Strange Geopolitical Relationships Continue To Unfold

Iran and Turkey call for joint efforts against terrorism Press TV tells us. What? Wait, were they not on opposite sides of the fence regarding the situation in Syria?

As an aside, but still relevant to the point,we are constantly told that Russia and Iran are, more or less, allies of of a sort. But is this true? After all, there were several times it was reported that Russia would sell the s-300 anti-aircraft system to Iran, but then didn't. It has recently been reported that the Russians will now fulfill the contract to provide the s-300 to Iran. Or, depending on which story one is to believe, perhaps they already have.  These things are hard to know with any certainty. The point is, the Russians had been dragging their feet regarding the s-300 sale to Iran for a very long time. Would they do this if they were such great allies?

Does it make sense that at the time Turkey is literally sending artillery shells into Syria, an ally of Iran, and Russia is at odds with Turkey as a result of the Turkish government's decision to down a Russian military plane several weeks ago, that Iran would discuss "joint efforts against terrorism?"

But maybe it does make sense in a way, as both Iran and Turkey, at various times and to various degrees, have had conflict with the Kurds.  After all, the Syrian Kurds are the ones that Turkey is mainly shelling.

But wait, now we see we must put Azerbaijan into the mix. Azerbaijan? It is a tangled web that is weaved as politics make strange bedfellows during the age of declining American power, and the rise of the multi-polar world. Who is on the side of whom?

(*note: This article captures what I tried to convey about the s-300 deal.)

Claims of US targeting Syrian base

See, this proves exactly what many people believed from the start. The US is not really interested in  fighting ISIS, but they are interested infighting the Syrian government, and toppling the Assad "regime" (as they call it). Within this video, John Kerry has the nerve to talk about those forces who are "problem children." Who gave the US the right to dictate to the world? Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria....They talk as though the Russians are powerless to stop them. Really? I don't know one way or the other if the Russians can trully change the outcome in Syria. But I don't think the world needs to go down that road.

John Pilger is saying it about Syria

Finally, somebody on the left is saying this about ISIS and Syria. Different from what I've seen Chomsky and Amy Goodman going on about.

Media, RT, and Suspicious Minds.

Of course we should be suspicious when we hear one of the main innovators that created Russia Today is suddenly found in his American hotel room no longer among the living.   We know, as the article covers, that many in the American establishment are unhappy with the reporting RT does about them. We also know that many are unhappy with Russia, and Russian war policy in Syria. Odd, since ostensibly the US and Russia share a common enemy in ISIS. Of course, the real goal of US policy in Syria has been to remove Assad from power all along, but I digress....slightly.

So, we sometimes ponder the possibility, as I have titled this blog with belief in this very concept, that politics is something that is done in the darkness. What we get from NPR and the rest is just fragmentary trivia, not anything close to happenings in the vast darkness of the deep state.

So, yes I'm suspicious. I wouldn't put anything past the people who hold real power in this world, and it wouldn't surprise me if someday we learn that our most frightening suspicions about power were true all along. (Article about RT from The Free Thought Project.com)

CrossTalk: Syrian Turning Point?

From RT via Russia Insider. Politics certainly is done in the dark, and listen at about 21 minutes in, when the former diplomat talks about the "deep state." Also, Sukant Chandra, who is often good, is very good here. Keep in mind, RT is the station McCain and some of his friends want shut down, or at least kept away from Americans.

Some more propaganda

Like I'm sure this media story is something other than it purports to be. Who could believe this type of thing. And, there is a Google spreadsheet public on Google docs with all the countries and their internet searches listed. Somebody's Intelligence Agencies? Something else?

Yet Another Suspicious Event

This is from RT. There are some who claim this CEO wanted to sell oil in euros rather than dollars. Not so long ago, a small plane carrying a Libertarian running for congress went down. His percentage of the vote would have been small, but perhaps could swing the election. And on it goes? Suspicious.