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A Parasite On The World

A Parasite On The World

If Russian Prime Minister Putin’s recent description of America as “a parasite on the world” was reported by the US media, little doubt but that most Americans were infuriated.  We…

Breivik’s Mindset Shaped by West’s Dislike of Islam

The despicable nature of the attacks on Norway have laid bare Europe’s deep seated hatred towards Islam and seriously belittles one of the main tenets of Western values – religious…

End Game for Benghazi Rebels as Libyan Tribes Prepare to Weigh In?

TRIPOLI — On July 30, the day before this 97.5 percent  Muslim country began the holy month of Ramadan, NATO spokesperson Roland Lavoie lamely attempted to explain to the press…

Norway the Victim, Norway the Perpetrator

TRANSCEND Media Service — Anders Breivik was driven by a calling to save Christianity, catholic essentially, from a European civil war with Islam. The message said: Islam enters Europe on…

Libya: Another Western Crusade Turns Sour

After months of bombing by the allied crusader forces, it is becoming increasingly apparent that Libya may have to be partitioned, as the West slowly loses momentum. Like with Iraq…

Wake Up Call from Norway

Are we really living in end times? Every new day brings a new outrage, a new horror.  No one seems to be safe anywhere–not even in the serene Norwegian paradise. …

The Muslim Question: An understanding for difficult times

Attending summer school at the University of Oslo, I had the opportunity to witness Norway in its grief and resilience first hand over the last week. In solidarity, I joined…

The Berlin Wall — Another Cold War Myth

The Western media will soon be revving up their propaganda motors to solemnize the 50th anniversary of the erecting of the Berlin Wall, August 13, 1961. All the Cold War…

Anders Breivik: Neo-Conned

Anders Breivik: Neo-Conned

The news media has had a field day in headlining Anders Breivik’s actions as those of someone from the “far Right,” and as actions that are a consequence of Rightist…

The Slaughter Benches of History: Hegel and Radical Extremists

The correlational dichotomy between words and deeds is as old as history itself, ranging from Alexander the Great reading the Iliad, which supposedly inspired him to conquer the world, to…

Norwegian Bombing a Death Blow to Multiculturalism

The horrific slaughter of 85 people by the Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik has surely closed the door on Europe’s multiculturalism experiment.  Media reports indicated that Breivik was opposed to multiculturalism…

For the Few, by the Few, in the Name of the Many

Elite political theory[1] holds that any society is divided between the elites (the few) and the masses (the many). Whatever the narrative behind the term democracy, the reality is that…

A Murdoch-Produced Scandal

The scandalous closure of the News of the World tabloid after 168 years of publication once again demonstrated the Western media’s lack of adherence to codes of ethics and morality…

France Says NATO Bombing Has Failed

France Says NATO Bombing Has Failed

TRIPOLI – One of the jokes heard at this week’s massive pro-government Friday post-prayer rally at Green Square—in most of the other Arab countries Fridays are days of rage against…

Libya’s Neighborhoods Prepare for NATO’s Boots

Libya’s Neighborhoods Prepare for NATO’s Boots

TRIPOLI — At ten a.m. Tripoli time on June 28, the Libyan Ministry of Health (MOH) made available to this observer its compilation entitled “Current Statistics Of Civilian Victims Of…

Prosecutors Back Off From Their ‘Iron-Clad’ Case Against Strauss-Kahn

Prosecutors Back Off From Their ‘Iron-Clad’ Case Against Strauss-Kahn

The New York prosecutor has had to tell the judge that the police and prosecutors have lost confidence in their sexual assault case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The…

Why Germany Abstained on UN Resolution 1973 on Libya

It would be too easy to consider that Germany’s abstention during the vote on Resolution 1973, on Libya, at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was a serious mistake caused…

EU and NATO Policies in Eastern Europe: Contradictory or Complementary?

This article was originally published by RIA Novosti in Russia. It has been republished here with permission from the author. When evaluating the role of various Western organizations in current…

Turkey’s June 12 Elections and Eurocentrism

Turkey’s June 12 Elections and Eurocentrism

The following article is written in collaboration with Hilal Elver, my Turkish wife. It is posted a few days before Turkish elections this Sunday that will have a great impact…

End Secrecy Laws

Well, the tabloid media is going to have a real feeding frenzy over the next few days, after international soccer star Ryan Giggs was dramatically revealed as the figure behind…