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Dictators of the Roman and American Empires – The Blue Ribbon Has To Go To Obama
Dictators of the Roman and American Empires – The Blue Ribbon Has To Go To Obama Every group (and especially an empire) needs its good or evil spokesperson, leader, or figurehead to focus upon: the embodiment of the particular group or nation. The size of the group is irrelevant: there simply must be a leader […]
US aimed to nuke civilian populations in enemy cities during Cold War – declassified document
US aimed to nuke civilian populations in enemy cities during Cold War – declassified document © Airman John Parie / Reuters A newly released Cold War-era list of nuclear targets shows the US planned to inflict “systematic destruction” on enemy cities and target the “population” of those areas. It is the most comprehensive Cold War […]
No Courage, Feckless Experiments and the Deep State
No Courage, Feckless Experiments and the Deep State Hosannas and Hat-Tipping Today’s post is about you dear reader… and the world you live in. That world got notice last week that henceforth short-term interest rates would be more than zilch. From all over the planet came hosannas and hat-tipping. Some commentators congratulated the Yellen Fed […]
Imperial Arrogance: Tony Blair, Qaddafi and Torture
Imperial Arrogance: Tony Blair, Qaddafi and Torture Tony Blair and Jack Straw. That former British prime minister Tony Blair is a poster boy for corruption, mendacity, opportunism, and ruthless ambition is by now a received truth. The man who took Britain into the war in Iraq on the coattails of the Bush administration in 2003, […]
Saudi Arabia’s Phony War on Terror
Saudi Arabia’s Phony War on Terror BERLIN – Containing the scourge of Islamist terror will be impossible without containing the ideology that drives it: Wahhabism, a messianic, jihad-extolling form of Sunni fundamentalism whose international expansion has been bankrolled by oil-rich sheikhdoms, especially Saudi Arabia. That is why the newly announced Saudi-led anti-terror coalition, the Islamic Military Alliance […]
On the 19th day of Christmas…
On the 19th day of Christmas… With all the action in Syria, the Ukraine is no longer a subject for discussion in the West. In Russia, where the Ukraine is still a major problem looming on the horizon, and where some 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees are settling in, with no intentions of going back to […]
Six Signs That 2016 Will Be Much Worse Than 2015
Six Signs That 2016 Will Be Much Worse Than 2015 A Turbulent Year In the course of 2015 we have witnessed several events that had, and will have, negative repercussions on individual freedom. Orwellian totalitarianism is increasingly creeping into our everyday lives. How much more intrusive will the violations of our liberties become and for […]
“I Know Of No One Who Predicted This”: Russian Oil Production Hits Record As Saudi Gambit Fails
“I Know Of No One Who Predicted This”: Russian Oil Production Hits Record As Saudi Gambit Fails In late October, we noted that for the second time this year, Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as the biggest exporter of crude to China. Russia also took the top spot in May, marking the first time in history that Moscow beat out […]
2015 Year In Review
macbrianmun/Shutterstock 2015 Year In Review “To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious, but the stupid have an answer for everything.” ~Edward Abbey I am penning my seventh “Year in Review.” These summaries began exclusively for myself, evolved into a sort of holiday cheer for a couple hundred e-quaintances with whom I had […]
“Secret” Norwegian Report Details ISIS-Turkey Oil Trade As UN Vows To “Cut Off” Terrorist “Funding Sources”
“Secret” Norwegian Report Details ISIS-Turkey Oil Trade As UN Vows To “Cut Off” Terrorist “Funding Sources “The resolution gives us more flexibility to go after those who are helping Isil [Isis], whether to move funds, to store funds or to earn funds”. That’s from Adam Szubin, undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the US […]
Ukraine “Crooks” Default On $3 Billion Bond To Putin
Ukraine “Crooks” Default On $3 Billion Bond To Putin Back in August, Ukraine struck a restructuring agreement on some $18 billion in Eurobonds with a group of creditors headed by Franklin Templeton. Under the terms of the deal, Kiev should save around $4 billion once everything is said and done. That was the good news. […]
The IMF Changes its Rules to Isolate China and Russia
The IMF Changes its Rules to Isolate China and Russia The nightmare scenario of U.S. geopolitical strategists seems to be coming true: foreign economic independence from U.S. control. Instead of privatizing and neoliberalizing the world under U.S.-centered financial planning and ownership, the Russian and Chinese governments are investing in neighboring economies on terms that cement […]
Interview Willem Middelkoop About The Big Reset
Interview Willem Middelkoop About The Big Reset The very reason I became interested in gold after the financial crisis in 2008 was because of Dutch gold guru, author, journalist, entrepreneur, and fund manager Willem Middelkoop. When I started reading his books I was immediately obsessed with economics and the gold market – along with thousands of others across the world. […]
Erdogan calls MP ‘traitor’ for telling RT that ISIS got chemical weapons via Turkey
Erdogan calls MP ‘traitor’ for telling RT that ISIS got chemical weapons via Turkey © Kayhan Ozer / Reuters; Eren Erdem / Facebook Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused opposition MP Eren Erdem of “betrayal.” Erdem told RT that Islamic State terrorists had obtained sarin gas supplies through Turkish territory – and that […]
A Special Relationship
A Special Relationship The United States is teaming up with Al Qaeda, again One morning early in 1988, Ed McWilliams, a foreign-service officer posted to the American Embassy in Kabul, heard the thump of a massive explosion from somewhere on the other side of the city. It was more than eight years after the Russian […]
