"will bring forth civil chaos in the streets of Western countries the likes of which mankind has never previously witnessed."
This sounds quite a bit like hyperbole. BUT, reportedly, this is the same thing said by Buckminster Fuller. This is a very worthwhile vid.
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@TimurTheLame

I am by no means in support of ANY form of outward intrusion into another countries affairs - and certainly see no good or goodwill associated with any of the US foreign meddling. NONE. You read my comments incorrectly.

@ Jaque

Again, in my opinion any reference to "taming" or "civilizing" is a mental construct of human beings who think in terms of 'friends' such as countries being friends much like one might be with his/her neighbours.

Countries cannot be 'friends'. They are not organic entities. They can only have common interests.

Are you implying that The US ( and many other historical ) rampages are merely goodwill gestures tainted by subtle racism or a misguided sense of superiority?

Read history from a bird's eye view. Consider realities such as geopolitics, economic rivalries, territory and
raw materials. Granted the rationale for wars and invasions might be obfuscated by a thin veneer stated good deeds. That is how propaganda works. Ask a serious US Civil War historian about how really important the issue of slavery was.



I am from the 'export-friendly' vassal state to the North. Besides already invading and having been invaded by our great friend to the South, we were bought and kept some years after that. You don't generally invade what you own. Oh and did you know that in the heady days shortly after 911, treaties were signed where the US army is now legally allowed to cross our border ' to help out'?

Following the same weak analogy about being invaded by Mexico, had you heard about the Mexican War by chance? Yes, a little more 'taming' going on with those cute little brown people. Oh, after the 'taming' there was the small matter of a couple of insignificant parcels of land such as Texas, New Mexico and California.

" One is mislead not by what he does not know but by what he believes he knows"
Rousseau

Cheers-

@thomdd1959

You write:

We can have legitimate policy debates in the poilitical sphere on virtually any topic. But the one we cannot have within any political entity that believes there is such a thing as "The United States" and that the government itself has lawful and enumerated powers is whether that government has both the right and duty to defend itself, and its people, against armed invasion.

I think there is a huge difference between "defending" and "invading" and you my friend seem to think, apparently, that what is good for the proverbial goose is not good for the gander. The US is in trouble BECAUSE it sees itself as the "tamer" of the world. Anthony Wile spoke quite succinctly about this above, so I will let his words do the talking:

The problems facing the "civilized" world today are the outgrowth of Western powers' insistence that it is the right, if not obligation, of the Anglo-Saxon to "tame" and "civilize" the "others." It is this blatant and arrogant premise that has America standing at the forefront of the battle lines around the world. It is America that has built more than 900 military bases in over 145 countries where, at the end of a diplomatic gun barrel, the leaders and industrialist families of others nations are bent to their new "civilizers."

... and then this from Wile:

Think about it for a minute. If America had not "followed the sun" under the fraudulent leadership of folks like Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft but had instead chosen to focus on self-defence of the nation, how could any country possibly threaten America?

Is it likely that a friendly and export-oriented neighbor to the north would invade? No. How about Mexico to the south? Are they likely to head north across the Rio Grande and attack the US military? No. And what about those two great bodies of water that separate America from Europe to the east and Asia to the west? Is it likely that a foreign navy could realistically threaten American shores? Again, the answer is no.

The raging fires that America has started in many countries around the world are escalating. The blowback-inspired "terrorists" want the US and allied troops the heck out of their backyards. Can you blame them?

IMHO... enough said.

An Open Letter To The Libertarian Party (Foreign Policy)

After seeing some comments on Facebook to my latest missive in the form of The Speech That Should Be Directed To The Muzzies, including some from Executive Committee members within the Florida Party, I have a serious question for both the State and National parties:

Do you believe in national sovereignty or not?

This is a "yes" or "no" question. It does not have nuances nor does it have wiggle room. It goes directly to the Non-Aggression Principle and whether it is in fact the core of the Party, or whether that entire premise, which I and many others have been led to believe were the reason the Party exists is nothing more than a scam, fraud and farce to suck people into a hypocrisy-laced pack of lies.

See, national sovereignty is no small matter. This nation's land and our national right to defend that land against any sort of armed incursion are fundamental to the entire premise of a nation itself. Without that you have nothing at all -- you do not have private property rights, you do not have unalienable rights, you have a literal nothing.

We can have legitimate policy debates in the poilitical sphere on virtually any topic. But the one we cannot have within any political entity that believes there is such a thing as "The United States" and that the government itself has lawful and enumerated powers is whether that government has both the right and duty to defend itself, and its people, against armed invasion.

That's the "Red Line" that defines a nation.

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Great video interview, Mr. Wile.
You present yourself very well.

So ... we are being gamed every-which-way-but-loose, right?

Say it ain't so, Joe!

And all this, just so the central banker jesuit\rothschild corruption syndrome, of Federal Plantation slavery, can happen by driving forward the printing of paper fiat currency into corn-hole tissue. Hurray, right?

