Nick Mount on T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land

Nick Mount on T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land. Source: TVOBigIdeas. Published: February 15, 2013. Description:

University of Toronto English professor, Nick Mount, explores T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land.

Gordon Duff - Morsi Meltdown

Below is an excerpt from Gordon Duff's article called, "Obama, Morsi, Plunge Middle East Into Chaos":

MORSI MELTDOWN

Morsi, this week, called for a holy war on Islam’s Shia sect, which makes up nearly 40% of the Muslim population of the Middle East.  Morsi referred to Shia Muslims as “unclean” and called for the extermination of what would constitute the majority of the population of Iraq, Iran, large portions of Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Nigeria, Ghana, Lebanon, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and a dozen other nations.

Morsi called for Egyptian “fighters” to begin a war on Syria, Iraq and Iran, a war that coincides with the expansionist goals of “Greater Israel” and the rogue elements of the CIA that put Morsi in power in order to quell Egypt’s move toward liberation after the fall of the pro-Israeli Mubarak regime.

Last week, Morsi was also heard to call for military action against Ethiopia over a hydroelectric project he says is intended to divert the Nile River and turn Egypt into a barren wasteland.

Analysts cite Morsi’s recent behavior as both “bizarre and unstable,” indicating desperation at his inability to cope with domestic problems that seem to be moving inexorably toward a renewal of widespread domestic confrontation against the Cairo government.

Morsi has yet to address his failure to follow up on his promises to support Gaza after Israeli attacks in November 2012.  Both Morsi and Turkey’s Erdogan have, in actuality, moved closer to Israel and given that nation a free hand in continuing its use of cluster bombs and chemical munitions on Gaza’s civilian population.

How Long Is The World's Memory?

Source of photo.

The U.S. government is constantly trying to reshape perceptions about past events, mold the world's memories to its liking, and alter perceptions of the consequences of U.S. wars. With the helpful aid of the "mainstream" media, they've done a pretty good job at creating fake memories about the most important events of this century, especially the 9/11 false flag attacks and the fake assassination of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

One of the reasons Washington is able to get away with crimes against humanity like funding Jihadist terrorists in Syria, which it has been doing for over two years contrary to official claims that it is only starting to arm them, is because the world's memory is short.

An article called, "The world has a memory of only 100 days," published by the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship Malaysia in 2006, states:

"The world has a memory of only 100 days.

On Aug 31, 1983, the Russians shot down a Korean Airlines commercial flight that had veered off-course into Soviet airspace. All 269 souls on-board perished. The Russians refused to explain what really happened. When asked why, they replied that the world had a memory of only 100 days. Within 100 days, they said, something else would happen and everyone's attention would be turned to the latest issue. And they were right."

A very prominent and patriotic American leader was on board Korean flight KAL 007 that was shot down by the Soviets - Congressman Larry McDonald, friend of Ron Paul and cousin of General Patton. The evil conspirators behind the new world order in the United States have no problem about shooting down an airliner to assassinate one man who opposed them.

The official story about this incident still has not come to light after three decades. The world still doesn't know the full details. Both the Congress and the Reagan administration swept it under the rug. The victims were forgotten.

And that is only one example. There are numerous others.

People have already forgotten that Washington's war against Libya did not produce a blossoming democracy, but disorder, massacres, and endless bloodshed. The same is true for Iraq, and Afghanistan. But, all of those examples have been laid aside by the "mainstream" media as Obama tries to sell the merits of another war, this time in Syria.

Obama has a scriptwriter named Ben Rhodes who is a former fiction writer. Daniel McAdams writes in, "Who is Ben Rhodes?":

Rhodes carried the day on Libya and he was completely incorrect in his assessment, his analysis, his prediction, and his prescription. Anyone who bothers to look at Libya today, which is run by gangs of roving extremist death squads would see what a fool Ben Rhodes is for his promise of "democratic change" in Libya -- and how much more foolish is the president for following the advice of such a person.

Rhodes is named as the source of the White House-altered CIA talking points on Benghazi, where references to the Islamist extremist role in the attack on US Ambassador Chris Stevens were erased. It is understandable why the fiction writer Rhodes would want to toss that reference in the circular file: that particular sub-plot did not fit in with the main theme he had already painstakingly written, namely that the US attack on Libya would end the killing, stabilize the country, and bring about a democratic revolution that would continue to spread through the region. Fiction writers understand that a sub-plot could take your readers too far off the main narrative of the story and cause serious structural problems. That is why there are so many rounds of re-writes. The killing of Stevens and the rise of murderous -- and racist -- extremists did not fit the plot, so it had to be deleted.

A government that employs fiction writers to write presidential speeches and official policy has given up on maintaining the facade that it cares about the truth. Washington officials have embraced falsehood and fiction as saving graces. And they rely on the fact that the world won't remember the crimes against humanity that they've committed. They can only get away with this if the majority of humanity stays stupid and blind and does not get its act together in time.

