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Charlie Hebdo and the ‘Blowback’ Debate
Charlie Hebdo and the ‘Blowback’ Debate The vicious murder of the editors and writers of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris has had an effect similar to the hysteria that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon: demands that we invade Iraq (again!) and also Syria, as well as a campaign of vilification directed at anyone who dares […]
Russia Slams US/NATO Attempts To Draw It Into Military Conflict With Ukraine
Russia Slams US/NATO Attempts To Draw It Into Military Conflict With Ukraine NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg unleashed the latest tirade against Russia this morning proclaiming – though offering no proof – that there are Russian forces and heavy equipment in Ukraine and a high number of Russian forces on the border which “doesn’t contribute to a peaceful solution.” […]
The Epochal Consequences Of Woodrow Wilson’s War
The Epochal Consequences Of Woodrow Wilson’s War Remarks by David Stockman To the Committee for the Republic, Washington DC January 21, 2015 My humble thesis tonight is that the entire 20th Century was a giant mistake. And that you can put the blame for this monumental error squarely on Thomas Woodrow Wilson——-a megalomaniacal madman who […]
Yemen crisis explained
Yemen crisis explained As Yemen plunges deeper into chaos, Al Jazeera Hashem Ahelbarra explains who the key players are in the conflict. Recent fighting between Houthi rebels, who took control of the Yemeni capital in September, and the army has thrown the country deeper into chaos. Hashem Ahelbarra, an Al Jazeera correspondent who has reported […]
Trolling Russia — Israel Shamir
Trolling Russia — Israel Shamir The edifice of world post-1991 order is collapsing right now before our eyes. President Putin’s decision to give a miss to the Auschwitz pilgrimage, right after his absence in Paris at the Charlie festival, gave it the last shove. It was good clean fun to troll Russia, as long as […]
Ukraine Claims Russian Forces At Border, Attack Conflict Zone; Russia Replies “Complete Rubbish”
Ukraine Claims Russian Forces At Border, Attack Conflict Zone; Russia Replies “Complete Rubbish” After reportedly rejecting Vladimir Putin’s peace proposal and continuing heavy shelling in the pro-Russian-held regions of Donetsk, Ukraine’s military spokesman Lysenko is reporting the Russian army is directly attacking Ukraine forces in the north conflict zone. The fight over what is now adestroyed Donetsk […]
China’s interest in mining Antarctica revealed as evidence points to country’s desire to become ‘Polar Great Power’
China’s interest in mining Antarctica revealed as evidence points to country’s desire to become ‘Polar Great Power’ New evidence has emerged of China’s interest in exploiting Antarctica’s minerals despite an international agreement preventing it. It is thought the icy continent has abundant supplies of oil, gas, coal and iron ore. An emerging polar power, China […]
Yemeni Government Admits It Has Lost Control Of Nation Amid “Attempted Coup”
Yemeni Government Admits It Has Lost Control Of Nation Amid “Attempted Coup” In what Yemen’s information minister described as an “attempted coup” Shia Houthi rebels (backed by Hizbollah and Iran) have surrounded the Yemeni Presidential Palace putting them, as The Telegraph reports, in direct confrontation with al-Qaeda and the Yemen government. Amid hopes of a compromise deal or cease-fire […]
“De-Dollarization” Deepens: Russia Buys Most Gold In Six Months, Continues Selling US Treasuries
“De-Dollarization” Deepens: Russia Buys Most Gold In Six Months, Continues Selling US Treasuries The rumors of Russia selling its gold reserves, it is now clear, were greatly exaggerated as not only did Putin not sell, Russian gold reserves rose by their largest amount in six months in December to just over $46 billion (near the highest since […]
Russia Abandons PetroDollar By Opening Reserve Fund
Russia Abandons PetroDollar By Opening Reserve Fund 2015 has not been good to Russia; the spread between Brent and WTI is gone in anticipation of US exports and both benchmarks have flirted with sub $45 prices. A hostage to such prices, the ruble has yet to begin its turnaround and the state’s finances are in […]
New counterterrorism bill to override certain privacy limits
New counterterrorism bill to override certain privacy limits Passport and other information to be shared with security agencies The federal government believes Canada is vulnerable to a significant terrorist attack because of legislative gaps that hinder and, in some cases prevent, federal agencies from sharing information about potential threats. Government sources tell CBC News that […]
Why Governments Love Terrorism “Wars”
Why Governments Love Terrorism “Wars” Telltale Signs Dow down a little on Tuesday. Gold almost unchanged. Oil kept slipping. From Bloomberg: “Oil fell below $45 a barrel amid speculation that US stockpiles will increase, exacerbating a global supply glut that’s driven prices to the lowest in more than 5½ years. Oil slumped almost 50% last […]
Russia Cuts Off Ukraine Gas Supply To 6 European Countries
Russia Cuts Off Ukraine Gas Supply To 6 European Countries Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian state energy giant Gazprom to cut supplies to and through Ukraine amid accusations, according to The Daily Mail, that its neighbor has been siphoning off and stealing Russian gas. Due to these “transit risks for European consumers in the territory of Ukraine,”Gazprom cut gas […]
Russia Just Pulled Itself Out Of The Petrodollar
Russia Just Pulled Itself Out Of The Petrodollar Back in November, before most grasped just how serious the collapse in crude was (and would become, as well as its massive implications), we wrote “How The Petrodollar Quietly Died, And Nobody Noticed“, because for the first time in almost two decades, energy-exporting countries would pull their […]
Al-Qaeda in Yemen claims Charlie Hebdo attack
Al-Qaeda in Yemen claims Charlie Hebdo attack Top leader of al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula says it ordered last week’s deadly attack on French satirical magazine. A top leader of Yemen’s al-Qaeda branch has claimed responsibility for last week’s attack on Paris satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo when two masked gunmen killed 12 people, including much of […]
