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United States – Definition of Freedom
January 13, 2026
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Definition of Freedom
Padmini Arhant
Regardless of administrations, left or right in the United States, the U.S. politics’ definition of freedom is unequivocally phrased to suit United States foreign policy designed and directed by selective commission such as the Trilateral Commission and / or Council on Foreign Relations if in existence any longer or equivalent, besides other special interests groups and corporate investments.
Iran protests is periodical that surface at the onset of every administration whether democrat or republican with the event simmering to status quo.
United States and EU politics empathy for Iranians’ freedom is a political stance more than humanitarian view.
Juxtaposed, United States’ past democrat and current republican administration supplying weapons, arms and ammunition to Israel at United States taxpayer expense together with western allies, especially EU in the forefront aiding Israel with submarines and artillery in the United States democrat administration approved warfare against Gaza in October 2023 continued to date under the present republican administration has FREEDOM abysmally missing in the entire deal.
Iranians plight for freedom is overwhelmingly regarded fair and just by United States bipartisan politics along with their western allies premised on subjective freedom.
However, the native Palestinians’ similar quest for FREEDOM and independent Statehood of long established and recognized Palestine is rejected by the west and United States bipartisan politics and administrations not barring left or right with a military response in continuous shelling and bombing of the densely populated Gaza strip, and the residual Palestinian territories leaving children, women, the young and the old, the able and physically challenged in the perpetual war zone entirely at the selective definition of Freedom under western foreign policy.
Freedom is neither a choice nor a privilege subject to any political system and factions’ discretion.
Freedom is the fundamental, inalienable right of all living species with human rights increasingly denied by politics contrarily exercising extra judicial power to executive actions in and out of term in office exceeding the civilization norms paradoxical to the self-proclaimed democracy.
The political decadence since the beginning of the twenty first century is at the precipice replacing the laws of the jungle in reference to violence and violations of civil decorum, fairness, and due consideration for the international rule of law in terms of respect for foreign sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
The political class deterioration to political crass is a harbinger of the beginning of the end in the tried and tested failed western foreign policy and hegemonic aspirations purely and exclusively for economic interests and strategic dominance.
Imperialism of any origin in the past and present proven a systemic collapsible house of cards eventually crumbling beyond recognition.
Yet politics prompted and lobbied by oligarchy and assortment interests for free and unfettered access to foreign economic resources and natural endowments that are otherwise safeguarded and protected as national treasures on own turf defy foreign sovereignty, territorial integrity and civility.
The latest action by the current United States administration of President Donald Trump against Venezuela is reminiscent of the predecessors from the late past and early present century against the Caribbean nation Haiti with both democrat and republican administrations alike from the earlier Clinton, Bush to Obama administration coup dètat and exile of then Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and successors, and thereafter creating chaos, carnage and abject poverty in the nation including civil unrest under the guise of western democratization.
The western democratization doctrine is old and obsolete having experimented in the previous century Vietnam to present age Iraq, Libya, Syria and now in Venezuela.
All of these targeted nations under western democratization and freedom policy openly declared the Project for New American Century launching Afghanistan, Iraq war in 2001, 2003 and proliferated in 2009 – 2016 worldwide, then resumed to date is delivered a recipe for disaster.
The outcome from western infiltration and interventions in foreign land is anything but democratic.
Case in point – though there are one too many almost all of them thus far.
Notably, Afghanistan is under Taliban rule with women’s rights ruled as blasphemous and female children forbidden from any education let alone higher education.
The boys are no better under Taliban regime. They are trained to defend Talibanism against all citizens including their family.
The present Taliban regime is a strong ally of the so-called world’s largest democracy India and the fundamentalist regime in New Delhi. The conduit is Talibanism and New Delhi politics’ fundamentalism forging affinity.
Nonetheless, that is the parting gift from western democratization to the people of Afghanistan leaving them to fend for themselves in the scurried departure from Afghanistan in 2022 under United States democrat administration.
The other being Syria – United States listed Syria in the Project for New American Century agenda under Bush – Cheney administration.
The successor Barack Obama Presidency receiving the baton from the predecessor Bush – Cheney administration, vowed to toppling Syria in the United States fomented so-called Arab Spring to prolong the predecessor’s Project for New American Century in 2011 and upon failure to do so, recouped terror resurgence via Al Qaeda terror network and installed the self-admitted terror outfit leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa as Syrian President in 2024 at the United States former democrat Presidency will and direct engagement.
Venezuela has been targeted by every administration in the United States at energy giants’ behest in the economic sector.
Venezuela today was Iran in the past century.
The citizens of Iran dethroned monarchy and popularly elected Dr. Mohammad Mosaddegh as the Prime Minister through solid democratic process.
Iran’s first and only Prime Minister in 1951 upon election, nationalized Iran’s oil reserves and energy fields in Iran’s national interest.
The move was not tolerated by the so-called democratic Britain in name only considering the pledge of allegiance to the crown to date, and United States touted the beacon of democracy.
The politics in both nations together with other western European partners predominantly under pressure and ultimatums from the major oil companies in their domains unseated the democratically elected Prime Minister Dr.Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953 via proxy Iranian coup organized, funded and backed by Britain and United States Intelligence Agencies under then democrat oversight, similar to the Arab Spring in 2011 – 2016 during the democrat administration of Barack Obama Presidency.
The ongoing developments against Iran by west including Israel propagated as the model of democracy are persistently involved in shifting Iran back to monarchy in obeisance to western foreign policy of vassal statehood.
The heir to the western revival of Iranian throne is the preferred member, none other than the next of kin to the Shah of Iran – Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi from the Shah dynasty, a strong western ally overthrown in the Iranian revolution in 1979.
The western efforts to revert Iran to monarchy surrendered to western diktat is nothing new, except these transitions were short lived and, upon being prolonged the blowback from population uprising has been strategically and politically phenomenal leading to contemporary status with respect to Iran and western democratization policy.
These events in history time and again are testament to western so-called democratization i.e. destabilization in reality and anti-democratic in all facets of implementation.
The trajectory until now clarify western commitment to democracy and sincerity or the lack thereof.
The indefensible invasion, occupation and colonization strategy implemented world over by United States under every administration is the real face of the political system under vested interests’ control and subjugation.
The status in return apply to the United States Republic not necessarily free with liberty and justice for all.
United States’ Donald Trump administration return to the flawed foreign interventions and colonization is a colossal mistake in history repeating itself under any political party and administration with the hope of expecting different results from the same experiment.
