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Canadian Government ‘Optimistic’ Trade War With U.S. Averted
Canadian Government ‘Optimistic’ Trade War With U.S. Averted WASHINGTON – The Canadian government is expressing optimism that a trade war might be averted with the United States in a long-standing dispute over agricultural products. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says he likes what he heard this week during a trip to Washington, and senses a willingness […]
US risking another proxy war with Russia?
US risking another proxy war with Russia? Surge of violence in Ukraine prompting the US to review its involvement in the conflict. Ten months of fighting, more than 5,000 people killed and a poorly respected ceasefire in tatters. A surge in violence in Ukraine is prompting the US to review its involvement in the conflict. […]
Russia Deploys Nuclear ICBM Launchers On Combat Patrol
Russia Deploys Nuclear ICBM Launchers On Combat Patrol Perhaps it is a coincidence that a day before John Kerry’s arrival in Kiev (a visit which “coincided” with a 35% devaluation of the local currency) where among other things the US statesman discussed the possibility of official (as opposed to unofficial) deliveries of US “lethal support” to […]
The Latest US Invasion Of Iraq Begins: US Military Search And Rescue Teams Arrive In Northern Iraq
The Latest US Invasion Of Iraq Begins: US Military Search And Rescue Teams Arrive In Northern Iraq Despite numerous explanations that no boots-on-the-ground will be on-the-ground in Iraq in the war against Islamic State, it appears, as CNN reports, that the US military has moved Search-and-Rescue (S&R) assets to Northern Iraq as part of a “constant rebalancing” depending […]
Have A Little Faith In Blotto
Have A Little Faith In Blotto What, Greece again? Sorry!! But I see a lot of things flash by that make me want to say something. Today it’s the alleged 180 that Syriza made on debt reduction, before that it was their alleged kow-towing to Brussels on Russia sanctions, and tomorrow it’ll be something else […]
Moussaoui Calls Saudi Princes Patrons of Al Qaeda
Moussaoui Calls Saudi Princes Patrons of Al Qaeda WASHINGTON — In highly unusual testimony inside the federal supermax prison, a former operative for Al Qaeda has described prominent members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family as major donors to the terrorist network in the late 1990s and claimed that he discussed a plan to shoot down Air Force One with a […]
Failed Statebuilding versus Peace Formation: The Consequences and Implications over the Last 25 Years
Failed Statebuilding versus Peace Formation: The Consequences and Implications over the Last 25 Years Recent years have seen an abundance of foreign intervention to achieve peace and statebuilding. Below, Oliver Richmond discusses how statebuilding often fails to achieve its goal of long-term peace and a stable state, and questions whether peace formation should come from actors and […]
Greece and the EU – Nothing But Political Theater?
Greece and the EU – Nothing But Political Theater? Varoufakis’ Tour of Europe Greece’s new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has toured Europe, trying to drum up support for – actually, we’re not quite sure what for exactly, as the precise nature of the Greek government’s demands is currently in flux (this is a parallel […]
Another Conspiracy Theory Becomes Fact: The Entire Oil Collapse Is All About Crushing Russian Control Over Syria
Another Conspiracy Theory Becomes Fact: The Entire Oil Collapse Is All About Crushing Russian Control Over Syria While the markets are still debating whether the price of oil is more impacted by the excess pumping of crude here, or the lack of demand there, or if it is all just a mechanical squeeze by momentum-chasing […]
US sending weapons to Kiev ‘not the answer’ to Ukraine crisis – White House adviser
US sending weapons to Kiev ‘not the answer’ to Ukraine crisis – White House adviser Supplying more arms to the Ukrainian government will not solve the crisis in the country, US deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes has stated. According to Rhodes, implementing more sanctions against Russia is the amicable solution. READ MORE: US mulls […]
New Saudi King Tied to Al Qaeda, Bin Laden and Islamic Terrorism
New Saudi King Tied to Al Qaeda, Bin Laden and Islamic Terrorism King Salman Has Been a Huge Backer of Terrorism Globally for Decades We’ve long noted that Saudi Arabia is a huge supporter of terrorism. But the new Saudi king is particularly bad. Investors Business Daily notes: King Salman has a history of funding al-Qaida, and his […]
The Golden Age of Black Ops – In Fiscal 2015 U.S. Special Forces Have Already Deployed to 105 Nations
The Golden Age of Black Ops – In Fiscal 2015 U.S. Special Forces Have Already Deployed to 105 Nations During the fiscal year that ended on September 30, 2014, U.S. Special Operations forces (SOF) deployed to 133 countries — roughly 70% of the nations on the planet — according to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Bockholt, a public affairs officer […]
Apocalypse Now and Forever
Apocalypse Now and Forever As a political psychoanalyst I find the Super-bowl halftime show the best concise index of how psychotic American culture is becoming from year to year, and the 2015 version signaled a complete break from reality, a nightmare of twerking robots in a hall of mirrors, as if America had utterly surrendered […]
Ukrainian Militias Are Beheading Hostages … Just Like ISIS
Ukrainian Militias Are Beheading Hostages … Just Like ISIS In researching war crimes in Ukraine, I came across this disturbing report from Newsweek: Groups of right-wing Ukrainian nationalists are committing war crimes in the rebel-held territories of Eastern Ukraine, according to a report from Amnesty International, asevidence emerged in local media of the volunteer militias beheading their […]
Ukraine: “We Target Civilians.” Separatists: “Their Targeting Maps Prove It.”
Ukraine: “We Target Civilians.” Separatists: “Their Targeting Maps Prove It.” The pro-regime Ukrainian TV station Hromandske TV — which is funded by the U.S. Government, the Dutch Government, and George Soros (via his International Renaissance Foundation or ‘Fund’) — has reported that the Ukrainian Government is specifically targeting civilians to die in the Donbass region in the former Ukraine’s […]
