All’s well that ends well: It’s all over when the fat lady sings…

First as tragedy then as farce… What happens when you earliest preconceptions are shattered, when having lived a life full-of-fear, suddenly you approach something quite unexpectedly absurd or meaningless. So absurd that you have to wrack your brains as to its meaning, like a puzzle, conundrum or mystery. Fear is the surest of human instincts,

CAMPAIGN TO FREE COMRADE BALA!

This is an image from what looks like the 1980s of Aravindan Balakrishnan or Comrade Bala, a radical Indian Maoist leader, who had split from the Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninism). He was jailed for a number of alleged crimes, but the hatred that the media has levelled at him is an absolute disgrace. Firstly,

SKYFALL: THE COLLAPSE OF BRITISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE INTO HISTORICAL IGNOMINY

There was a time, during the Second World War, when British military intelligence (MI5/MI6/GCHQ) was leading the way in the confrontation with the scourge of fascism. The history of these organs of the UK government began with the Weimar republic and World War I, when the Keiser’s ambitions in Europe began enrouch on those of

AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI: MADIBA’S LEADER

Early in the 1980s, global liberation movements were highlighted in places like Iran and South Africa. In fact, these two nations were the leading components in a new awakening against the self-declared ‘evil empire’ of the United States. How is it then, that Nelson Mandela supported the revolutionary Iranian government, whilst the West condemned the

LES JEUX SONT FAIS: NWO ON THE CARDS

Since my last blog-post in 2007, that’s 13 years ago, much has changed around the world. At that time, the US and Iran faced a showdown. The US Neocon bluff against the Persians, who never bluff! The stakes were over Turkey and its NATO membership and the United States had overloaded the propaganda with the

US unilateralism rears its ugly head

‘Oops, I did it again’. Some people never learn from their mistakes. The US has unsurprisingly flown in the face of world and internal opinion to unilaterally impose sanctions on Iran. Both China and Russia have opposed the move, which is seen to be divisive at home and abroad. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jdl-FShzUCxcm9itcAMBf3k5uYbgD8SGTT7O0 The sanctions, described as “tough”

Larijani resigns: the lines have been drawn

Although his resignation had been on the cards (it is not a ‘surprise’ as the mainstream media have contended), the exit of top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani confirms that the Ahmadinejad government is no longer interested in negotiating over the nuclear issue. Larijani had been in frequent negotiations with the EU – the fact that

Bush threatens ‘World War III’

Bush threatens World War II if Tehran does not give up nuclear enrichment Ahmadinejad: Putin said nothing on Iranian nuclear issue Bush threatens World War III – The Telegraph Ahmadinejad: Putin said nothing on Nuclear issue – China View In a surprisingly jingoistic use (or abuse) of the English language, George Bush has threatened the

Putin puts the boot in

Putin attending summit of Caspian Sea nations in Tehran Two weeks ago I reported that President Putin’s visit to Iran would act as a significant blow to the Neocons and Bush’s war machine. Today, despite dubious reports of a potential assassination attempt, President Putin became the first major world leader to visit Iran. For the

Clinton wants talks with ‘terrorists’

Her rivel, Barach Obama, attacks Hillary Clinton for voting to designate Iranian Revolutionary Guards as ‘terrorists’ At the same time, Clinton has called for talks with Iran, with no preconditions The Iran issue has become a political hot potato with the Democrat nominees for the presidency. In the last few days the frontrunners, Obama and