The continuation of United States hegemony anywhere never Make America Great Again – the MEGA slogan of the Donald Trump Presidency.
In contrast, it makes United States succumb to old habits die hard placing United States domestic priorities secondary and insignificant over specific treasure hunt expeditions overseas.
United States interference and brazen removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is completion of long desired condemnable action earlier targeted by Barack Obama Presidency since the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s nomination by then Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the latter being the victim of foreign with U.S. administration under Barack Obama Presidency involvement in the tragic health ailment of the populist President Chavez in Venezuela.
United States’ foreign policy is standard for all administrations whether democrat or republican in the voracious appetite for seizing foreign economic assets deploying displacements and destabilization of foreign governments joining any other in the race, while maintaining strong objection and criticism of those following the trend ignoring the fact on being the trend setter.
Politics is now driven into unruly mobocracy transcending from the so-called democracy. When citizens as taxpayers and electorate in the nation are targeted and terrorized, further subject to ruthless savage attacks hiring goons and criminals in politics’ reserve, the political transgressions are protected with immunity in the so-called democracy.
The despotic control of a citizen’s personal life, and private health to financial matter by political power with self-granted impunity upon losing Presidential election in November 2024 or earlier in 2016 are not merely symptomatic. It is cataclysmic political might to the farthest extreme.
The deplorable reprehensible actions extended offshore is political sabotage of global peace and security with natural impact on national identity.
Venezuela is a sovereign nation with people elected government and head of the State.
The latest United States’ executive action for economic dominance on Venezuela’s crude oil reserves is political insurrection imitating the one against Ukraine in 2014 under U.S. democrat administration in Keiv’s maidan square involving violent overthrow of the democratically elected then Ukrainian President Viktor Yanakovich and the entire cabinet visibly at gun point in world view in March 2014.
The turn of events in Ukraine since United States and EU derailing of democracy in 2014, present grave security and economic dilemma for Europe in 2026, in accordance with chickens come home to roost.
United States reversal to exerting Supremacy in Venezuela, Cuba and other destinations are a paradigm shift from the campaign slogan and pledge to the electorate by the current administration to divest interest and investments in the domestic front to Make America Great Again.
Politics’ confined to archaic principles and ideology for economic and territorial hegemony is a beaten track burdened with liability and damaged credibility.
Mistakes repeated with no lessons learned is a deliberate course slighting dire consequences with guaranteed failure.
Padmini Arhant
Syria – Destabilization via States Sponsored Terrorism
December 8, 2024
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Syria – Destabilization via States – United States, Israel and Turkey Sponsored Terrorism
Padmini Arhant
Update: December 9, 2024.
The political leaderships on the world stage and some with aspirations for recognition as the ultimate be all and end all figure in semblance with Ottaman empire are not necessarily hidden.
In modern day representing the caliphate such as the Muslim Ummah or the region viz. the Middle East and even with desire to lead the entire more than 55 or more Islamic nations in the world invite enormous responsibility including credibility and trustworthiness on all matter, the conflict resolution in particular.
That being the case, the characterization of any other leadership or government within the region i.e. former counterpart in Syria Bashar Al-Assad as tyrant, dictator, authoritarian etc.,
Meanwhile, Turkey sharing the legacy of creation and fostering terror organizations and terror outfits IS, ISIS, Al-Nusra Front…in Syria in 2011 with spill over across the region such as Iraq, Libya until date leading to the latest coup in Syria through terror faction HTS conveniently referred to as rebels by western media and allies are anything but reliability to restore peace, stability on own turf or in the region.
Notwithstanding, Turkish leadership’s violent crackdown on own population in Turkey viz. Ankara, Istanbul and other cities in 2011 – 2016 and later resulting in the deaths of peaceful civilian protesters due to brute force deployed by the national government under Recep Tayyip Erdogan Presidency to quell non-violent dissent in world view are irrefutable.
Furthermore, the Turkish leadership President Erdogan constitutional modifications to remain in power indefinitely from Prime Ministership to Presidency in the last two decades ironically exemplify the qualities and characteristics described of the one removed from power in Syria.
The collusion and complicity facilitating terror outfits to destabilize neighboring states whether Iraq, Libya or Syria across the border has been proven deadly for Turkey as well as others in 2011 and thereafter.
Turkey’s self-inflicting violent endeavor previously experienced in the aftermath of nurturing terror against Syria and Kurdish groups significantly backfired in bomb blasts and terrorism against ordinary Turkish population triggering mass peaceful dissent against Turkish leadership Erdogan to renounce terror sponsoring at that time.
The triangle – Israel, United States pressuring Turkey having hamstrung President Recep Tayyip Erdogan government with plummeting Turkish lira earlier on non-compliance or reluctance does not bode well for neither in the lofty ambition to install terror organization to head Syria.
The latest event in Syria is long espoused determination of the Barack Obama – Biden administration with then secretary of state Hillary Clinton in 2011 and now catapulted in 2024 with Israel in exchange for political backlash in the United States Presidential election 2024.
The conventional wisdom serves that harboring ill-will accompanied by deliberate harmful installations premised on failed state ramifications replicating that of Libya, Afghanistan…with dismissal of dire consequences to diverse population of different denominations and faith in Syria eventually blowback at all those behind the malicious intentional destruction of the cradle of civilization viz. Syria.
What goes around inevitably comes around to the origin and catalysts with severe impact in this lifetime without having to slight the unknown future.
Padmini Arhant
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The replay of the same old movie in the region is least surprising.
Someone’s bitter enemy is another’s close ally. So says political tradition.
Syria was already carved into different sizes of varying proportions like the pizza with assortment toppings sliced for the ravenous to feed on to heart content though contentment is oxymoron to the ever remaining famished for power, land grab, fame and fortune in the dark age.
The latest movie released in Syria by those unable to digest own colossal loss in political defeat resulting in emphatic ouster by the electorate succumb to wanton indulgence seeking removal of power elsewhere / anywhere regarded even Steven in the zero sum game.
Never mind not learning the lesson ever from the same old recycled script prototyped back in 2011 – chaotic cataclysmic the so-called Arab Spring – the hoax experiment conducted in the middle east region essentially resuming the western role especially the United States and NATO to decimate sovereign nations and destabilize political situation in the targeted regions in accordance with ominous sinister the Project for New American Century – the infamous PNAC.
