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How the FBI Silences Whistleblowers
How the FBI Silences Whistleblowers Speaking truth to power has ruined Darin Jones, a former FBI contract specialist who reported evidence of serious procurement improprieties. He should be the last federal whistleblower victimized, writes John Kiriakou. The idea of “whistleblowing” has been in the news a great deal. Is the anonymous author of a recent New […]
Saudi Arabia Calls The End Of Russia’s Oil Prowess
Saudi Arabia Calls The End Of Russia’s Oil Prowess Saudi Arabia has not only called the end of Russia’s prominence as a global oil behemoth, but anticipates that Russia’s oil exports “will have declined heavily if not disappeared” within the next 19 years, Mohammed bin Salman said in a recent interview with Bloomberg. When asked […]
The Implications Of A Fractured U.S., Saudi Alliance
The Implications Of A Fractured U.S., Saudi Alliance After the resurgence of the U.S. oil industry in recent years due to hydraulic fracking and the shale oil revolution, most thought the days of Middle Eastern oil producers, Saudi Arabia in particular, being able to threaten use of the so-called oil weapon as geopolitical leverage or […]
Should US-Saudi Alliance be Saved?
Should US-Saudi Alliance be Saved? Over the weekend Donald Trump warned of “severe punishment” if an investigation concludes that a Saudi hit team murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Riyadh then counter-threatened, reminding us that, as the world’s largest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia “plays an impactful and active role […]
US Oil Exports Are Exceeding Almost All Predictions—Thanks to Fracking
US Oil Exports Are Exceeding Almost All Predictions—Thanks to Fracking The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported in September that crude oil exports are continuing to set records, mostly due to the fracking boom in the Permian Basin, in Texas and New Mexico. June exports hit a record 2.2 million barrels per day, while the monthly average was up […]
Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics: How the US Weaponizes Them to Accuse China of Debt Trap Diplomacy
Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics: How the US Weaponizes Them to Accuse China of Debt Trap Diplomacy With China and Russia named as the two greatest threats to continuing American hegemony end of last year, the velvet gloves have come off the Washington establishment, baring their knuckles against the Middle Kingdom in plain view of […]
Facebook Meddles in the 2018 Midterm Elections
Facebook Meddles in the 2018 Midterm Elections Photo Source Mike Mozart | CC BY 2.0 On October 11, Facebook announced the removal of 559 pages and 251 accounts from its service, accusing the account holders of “spam and coordinated inauthentic behavior.” The purged users stand accused of posting “massive amounts of content … to drive […]
World’s “Worst Famine In 100 Years” Will Hit Yemen, U.N. Warns
World’s “Worst Famine In 100 Years” Will Hit Yemen, U.N. Warns For a Saudi and Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) update that’s not directly related to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a United Nations official on Sunday warned Yemen is now facing what could be “the worst famine in the world in 100 years” which is […]
Self-Censorship: Where The Real Damage Is Being Done
Self-Censorship: Where The Real Damage Is Being Done I was going to write another article today about a different topic, but I backed down because I didn’t think I could deliver the kind of fiery, forceful, unmitigated argument it would need to be without risking getting banned from social media and blogging platforms. The article […]
Netanyahu Hopes To Bring U.S. Attention Back On Iran, Threatens “Action” In Syria
Netanyahu Hopes To Bring U.S. Attention Back On Iran, Threatens “Action” In Syria With the Jamal Khashoggi affair shaking up Saudi-Washington relations, and with multiple Gulf countries predictably coming out in support of Riyadh’s denials that it was behind the journalist’s disappearance and apparent murder, it will be interesting to see Israel’s stance on the issue. […]
US Spending On Interest Hits All Time High As Budget Deficit In Trump’s First Year Soars To $779 Billion
US Spending On Interest Hits All Time High As Budget Deficit In Trump’s First Year Soars To $779 Billion One month ago we already knew that the U.S. budget deficit for the 2018 fiscal year – Trump’s first full year in office – would be jarring after the August deficit soared to $211 billion, nearly […]
Peter Schiff: The Next Economic Crash Will Be “Far More Painful” Than The 2008 Recession
Peter Schiff: The Next Economic Crash Will Be “Far More Painful” Than The 2008 Recession Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff is sounding the alarm after this week’s market selloff, saying Wall Street and the U.S. economy are on the verge of a recession. “I think as Americans lose their jobs, they are going to see the […]
