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Petro-Yuan Looms – How China Will Shake Up The Oil Futures Market
Petro-Yuan Looms – How China Will Shake Up The Oil Futures Market The “huge story”,as Graticule’s Adam Levinson called it, will, it appears, be a “wake up call” for the West that seems to happily be ignoring this potential bombshell that is China’s looming launch of domestic oil futures trading. Additionally, Levison warns Washington that […]
War, Peace and Recession
War, Peace and Recession December and January are usually two busy months for researchers as they release prediction/forecast of the New Year. We are going to briefly discuss two such forecasts here. Top 5 World War III Crises The first one is a geopolitical forecast, 5 Places World War III Could Start in 2018, published […]
WW3 Approaches, Expert Warns: ‘North Korea Will Test ICBM During Olympics’
WW3 Approaches, Expert Warns: ‘North Korea Will Test ICBM During Olympics’ Defcon analysts are claiming North Korea and their round pint-sized tyrant, Kim Jong-Un, will test another intercontinental ballistic missile, and much “sooner than expected.” This test is likely to occur during the Winter Olympics in South Korea. The shocking warning from Defcon comes amid […]
Giving War Too Many Chances
Giving War Too Many Chances As the new year begins, it is important for the U.S. to acknowledge its troubling history of global war-making, especially over the past two-decades, as Nicolas J.S. Davies delineates. I met John Lennon and Yoko Ono on Christmas Eve in 1969. I joined them and a small group of local […]
I May Be a Radical, But I’m Definitely Not a Utopian
I May Be a Radical, But I’m Definitely Not a Utopian I don’t have a grand, sweeping plan. I just want peace. I become a very fun party guest when the topic turns to politics. My Mundane Radicalism RE: Politics I come at questions about policy from a different angle than most. I don’t believe […]
The WannaCry Cyberattack: What the Evidence Says and Why the Trump Administration Blames North Korea
The WannaCry Cyberattack: What the Evidence Says and Why the Trump Administration Blames North Korea Photo by Blogtrepreneur | CC BY 2.0 On December 19, in a Wall Street Journal editorial that drew much attention, Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert asserted that North Korea was “directly responsible” for the WannaCry cyberattack that struck more […]
Chinese Military Rushed To North Korean Border In “Preparation For War”: Report
Chinese Military Rushed To North Korean Border In “Preparation For War”: Report A Chinese province along the border with North Korea is seeing an influx of Chinese tanks, soldiers, and military trucks, according to the DailyNK and the Daily Star. According to the same report, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) forces have been building up military […]
Forecast 2018 — What Could Go Wrong?
Forecast 2018 — What Could Go Wrong? Markets If you take your cues from Consensus Trance Central — the cable news networks, The New York Times, WashPost, and HuffPo — Trump is all that ails this foundering empire. Well, Trump andRussia, since the Golden Golem of Greatness is in league with Vladimir Putin to loot […]
Russia’s Grip On European Gas Markets Is Tightening
Russia’s Grip On European Gas Markets Is Tightening Despite years of effort from the EU, Russia’s grip over natural gas supplies in Europe is tightening, not waning. Gazprom shipped 190 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe in 2017—a record high, according to Bloomberg. In 2018, that figure is expected to dip slightly to […]
Behind Korea, Iran & Russia Tensions: The Lurking Financial War
Behind Korea, Iran & Russia Tensions: The Lurking Financial War What have the tensions between the US and North Korea, Iran and Russia in common? Answer: It is that they are components to a wider financial war. Russia and Iran (together with China) happen to be the three key players shaping a huge (almost half the […]
Who Are the Leading State Sponsors of Terrorism?
Who Are the Leading State Sponsors of Terrorism? As 2017 draws to a close, it is difficult to be optimistic about what will be coming in the new year. The American President, whose margin of victory was certainly based on his pledge to avoid unnecessary wars, has doubled down on Afghanistan, refuses to leave Syria […]
How Much Death and Destruction Awaits Us in 2018?
How Much Death and Destruction Awaits Us in 2018? The New Year is one full of economic, political, and war threats. Among the economic threats are stock, bond, and real estate markets artificially pumped up by years of central bank money creation and by false reports of full employment. It is an open question whether […]
US State Department Hints At Iran Overthrow: Are We Witnessing The Early Stages Of Regime Change?
US State Department Hints At Iran Overthrow: Are We Witnessing The Early Stages Of Regime Change? The US State Department has issued a formal condemnation of the Iranian government following two days of economic protests centering in a handful of cities, calling the regime “a rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed, and chaos” […]
2018 – war or no war?
2018 – war or no war? If the first months of 2017 were a time of great hopes following the historical defeat of Hillary Clinton, the year is ending in a sombre, almost menacing manner. Not only has the swamp easily, quickly and totally drowned Trump, but the AngloZionist Empire is reeling from its humiliating […]
All Is Not Quiet on the Syrian Front: US to Launch Another War
All Is Not Quiet on the Syrian Front: US to Launch Another War This is a classic example of flip-flop policy. In November, the US promised Turkey to stop arming Kurdish militias in Syria after the Islamic State was routed. Brett McGurk, the US Special Presidential Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat Islamic State, explained that […]