What the predecessor Bush – Cheney administration inaugurated viz. the PNAC in 2001 – 2008 with gung-ho military aggression,
The successor Barack Obama literally sharing the blood line with the former militaristic occupants in the White House exceeded well and beyond through violence deploying drones earning the erstwhile title – “The Drone King” besides diverse military interventions in the Middle East and world wide between 2009 – 2016 claiming credit on the PNAC mission accomplishment.
The carpet bombing of Libya under the false illegal pretext of No Fly Zone in Tripoli, the Libyan Capital and Benghazi Gate under then Nobel Peace Prize coveted Barack Obama and Biden administration together with enthusiastic allies from then leaderships in Britain – the former PM David Cameron and the ex-President of France – Nicolas Sarkozy executed the aerodynamics in aerial bombing amid No Fly Zone ignoring fleeing civilians plea to cease airstrike.
The U.S and NATO joint airshow in Libya violating UNSC implemented with all three permanent members – the United States, Britain and France enforced No Fly Zone rule in 2011 represent the most defiant violent trajectory in military operation on foreign soil.
The political left as democrat Barack Obama administration in the United States and the political right conservative government in Britain and France alliance exhibiting U.S. and NATO combined air power while imposing No Fly Zone prohibiting self air-defense in Libya in April 2011 are perhaps merely the display of western peaceful resolutions (?) to eliminate those not cowering to western diktat.
Syria has been the target all along and one of the prime strategy for 2009 – 2016 Barack Obama U.S. administration to complete in PNAC goal.
Now the same Barack Obama administration under the proxy Biden – Harris term electorally ushered towards exit had to somehow achieve what was demanded back in 2011 – the termination of Syrian leadership Bashar Al Assad.
What more could be comforting for the egregious revengeful political mindset than revival of brutal legacy wreaking havoc between 2009 – 2016 dominant in toppling governments and causing political upheavals all around including Ukraine in 2014 dragged into prolonged quagmire in February 2022 – till date or for that matter creating political maelstrom in South Asia – such as Pakistan and Bangladesh in 2022 – 2024. Similarly the political turmoil in Maldives on the Indian Ocean.
All those engaged in land grab viz. Israel seizing control of Golan Heights buffer zone and others Turkey cheer leading the latest rebel Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Islamic front, the Sunni war faction mobilization ( the rebranding of the former al-Nusra Front designated as terror outfit till date by the west and middle-eastern allies) albeit now funded and fueled by them for personal and political interests not barring strategic advantage.
The participants in Syria are reminiscent of status quo in Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan transformed into the paradigm of lawlessness and radical militancy reverting to primitive medieval feudalism and national sovereignty forced into vassal statehood for arbitrary control and fragmented dominance.
The politics with unbridled interventionist foreign policy to unlawfully invade and occupy territories to create mayhem at the civilian population expense once again rendering them refugees in their homeland typically expedite own expiration as witnessed and experienced since time immemorial.
History until now is testament to the fact.
Syrian development is no exception.
Unfortunately, for the meddlesome and power starved territorial predators – the impulsive characteristics dawn on them leading to inevitable plunge into darkness.
No doubt the military excursions in Lebanon and political decapitation in Syria are diversionary tactics to distract attention from Gaza war failure and United States 2024 Presidential election shellacking for those unable to acknowledge reality with grace and humility.
Amazingly, political power starvation fail to recognize that at the end of the day – no land seizures, castles and power mania bear relevance for the dead with the mere requirement being 8 – 10 feet burial space on earth concluding the chapter of this life journey.
Yet, for those touting themselves wise and invincible –
Old habits die hard and,
For many it is from cradle to graveyard!
Padmini Arhant
Afghanistan – Turmoil in Talibanization
August 17, 2021
Afghanistan – Turmoil in Talibanization
Padmini Arhant
Afghanistan siege prolonged with Talibanization forcing native Afghans and foreign occupants to flee the nation.
Could this by any definition – Mission Accomplished in accordance with then crafted Project for New American Century (PNAC) built-in with 9/11 terror attack followed by decimation of nations in symmetry?
Imperialism insignia is turmoil, tumult and treachery since the dawn of dominance far and wide.
What else is new in the Superpower game?
Please stay tuned to find out more on the enthralling adventure involving illegal invasion and occupation of foreign land.
Padmini Arhant
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Global Affairs
July 12, 2021
Global Affairs
Padmini Arhant
Hello World!
The House Republicans Hearing on COVID19 is welcome. The American families and global citizens as victims of the pandemic rightfully deserve the committee inviting the key members and exponents of the Gain of Function Research (GOFR) viz.
The pioneer of Corona Virus in Gain of Function Research – Professor Ralph Steven Baric from the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, NC and
Dr. Peter Daszak – EcoHealth Alliance – the conduit between Dr. Anthony Fauci headed NIAID and NIH in funding the bioengineered SARS COV2 in Wuhan Virology Institute, China.
Thank you.
Sources of the Visual Content – Public Domain – Thank you.
There are events happening worldwide amid the pandemic unleashed on humanity via bioengineered corona virus SARS COV2 in the bizarre and controversial Gain of Function Research (GOFR) having consumed more than half a million lives in the United States and several millions across the globe.
Yet the Congressional hearing on this critical subject COVID 19 SARS COV2 origin and misrepresentation thereafter intended and implemented for pervasive impact world over is apparently not relevant to the majority in the House of United States Congress.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the so-called progressives led by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib among several others in the democrat party along with their counterparts on the other side of the aisle – certain Republican members in name only (RINO) such as Liz Cheney and few others visibly vocal in branding American citizens seeking truth on all matter – domestic terrorists,
While turning their backs on the constituents and electorate – the American families who have lost their loved ones and paying a phenomenal price on the pandemic induced health and economic crises is unfortunate. These representatives in Congress ignoring the COVID-19 transparent congressional inquest is deeply regrettable and reprehensible.
As stated earlier on this website in previous articles regarding the COVID-19 open investigation, those members with power claiming to represent the people i.e. their constituents and the nation at large choosing to remain oblivious with resistance to COVID-19 public trial are essentially committing heinous crime against humanity. Notwithstanding treason in politicizing COVID-19 by declining bipartisan congressional inquiry and simultaneous enforcement of mandatory vaccination through private sectors is one of many serious violations of electorate trust.
Not to mention the vaccine maelstrom producing myocarditis to neurological disorders posing a major conundrum for FDA in the vaccine campaign with more vaccines in the form of boosters to be rolled out by Pfizer as big Pharma in the industry is significant to be neglected as conspiracy theory.
