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Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war,
Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb;
Th’ Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands,
And casts them out upon the darken’d earth!
Prepare, prepare!
— William Blake, “A War Song to Englishmen” (1783) (more…)
Herman Kahn, author of On Escalation.
Herman Kahn, author of On Escalation.
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So often in geopolitical discussions commentators invoke the specter of escalation and the prospect of climbing the “escalation ladder,” rung by rung, towards ultimate nuclear cataclysm. Unfortunately, we are in the midst of one of the worst global crises in living memory where escalation is being recklessly pursued by Benjamin Netanyahu in particular and the Israel Lobby more generally. Fitting the historic pattern, the Israel Lobby is using their gentile fall guy, President Donald Trump, to achieve their perceived goals. (more…)
Image source: Wikimedia Commons
Image source: Wikimedia Commons
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The Israeli solution to the perennial Palestinian problem has emerged: The only way to be rid of them once and for all is to purge them from Gaza altogether. It has been difficult to achieve this aim, however, as fighting in the war-torn region is ongoing. (more…)
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Oh-oh, yes, I’m the great pretender
Pretending that I’m doing well
My need is such, I pretend too much . . .
— The Platters, “The Great Pretender” (more…)
John Sartian, Martial Law (c. 1869)
John Sartian, Martial Law (c. 1869)
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Martial law (definition): Military government, involving the suspension of ordinary law.
Emergency (definition): a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
What is the likelihood that the American people will soon experience the governance of martial law?
Extremely high, in my view. (more…)
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See also, Senile Joe and the Loss of American Deterrence, A Jeremiad to the Empire of Nothing, The Deep State’s War on Russia, & Red Flags in Ukraine
What’s going on here is that the West is leading Ukraine down the primrose path and the end result is that Ukraine is going to get wrecked. — John Mearsheimer at a talk given on September 25, 2015 (more…)
