In the 'things aren't always what they appear' category, comes this analysis by Webster Tarpley of the recent events in the triangle consisting of southern Afghanistan, eastern Iran, and western Pakistan (the region called Baluchistan), located on the Indian Ocean. If you see a larger plan in the American/NATO occupation of Afghanistan, such as the looming economic/military struggle with China, then this makes sense. If you are familiar with any of the recent writing of Zbigniew Brzezinski, such as The Grand Chessboard (read the entire book as a PDF online for free here), one of Obama's key foreign policy advisors (and professor at Columbia University when he attended there), then again the larger picture makes sense.
I've really come to appreciate Tarpley's insights on issues. (Look at his impressive bio here at Wikipedia.) He always looks to the big picture, knows the larger global forces at work, and has a fantastic memory and wide knowledge of the world and its history. It also help to know, as he does, German, French, Italian, and other languages in order to be able to read newspapers and literature from all over the world. Unfortunately, he sometimes says goofy things or makes unnecessary sarcastic remarks that undermine his argument. And he is largely written off by the establishment press and academia as an eccentric and a crank, if not a loony conspiracy theorist. But I just call him a dedicated contrarian and filter what he says with that in mind.
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