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A Path to War?
A Path to War? The following is taken from the 1930s US Great Depression chapter of A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises (which is available for free download HERE). I’m passing it along because I think that the 1935-40 period is most analogous to the current period and that it is worth reflecting on what happened then […]
“The US Will Bear Responsibility”: China Furious After US Sanctions Beijing For Buying Russian Weapons
“The US Will Bear Responsibility”: China Furious After US Sanctions Beijing For Buying Russian Weapons It has been barely two weeks since China joined Russia in the “Vostok” war games, the largest display of Eurasian military might since 1981 when the Soviet Union was still a global superpower, and already the US has found an […]
Has Russia Given Up on the West?
Has Russia Given Up on the West? By the end of his second term, President Ronald Reagan, who had called the Soviet Union an “evil empire,” was strolling through Red Square with Russians slapping him on the back. Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive. And how have we husbanded the fruits of […]
For The First Time Ever, A Drone Shoots Down Another Drone In Unmanned Air-To-Air Combat
For The First Time Ever, A Drone Shoots Down Another Drone In Unmanned Air-To-Air Combat SkyNet is one step closer to reality. A US Reaper drone shot down another with a missile, the Air Force said on Tuesday. The incident, which took place in November of last year and involved an unmanned target drone, was […]
Trump: “The OPEC Monopoly Must Get Prices Down Now!”
Trump: “The OPEC Monopoly Must Get Prices Down Now!” Less than three months after Trump’s latest tweet slamming OPEC, in which he warned the petroleum cartel that “the United States defends many of their members for very little $’s. This must be a two way street. REDUCE PRICING NOW!”… … Trump was at it again […]
Brookings Institution a Leading Propagandist for U.S. Invasions
Brookings Institution a Leading Propagandist for U.S. Invasions On September 17th, the neoconservative-neoliberal Brookings institution held a propaganda-event to pump increased sales of weapons by U.S. weapons-manufacturing firms. The event’s main speaker was Robert Kagan, who is one of the many Brookings propagandists for invasions by the United States. Robert Kagan (he’s one of an […]
The Skripal Affair – Another False Flag in NATO Litany to Criminalize Russia
The Skripal Affair – Another False Flag in NATO Litany to Criminalize Russia If we start from a premise which understands that Britain and its NATO allies are capable of mounting false flag events in Syria with chemical weapons, then it is entirely possible that British secret services carried out a similar propaganda stunt in […]
Decoding Putin’s Response to Attack in Syria
Decoding Putin’s Response to Attack in Syria The fog of war and geopolitics makes initial responses to the attack on Russian and Syrian forces recently difficult to assess. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s response seemed timid and was at odds with statements from his Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and more recent statements from Russia’s Foreign Ministry. […]
The West Hates Peace in Syria: From De-Escalation to Almost World War III in Just Two Hours
The West Hates Peace in Syria: From De-Escalation to Almost World War III in Just Two Hours On the 17th of September, an important meeting was held in Sochi between Erdogan and Putin to discuss Syria, in particular Idlib. A few hours after the agreement between the two leaders was reached, there was a French-Israeli strike […]
Iran Sanctions Are Damaging The Dollar
Iran Sanctions Are Damaging The Dollar Painful sanctions on Iran have demonstrated the long reach of the U.S. Treasury, forcing much of the globe to fall in line and cut oil imports from Iran despite widespread disagreement over the policy. Yet, we are only in the first few chapters of what may ultimately be a […]
British govt report suggests US is currently winning trade war with China
British govt report suggests US is currently winning trade war with China Source: Graphic by Mohamed Hassan Published by INSURGE intelligence, a crowdfundedinvestigative journalism platform for people and planet. Support us to report where others fear to tread. China has already declared its intent to retaliate against US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese […]
China Retaliates: Beijing To Levy $60BN In Tariffs On US Goods Effective Sept 24
China Retaliates: Beijing To Levy $60BN In Tariffs On US Goods Effective Sept 24 Just as Donald Trump was further threats aimed at Beijing after he launched another $200BN in tariffs targeting Chinese imports, and warning that “there will be great and fast economic retaliation against China if our farmers, ranchers and/or industrial workers are […]
Trump Slams China For Meddling In US Elections “By Attacking Farmers & Industrial Workers”
Trump Slams China For Meddling In US Elections “By Attacking Farmers & Industrial Workers” Having ordered the unleashing of the next round of tariffs (to hit next Monday) on China, President Trump has taken to Twitter to explain what he feels China is trying to do. His first shot across the bow claims that China […]
