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Are Nuclear Weapons in a Multipolar World Order a Guarantee for Peace?
FEDERICO PIERACCINI | 12.03.2018 | WORLD / AMERICAS | FEATURED STORY Are Nuclear Weapons in a Multipolar World Order a Guarantee for Peace? In the previous article I explained how the invention of the nuclear device altered the balance of power after WWII and during the cold war era. In this second article I intend to explain […]
The UK government is manufacturing its nerve agent case for ‘action’ on Russia
The UK government is manufacturing its nerve agent case for ‘action’ on Russia Official claim that ‘Novichok’ points solely to Russia discredited Military personnel investigate the Novichok poisoning in Salisbury Published by INSURGE intelligence, a crowdfundedinvestigative journalism platform for people and planet. Support us to report where others fear to tread. On Monday, Prime Minister Theresa May […]
Russia Threatens UK: “One Does Not Give 24Hrs Notice To A Nuclear Power”
Russia Threatens UK: “One Does Not Give 24Hrs Notice To A Nuclear Power” On the heels of UK PM May’s red hot rhetoric and ultimatum yesterday and Germany’s pressure this morning, Russia has cranked up their response to ’11’ on the Spinal Tap amplifier of global armageddon. Having made clear this morning that: “We have […]
Russia Threatens Military Action Against US If Washington Strikes Syria
Russia Threatens Military Action Against US If Washington Strikes Syria While mystery still surrounds the statement by now-former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson who on Monday – when he already knew he was fired – said that Moscow is “clearly” behind the poisoning of Russian double-agent Skripal in the UK and that the Russian action […]
World War 3 Is Approaching
World War 3 Is Approaching “In a nuclear war the “collateral damage” would be the life of all humanity.” — Fidel Castro The Russians, in their anxiety to show the West how friendly they are, left Washington with a toe hold in Syria, which Washington is using to reopen the war. The Russians’ failure to […]
Ukraine Gets Official NATO Status: Weighing Up the Pros and Cons
Ukraine Gets Official NATO Status: Weighing Up the Pros and Cons NATO has granted Ukraine the status of an aspirant country. Macedonia, Georgia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina have similar status. This means Kiev has been offered a real chance to make its dreams come true. The next step will be obtaining its Membership Action Plan (MAP), a set of criteria […]
Why Super-Rich Rush to Buy Nuclear-Proof Bunkers
Why Super-Rich Rush to Buy Nuclear-Proof Bunkers The rush amongst the super-rich started after the key event of 2014; this single stunning event suddenly sparked that rush by the super-rich to buy nuclear-proof bunkers, and the rush has been nonstop since that event. Though many news-media in The West have reported on the existence of this suddenly […]
Expert Commentary: How Trump’s Trade War Affects Canadian Oil
Expert Commentary: How Trump’s Trade War Affects Canadian Oil Last week, the first salvo of a global trade war was fired: US tariffs on steel and aluminum. Like the “shot heard round the world,” the American protectionist move has politicians and economists in industrialized nations strategizing with their spreadsheets. From Porsches to prosciutto, every country […]
U.S. Government Is Boosting Military Spending to Record Levels
U.S. Government Is Boosting Military Spending to Record Levels Photo by DVIDSHUB | CC BY 2.0 Early this February, the Republican-controlled Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed new federal budget legislation that increased U.S. military spending by $165 billion over the next two years. Remarkably, though, a Gallup public opinion poll, conducted only days before, found that […]
China Accuses US Of Fabricating Trade Data, Warns “Trade War Would Be A Disaster”
China Accuses US Of Fabricating Trade Data, Warns “Trade War Would Be A Disaster” While Canada and Mexico and soon other US “allies” have so far been spared the brunt of the Trump import tariffs on aluminum and steel imports as a result of “indefinite” exemptions for the duration of Nafta negotiations, China – the […]
It’s Official: China Repeals Term Limits, Allowing Xi To Stay In Power Forever
It’s Official: China Repeals Term Limits, Allowing Xi To Stay In Power Forever As expected (and predicted, and propagandized), China’s National People’s Congress overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment to eliminate presidential term limits, paving the way for President Xi Jinping to stay in power after his second term ends in 2023. The vote was as […]
Watch: Colonel Says Israel Is Dragging the United States Into World War III
Watch: Colonel Says Israel Is Dragging the United States Into World War III (ANTIMEDIA Op-ed) — Israel is in the process of plunging America into a war with Iran that could destroy what’s left of the Middle East and ignite a third world war, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, warned […]
US Still Pouring Massive Supply of Weapons Into War-Torn Yemen
US Still Pouring Massive Supply of Weapons Into War-Torn Yemen (ANTIWAR.COM) — Three years into the 2015 Saudi-led invasion of Yemen, untold thousands are dead. Northern Yemen has been through the worst cholera outbreak in human history, and civilians continue to die in bunches from Saudi airstrikes against the region. To call Yemen war-torn is really putting […]
The Rise of the New McCarthyism
The Rise of the New McCarthyism From the Archive: On March 9, 1954, Senate Republicans criticized Joe McCarthy’s overreaches and took action to limit his power, marking the end of McCarthyism. On the anniversary of that event, we republish an article on the New McCarthyism by Robert Parry. Make no mistake about it: the United States […]
