Donald Trump and his battle with the Deep State

The last time I wrote about The Donald, I defended his success in the US Elections in 2016.  Some friends voiced their disappointment in my stance, yet others (childishly) unfriended and blocked my profiles on Social Media. I don’t know what it is, but when everyone else goes left, I will unassumingly go right! Maybe it’s that silent rebel in me, or that uncontrollable urge to piss people off!

Anyway, my analysis was partly based on his promises and commitments to the American people and his stance on America’s foreign policy in the Middle East and elsewhere.  Though it probably has always been a risk trusting politicians with their promises during campaign trails, I threw my hat in with the Donald due to my distrust of a Presidency of one Hilary Rodham Clinton. This scepticism was based purely on her history of sowing chaos in the Middle East (Libya, Yemen) and Eastern Europe (Ukraine). I firmly believed that Hilary Clinton would have been the cause of the next global war between nuclear armed countries. I firmly believed that this woman was crazy enough to instigate such a global catastrophe. If you have seen the video of her interview commenting on the destruction of Libya and the death of Muhammar Gadhafi, you would understand what I’m talking about.

With a reflection on the list of failures in his career, and his family’s alleged affiliation with the far right, The Donald’s success in the White House was always going to be questionable and controversial.  His success at the polls was the last thing that was expected from liberal America and prior to the elections Hilary Clinton’s rise to the White House was a forgone conclusion by every media pundit trolling the mainstream media; Little did they know that rural America was going to have none of it, and was sick of the cyclical bullshit every US President had brought to their Society since the first Clinton enjoyed fellatio in the White House. They were sick of the endless wars their government was sowing around the world. They wanted real change locally. They wanted someone who would provide some hope of rebuilding their country, and not send their fathers, sons, brothers, and partners to remote areas of the globe to fight wars which had very little bearing or influence on the prosperity of their society. On the contrary, these wars fueled more hatred for the US government, from almost every other nation in the world, especially in the Middle East. In Donald Trump, they had a flicker of hope; not much, but it was a better choice than ordering more of the same in Hilary Clinton. They knew that in Clinton, nothing would change, but things would probably get worse. Her political scandals did little to convince the American public that she was the real deal. Thus, the electorate decided that they would choose the lesser of two evils, in Donald Trump.

Donald Trump’s first 100 days in the White House was not convincing, and there was little evidence of commitment to his campaign promises. He flip flopped on various issues and occasionally did or said the exact opposite of what he promised. He changed staff in his team the way American Football players are substituted. He would say one thing today, and a few days later would totally reverse and take a different stance. After the first one hundred days, it was starting to look like The Donald was totally out of his depth and it seemed like he didn't have a clue.

One of the things Trump promised on his campaign trail, was that he was going to “drain the swamp” when he got to the White House.  He implied that he was going to purge his administration of the undesirable factions whose agenda was not consistent with the policies of the US Government or in the interests of the American Public. On his arrival in Washington, he realized that this draining the swamp would be more challenging than hanging someone from a tree in the Deep South. He realized that running the US Administration was not the same as running an Academy of MBA hopefuls. But, he was consistent in his “You’re fired” mantra when someone did not supposedly conform, as was witnessed in his chopping and changing staff almost weekly in those one hundred days. 

In politics around the globe there will always be groups or organisations, be they profitable or non- profitable, contesting for a slice of a sitting government’s influence to further their own interests. In American politics this type of external influence in government policy is no exception.  Depending on the extent to which this interest is sought, it can hugely affect the strategic goals of that Administration. The bigger the influence, the more a sitting Government may surrender their mandate in exchange for political favours or self-interests. This phenomenon has come to be known as a “Shadow State” or “Deep State”.  There are various examples around the world where this “takeover” of a sitting government is evident.  A prime example of this would be none other than in my own country, the South African Government.

This “Deep State” is what Trump was referring to when he committed to “draining the swamp” in Washington.  On taking up the Presidency, only then did he realise the extent to which this Deep State had influenced the US Administration.  Needless to say, this external influence on the US Government dates back to the George Bush Snr and Bill Clinton Administrations. These influences were especially prominent in the many State Security agencies, like the FBI, CIA, and some fifteen other agencies. Yes, there are 17 official State Intelligence agencies in the United States. Therefore, this changed the simple task of “draining the swamp” into a mammoth Macro Project of desalinating the Atlantic, instead. When Trump showed signs that he wanted to deliver on some of his campaign trail commitments, e.g. improve relations with Russia, he was accused of colluding with the Russians to influence the elections in his favour.  When he tried to de-escalate the US presence in Syria, more allegations of bribery and corruption were leveled against him. He subsequently had no choice but to play ball with his adversaries in his Administration, or risk the possibility of impeachment through nefarious motives and unsubstantiated allegations.