COVID-19 – SARS COV2 has left indelible mark in human health history and global economic collapse affecting millions of lives across the globe. The pandemic effect has been far more debilitating than any nuclear attack that would have been generally specific to territory unlike the world wide catastrophe inflicted by the manufactured virus. Again in the contemporary era, the nuclear position could no longer be frivolous without retaliation in similar or other conventional and technological response. The bio-engineered virus continues to cause mayhem disrupting human life and activities in the end game aimed at mega profits and global agenda.
Every freedom loving individual caring about their health and that of their loved ones are obligatory to seek fact finding hearing by the government as legislative body at the federal, state and local jurisdictions to get to the bottom of the pandemic adequately and accurately detailed in the COVID 19 dossier.
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Haiti – The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse
”The news reports worldwide – On Wednesday, 7th July 2021 – the Haitian President, Jovenel Moïse, was shot and killed at his private residence in the hills above the capital, Port-au-Prince.”
Why is Haiti the hot bed for political assassinations and coup d’é·tat regardless of administrations in the United States forcing the Haitian population to survive on mud cakes in the aftermath of relentless external interventions in the country ruined and recked for commercial and political gains by forces submitted to traditional foreign interference?
Interestingly, the state of Florida having been subject to the recent condominium collapse with many lives lost in the tragic incident and now two residents reportedly Haitian Americans from the southern state are linked along with several other suspects from Colombia in the political crime of a foreign nation viz. Haiti.
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Afghanistan – U.S. Troops Withdrawal and Aftermath Succession.
The long awaited incremental troops pull out from Afghanistan battle ground is an event that should have occurred soon after the outcome was clear in the first decade of the twenty first century i.e. 2010 and prior. Nonetheless, the belated decision is better late than never having lost more than trillion American tax payers dollars in the two decades since invasion and occupation of the foreign land in October 2001.
However, the present scenario leaving behind arms and ammunitions in the course of U.S. troops evacuation for Taliban and drug war lords possession raise poignant question on the situation. Furthermore, the vested interests manifestations in the mineral rich Afghanistan from neighbors near and far for targeted reasons thus far proved economically counterproductive. Afghanistan history is testament to the fact on illegal invasion by past imperialists and colonialists ranging from the British to the former Soviet Union and lately the United States forced into withdrawal and subsequent crumbling of the empire. The fall of British Imperialism to disintegration and dissolution of the former Soviet Union are not mythical events to be slighted in historical reference.
As for the emerging economic and contentious power, the communist party of China (CCP) succession in Afghanistan utilizing economic debtor Pakistan to deepen violence, terrorism and fundamentalism ripe with the latter’s alliance and strong foothold in the unmanned region of Pakistan’s tribal areas in Waziristan and Durand line sharing border with Afghanistan long known as Al Qaeda operatives and radical factions of Taliban insurgents’ safe haven, China’s strategy might not deliver outcome different from imperial predecessors i.e. former occupiers experience in Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s courtship with violent groups within and across Afghanistan border in the supply and exchange of firearms and weaponry is common knowledge. Meanwhile, the Indian government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Indo-Afghan policy comprising billions of dollars investment in Kabul not only resulted in severe backlash evident in attacks on Indian embassy and violence against Indian assets but also impetus China to curtail Indian political and economic relations with Afghan government. The developments and economic relations between India and Afghanistan are yet to produce any verifiable win win environment.
There is no shadow of doubt, the ever ambitious CCP – China’s communist party economic investments in infrastructure and financial bailouts of developing and developed economies promote hegemonic aspirations besides creating generational indebtedness and undermined sovereignty that are not necessarily beneficial to the benefactor CCP or the make-believe beneficiary viz. China’s monetary aid recipients. The choices are also not widely available considering the central banks authorities in London such as the Bank of England, the global monetary institutions like the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Central Bank, European Commission and other key financial players are partners with China’s central bank referred to as People’s Bank of China (PBOC) currently engaged in the balancing act of local currency Yuan management and forex rates aimed at upgrading Yuan as an alternative international floating denomination directly competing with the U.S. dollar.
Perhaps the real richest and wealthiest globalists driving the entire gamut viz. the Rothschilds in London, the Du Pont family, the Rockefeller, the Vanderbilt, the Waltons to name a few… along side the self-proclaimed Royals in Britain and Europe as incognito trillionaires could shed light on hedging financial markets to suit core individual and selective wealthy goals.
Finally, Afghanistan is anything but conducive to foreign dominance invariably leading to expulsion of foreign interests from Afghan soil. Additionally, the lesson taught in Afghanistan illegal invasion and occupation is not to hold the misconception on Afghanistan as a failed state. Those who venture into Afghanistan with the misguided belief of reining control inevitably fall into the category of Failed Mission.
It is anybody’s guess to assume the established consequence as a blessing for the Afghans and a curse for the invaders unwilling to recognize the cost benefit ratio of wanton endeavors.
With Best Wishes to People in Afghanistan and Haiti in their struggle for freedom, peace and progress, the reminder to the powerful is not to exert power as governments or tech giants in social media silencing free speech, truth and individual rights anywhere.
Unlike the system in the world, in God’s Kingdom justice might be delayed but never denied.
Thank you.
Padmini Arhant
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Israel – Golan Heights Proclamation is illegal and illegitimate
April 3, 2019
Israel – Golan Heights Proclamation is Illegal and Illegitimate
Padmini Arhant
United States administration led by President Donald Trump’s yet another gaffe on Israel’s behalf in declaring Syria’s Golan Heights as Israel’s territory is illegal and illegitimate.
Israel having forcefully seized and occupied the Syrian plateau – Golan Heights during the Six-day warfare in 1967 in the Middle East ever remains violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Israel’s provocative incursion in 1967 aimed at unlawful invasion and occupation of foreign land that included the long disputed Palestine depriving Palestinians the right to statehood over seven decades until now isolate Israel’s aggressive policy.
Israel exerting authority on foreign nations’ territories along the borders with the state of Israel has attracted international condemnations thus far.
Israel’s misuse of close relations with United States, delegated as proxy at the defunct UNSC to veto any resolutions on Israel’s never ending territorial annexations whether they are related to globally denounced settlements expansion in Palestine’s West Bank or blockade on Gaza trade and survival means depriving the population the right to exist in their meager land has severely damaged Israel’s credibility as a reliable peace partner in the region.
Israel’s involvement in Syrian warfare as key coalition force along with United States and allies in aiding and abetting terror networks infiltration in Syria is predominantly responsible for immense casualties and humanitarian crisis posing a major challenge for western world in dealing with refugee problems at their shores with no relief for the victims affected in the eight years old United States and allies sponsored terror onslaught against Syria.
