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U.S. Navy Destroyer Armed With Tomahawks Arrives Off Syrian Coast, “Harassed” By Russian Warplanes
U.S. Navy Destroyer Armed With Tomahawks Arrives Off Syrian Coast, “Harassed” By Russian Warplanes As the situation in Syria continues to escalate, guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook has weighed anchor off Syrian territorial waters, and is reportedly being “harassed” by low-flying Russian warplanes, which have buzzed the “Arleigh Burke” class warship at least four times according […]
Petro-yuan is the newest weapon for the China-Russia-Iran anti-USD alliance
Petro-yuan is the newest weapon for the China-Russia-Iran anti-USD alliance Pictured above, the currency symbols for the old Spanish peseta and the Chinese yuan. Maybe Baba Beijing can synthesize the two of them into a cooling looking petro-yuan logo. After 25 years of dreams, planning, rumors and testing, the Chinese petro-yuan is now official. Right […]
Trade Wars Lead to Shooting Wars and Depressions
Trade Wars Lead to Shooting Wars and Depressions Trade wars were a principal factor in causing the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II. The current President of the U.S. has imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum effective March 23, 2018 and proposes tariffs on products imported from China. He has also proposed […]
“We Understand The Chinese Government Has Halted Purchases Of US Treasuries”: SGH
“We Understand The Chinese Government Has Halted Purchases Of US Treasuries”: SGH On Friday, we reported that among the five “nuclear” options available to Beijing to retaliate against Trump’s latest $100BN in import tariffs, was the choice whether or not to sell US Treasuries. But what if Beijing did not want to unleash a full-blown […]
Trump To Make “Major” Decision On Syria “By End Of Day”; Says “Assad Going To Pay A Price”
Trump To Make “Major” Decision On Syria “By End Of Day”; Says “Assad Going To Pay A Price” With Israel already having conducted a trial balloon, or rather trial F-15 airstrike on a Syrian airfield overnight, now comes the US response. And according to Donald Trump, who moments ago was speaking to reporters, he will […]
State Dept Accuses Russia And Syria Of Gassing Civilians Before Any Investigation
State Dept Accuses Russia And Syria Of Gassing Civilians Before Any Investigation Just weeks ago, two firebreathing neoconservative war whores were promoted to the highest echelons of influence within the Trump administration. The new National Security Advisor John Bolton only has one key on his piano, and that key is war. Neoconservative hawk Mike Pompeo […]
Israel Launched Deadly Airstrike Against Syrian Airbase: Russia
Israel Launched Deadly Airstrike Against Syrian Airbase: Russia Despite President Trump adopting his harshest rhetoric yet to condemn Russia and the government of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for an alleged chemical attack in rebel-held eastern Ghouta, a missile strike carried out overnight on a Syrian airfield was not the US’s doing. Instead, Russia and Syria […]
“Massive Explosions” Heard Above Syria Amid Reports Of Fighter Jets Airstrikes; Pentagon Denies
“Massive Explosions” Heard Above Syria Amid Reports Of Fighter Jets Airstrikes; Pentagon Denies Update: confusion, of course. According to Syria’s TV channels, there has been an “aggression on T4 airfield with several strikes, likely to be by the US”. Meanwhile Pentagon officials deny any US involvement. SENIOR U.S OFFICIAL SAYS NO TRUTH TO REPORTS OF […]
War Proponents, Democrats Included, Want Trump to Hit Syria
War Proponents, Democrats Included, Want Trump to Hit Syria With not an ounce of evidence the world once again points a finger at Syria. In response to a clear false flag event in which Assad is alleged to have gassed his own people, unthinking fools on the left and right want Trump to do something. […]
Trump’s Dangerous Game of Chicken
Trump’s Dangerous Game of Chicken As the “tit-for-tat” trade fight between the US and China escalates, Donald Trump is likely to find that he doesn’t “know China” the way he once thought. When he said that during the presidential campaign, he based his understanding of China on one thing: the high rent in Trump Tower […]
Trade Wars Just Beginning…The War Is a Fight Over an Indefinitely Shrinking Pie
Trade Wars Just Beginning…The War Is a Fight Over an Indefinitely Shrinking Pie From a growth perspective, it doesn’t matter if the world is 7.5 million or 7.5 billion persons…it only matters how many more there are from one year to the next. Economic growth (or the ability to consume more…not produce more) is about the […]
Trade War Game On!
Trade War Game On! Interesting Times Arrive “Things sure are getting exciting again, ain’t they?” The remark was made by a colleague on Tuesday morning, as we stepped off the elevator to grab a cup of coffee. Ancient Chinese curse alert… [PT] “One moment markets are gorging on financial slop like fat pigs in mud. […]
India Builds Over 14,000 Bunkers In Preparation For War With Pakistan
India Builds Over 14,000 Bunkers In Preparation For War With Pakistan The Government of India is planning to construct 14,460 bunkers for civilians in five border districts in Jammu & Kashmir – Samba, Poonch, Jammu, Kathua, and Rajouri – which reside along Line of Control (LoC) and the international Indo-Pakistani border, reports The Times of India. […]
“Events Today Could Lead To The Last War In The History Of Mankind”, Veteran Putin General Warns
“Events Today Could Lead To The Last War In The History Of Mankind”, Veteran Putin General Warns The fallout from the Salisbury nerve agent attack reminds us of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which was the most immediate catalyst – of many parallel narrative and sequences of events – that ultimately resulted in World […]
Trump Threatens Putin, “Animal Assad” Over Syrian “Chemical Attack”; Russia Warns Of “Grave” Response If US Launches Strike
Trump Threatens Putin, “Animal Assad” Over Syrian “Chemical Attack”; Russia Warns Of “Grave” Response If US Launches Strike It’s deja vu all over again. Remember when the US admitted Syrian “Rebels” have used chemical weapons? Or when earlier this year, now former Secretary of State blamed Russia for an alleged Syrian chemical attack despite admitting […]
