Niccolo Machiavelli, a 16th-century man, is today still feared and yet revered. Machiavelli has come to represent the archetype of a scheming and conniving mastermind and even modern psychology refers to Machiavellianism as one of the Dark Triad personality traits. He is perceived as one who deceives, plays tricks, and shows no mercy. However, this […]
Posts Tagged ‘influences’
Asian and Nubian Influences Found In Ptolemaic Era Statues in Berenice
Several mysterious statues dating back over 2000 years have been unearthed inside a temple in the ruined port of Berenice in Egypt. What makes them unique is that they exhibit strong influences from both Asia and the African interior, which demonstrates the extent of global cultural exchange during the Classical Age. The team of Polish […]
Indo-Germanic Influences in Ancient Greece
By Professor Carl Schuchhardt Prussian Academy of Sciences, Berlin A hundred years ago, when the study of comparative languages was still at an immature stage of development, it was possible to give currency to the idea that central Asia was the original home of the Indo-Germanic Race. This conjecture is no longer tenable. Germanic archaeology has […]
Parents relieved at conviction of settler who burned their son alive
Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 19 April 2016 Yosef Haim Ben David, in handcuffs, is escorted out of an Israeli court in Jerusalem on 19 April after being found guilty of the 2014 kidnap and murder of Palestinian teenager Muhammad Abu Khudair. STR EPA The parents of Muhammad Abu Khudair expressed relief on Tuesday after […]
The FDA vs. reality: Cannabis can heal the human nervous system, and it has for centuries
(NaturalNews) While the Food and Drug Administration, Congress and state legislatures fumble around with what to do about cannibidiol, or CBD – a bioactive cannabinoid found in cannabis which, unlike THC, does not produce a psychoactive effect – they should read a little history on the substance. If they did, they’d know what […]
ISIS plans attacks on Jewish schools & kindergartens in Turkey – report
Last week, the arrest of six Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) undercover agents in Gaziantep, southern Turkey, allegedly exposed a new terror plot. IS operatives revealed the terror group plans to stage a series of attacks targeting young Jewish people in Turkey, Sky News says in an exclusive report, citing an unnamed intelligence source. The source […]
When I Dream of a Planet in Recovery…
29th March 2016 By Derrick Jensen B.Sc Guest Writer for Wake Up World In the time after, the buffalo come home. At first only a few, shaking snow off their shoulders as they pass from mountain to plain. Big bulls sweep away snowpack from the soft grass beneath; big cows attend to and protect their young. The […]
US Will Have a Presence in Afghanistan for Another 50 Years. Retired Army Colonel
Afghanistan is a geostrategic and economic prize that the West will not want to relinquish anytime soon. In an interview at the end of 2015, the former chief of staff to Colin Powell and retired US Army Colonel, Lawrence Wilkerson [pictured left], outlined the realistic timescale he believes the US will be involved in Afghanistan, […]