Since Hilary Clinton was the preferred candidate to push the agenda of the Deep State, yet lost the election, it put much more pressure on The Donald to conform to their needs or face the consequences.  Hence, his unpopularity from the day he beat Hilary at the polls. His battle with this party of rogues is far from over, and they will not rest until he is totally in their court, or he is impeached. Their goal was always to have a pliable individual in the White House to further their agenda.

Donald - The Trumpian

Donald Trump has been labelled a racist, foul mouthed misogynist and a circus clown. He has no tact or diplomacy and says what he thinks, literally. His debating skills are less than ordinary and his capacity to maintain an intellectual conversation is in itself debatable.

Be that as it may, Donald Trump represents  the majority of the American public who are sick and tired of living on food stamps; being frustrated by unemployment; sick of endless wars the US military is incapable of controlling, with more body bags of their loved ones returning home daily. They have had enough of their government expending more time and money on a foreign policy for the Middle East and Eastern Europe that has miserably failed since Barack "yes we can" Obama took office in 2009.

They are sick of the corruption on Wall Street and the big Banks who are "too big to fail". They've had enough of the Clinton scandals and her empty rhetoric with nothing concrete to offer the American people. Notwithstanding the fact that her criminal activities are all but swept under the carpet at the 11th hour. The American people collectively decided not to put someone, with a tainted reputation, in the White House.They are well aware that should she have won, all they would get was more of the same with a  rapidly eroding  socio-economic climate at home.

Regardless of his unsavoury utterances and  thoughtless outbursts, the American public took a chance with Trump because he may, just may deliver on his promises of abandoning the Establishment's current focus on foreign policy and overhaul internal policies to benefit the American people.
With a Clinton presidency they know that would have been a pipe dream, because she undoubtedly represents the elite establishment and that's where her focus would have been.........

The world as most of us did not know it in 2015.

The Global Geopolitical changes witnessed by people in the know, through 2015, give one a sense of hope for the New Year. The shift of Geopolitical power from the West to East has moved up a few gears with the takeover and control by Russia of the War in Syria. Russia’s phenomenal success in only three months of operations in the war has left the Western nations at a loss for a meaningful response to the developments in this region. The rise of the evil entity called ISIS has brought about untold fear for the citizens of the world. Their expansion across Iraq/Syria and the Kurdish republics resulted in the killing of hundreds of thousands and displacement of millions from the region.  The intervention by Russia in the region has stopped this ISIS expansion and growth and given people of the region the hope of improved prospects in 2016.

The migration problem in the EU has yet to be resolved, with EU members implementing all sorts of movement restrictions between countries and predominantly targeting foreigners from entering the EU. Increased border patrols, the building of huge walls and fences, etc , is common purpose under the circumstances. The rise of the right and far right political parties in various European member countries poses a serious threat to the longevity of the EU as an entity. The revolt by EU citizens against the influx of migrants in their respective countries have increased the support for these  far right parties who are gaining political relevance as a result of the migration crisis. Other issues which plagued the EU, was the Greek bale out, and the consequences thereof. With the move of support for the far right in various EU countries, how will they react to the Mafiosi style of economic management of the Union.

The slow but certain downfall of the US as the sole global Superpower became a sober reality to the powers that be in Washington. Internal strife in the form of civil disobedience and revolt by US citizens against police brutality of minors has reached epic proportions with the situation becoming unmanageable by local authorities in their specific states. The gradual loss of US dominance in the Middle East as a result of Russia’s intervention has left the US Neocons scratching their heads for a meaningful response with significant answers. These are only two examples of the problems facing the US Empire for which they are clearly unable to contain.  I have penned a few articles this year of the impending downfall of the US Empire in light of their catastrophic management of the terror threat in the MENA (Middle East/North African)  region and elsewhere. Lacking a meaningful policy and strategy to combat the terror threat in this region, will leave the US out in the cold as the Russian coalition is doing the job for them. This naturally will leave a huge scar to their egos and may prove to be the catalyst that would instigate a desperate fight to maintain dominance over the MENA region and globally.

