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Ukraine War Funding and Failed Russian Sanctions. Is the US Empire Shooting Itself in the Foot?
Ukraine War Funding and Failed Russian Sanctions. Is the US Empire Shooting Itself in the Foot? *** This past weekend, April 20, 2024 the US House of Representatives passed a bill to provide Ukraine with another $61 billion in aid. The measure will quickly pass the Senate and be signed into law by Biden within days. […]
Accepting Our Lack of Agency
Accepting Our Lack of Agency An early morning picture at Black Rock Mountain State Park in Georgia The last month has been focused on acceptance, and has been building up to the inexorable, immutable, and irrevocable truth that besets us within the confines of the set of predicaments we face. The one thing I constantly see and […]
Iran Vs Israel: What Happens Next Now That Shots Have Been Fired?
Iran Vs Israel: What Happens Next Now That Shots Have Been Fired? In October of 2023 in my article ‘It’s A Trap! The Wave Of Repercussions As The Middle East Fights “The Last War”’ I predicted that a multi-front war was about to develop between Israel and various Muslim nations including Lebanon and Iran. I noted: “Israel […]
Oil Markets Were Unwise But Right in the Israel-Iran Crisis
Oil Markets Were Unwise But Right in the Israel-Iran Crisis The Middle East seemed to be on the brink of war last week and oil prices fell. Was the market wrong? Brent futures price closed at $90.45 per barrel on Friday, April 12 before Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel (Figure 1). When markets […]
Sudan on brink of collapse and starvation as country marks one year of civil war
Sudan on brink of collapse and starvation as country marks one year of civil war Sudanese security forces patrol in a commercial district in Gedaref city in eastern Sudan on April 3, 2024. EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP/AFP via Getty Images CNN — As Sudan marks the grim anniversary of a year-long conflict, aid agencies have warned that the country teeters […]
Russia warns the world is on the brink of a ‘direct military clash’ between nuclear powers
Russia warns the world is on the brink of a ‘direct military clash’ between nuclear powers Russia warned Monday that the risk of a “direct military clash” between Russia and nuclear powers in the West is rising. “Westerners are dangerously balancing on the brink of a direct military clash between nuclear powers, which is fraught […]
A $250 Million War Game and Its Shocking Outcome
A $250 Million War Game and Its Shocking Outcome At a cost of $250 million, Millennium Challenge 2002 was the largest and most expensive war game in Pentagon history. With over 13,500 participants, the US government took over two years to design it. The exercise pitted Iran against the US military. Washington intended to show […]
War, fear of war spur global military spending to new record: SIPRI report
War, fear of war spur global military spending to new record: SIPRI report New high of $2.4 trillion is the ninth straight annual increase, suggesting the trend will continue, research institute says. Save articles to read later and create your own reading list. The world spent $2.4 trillion on military forces last year, the highest […]
Israel’s strike on Iran: Crisis shows how badly Iran and Israel understand each other
Israel’s strike on Iran: Crisis shows how badly Iran and Israel understand each other Reuters Israel says it will defend itself against Iran – but its allies want to avoid a wider Middle East war Israel’s attack on Iran was not the fierce response that US President Joe Biden and other western leaders had feared. […]
A World At War (Again)
A WORLD AT WAR (AGAIN) World War III has already begun, and not much can stop it. That is an unpopular statement, for several reasons. Chief among them is the denial people are afflicted with when it comes to considering uncomfortable truths. But no matter what, the coming years will change the face of the […]
Markets Are Biting Their Lips over Global Chaos
Markets Are Biting Their Lips over Global Chaos And Fed Chair Powell is joining them because suddenly nothing is going right for his soft-landing plans! Rising Middle-East tensions are driving up the price of crude oil and driving down the price of stocks and value of bonds. Analysts are saying oil could go to $100/bbl […]
Almost Everything is About Oil in the Middle East
Almost Everything is About Oil in the Middle East Perhaps the most extraordinary part of Iran’s April 13 attack on Israel was that it was countered by a coalition that included Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is also noteworthy that this was the first time that the United States engaged militarily in […]
Iran on the Rise: Retaliation, “Important Military Targets”. Peter Koenig
Iran on the Rise: Retaliation, “Important Military Targets”. Peter Koenig The warning was on the wall. Ever since Israel attacked “out of the blue” on 1 April 2024 the Iranian Consulate in Damascus, Syria, killing 7, including two generals, an Iranian retaliation was to be expected. The New York Times (NYT) reports “Iran mounted an […]
The Purpose Of War According To George Orwell (1984)
The Purpose Of War According To George Orwell (1984) Some food for thought from George Orwell’s ‘1984’… Does anything really ever change? (emphasis ours) The primary aim of modern warfare is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living. Ever since the end of the nineteenth century, the problem […]