Ooops, no, i think i got the cheer wrong. We are supposed to be against that, right? Sorry, i get so tired and confused sometimes.

And with that, may I once again raise a toast to Mirthful Irreverence Everywhere.

American has lost control of the middle east. The hatred for America is deep rooted and justified.

Oboma and the nasty creature sec. of state looked defeated when they apologized for everything kissing up to the bully.

They sheepishly bowed to the archaic concept that a god spoke to a prophet and said don't make fun of me.

These Koran waving idiots have no jobs, no leadership, no rights, abuse little boys and women in the name of a god that does not exist.

The people who wrote the Bible and the Koran are still running the show.
Americans should take back their government because these sociopaths trampling it to the ground.

You can't buy a coke any size you want in NY, a peanut butter sandwich is racist, blacks don't have the opportunity that whites do, even though the president is black. This is what preoccupies Americans today.

America is a police state, the people are dumbed down conformist slaves who worship the TV personalities and believe like the Muslims that they receive the truth from their leaders.

All of you that read the DB know they only receive manipulation.

We are about to witness complete chaos, war, famine, hyperinflation, economic collapse, race riots, rich fighting the poor, the evaporation of a middle class, get ready and prepare because this world is about to shift to global unrest.

Atlas is about to shrug.

Did I read correctly in this article that an argument is made that some motivation for the current middle east interventions may lie in some Kiplingesque notion of a right to 'tame' and 'civilize' non western peoples?

What kind of nonsense is that? In the real world people know that anything serious brewing in that region can be tied to money , oil, oh and yes- Israel!

The high tide of western culture has long ceased to exist. At one time it may have been something that Jingoists could have rationalized as a reason to colonize 'lesser' peoples, more specifically during the British Empire.

Americans on the other hand had never reached that level of sophistication hence their first forays into the empire game were macabre episodes like the Phillipine excursion.

If anyone is interested in history one might see how this experience would be a prelude to the effective use of massive force by a superior power. No altruism there.

Back to the current issue, if DB wishes to be a beacon of truthful analysis, it will sooner or later have to name names. And that in this day and age is bad for business.

Catch- deux-deux.

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There is without a doubt a racist component to the power elite's depredations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. At least racism and the white man's burden are a further dominant social theme .... a justification. Even if the top men likely believe nothing at all ....

All of these issues abroad will be turned toward immigrants living in the US, who then become targeted and then the civil unrest commences.

Thank you for your relentless service to those awakening to the truth of our political and financial reality.

Awareness of all this began for this writer over 30 years ago, but the denial didn't begin crumbling until two years ago. Watching the events of the past week, while in the middle of reading G.E. Griffin's Creature From Jeckyll Island, has drilled the final nails into the coffin of denial.

Awakening can be a challenging process punctuated by various attempts to go back to the familiar and comfortable paradigm. Now that I get it, I just may use my vote in Nov. for entertainment value and write in Clint Eastwood, lol.

Strangely, one is a little lighter in the midst of this horror when the truth finally sinks all the way in. It allows for the anger to be channelled into effective action. Looking forward to your new website!

In an age where rhyme and reason do not coexist, I offer this villanelle:
Fiction to serve himself; Man is a liar,
The sand castle man ever swept away.
Salvage the shadow and become the fire.

Myth of possession lacks fuel to retire;
Obliquitous trust lies dead in the day,
Fiction to serve himself; Man is a liar.

With heavier wings he'll fly no higher
Than a compelling choice made safe with pay.
Salvage the shadow and become the fire.

Truth is tension; a gut, a string, a wire
Harmonious holding the heart at bay.
Fiction to serve himself; Man is a liar.

Oh Sophia, how men die to aspire,
Yet sleep counterfeit dreams along the way.
Salvage the shadow and become the fire.

Family of flesh, journey of desire;
Dawn shall break the child chained to dance and say
Fiction to serve himself; Man is a liar.
Salvage the shadow and become the fire.

Fabien, you might find it interesting to read the report from Iron Mountain.
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I don't know if there is a big design behind that but I'm convinced that the US needs to be perpetually in state of war to justify the huge sums allocated to the military-industrial complex. The only proxy available nowadays is the middle east so be it, let's organize some riots. It will never stop.

Libya: The Questions We Should Be Asking By Barry Lando


We've heard for years that America is obsessed with this part of the world because its trade routes and resources are critical to U.S. interests. That may once have been true, but as things stand now, those trade routes and resources are more crucial to China than to America. China gets a greater percentage of its oil through the vital Strait of Hormuz-which the U.S. spends billions of dollars to patrol-than does the United States.

And although the U.S. has been lavishing hundreds of billions of dollars on military bases, the Chinese have been spending their considerable financial resources across Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, buying up mineral deposits, land, forests and petroleum, inking construction contracts for huge infrastructure projects as well as opening up vast new markets.

Where are the Chinese troops to protect all this? Where are the sprawling Chinese naval and air bases, their drones, killer teams and special forces? Not needed, thanks. The U.S. is handling security.

