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The Shaky Case That Russia Manipulated Social Media to Tip the 2016 Election
The Shaky Case That Russia Manipulated Social Media to Tip the 2016 Election The idea promoted by NYT’s Shane & Mazzetti that the Russian government seriously threatened to determine the 2016 election does not hold up when the larger social media context is examined more closely, reports Gareth Porter. In their long recapitulation of the […]
Not All Quiet on South China Sea
Not All Quiet on South China Sea Photo Source Official U.S. Navy Page | CC BY 2.0 The near collision last week between a US warship and a Chinese destroyer in the Spratlys was more than two naval powers playing cat and mouse on the high sea. The incident came hot on the heels of […]
Cold War-Era ‘Arms Race’ With US Is Back On, Russian Official Warns
Cold War-Era ‘Arms Race’ With US Is Back On, Russian Official Warns The Trump administration has successfully managed to replace Russia with China in the ongoing narrative of election hacking and economic and geopolitical aggression, a shift that was underlined by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Tuesday morning when she declared that China was engaged […]
Ukraine Begins Large Air Force Exercises With NATO To “Protect The Airspace” From Russia
Ukraine Begins Large Air Force Exercises With NATO To “Protect The Airspace” From Russia Just days ago we noted that the the United States is now treating Ukraine as if it were a NATO member as on September 27th Washington donated to Ukraine two warships for use against Russia. And now in a move that’s sure to […]
Déjà vu: the gas conflict around Cyprus is getting worse
Déjà vu: the gas conflict around Cyprus is getting worse In early October, the Cypriot government invited tenders for gas extraction in Block 7.1)Ankara believes that this step impairs the interests of both Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots and announced that remedial measures will be taken, which might entail an escalation of tensions in this […]
Britain and NATO Prepare for War on Russia in the Arctic
Britain and NATO Prepare for War on Russia in the Arctic On September 30 the UK’s foreign minister, Jeremy Hunt, delivered an astonishing tirade, saying “The EU was set up to protect freedom. It was the Soviet Union that stopped people leaving. The lesson from history is clear: if you turn the EU club into a […]
There is No Legitimate Reason to Impose Sanctions on Iran
There is No Legitimate Reason to Impose Sanctions on Iran Photo Source Blondinrikard Fröberg | CC BY 2.0 A friend in Tehran tells me that he marvels at the attitude of the United States ruling establishment towards Iran. ‘Why do they hate us so much’, he asks? It is a fair question. His country, he […]
The UK Is Practicing Cyberattacks To Black Out Moscow As A Nuclear Deterrent
The UK Is Practicing Cyberattacks To Black Out Moscow As A Nuclear Deterrent Britain’s military has engaged in a massive cyber-strike war game scenario which envisioned an attack on Russia’s power grid which would black out all of Moscow. The non-conventional military exercise comes as British defense officials have expressed increasing concern that the UK […]
US-Saudi Relations Enter Unchartered Waters
US-Saudi Relations Enter Unchartered Waters The disappearance of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in mysterious circumstances while on a visit to his country’s consulate in Istanbul last Tuesday still remains unexplained. The plot is thickening by the day. The latest reports suggest that he may not even be alive. The Istanbul Prosecutor has ordered an […]
How Trump Win changed US Politics forever
How Trump Win changed US Politics forever Global Intel Hub (Zero Hedge Exclusive) 10/7/2018 — Now that MidTerms are coming up, the heat is being turned up on Trump in the deep state’s ‘death by a thousand cuts’ approach to assassinate his character and any of his allies as well. But in this flagrant and […]
International Team of Researchers Concerned Over US Efforts to Create Bio-Weapons
International Team of Researchers Concerned Over US Efforts to Create Bio-Weapons In 1969, US President Richard Nixon ended all offensive aspects of the US bio-weapons program — the first category of weapons prohibited by an international treaty. In 1975, the US ratified both the 1925 Geneva Protocol and the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) — […]
Napoleon – War – Sunspots & Human Excitability
Napoleon – War – Sunspots & Human Excitability COMMENT: I love when you educate us about the weather, especially the cycles. the NAPOLEON story killed me !!! I’m a french and believe me, nobody talked in school about the weather cycles when he tried to fight Russia and lost everything. I read 3 times your chart […]
Israel’s Gabriella Blum Helped Write the Laws of Drone Warfare. Nearly Two Decades Later, She Has Regrets.
Israel’s Gabriella Blum Helped Write the Laws of Drone Warfare. Nearly Two Decades Later, She Has Regrets. IN 1991, WHEN Gabriella Blum was 16 years old, the Israel Defense Forces suggested she go see the world. She’d skipped first grade and subsequently graduated high school in Tel Aviv early — too early to start the mandatory […]
Is The U.S. Using Force To Sell Its LNG To The World?
Is The U.S. Using Force To Sell Its LNG To The World? The Trump Administration trade policy is nowhere so clear as in the energy area. For years it was thought that the younger Bush Administration was one of the most energy industry friendly in history. But the Trump Administration has gone far beyond that. […]
US Demands For More Oil Could Backfire
US Demands For More Oil Could Backfire This week the State Department accused OPEC of hiding spare capacity exceeding 1.4 million barrels daily. It urged the cartel to use it to stop the oil price rally that has continued uncomfortably close to midterm elections. The request—or demand, depending on your interpretation—is unprecedented and it might […]
