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Stealing a Nation: Secret SAS Mission to Capture Mideast Oil Artery
Stealing a Nation: Secret SAS Mission to Capture Mideast Oil Artery British files seen by Declassified-UK reveal details of torture from 1970, when special forces invaded and annexed the Persian Gulf’s most important oil route, Phil Miller reports. A dhow in the waters off Oman’s Musandam Peninsula, 2007. (hoteldephil, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Fifty years ago, U.S. […]
Why the Troubled U.S. Empire Could Quickly Fall Apart
Why the Troubled U.S. Empire Could Quickly Fall Apart Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair The U.S. wars lost in Iraq and Afghanistan showed imperial overreach beyond what even 20 years of war could manage. That the defeats were drawn out for so many years shows that domestic politics and the funding of the domestic military-industrial […]
NATO Sliding Towards War Against Russia in Ukraine
NATO Sliding Towards War Against Russia in Ukraine As far as Ukraine goes, Ankara seems to be setting the pace for NATO’s deepening involvement in the country’s war. Russia is investigating reports of Turkish attack drones being deployed for the first time in Ukraine’s eight-year civil war. The Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) under the command […]
The Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Delay
The Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Delay (Nord Stream Pipeline) European Union leaders are scrambling for solutions to the energy crisis, but their feared friend from the East has reminded them that a solution exists. According to the Associated Press, gas prices in the EU have spiked to 95 euros from about 19 euros per megawatt-hour in […]
White House Putting Pressure on OPEC to Increase Oil Production Amid ‘Supply Issues,’ Rising Energy Prices
An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on July 21, 2014. (Todd Korol/Reuters) EXECUTIVE BRANCH White House Putting Pressure on OPEC to Increase Oil Production Amid ‘Supply Issues,’ Rising Energy Prices The White House on Tuesday promised to put pressure on members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) […]
Gas Stations Across Iran Crippled After Massive Cyberattack
Gas Stations Across Iran Crippled After Massive Cyberattack Iran has announced that the country’s energy infrastructure was hit by a massive cyberattack on Tuesday, which left state subsidized gas stations across the country out of commission, resulting in very long lines of cars observed waiting to fill up in many towns and cities. The timing is […]
Putin Lays Cards Down: Approve Nord Stream 2 To Get More Gas
Putin Lays Cards Down: Approve Nord Stream 2 To Get More Gas Russia could immediately increase natural gas deliveries to Europe as soon as German authorities approve the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the Financial Times reports, citing President Vladimir Putin as saying gas can be delivered “the day after tomorrow” if approval is granted “tomorrow”. Putin […]
A tale of two civilisations
A tale of two civilisations In recent years, America’s unsuccessful attempts at containing China as a rival hegemon has only served to promote Chinese antipathy against American capitalism. China is now retreating into the comfort of her long-established moral values, best described as a mixture of Confucianism and Marxism, while despising American individualism, its careless […]
Erdogan Declares 10 Western Ambassadors ‘Persona Non Grata’
Erdogan Declares 10 Western Ambassadors ‘Persona Non Grata’ Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he’s now given the orders to declare 10 Western ambassadors persona non grata “as soon as possible” – however it’s unclear whether this means they’ll be forced to leave the country. “I told my foreign minister to declare these 10 ambassadors as persona […]
The Moment Biden Casually Committed To WW3 Over Taiwan At Last Night’s Town Hall
The Moment Biden Casually Committed To WW3 Over Taiwan At Last Night’s Town Hall Apparently the commander-in-chief thinks that the United States has some kind of treaty or “commitment” to defend Taiwan in the scenario of an attack from China. There is absolutely no commitment to do such a thing, but the casualness with which […]
Path to a Greener Future: Tax Kids or Just Ban Them Outright
Path to a Greener Future: Tax Kids or Just Ban Them Outright The Greens need to step up to the plate with some truly sustainable proposals. I have a couple of ideas. Ironies of Build Back Better President Biden wants free college education, free preschool for kids, and increased child tax credits. All of these […]
China Export Curbs On Fertilizer Could Worsen Global Food Price Shock
China Export Curbs On Fertilizer Could Worsen Global Food Price Shock China’s move to impose export restrictions on fertilizers will be felt worldwide. Beijing’s increased scrutiny comes as global fertilizer markets have been battered by plant shutdowns and skyrocketing prices that may continue to boost food inflation well into 2022. Chinese Communist Party officials have called for […]
Winter Is Coming: Russia Signals No Extra Gas For Europe Without Nord Stream 2
Winter Is Coming: Russia Signals No Extra Gas For Europe Without Nord Stream 2 The big picture was clear to anyone who bothered to keep their eyes open: back in August, when we first reported that Russian supplies of nat gas via the Yamal pipeline had collapsed and when the first stirrings of the upcoming […]
