SUBTLE YET MEANINGFUL SHIFTS IN STRATEGY .....

Let's all make sure we agree that politics are not engraved in stones , never have been . But primarily, geostrategic and economic interests prevail , and in some limited cases the clear will to expand its territories on  neighboring people and countries .

The U.S. military adventures in the last century , and more so the last few decades have had their toll on American civilian  psych . Whereby direct involvement of young American soldiers is less popular and not Divinely providential any more. Consequently some shifting in tactics and strategies are forming, influencing American behavior in international conflicts . The right to dominate though, will always be a strong pillar of U.S. foreign policy and strategic planning .

The U.S. according to N. Chomsky qualifies as the terrorist superpower, immune to law and civilized norms . Unfortunately or not, it has been the norms internationally as well, superpowers, small regional powers as it is for all U.S. allies to enjoy the same privileges under the tacit protection of the U.S, Israel is by far the most common beneficiary and abuser of these policies . Lately, Saudi Arabia has been taking full advantage as well. Looking at future Iranian hegemonic policies towards the whole area , the U.S. is starting to look differently at its own interests and long terms goals . A U.S. slow and silent shift that is starting seriously to worry and upset Israeli and Saudi leaderships and policy makers.

The Theocratic and clerical regime in Iran, is surely a regrettable and deplorable anomaly to the Iranian people, as any theocracy would be anywhere . But it is totally naive to believe that Iran's internal repressions are much of a concern to any great power , especially the U.S., America and Americans love winners and strength , Iran is showing these traits and is gaining in their geopolitical policies, Russia and America are and will be competing for dominance as super power over regional smaller powers trying to take over .

In fact , the U.S. throughout its history , and more so after WW2 , has been working hard at becoming the rogue superpower, eliminating many competitors along the way . We are lately hearing more voices demanding that many smaller players start taking matters in their own hands , dealing with troublesome neighbors by their own forces , Israel, Saudi, Iraq, Iran and Turkey are only a few to name, and always under the auspices of the U.S. and its exclusive entitlement to resort to "Unilateral use of military power" , it is a cleaner and better way for the U.S. insuring a stronger and more efficient footage in world geopolitics .

The new geopolitical shift and newer strategic goals of 21st century U.S.A. will focus more on remaking and redefining its allies and alliances, manage the risks created by their existences, and acts. Taking greater burdens of their own policies and adventures, and relying less on American military direct interventions by American boots on the ground, and relying on U.S. armaments and strategic coverage .

The nuclear agreement between the world's 5+Germany , led practically by the U.S. with Iran, outraged many parties and individuals, in America and elsewhere . It is leading to the creation , with the tacit approval of the U.S. , to an American sponsored alliance between Israel and the Sunni official States, though not their populations yet. It is showing the world that no permanent position stands in politics.

The U.S. is helping to create a new two fronts, two powerful fronts, in the heart of the Middle-East, with America at its pivoting center, A major shift to many traditional and uncontested alliances , Saudi,Israel,Egypt, the Arab Golf and Turkey, all on one side, vis-a-vis Iran, parts of Iraq and Syria, little Lebanon or parts of it, and possibly a small Kurd enclave as well, all backed by Russia, would form the other opposing side and camp. Monitored by the U.S , it's  a win win situation for the U.S. foreign policies and its superpower dominance.

In conclusion , one has to admit and allude to the  many disagreements between politicians and centers of power within the administration itself and with other strong entities in the U.S., an almost open conflict of interests and ideologies between the White House and the State department on one side and the Pentagon on the other is leading to bizare actions on the ground, and the different lobbying powers of many interested groups and congress , are all still in play, the next president and congress will be pivotal and crucial in making it the policy of the future for America and the world .

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EVERYTHING IS AN ILLUSION UNTIL WE PUT IT IN A CONTEXT ........

Initially I had a different topic to share with my readers , but being it Sept. 11, or as we call it 911 , and it is the 15th remembrance day , and the fact that 15 is different from 14 or 17 , I thought it appropriate to touch that ugly day and memory back in time .

