Land Destroyer: US Media Sells Disorder in Eastern Syria

Land Destroyer: US Media Sells Disorder in Eastern Syria: US "progress" in eastern Syria is a prelude to protracted conflict, not peace and prosperity.  July 2, 2017 (Tony Cartalucci - ...

ICBM Missile Shield Test

https://johnyorks.tumblr.com/post/161282580058/us-says-test-shows-missile-defenses-outpacing

Politics is done in the darkness audio for 5/19/17

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Politics is done in the darkness for 5/4/17

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Did Trump avert war with Russia to start war with Iran?

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politics is done in the darkness podcast #7

After far too long, here is the 7th (I think) politics is done in the darkness podcast.

Articles about "Deep State" reach mainstream

Below are links to two articles that mention the "deep state" by name. The first is from Pat Buchanan, who oddly enough I agree with from time to time, especially on foreign policy from about the 90s on. The second actually appeared in the New York Times. Written by Philip Giraldi, this article seems more interested in the US connection with other countries who also have a "deep state." But it does mention "the establishment" as a stand in for our "deep state."

"The Sea Island Conspiracy"

"America's Establishment has Embraced Deep States"

My Two Cents #6

Latest "My Two Cents" political vlog style video.

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.)