Politics

Last July I wrote that Donald Trump was merely a “blip,” a novelty candidate who couldn’t do much better than 17 percent in the polls. He would swiftly go the way of Herman Cain.

In August, I still didn’t believe the Trump hype. The 2016 race, I predicted, would see an early surge for a religious right candidate, followed by the inevitable nomination of the establishment favorite, probably Jeb Bush. After the Iowa caucuses, I was sure my scenario was playing out, only with Rubio in place Bush.

Submitted by Russell Whitehouse via OrientalReview.org,

Is the Latest “ISIS Attack” Another False Flag?

Paul Craig Roberts

The Little-Known Secret to Destroying ISIS Propaganda

I'm not opposed to killing every ISIS member and recruit. After all, they're trying to kill us.

But Russia and the U.S.-led coalition haven't been able to wipe out ISIS with bombs.

Why not?

Military history shows that you usually cannot defeat your enemy unless you understand him at least a little bit.

For example, the great Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu wrote in the Art of War: