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China Threatens “Small Scale Military Operation” To Remove India From Bhutan Border
China Threatens “Small Scale Military Operation” To Remove India From Bhutan Border In the latest escalation between two nuclear powers, China has turned the war threat amplifier up to ’11’ by threatening India (in an article published a Chinese state-controlled newspaper) that it could conduct a “small-scale military operation” to expel Indian troops from a […]
The Madhouse
The Madhouse In the late 17th century, we British decided that, as a humanitarian effort and public service, we’d collect up all the people from the towns and countryside who were bonkers and confine them in institutions, so that society could be protected from them. As so often proves the case, the idea of a […]
The NYT’s Grim Depiction of Russian Life
The NYT’s Grim Depiction of Russian Life As a top propaganda outlet pushing the New Cold War, The New York Times paints life in Russia in the darkest hues, but this one-sided depiction misses the reality of the increasingly vibrant country that Gilbert Doctorow sees. Our five-week stay at our home in the Russian countryside […]
Now, a Trade War — Is a Shooting War Next?
Now, a Trade War — Is a Shooting War Next? A popular thesis since the 1930s is that a natural progression exists from currency wars to trade wars to shooting wars. Both history and analysis support this thesis. Currency wars do not exist all the time; they arise under certain conditions and persist until there […]
Trump’s Currency War Battle with China Goes
Trump’s Currency War Battle with China Goes Live Welcome to the currency wars. The Trump administration has entered a new low in relations with China. The change comes after the White House announced it is officially beginning to take aim at China’s economic strategy. As friction between the world’s greatest economic powers deteriorates toward a […]
Trump Will Now Become the War President
Trump Will Now Become the War President President Trump has been defeated by the military/security complex and forced into continuing the orchestrated and dangerous tensions with Russia. Trump’s defeat has taught the Russians the lesson I have been trying to teach them for years, and that is that Russia is much more valuable to Washington […]
McMaster: U.S. Preparing For “Preventive War” With North Korea
McMaster: U.S. Preparing For “Preventive War” With North Korea The United States is preparing for all options to counter the growing threat from North Korea, including launching a “preventive war,” national security adviser H.R. McMaster said in an interview that aired Saturday on MSNBC. The comments come after North Korea carried out two tests of […]
Trump, the CIA and the Yokeldom
Trump, the CIA and the Yokeldom Jackson Pollock The Deep 1943 The western world is mired in a mile-deep political crisis and nary a soul seems to notice, or rather: everyone just sees their own little preferred echochamber tidbits of it. Which is not a good thing, because that crisis is bound to trigger […]
Russian PM: “The U.S. Just Declared Full-Scale Trade War On Russia”
Russian PM: “The U.S. Just Declared Full-Scale Trade War On Russia” Several hours after President Trump officially signed the new Russian sanctions into law – despite his reservations and his statement that while he favors “tough measures to punish and deter aggressive and destabilizing behavior by Iran, North Korea, and Russia, this legislation is significantly […]
An Angry Beijing Responds: “We Will Never Dance To Trump’s Tune”
An Angry Beijing Responds: “We Will Never Dance To Trump’s Tune” With just one day to go until the Trump administration launches the first salvo in what could develop into a full-scale trade war between the US and China, there is the issue of a diplomatic (hopefully) resolution of escalating situation in North Korea, one […]
Geopolitical Tensions Are Designed To Distract The Public From Economic Decline
Geopolitical Tensions Are Designed To Distract The Public From Economic Decline Tracking geopolitical and fiscal developments over the past several years is a bit like watching a slow motion train wreck; you know exactly what the consequences of the events will be, you try to warn people as much as possible, but, ultimately, you cannot […]
Quebec Is “Close To Its Limits” As Refugees Flood Across US-Canada Border
Quebec Is “Close To Its Limits” As Refugees Flood Across US-Canada Border Back in January, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his liberal savior complex in full view, announced that Canada would take in all refugees who are refused entry to the US. “To those fleeing persecution, terror and war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of […]
The Race Against Time
The Race Against Time For decades, in discussing the ever-increasing hegemony of the world’s principal governments (US, EU, et al.), I’ve been asked repeatedly, “When will the governments understand that this obsession they have to become all-powerful is not in the interests of the people?” The answer to this question has also remained the same […]
Russia’s Real Endgame
Russia’s Real Endgame Russia’s Putin has never taken his eye off the ball. His ambition is not global hegemony or European conquest. Putin seeks what Russia has always sought: regional hegemony and a set of buffer states in eastern Europe and central Asia that can add to Russia’s strategic depth. It is strategic depth — […]
Ron Paul On The Coming Dollar Crash, Cashless Society & False Flags (Video)
Ron Paul On The Coming Dollar Crash, Cashless Society & False Flags (Video) Josh Sigurdson interviews former congressman and host of The Liberty Report, Dr. Ron Paul. Dr. Paul responds to the Federal Reserve’s Janet Yellen’s delusional claim that we will not see another major crisis in our lifetime. He updates everyone on his views […]