A very ugly day and act for sure , and very ugly diabolical motives for whoever orchestrated it , and for whatever reasons they had or thought they have , it was very well planned and executed to  get the world exactly where they originally intended to go .

It did incite us to go and invade Afghanistan , later we tried Somalia then our proudest war ; Iraq. Establish a clash of civilizations , and even considered and contemplated  going for their wealth , and eventually ending up building tall and aggressive walls , big enough to keep every breed of humanity in its own enclave and place .... whether it meant  to outspend ourselves and others on armament , empty ideologies and religious pomp , or reach diabolical strategic goals.

The problem is , that the strategy won and succeeded brilliantly in putting America and the world in a direct and endless conflict with our newest creation ; "Terrorism", in all its forms and shapes . I'm not arguing here who were the biggest winners and who would be the losers !!! and who's using the other for their devious and crooked games and who's not . An essential element for investigating any criminal act of this magnitude or smaller ones in everyday's life .

I have to agree with  MSNBC " Rachel Maddow ", when she reflects that it doesn't matter in the end , it doesn't really matter what we all are trying to prove or unprove , to the sound logic , humanity and politics of each !!! What matters now is the basic and original position of each of us , Americans , Europeans , Arabs or from any part of the world . Whether it's a Midwest American rancher , a worker in a stinking factory or part of a colossal corporation , whether it is a state employee or a soldier in Russia , Syria or Israel . Let's all of us not give it all to the very , very rich military industrialists , financiers and their lackey politicians , lobbyists  and strategists .

So read my words or my lips as George once said , we have to learn how to live in our 21st century pluralistically , realistically and factually , and learn how not to create more hegemony , colonialism and apartheid for the next 200 years under whatever short sighted excuses we convince ourselves with.

Thanks for your time and patience , hopefully next blog will carry us back into the slow and sure shift in conducting American foreign policies , philosophy and actions . Again thank you all .     

SORTING OUT OUR MYTHS .... PART 2 !

If religion in some minds is a right , then so must be irreligion .  Neither side could or should be imposed  through force . We all have to learn to live our world in its realities , and not through ancient words , archaic concepts and pseudo mysteries , regardless of our religious or irreligious  convictions and entourage .

Can we all live and do without  religions ??  Of course we can , and we should absolutely start relying on ourselves and our own intellect without "the ropes of God " or "the ropes of weakness." All of us , individually and collectively have to start relying on our civility , intelligence , mental capacities and learning abilities . If we don't start now , religions will destroy us and humanity as we know it , as religious myths and modern sciences do not go hand in hand , fanaticism and fervor joined by science will destroy earth and habitat , and that's surely much sooner than later .

Obviously we all know enough and realize , that humanity has no trouble at all living and prospering without Religions and Deities , half the world prove it everyday . We all know that a simpler , lighter , stronger and more peaceful world can be . Surely a more intelligent and more open , pluralistic and tolerant life will ensue and emerge , instead of our ugly religious driven wars and their apartheid like norms .

It's high time we enter and face the real world , and learn how to face our challenges at long last , as all we have blindly done for millennials was  to forcefully join and imitate our parents religions and rituals since early childhood . And later describe it as the best and most intelligent part of our life and intellect . Let's take the first real steps toward true and intelligent independence in life without the hypocrisy .

Honestly , do we need to believe in a Deity or a specific religion to be convinced and behave in such ways where gentleness and compassion are surely superior to violence , cruelty and intolerance ??? and justice being way above injustice ?? and love over hate ??

In conclusion , I want to say that Judaism , Christianity and Islam are the three religions governing my life and my world , and in this world of mine these monotheistic Abrahamic religions matter the most . Shouldn't we seriously start considering doing less with religions in our lives ? possibly one or two religions more than others , but that's obviously impractical and impossible , but surely we can start by eliminating all three Abrahamic religions and their direct affiliates , eliminate many of our worlds ills , and confront our future without these archaic mind infesting hegemonic dogmas .

