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North Korea is the Most Predictable Regime on Earth. The Real Threat is the Erratic U.S. Government.
Photo: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images NORTH KOREA IS THE MOST PREDICTABLE REGIME ON EARTH. THE REAL THREAT IS THE ERRATIC U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE NUCLEAR SHOUTING between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un often seems like a maddening version of whack-a-crazy-mole, in which an unhinged comment by one of them is hastily followed by […]
Left Behind
Left Behind Fan Ho The Evening of Life 1963“Forget Germany, Spain Is The Real Problem”, reads a headline. Eh… no. Germany is definitely the problem in Europe. Spain is a bit player. That doesn’t mean nothing major could happen in Spain in its fight with Catalonia, and soon, but Spain, like all EU nations, is […]
Kurds in Iraq and Syria: a new chaos is redefining the Middle East’s borders
Kurds in Iraq and Syria: a new chaos is redefining the Middle East’s borders There is no doubt that most Iraqi Kurds will say “yes” to the referendum and start materialising the dream of the 30 million Kurds inhabiting Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Armenia, a dream of establishing an independent state in Kurdistan-Iraq to start with. […]
Bill Blain: “Oil Could Change Everything”
Bill Blain: “Oil Could Change Everything” Blain’s Morning Porridge: A Short Distraction In The Oil Market Did I detect a distinct change in the market wind yesterday? There is a new freshening blow out the East. It feels like the world is changing: a slide in tech stocks and a wobble in sentiment, stronger oil […]
North Korea Boosts Coastal Defenses Following “Declaration Of War” Speech
North Korea Boosts Coastal Defenses Following “Declaration Of War” Speech North Korea appears to be following through with its threat to shoot down US fighter jets and bombers that travel near its airspace, as US jets and bombers did on Saturday, according to a Yonhap report – the latest sign that North Korea intends to […]
Washington Has Initiated Military Conflict With Russia
Washington Has Initiated Military Conflict With Russia Russia has provided evidence that Washington is collaborating with ISIS in attacks on Russian forces. http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/breaking-russia-presents-satellite-proof-us-troops-collaborating-isis-syria/ri21030 In one Washington-directed attack, ISIS tried to capture 29 Russian military policemen. However, Russian special forces entered the fray, and the result was spectular losses for ISIS. http://russia-insider.com/en/military/us-secret-services-tried-nab-29-russian-troops-syria-and-got-their-butts-kicked-russian In another attack […]
North Korea Says “Trump Declared War”, Threatens To Shoot Down US Jets
North Korea Says “Trump Declared War”, Threatens To Shoot Down US Jets Having raged at President Trump’s “suicide mission” on Saturday, North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho called for an impromptu press conference this morning following President Trump’s extended travel ban, in which the diplomat said that Trump’s recent tweet that DPRK’s leadership would […]
A Failing Empire: Russia and China’s Military Strategy to Contain the US
A Failing Empire: Russia and China’s Military Strategy to Contain the US Looking at the global political landscape over the last month, two trends are becoming more apparent. The infamous military and economic power at America’s disposal is declining, whereas in the multipolar field, an acceleration has occurred in the creation of a series of […]
“Forget Germany, Spain Is The Real Problem”
“Forget Germany, Spain Is The Real Problem” Following yesterday’s German election, which despite Merkel’s 4th victory was a rout for the establishment “grand coalition” parties of CDU/CSU and SPD which saw its worst election performance since the 1940s offset by a surge in the ascendant right-wing AfD, there have been numerous analyst reactions to the […]
The solar panel imports case and the future of self-sufficiency
The solar panel imports case and the future of self-sufficiency Last week the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that the American solar panel industry had been harmed by cheap imports though it did not specifically find that the competition was unfair. The decision has stunned the solar industry which has relied on cheap panel […]
Catalonia Police Reject Madrid Orders: Barring Invasion, the Vote Will Take Place
Catalonia Police Reject Madrid Orders: Barring Invasion, the Vote Will Take Place Barring a mass invasion by Spanish government troops, it appears the vote in Catalonia will take place. Given the importance of the story, Western media is amazingly silent. Stories are few and far between. We have not even see Tweet 1 from President Trump. […]
The View From the End of the American Empire
Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images THE VIEW FROM THE END OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE IN HIS UNITED Nations General Assembly speech last week, President Donald Trump loudly stated his intention to effectively dismantle the world order that the United States painstakingly built over the past century. Trump lauded nationalism before the assembled delegates at the same […]
Spain In Crisis: Catalan Police Rejects Madrid Takover, Vows To “Resist”
Spain In Crisis: Catalan Police Rejects Madrid Takover, Vows To “Resist” Spain found itself on the verge of a full-blown sovereign crisis on Saturday, after the “rebel region” of Catalonia rejected giving more control to the central government in defiance of authorities in Madrid who are trying to suppress an independence referendum on Oct. 1. […]
Defiant Catalans Block Spain’s Military Boats From Landing; Spain Seizes “.CAT” Domain
Defiant Catalans Block Spain’s Military Boats From Landing; Spain Seizes “.CAT” Domain Spain’s plan to send boatloads of military police to Catalonia to prevent its independence referendum have backfired with dockers in two ports staging a boycott and a third refusing access. The Express writes Police boats Blocked by Catalan ports as unrest threatens to […]
Earthquake Detected Near North Korea Nuclear Test Site; China “Suspects Explosion”
Earthquake Detected Near North Korea Nuclear Test Site; China “Suspects Explosion” In what may be the latest major escalation involving North Korea – and potentially the nation’s 7th nuclear test – China’s earthquake administration said it detected a magnitude 3.5 earthquake in North Korea, which it suspects “was caused by an explosion”, raising fears that […]
