Tag Archives: Syria

Times they are a changing

Posted on July 1, 2022 by camelotkidd

The outbreak of the Ukraine conflict, the way it’s turning out, and the outraged but limited US/NATO response, are only a surprise to those who haven’t been paying attention to the fundamental changes already underway for some time. Even though … Continue reading →

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Information Battle Space

Posted on May 20, 2022 by camelotkidd

There has been an obsessive focus on disinformation and “fake news” since Trump’s surprise election in 2016 as our feral elite seem determined to blame unofficial narratives rather than their disastrous mismanagement of the American empire. Increasingly, it does not … Continue reading →

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White Helmets

Posted on April 7, 2022 by camelotkidd

I learned a lot about US and UK propaganda from the Syrian civil war, where western narrative managers advocated for military intervention and regime-change. And now we’re seeing the same kinds of media deceptions and full-throated propaganda in Ukraine. With … Continue reading →

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Of the erosion of international norms of war and the Western commitment to them

Posted on February 18, 2021 by camelotkidd

For the last five years we’ve been bombarded by story after story of Trump being a secret Russian agent directed personally by Vladimir Putin, while the Russians are portrayed as being particularly villainous. Why, dear reader, do you think that … Continue reading →

Posted in deep state, neoconservatives | Tagged George Orwell, Joe Biden, neocons, Operation Timber Sycamore, propaganda, Russia-gate, Syria | Leave a comment

It’s all projection

Posted on July 11, 2019 by camelotkidd

Let’s review what Russia-gate was all about. And no, it wasn’t about Russia interfering in our precious democracy. It was in response to Russian actions in the Middle-East and in the Ukraine that thwarted US plans for domination. Indeed, … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda | Tagged Barak Obama, Donald Trump, Israel, Russia-gate, Syria, terrorist proxy, US foreign policies | Leave a comment

Hard men with guns

Posted on January 3, 2019 by camelotkidd

President Trump announced recently that US troops would be leaving Syria, setting off a firestorm of criticism across the political spectrum and echoed by the corporate media. In the middle of this barrage of negative publicity it’s useful to examine … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda | Tagged Al-Qaeda, Barak Obama, CIA, DIA, Hillary Clinton, ISIS, Israel, John Kerry, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, neocons, Operation Timber Sycamore, Russia, Saudi Arabia, seymour hersh, Syria, terrorist proxy, The Redirection | Leave a comment

Lost their minds

Posted on December 22, 2018 by camelotkidd

Liberals have lost their minds over something Trump did. I know, big surprise. This time, what’s got them in a tizzy is Trump’s announcement that he’s pulling US troops out of Syria, where they’ve been stationed illegally as part of … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda | Tagged Al-Qaeda, deep state, Donald Trump, ISIS, liberals, MSNBC, neocons, Oded Yinon Plan, Russia, Russia-gate, Syria, terrorist proxy, war on terror | Leave a comment

Profiles in Courage

Posted on September 15, 2018 by camelotkidd

In a courageous speech delivered on the House floor just two days after the nation memorialized 9/11, Democratic Hawaiian Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday slammed Washington’s longtime support to anti-Assad jihadists in Syria, while also sounding the alarm over the current … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda | Tagged Al-Qaeda, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Russia, Russia-gate, Syria, US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard | Leave a comment

Quagmires

Posted on September 13, 2018 by camelotkidd

I still wonder if Trump would have carried out his promise of better relations with Russia and less interventionist foreign policies absent Russia-gate? I ask this question because a confluence of events in Syria is increasing the danger of war with … Continue reading →

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Speaking ill of the dead

Posted on August 30, 2018 by camelotkidd

We’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead but that only applies to normal people like you and I. Politicians like John McCain who’ve spent their entire lives advocating for war while palling around with terrorists and Nazi’s don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda | Tagged Al Qeada, corporate media, Donald Trump, endless war, John McCain, liberal interventionists, Nazis, neocons, POW, resistance, Sydney Schanberg, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam war | Leave a comment