Let's make our lives with no more of them , let's feel no nostalgia or sorrow about their disappearance let's  start rationalizing realities , let's start learning , adapting and improving our future without the guidance of mute forces from beyond our comprehension , affecting our progress , harmony and survivability and subsistence on our planet .  It's high and due time  the world take civility and rationality as guides for our actual and future lives .

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SORTING OUT OUR MYTHS ....

Historically , as well as in our present times , societies proved they can live without Godly influenced religions . Confucianism , Taoism , and Buddhism  have been proving this for long centuries , and they all were and continue to be great societies and civilizations , they all follow a mixture of spirituality , ethics and philosophy , rather than our models of Abrahamic  monotheistic accepted religions .

Generally Believers are as liable to be non virtuous and crazy fanatic Zealots as atheists are liable not to be . People's real worth is never measured by faith  or rituals , but by the amount of love , compassion , tolerance and justice of which they are capable .

In a previous blog , sometimes ago , I once quoted Dostoevsky's Ivan Karamazov ; "If God does not exist everything would be allowed " I totally disagree , on the contrary , looking to situations like Syria , Iraq , Israel and Turkey , Afghanistan and Pakistan , Yugoslavia and Ukraine  and many , many other areas of extreme violence and horrific injustice and intolerance , we can safely conclude that all these problematic spots exist because of too much God .

I keep more or less referring to Abrahamic religions as I was born and raised in a monotheistic world , with the same God and his several messengers , prophets , sons et al , recognized and approved by some , disapproved and bitterly resented by others , all in various degrees of hate .

These imbibed and assimilated religions , with their dogmas , temples , and folkloric rituals , their sacred and purportedly supernatural  origins , and forces and promised later lives , over the thousands of years of their existence and manipulations, where all people have done nothing but share and follow blindly their parents religions since early childhood .

Monotheistic religions teach their adherents to throw themselves into the literal study of their books , committing them to memory , reciting and quoting them endlessly . The world , the universe and humanity are far more interesting , mysterious and challenging than all religious books combined , holy books that are untouchable and literally rigid , incomprehensible and full of unexplainable brutality to most modern minds.

Thousands of religiously dominated years , only proved the linkage of the religious system with the horrors  in the world , the suffering , brutality , the injustice , versus too little happiness and tolerance . what a pitiful result for the concept of its creation by an almighty . We have always sacrificed the almighty God for our earthly selfish needs , and more so in our world today , and only managed to cling to the mediocrity and pettiness of it all . What a poor result for omnipotence !!!

Our life , future and destiny cannot and will not be left at the mercy of Mullahs , Rabbis or sheikhs and priests , ignorant preachers or pseudo theologians , nor to any form of fanaticism and blindness , as the separation of church and state proved to be more than precious and successful , we should consider the next steps , separating religion from our daily lives , thoughts and acts .

We have all turned into some sort of blind fidelity, rather than faith . Action and stupid obedience more than contemplation and meditation , fanatically defending ourselves against all others , trying to annihilate all others , mostly believers in the same God , and all in the name of God .


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DEMANDING WHAT THEY DENY OTHERS ........

Fanatics are a permanent and everlasting part of all religions , there's no argument there , but our words today are about Musslem and Jewish fanatics , their acts and behavior toward humanity , neighbors and compatriots , simply prove that they have not made the crossing from old religious dogmas of hegemony , supremacy and brutality to modern concepts of democracy , human rights and the separation of religion and state . As well as multiculturalism , pluralism and religious tolerance .

The modern Islamic hold on Europe is only equaled and paralleled by the Jewish hold on America . Whereby the Islamic folkloric fanaticism spread and militarization throughout the world and mostly in Europe and some parts of the greater Middle-East , again is only a reflection of previous and actual Jewish spread and attempts to grab all aspects of real power within Europe historically and later the U.S. continuing till our actual days. Manipulating it all for their narrow religious views and political  hegemonic aims .