United States military aim to withdraw from Syria is similar to that of Afghanistan floated in the past decade with no sign of such event coming into fruition. Though President Donald Trump stated back in December 2018 the administration’s position to withdraw troops from both Syria and Afghanistan by April 2019, the internal and external forces reservations appears to obstruct White House plans in this regard leaving President Donald Trump’s commitment to United States tax payers funding the prolonged military presence in Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere a mere rhetoric missing in fulfillment.
The military ventures in Syria and Afghanistan not barring Iraq since 2001 and continuing until today has drained United States economy at taxpayers expense that could have been utilized in addressing domestic requirements ranging from infrastructure to healthcare, education, scientific research and innovations besides invigorating job growth that are still well under electorate expectations.
United States tax payers dollars wasted in justifying the unjustifiable armed conflict through terror factions in Syria or for that matter against Pakistan’s ISI backed Taliban and fringe terror outfits in Afghanistan is a profound miscalculation and erroneous decision in the so-called war on terror resulting in deaths and destruction of lives denying these states the sovereign right to political stability and peaceful existence to focus on desperately needed economic development.
As for President Donald Trump’s unilateral agreement with Israel on the recent declaration of Syria’s Golan Heights and earlier the controversial gesture relocating United States embassy from Israel’s State capital Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in concurrence to Israel’s territorial extensions again much to international disapproval is unfortunate for such partisanship on partitions of foreign land is unacceptable and revokes any renewed entitlement in that respect.
Golan Heights is indisputably the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic regardless of constant maneuvering and reconfiguration of geopolitical landscape in that region i.e. Western Asia or the Middle East.
Likewise, reiterating previous stance on the issue of Jerusalem, the Holy City is symbolically and substantively the native domain shared among the entire population of diverse faiths and secular demography comprising not only Jews but also Arabs and muslims of different denominations within Islam as well as Christians and other indigenous, migrants and several groups domiciled in the ancient city.
Jerusalem belongs to all citizens and residents representing Israel, Palestine and other ethnic descent in that society unlike the unique disposition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heading the incumbent government facing tough election in the immediate future.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confronted with multiple corruption charges and massive dissatisfaction amongst Israeli electorate on domestic front adopting strategy to deflect public attention from local economic woes to foreign affairs reveals the leadership’s concern over the nearing electoral outcome.
As for United States, President Donald Trump’s peace doctrine witnessed with North Korea is welcoming and an appropriate measure easing tensions in Korean Peninsula. However, the policy maintained across the spectrum in other parts of the world without wavering and altering to suit allies unreasonable aspirations would provide credence to White House pledge to global peace and security.
The citizens in war torn Syria, Afghanistan and other regions deserve permanent peace and opportunity to rebuild their nations without having to deal with consistent threat and irrational claims on their territory by neighbors near and far.
Thank you.
Padmini Arhant
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Syria – U.S. Military Forces Complete Withdrawal
December 19, 2018
Syria – U.S. Military Forces Complete Withdrawal
Padmini Arhant
United States latest decision for complete withdrawal of military forces from Syria is welcome and long overdue.
ISIS was a creation through foreign intervention comprising United States, western allies and partners in the Middie East. The wanton crisis generated humungous problems for the sources behind this operation and of course the victims as well in a manner expected with any illegal invasion and occupation of sovereign nations in the world.
American tax dollars were generously wasted as they are in several war zones and aggression experienced in the past and witnessed at present.
The perception whether ISIS was defeated or still needs to be contained will always linger without acknowledgment on the fundamentals of ISIS origin, survival and continuous decimation of a small nation Syria and neighboring Iraq forced to bear the brunt of relentless strikes and use of artillery.
Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Afghanistan…are experimental grounds to test newly manufactured weapons potency under the guise of ISIS, Taliban and al Qaeda along with offshoots and fringe terror networks in these regions. Not to mention draining U.S. national treasury at taxpayers expense.
ISIS or for that matter any terror factions, militants, rebel forces anywhere stand no chance of emergence let alone sustainability in the absence of resources viz. weapons cache, funding and training provided by the same forces positioned as challengers in the bizarre confrontation.
In other words, you create an enemy with your support facilitating all means to them especially arms and ammunitions reaching them at ease besides financial aid to terror operatives combined with western intelligence training them to engage in indefinite warfare.
The humanitarian and economic liability under these conditions are beyond recovery. Needless to say the loss of innocent lives from substantial casualties and infrastructure damages inflicted on the nation, wiping rich civilizations never match the efforts to recuperate from permanent carnage.
Nonetheless, better late than never principle serve wisely in averting further disasters as learning lessons in life is preliminary step in avoiding repeat mistakes with no hope of turning point.
Not only Syria, the adjacent Iraq, Yemen and not too far away Afghanistan awaits similar decision to terminate military assaults and gross violence.
The only way to resolution on any disputes and disagreements is civil engagement premised on peaceful dialogue, diplomacy and mutually conducive environment building trust and integrity for successful outcome.
Thank you.
Padmini Arhant
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The Art of Peace and Diplomacy
July 30, 2018
The Art of Peace and Diplomacy
Padmini Arhant
The latest offer from President Donald Trump to meet with Iran on fresh nuclear agreement is a positive step towards reconciliation of differences and misunderstandings that would benefit all, the Middle East in particular.
Iran accepting the opportunity for direct communication with United States would enable both sides to improve relations that are imperative in terms of global economy and energy sector.
President Donald Trump personal meeting with the leaderships from North Korea, Russia and now the overture to Iran are necessary to renew relations opening the channels for constructive peace and diplomacy. The peaceful dialogue is the only way that guarantees permanent resolution to long standing confrontations and adversarial positions maintained thus far.
India and Pakistan adopting similar policy with the incoming Pakistan government by setting aside political and strategic rhetoric is vital to defuse tensions between two nuclear states. Indo-Pak involvement in building trust and reliable partnerships in trade, social and cultural exchanges as well as addressing common problems like water supply and environment conditions are critical for bilateral progress.
Likewise, Taliban in Afghanistan recent ad hoc meeting with United States diplomat in Doha, Qatar for peaceful negotiations related to nearly two decades warfare in that nation is yet another promising start for the people of Afghanistan deserving respite and end to violence experienced thus far.
However, the word of caution in this regard is unlike the previous event in 2013 with Taliban representation of Afghanistan in Doha, Qatar under separate flag proclaimed as The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan could not be simply taken as symbolic without strategic goals from behind the scenes operatives viz. the forces in Pakistan.