Although the Russian coalition has made tremendous strides in containing the ISIS threat in the Middle East, it may not be accepted that the US will follow suite and assist the coalition in fighting this terror scourge. Recent developments have fingered a NATO country, Turkey, as funding, aiding and assisting the ISIS jihadists, and allowing stolen crude to be transported from Syrian oil fields through Turkey to international buyers at low cost.  As a NATO country it cannot be expected that the NATO Alliance, and inadvertently the US, was not aware of these operations and they may be complicit in encouraging or turning a blind eye to Turkey’s criminal activities. That said it would be only a matter of time before others are exposed in similar criminal activities involving the funding of ISIS.

The New Year will bring in many more surprises from the Geopolitical arena regarding the Syrian war and the ISIS phenomenon. For the benefit of prosperity to all mankind in the New Year, we hope and pray that things do not turn out for the worse as far as the US is concerned in the Syrian oil/Turkey/ISIS developments. If that be the case, the world may be in for an extremely bumpy ride in 2016.

 

Terror attacks in France – a predictive false flag?

The latest terror attacks in France on Friday (13-11-2015), comes shortly after the French air force allegedly joined in the bombing of Syria with the US and other allies. It is also claimed to be a result of the refugee influx into Europe from various parts of the Middle East, especially Syria. The main concern from European governments was the potential of ISIS jihadists infiltrating European countries in the guise of a refugee.

The refugee crisis has become an issue which European authorities are battling to contain and manage. Various proposals were made by the EU Commission to Turkey and other North African countries to assist with the crisis and take in some of the refugees with financial assistance to help deploy them (refugees) into their countries’ mainstream economies.  Not one of the countries approached by the EU Commission took the bait; thus, leaving the EU solely with the headache of trying to resolve the crisis.

Faced with this problem, EU countries took various steps of stemming the influx, but evidently nothing seemed to stop the refugees from entering EU in their droves.  Borders were temporarily closed, with tighter restrictions put in place. Emergency blockades in the form of barbed wire and high electrified fences were built.  But somehow the refugees found ways of bypassing these additional controls, with the result that they were made ineffective within the first few weeks of implementation. The EU parliament was now running out of ideas in their efforts to control the problem, and it seemed they had no effective alternative plans or answers to resolve the crisis. 

What are they to do?

As with all Geopolitical goals and objectives, everything is never what it seems. As I have always said, in situations like these, one needs to look beyond the obvious for an insight into the reasoning and motivations of such actions.  Firstly, the immediate assumption that the attack was carried out by ISIS jihadists in retaliation for France’s participation in the Syrian war seems feeble, given the fact that there is an alleged coalition of approx. 11 countries militarily involved in the war in Syria. Why choose France as a target? In addition, the previous terror attacks in France earlier this and last year, has resulted in the French government improving national security to prevent any more attacks from being carried out in that country. The fact that this improved security was easily breached is a convenience like no other. My suspicion of the attacks being a false flag ties in perfectly with the scenario outlined above, given that something needed to be done to resolve the refugee crisis effectively.  If not, the EU faces the prospect of being non-existent within a few years.

The claims of ISIS jihadists infiltrating Europe in the guise of refugees is a perfect excuse to plan a false flag attack, blame it on the Jihadists, then implement draconian laws throughout the EU with military execution to stem the influx of refugees.  As a result the EU Commission now has enough reason to crack down, with all means possible, on the refugees, to resolve the problem.  #justsaying!

21st Century Looney Toons - courtesy of Disneyland Europe

The influx of refugees into Europe from North Africa and the Middle East seems to be taking its toll on Governments in the European Union. Back and forth blaming for the crises is the order of the day, and no-one seems eager to take responsibility for the situation.  The European Union leaders are blaming its individual EU members and conveniently passing the buck without any shame.

The refugee crisis is a direct result of the endless wars the Western leaders perpetrated on these ravaged countries. Rewind back to 2003 when the first wave of attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq by the US and its NATO allies, who claimed to free the people from dictatorship and tyranny and bring democracy to their countries. Twelve years and several wars later these and other ME countries are now in total chaos with no sign of democracy or freedom but utter destruction, misery, death and poverty bestowed on the citizens. The result?  People are fleeing their devastated lands in droves and seeking shelter in the nearest place of safety, namely Europe and Britain.

