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Here’s How Europe’s Nationalist Parties View The EU
Here’s How Europe’s Nationalist Parties View The EU Europe’s most conservative parties – some of which are still relatively young, have been rapidly gaining support over the last several years as nationalists across the continent speak out in opposition to mass migration, high taxes and the open-border policies espoused by globalist leadership. Ahead of the upcoming European […]
The Price of Empire
The Price of Empire Why America and Britain Are Self-Destructing (And What the World Can Learn From it) It’s a striking fact of today’s world that the two rich societies in shocking, swift, sharp decline are America and Britain. Nowhere else in the world, for example, are real income, life expectancy, happiness, and trust all plummeting, apart […]
The Death Penalty for Canada’s Foreign Policy?
The Death Penalty for Canada’s Foreign Policy? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined with the chorus of Western countries supporting Canada’s protestations against the “arbitrary,” and “politically motivated” death sentence imposed by a Chinese court on Canadian drug smuggler Robert Schellenberg. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland praised Pompeo’s “recognition of the principle that […]
Shut Down the War Machine!
Shut Down the War Machine! The time has come to cut the US military down to size. Last November, the Pentagon admitted what critics have known for years: It cannot pass an audit that would let Congress, the media and taxpayers know what it does with the trillions of dollars that have been lavished on […]
Pompeo, the U.S. and Iran
Pompeo, the U.S. and Iran The United States’ international windbag, Secretary of Defense (read: War) Mike Pompeo has been acting the imperial blowhard throughout the Middle East. With his boss busy denying that he’s a Russian agent, watching advisors and cabinet members come and go with dizzying alacrity, and dodging porn-star accusations, Pompeo is trotting […]
Trump’s Biggest Lie?
ERIC ZUESSE | 16.01.2019 | SECURITY / WAR AND CONFLICT| WORLD / MIDDLE EAST Trump’s Biggest Lie? INTRODUCTION (NOTE: Remarks from US President Donald Trump that will be considered as representing possibly his biggest lie will here be boldfaced, so that they will stand out from the context in which he stated them.) Trump escalated Bush’s […]
Tomgram: Susan Southard, Against Forgetting
Tomgram: Susan Southard, Against Forgetting Let me tell you a little story about Hiroshima and me: As a young man, I was anything but atypical in having the Bomb (we capitalized it then) on my brain, and not just while I was ducking under my school desk as sirens howled their nuclear attack warnings outside. […]
Europe on the Brink of Collapse?
Europe on the Brink of Collapse? The Empire’s European castle of vassals is crumbling. Right in front of our eyes. But Nobody seems to see it. The European Union (EU), the conglomerate of vassals – Trump calls them irrelevant, and he doesn’t care what they think about him, they deserve to be collapsing. They, the […]
Is the US Planning to Wage War on Russia and China?
Is the US Planning to Wage War on Russia and China? Interview with Prof. Michel Chossudovsky Listen to the interview with Prof. Michel Chossudovsky below. This is Guns and Butter. “The Rand Corporation, on contract with the US Army, which commissioned a report examining a war with China. Now, this is called “War With China: […]
China To US Navy Chief: Army Will Defend Taiwan Claims “At Any Cost”
China To US Navy Chief: Army Will Defend Taiwan Claims “At Any Cost” A rare and under-reported tense exchange occurred between US and Chinese military commanders in Beijing on Tuesday. A high level Chinese military official, General Li Zuocheng, told the head of the United States Navy, Admiral John Richardson, in a face to face meeting that Beijing would defend its claim […]
The US Has Military Forces in Over 160 Countries, but the Pentagon Is Hiding the Exact Numbers
The US Has Military Forces in Over 160 Countries, but the Pentagon Is Hiding the Exact Numbers The US has 95% of the world’s foreign military bases, with personnel in more than 160 countries. But the Pentagon is leaving hundreds of outposts out of its official reports. Editor’s Note: Nick Turse reports in TomDispatch that […]
Re-Colonisation
Re-Colonisation The British Empire on which the sun never sets The French Empire For a decade we have been revealing the incongruity of the French desire to re-establish its authority over its old colonies. This was the logic behind the nomination by President Nicolas Sarkozy of Bernard Kouchner as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Kouchner replaced […]
As Germany and France Come Apart, So Too Will the EU
As Germany and France Come Apart, So Too Will the EU If we follow the logic and evidence presented in these seven points, we are forced to conclude that the fractures in France, Germany and the EU are widening by the day. When is a nation-state no longer a functional state? It’s an interesting question […]
Response to US global bullying: Iran, India ditch dollar to continue trading oil despite sanctions
Response to US global bullying: Iran, India ditch dollar to continue trading oil despite sanctions © Getty Images In an effort to circumvent US-imposed sanctions, India and Iran have reportedly ditched the US dollar and are trading oil in rupees. The reason becomes clear after considering the dynamics at play in the region. In mid-February […]