This makes for some sad ironies. For instance, the fact that Stevens spent months aiding the Libyan rebels during their uprising against Moammar Gadhafi while China was one of the last major allies to continue supporting the dictator. Yet the Chinese are back in Libya wheeling and dealing for construction contracts and oil.

Meanwhile, next door in Egypt, newly elected President Mohamed Morsi, whose country continues to receive more than $1 billion in aid from the United States, judged he had more to gain by joining in attacks against the U.S. than by cooling popular passions. And where was his first trip abroad after winning election? To China.


While the U.S. has spent huge sums trying to overthrow regimes, punish perceived enemies, prevent nuclear proliferation (except in Israel) and shape the impacts of the new political dynamics that are roiling the area, the Chinese have had their eyes fixed on one set of objectives only: getting hold of vital natural resources to fuel their ravenous economy and finding new markets for their products and mammoth projects for their construction companies.

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It is a HUGE miscalculation to say this hegelian-dialectic strategy is not marxist at its source.

@Victor Barney and thomdd1959

Perhaps you'll appreciate a more open-minded, universal, inclusive POV?

What "The' Really Means By Ethan Indigo Smith

The word "the' is a small thing, three little letters which sometimes can be left out without impeding the intended meaning, but its inclusion can change everything, entirely. The significance of which is perhaps most easily recognizable and best explored when compared to its alternatives and further when its roots are etymologically elaborated on. The ultimate way to explain exactly what the means is through the most well read sentence in history.

"In the beginning god created the heaven and earth." Genesis 1:1

That is the first sentence from the book of Genesis in the Bible. "The' in this sentence implies that there is no other. There is no other place in time or space and there is no alternative in any way, that there is only the beginning and if you believe otherwise you are contrary to all things good and sacred. However this quite possibly is the greatest misusage of "the', the biggest mistranslation there has ever been in the last 2,500 years, since Genesis first was written. "The' was possibly originally this. The sentence might have more accurately originally read "in this beginning"'

Now that would have changed everything. What if monotheists accepted this instead of only the? They certainly would be less close-minded and practice more openness with others lifestyles and ideas. Perhaps they might understand they were not born god's people, but by being compassionate might become god's people. This in exchange for "the' would mean all the difference in the world. No matter how different monotheists claim to be from one another they are the same in their ardent belief that they alone are correct and rep god.

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Fiat veritas, et pereat mundus
Momento mori
Semper fi!

I think "thomdd1959" is into American Exceptionalism. Very bad juju.

The power elite's Hegelian "Problem, Reaction, Solution" mechanism still seems to be holding the upper hand. Internet Reformation aside, the active dissemination of increasingly intensified chaos will quickly herd many of the internet enlightened masses back into the camp of Yearning for Order. And, of course, they will get it served up on a silver platter by who else but The Power Elite.

Last week's twin, game changing events (Bernanke's Bazooka & Pan Islamic Blowback) were without doubt premeditated to "surprisingly" generate anxiety and low level panic. Somehow an "Illuminati Clock" was brought to my attention this past summer. One of its hands was indicating September 9, one week ago, as the point of departure for significant world wide special events. Tell me this stuff isn't planned and orchestrated from the word GO.

This is great, as usual. Thank you. It is even complete with America's arrogance on display with the thomdd1959 comment. With all due respect, sir, I believe that is what THEY are telling us. "Get out of our country. We have had enough." And many of us of America believe we have no business over there. Oh we are not all in fancy suits like yours. We are:

Peace loving people who believe in "do unto others as you would have them do unto you".
Those who just want to live quiet lives with our families, unharrassed by the state, which exists for the sole reason of allowing us to do that very thing!
Those who watch, if our adult children can find jobs, them struggle to make ends meet. It is hard when you earn $200. per week, have $500. per month rent, $80. per month auto insurance in order to get to that job and skyrocketing utility costs because the state wants to tax the air we exhale. It is not uncommon to find they have not eaten for several days because there is not enough money for food.

We have no business over there! We have oil of our own but we horde it. There are other solutions. We are led by a bunch of greedy statists and WE have had enough! Change is coming, by editorials such as this educating our people to the truth. And if you don't like this one, no problem; there are others on many other websites.

"I just wanted to add islamic hatred of anglo-saxons came from Yahaqob's(Jacob's) stealing Esau's birthright!"

Aw Jeez, let it go already.

You know, we could extract from the Old Testament, passages where a vengefull god instructs us to slaughter the enemy. Only a religious extremist would throw off reason and take up arms.

Christian and/or Islamic, exteme ideology, the captivated mind is the danger. Are you trying to help or what?

Anthony, I just wanted to add islamic hatred of anglo-saxons came from Yahaqob's(Jacob's) stealing Esau's birthright! Just saying what's already been written about it a very, very long time ago! In fact, I saw a scroll from Isaiah(Yeshayah(u)) in Jerusalem over 1,000 years old! Again, just saying...