With the predicament ever becoming worse and unmanageable, the free-flowing borderless countries of the EU are considering closing their borders as a result of the situation. The irony of the circumstances, is nothing but laughable in the eyes of the world.  Before plundering and pillaging those countries for their own selfish and Imperial interests, the EU leaders had only good things to sell in their quest bomb these lands into oblivion. Example, see David Cameron’s plea to bomb Syria (for a good cause) here: ”http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-23884550”. Subsequent to the crisis and realising the refugees are becoming a European problem, he does an about turn and wants “stability in that part of the world” and to stop people fleeing their countries, see here "http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/02/david-cameron-says-taking_n_8076646.html"

These so-called leaders of the free world, with all their power, imperialism and exceptionalism, could not foresee the current situation occurring back then when they were salivating to bomb every ME and North African country into extinction. At least they did get one thing right; the people DID find a country and a land with democracy, i.e. the closest European country that they could settle in!

There will be more blood.

History has proven that the demise of an empire is preceded by various issues internal and external to its domain. The downfall of the Roman Empire was a result of a combination of factors, namely political disintegration, civil revolt, failing economic policies, soaring debt, global military expansion, numerous failed wars, and corruption in government. Similarly, the Ottoman and British empires crumbled as a result of some or all of the above factors. In the case of all three, the unique miscalculation of overexpansion is blatant. To have complete hegemony and absolute power over all and sundry, the question of maintaining sovereignty and autonomy is lost to mismanagement, loss of control, misguidance and ultimately a failure of the state.

The Empire of Chaos (appropriately named by those in the know), is evidently no different to the empires of centuries past. The US government is tainted by a series of failed military campaigns, think Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, etc. The nation is beset by internal strife in the form of civil disorder as a result of incessant police brutality against minorities; maintaining a foreign policy that is aggressive and hostile towards 1.6 billion Muslims around the globe and an ever increasing total national debt to the tune of approximately 20 trillion dollars. Suffice it to say, a debt that is impossible to repay, and is exacerbated by incorrigible corruption throughout the US Government. The trend in relation to past Empires is clearly significant.

The one and only reason why the US (Empire) is surviving, is the fact that the US dollar is the global reserve currency and all international transactions are negotiated with it. The Federal Reserve Bank in the US can therefore print US dollars ad infinitum, as long as the dollar is the preferred currency of trade, and has substantial value. When various leaders from the Middle East, i.e. Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi,  Bashar al Assad made plans to move away from trading their natural resources in dollars, they were targeted and removed through military campaigns, citing dubious reasoning. The latest target to be subdued is the government of Iran.  For years the Iranians were planning to establish their own Bourse (Stock Exchange) to trade their natural gas and oil in a currency other than the US dollar, and as such have been targeted as a threat to world peace; hence, the accusations of the Iranians building a nuclear bomb to destroy Israel. Although literature suggests that Iran is the most peaceful nation in the Middle East.

The US is well aware that taking the fight to the Iranians, will stir up the Russian bear and the Chinese Dragon, which is something they cannot afford. The demonising of President Putin and Xi Xinping, is a direct result of these leaders insisting on protecting their sovereignty, national and international interests (re: Iran, Syria), and therefore not following US dictates. The establishment of various financial institutions by the BRIC countries, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB), to counter the might and power of the ECB (European Central Bank), the IMF, and the World Bank, is enough cause for alarm from the Empire of Chaos, who inadvertently owns the IMF, World Bank and ECB.  With numerous Asian, Latin American, African, Eastern European and various Western European countries having joined or considering to join these institutions, the US government is feeling left out in the cold, and therefore will fight for the survival of their banking minions and ultimately their own survival.

All international transactions between corporates and countries, uses the SWIFT transactional system to conduct trade in US dollars. The formulation by Russia and China of an alternative system of trade in currencies other than the US dollar is gaining traction and will be implemented in 2016/2017. With successful implementation of this system, the dollar as the preferred trading currency will be exchanged for currencies of the trading partners’ choice, mainly in their own currencies. This poses a huge threat to the US economy should the value of the dollar fall as a result of this development. As countries and corporates successfully switch from the SWIFT system to the new system of trade, the dollar becomes worthless, and the printing of dollars will have little significance or importance.

