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‘War on Terror’ Has Left Millions Dead Across the Middle East
‘War on Terror’ Has Left Millions Dead Across the Middle East Critical issues are generally overlooked or ignored. As research reveals of late, “counter-terrorism” operations led by the United States over many years have wrought increasing devastation. Not to mention, continuing and worsening repercussions. A rough estimate of four million Muslims have died as a […]
Thinking about American Totalitarianism
Thinking about American Totalitarianism Totalitarianism evolves. Yet what remains the same through time is the attempt at total control. Today, control is veiled not overt. Control weaves its way both totally and surgically into our everyday lives. Totally, in the master narrative it weaves about “living in a democracy”. Today, no one lives in a […]
2019 From a Fourth Turning Perspective
2019 FROM A FOURTH TURNING PERSPECTIVE “An impasse over the federal budget reaches a stalemate. The president and Congress both refuse to back down, triggering a near-total government shutdown. The president declares emergency powers. Congress rescinds his authority. Dollar and bond prices plummet. The president threatens to stop Social Security checks. Congress refuses to raise […]
US Rage for Endless Wars Threatens World Peace in the New Year
US Rage for Endless Wars Threatens World Peace in the New Year Washington’s hegemonic aims, under Republicans and undemocratic Dems, represent the greatest threat to world peace and humanity’s survival. At his annual marathon Q & A news conference last week, Vladimir Putin warned about possible nuclear war, a growing threat because of Washington’s reckless […]
MH17 Turnabout: Ukraine’s Guilt Now Proven
MH17 Turnabout: Ukraine’s Guilt Now Proven Finally, a clear and convincing — and unrefuted — case can now be presented to the public, as to precisely whom the guilty party was, that downed the MH17 Malaysian airliner over Ukraine on 17 July 2014, and why it was done. The complete case, which will be fully […]
The religion of American Politics
The religion of American Politics image: Apostle St. Simon the Zelot When are we willing to fight for our views? Simon the Zelot was a disciple of Jesus. He advocated aggression with the Romans. He literally fought for his views. I find it odd that Simon was one of the twelve disciples because Jesus seemed […]
Prisoner for Free Speech: the Relentless Pursuit of Julian Assange
Prisoner for Free Speech: the Relentless Pursuit of Julian Assange CNN correspondent Jim Acosta returned to the White House on 17 November, a few days after a US judge had forced President Donald Trump to reverse the revocation of his press pass. Smiling before 50 or more photographers and cameramen, Acosta said triumphantly: ‘This was a […]
The Establishment Will Never Say No to a War
The Establishment Will Never Say No to a War A U.S. Army convoy in northern Syria. Photo: Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via Getty Images The question before us is a relatively simple one: What would be the criteria for removing our remaining troops from the Iraqi, Syrian, and more general Middle Eastern conflicts? Or, for that matter, […]
Kass: “Don’t Blame Powell For The Mess He’s Left To Clean Up”
Kass: “Don’t Blame Powell For The Mess He’s Left To Clean Up” Do we want to be Japan? “I need the Fed to shut up. I don’t trust the Fed at all. I don’t trust Jay Powell at all. Jay said everything that caused a tremendous selloff. You have got to start recognizing how powerful […]
The Arrival Of The Credit Crisis
The Arrival Of The Credit Crisis Those of us who closely follow the credit cycle should not be surprised by the current slide in equity markets. It was going to happen anyway. The timing had recently become apparent as well, and in early August I was able to write the following: “The timing for the […]
Commanders In Syria Recommend Leaving US Weapons With Kurds
Commanders In Syria Recommend Leaving US Weapons With Kurds It has been little over a week since President Trump upended US foreign policy in the Middle East by abruptly recalling the few thousand US troops fighting alongside Kurdish fighters in Syria, and the administration is still figuring out exactly how to manage the withdrawal in […]
WTI Extends Losses After Production Rebounds To Record
WTI Extends Losses After Production Rebounds To Record WTI has slid lower overnight following API’s surprise large crude build (and no equity pump) and was unable to hold gains after a bigger than expected gasoline build (and tiny crude draw) along with a production rebound to record highs. If U.S. crude output rises, it’s likely […]
US Troops Out, Syrian Army In: Kurdish City Handed Back To Damascus As Turkey Poised To Invade
US Troops Out, Syrian Army In: Kurdish City Handed Back To Damascus As Turkey Poised To Invade After days of Turkey mustering huge military forces poised to enter the northwestern Syrian Kurdish town of Manbij, and just as American advisers have pulled out of the area based on Trump’s broader Syria draw down, what many […]
