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Never Trust a Failing Empire
Never Trust a Failing Empire The Washington Post, through documents released through the Freedom of Information Act, has published a long investigation into Afghanistan. Journalists have collected over 400 testimonies from American diplomats, NATO generals and other NATO personnel, that show that reports about Afghanistan were falsified to deceive the public about the real situation on the ground. […]
Trump Follows Up On His Promise To Protect Syrian Oil
Trump Follows Up On His Promise To Protect Syrian Oil The United States has moved more equipment from Iraq into Syria to boost the protection of the oil and gas fields in eastern Syria currently under the control of Kurdish militia, Turkish media reports. A logistics convoy of pick-up trucks, minibusses, ambulances, and 100 rigs […]
Deluge Of New Leaks Further Shreds The Establishment Syria Narrative
Deluge Of New Leaks Further Shreds The Establishment Syria Narrative It’s been a bad last 24 hours for the war propagandists. WikiLeaks has published multiple documents providing further details on the coverup within the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) of its own investigators’ findings which contradicted the official story we were all given about an alleged […]
Greece To Help Tripoli ‘Block Turkish Ships’ As Libyan War Spills Into Mediterranean
Greece To Help Tripoli ‘Block Turkish Ships’ As Libyan War Spills Into Mediterranean The years-long war for post-Gaddafi Libya now threatens to spill over into the Mediterranean as Turkey and Greece line up on either side of the conflict. Each side is now threatening the others’ allied ships in southern waters after a controversial maritime deal expanded Turkish claims off […]
The Most Significant Afghanistan Papers Revelation Is How Difficult They Were To Make Public
The Most Significant Afghanistan Papers Revelation Is How Difficult They Were To Make Public The Washington Post has published clear, undeniable evidence that US government officials have been lying to the public about the war in Afghanistan, a shocking revelation for anyone who has done no research whatsoever into the history of US interventionism. In all seriousness it was a […]
Germany Slams Trump’s ‘Meddling’ In Europe’s Energy After Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Passed
Germany Slams Trump’s ‘Meddling’ In Europe’s Energy After Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Passed Included in Wednesday’s just passed mammoth 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) — which increases the Pentagon budget by $22 billion (to a whopping $738 billion) — were long-threatened sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 underwater natural gas pipeline. In the House bill, expected to be approved […]
Why I Don’t Talk More About 9/11
Why I Don’t Talk More About 9/11 For some reason 9/11 keeps coming up in my online interactions with people lately, both with establishment loyalists who call me a “9/11 truther” and with skeptics who say I don’t write enough about what really happened on that day 18 years ago. So I figured I’ll bang out […]
The Warfare State Lied About Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. They Will Lie Again.
The Warfare State Lied About Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. They Will Lie Again. Today the Washington Post published a bombshell report titled “The Afghanistan Papers,” highlighting the degree to which the American government lied to the public about the ongoing status of the war in Afghanistan. Within the thousands of pages, consisting of internal documents, interviews, and other […]
2019 was a year of global unrest, spurred by anger at rising inequality – and 2020 is likely to be worse
2019 was a year of global unrest, spurred by anger at rising inequality – and 2020 is likely to be worse 2019 may well go down as the most disrupted year in global politics since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 and the subsequent implosion of the former Soviet Union. However, the likelihood is that 2020 will […]
Is it Jaw-Jaw or War With Iran?
Is it Jaw-Jaw or War With Iran? Strategically, economically and politically, the Islamic Republic of Iran seems to be in almost desperate straits. “Jaw-jaw is better than war-war,” is attributed, wrongly, say some historians, to Winston Churchill. Still, the words lately came to mind. While last week ended with a hopeful U.S.-Iranian prisoner exchange that […]
Three Major Imbalances – Financial, Trust and Geopolitical
Three Major Imbalances – Financial, Trust and Geopolitical But greed is a bottomless pitAnd our freedom’s a jokeWe’re just taking a pissAnd the whole world must watch the sad comic displayIf you’re still free start running awayCause we’re coming for you! – Conor Oberst, “Land Locked Blues” It’s hard to believe 2020 is just around […]
China’s Central Bank to Lead Real-World Pilot of Digital Yuan: Report
China’s Central Bank to Lead Real-World Pilot of Digital Yuan: Report China is at last planning to conduct the first real-world test of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), fresh reports claim. According to local news outlet Caijing on Dec. 9, the initial pilot for the CBDC is set for the city of Shenzhen before the end of […]
FREXIT – Is France Hurling toward Exiting the EU?
FREXIT – Is France Hurling toward Exiting the EU? France is by no means calming down. There is a major underlying problem in France which is rising to the surface in direct confrontation with the government and Macron’s ambition to lead Europe. Macron’s confrontation with Trump over NATO is a reflection of a historical posture […]
The Next Pearl Harbour? China’s Gold-Backed Crypto Currency Will Blindside US Dollar
The Next Pearl Harbour? China’s Gold-Backed Crypto Currency Will Blindside US Dollar “A date which will live in infamy.” Indeed, this weekend marks the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, which opened the door for the United States to enter World War II. Turn on your TV and you will see military mavens rambling […]