Therefore the fight to retain the Eurasian landmass and East Asian countries as economic trading partners is imperative for the US in their survival. Should this not be realised or sustained, the collapse of the US economy and as a state would be inevitable. Knowing the arrogance and egotism of the US administration and its war mongering neocons, they will not go down without taking the rest of the world with them. A military confrontation between the US and Russia/China may be globally catastrophic. There will be more blood to spill. God save us all.

The Cauldron of fire that is the Middle East

The Middle East is a far off destination from the shores of South Africa, yet many South African’s lives are somehow intertwined with the developments and chaos emanating from it. We have South African muslims advocating their support of various factions and religious groups in that part of the world. We have South Africans from Jewish descent similarly exercising their right to show solidarity with their affiliation to the Middle East.  South African Christians also share an affinity with their religious counterparts from the region. The same goes for descendants of Middle Eastern origin, in other distant lands far removed from the Middle East.

Powerful governments around the world likewise have an economic and geostrategic interest in any events that shape developments in the Middle East. Their reasons are more capitalistic, economic and power driven than the groups mentioned above. It’s a known fact that most countries in this region are rich in natural resources, i.e. black gold (oil) and natural gas are the main resources found there.  The quantity of these resources around the Persian Gulf and Caspian sea is unknown, with global corporate companies fighting for a piece of this bounty. Contrary to popular opinion (being democracy for the people), this is the main reason why the Western powers are continually declaring war on governments in the region. (I’ll probably be castigated, vilified and branded a traitor to Western allegiance for making a statement like that).

There are various opinions and views of the war/s and faction fighting taking place in the Middle East. Below, is my view of the chaos happening between ethnic groups and external powers trying to shape the region to their benefit. Your comments and contributions are welcome.

In the countries stretching from North Africa, that is, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia through to Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Turkey, there are hundreds of different ethnic groups and religious sects cohabiting this region.  The predominant religious groups from the Middle East are Sunni and Shi’íte Muslims. The other groups are Kurds, Jews (Sephardic and Ashkenazi ), Christians and various smaller ones who are partly affiliated with the major groups. The ruling governments from the various countries are either Sunni or Shiíte muslims.  Sunni muslims rule the countries of Saudi Arabia (Wahabbis), Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, and others. Shi’ite muslims rule the countries of Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Syria (Alawites), and Lebanon. As can be seen, the majority of Arab nations are ruled by Sunni muslims, although the majority of the population in some are Shiíte muslims. The history of the region is littered with factual literature of Sunni dictatorships and oppression of the minority groups.

At the time of the rise of the “Ärab Spring” in 2011, the resistance of shiíte muslims against their Sunni dictators and oppressors had reached fever pitch. The Arab Spring was sparked off by one individual’s act of self-immolation, due to his street wares being confiscated by a deliberate act of vindictiveness.  This simple event sparked off the Arab revolution from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, etc. As a result of the revolution in these countries, all the smaller ethnic groups and tribes wanted to be recognised by representation in their new governments. The trend of the revolution was marked by a relentless coup repeated in all the countries affected. In tandem with the revolution, Western powers realised a golden opportunity to rid themselves of any government who stood in the way of their Imperial objectives for the Middle East.

One of the leaders who would not play along to the Imperial agenda was Libya’s Muammar Gadaffi. Gadaffi had an intention of trading the country’s wealth of hydrocarbons in a currency other than the US dollar. Naturally this infuriated the US Imperialists, who sought to demonise and brand Gadaffi a terrorist who murders his own people. What followed was the familiar exercise of regime change and democracy for the people. Prior to the fall and killing of Gadaffi, Libya was the most prosperous nation in Africa, with a healthy, growing economy and a thriving population. Subsequent to his demise in 2011, the country has been torn apart by fundamentalist groups and US sponsored rebels. To this day, there is turmoil and disaster in Libya, with half the population fleeing for their lives.

The same happened to Iraq’s Saddam Hussein in 2003, when he similarly had ambitious plans to dump the dollar as the primary trade currency for his hydrocarbon production. As in Libya, there is still chaos and mayhem in Iraq as a result of this US intervention. There never was any WMD, and the only WMD that Saddam Hussein had, was the intention of dumping the dollar, which to the Imperialists, was equivalent to a crime of premeditated murder. Prior to the fall of Gadaffi, Iraq was a thriving nation with a stable and growing economy.