One group though has been and is operating and manipulating through high power , and control of media , as well as smart effective political pressure groups and lobbies , and direct financing of top politicians from all walks of life . While the other operates through sheer numbers of narrow minded folkloric believers leading to individual terrorist acts , both impacting and influencing their host countries .

This religious cabalism from whatever side it comes , are all inspired and conducted by the same God of Abraham and its auspices . Both  Europe and the U.S. as most of the Western world are and will pay a heavy price for accommodating  the various Allahs and Yahwehs  of these intolerant and fanatically brutal tribes . All enjoying and abusing the West and its enlightenment .

The inconsistent West , its security , pluralistic and tolerant societies , harboring the same elements of the tribal religious states that keep nourishing their people with notions of hate of the other , and intolerance toward the different other . Israel as its neighboring Islamic kingdoms , Caliphates and autocracies and theocracies , are all behaving in ways that perpetuates these archaic principles of false superiority , brutality and hegemony , and intolerance toward the different .

They all share the firm belief of "We are right , we hold the truth , and the whole world is wrong" and these false slogans give their adherents the right and power to burn and destroy the world , the other's world .

The mind set of many Jewish in America as are the Musslems mind set in Europe and their ever growing grip of all aspects of liberalism , pluralism and tolerance that suit nicely their people's life style and agendas in the host countries , but never in their respective countries .Where in America even a , Merry Christmas wish , is becoming politically incorrect and almost taboo .

These groups are strictly playing their religious distortions of history toward each other , and the world . It's a dramatic saga repeating itself every few decades , under different names and labels and for different manipulative aims . But continually serving and shaping the same goals and policies nonetheless , while their own territories and countries are exclusive heavens for their own faithful and their Gods , politicians and preachers , who are totally intolerant and only preaching brutality .

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TRUMPISM AND THE TRUMP PHENOMENON .....

Are the GOP so bankrupt , to cling to Donald Trump with such fervor and desperation ?? If it's as bad then someone should recommend , declaring bankruptcy , or as a highly respected business act and maxim ; stop and cut  losses , it would be more honorable and grand of an action than clinging to a mad suicidal impulsive track , and candidate who is going to further drag down the Republican party as a whole with it .

I hope that Republican middle classes as well as richer upper classes , and professional politicians are not fooled by this apparent actual obstinacy of his disenchanted and naive base . These will form eventually on election day not more than 15 to 20 % at best , of the general electorate force in America , and will be the first to abandon ship when serious signs of implosions show themselves . It already started .

It is obvious nowadays in our mixed and complicated world , that it is not enough to oppose and insult a broken system or your opposing candidate . A coherent and sound alternative , practical and applicable alternatives have to be proposed and adopted .

""I hope Americans understand that the remarks do not represent the views of our Republican party , its officers or candidates."" Said Sen. John McCain , in a recent statement condemning Mr. Trump's latest bad gaffes about several issues . It did end up in a non endorsing  comical saga .

When will the majority of Republican electorates decide openly to cut losses and not endorse or vote for Mr. Trump ? A man whose views do not reflect nor represent them or their political views . On the contrary , a man showing himself everyday more of an embarrassment , and a lonely foolish insolent star .

Donald Trump might say a lot of ridiculous things , and fewer not so ridiculous ones , but he shouldn't be treated or taken as a joke , not even thought of as one little passing phenomena . He is a sure threat to American establishments and foundations , to American well-fare , and economical as well as political stability . He is a clear threat to his base as he is a threat to all Americans and more so the entire hard working middle classes .

Americans in this election year , are behaving as if they are having the hardest of times , they are trying to bond together in believing that the greatest misfortunes have taken over their lives , and their children's futures . Taking themselves to the streets , becoming violent , arming themselves beyond reason , doubting and hating all signs of diversity , following leaders or pseudo leaders , that only know how to  fuel these fears , parroting stupid slogans and unreal fears . Wishing for illusive dream like days of greatness , only found in Hollywood's movies of the sixties .

