How about we do something novel in the new year? Let's stop worrying about the stuff most politicians, pundits, and activists want us to worry about and instead think about ourselves, our families, our friends, and whatever communities we choose to be part of. Let's forget about "the country" and the rest of the world. Let's individually pursue happiness. All I'm saying is that it's finally time for the politicians, bureaucrats, and know-it-all intelligentsia, left or right, to get out of the way and let us set our own agendas. Too self-centered? Well, too bad. Much evil results from...
Influence
Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called Jabhat al-Nusra, or the Nusra Front. Additionally, al-Qaeda allegedly did not carry out any military operations until December 2011 and did not announce its establishment until January 2012. However, there is evidence that al-Qaeda affiliated militants were involved in the Syrian conflict much earlier. Saudi intelligence...
News Roundup 12/27/21
Covid Massachusetts halts all elective procedures. [Link] The USS Milwaukee will remain in Cuba after several sailors tested positive for Covid. [Link] USAID is running out of money to distribute covid vaccinations. [Link] The US donates 1.5 million vaccine doses to Egypt through Covax. [Link] Biden will lift the travel restriction from eight African countries on January 1st. [Link] US News LAPD officers killed a 14-year-old girl. [Link] The Pentagon cuts the cost of living stipend it gives to tens of thousands of soldiers living in high-cost areas in the US. [Link] Stu Scheller - who...
Propaganda Analysis: The Constitution of North Korea
https://youtu.be/9jNnegkLdtY ...the public obviously believes that the ideology of the people who serve as judges influences the way the law is interpreted. This, however, in no way prevents people from simultaneously regarding the law as a body of definite, politically neutral rules amenable to an impartial application which all citizens have a moral obligation to obey. John Hasnas, The Myth of the Rule of Law; Wisconsin Law Review 199 (1995) p. 2 Find Patrick McFarlane here: https://libertyweekly.net/ Odysee BitChute Minds Archive Flote...
A Strategy for Victory. Pete Quinones, Sal the Agorist, & Keith Knight
https://youtu.be/RFERp_7zjtc Ideology has always been vital to the continued existence of the State, as attested by the systematic use of ideology since the ancient Oriental empires. The specific content of the ideology has, of course, changed over time, in accordance with changing conditions and cultures. In the Oriental despotisms, the Emperor was often held by the Church to be himself divine; in our more secular age, the argument runs more to “the public good” and the “general welfare.” But the purpose is always the same: to convince the public that what the State does is not, as one...
U.S. World Influence is Deteriorating
Why Anarchy
In Episode 55 Tommy looks back at his path to the philosophy of anarchy. Tommy started off his journey as a constitutional conservative that put strong influence on natural rights. As he began to study he soon realized that his belief system was not just incomplete but inconsistent. In this Thursday's episode of Year Zero he takes you on the journey of his mind to discovering his previous inconsistencies and current revelations. Listen to Year Zero Here
FPF #291 – Josh Rogin Attacks Rand Paul guest Will Porter
On FPF #291, Will Porter returns to the show do break down Josh Rogin's article in the Washington Post attacking Senator Rand Paul. Will and Kyle argue Paul's influence over Trump is good. Will debunks the lies Rogin tells about Paul. Links Josh Rogin
Iran is Losing Influence in Iraq: Is Qassem Soleimani the Right Person?
Via the War Nerd, Elijah Magnier has an interesting article about tensions between the Iranians and the Abadi regime in Baghdad in the aftermath of Iraq War III. Interviewing him about it tomorrow.
Meddling Abroad Invites Meddling at Home
I'd have more sympathy for the "no foreign influence" demand if government policy stopped at the water's edge.