by Philip Farruggio | Nov 17, 2019 | Blog, Global Research
In the late 1990’s I bought an early model Ericsson mobile phone. Travelling around the UK countryside visiting farmers, it seemed quite useful, in spite of the very intermittent signal availability of that time. However, I found the masts which transmitted the...
by Philip Farruggio | Nov 17, 2019 | Blog, Global Research
Anyone remember the line from the film Forest Gump: ‘ Stupid is as stupid does’ ? Well, now we have, each and every passing day, the bastard children of our violent empire. Yes, violence has always been with us, this the frailty and flaw of humanity. One...
by Philip Farruggio | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog, Global Research
Well, once again we have Veterans Day upon us. With it comes the preponderance of overt militarism and military propaganda. Tune into any sporting event on the boob tube and you get the camouflaged soldiers and ROTC students (if a college game) staring into the...
by Philip Farruggio | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog, Global Research
Remember, those who can, the utter joy of going to the circus as a child? It was quite an experience to walk through the sideshow, watching the clowns or viewing the main acts on center stage. This writer sat there, mesmerized by all this for the two hours running....
by Philip Farruggio | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog, Global Research
At the Foot of Mammon. What is the Cold Truth? Remember the Illegal US Invasion of Iraq? Some say the following quote came from journalist John Swinton (1829-1901), but it matters not who actually said it. The cold hard truth is that it was spoken by someone who...
by Philip Farruggio | Oct 10, 2019 | Blog, Global Research
One must surmise that any ‘thinking’ citizen of ancient Rome probably felt as this writer does concerning my America, the Empire. Perpetual wars, invasions, occupations and colonization of foreign lands either were greeted with a cheerleading feeling, or with apathy...
