The following video is worth watching, if for no other reason that to be exposed to a counter-narrative. I am quite sure things are not as the MSM tell us, and that clandestine forces are at work to bring down the Syrian government. However, what bothers me about all this – the idea that foreign forces are at work and that the majority of Syrians in fact support Assad – is that the foreign media are banned, and have been since the beginning.
I find this strange, for if the truth is not being told, wouldn’t it be in Assad’s interest to open the doors to all world media with open arms, then let the full story of what is happening there be openly reported? And if, as this video suggests, we are being sold propaganda, then surely such propaganda could not long withstand the scrutiny of unfettered access for competing global media.
By Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst for Casey Research
Have you ever had any doubts about gold? Does it sometimes feel like it should be performing better? Are you concerned about its volatility? Do you worry about how it might perform in the future? Have you ever wondered about its true purchasing power? Maybe you’re nervous about a big drop in price again? I decided to go directly to the source to address these concerns: Gold himself. He put his arm around me and asked me to tell you a few things…
One geopolitical trend can safely be said to have failed – the West’s desire (backed by military force) to export democracy to the non-white members of the human race.
Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya – and now Syria.
The track record is abysmal. And while “we” were cheering on the rebels in Libya, it now seems the resultant situation is much worse than under Gaddafi. Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, the US is attempting to spin a defeat into a victory by announcing they are pulling out next year. Iraq of course is a mess.
The Syrian situation is very interesting. On the face of it, it appears to be a revolt against just another Arab dictator. However, this revolt is continuously presented in the Western press as a “protest” movement. On the other hand, Syria maintains it’s an armed revolt and that any state would attempt to put down such an uprising.
And that is certainly true. I cannot imagine any Western nation would tolerate an armed revolt – and if confronted by one would no doubt do exactly what Syria is doing.
None of this is supposed to justify the monopolistic power of states at all, as I’m an anarchist, but given the reality on the ground it appears that Assad is acting like any other “glorified’ leader in the world, democratic or otherwise.
Alexander Cockburn has exposed the hypocrisy of all this in his essay:
US-Iranian saber-rattling or impending shoot-out? In his usual, candid manner, contrarian investor Doug Casey talks about why he believes it’s serious this time… why the US is the greatest threat to peace today… why Iran might move towards a gold standard… and what smart investors should do.
All talk of Iran being a threat to the world, as is constantly being stated by Israeli leaders, is pure nonsense. And certainly Iran is not any sort of threat to the USA – as Michael Rozeff clearly shows in his fact-based article:
Well, it appears to be happening. Iran has announced it is opening its oil bourse on March 20 – which will trade oil in currencies other than the accepted petrodollar – the USD.
It has been hinted at many times that the real threat Iran poses is not the non-existent nuclear one, but rather the threat to the USA’s status as “printer” of the world’s reserve currency. Iran is challenging that.
Ever since I read the book “The Sovereign Individual” I have been looking for signs to confirm the predictions in that book – that the nation state is in decline, but will not go quietly. And now, more than ever, it seems people are rising up in all forms and groupings to challenge the status quo – the rule by elites.
The evidence is everywhere – the Arab Spring, the increasing disparagement of both the political process and the mainstream media, the 99% protests, the increasing number of challenges to external authority – and the rising sense that “we the people” could do a much better job of managing life on earth than that delivered to us by those who believe they have the right to control and rule over us.
One such group is Anonymous, which is a loose collection of hackers who threaten to disrupt the goings on of various groups, corporations and nations they oppose by way of cyber-attacks. Their latest warning to Israel is a case in point.