America is far and very far from all of this , Americans still amount to be the number one in most aspects of modern life , economically and politically , the country remains surely the envy of the world . It is very silly to succumb to such cheep demagogy and despair while the whole world looks at the country for future guidance and assistance .

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WINNER TAKES ALL ......

President Erdogan of Turkey , after escaping a failed presumed military coup , tightened firmly his grip on the whole of Turkey , arresting thousands and firing many more  from all walks of life . Ordering the closure of thousands of private schools , charities and other institutions , since imposing a state of emergency . Practically any and everyone not loyal to his line and his party's Islamist/rooted  policies , officially all against his declared arch enemy , an Islamist himself   self exiled to the U.S. , but including various secular groups and individuals deemed dangerous to the Erdogan reign .

This is and was a clear and only Middle-Eastern motto and way of conduct historically and for the past century , of all dictatorships and forms of governance in the Arabo/Islamic world . Rulings that invariably  required unconditional and  unrestrained governance , savage brutality , and an absolute upper hand in every possible walk of life , social , educational and administrative , including a total control of military and judicial systems .

Let us all enthusiastically and ceremonially  welcome Turkey and its Ruler to this same game and philosophy . They are firmly reintegrating the Middle-East and its mentality , its religious vanity and fervor , the whole game .  Of course one could argue that Turkey was never really far from it all , but their last century's attempts at modernization and secularization were remarkable to say the least .

A decade lost , and now being slowly buried . A whole era of genuine efforts and improvements  is coming to its end . Islam and a clear Middle-Eastern mentality and political dominance is gaining the upper hand , and  having the exclusive word to say , impose and govern in all aspects of life , strictly by its sole beliefs and doctrines .

Mr. Erdogan , his direct entourage and family , or the entire political party he tightly governs and controls , for some distinct reasons , they want Turkey back into the Islamo/Arab past and way of looking at all matters , and possibly manipulating it all , to achieve some of the old Ottoman ways , dreams and hegemony .

But !! like anything in life , there's always a certain price to pay , democracy , secularism and modernity are sacrificed , and loosing ground for long years to come , maybe for ever  in Mr. Erdogan's Turkey . Unfortunately he and all his aids and supporters are surely driving and bringing Turkey  closer to any military or kingdom in the area , to any theocracy representing any faction of Islam , he and them will all be governing and manipulating politics under the same auspices , Islamic tight rules of conduct , whereby eventually all constitutions and most civilian laws , will be changed and manipulated to suit and accommodate and perpetuate Islamic regimes and hegemony .

That is invariably what God wants his religious disciples , or as always only small factions of them  to do . All religions share these ugly beliefs and indoctrinations , and who could argue against or dispute the word of God ???   The coup attempt  or whatever it was , staged , previously known to some  or simply a little adventure , gave Mr. Erdogan the perfect opportunity and alibi to redefine his policies , internally and internationally , and solidify his grip over all aspects of Turkish life for years to come , A perfect coup by itself !!!

Half of its high ranking officers , thousands upon thousands of military personnel , 150 or more media outlets , schools by the hundreds , judges by the thousands , charities and other institutions by the thousands , women and other secular proponents , all are brutally silenced , and some tortured and imprisoned . This is not a simple coup affair , nor  a normal aftermath reaction to its failure . This is premeditated persecution of a whole faction of the population ,  one faction against another faction , by one way of life against another .

The saddest thing of all , is that , not only these men and tribes and politicians , call themselves Musslims , but they all in present times as in the past ,  they all maintained that all their brutality and atrocities against whoever was not their strict adherents ideas or personal profit , but were always done for Islam or their different other religions , just to satisfy their Allah , Elohim , Yahweh or other deities ,  generally Abrahamic  deities  though .....

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