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Read THIS Before Cheering the Next War
Read THIS Before Cheering the Next War Truth Is the First Casualty of War Over two thousand years ago, the Greek writer Aeschylus said: In war, truth is the first casualty. That quote could be read to mean that – once a war starts – then truth goes out the window … In reality, however, wars are often […]
Feeling the Heat of a Civilization on the Downside
Feeling the Heat of a Civilization on the Downside An Epic Folly for the Ages Today we begin with a list. A partial list. And in no particular order… Angela Merkel. Donald Tusk. Mario Draghi. Donald Trump. Jerome Powell. Shinzo Abe. Haruhiko Kuroda. Theresa May. Boris Johnson. Mark Carney. Xi Jinping. Emmanuel Macron. Vladimir Putin. Justin Trudeau. Juan Trump. And many, many more… […]
Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran
Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran As a nation, you’re certifiedly (is that a word?!) in deep trouble if and when Donald Trump is your most peaceloving man. But nevertheless, that is America today. It all harks back to the days when Trump was first -grudgingly and painstakingly- recognized as an actual presidential candidate. He campaigned as […]
The Coming Sino-American Bust-Up
The Coming Sino-American Bust-Up Whether or not US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, agree to another truce at the upcoming G20 summit in Osaka, the Sino-American conflict has already entered a dangerous new phase. Though a negotiated settlement or a managed continuation of the status quo are possible, a sharp escalation […]
Who Survives the Iran Counter-Offensive?
Who Survives the Iran Counter-Offensive? Iran has had enough. I think it’s fair to say that after 60+ years of U.S. aggression towards Iran that the decision to shoot down a U.S. drone represents an inflection point in world politics. In the first few hours after the incident the fog of war was thick. But […]
The road to modern wars
The road to modern wars President Trump pursues a policy combining military threat with economic warfare and his aim is to restore American hegemony especially in view of the rising contender: China. Beijing has been acquiring technological knowledge and started expanding beyond the borders, having easier access to Central Asia and the Pacific than Americans. […]
The New Tanker War – Trump Pampers the US Shale Oil Industry
The New Tanker War – Trump Pampers the US Shale Oil Industry The situation in the Gulf of Oman is getting worse. After the attacks on two tankers, Khamenei said that he would never sit at the negotiating table with the US again.1)So Iran will continue its nuclear program till the Israeli strategists interpret its […]
Persian Gulf oil export peak after tanker attacks?
Persian Gulf oil export peak after tanker attacks? Tankers holed and burning in the Gulf of Oman are not a good sign for future oil exports from the Persian Gulf. Oil exports from the Persian Gulf have been peaking in the last 3 years 2016-2018 at around 22.3 mb/d. That was before the US sanctions […]
If The U.S. And Iran Go To War, Tens Of Thousands Of Missiles Will Rain Down On Israel
If The U.S. And Iran Go To War, Tens Of Thousands Of Missiles Will Rain Down On Israel We could be on the verge of the most cataclysmic war that the Middle East has ever seen. As you will see below, we are being told that there will be a “measured” U.S. response to the […]
President Trump: Please Find A Way To Stop World War 3 From Erupting In The Middle East
President Trump: Please Find A Way To Stop World War 3 From Erupting In The Middle East The moment that I heard that a U.S. Navy high altitude drone had been blown out of the sky by Iran, I realized that a very important threshold had just been crossed. We now find ourselves on the brink […]
Trump Messaged Iran With Last Second Opening For Talks Just Before Calling Off Strikes: Report
Trump Messaged Iran With Last Second Opening For Talks Just Before Calling Off Strikes: Report More dramatic details have trickled out this morning surrounding last night’s US military strike operations on Iran, which were reportedly called off at the last moment by President Trump even as American ships and missile batteries were in position, even including planes in the […]
Putin Warns Attack On Iran Would Be “Catastrophic” As US Navy Deploys To Drone Crash Site
Putin Warns Attack On Iran Would Be “Catastrophic” As US Navy Deploys To Drone Crash Site Following China’s warning this week that the United States is poised to open “Pandora’s Box” in the Middle East should it escalate military action against Iran, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has weighed in, on Thursday saying any American military […]
Oil Prices Spike Most In 5 Months As US-Iran Tensions Soar
Oil Prices Spike Most In 5 Months As US-Iran Tensions Soar WTI and Brent prices spiked overnight on the headlines about a US drone being shot down by Iran, and just legged higher once again following Trump’s tweet warning that “Iran made a very big mistake.” “Geopolitics is helping oil bulls to make a spectacular […]
Iran Shoots Down US Drone, Says “Ready For War”
Iran Shoots Down US Drone, Says “Ready For War” Tensions between the US and Iran flared on Thursday when the Iranian Revolutionary Guard shot down an American drone that was said to have flown into Iranian airspace (the US claims the drone flew over international territory). The drone was reportedly flying over the Strait of Hormuz – […]
“The Dollar Is Becoming Toxic” – Russian Intel Chief Slams “Aggressive, Unpredictable” US Behavior With the latest TIC data showing China following Russia’s lead and reducing its US Treasury exposure (to two-year lows), as it increases its gold reserves (for six straight months), the unipolar US hegemon faces an ugly trend among the ‘rest of […]