So, bringing the brand of Western democracy to the people of the Middle East, in conjunction with the Arab spring revolution, resulted in chaos, anarchy, and mayhem in every country. In Iraq the new Shiite government propped up by the Western powers, was unable to contain the uprising of Sunni extremists who organised themselves in various groups with a distinct agenda to unsettle the new government and cause as much terror in the country to make it ungovernable. With the country being ungovernable, an influx of foreign rebel fighters allegedly funded and armed by the Western powers and the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) flowed freely. The Gulf Cooperation Council is made up of the governments of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar and Oman. Suffice it to say, they are all Sunni dominated governments. One might say the standoff between the Sunni and Shiite muslim factions in the Middle East, started in Iraq after the Hussein regime was ousted.

This scenario was repeated in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, and Yemen (where the Shiite uprising was brutally contained by Saudi and Bahraini military forces through an illegal war in that country). The fighting between factions in Iraq conveniently spilled over the border to Syria, with the subsequent rise and dominance of the ISIS/ISIL (Sunni ) movement in the region. The government of Syria is controlled by the Alawites, which is a religious ethnic group that follows the Shia religion. Naturally, with their Shia allegiance, and their refusal to bow to Western dictates, the Syrian government was next in line for regime change by the Western powers and the GCC. After 4 years of intensive fighting between ISIS/ISIL, the Syrian army, Syrian rebels, and other militant islamist groups, like Al-Qaeda, the Al-Nusra Front, Ansar Al-Islam, the country of Syria and parts of Iraq has been gradually demarcated through seizure by ISIS/ISIL.

To the North of Syria, the Sunni government of Turkey pretentiously supported the ouster of ISIS/ISIL in the region by providing military aid to the Western sponsored rebels. The Turkish government conveniently used this as a pretext to enforce their dominance and authority over another group, the Kurds who make up 25% of the Turkish population. The Kurds are the third largest ethnic group in the Middle East and includes a significant portion of the populations in Syria, Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. The majority of the Kurdish population are Sunni muslims with a minority of Shia Kurds located along the borders of Iraq and Iran.  

The situation in Israel/Palestine/Lebanon remains tense, with daily skirmishes between the IDF(Israeli Defence Force)/Israeli settlers and the Palestinian people. In Gaza (identified as the largest open air prison in the world) the ruling party (Hamas) is predominantly Sunni muslims.  Because of their refusal to acknowledge the Zionist government of Israel, they are deemed a terrorist organization, and supported by the people of Gaza who are collectively intent on the destruction of the State of Israel. Incidentally, Hamas was voted into power in a 2006 referendum in Gaza. The result was not what the Zionists wanted, hence the demonization of the people of Gaza and their ruling party Hamas. Although being of Sunni ethnicity, the Hamas government do not enjoy the support of their Sunni counterparts in the GCC, for similar reasons that Israel sees them, i.e. as terrorists. They do however receive support from the Syrian and Iranian governments, for geostrategic purposes, i.e. to contain the Zionist government from wiping out all of Palestine and gradually carving out more land for themselves into the greater Middle East.

Together, the Gaza strip and the West Bank forms the regions identified as the Palestinian territories. It’s ruled by the PA (Palestinian Authority, formerly PLO), who is also predominantly Sunni muslim. As an alliance with Hamas in Gaza, they form the basis of their people’s fight for a Palestinian state.

Lebanon, the land north of Israel, is ruled by the Shiite dominated Hezbollah political party. They are funded and supported predominantly by the Syrian and Iranian governments. Their main political objective is resistance to Israeli occupation in Lebanon.

Although the various political parties in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon have similar dispensations and objectives, i.e. the resistance to Israeli occupation and the formation of a Palestinian state, the rivalry and factionalism resulting from the groups has caused confusion, division, and ultimately alienation from each other. This is mainly due to the dissimilar support and influences the various parties receives from their regional benefactors who share the same disunity, i.e. the GCC (Sunni) opposing the governments of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon (Shiite). The ultimate goal of these governments is for regional dominance in the Middle East. Throw in the agenda of the Western powers and Israel, and you have the current scenario of perpetual war and endless fighting. Whoever controls the region controls the resources…