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America Goes Full Imbecile
America Goes Full Imbecile Credit has a wicked way of magnifying a person’s defects. Even the most cautious man, with unlimited credit, can make mistakes that in retrospect seem absurd. But an average man, with unlimited credit, is preeminently disposed to going full imbecile. Let us not forget about this important skill… [PT] Several […]
The Israeli Attack On The USS Liberty
The Israeli Attack On The USS Liberty Fifty-one years ago today Israeli fighter aircraft and torpedo boats tried to sink the USS Liberty, a surveillance ship stationed off the coast of Egypt during Israel’s attack on Egypt and Syria. Israel was unable to sink the USS Liberty, but did manage to kill or wound almost […]
City Officials Struggle To Fend Off “Unstoppable Juggernaut” Of Chinese Homebuyers
City Officials Struggle To Fend Off “Unstoppable Juggernaut” Of Chinese Homebuyers As we’ve pointed out time and time again, foreign – mainly Chinese – buyers seeking to park their ill-gotten gains beyond the reach of the Communist Party have – in addition to global capitals like New York City and London – favored a handful […]
Trump Says Russia Should Be Back In The G7; Italy Backs Trump
Trump Says Russia Should Be Back In The G7; Italy Backs Trump Update: and just like that, G6+1 became G5+2 ITALY PREMIER CONTE BACKS TRUMP ON RUSSIA’S G-8 READMISSION CONTE: RUSSIA’S G8 READMISSION WOULD BE IN EVERYBODY’S INTEREST And when Germany and France, which have already been making moves to get back in Putin’s good […]
Peter Schiff: Don’t Be Fooled By The US’s ‘Phony Prosperity’
Peter Schiff: Don’t Be Fooled By The US’s ‘Phony Prosperity’ Financial guru Peter Schiff says everyone is being fooled by the mainstream media when it comes to the economic health of the United States. But Schiff says it is all a delusion and phony prosperity isn’t going to last. A lot of seemingly positive economic […]
How Chinese Investors Inflate Housing Markets in the US, Canada, and Australia, as Governments Try to Stem the Tide
How Chinese Investors Inflate Housing Markets in the US, Canada, and Australia, as Governments Try to Stem the Tide The “waterbed effect” of money flows. Top residential real estate brokerages in the US have been promoting US homes to investors in China for years. Brokerage firms in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries have […]
Return of the Euro Crisis: Italy Quakes, Rest of the World Shakes and Merkel’s Empire Breaks
Return of the Euro Crisis: Italy Quakes, Rest of the World Shakes and Merkel’s Empire Breaks Europe’s many fault lines are spreading once again, bringing the endless euro crisis saga back in 3-D realism. Italy gained a new anti-establishment government last week, even as Spain elected a new Socialista government that could crack Catalonia off from the […]
Trump Lashes Out At Macron, Trudeau Ahead Of “G6+1” Summit
Trump Lashes Out At Macron, Trudeau Ahead Of “G6+1” Summit Tomorrow’s G7, or rather G6+1 meeting, is shaping up to be one for the ages. As we reported previously, chancellor Merkel already was setting the ground for the Toronto showdown among the world’s top political leaders, vowing to challenge Donald Trump on virtually every issue, […]
Gold and the Monetary Blockade on Iran
Gold and the Monetary Blockade on Iran This blog post is a guest post on BullionStar’s Blog by the renowned blogger JP Koning who will be writing about monetary economics, central banking and gold. BullionStar does not endorse or oppose the opinions presented but encourage a healthy debate. With Donald Trump close to re-instituting economic sanctions on Iran, it’s […]
Next Stage of Pressure on Iran – Lower Oil Prices
Next Stage of Pressure on Iran – Lower Oil Prices President Trump is stepping up his attack on Iran. He’s now planning the long-game for maximum pressure. The news that Trump quietly asked Saudi Arabia to ramp up output by 1 million barrels a day is the key. From the analysis at Oilprice.com: Saudi Arabia and […]
US Challenges Russia to Nuclear War
US Challenges Russia to Nuclear War Now that the United States (with the cooperation of its NATO partners) has turned the former Soviet Union’s states other than Russia into NATO allies, and has likewise turned the Soviet Union’s Warsaw Pact allies into America’s own military allies in NATO, the United States is finally turning the screws […]
US Treasury Dept Warns Allies Against Accidentally Trading With Iran
US Treasury Dept Warns Allies Against Accidentally Trading With Iran Companies ‘face substantial risks’ if they’re caught trading with Iran The US Treasury Department on Tuesday issued a statement directed at allied governments, and private companies operating out of allied countries, warning them against any trade with Iran, warning they “face substantial risks” if they […]
The US’s Fingerprints Are All Over Nicaragua’s Bloody Civil Unrest
The US’s Fingerprints Are All Over Nicaragua’s Bloody Civil Unrest Bloody protests against Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega’s government have the United State’s fingerprints all over it. Over 100 people have been killed since the civil unrest broke out in mid-April and it doesn’t take much to realize the US government is fueling the bloodbath. According to RT, the […]
Edward Snowden: ‘The people are still powerless, but now they’re aware’
Edward Snowden: ‘The people are still powerless, but now they’re aware’ Five years after historic NSA leaks, whistleblower tells the Guardian he has no regrets Edward Snowden remains in exile in Russia. Photograph: Lindsay Mills Edward Snowden has no regrets five years on from leaking the biggest cache of top-secret documents in history. He is […]
US Debating Whether To Expand Military Presence In Yemen
US Debating Whether To Expand Military Presence In Yemen As if the US hasn’t already done enough to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis raging in Yemen, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the Trump Administration is considering a request by the United Arab Emirates for “direct US support” as a coalition of Sunni majority nations […]
