Listening to Soldiers Of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire

Opening quote.

Soldiers Of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire

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The Rand Corporation: The Think Tank That Controls America (archived)

By the 1960s, America’s rivals were paying attention. The Soviet newspaper Pravda nicknamed RAND “the academy of science and death and destruction.” American outfits preferred to call them the “wizards of Armageddon.”

Russia, Iran were urged not to intervene militarily in Syria

Türkiye says its embassy in Damascus to open on Saturday (Anadolu Agency)

On the collapse of the Bashar Assad regime earlier this month in the face of rapid anti-regime advances, Fidan said Türkiye “paved the way for this to happen in a bloodless manner” by continuing to pursue talks with “two key actors,” referring to Russia and Iran.

*Fidan said before the latest developments, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) was controlling an area where 5 million Syrians were living and highlighted that they have gained experience in providing municipal services, education services, basic services, transportation and many other services in the past 5-6 years. [Idlib]

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New Syria govt won’t recognise PKK/YPG terror group’s authority  — Fidan (TRT)

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Why is AMLO the only one who has the courage to stand up to the American Empire, regarding Venezuela?

Lula and Petro are weak! Meanwhile, CIA asset Erik Prince is offering to take out Maduro!

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has gone too far in his declaration that Venezuela’s opposition candidate won last weekend’s election, according to Mexico’s president. 

AMLO Accuses Blinken of ‘Overstepping’ on Venezuela Vote Results

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Venezuela Rejects ‘Coup-Driving’ US Position Over Presidential Elections

María Corina Machado is the female Javier Milei (aka US Puppet)

Tag: 2024 Venezuelan Presidential election

Venezuelan president blames opponent for post-election violence + More

Venezuelan president blames opponent for post-election violence

Up to 749 people have been arrested for participating in violent riots following Sunday’s presidential election, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said Tuesday.

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Covert Cultural Influence: How the US Embassy’s Cultural Attaché Targets Yemeni Society

Yemen: The cultural attaché office is one of the most active divisions within the US Embassy, assisting the CIA and the political and economic attachés in reaching targeted individuals. This office collects intelligence that benefits American interests in Yemen, each according to their specialization and field.

Covert Cultural Influence: How the US Embassy’s Cultural Attaché Targets Yemeni Society

Related (J Adam Ereli):

Presenting Yemeni Art to the World [Archives:1997/44/Culture]

Adam Ereli: “Yemen’s press has an important role to play. But it must check and double check its information.” [Archives:1998/31/Law & Diplomacy]

Middle East in turmoil:

Linda Heard speaks with former #US Director of the Office of Press and Public Affairs and Ambassador to Bahrain, #J._Adam_Ereli to get an informed overview of a troubled region undergoing historical transformation.

It’s Official: “Arab Spring” Subversion is US Funded

On the Record with Hamas

The past nine months of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza have spurred an unprecedented global awakening to the plight of the Palestinian people. At no point in the 76 years since the formation of the state of Israel and the unleashing of the Nakba has there been such sustained and open anger at Israel and such widespread solidarity with the Palestinians. The massive demonstrations in cities across the globe, the severing of diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv, the recalling of ambassadors, rulings from world courts against Israel, and mounting demands for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state—none of this would have taken place without the impetus of Hamas’s armed insurrection on October 7 and Israel’s subsequent war of annihilation in Gaza. 

On the Record with Hamas

A US aircraft carrier and its crew have fought Houthi attacks for months. How long can it last?

Fatigue is setting in as a U.S. aircraft carrier nears its ninth month waging the most intense running sea battle since World War II

A US aircraft carrier and its crew have fought Houthi attacks for months. How long can it last?