We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Above hero image: David Kilcullen (left) and Clinton Fernandez (right)
David Kilcullen (born 1967) is the subject of the story here. He was chief strategist in the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the U.S. State Department, from 2005 to 2006. He's certainly no lightweight. He's been a member of the US deep state, yet still appears to be an independent thinker, or so it seems. He came out as highly critical of the decision to invade Iraq, saying "There undeniably would be …
IRAQ IN RETROSPECT
How will IRAN appear in 20 years - a powerless state controlled by USA - or a great power?
With ex-US Marine Ken O’Kiefe
People are saying that Trump has literally gone insane like Conrad's "Mr. Kurtz" (Heart of Darkness / Apocalypse Now).
“Anything approaching the change that came over his features I have never seen before, and hope never to see again. Oh, I wasn't touched. I was fascinated. It was as though a veil had been rent. I saw on that ivory face the expression of sombre pride, of ruthless power, of …
My first port of call for research into new Australian legislation was DeepSeek. This legislation was announced today March 6, 2026. It defines the Muslim religious group Hizb ut-Tahrir as a "prohibited hate group".
Hero image: this is a screenshot of Seven National News TV announcement today.
QUESTION
Can you tell me about new laws passed in Australia yesterday than ban a particular Islamic religious group?
ANSWER from DeepSeek
Note: italics or bold in the cut & paste answers has been …
This is an important interview (below) with Jeffrey Sachs done on January 27, 2026. I’m parking it on this platform for future reference.
The interview helps us understand that our empire is ALREADY at war with Iran - using hybrid and economic warfare - that has the potential to soon cause a regional war in West Asia.
Two key take-always from this interview:-
(i) economic warfare: the intentional collapse of the Iranian currency to cause widespread suffering of the people. This is aimed …
Now that I have your attention, I want to show you the Murdoch media's propaganda role in Australia - on behalf of powerful forces - in creating the false narrative that there is an "antisemitism crisis' in Australia.
In particular, The Australian - the national daily - has been obsessively publishing scores of commentaries and stories since October 7, 2023, about 'antisemitism' in Australia. This is believed to be done to deflect attention on what is happening in Gaza, now officially …
Jesus Before the Gospels: How the Earliest Christians Remembered, Changed, and Invented Their Stories of the Savior
Written by Bart D. Ehrman
Audiobook10 hours
Narrated by Joe Barrett
Publisher HarperCollins
Release date Mar 1, 2016
ISBN9780062445209
This book critically analyses the story of Jesus, as remembered and then recounted in writing by his followers thirty or forty years after his trial and terrible execution at the hands of the Roman Empire.
These historical accounts constitute the New …