Assad Says Europe's Backing of Jihadist Opposition Will Harm Long-Term European Interests

Source of Interview with Assad: German paper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ).

Source of Translation: "friday-lunch-club" blog.

"The Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad has warned the European nations against supplying weapons to the Syrian rebels. "If the Europeans deliver these weapons to Europe's backyard, and Europe will pay the price for it," Assad said in an exclusive interview with the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" in Damascus. "Hardened terrorists will learn how to use these weapons & return to Europe equipped with extremist ideology.": A series of arms shipments to the rebels would be exporting of terrorism to Europe, Assad said. Assad rejected the claim of the United States, Britain and France, the Syrian army had used poison gas. "Had Paris, London and Washington only one evidence for their claims, they would have submitted this to the world."..."

Assad's point that, "Hardened terrorists will learn how to use these weapons & return to Europe equipped with extremist ideology," gets to the heart of the matter. This is exactly what European leaders want for Europe because they need an external enemy to justify their growing police states.

The terrorist threat also keeps their populations occupied with security rather than economic and justice issues. Fearful people rarely direct their anger at their own governments for incompetence and corruption, but at designated outsiders, in this case, radical Islamic terrorists.

For European governments, arming the Jihadists terrorists against Assad is a win-win.  They see no drawback. They can take down an anti-imperialist government while at the same time prop up Islamic extremism which they can then use to keep their populations afraid for their lives and divert attention from the economic crisis.

This devious strategy was perfected by the U.S. government. The pro-Islamic extremism stance has benefited Washington in numerous ways. The claim that this generational policy is short-sighted is false. It is actually very smart and effective because it keeps the wheels of the war machine turning. The plan is meeting its objectives.

The cynical policymakers pursuing this policy are not interested in protecting the public good or the long-term national interests of the United States and European countries.

The Shadow CIA Was Instrumental In The Taking of American Hostages In Iran

'Argo' rehashes the popular myths about the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979. The film's production was overseen by CIA consultants just like the film 'Zero Dark Thirty' that dramatized the lie about the official death of Osama bin Laden.

"It is not the writers who have reintroduced the devil, but it is our present world which has forced them to take notice of him again. As a friend of mine once remarked: ‘I don’t know about angels, but I don’t see how one can possibly doubt the devil.’ Luther’s advice to laugh at the devil quia est superbus spiritus et non potest ferre contemptum sui may do as an occasional exorcism, but is lamentably inadequate as a radical cure. We are living through times where evil has manifested itself with an almost revelation-like obtrusiveness and power. We have learned to understand the medieval legends about monks who, being vouchsafed a glimpse into hell, would never smile or speak again. The apocalyptic beast let loose has become a reality to our generation, and nobody knows what is still ahead of us." – R. J. Zwi Werblowsky. “Lucifer and Prometheus: A Study of Milton’s Satan." Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd: London. 1952. Preface.

Related:

1. A Rigged Revolution: How The Shadow CIA-MI6 Network Put Khomeini And Militant Islamists in Power. 

2. An Epic Deception: America's Overthrow of The Shah And The Secret Quest For A One World Government.

3. The British And U.S. Governments Installed Khomeini Into Power In 1979.

4. Hostage To False Flag Terror: The Link Between The October Surprise And The September Surprise.

5. The Myth of Khomeini.

6. Why The West Created The Islamic Republic of Iran, And Why It Wants To Destroy It Now.

7. The Shadow CIA: A State Within A State Within A State.

8. The Last World War of The Modern Age Is Upon Us.

The Shadow CIA Was Instrumental In The Taking of American Hostages In Iran

Argo won best picture at the 2013 Academy Awards, and it gained much of its popularity because it was presented to American and global audiences as a film based on facts and history. But, the film's portrayal of the Iranian-American hostage crisis is mythological, just like the official version of the event. There is not a single grain of truth within the story.

The popular narrative about the hostage crisis, reimagined for the big screen by CIA propagandists just in the time for a war against Iran, grew out of the lies that were told by both the totalitarian American and Iranian regimes when the hostage crisis first developed. Intelligence officers in both regimes were deeply involved in setting the scene and kidnapping the hostages.

The Americans were assured that no violence would be done to their diplomats and that they would get them back according to their desired time and date. The whole crisis was designed to seal Khomeini's revolutionary credentials and make Iran look bad from the point of view of the American people. In this sense, both sides of the conspiracy won.

Also, the 52 hostages were not compensated by either the American or Iranian regime for the suffering they underwent because of a secret deal that was struck by both leaderships. Sara Malm wrote in February 2013: "More than three decades later the victims and their survivors have yet to receive compensation, prohibited to bring a case against Iran due to the terms of the release agreement from 1981."

The credibility of both regimes rests on the same mythology about that event which saw the complete deterioration of relations between America and Iran.

