by Greg Maybury | May 25, 2018 | Deep State, Geopolitics, Mainstream Media, National Security, Neo-conservatism, Shadow Government, Surveillance State, The Presidency, Uncategorized, US National Security
We have blind men, one-eyed men, squint-eyed men, men with long sight, short sight, clear sight, dim sight, [and] weak sight. All that is a faithful enough image of our understanding; but we are barely acquainted with [men of] false sight. — Voltaire, The...
by Greg Maybury | Apr 4, 2018 | Deep State, Shadow Government, Surveillance State, The Presidency, Uncategorized, US History, US Intelligence, US Politics
Greg Maybury is a Perth (Australia) based freelance writer. His main areas of interest are American history and politics in general, with a special focus on economic, national security, military and geopolitical affairs, and both US domestic and foreign policy issues....
by Greg Maybury | Jun 26, 2017 | Deep State, Geopolitics, Military/Industrial/Security Complex, National Security, Neo-conservatism, Shadow Government, The Presidency, US Foreign Policy, US National Security
‘It has been a splendid little war, begun with the highest motives, carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit, favored by that Fortune which loves the brave.’ US Secretary of State John Hay, referencing the Spanish-American War of 1898, in a letter to...
by Greg Maybury | Nov 27, 2016 | Deep State, Geopolitics, National Security, Shadow Government, The Presidency, US Foreign Policy, US History, US Intelligence, US Military
The death of Fidel Castro offers us an ideal opportunity to reflect not just on the profound geopolitical import of Cuban-American relations. In the process we acquire a timely insight into how badly the Washington establishment gets it all so demonstrably and...
by Greg Maybury | Dec 4, 2015 | Deep State, Geopolitics, National Security, Power Politics, Shadow Government
‘The heroes, the wise men, like the new moon have their waxing and waning. Men will say, “Who has ever lived with might and with power like him?” As in the dark month, the month of shadows, so without him there is no light. O Gilgamesh, this was the...
by Greg Maybury | Nov 27, 2015 | Deep State, Geopolitics, National Security, Power Politics, Shadow Government, US History, US Politics
‘Statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by...
