stopped  Must Watch - Video You may not like everything Donald Trump does, but will you let the CIA and GCHQ remove him from office? -Continue ===== Making America Great, Again? By Kim Petersen When was America great? - Continue ===== Watch; Wasserman Schultz Scandal Is Media's Russian Dream Tucker Carlson - Video Scandal surrounding an IT staffer for former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, arrested while trying to leave the country. - Continue ===== Philippine: Western Media is Distorting Reality, People and Army Unite to Battle “ISIS” By Andre Vltchek The West is regularly using ‘jihad,’to destabilize socialist, anti-imperialist, countries and governments. -Continue ===== The German People Cannot Ignore the Crimes Committed by Israel? By William Hanna The German People Cannot Repeat Their Claim of "Not Having Known About What Was Happening". -Continue ===== NYT, Reuters, Economist Journalists Self-censor Reports From Israel By Philip Weiss If you write the truth of what you see in Israel and the West Bank, you will be savagely targeted. - Continue ===== Newly Declassified Memos Detail Improper Obama-era NSA Spying By John Solomon “Americans should be alarmed that the NSA is vacuuming up their emails and phone calls without a warrant” -Continue ===== At least 29 civilians killed in US airstrikes on Syria’s Raqqah US-backed Syrian fighters control almost half of Raqqa Media Mourn End of CIA Killing Syrians and Strengthening Al Qaeda Robert Fisk: Syrians aren't just rebuilding an ancient mosque in Aleppo – they are rebuilding their community The Secrets of the Syrian War: the Israeli Factor: Op-Ed Putin signs Syria base deal, cementing Russia's presence there for 50 years Arsal: Hezbollah, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham agree ceasefire Watch: Hasan Nasrallah: Trump Must Be Thanked For His Stupidity Iraq: Ten Islamic State members killed in airstrike, west of Mosul US-trained Iraqi army division allegedly executed dozens of men in Mosul's Old City: Human Rights Watch 80% of all kids in Yemen are in need Jordan's king calls on Israel to put in trial guard who killed two Jordanians Israelis fire tear gas at Palestinians in al-Aqsa Watch: Israeli security removes Palestinian flag from atop Temple Mount Israeli squatters raid Palestinian home, move in Al Jazeera slams Netanyahu's threat to shut J'lem bureau as 'vicious attack' Saudi court upholds death sentences of 14 Shia protesters Iran claims successful rocket test, move likely to anger U.S. Pay to play - Qatar hires firm founded by Trump aides amid crisis 10 Nigerian soldiers killed in battle with Boko Haram Two Moroccan UN Peacekeepers Killed in C. Africa Attack France's Macron Eyes Special Centers in Libya to Handle Asylum Requests Official: 26 Afghan Soldiers Killed in Taliban Assault War between US and North Korea is 'not unimaginable': Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Putin: We'll have to retaliate against 'illegal' U.S. sanctions France says U.S. sanctions on Iran, Russia look illegal EU must retaliate if hurt by U.S. sanctions on Russia: German business group US Russia sanctions ‘absolutely unacceptable,’ come at expense of EU jobs – Austrian chancellor Watch: "Russian Hacking" Exposed as Inside Job No One Mentions That The Russian Trail Leads To Democratic Lobbyists Ukraine strips Saakashvili of his only citizenship Venezuelans Rally as Constituent Assembly Campaign Closes Uruguay Tells US Drug War to Take a Hike US House Committee Passes Sanctions Against Nicaragua Just 5 pct approve of Brazilian leader Temer's gov't: poll Pentagon Report Declares US Empire ‘Collapsing’ Former CIA Director Calls For A Coup Saving 1,400 Iraqi Nationals From ‘Grisly Fate,’ Court Blocks Deportations McCain just sealed his legacy as the Senate’s biggest asshole Trump Slams Debbie Wasserman Schultz Over Arrest Of Office Tech Worker How the Hillary Clinton campaign deliberately “elevated” Donald Trump with its “pied piper” strategy