The hostage crisis did more than just reveal the militant and ideological aspects of the Islamic revolution. It cemented animosity between the peoples of America and Iran.

For the first time in their history, Americans were humiliated at the hands of foreigners, and this humiliation served the interests of both the incoming Reagan administration and the revolutionary Khomeini regime. The scripted drama ended at exactly the moment when Reagan triumphantly entered the White House. As they say, some things are too good to be true. 

The event is still pressed in the collective minds of both peoples and the memory of the world more than a generation later. Maintaining the official memory of the event remains key to the psychological management of the masses.

Why should you and I examine and question this event that took place 34 years ago? Many of us were born after the hostages were released. But that is irrelevant. America and Iran remain on a war footing to this day, and this event severed the psychological relationship between both nations, so learning the truth about it is important if we want to stop this mad war from taking place.

People who don't question authority figures invite tyranny and war. We can't blindly accept official history as it is handed down to us by the brainwashing media and school textbooks. Questioning liars who wield absolute power, or like to think they do, is not "conspiracy theorizing"; it is called research and investigation.

Slaves are not allowed to question and investigate. And the totalitarian governments in America, Israel, and Iran want obedient slaves, not critical citizens.

Alex Jones - Obama's Orwellian Panopticon Surveillance Grid

Photo: The President of America monitoring your phone calls (to stop the terrorists, of course).

Alex Jones - Obama's Orwellian Panopticon Surveillance Grid

Washington Aims To Provoke A Sunni-Shiite Conflict To Destroy The Muslim World

Obama Embraces Neocons' War Against Syria.

There is no sectarian war in Syria. The war is about political issues, not religious differences. The Sunni-Shiite rivalry is being played up by Washington and its money-loving slaves in the Gulf states in order to divide the Muslim world and eventually destroy it.

Washington is doing this because it does not want Muslims to unite and challenge its hegemonic policies and Israel's aggressive, expansionist agenda.

The biggest crime is that Washington is funding the massacre of innocent Shiite citizens in Syria to get a Sunni-Shiite war going.

But is the cynical strategy working?

Many of the Sunnis in Syria back Assad and the government because they realize that the foreign-funded opposition espouses a radical form of Islam and do not envision an inclusive and democratic Syria.

The Saudi-backed religious extremists fighting in Syria don't respect women rights, the rights of minorities, democratic participation in society, people of different religions, and anything that they associate with Western values.

They have no religion or coherent philosophy to speak of. They have been deceived and brainwashed to kill without mercy. Their minds are full of slogans like "Bashar the dog," that do not honestly reflect reality. They have no idea why they are killing in Syria and for whose interest they are killing. Their only purpose is to serve as expendable foot soldiers in USrael's aggressive war against Syria.

But the Jihadist terrorist groups don't represent any real danger because they're not popular in Syria and they're not good at fighting. In most battles they take the heavy losses. The only way they can beat the Syrian Army is if America steps in as their saviour and bombs the country to pieces.

The real danger comes from people like Egyptian President Morsi, who has stuck his large nose in Syria's affairs to satisfy his greedy masters in Washington. Morsi is following in the footsteps of Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan, and things aren't looking so good for him right now.

Both Morsi and Erdoğan remain beholden to their evil masters in Washington and Tel Aviv. You'd think they and the Muslim Brotherhood would learn and pay attention to public opinion in their societies. But they only pose as Muslims and revolutionary leaders. They are a Muslim Trojan Horse, and the peoples of Turkey and Egypt are seeing through their political deceptions.

Read this excerpt from, "Morsi's Syria stance influenced by US: Egyptian opposition," that was published in Egypt's Ahram Online:

In a related statement, the April 6 Movement mocked the pro-Syria conference that Morsi attended, saying that the Islamist organisers of the event required Washington's approval.

“The decision to open the doors of Jihad is coming from Washington sponsored by … Salafist Sheikhs,” read the statement, which went on to denounce Sheikh Mohamed Abdel-Maqsoud for calling those who plan to take part in the 30 June rallies "infidels."

For its part, the anti-Morsi 'Rebel' campaign described Morsi's speech as mere "babbling," intended to assert power and divert the public’s attention in anticipation of opposition protests.

"Morsi’s speech reveals that the Syria file has been handed over from Qatar to Saudi Arabia and Egypt and that Morsi is answering America’s instructions," added the statement.

Dina Ezzat writes in an article called, "Egypt's top bureaucracy advised against Morsi move on Syria" (Ahram Online, June 16):

"Egypt, according to concerned quarters in the Egyptian bureaucracy, is now being driven to take part in a “devastating Sunni-Shia war” that could wreck the entire region. The concern is not just about Syria, but about the entire Arab Mashraq, including Lebanon and Iraq particularly."

Morsi's support for Al-Qaeda's fight against Syria will backfire. His credibility has already been shattered. All that he is doing is helping Washington and Israel to divide and destroy Muslims.