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Russia, China Sign Second Mega-Gas Deal: Beijing Becomes Largest Buyer Of Russian Gas | Zero Hedge
Russia, China Sign Second Mega-Gas Deal: Beijing Becomes Largest Buyer Of Russian Gas | Zero Hedge. As we previewed on Friday, when we reported that “Russia Nears Completion Of Second “Holy Grail” Gas Deal With China“, moments ago during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum taking place this weekend in Beijing, Russia and China signed 17 […]
‘German politicians are US puppets’ | Oriental Review
‘German politicians are US puppets’ | Oriental Review. “Now the Americans are even considering blowing up a nuclear power plant in Ukraine and then insisting that the culprits were either separatists or Russians,” claims the German journalist Udo Ulfkotte, former correspondent from Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, one of the largest German newspapers. He has published a book, Gekaufte Journalisten (“Purchased Journalists”), in which he […]
Are the Russians Coming? | Erico Matias Tavares | LinkedIn
Are the Russians Coming? | Erico Matias Tavares | LinkedIn. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that a serious confrontation with the West is coming. In a recent speech at the Valdai conference in Sochi, laced with geopolitical and historical references, he stated that “changes in the world order – and what we are seeing today […]
US-China Relations: The Danger of Strategic Misjudgment | The Diplomat
US-China Relations: The Danger of Strategic Misjudgment | The Diplomat. President Obama will head to Beijing in the coming days to attend the annual APEC summit on November 10 and 11. But perhaps the more important event on his agenda is the whole day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on November 12. Compared to […]
Obama to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq as campaign expands | Reuters
Obama to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq as campaign expands | Reuters. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 more troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the number of U.S. forces on the ground to advise and retrain Iraqis in their battle against the militant group Islamic State, U.S. officials said […]
Sanctions: Diplomatic Weapons of Mass Criminality | Tanosborn Online
Sanctions: Diplomatic Weapons of Mass Criminality | Tanosborn Online. Mid-term elections are over, and the anticipated trouncing of Democrats in Congress took place without a hitch, even if the media selfishly played the uncertainty card. The sad reality: the United States is a nation divided alongside economic lines of haves and have-nots, and not ideology… […]
Putin Signs Secret Pact to Crush NATO « The Burning Platform
Putin Signs Secret Pact to Crush NATO « The Burning Platform. Back on September 11 and 12, there was a summit meeting in a city that involved an organization that most Americans have never heard of. Mainstream media coverage was all but nonexistent. The place was Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, a country few Westerners […]
Ukraine Begins “Large-Scale” Offensive In Donetsk; “War Has Resumed” Rebel Leader Warns; Russian Stocks, Currency Crashing | Zero Hedge
Ukraine Begins “Large-Scale” Offensive In Donetsk; “War Has Resumed” Rebel Leader Warns; Russian Stocks, Currency Crashing | Zero Hedge. Ebola is solved. Oil price drops are “unequivocally good news”. The US election is positive. Draghi promised to do whatever it takes again. And Ukraine is in ceasefire.So why is it that Donetsk’s Deputy Prime Minister Andriy […]
Libyan court dissolves UN-backed parliament – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
Libyan court dissolves UN-backed parliament – Middle East – Al Jazeera English. Libya’s Supreme Court has announced the dissolution of the UN-backed elected parliament, which has taken refuge in the eastern city of Tobruk, while another parliament vying for legitimacy is stationed in the capital, Tripoli. “The Constitutional Circuit in the Supreme Court has ruled on […]
Three International Water Conflicts to Watch – Geopoliticalmonitor.com
Three International Water Conflicts to Watch – Geopoliticalmonitor.com. China-India: The Brahmaputra River The Brahmaputra River is a 2,900 km river that originates in Tibet and flows through India’s Arunachal Pradesh state before merging with the Ganges and draining into the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh. It is considered an important resource in all three countries […]
ISIL fighters make gains in northern Iraq – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
ISIL fighters make gains in northern Iraq – Middle East – Al Jazeera English. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has continued to gain ground in northern Iraq despite weeks of US-led air strikes, and are now moving closer to the Iraq-Kurdish city of Erbil. ISIL fighters are battling Kurdish volunteer troops in the town […]
Ukraine rebel leaders sworn in, Kiev says peace plan violated | Reuters
Ukraine rebel leaders sworn in, Kiev says peace plan violated | Reuters. (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged swearing in ceremonies for their leaders on Tuesday after votes dismissed as a farce by Kiev, which says they violated terms of a peace plan to end a war that has killed more than 4,000 […]
Saudi Oil Market Fight Shifting to U.S. as Asia Prices Rise – Bloomberg
Saudi Oil Market Fight Shifting to U.S. as Asia Prices Rise – Bloomberg. Saudi Arabia’s increase in oil prices for Asia signals the world’s biggest crude exporter is shifting the focus of its fight for market share on U.S. buyers. While Saudi Arabian Oil Co. boosteddifferentials for supplies to Asia next month after cutting some November […]
Saudis Go Back to the Future to Take on U.S. Shale Rivals – Bloomberg
Saudis Go Back to the Future to Take on U.S. Shale Rivals – Bloomberg. The Saudi oil minister’s visit to Venezuelathis week is also a trip through time. Flash back to December 1998 whenSaudi Arabia looked to its fellow OPEC member for help lifting oil prices from about $10 a barrel. Back then, the Saudis were defending their dominance […]
It’s Currency War! – And Japan Has Fired The First Shot
It’s Currency War! – And Japan Has Fired The First Shot. This is the big problem with fiat currency – eventually the temptation to print more of it when you are in a jam becomes too powerful to resist. In a surprise move on Friday, the Bank of Japan dramatically increased the size of the […]
