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WikiLeaks’ Legacy of Exposing US-UK Complicity
WikiLeaks’ Legacy of Exposing US-UK Complicity WikiLeaks is vilified by governments (and increasingly by journalists) for its exposures, including of the U.S.-UK “special relationship” in running a joint foreign policy of deception and violence that serves London and Washington’s elite interests, says Mark Curtis. Twelve years ago this month, WikiLeaks began publishing government secrets that the […]
Russell Napier – The Solid Ground Fortnightly – The Asian Arms Race and the ‘Weaponization of Finance’ – Hard to Mistake, Harder To Take
Russell Napier – The Solid Ground Fortnightly – The Asian Arms Race and the ‘Weaponization of Finance’ – Hard to Mistake, Harder To Take An important update on market by Russell Napier ( I have highlighted some read portion) There are those in financial markets who believe that Mike Pence’ s bellicose speech at The […]
Europe’s self-destructive war on Italy
Europe’s self-destructive war on Italy Illustrated | SERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images, ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images, ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images Italy and the European Union are headed for a throwdown. Italy’s new government wants to help its citizens following years of grinding economic immiseration. And the EU is hellbent on stopping them, all in the name of neoliberal budget […]
The Death Toll in Yemen is Five Times Higher Than We Think…How Much Longer Will We Shrug Off Responsibility?
The Death Toll in Yemen is Five Times Higher Than We Think…How Much Longer Will We Shrug Off Responsibility? Photo Source Felton Davis | CC BY 2.0 One reason Saudi Arabia and its allies are able to avoid a public outcry over their intervention in the war in Yemen, is that the number of people […]
China’s President Orders Military To “Prepare For War”
China’s President Orders Military To “Prepare For War” China’s President Xi Jinping ordered the military region responsible for monitoring the South China Sea and Taiwan to “assess the situation it is facing and boost its capabilities so it can handle any emergency” as tensions continue to mount over the future of the South China Sea […]
U.S. Completes Largest Ammo Shipment To Europe Since NATO Bombing Of Yugoslavia
U.S. Completes Largest Ammo Shipment To Europe Since NATO Bombing Of Yugoslavia Is something big coming related to heightened tensions either with Russia, Iran, or Syria? It appears the U.S. military is publicizing a “show of force” of sorts, but not exactly in the conventional way of deploying tanks, ships, and aircraft. Instead the official […]
Russian Diplomat: “Yes, Russia Is Preparing For War, I Can Confirm It”
Russian Diplomat: “Yes, Russia Is Preparing For War, I Can Confirm It” A week after Russian president Vladimir Putin doubled-down on a warning to Russia’s geopolitical foes first made earlier this year by declaring that Russia would use its “unstoppable” nuclear weapons in response to an incoming missile attack shortly after US president Trump announced […]
The biggest of big pictures
The biggest of big pictures I have had a request from Mrs Macleod to write down in simple terms what on earth is going on in the world, and why is it that I think gold is so important in this context. She-who-must-be-obeyed does not fully share my interest in the subject. An explanation of […]
Seeing the Big Picture: Russia-China Economic Cooperation, the SCO and Global Climate Change
Seeing the Big Picture: Russia-China Economic Cooperation, the SCO and Global Climate Change This year’s Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok was as usual the subject of dismissive coverage – if any in the mainstream US and UK media. Viewed through the feverish and unregulated speculative bubbles that have defined what passes for 21st century global finance […]
Brutally Honest: Facebook Removes then Restores Images from Yemen
Brutally Honest: Facebook Removes then Restores Images from Yemen A couple of questions describe the problem with censorship: Who controls the censors? What biases do they have? Please consider Photo of a Starving Girl in Yemen Prompts Facebook to Remove Posts of Article. For a few hours after The New York Times published an article […]
The Trade War Is Getting Worse For U.S. Businesses
The Trade War Is Getting Worse For U.S. Businesses President Donald Trump’s trade war is making things even worse than before for businesses in the United States. The trade war has been dragging on for four long months now, and the pain is being felt financially. Companies’ earlier worries are starting to translate into actual financial pain as new orders […]
Eurozone will Collapse – There is No Other Choice Economically
Eurozone will Collapse – There is No Other Choice Economically QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I can see what you have been arguing about the faulty design of the euro. After the EU rejected Italy’s budget, is there any hope left for Italy? RS, Rome ANSWER: For those who do not follow Europe closely, the European Union […]
“No Chance INF Will Be Renegotiated” Says Top Russian Official Ahead Of Trump-Putin Meeting
“No Chance INF Will Be Renegotiated” Says Top Russian Official Ahead Of Trump-Putin Meeting On Wednesday a top Russian defense official warned that it’s impossible that Moscow will renegotiate the the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF), said to likely be at the top of the agenda when Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are set to meet […]
Top Communist Party Official Threatens Military Intervention Over Pence’s Support For Taiwan
Top Communist Party Official Threatens Military Intervention Over Pence’s Support For Taiwan With the on-again-off-again trade war detente back in “off again” mode as China is once again refusing to bow to the US’s demands for concessions, and with military tensions simmering in the background as the US seriously considers withdrawing from the INF, the […]
