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Saudi Power Struggle Could Destabilize The Entire Middle East
Saudi Power Struggle Could Destabilize The Entire Middle East Political instability in Saudi Arabia is growing as King Salman bin Abdulaziz begins to overhaul the Saudi government, putting a long list of family members into positions of influence while increasing the power of his son, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. These actions have the […]
The Real Dangers Behind The Syrian Crisis Are Economic
The Real Dangers Behind The Syrian Crisis Are Economic Back in 2010/2011 when I was still writing under the pen-name Giordano Bruno, I warned extensively about the dangers of any destabilization in the nation of Syria, long before the real troubles began. In an article titled Migration Of The Black Swans, I pointed out that […]
The Sinking of the Lord Clive
The Sinking of the Lord Clive The image above is of the 18th-century home of friends in Colonia, Uruguay. Today, sitting on their back patio on the Rio de la Plata, I looked out at a small yellow buoy in the harbour that marks the final resting place of the Lord Clive, a large, 60-gun […]
US Sends Navy Destroyer Off Yemen Coast As Tensions With Iran Rise
US Sends Navy Destroyer Off Yemen Coast As Tensions With Iran Rise While there were some hopes President Trump would demilitarize US presence in the Middle East, they are quickly getting dashed with every passing day, and following Trump’s announcement last week he would implement “safe zones” in Syria which would boost US troop presence […]
World Economies in Trouble: Middle East Oil Exports Lower Than 40 Years Ago
WORLD ECONOMIES IN TROUBLE: Middle East Oil Exports Lower Than 40 Years Ago Yes, it’s true. Middle East net oil exports are less than they were 40 years ago. How could this be? Just yesterday, Zerohedge released a news story stating that OPEC oil production reached a new record high of 34.19 million barrels per day. […]
How US Propaganda Plays in Syrian War
How US Propaganda Plays in Syrian War U.S. foreign policymakers have experimented at planting propaganda in social media and then citing it as evidence to support their goals, a process now playing out in the Syrian “regime change,” as Rick Sterling explains. Manipulation of public perception has risen to a new level with the emergence of […]
Russia Deploys Flagship Aircraft Carrier To Syria Coast
Russia Deploys Flagship Aircraft Carrier To Syria Coast Back in the summer of 2013, just around the peak of the first major escalation involving Syria and the US attempt to remove its president al-Assad, the Mediterranean briefly looked like a parking lot, with US and Russian ships on anchor just off the Syrian coast prepared for any […]
Why Syria Matters to You
Why Syria Matters to You Firstly, I want to thank all of you who reserved your online seat for the premiere of my new documentary, Crisis & Chaos: Are We Moving Toward World War III? The keen response has shown us just how many of you are deeply concerned about the turmoil casting a shadow on most […]
Leaked Colin Powell Email Confirms Israel Has “200 Nukes All Targeted On Tehran”
Leaked Colin Powell Email Confirms Israel Has “200 Nukes All Targeted On Tehran” While the media has been mostly obsessing over the recently leaked Colin Powell emails that discuss either Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, or Donald Trump, a just as important, from a geopolitical perspective, email was revealed by the DCLeaks website, in which the former Secretary of State admits […]
2008 All Over Again
2008 All Over Again Financial markets in the United States and worldwide face uncertainty and potential crisis after Britain voted to leave the European Union. (Sparkx 11) Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has wiped out many bankers and global speculators. They will turn, as they did in 2008, to governments to rescue them […]
Against Cultural Senility
Against Cultural Senility For the connoisseur of sociopolitical absurdity, the last few weeks’ worth of news cycles very nearly defines the phrase “target-rich environment.” I note, for example, that arch-neoconservative Robert Kagan—the founder of the Project for a New American Century and principal architect of this nation’s idiotically bloodthirsty Middle East policies, a man who […]
