Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Logistics 101: Where Does ISIS Get Its Guns?

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

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Logistics 101: Where Does ISIS Get Its Guns?

Click here to access article by Tony Cartalucci from New Eastern Outlook.

Cartalucci adds to the mountain of evidence that the terrorist army of ISIS is a creation of the Empire. He focuses on only one aspect: the logistics required of any sustained military operation. He also takes direct aim at one among many lies that are being told to Americans via their corporate media talking heads:

The current conflict consuming the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria where the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) is operating and simultaneously fighting and defeating the forces of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran, we are told, is built upon a logistical network based on black market oil and ransom payments.