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Three Concerns Hanging Over the Davos Elite
Three Concerns Hanging Over the Davos Elite This week, the global elite descended private jets to their version of winter ski-camp – the lifestyles of the rich and powerful version. The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) five-day annual networking extravaganza kicked off in the upscale ski resort town of Davos, Switzerland. Every year, the powers-that-be join the WEF, select a […]
McCain May Be Dead, but ‘Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran’ Still Resounds
McCain May Be Dead, but ‘Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran’ Still Resounds In 2007, when making a speech during his bid for the presidency of the United States, the late Senator John McCain spoke about Iran’s supposed nuclear weapons’ programme and when questioned as to whether there might be US reaction to such allegations responded by singing “That […]
Bank Of England Refuses To Release Venezuela’s Gold After US Lobbying
Bank Of England Refuses To Release Venezuela’s Gold After US Lobbying With Maduro desperately clinging to power in Venezuela – albeit protected by Russian “security contractors” – The Bank of England just ‘virtue-signaled’ another jab in the socialist utopia’s back by confirming its refusal to hand over Venezuela’s gold from its vaults. Bloomberg reports that Maduro’s embattled […]
Trump’s ‘Axis of Evil’: Pompeo, Bolton & Abrams
Trump’s ‘Axis of Evil’: Pompeo, Bolton & Abrams ‘This is truly an ominous development for the poor people of Venezuela. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo votes before addressing the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council in a meeting which was requested by the United States to offer a statement […]
Russia, Israel and the Values of “Western Civilization” – Where Is the Truth?
Russia, Israel and the Values of “Western Civilization” – Where Is the Truth? First, what’s the deal with this obsession about bombing entire nations back into the “stone age”? Very interesting article in RT today: “IDF chief turned PM candidate touts body count & bombing Gaza into ‘stone age’ in campaign ad” (please read the […]
Washington Follows Ukraine, Syria Roadmap in Push for Venezuela Regime Change
Washington Follows Ukraine, Syria Roadmap in Push for Venezuela Regime Change What happens in Venezuela going forward will have major consequences for the entire region and the world; and, with the U.S. already pushing countries to pick sides, the world may soon become as divided as it was immediately preceding WW II. CARACAS, VENEZUELA — Since […]
The American Empire Pivots Toward Venezuela
The American Empire Pivots Toward Venezuela Many people are coming to quick takes on yesterday’s extraordinary decision by the U.S. government to recognize an unelected opposition leader as interim President of Venezuela based on their view of Maduro and his government. Similar to the emotional responses to those first clips of the Covington students and […]
The Exceptional Nation Asserts Its Exceptionalism
The Exceptional Nation Asserts Its Exceptionalism Washington has chosen a president for Venezuela. I wonder if Trump saw the black humor in doing to Maduro what the Democrats and presstitutes are doing to him. Few Latin American governments have ever had a government that represents the majority indigenous people or a president who was not […]
As Nations Get Ready for Nuclear War, Their Governments Work to Create the Illusion of Safety
As Nations Get Ready for Nuclear War, Their Governments Work to Create the Illusion of Safety Ever since the U.S. atomic bombings of Japanese cities in August 1945, a specter has haunted the world―the specter of nuclear annihilation. The latest report from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, issued on January 24, reminds us that the prospect of […]
Venezuela’s US-Backed Coup Leader Immediately Targets State Oil Company, Requests IMF Money
Venezuela’s US-Backed Coup Leader Immediately Targets State Oil Company, Requests IMF Money Unelected US-backed coup leader Juan Guaidó immediately moved to try to restructure Venezuela’s state-owned oil company and seek financing from the neoliberal IMF. The right-wing opposition leader that the United States is trying to undemocratically install as Venezuela’s president immediately set his sights […]
Bailing Out Member States: The European (Dis)Union
Bailing Out Member States: The European (Dis)Union Over the years, my good friends at Capitalist Exploits (I highly recommend subscribing) have put together a number of outstanding thought pieces on where they see things headed. They recently came out with a great overview of where Europe is headed. The trends they highlight are both interesting and actionable for those […]
Top 5 Dumbest Arguments Defending Trump’s Venezuela Interventionism
Top 5 Dumbest Arguments Defending Trump’s Venezuela Interventionism Ever since the Trump administration announced that it was no longer recognizing the legitimacy of the elected government of Venezuela I’ve been arguing with people on social media about this president’s brazen coup attempt in that country. The people arguing with me in favor of Trump’s interventionism are almost […]
Juan Guaido: Imperial Point Man for a Venezuelan Civil War
Juan Guaido: Imperial Point Man for a Venezuelan Civil War Caracas (GPA) – The imperial powers have found their new opposition point man in Venezuela; President of the National Assembly and President of the country according to some nations and organizations. Now that the latest term of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has started and the western […]
US Warships Again Enter Taiwan Strait, But This Time With Chinese Bombers Overhead
US Warships Again Enter Taiwan Strait, But This Time With Chinese Bombers Overhead For the first time this year the United States has sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait Thursday in yet another challenge to the ‘One China’ policy and in accord with the US Navy’s “freedom of navigation” operations. It seems the US Navy is establishing this […]
Maduro Urges Supporters To Hit Streets As Russian “Security Contractors” Arrive In Venezuela
Maduro Urges Supporters To Hit Streets As Russian “Security Contractors” Arrive In Venezuela Update: Maduro – now backed by Russian military contractors, has urged his supporters to take to the streets to defend the legitimacy of his government. The Venezuelan leader has vowed that his country won’t turn into a “Syria or Libya” situation, and that the […]
