By Matthew Clark Feral- In a wild state, especially after escape from captivity, or domestication. (Oxford Languages Dictionary) The Feral City-savage, toxic, ungovernable-may be a phenomenon that never takes place, yet indications are that it's emergence in various parts of the world that are already latent threats to the United States. The phrase itself suggests the nature of what may become one of the more difficult security challenge of the new century. (Richard J. Norton

By Matthew Clark I spent 33 years and four months in active service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for big business, for wall street and the bankers. In short I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank Boys to collect revenue in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central A

By Matthew Clark Christmas for many of us in Western lands is the most wonderful time of the year. We are told to be of good cheer and most of us, it would seem, take that directive to heart. Quality time with family and friends, rousing Christmas Carols, fine food, and religious worship make the Yuletide season very special. Nevertheless even the happiest celebrators of Christmas admit that all is not perfect with how many of us observe this special occasion. Chief among the

Since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre the United States federal governmen has conducted a foreign policy most accurately described as unipolar in structure. In 2001 the United States was the world's only superpower. It had attained this status with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Spurned on by the savage attacks which transpired on September 11, 2001, members of (President) George W. Bush administration decided that it was in the interests o