Larry Johnson & Alastair Crooke: Middle East on Fire Israel-Hezbollah War Escalates
by Counter Currents [9-28-2024 published].
(This is an excellent discussion with Alastair Crooke by Larry Johnson that gives us a much better understanding why conflicts within the Middle East are so complex. Most officials in the West don't understand the history or the nuances. This lack of understanding often often further complicates the issues when Western governments 'try' to help resolve the issues. — RAD)
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https://www.conflictsforum.org/who Alastair Crook is Director of Conflicts Forum, a small geo-political and geo-financial consultancy, and adviser to a number of larger geo-financial entities. He was formerly advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. He was also a staff member of Senator George Mitchell's Fact Finding Committee that inquired into the causes of the Intifada (2000-2001) and an adviser to the International Quartet. He initiated a number of ceasefires in the Occupied Territories on behalf of the European Union and has 35 years experience of working with Islamist movements. He is author of Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution (2009) and a forthcoming book addressing the metaphysics to our present global anguish. He is a regular media commentator on politics and geo-financial issues.
https://sonar21.com/about Larry C. Johnson is a former CIA officer and intelligence analyst, and former planner and advisor at the US State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism. As an independent contractor, he has provided training for the US Military’s Special Operations community for 24 years.
Since its founding in 1998, Larry has been managing partner of BERG (Business Exposure Reduction Group) Associates LLC, which specializes in investigating money laundering and counterfeit products, as well as providing financial analysis and counter terror strategy.
Larry was a frequent guest on all major US networks from the 1990s to the late 2000s, but made the “mistake” of consistently offering candid insights and honest assessments, without deferring to establishment bias. As waging “Forever Wars” became the singular policy objective of 90% of the nation’s elected officials, and of the entire media, those voices offering independent and unbiased analysis were relegated to the wilderness, Larry’s along with them.
Vilified by the establishment right, left and center, Larry must be doing something right. His take on global security, intelligence and geopolitics is regularly sought by businesses, by non-mainstream media, and by an organic and growing online cooperative of non-partisan dissident journalism and commentary.
In 2024, Larry addressed the United Nations Security Council, and attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). He appears regularly on various news sites, video blogs and independent online channels, including Sputnik, RT, Judging Freedom, Redacted and The Duran, among many others.
https://sonar21.com/introducing-counter-currents Introducing Counter Currents by Larry C Johnson. Many of you have seen my YouTube channel. I reserve that for my rants on current events. I am setting up a separate channel, tentatively titled, "Counter Currents." That name may change but the objective is the same — produce an interview a week with an engaging, informed person who has something to say about current events.