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The U.S. Is Staging Troops At A Key Saudi Military Base That It Used During All Of Our Previous Middle East Wars
The U.S. Is Staging Troops At A Key Saudi Military Base That It Used During All Of Our Previous Middle East Wars The U.S. military is following many of the exact same patterns that we witnessed during our previous wars in the Middle East, and that even includes setting up shop at a key military […]
What the latest secret government file tells us about UK Middle East policy
What the latest secret government file tells us about UK Middle East policy The British government is refusing to release a 1941 file on Palestine, as it might “undermine the security” of Britain and its citizens. Why would a 78-year-old document be seen as so sensitive in 2019? One plausible reason is that it could embarrass the British […]
War Profiteers and the Demise of the US Military-Industrial Complex
War Profiteers and the Demise of the US Military-Industrial Complex Within the vast bureaucratic sprawl of the Pentagon there is a group in charge of monitoring the general state of the military-industrial complex and its continued ability to fulfill the requirements of the national defense strategy. Office for acquisition and sustainment and office for industrial […]
Iran Urges UK To Rein In ‘Deep State’; Germany Warns Of “Uncontrollable” Escalation
Iran Urges UK To Rein In ‘Deep State’; Germany Warns Of “Uncontrollable” Escalation Iran’s ambassador in London warned on Sunday that the UK government must get its “domestic political forces” pushing for regime change under control or else the two countries will face dangerous escalation. The public statement came two days after the British-flagged Stena Impero was […]
Hundreds Of US Troops Begin Deployment To Saudi Arabia To Counter Iran
Hundreds Of US Troops Begin Deployment To Saudi Arabia To Counter Iran The deployment of hundreds of US troops to Saudi Arabia as part of a build-up to counter Iran in the region amid soaring tensions and a dangerously ratcheting “tanker war” has begun, TheWall Street Journal reported Friday night. The Pentagon first revealed on Wednesday that 500 of the 1000 […]
The New EU is Even More Insane than the Old EU
The New EU is Even More Insane than the Old EU The new leadership team of the EU is insane. They learned nothing from May’s vote which saw the middle ground occupied by Angela Merkel lose ground. Euroskeptics doubled their representation while nationalist Greens gained ground as well. The European People’s Party lost significant clout […]
UK Holds Crisis Meeting After Tanker Seizure As Armed Aircraft Protects US Cargo Ship In Gulf
UK Holds Crisis Meeting After Tanker Seizure As Armed Aircraft Protects US Cargo Ship In Gulf British officials are scrambling after two UK tankers were captured by Iran in one dramatic day in the gulf — or rather we should clarify that the Stena Impero is UK flagged but not owned by a UK company (the owner ‘Stena Bulk’ is […]
Iran Seizes UK Tanker For “Violating International Regulations”
Iran Seizes UK Tanker For “Violating International Regulations” A British flagged tanker has been seized by Iran as it was heading toward Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf. The vessel has been identified as the ‘Stena Impero’ which according to public tracking data was expected at the port of Al Jubail in Saudi Arabia; however, on Friday it dramatically veered […]
Strait Outta Hormuz
Strait Outta Hormuz The Strait of Hormuz these days seems to be what the streets of Compton used to be in the 90s. Yesterday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it has seized a “foreign vessel” for smuggling fuel. And this morning, news came in that the US has shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of […]
Is a New US Mideast War Inevitable?
Is a New US Mideast War Inevitable? In this new century, leaders of both parties have plunged our country into at least five wars in the Middle and Near East… None of these wars has produced a victory or success for us. But taken together, they did produce a multitrillion-dollar strategic and human rights disaster. […]
Tomgram: Michael Klare, It’s Always the Oil
Tomgram: Michael Klare, It’s Always the Oil What more did you need to know once Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted that a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, claimed by the Taliban, was Iranian-inspired or plotted, one “in a series of attacks instigated by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its surrogates against American and allied interests”? […]
Australia Conducts It’s “Largest Amphibious Assult Since WWII”
Australia Conducts It’s “Largest Amphibious Assult Since WWII” A joint Australian-U.S. military exercise, called Talisman Sabre 2019, will continue through early August following this week’s Australian-led amphibious landing at Langham Beach, Queensland, Australia, reported Naval Today. Forces from around the world (the U.S., New Zealand, United Kingdom, and Japan) practiced one of the most massive beach assault since […]
On The Brink Of World War 3: Here Are 5 Major Developments Within The Last 48 Hours…
On The Brink Of World War 3: Here Are 5 Major Developments Within The Last 48 Hours… Has a war between the United States and Iran become inevitable? That is what some in the mainstream media seem to be claiming, but let us hope that is not true, because such a war would mean immense […]
Iran Offers Nuclear Deal If US Lifts Sanctions; Oil Tumbles
Iran Offers Nuclear Deal If US Lifts Sanctions; Oil Tumbles Who knew Rand Paul could be such an effective negotator. One day after the Republican senator and son of Ron Paul was reported to be Trump’s liaison to negotiate with Iran in hopes of easing tensions, sending the price of oil tumbling, the Guardian report […]
US Navy Shoots Down Iranian Drone Over Strait Of Hormuz: Trump
US Navy Shoots Down Iranian Drone Over Strait Of Hormuz: Trump President Trump announced on Thursday that the amphibious assault ship, the USS Boxer, shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz in a defensive action. ✔Replying to @tictoc MORE: Trump said that the Iranian drone’s actions were “the latest of many provocative and hostile […]
