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US Blames Iran For Impoverishing Civilians While Prepping Further Sanctions
US Blames Iran For Impoverishing Civilians While Prepping Further Sanctions The United States government is preparing to implement an additional level of sanctions against Iran for its refusal to meet a dozen demands that are so absurdly unreasonable that they have been called a regime change policy in all but name. The sanctions which have […]
A Rules-Based Global Order or Rule-less US Global ‘Order’?
A Rules-Based Global Order or Rule-less US Global ‘Order’? “It has taken the US military/security complex 31 years to get rid of President Reagan’s last nuclear disarmament achievement – the INF Treaty, that President Reagan and Soviet President Gorbachev achieved in 1987”, writes Reagan’s former Assistant Treasury Secretary: “Behind the scenes, I had some role […]
China Boosts Antarctic Presence With Planned Permanent Airbase, Cites “Strategic Needs”
China Boosts Antarctic Presence With Planned Permanent Airbase, Cites “Strategic Needs” China is set to significantly expand its presence in Antarctica as it takes the crucial step of establishing its first permanent airport and large landing strip close to its small research outpost, Zhongshan station. After nearly a decade of planning construction of the airport is set […]
A new flashpoint in the Mediterranean deepens the conflict between Turkey, Cyprus and Greece
A new flashpoint in the Mediterranean deepens the conflict between Turkey, Cyprus and Greece The conflict over gas in the eastern Mediterranean is intensifying. In February, the first case of intervention by the Turkish navy took place in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Cyprus. Last month, two more flashpoints have appeared. The dispute concerns […]
India Calls Trump’s Bluff, Will Pay For Russian S-400s In Rubles
India Calls Trump’s Bluff, Will Pay For Russian S-400s In Rubles After facing down US threats of possible economic sanctions should it follow through with its plans to purchase nearly $5.4 billion in Russian S-400 anti-ballistic missile systems, India has successfully called the US’s bluff. After India stood its ground and insisted on moving ahead […]
Russia Eyeing Military Base In Cuba As US Prepares To Leave Nuclear Missile Deal
Russia Eyeing Military Base In Cuba As US Prepares To Leave Nuclear Missile Deal A senior Russian official proposed that his country is seriously considering establishing a military base in Cuba in response to Trump’s plan to quit the INF treaty, predicting that “a new Cuban crisis” could erupt if the US and Russia fail […]
Saudi Coup “Imminent” As Crown Prince’s Uncle Arrives To Oust “Toxic” MbS
Saudi Coup “Imminent” As Crown Prince’s Uncle Arrives To Oust “Toxic” MbS The youngest brother of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has returned from self-imposed exile to “challenge” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) “or find someone who can,” reports the Middle East Eye. Prince Ahmad bin Abdulaziz Prince Ahmad bin Abdulaziz is reportedly hoping to oust […]
Regulating Apocalypse
Regulating Apocalypse “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good!” “Don’t be such a purist!” “Be strategic!” “Do what’s possible!” “You can’t deny reality / human nature / religious text.” The phrases used to oppose proposals for major change haven’t changed much for centuries, in both meanings of that phrase. No doubt these […]
WW3: Russia Vows It ‘WILL ACT’ If Ukraine Or Georgia Join NATO
WW3: Russia Vows It ‘WILL ACT’ If Ukraine Or Georgia Join NATO Russia has vowed that they “will act” should Ukraine or Georgia join NATO. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu voiced his concern over what he described as the “militarization of the European continent,” by promising action instead of empty rhetoric. This statement by Shoigu appears to […]
Sanctions and the Hypocrisy of Washington and London
Sanctions and the Hypocrisy of Washington and London On March 4 this year a British spy and former Russian citizen, Sergei Skripal, was poisoned in the town of Salisbury, England. He recovered, as did his daughter who had also been affected, and is now in deep security with a new face and name and an […]
Western Media Make One Death a Tragedy, Millions a Statistic
Western Media Make One Death a Tragedy, Millions a Statistic The Western media coverage devoted to the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi proves the cynical adage that one person’s death is a tragedy, while millions of deaths are a mere statistic. During the past four weeks since Khashoggi went missing at the Saudi consulate in […]
Russia “Ready To Shoot Down” U.S. Spy Plane Behind Attacks On Airbase, Says Defense Official
Russia “Ready To Shoot Down” U.S. Spy Plane Behind Attacks On Airbase, Says Defense Official A Russian defense official has doubled down on prior claims that the United States was behind a prior massive drone attack against Khmeimim Air Base near Latakia (alternately Hmeimim), which has further come under sporadic waves of attack by small armed […]
Russia Planning Series Of Missile Tests Amid NATO’s “Largest Military Exercise Since The Cold War”
Russia Planning Series Of Missile Tests Amid NATO’s “Largest Military Exercise Since The Cold War” As 50,000 NATO troops mass in Scandinavia for the military alliance’s annual “Trident Juncture” military exercises, an annual affair that has been expanded to become the largest NATO exercise since the end of the Cold War in reflection of the […]
Leaked U.N. Memo Reveals Saudis Demanded Western Propaganda For $1bn Pledged To Aid Agency
Leaked U.N. Memo Reveals Saudis Demanded Western Propaganda For $1bn Pledged To Aid Agency We wonder if the Saudis had never been caught in Jamal Khashoggi’s gruesome murder, would such essential stories and leaks now happening such as the below Guardian report ever see the light of day? On Tuesday The Guardian published select contents of a leaked […]
Iran’s Worst Nightmare Is Coming True
Iran’s Worst Nightmare Is Coming True In what must seem like a nightmare scenario for Iran, not only is another U.S. president leveling sanctions against its economy, and particularly that economy’s lifeblood, its oil sector, but the current U.S. president has admittedly made it his mission to drive Tehran to its knees over what he […]
