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Syria Spinmeisters Fumble Attempts To Narrative Manage OPCW Leaks
Syria Spinmeisters Fumble Attempts To Narrative Manage OPCW Leaks It’s been over 72 hours since The Grayzone published new leaks further exposing how the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been lying about its investigation into an alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria two years ago. These new documents make it abundantly clear that OPCW leadership were […]
From Overstretch to Collapse
From Overstretch to Collapse In less than three decades, a mere blink of the eye in historical terms, the United States has gone from the world’s sole superpower to a massive foundering wreck that is helpless before the coronavirus and intent on blaming the rest of the world for its own shortcomings. As the journalist […]
China Daily Censors Opinion Article Written By EU Officials; Removes Any Mention Of China As Virus Origin
China Daily Censors Opinion Article Written By EU Officials; Removes Any Mention Of China As Virus Origin BuzzFeed’s Alberto Nardelli points out that the European Union failed to discuss edits, including the removal of references to the spread of COVID-19, in an op-ed jointly published by all 27 member states in a Chinese-owned newspaper. Some European officials did not find out about the secret […]
US To Remove Patriot Missile Protection From Saudi Arabia Amid Oilpocalypse
US To Remove Patriot Missile Protection From Saudi Arabia Amid Oilpocalypse Petrodollar panic? As tensions between OPEC (cough – the Saudis – cough) and Washington rise over the supply (and price) of oil globally amid a pandemic-driven demand collapse, it would appears President Trump may have just gone ‘nuclear’. “…there will be blood.” The Wall Street Journal […]
Weaponizing the Dollar
Weaponizing the Dollar Don’t worry, we’re still talking virus, just from a slightly different angle. I was going to do something completely different, but then I saw an article at the South China Morning Post (SCMP) today that made me think “I don’t think that’s true”, realizing that at the same time many people would […]
New OPCW Leaks Prove They Are Lying To Us About Syria
New OPCW Leaks Prove They Are Lying To Us About Syria The Grayzone‘s Aaron Maté has published some explosive new leaks from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) which make it clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that the organisation, and the narrative managers associated with it, have been lying about the investigation into […]
China’s Covid Cover-Up, Economic War And The Elites Who Benefit
China’s Covid Cover-Up, Economic War And The Elites Who Benefit “Actually, as Winston well knew, it was only four years since Oceania had been at war with Eastasia and in alliance with Eurasia. But that was merely a piece of furtive knowledge, which he happened to possess because his memory was not satisfactorily under control. […]
The Art of Survival, Taoism and the Warring States
The Art of Survival, Taoism and the Warring States Longtime correspondent Paul B. suggested I re-publish three essays that have renewed relevance. This is the first essay, from June 2008. Thank you, Paul, for the suggestion. I’m not trying to be difficult, but I can’t help cutting against the grain on topics like surviving the […]
China Warns Of Possible Armed Conflict With US Over Coronavirus Backlash
China Warns Of Possible Armed Conflict With US Over Coronavirus Backlash An internal report presented to Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders concludes that global anti-China sentiment is at a level not seen since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, and recommends preparing for a worst-case scenario of armed conflict with the United States, according […]
Trump Could Use ‘Nuclear Option’ To Make Saudi Arabia Pay For Oil War
Trump Could Use ‘Nuclear Option’ To Make Saudi Arabia Pay For Oil War President Donald Trump is considering all options available to him to make the Saudis pay for the oil price war as the crash that followed has done significant damage to the U.S. oil industry With last month having seen the indignity of […]
Chinagate is the New Russiagate
Chinagate is the New Russiagate I’ve become convinced the next major event that’ll be used to further centralize power and escalate domestic authoritarianism will center around U.S.-China tensions. We haven’t witnessed this “event” yet, but there’s a good chance it’ll occur within the next year or two. Currently, the front runner appears to be a […]
Chinese Warns US To Halt Military Operations In South China Sea
Chinese Warns US To Halt Military Operations In South China Sea The Chinese military is closely monitoring a US Navy guided-missile destroyer transiting the South China Sea on Tuesday (April 28). Global Times✔@globaltimesnews When US destroyer Barry trespassed into China’s territorial waters off the Xisha Islands on Tue, the PLA Southern Theater Command coordinated with […]
Daily on Energy: Texas debates mandating oil production cuts
Daily on Energy: Texas debates mandating oil production cuts TEXAS DEBATES PRODUCTION CUTS: Texas can lead in producing a “real” U.S. oil production cut to save the shale industry, Scott Sheffield, CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, argued Tuesday in calling for the state to take action to force companies to hold back their production for the first […]
