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15 Flashpoints Which Could Produce A “Perfect Storm” During The 2nd Half Of 2018
15 Flashpoints Which Could Produce A “Perfect Storm” During The 2nd Half Of 2018 Events are beginning to greatly accelerate, and many believe that the ingredients for a “perfect storm” are starting to come together as we enter the second half of 2018. Other than the continual drama surrounding the Trump presidency, things have been […]
The Myth of US ‘Inaction’ in Syria
The Myth of US ‘Inaction’ in Syria Introduction When the Russian military intervened in the Syrian war in October 2015, many in the Western press complained bitterly, demanding that US planners intervene directly in Syria on behalf of the anti-government rebels in response. Reuters alleged that “The Middle East is angry and bewildered by US […]
Record Deficits, Stronger Dollar Equals Record China Trade Deficit
Record Deficits, Stronger Dollar Equals Record China Trade Deficit Sometimes math is a real bitch. Donald Trump is a smart guy. I know he knows math. Too bad he’s ignoring it. Here’s the gig. The title says it all. Government spending is rising rapidly. More actual money is flowing into the US economy. Where is that […]
Five Things That Would Make The CIA/CNN Russia Narrative More Believable
Five Things That Would Make The CIA/CNN Russia Narrative More Believable As we just discussed, some major news stories have recently dropped about what a horrible horrifying menace the Russian Federation is to the world, and as always I have nothing to offer the breathless pundits on CNN and MSNBC but my completely unsatisfied skepticism. […]
World’s Largest Shipping Company Collapses As Trade War Reality Strikes
World’s Largest Shipping Company Collapses As Trade War Reality Strikes While US equity markets (well a few mega-cap tech stocks anyway) have remained resilient in the context of rising protectionist fears, theworld’s largest shipping company is seeing its stock eviscerated as investor anxiety over trade wars finds an outlet that makes rational sense. A.P. Moeller-Maersk […]
Russia Plans $50 Billion Investment In Iran’s Oil, Gas Industry
Russia Plans $50 Billion Investment In Iran’s Oil, Gas Industry Russia is getting ready to invest US$50 billion in Iran’s oil and gas industry as the two countries continue to seek closer ties, just as the United States is looking to cut as much Iranian crude oil exports from the market as possible. “Russia is […]
Israeli Cyber-Election Meddling Is Its Newest Industry
Israeli Cyber-Election Meddling Is Its Newest Industry Those US and British politicians who are bashing Russia for foreign “election meddling” could use a more honest set of talking points. It is Israel, not Russia, China, or North Korea, that hosts a blossoming industry of cyber-election meddlers who operate from corporate offices in Tel Aviv, Cyprus, […]
Lessons That Should Have Been Learned From NATO’s Destruction of Libya
Lessons That Should Have Been Learned From NATO’s Destruction of Libya Photo by Bernd.Brincken | CC BY 2.0 The summit meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the military alliance that is expanding its deployments of troops, combat and surveillance aircraft and missile ships around Russia’s borders, took place on July 11-12 and was a […]
The Globalist Elite Fears Peace, Wants War
The Globalist Elite Fears Peace, Wants War The announced meeting between Trump and Putin has already produced a good result by revealing the hypocrisy of the media and politicians. The meeting has been branded as the greatest danger to humanity, according to the Western globalist elite, because of the danger that “peace could break out between […]
The U.S. Energy Industry Can’t Afford A Trade War
The U.S. Energy Industry Can’t Afford A Trade War As the U.S.-China trade spat turns into a full-blown war with tariffs and retaliatory tariffs and threats of further tariffs, U.S. energy exports to China may suffer if Beijing follows through with its threat to slap tariffs on U.S. oil and oil product imports. China has, […]
NATO is a Con Game
NATO is a Con Game Marc Riboud Forbidden City under the snow, Beijing 1957 Okay, well, Trump did it again. Antagonizing allies. This time it was Germany that took the main hit, over the fact that it pays Russia billions of dollars for oil and gas while relying on the US for its defense … […]
“There Is No End In Sight” Army Major Warns Of “Perpetual War” On Terror
“There Is No End In Sight” Army Major Warns Of “Perpetual War” On Terror Cutting through the haze of humanitarian bullshit and liberation, West Point graduate and author Major Danny Sjursen told ‘Watching The Hawks’ that the War on Terror is a “battle for basic hegemony in the Middle East”, warning that it may go […]
For Peace With Putin, End America’s Pointless Wars
For Peace With Putin, End America’s Pointless Wars Ignore the establishment: Trump has a huge opportunity at his upcoming summit. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet at the 2017 G-20 Hamburg Summit. Credit: Creative Commons/www.kremlin.ru. The upcoming summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is an overdue opportunity for the American president’s next bold peace […]
Don’t Like Antiwar Lefties Going On Fox Or RT? Blame CNN And MSNBC.
Don’t Like Antiwar Lefties Going On Fox Or RT? Blame CNN And MSNBC. As usual, Glenn Greenwald has been catching heat all over Centrist Twitter, this time for conducting a brief interview for Russian state media outlet RT after a panel appearance in Moscow. RT, in typical fashion, titled the interview “Greenwald: I came to Russia […]
How Trump is Reshaping US Foreign Policy
How Trump is Reshaping US Foreign Policy Trump’s policies are shaping America’s relationship with the world in major ways even if those policies don’t exhibit a consistent strategy, observes Paul Pillar. The urge within the commentariat to describe every president’s foreign policy in terms of some clearly defined doctrine is as strong as ever, but […]
