Toward Barbarism: US Imperialism Unleashed

by Ben Schreiner

The triumph of imperialism leads to the annihilation of civilization.

Rosa Luxemburg, The Junius Pamphlet

With signs of a global economic downturn mounting, US aggression across the Middle East and North Africa ratchets up.  And once again, US imperialism stands poised to swing open the gates of Hell. 

Netanyahu and the Theatre of the Absurd

Read my latest article on Israel's case against Iran at Press TV.

Three Reasons Netanyahu Played a Buffoon at the U.N.

Dissident Voice

by Ben Schreiner

 

The 67^th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York is sure to be remembered for the moment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went Carrot Top.  For in using a childish stage prop in his address to literally draw a red line for Iran, Netanyahu played the part of a buffoon.  But even as those watching were left to ponder whether Netanyahu’s aim was to induce fear or ridicule, the prime minister's performance still managed to fulfill three key objectives. 

The 'War on Terror' Farce

Read my latest article on the removal of the Iranian dissident group M.E.K. from the U.S. State Department list of foreign terrorist organizations at Press TV.

Crown Obama: It's Over

CounterPunch

by Ben Schreiner

 

The most remarkable aspect of the now widely watched video of an "off-the-cuff" Romney, paradoxically enough, was just how unremarkable his recorded comments really were.

U.S. Chickens Come Home to Roost

Read my latest article on the wave of anti-American protests sweeping across the Middle East at Press TV.

Neoliberal Democrats Attack: Chicago Teachers Strike

Dissident Voice/Global Research
by Ben Schreiner

The unionized teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district went on strike Monday.  The call to strike from the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) came after receiving the authorization of 98 percent of its members.

Al-Qaeda, the U.S., and the Syrian Crisis

Read my latest article, "Al-Qaeda, US, and Syrian Crisis," at Press TV.

Afghanistan and U.S. Delusions of Empire

Read my latest article on Afghanistan and its absence from the U.S. presidential campaign at Press TV.

Western Aggression Intensifies Across the Middle East

Read my latest article on intensifying Western aggression in the Middle East at Press TV.

Party Down: The 2012 Politics of Fantasy

CounterPunch/Dissident Voice/Global Research
by Ben Schreiner

Those who succeed in politics, as in most of the culture, are those who create the most convincing fantasies.

 

— Chris Hedges, Empire of Illusion

With both tickets now set, the democratic farce that is the U.S. presidential election lumbers into its final act. And for a campaign already rife with all the petty trivialities and celebrity intrigues more suiting of a reality TV show, it is no surprise that both political parties intend on using their upcoming political conventions to furnish choreographed spectacles designed for little more than prime time viewing.

U.S. Internal Decay and External Aggression

Read my article, "Crises threaten to rot American Empire from inside," at Press TV.

Stoking the Syrian Inferno

CounterPunch/Dissident Voice

by Ben Schreiner

The bloody U.S.-led proxy war in Syria, laying unimaginable waste to its cities and people, escalates daily.  For Washington, “all options” are now clearly in play in the quest for “regime change” in Damascus.

At the Precipice of War? U.S. Military Build-Up Accelerates in the Persian Gulf

CounterPunch/Dissident Voice/Global Research
by Ben Schreiner

The familiar menace of U.S. war drums have resumed at a fevered pitch, as Iran finds itself once again firmly within the Pentagon’s cross hairs.

Al-Qaeda in Syria: Pretext for Intervention

Global Research

by Ben Schreiner 

Twin blasts targeting government security buildings rocked the northern Syrian city of Idlib on Monday, killing at least nine and wounding a hundred more, according to Syrian state TV.  The attack followed a suicide bombing on Friday in the capital city of Damascus, which saw an additional nine killed.