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British Marines Seize Oil Tanker Headed For Syria In “Aggressive” Operation
British Marines Seize Oil Tanker Headed For Syria In “Aggressive” Operation A huge development Thursday regarding enforcement of Iran sanctions and the West’s economic war on both Damascus and Tehran: British Royal Marines seized an oil tanker in Gibraltar off Spain’s southern coast while it was en route to Syria in what’s being called an unprecedented and […]
You had better memorize the term: de-dol-la-ri-za-tion
You had better memorize the term: de-dol-la-ri-za-tion Some say it was Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, who wanted to dethrone the dollar, and so he paid for it with his own life. Others say it was Iraq’s President Saddam Hussein, who wanted to make settlements in a currency other than the US dollar, and he was hanged. […]
Iran’s FM Zarif Confirms Enriched Uranium Limit Now Breached
Iran’s FM Zarif Confirms Enriched Uranium Limit Now Breached It what appears to be the first known violation of the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), Iran’s stockpiles of enriched low-grade uranium have surpassed the limit of 300 kg, Iran’s semi-official Fars News is reporting. Fars noted further that the International Atomic Energy Agency had confirmed […]
“Libya Under Turkish Invasion”: Haftar Releases Hostages But Vows War On Turkish Planes, Vessels
“Libya Under Turkish Invasion”: Haftar Releases Hostages But Vows War On Turkish Planes, Vessels We’ve noted before that Libya’s new civil war has increasingly come out in the open as in reality an international proxy war, with even the White House in the past months “switching” support from the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) […]
Latest Weapon of US Imperialism: Liquified Natural Gas
Latest Weapon of US Imperialism: Liquified Natural Gas One of the most important energy battles of the future will be fought in the field of liquid natural gas (LNG). Suggested as one of the main solutions to pollution, LNG offers the possibility of still managing to meet a country’s industrial needs while ameliorating environmental concerns caused by other energy sources. At […]
The Forever War Is So Normalized That Opposing It Is “Isolationism”
The Forever War Is So Normalized That Opposing It Is “Isolationism” After getting curb stomped on the debate stage by Tulsi Gabbard, the campaign for Tim “Who the fuck is Tim Ryan?” Ryan posted a statement decrying the Hawaii congresswoman’s desire to end a pointless 18-year military occupation as “isolationism”. “While making a point as to why America can’t […]
On This Day: One Wrong Turn & History’s Biggest “Butterfly Effect”
On This Day: One Wrong Turn & History’s Biggest “Butterfly Effect” This post seems more relevant than ever as many believe the initial conditions of today are very similar to those of the Spring and Summer of 1914. One wrong turn, one small change in initial conditions can change the course of history enormously. Originally Posted on June 27, […]
The Oil Crisis Saudi Arabia Can’t Solve
The Oil Crisis Saudi Arabia Can’t Solve Saudi Arabia’s CEO Amin Nasr’s message to the press that oil flows to the market are guaranteed, should be taken with a pinch of salt. Looking at the current volatility in the Persian/Arabian Gulf and the possibility of a temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Aramco CEO’s message […]
Trump To Unleash Hell On Europe: EU Announces Channel To Circumvent SWIFT And Iran Sanctions Is Now Operational
Trump To Unleash Hell On Europe: EU Announces Channel To Circumvent SWIFT And Iran Sanctions Is Now Operational With the world waiting for the first headlines from the Trump-Xi meeting, the most important and unexpected news of the day hit moments ago, when Europe announced that the special trade channel, Instex, that will allow European firms […]
West’s Moral Bankruptcy Exposed
West’s Moral Bankruptcy Exposed The moral bankruptcy of Western powers was exposed – inadvertently – with the recent publication of three separate news reports. Taken together the reports out last week illustrate the rank hypocrisy of Western governments. Also, the way that the reports were prioritized or left disconnected demonstrates how the Western mainstream media […]
Scenario Fulfillment? Why Should We Believe US on Location of Drone Shot Down By Iran?
Scenario Fulfillment? Why Should We Believe US on Location of Drone Shot Down By Iran? The Iranian military shot down a US spy drone yesterday. The US says the drone, a $22 million RQ-4A Global Hawk was in international airspace. Iran said the drone was over Iranian airspace. Are we looking into “Scenario Fulfillment?” Global Hawk surveillance […]
Russia warns of another Cuban Missile Crisis
Russia warns of another Cuban Missile Crisis Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned that the deployment of U.S. land-based missile systems near Russia’s borders were comparable to the same situation that sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Russia has historically been critical of any plan by the United States to deploy missile systems […]
Don’t Leave Nukes on the Shelf. Use Them!
Don’t Leave Nukes on the Shelf. Use Them! Photograph Source: United States Department of Energy – Public Domain On June 20, the London Guardian ran a curious headline: “Nuclear Weapons: Experts Alarmed by New Pentagon ‘War-Fighting Doctrine.” Last week, a report from the Joint Chiefs of Staff was briefly available to the public on the Pentagon’s website. […]
The Dying Days Of An Empire
The Dying Days Of An Empire Something’s been nagging me for the past few days, and I’m not sure I’ve figured out why yet. It started when Donald Trump first called off the alleged planned strikes on targets in Iran because they would have cost 150 lives, and then the next day said the US […]
