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The US’ War Against Iran & Venezuela’s “Deep States” Is Going Public
The US’ War Against Iran & Venezuela’s “Deep States” Is Going Public The US’ desire to dismantle the network of Iranian influence in Latin America and specifically in Venezuela speaks to its commitment to counter the regional sway of its rivals’ “deep states”, though it’s hitherto unprecedented for any country to make such a crusade […]
The Martyrdom of Julian Assange
The Martyrdom of Julian Assange The arrest Thursday of Julian Assange eviscerates all pretense of the rule of law and the rights of a free press. The illegalities, embraced by the Ecuadorian, British and U.S. governments, in the seizure of Assange are ominous. They presage a world where the internal workings, abuses, corruption, lies and crimes, especially […]
IMF Hands $4.2 billion in loans for Ecuador for Julian Assange
IMF Hands $4.2 billion in loans for Ecuador for Julian Assange The evidence of political pressure on Ecuador is surfacing. The IMF Executive Board Approved US$4.2 Billion (435% of quota and SDR 3.035 billion) Extended Fund Facility for Ecuador. The Executive Board agreed to this arrangement with strings attached. The Board’s decision enables the immediate disbursement of […]
Assange is a scapegoat, distraction for scandal-ridden Ecuadorian government
Assange is a scapegoat, distraction for scandal-ridden Ecuadorian government FILE PHOTO: A truck carrying a poster relating to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is driven away from the Ecuadorian embassy, London, April 5, 2019 © Reuters / Peter Nicholls As he faces a major corruption probe, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has met another demand from Washington […]
Chomsky: Arrest of Assange Is “Scandalous” and Highlights Shocking Extraterritorial Reach of U.S.
Chomsky: Arrest of Assange Is “Scandalous” and Highlights Shocking Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Noam Chomskyworld-renowned political dissident, linguist and author. He is a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he taught for more than 50 years. Attorneys for WikiLeaks […]
The Next Geopolitical Flashpoint For Oil
The Next Geopolitical Flashpoint For Oil The removal of long-time Sudanese dictator Omar Bashir by the Sudanese army has been hailed by some as a sign of a new “Arab Spring”. From a Western point of view, the removal of president Bashir of Sudan, after several weeks of mass protests in Khartoum and other cities, […]
B-52 Bombers Conduct ‘Training ‘Mission’ With Japan Over East China Sea
B-52 Bombers Conduct ‘Training ‘Mission’ With Japan Over East China Sea Two Boeing B-52 long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bombers recently conducted an “integration training” mission with the U.S. Navy and the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) over the East China Sea. A statement issued by the U.S. Pacific Air Force (PACAF) last month indicated that two B-52s departed […]
Will US Troops Be At Greater Risk After Tit-For-Tat ‘Terrorist Org’ Designations With Iran?
Will US Troops Be At Greater Risk After Tit-For-Tat ‘Terrorist Org’ Designations With Iran? Following the US decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, and Iran’s decision to do the same with US Central Command in response, Russia’s RT has suggested that the escalation in tensions may put American troops at greater […]
Beneath the Surface of Brexit
Beneath the Surface of Brexit Geography matters, the balance of power matters, and democracy–it’s not yet clear if democracy matters or not. I’ve been asked to comment on Brexit. I’m happy to do so, but not by promoting a position yes or no, or by attempting to unravel the political machinations, as I have neither the knowledge nor the […]
Ugo Bardi: “Energy Dominance,” what does it mean? Decoding a Fashionable Slogan
Ugo Bardi: “Energy Dominance,” what does it mean? Decoding a Fashionable Slogan Preface. A very good article about energy and war, explains a lot about how the world really works. *** “Now, I know for a fact that American energy dominance is within our grasp as a nation.” Ryan Zinke, U.S. Secretary of the Interior […]
Trump Cares About Two Things – Empire and the Stock Market
Trump Cares About Two Things – Empire and the Stock Market Though not surprising, it’s nevertheless extraordinary to watch Donald Trump publicly and shamelessly morph into a George W. Bush era neocon when it comes to foreign policy, and a CNBC stock market cheerleader when it comes to the economy. Just like Barack Obama before […]
Is Trump Trying to Goad Iran Into War with the US?
Is Trump Trying to Goad Iran Into War with the US? On Monday President Trump designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization. Mainstream media is playing it up as an escalation of economic pressures on the country. The Wall Street Journal editorial board writes: The designation should deepen Iran’s international isolation, another step in the […]
The geopolitics of oil in the Trump era
The geopolitics of oil in the Trump era The United States have become the leading world producer of hydrocarbons. As from now, they are using their dominant position exclusively to maximise their profits, and do not hesitate to eliminate their major rivals in oil production, plunging their citizens into misery. Although in the past, access […]
Tomgram: Dilip Hiro, India, Pakistan, and a Planet in Peril
Tomgram: Dilip Hiro, India, Pakistan, and a Planet in Peril There are a few genuinely upbeat news stories when it comes to this planet and people trying to figure out how to save us from ourselves and our fossil-fuel addiction. This at a moment of record global surface temperatures and record ocean heating when, despite the Paris climate accord […]
Iran Revolutionary Guard Commander Warns US Carrier: Stay Away From Our Speed Boats
Iran Revolutionary Guard Commander Warns US Carrier: Stay Away From Our Speed Boats It begins: unprecedented tit-for-tat formal “terror” designations exchanged between Washington and Tehran on Monday could soon enter a hot war on the ground. A mere hours after President Trump formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization on Monday, Iran’s foreign […]
