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Blowout Week 228
Blowout Week 228 The big news this week is Trump’s re-imposition of sanctions on Iran, which will cut Iran’s oil production to the point where, combined with cratering oil production from Venezuela, it could cause another oil price spike. We follow with our usual mix – more on Iran, Venezuela and OPEC; oil in Norway; […]
Don’t Poke the Dragon: War with China Would Be an Unnecessary Disaster
Don’t Poke the Dragon: War with China Would Be an Unnecessary Disaster The Non-Options: 4 Wars the Military Prepares for But Shouldn’t Fight: Volume II There’s nothing military men like more than obsessively training for wars they will never have to fight. The trick is not to stumble into a conflict that no one will […]
Let’s (Not) Make a Deal
Let’s (Not) Make a Deal James McNeill Whistler Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket 1875 Dr. D again. And wait, that deal was never even -legally- signed? Dr. D: I know the U.S. hasn’t followed the law in 100 years, but let’s review the Iran Deal. A “Deal” with a foreign nation is […]
Trump’s Pyrrhic Victory: the US Opts for a Path That Can Only Lead to War
Trump’s Pyrrhic Victory: the US Opts for a Path That Can Only Lead to War Nearly everyone loses by President Donald Trump’s decision on Tuesday to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) relating to Iran’s nuclear energy program and to reinstate the “highest level” of sanctions while also threatening secondary sanctions on […]
Enough is Enough. The Time Has Come to BDS the US.
Enough is Enough. The Time Has Come to BDS the US. People, organizations, and governments around the world, and people and organizations in the United States, need to stand up at long last and nonviolently resist the lawless behavior of the rogue U.S. government. The recent U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear agreement with Iran is […]
The Coming War Against Iran
The Coming War Against Iran We’ve been through this before: the trumped-up threat from Iraq based on false evidence in 2003 is the harrowingly similar model to what is emerging for Iran in 2018, argues John Kiriakou. I spent nearly 15 years in the CIA. I like to think that I learned something there. I […]
Merkel: “Trump’s Decision Damages Trust In The International Order”
Merkel: “Trump’s Decision Damages Trust In The International Order” One day after Angela Merkel said Europe can no longer rely on the US “to protect it” in the aftermath of Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear accord, stating that “It’s no longer the case that the United States will simply just protect us. Rather, […]
How Much Iranian Oil Can Trump Disrupt?
How Much Iranian Oil Can Trump Disrupt? Oil prices surged following President Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. So, what happens next? Trump did not offer any new justification for how Iran was violating the nuclear accord – the IAEA confirmed on May 9 that Iran is in compliance with its nuclear commitments – […]
Leaked Doc Reveals White House Planning “Regime Change” In Iran
Leaked Doc Reveals White House Planning “Regime Change” In Iran It appears Rudy Giuliani wasn’t lying. Just a few days after the former NYC mayor and latest member of President Trump’s unexpectedly let it slip that “we got a president who is tough, who does not listen to the people who are naysayers, and a […]
We Are Being Lied To About Yet Another Middle Eastern Country By Yet Another US President
We Are Being Lied To About Yet Another Middle Eastern Country By Yet Another US President Do you know who the single biggest donor was to any candidate in the 2016 presidential race? Hillary Clinton’s massive $1.2 billion losing campaign budget might make you think that it was one of the many, many powerful influencers […]
Israeli Airstrike In Syria Was “Most Extensive Attack In Decades”
Israeli Airstrike In Syria Was “Most Extensive Attack In Decades” In what is now being described as the “most direct confrontation between Israel and Iran in decades,” Israel exchanged fire with Syrian and Iranian forces during a late-night showdown that ended early Thursday morning. The exchange came days after Israel called up reserve troops to […]
Another Step Towards Collapse of Petrodollar
Another Step Towards Collapse of Petrodollar image/youtube screen grab For the past year and half a major topic throughout the alternative press has been the new Chinese oil futures contract settled/priced in yuan. The fact that China is directly challenging the Federal Reserve Note, U.S. dollar, is quiet a significant change. For those that have […]
War Codes in Trump’s Iran Proclamation
War Codes in Trump’s Iran Proclamation Today President Trump announced that he was canceling US participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JPCOA) otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal. The president’s assertions were ludicrous and factually incorrect, but the neocons who were no doubt behind the speech have never been all that wedded […]
In Major Escalation, Israel Unleashes Airstrikes, Shelling On Syria In Retaliation For Alleged Iran Attack
In Major Escalation, Israel Unleashes Airstrikes, Shelling On Syria In Retaliation For Alleged Iran Attack Summary: The situation is fluid to say the least, but as far as we can tell this is what has happened tonight so far: 1. Sirens go off in Golan Heights 2. Loud explosions heard Then blame-game begins… 3. AP: […]
Trump’s Decision on Iran Deal Spells Disaster for the Middle East
Trump’s Decision on Iran Deal Spells Disaster for the Middle East Photo by The U.S. Army | CC BY 2.0 President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the deal with Iran creates, unnecessarily, a new source of tension in a region besieged by conflicts. Given the level of legal troubles that President Trump is […]
