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US, Turkish Troops Headed For Military Showdown In Syria
US, Turkish Troops Headed For Military Showdown In Syria Two days after we reported that Turkey valiantly demanded that US forces vacate military bases in the Syrian district of Manbij, when Turkey’s foreign minister Melet Cavusoglu also said that Ankara is calling upon the US to cease any and all support to Syrian Kurdish forces […]
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather For those of us who are not admirers of President Trump, it’s even more painful to see the Democratic opposition descend into the stupendous dishonesty of the Russian Collusion story. When the intelligentsia of the nation looses its ability to think — when it becomes a dis-intelligentsia — then there are no stewards […]
The world in 2018 – Part Two
The world in 2018 – Part Two ‘The World in 2018’ is a world full of concerns about the future, yet a world that seems to be getting slightly more optimistic about its economic prospects. Ten years after the onset of the financial crisis, there are hopes that the global economy may have turned the corner […]
The Peace Fallacy
The Peace Fallacy Furthermore, we have about 50% of the world’s wealth but only 6.3% of the its population. . . . In this situation, we cannot fail to be the object of envy and resentment. Our real task in the coming period is to devise a pattern of relationships which will permit us to […]
The Doomsday Weapon
The Doomsday Weapon While we agonize over such life and death questions as clumsy men groping women and the crucial need for gender and racial ‘inclusion,’ let me spare a few seconds thought to something really important and scary: Russia’s doomsday nuclear torpedo. Code-named by NATO ‘Kanyon,’ it’s reportedly something new and terrifying, a ‘third strike’ […]
UK Defense Secretary: “Russia Is Ready To Kill Us By The Thousands”
UK Defense Secretary: “Russia Is Ready To Kill Us By The Thousands” Brits woke up to read the following brazenly fearmongering headline in their daily paper today: “‘Russia is ready to kill us by the thousands’: Defence Secretary warns that Moscow could cause mass casualties by crippling crucial energy supplies.” Recently installed in office, UK […]
According to the Doomsday Clock, the End Is Near
According to the Doomsday Clock, the End Is Near The hypothetical “Doomsday Clock” is closer to midnight – the hour of doom – than it has been since 1953, the year that the US and the USSR both tested hydrogen bombs at the beginning of the global nuclear arms race. The Bulletin of the Atomic […]
Turkey tells USA to leave Manbij immediately
Turkey tells USA to leave Manbij immediately Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks to reporters in Ankara, January 27, 2018 (Photo by Anadolu news agency) DAMASCUS, SYRIA (05:35 PM) – As Turkish and allied militant forces from the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) advance further upon Kurdish positions in northern Syria, Turkey has called upon […]
America’s National Defense Is Really Offense
America’s National Defense Is Really Offense On Friday, the Pentagon released an unclassified summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy report. On the same day, Secretary of Defense James Mattis delivered prepared remarks relating to the document. Reading the summary is illuminating, to say the least, and somewhat disturbing, as it focuses very little on actual […]
USAF Begins Massive GPS Blackouts In The Western US During Largest Ever Air War Drill
USAF Begins Massive GPS Blackouts In The Western US During Largest Ever Air War Drill The United States Air Force is launching its largest-ever three-week premier set of air war drills, called Red Flag 18-1, starting on Friday and will conclude February 16, said the 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs. On January 26, the […]
Trump Ups Defense Budget By 13% – “Can’t Have World’s Best Military On An Obama Budget”
Trump Ups Defense Budget By 13% – “Can’t Have World’s Best Military On An Obama Budget” With Washington having seemingly turned its turret away from ‘terror’ and back to “revisionist, authoritarian” regimes like ‘Russia and China’, the Military-Industrial Complex is ‘gonna need a bigger budget’ – a 13% bigger $716 billion one by 2019. US […]
If Currency Wars Have Indeed Started, This Is What Comes Next
If Currency Wars Have Indeed Started, This Is What Comes Next Even as overall volatility remains tame, things are rapidly changing in the world of currency trading where FX vol has spiked to the highest level since early October after this week’s dramatic FX rollercoaster which saw the US Treasury Secretary get this close to […]
It’s Official! The Risk Of Nuclear Annihilation Is At An All-Time High
It’s Official! The Risk Of Nuclear Annihilation Is At An All-Time High Don’t Panic. It’s only the end of the world… On Thursday, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists raised the likelihood of an apocalyptic nuclear catastrophe to its highest level in the clock’s 70+-year history, the Washington Post reported. The clock was moved from two-and-a-half […]
Mike Pence’s Middle East Tour: Outright Pressure and Threats as Foreign Policy Tools
Mike Pence’s Middle East Tour: Outright Pressure and Threats as Foreign Policy Tools Jordan’s King Abdullah II wants Washington to “rebuild trust “after US President Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The king believes that East Jerusalem must be the capital of Palestine. According to him, from now on the US has a “major challenge to overcome”. “Friends occasionally […]
