Andre Vltchek, Information Clearing House – You say “European cultural institutions”, and what should come immediately to mind are lavish concerts, avant-garde art exhibitions, high quality language courses and benevolent scholarships for talented cash-strapped local students. It is all so noble, so civilized! Or, is it really? Think twice! I wrote my short novel, “Aurora”, after studying the activities of various…
Category: Colonialism & Occupation
Why “Wai”?
Vanessa Lee-Miller – Wai, a ubiquitous word in the Hawaiian islands, it’s well nigh impossible to travel for more than a few miles without seeing “wai” printed on a street sign. It’s a word sung repeatedly in many a Hawaiian song and chant. Wai is the Hawaiian word for fresh water. Prior to the introduction of the written word by…
The Israeli Occupied Golan Heights: An Occupation for Natural Resources. Water, Land and Oil
Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a “clear message” to the international community about the Golan Heights (an area that was originally part of Syria and now occupied by Israel since 1967) being part of Israel. Netanyahu called for a cabinet meeting on April 17th to declare that the Golan Heights will be…
Donald Trump’s AIPAC Speech: “I Love Israel”
Trump’s AIPAC Speech Attacks Iran and the Palestinians while Praising Israel’s “Democracy” Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – U.S. Presidential candidate and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump showed his true colors at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). “I came here to speak to you about where I stand on the future of American relations with our strategic ally,…
Hezbollah vs. the “State Sponsors of Terrorism”
Saudi Arabia and Gulf States Join the West and Israel in Declaring Hezbollah, a Terrorist Organization Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is following Washington, Paris and Tel Aviv by declaring that a political and military force that resists Israeli aggression in Southern Lebanon known as ‘Hezbollah’ a terrorist organization. The U.S., France, Israel,…
Turkey is a Pawn on the Chessboard for US-NATO War against Russia
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News– Turkey’s provocation towards Russia is not surprising at all. Washington’s Fingerprints are at the Scene of the Crime. Let’s consider the facts. Syrian government forces along with Russia have turned the tide…
The Secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership: Washington’s Strategy to Isolate China
“When more than 95 percent of our potential customers live outside our borders, we can’t let countries like China write the rules of the global economy” U.S. President Barack H. Obama Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – The secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an agreement that serves numerous purposes; one of them is to contain China’s rising economic power…
Cuba Pre-1959: The Rise and Fall of a U.S. Backed Dictator with Links to the Mob
Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Latin America’s relationship with the U.S. government has been difficult to say the least. The U.S. has been intervening in Latin America since President James Monroe established the Monroe Doctrine, a foreign policy that prevented European powers from colonizing any sovereign nation in “their backyard” (that was America’s job!). The Monroe Doctrine became…
Gaza Lost in the Fog of War: Hillary Clinton and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic pro-Israel candidate that would diminish any hope for a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In fact, Clinton will give the self-proclaimed “Jewish State” the green light for any future conflict against the Palestinians although most of the potential candidates (the majority are Republicans) for U.S. President…
Puerto Rico is Bankrupt: Will the IMF Bail-Out Puerto Rico?
Former IMF Officials Propose Austerity Measures to Solve Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis, Governor Agrees Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Puerto Rico is bankrupt according to Governor Alejandro Padilla because it is mathematically impossible to pay its $73 billion debt it owes to creditors. In an interesting turn of events, the Associated Press reported that Padilla met privately with…
Capitalizing on the Syrian War: Israeli Politician says Syria “No Longer Exists”
Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Education Minister Naftali Bennett is calling for the world to recognize its 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights because “Syria no longer functions as a country that could reclaim the strategic plateau” according to the Jerusalem Post. Mr. Bennett is taking advantage of Syrian government’s ongoing civil war with the rebels and the…
Endless War: Israel wants a 10-Year Deal Worth $45 Billion in Military Aid from Washington
Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Israel has been preparing for war with Western support since 1948 and it will most likely continue well into 2028. Israel and its American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobby have political influence over the U.S. congress and the Obama administration. Will Israel get the amount they are asking for? Most likely, yes. According to Defense…
Is Puerto Rico on the Brink of Economic Disaster?
Mass Migration, Poverty, Unemployment and the “VAT” Initiative Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate hovers around 14 percent but of course, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) does count those who dropped out of the labor force completely. If you did count every working age person not participating in the labor force, you would probably…
Israel Welcomes Complicit Amnesty International Report: Palestinian “Armed Groups” Allegedly “Guilty of War Crimes”
Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Amnesty International (AI) is at it again. The Western-based human rights organization says the armed wing of the Palestinian resistance against Israeli aggression has committed war crimes against Israeli and Palestinian citizens alike. The timing could not be more perfect for an Israeli propaganda campaign against its Palestinian neighbors. Will Prime Minister Benjamin…
The U.S-Israel Alliance: War, Chaos and Netanyahu’s Big Lie
Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – The relationship between the U.S. and Israel in the last 6 years under the Obama administration has never been stronger. In 2012, The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) declared that President Obama’s aid package for Israel was the largest in U.S. history, a fact that is hard to ignore: President Barack Obama requested…