Taliban commitment to peace in Afghanistan must be subject to renouncing violence which means disavow ties with architects and catalysts of terror including the purveyor of arms and ammunitions.
In doing so and upon verifiable and incontrovertible evidence of this requirement would then qualify them as Mujahids or liberators of their nation from foreign occupation and neighbor control such as Pakistan ISI and army.
United States deploying peaceful means to conclude the Syrian conflict is paramount for Middle East peace and stability.
The adaptation of peaceful outreach and persistent diplomacy to end crises in every part of the world is the absolute measure to achieve global peace and security.
Thank you.
Padmini Arhant
Author & Presenter PadminiArhant.com
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Memorial Day – Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
May 28, 2018
Memorial Day – Troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Padmini Arhant
Memorial Day memorializing war veterans is the tradition.
The tribute to those sacrificing their lives for any just cause is always honorable and more so with the soldiers and defense personnel laying their lives to defend their country and fellow citizens from any potential danger.
However, the trend in the past and present century forging wars for reasons other than national defense costing young blood and nation’s treasure proved counterproductive and futile. Whatever explanations accompany prolonged occupation of foreign land with massive troops deployment and troop surge along with increase in defense budget predominantly expended in military bases maintenance worldwide, the outcome of such maneuvers evidently not favorable.
United States assuming the role to patrol and police global frontiers has escalated tensions, promoted nuclear options in self-defense and deterrence besides imposing mandatory defense spending on all nations at the expense of economic growth and development.
In other words, United States military presence worldwide has left nations with only one option and that is to beef up military capability boosting the military industrial complex represented defense sector to thrive rain or shine regardless of market conditions benefitting selective members in the hierarchy.
United States and NATO waged wars and subsequent occupation in different regions of the world on false premise has produced chaos and catastrophe creating permanent war zones and leaving those nations bereft of recovery otherwise possible in restive and peaceful environment.
The wars aimed at profitability with no concern for loss of innocent lives and defense force especially the misinformed young men and women led in harms way could no longer continue business as usual. The propaganda based wars, military interventions and terror sponsoring targeting nations and regions for hegemonic goals squandering ordinary citizens lives and their tax dollars are enormous liability in economic, political, social and humanitarian terms ruining nations and destiny of millions forced into refugee status.
The contemporary situation demands fair assessment to end illegal occupation of foreign land and territory allowing the population of those nations normal existence and self-determination rights barring foreign intrusion.
The case in point is Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Korea to name a few.
Considering the extended timeframe and purpose not serving the local and regional inhabitants interests and furthermore the military and aggressive involvement fomenting violence and security violations, the complete withdrawal of forces and ceasing violent engagement are necessary to establish peace and stability in these parts of the world.
Afghanistan is primarily used as United States and NATO military base to exert dominance in Central Asia denying Afghanistan the sovereign status and Afghans the fundamental right to political freedom and social progress critical for economic prosperity.
Above all, the economic costs since invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 until today including protracted warfare in Iraq and Pakistan has cost U.S. taxpayers $4.8 trillion per Congressional Budget Office report and still counting with the warfare carried out on borrowed money inflating United States budget deficit and subsequent impact on national debt leading to sharp hikes in consumer interest rates reflecting macroeconomic effects.
The current allocation of $45 billion this year for Afghanistan alone is again repeating predecessors pattern without subjecting pentagon to accountability and independent audit given the trajectory on disproportionate spending and trillions of taxpayers dollars admittedly missing as confirmed by former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on $2.3 Trillion and the same acknowledged in previous Congressional hearings with no actions from any administration or Congress thus far.
The article from Project Censored under – The News That Didn’t Make The News .
Title – The Pentagon Money Pit: $6.5 Trillion In Unaccountable Army Spending And No DOD Audit
“According to a July 2016 Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG) report, $6.5 trillion of Army Spending allocated to the Pentagon have no paper trail and no audit has been made by the Department of Defense (DOD) for the past two decades to resolve this issue. In other words, David Lindorff reported that “the Department of Defense has not been tracking or recording or auditing all of the taxpayer money allocated by Congress — what it was spent on, how well it was spent, or where the money actually ended up. There are enough opportunities here for corruption, bribery, secret funding of ‘black ops’ and illegal activities, and or course for simple waste to march a very large army, navy and air force through. And by the way, things aren’t any better at the Navy, Air Force and Marines.”
The referenced excerpt of the article and earlier incident on $2.3 Trillion vaporized is just the tip of the iceberg with successive administrations and Congress obliging pentagon demand for billions of taxpayer money exempting the tax payer funded military headquarter Pentagon and federal defense agencies from checks and balances that are applicable to ordinary citizens in society.
These events decisively and conclusively determine the need for immediate withdrawal and winding up of operations in Afghanistan and other destinations having no relevance to national interests except undermining United States credibility and wasting taxpayers money that deserves to be invested in domestic economy such as job creation, health care, public education, scientific research and innovations and infrastructure.
On U.S. taxpayers behalf, the Congressional authorization of independent oversight to probe corruption and financial irregularities in taxpayer funded defense department viz. pentagon and other federal agencies dealing with defense activities is paramount for transparency and economic viability.
Finally, national defense force is meant to safeguard nation’s security and not misused for some entities and certain groups’ hegemonic ambitions and exclusive gains.
Thank you.
Padmini Arhant
Author & Presenter PadminiArhant.com
Prakrithi.PadminiArhant.com
United States – State of the Union Address 2018
January 31, 2018
United States – State of the Union Address 2018
Padmini Arhant
President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union Address to the nation and viewers worldwide.
I present my thoughts on the address.
The domestic issues related to job creation, lowering unemployment among African Americans and Latino Americans besides other achievements were highlighted in the speech. The tax reform legislation with tax breaks for various groups though the tax relief for individuals are temporary with an expiry date compared to corporations’ permanent tax cuts and stock market record breaking performance were brought to attention. They are relevant and important milestones for this administration and Congress.
The ordinary citizens in different occupations especially the members involved in rescue operations of natural disasters and those fighting crimes within nation were appreciated and commended in the first segment of the speech. These citizens deserved acknowledgment for risking their lives and saving others from life and death situation demonstrating care and compassion in the hour of need.
There was also a pledge to reduce the cost of prescription drugs that are astronomical leaving patients suffering from terminal illnesses with hard choices between buying medications to fight disease and food for survival.
