The group we’re calling ISIS claims to be an Islamic fundamentalist group that’s causing a huge ruckus, killing anybody it deems non-Muslim, and taking over a huge swath of territory in Iraq and Syria. I’ve found other evidence that ISIS grew directly out of the U.S. Occupation of Iraq. Famous Journalist John Pilger…
When al Qaeda terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, Michael Morell was with President George W. Bush at an elementary school in Florida as the CIA’s daily briefer. He rose to become the CIA Acting Director and served Pres. Obama. Now that he’s…
The Islamic State is an egregiously violent movement that’s looking to overthrow governments in Syria, Iraq, Jordan and elsewhere. It’s a Sunni dominated version of Islamic governance that’s proven itself quite willing to commit genocidal acts. But is the U.S. at all responsible for its creation or did the Islamic…
About 11 1/2 years ago I took to the streets with thousands of others to shout “Not In My Name” and otherwise protest against the illegal invasion of Iraq, the illegal toppling of its government, etc. I spent a lot of time back then reading about the War which ensued,…
Many of us are certain that the Iraq War was not about “fighting terrorism” but about the Need for Oil. Specifically, liberating Iraq’s oil fields from control by corrupt nationalized oil companies, and ensuring that Western oil companies have access to Iraq’s oil fields. While the story about the Iraq…
President Obama made a speech in Brussels on Wednesday that rewrites both his personal history, and the history around the Iraq War – BTW, the Shock & Awe invasion of Iraq occurred exactly 11 years ago today – so that he could bash Russia over it’s unilateral invasion and take-over…
US government leaders in Washington DC have gone insane and are threatening to stop paying US Debt, despite the unconstitutionality of doing so, and have shut down the US Government. This is a little astray from my usual topic here (greening the transportation system) but bear with me. The “shut…
A round table meeting at Stanford University with dignitaries discussing the fight over oil and water resources. It includes General Abizaid, former CENTCOM commander, admitting the Iraq War was all about access to oil resources.
