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Mike Pence’s Middle East Tour: Outright Pressure and Threats as Foreign Policy Tools
Mike Pence’s Middle East Tour: Outright Pressure and Threats as Foreign Policy Tools Jordan’s King Abdullah II wants Washington to “rebuild trust “after US President Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The king believes that East Jerusalem must be the capital of Palestine. According to him, from now on the US has a “major challenge to overcome”. “Friends occasionally […]
Russia Accuses US Of Carving Out “Alternative Government” In Syria As Mattis Says No Longer Focusing On Terrorism
Russia Accuses US Of Carving Out “Alternative Government” In Syria As Mattis Says No Longer Focusing On Terrorism Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the United States of working to carve out “an alternative government” on Syrian soil in statements made at a UN press briefing related to the recent Turkish military build-up poised […]
Thinking the Unthinkable: Nuclear War with North Korea
Thinking the Unthinkable: Nuclear War with North Korea Is the Trump administration prepping the American people – indeed, the world – for a war against North Korea? It certainly seems so. US President Donald Trump is constantly needling North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, comparing the size of their respective “nuclear buttons,” while during a speech […]
Washington and Allies Go Orwellian on Korea Peace Talks
Washington and Allies Go Orwellian on Korea Peace Talks Just as North and South Korea achieve important peaceful exchanges, Washington and its NATO allies appear to be moving with determination to sabotage the initiative for averting war on the East Asian peninsula. Further, the reckless, gratuitous provocations beg the conclusion that the United States is […]
Fabricating a War on Iran
Fabricating a War on Iran Photo by futureatlas.com | CC BY 2.0 Secretary of State Colin Powell brandished a vial he claimed contained anthrax at the UN Security Council on 5 February 2003, and showed satellite photos of secret sites where chemical weapons were supposed to be manufactured. He later admitted the story was fabricated, […]
North Korea Declares New Sanctions An ‘Act Of War,’ Refuses To Ever Abandon Its Nukes
North Korea Declares New Sanctions An ‘Act Of War,’ Refuses To Ever Abandon Its Nukes North Korea strongly rejected the latest United Nations sanctions resolution, calling it an “act of war” against the rogue regime. The U.N. Security Council unanimously decided Friday to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea in response to the North’s […]
China’s Growth Story…Don’t Look For a Happy Ending!
China’s Growth Story…Don’t Look For a Happy Ending! Many economists suggest China is on the cusp of significant growth in domestic consumer demand as China shifts from exporter to consumer. These economists postulate that rising domestic demand coupled with continued growth as the global exporter will push both China and the global economy into high gear. China suggests that it will achieve 6.5% […]
With U.S. Backing, Ukraine Pushes to Privatize Paris Climate Agreement
Photo: Lukas Schulze/Getty Images WITH U.S. BACKING, UKRAINE PUSHES TO PRIVATIZE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT LIKE MOST DOCUMENTS that travel through U.N. channels, a recent proposal from Ukrainian diplomats is blanketed in jargon and buzzwords, promising to render things “integrated, holistic and balanced” and to promote “ambition.” But this proposal — brought by the Ukrainian negotiating team […]
Washington: The Bleeder of the ‘Free World’
Washington: The Bleeder of the ‘Free World’ Among the many self-flattering epithets it gives itself, the US has always claimed to be the “leader of the free world”. It’s a rather patronizing notion that America views itself as a selfless protector and benefactor of its European allies and others. This fairytale depiction of the world […]
North Korea Warns “Nuclear War Could Break Out At Any Moment”
North Korea Warns “Nuclear War Could Break Out At Any Moment” Less than a day after South Korean and US naval forces kicked off their latest round of joint military drills, which are slated to run until the end of the week, North Korea’s deputy UN ambassador claimed during a fiery speech at the UN […]
North Korea Boosts Coastal Defenses Following “Declaration Of War” Speech
North Korea Boosts Coastal Defenses Following “Declaration Of War” Speech North Korea appears to be following through with its threat to shoot down US fighter jets and bombers that travel near its airspace, as US jets and bombers did on Saturday, according to a Yonhap report – the latest sign that North Korea intends to […]
North Korea Says “Trump Declared War”, Threatens To Shoot Down US Jets
North Korea Says “Trump Declared War”, Threatens To Shoot Down US Jets Having raged at President Trump’s “suicide mission” on Saturday, North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho called for an impromptu press conference this morning following President Trump’s extended travel ban, in which the diplomat said that Trump’s recent tweet that DPRK’s leadership would […]
Presidential Bomb Threats at the UN
Presidential Bomb Threats at the UN Photo by Nathaniel St. Clair Donald Trump denounced North Korea and its president Kim Jong-un as “depraved” before the United Nations Sept. 19, saying the nation “threatens the entire world with unthinkable loss of life.” Of course, North Korea can barely feed itself, and yet has to defend itself […]
Trump’s China-Sanctions Madness Imperils the Dollar
Trump’s China-Sanctions Madness Imperils the Dollar Last week US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin warned the US will impose new sanctions on China if it doesn’t conform to UN sanctions on North Korea: “If China doesn’t follow these sanctions, we will put additional sanctions on them and prevent them from accessing the U.S. and international dollar […]
More Thoughts on Trump’s UN Declaration of War Against Iran and North Korea
More Thoughts on Trump’s UN Declaration of War Against Iran and North Korea Trump’s UN speech makes it clear that Trump’s presidency, in terms of his campaign promise to remove Washington from the “policeman of the world” role, exit the Middle East, and repair the damaged relations with Russia, is over. The CIA and […]