The message on economy was optimistic and complimenting brave citizens for their selfless actions were humanizing in the Presidential delivery.
There was also emphasis on unity considering the divisiveness based on misrepresentation and propaganda of different types in communication outlets that are contributing to polarization. The gesture to transcend identity and accept one another as American is a positive note. The conciliatory approach on immigration recognizing the DACA issue as one of the four pillars including border security is welcome.
The second chance with job prospects for prison inmates having satisfied necessary time is a good moral and economic support to help them reform and settle as productive citizens in society. In this respect, the plan to open and set up vocational institutes and other labor training facilities would certainly be impetus for youths straying in life and committing crimes adding to prison population in the country.
I did not hear any specific benefit to college students on education loan that is vital as there are many of them in this category saddled with education debt prior to starting their career. The student loan is another area other than mortgage that often weighs down on ordinary citizens unable to have any savings after paying the huge interest laden debt. The low or no interest easy payment plan to students and their families would definitely boost college enrollment and educated work force.
Infrastructure to build roads, railways, bridges and ports were addressed in the President’s speech that are all important with bipartisanship in funding the projects leaving politics aside is essential.
The transition from free trade agenda to fair trade with reciprocal arrangement conforms to proposal on this website.
On religion, the guarantee to safeguard religious rights as constitutional norm is conducive and crucial for social harmony.
These issues were all right on track and pertinent to building America.
What I did not hear from the President that is significant not only to America but also to the survival of all species is the environment protection and reducing carbon emission. The administration should review the Paris Climate treaty objectively though I’m yet to familiarize myself on the details of the accord which I will do in the immediate future to understand the nature and commitments of the signatories to the agreement.
In my experience, the environment accord is usually limited to consent and not necessarily translated into action by major polluters viz. United States, China, India and other industrialized as well as emerging economies contributing to global warming and ice caps melting in the north and south poles specifically the arctic and Antarctic respectively endangering marine life and human inhabitation in remote regions of the world.
In fact, the fire, hurricanes, floods and freezing temperatures the President cited in his address are the results of gross environment abuse and neglect that could no longer be slighted prompting serious engagement from government to citizen level to curb environment deterioration. The wealth and economic development are meaningless in the absence of clean air and water critical for life.
Unfortunately, the President heeding to coal industry and endorsing fossil fuel production rather than reduction with export possibilities to other nations is not a viable option on environment preservation. Instead the coal miners and other energy companies should consider clean renewable energy using natural resources like solar, wind and hydrothermal projects and contain fossil fuel dependency. The oil companies constant drilling, fracking and digging in deep and shallow water along with pipelines like the controversial Keystone project ignoring native Americans plea to spare their territory prioritize profit over people and planet sustenance.
The administration’s focus and obligation to protect oceans and rivers from contamination and the atmosphere from pollution is key to healthy living standards that would also decrease health care costs for the nation. Again, clean air and water is not a privilege but indeed a necessity for all to exist and experience healthy life span.
Now on foreign policy. Not surprisingly, the foreign policy advocates input in the State of the Union Address targeting the usual nations as adversaries was predictable. The distinct remarks against some were not only repetitive stance but pronounce stagnancy in changing course from their archaic view of the world and refusing to accept the transformative geopolitical landscape.
Simultaneously touting the allies’ erroneous demands and indulgence viz. Israel and Saudi Arabia with the former occupation of Palestine and defiant settlement activities in Palestinian territories while the latter pounding of Yemen using United States sold artillery in Yemen are proved counterproductive.
The administration’s egregious decision on Jerusalem is neither in United States nor Israel’s interest as claimed in the speech. Jerusalem is a holy city shared among natives and residents settled thereafter creation of Israel on Palestine. The unilateral declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is provocative and appropriately ruled out in the UN vote by majority in the world.
The President expectation from nations to fall in line on international affairs such as Jerusalem deny these nations sovereign right to express dissent and their citizens’ position on global matter. The anticipation on complacency and complicity from nations as recipients of United States financial aid and funding of the United Nations qualifies as bribery to buy votes in the UN voting process defeating the legitimate purpose of an international body.
On North Korea – the President reminisced the formation of union with then patriots’ resolve for self-governance that led to the emergence of United States of America proudly declared an independent nation on earth.
However, the free country not entirely free in governance with diverse special interests from within and outside exerting control over United States investments has developed into imperialist power despite failures and consistent debacles from illegal invasion and occupation of foreign land.
The irony with western colonial powers is they cherish own freedom and take pride in subjugation and colonization of nations worldwide. The colonial mindset rejects the rights of all human beings to liberty and independence from foreign intervention.
North Korea’s aspiration for reunification of Korea as an independent, sovereign nation liberated from foreign military on the borders and repressive UNSC economic sanctions is an inalienable right of the people of that country. United States long standing imposition on North Korea is direct violation of North Korean sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The same would be applicable to United States engagement in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and wherever United States military bases are established indefinitely declining the citizens of these nations the self-determination in governance of their choice without foreign troops and sponsored terror outfits presence.
The imperial quest premised on unfettered access to economic reserves and strategic dominance prompting military and terror infiltration in foreign land is a flawed strategy and never gain respect draining tax payer dollars on aggression and violent pursuits.
On the subject of terror – As stated earlier on this website, terrorism would collapse instantly upon terminating supply of weapons to terror factions together with ceasing funding to terror operatives that fosters terror. There is little or no desire to end these two means among promoters and profiteers of terror instrumental in proliferating terrorism.
Nuclear policy – The reluctance to lead the world in nuclear disarmament due to reservations from forces believing nuclear might as formidable defense is an illusion. Again, as explained earlier on the topic on this website, nuclear status is a dead weight on nuclear powers demanding extraordinary vigilance and financial investment in maintenance of nuclear site depriving other areas such as health care, education and infrastructure improvement in the national budget. The reality is people dying from preventable disease and lack of basic facilities is much higher and happening on daily basis among nuclear and non-nuclear states than the probability of nuclear attack. Yet nuclear ambitions and advancement exceed overall life requisites among nuclear states accelerating nuclear arms race.
The world cannot afford to wait for a particular time and place on denuclearization. Nuclear weapons are a menace and require safe disposal making the world a nuclear free zone. Hence, it is incumbent on all nuclear states to arrive at a consensus and expedite nuclear disarmament exempting none in the endeavor. The world leaderships in military, politics and civil society owe this responsibility to the present and future generation for safe and nuclear free existence.
