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Is Evergrande a symptom of deeper malaise?
Is Evergrande a symptom of deeper malaise? Evergrande’s imminent default is rocking markets – but few believe the collapse of a Chinese property developer could trigger a global financial crisis. What if Evergrande is just a symptom of a deeper malaise within the Chinese economy and its political/business structures? Maybe there is more at stake […]
Are the US and China Stumbling Toward an ‘Islands War’?
Are the US and China Stumbling Toward an ‘Islands War’? World War II began in Europe when the British, Sept. 3, 1939, declared war on Germany over its invasion of Poland to retrieve what Berlin claimed were its territories… If World War III breaks out between China and the U.S., it is likely to be […]
Talkin’ About Armageddon: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Talkin’ About Armageddon: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ The fact that our world is hurtling toward man-made obliteration on multiple fronts should probably occupy more of our conversational bandwidth than it does. ❖ My basic overall position is that humanity is about to end […]
The U.S. Desperately Needs To Rethink Its Middle East Strategy
The U.S. Desperately Needs To Rethink Its Middle East Strategy Is the Middle East still important? This is a seemingly absurd question, yet some are asking this in Washington. The Middle East is the source of massive reserves in oil and gas. Much of the fuel to produce goods and trade from Asia and the […]
A Hinge Moment of History
A Hinge Moment of History I have lived in countries that have real domestic terrorism movements…. No country blessed enough not to have a domestic terrorism movement should be inventing one. We are living in a blizzard of lies. [W]e are more dependent on a handful of woke billionaires to tell us what reality is. […]
The Afghan Correction
The Afghan Correction Interventionistas never seem to learn these seven truths about war and ‘nation building.’ Soviet troops in the highlands near Kabul, Afghanistan, 1986. Photo by Кувакин Е. (1986); scanned and processed by Vizu (2009); размещено согласно Permissions: E. Kuvakin by personal collection, CC BY-SA 3.0. The chaotic rout of the U.S. in Afghanistan has got […]
Nationwide Blackout Hits Syria After Gas Pipeline Bombed
Nationwide Blackout Hits Syria After Gas Pipeline Bombed A blackout has reportedly plunged all of Syria into darkness Friday into Saturday, with Syria’s state-run SANA announcing the nationwide power outage is due to an attack on a gas site and pipeline in southern Damascus. Into the overnight hours, electricity reportedly returned to much of the capital of Damascus, […]
The Battle For Control Of East Mediterranean Energy
The Battle For Control Of East Mediterranean Energy The history of oil and natural gas is marred by instability and conflict. The rise of the Eastern Mediterranean as a prolific energy region has increased existing tensions between certain littoral states while strengthening cooperation between others. The ratification of the charter concerning the Eastern Mediterranean Gas […]
WikiLeaks Puts Afghanistan Back on Media Agenda
WikiLeaks Puts Afghanistan Back on Media Agenda Immigration Dominates Cable News The war in Afghanistan — a subject that has generated periodic spikes in media interest but not a high level of sustained coverage — was back atop the mainstream news agenda last week. And this time, the catalyst was neither violence on the ground […]
Manufacturing Dystopia: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Manufacturing Dystopia: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ We live in a world of manufactured lack, manufactured enemies, manufactured crises and manufactured consent. We’ve had sufficient resources to care for everyone for generations. All our wars are based on lies. All our problems are cooked […]
Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Fully Completed – Russia Celebrates ‘Failure’ Of US Efforts To Stop It
Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Fully Completed – Russia Celebrates ‘Failure’ Of US Efforts To Stop It Russia’s state-controlled gas giant Gazprom has announced on Friday it has completed construction on the Nord Stream 2 Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline that the United States has long warred against through sanctions leveled by the Trump and Biden administrations. “Chairman […]
The World’s Deadliest Terrorist Group: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
The World’s Deadliest Terrorist Group: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ The CIA just casually discussed sinking a boat full of Cuban refugees and planting bombs in Miami and blaming Castro, but you’re bat shit crazy if you suspect such agencies may have had similar discussions about […]
Europe Needs Nord Stream 2 More Than It Likes To Admit
Europe Needs Nord Stream 2 More Than It Likes To Admit When construction began on the second Nord Stream pipeline that was going to double the volume of natural gas ships to Europe—most of it to Germany—the European Union wasted no time in voicing its opposition to more Russian gas. Led by Ukraine, which fears […]
