I don't have much to add to this article but I did want to
post the link. Angleton's name is well known to those familiar with the
unrestrained years of the CIA, the period extending from its founding in 1947
to the congressional investigations of the mid-1970's. Prompted by Watergate
and the growing unease surrounding rumours of dark deeds and assassinations,
many hoped the investigations would turn a new leaf and begin a new era of
legality and transparency. The recent death of J Edgar Hoover in 1972 also
prompted such hopes from those within and critical of the FBI.
28 January 2018
21st Century Editions: A Warning
This book review warrants a reading because it reveals a
growing trend... revisionist republications.
Regardless of one's opinion of Stott or the book, the
reviewer does a great job exposing what these publishers (and editors) are up
to. It's dishonest and potentially harmful to both the legacy of the author and
the larger body of ideas they represent.
27 January 2018
Microsoft, Ireland and the EU
Europe is socialist. Socialism means the government regulates
and controls everything.
That's what I was taught growing up. These messages came not
only from the public education system but from within my own Right-wing home.
Of course I later came to question this and understand that
it's not that simple. Socialism can mean regulation and control and certainly
does when it comes to certain aspects of business and society.
22 January 2018
Italian Masonry and the Mafia
Freemasonry carries a mystique in the United States but most
people discount any notion of conspiratorial activity. Few are able to
understand the role it played in the Revolution and the formation of American
society.
Italian society on the other hand has direct historical proof
of Masonic conspiracy, and not just in the 19th century but in
modern times. No one doubts its nature.
20 January 2018
MI5, Ulster Loyalist Paramilitaries and an Assassination Plot
This article raises more questions than it is able to answer.
It suggests there were elements within the British Establishment that were less
than happy with Thatcher's overtures vis-à-vis the Irish Republic.
16 January 2018
History Rears its Head: The Revival of German Militarism
There is nothing remarkable about this article. It is but
part of a growing chorus calling for German militarism and rearmament. Aside
from that ominous call, it tries to dress up the arguments with diplomatic
lingo and pretentious ethics. It's a call for Germany to rise up and become
once again... the master of Europe.
These are strange words to hear post-1945 but history has
come full circle or to put it another way, it has reared its head.
14 January 2018
Moody Bible Institute and the Evangelical Struggle
Moody is a big name in Evangelical circles. It has a long and
influential legacy. So what happened? Why is the school in trouble?
13 January 2018
Can Western Evangelicals Condemn the Kremlin's Ban on The Watchtower Society?
There's a sad irony here. Russian
Evangelicals are right to condemn and reject the state's ban on The
Watchtower Society. While the Watchtower represents a rejection of the Biblical
Gospel it nevertheless should be allowed to exist and its followers should be
permitted to pursue their own path.
Western Evangelical condemnations of the ban, instigated
by the Anti-Western Kremlin and the anti-Evangelical campaign flowing from the
Orthodox Patriarchate, are often more rooted in pragmatics and politics.
11 January 2018
Libyan Betrayals
Some will find it shocking that in order to make peace with
Gaddafi in the wake of 9/11, the British (and Americans) were willing to help
him in his dirty work and eliminate his enemies.
I don't find it shocking at all but I reckon the episode (as reported in this Guardian piece) instructive in this regard. When Gaddafi was an enemy, especially during the
1980's, Britain gave refuge to his political enemies. Washington did the same
as some of the figures opposing Gaddafi were directly supported by the CIA.
09 January 2018
The Politicisation of Christianity in Pakistan
Christians in the Subcontinent are suffering. Of that there
can be no doubt, and yet this move by the Trump administration is unfortunate.
It once again puts them in the middle and gives Islamabad every reason to look
the other way when jihadists attack Christian gatherings.
07 January 2018
Brazil is Heating Up
This article makes for a disturbing read and while I don't
wish to dwell on the particulars I simply wanted to post something about the
changes taking place in Brazil. The Evangelicals are on the rise and it would
seem Brazil is headed toward a culture war.
The First Shot: Brussels vs. ÖVP Austria
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/900958/Juncker-Mina-Andreeva-EU-Austria-child-benefits-Visegrad
The ÖVP has introduced its first attempt at nationalist
legislation. They're not the first to do so, but others have backed down. The
Austrian Right is trying to keep Austrian money within Austria which of course
undermines the larger EU project and the authority of Brussels.
06 January 2018
Plan Honduras
As I'm just finishing a book on the School of the Americas I
stumbled across this Intercept article on Honduras. Since the US backed coup in
2009, the entirety of Latin America has been experiencing an episode of
'Rollback'. Right-wing governments are coming into power and as this Honduras
episode demonstrates, it would seem the old playbook has been dusted off and
reactivated.
01 January 2018
Trump +346: UN Funding, the American Empire and the Rise of Multipolarity
The Trump administration recently declared it would further
cut US payments to the United Nations. This is particularly damaging to the
international body as the US pays a significant portion of its budget. American
conservatives have long argued that the UN works against American interests and
thus they are particularly bitter about the fact that US tax money helps to
fund the organisation.
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