Likewise, there is another cleaning up task pending world action. The land mines and improvised explosive device (IED) that are inflicting pain and permanent injury to largely poorer demography in countries that are designated eternal war precincts with weapons and explosives left behind in open field and abandoned in warehouse as witnessed in Africa, Afghanistan and Libya.
The addiction to foreign policy to suit core entities self and vested interests against United States and global benefits hurt America’s credibility in presiding over world disputes and discord.
The President speech also confirmed on Guantanamo Bay to remain open retaining status quo. The idea to house terror suspects most of whom are known to be falsely held in captivity denying them habeas corpus – the right to legal defense to prove their innocence emanated from the administration headed by then President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney and sources in power at that time. These members having been primarily responsible for allowing terror attack on 9/11/2001, they were never held accountable for dereliction of duty amounting to treason and violation of human rights in introducing torture and inhumane tactics on those in unlawful custody.
United States image could not be enhanced in skyscrapers and coast to coast high ways, bridges and monuments alone. Any nations real progress is verifiable in the treatment of own citizens and those abroad with mutual respect, dignity and fairness without compromising on ethics and human value.
I reiterate that President Donald Trump led administration and the present Congress with members from both sides of the political aisle have potential to build America and enable American dream for all Americans leaving none behind barring prejudice in general and partisan politics in governance.
United States and the world moving forward in strengthening ties with neighbors in the region and across the frontiers treating each other as partners and not rivals extending economic, cultural, educational and social events is paramount for global peace, prosperity and security.
God bless humanity and environment.
Thank you.
Padmini Arhant
Author & Presenter PadminiArhant.com
United States – Violence and U.S. Policy
October 4, 2017
United States – Violence and U.S. Policy
Padmini Arhant
United States immunity to violence emanates from U.S. domestic and foreign policy.
U.S. weakness and vulnerability to complicity pledging allegiance to the so-called allies Israel and Saudi Arabia political aspirations is well established since the horrific terror attack on September 11, 2001. The calibrated and coordinated terror assault and thereafter the avalanche of military interventions evolving into sponsoring terrorism until today is the most violent legacy in the new millennium.
When State actors at the national level choose to ignore terror warnings allowing citizens to die on that fateful day, they are directly responsible for mass killings in daylight on their watch.
Similarly, eliminating the NAVY SEALS deployed in pseudo operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan claiming to have assassinated the deceased Osama Bin Laden in 2011 wiping out key witnesses further clarified monumental duplicity.
Above all, protecting those involved in treason against own citizens and country providing them impunity confirms democracy under siege.
The 9/11 attack became the premise granting heads of the administration – the Presidents of the United States transcending political parties the license to kill citizens at home including men and women in uniforms and innocent civilians abroad under the guise of national security they neglected in collusion with forces endangering peace and security in the United States and worldwide.
In order to maintain status quo laden with lies and deception, the White House since 2001 terror attack in succession have violated public trust and ethics in epic proportion.
Regardless of political representation as Republican and Democrat, the White House extra judicial executions against constitutional law authorizing predator drones chasing children, women and men from their humble dwellings in developing nations and war-torn countries in a manner considered a sport for executive office bearers, air strikes with nuclear components post 9/11 more so in the past decade speaks volume of the character of those at the helm. Ironically, even the Nobel peace prize could not deter such actions during their term in office.
September 11, 2001 set precedence to abuse power misleading the nation at every opportunity using fear and false propaganda for policies serving specific agenda against United States interests.
Unites States republic status is a myth and aptly demonstrated in decisions concerning domestic and international affairs. When government fails people in the deliberate mishandling conforming to secrecy and loyalty to unscrupulous ambitions costing citizens lives and national integrity, the trend is up for adoption attracting fragments within society.
The incumbent President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against North Korea that United States would respond with fire and fury is anything but responsible and helpful. Such statements from the Presidency ignites sparks and lights unwanted elements in the country seeking motivation in the suicide mission.
The repeat episodes of shooting incidents and false flag tactics with patsies attributed to government and congress misplaced priority, media overtones promoting wars and unsubstantiated assertions leading to deceit, tensions and potential nuclear confrontation.
United States foreign incursions ratcheted using 9/11 and subsequently conferring statehood to terrorism in 2012 onwards facilitating ISIL, ISIS, IS emergence not barring the effort to permit Taliban in Afghanistan to launch exile government under Taliban flag declared The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, in Qatar’s capital Doha in 2013 under U.S. guidance exemplify combative positions in defiance of peace and diplomacy not to mention the lack of respect for foreign nation’s sovereignty.
Citizens unable to cope with challenges in life apparently take cue from sources they are in contact with such as television at home, government leaderships and representatives constantly visible in every medium available in their life. The government and congress role is the touchstone for many citizens unable to exercise discernment concerning them and the world around them.
Although shooting rampage escalated in the past decade adapting to instance like public execution of unarmed civilian Miriam Carey at the White House door step in 2013 by then President Barack Obama’s security personnel performing as the firing squad, the selective condemnation of gun violence rejects the salient fact that all lives matter. The lives lost in senseless firing in isolated situation, a crowded place, college campus or imposed terrorism on 9/11 deserves equal recognition and acknowledgment of criminal activity subject to legal consequence.
The reckless policies, approvals and carte blanche executive decisions as well as reactions on sensitive issues influence minds and certain citizens’ behavior in society. The authorities’ peaceful pursuits and disposition in resolving domestic and international crises would be a paradigm shift in the country under external dominance and control.
What that means is rising to the occasion in welcoming rational thoughts and ideas from Senior Cabinet member, the present Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on North Korea and Venezuela for direct communication and removal of sanctions respectively. Simultaneously, having allies viz. Israel to return billion dollars aid to United States and Saudi Arabia and UAE to contain regional disputes with neighbor Qatar.
Meanwhile, ending conflicts in Syria, withdrawal from Afghanistan, Palestinian statehood terminating Israel’s occupation of the embattled territory are necessary for global peace besides rebuilding United States as reliable partner in settling international disputes and disagreements.
Any opposition in this regard would determine United States policy favoring wanton aggressions and egregious resolve proved catastrophic in recent memory. United States policy aimed at peaceful negotiations and dialogue rather than violent strategies would be productive and critical.
As for gun laws, the banning of assault weapons in public domains with rigorous background checks and regular updates is the preliminary measure required to curb massacre and homicide in addition to media and press fair and balanced reporting refraining from unlawful insinuations is an obligation.
Thank you,
Padmini Arhant
Author & Presenter PadminiArhant.com
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