We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Sunday Times: Israel, Saudi Arabia cooperating to plan possible Iran attack

Click here to access article from Haaretz referencing a report in The Sunday Times (behind paywall).

It seems that a Medieval kingdom and a European-Jewish enclave in the Middle East have become allies. Could this be another threat that Israeli expansionists are using against any concessions negotiated by the US?