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Turkey’s Erdogan Announces Iraq Military Incursion, Threatens Americans Over Manbij
Turkey’s Erdogan Announces Iraq Military Incursion, Threatens Americans Over Manbij On Sunday President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the beginning of Turkish military operations in Iraq’s Sinjar region a week after Turkey and allied Syrian FSA groups captured Afrin from Kurdish fighters. During that prior victory speech immediately on the heels of the Syrian Kurdish retreat from Afrin, […]
The Death Of Democracy
The Death Of Democracy Anyone who thinks democracy doesn’t matter may be in for a rude shock later this year, when we know the result of America’s mid-term elections. The Deep State is on course to take control of Congress. If this happens, it will be the next step in a global trend of side-lining […]
A Truly Historical Month for the Future of Our Planet
A Truly Historical Month for the Future of Our Planet March 2018 will go down in history as a truly historical month March 1st, Vladimir Putin makes his historical address to the Russian Federal Assembly. March 4th, Sergei Skripal, a former UK spy, is allegedly poisoned in the UK. March 8th, British officials accuse Russia […]
Central Banks Have Killed Free Trade
Central Banks Have Killed Free Trade Defenders and critics of “free trade” and globalization tend to present the issue as either/or: It’s inherently good or bad. In the real world, it’s not that simple. The confusion starts with defining free trade (and by extension, globalization). In the classical definition of free trade espoused by 18th […]
Hidden No More, The Currency Wars Take Center Stage
Hidden No More, The Currency Wars Take Center Stage The market stands on a sinkhole, waiting for the next feather to drop. A feather that will bring down the system and send us into another economic crisis that will make the 2008 crash look like an opening act. For years, I and many others within […]
U.S. Rig Count Continues To Rise As Canadian Rig Count Plunges
U.S. Rig Count Continues To Rise As Canadian Rig Count Plunges Baker Hughes reported another 5-rig increase to the number of oil and gas rigs this week. The total number of oil and gas rigs now stands at 995, which is an addition of 186 rigs year over year. The number of oil rigs in […]
US Doubles Down As Empire Declines
US Doubles Down As Empire Declines US empire is in decline. Reports of the end of the US being the unitary power in world affairs are common, as are predictions of the end of US empire. China surpassed the United States as the world economic leader according to Purchasing Power Parity Gross National Product, and […]
China Says US Warship Sailing Near Spratly Islands Is “Severe Provocation”
China Says US Warship Sailing Near Spratly Islands Is “Severe Provocation” After carrying out no fewer than four “Freedom of Navigation” operations last year and one in January, The US sent a Navy Destroyer to sail within 12 nautical miles of the Spratly Islands – a move that China condemned as a “severe provocation” just […]
Peter Schiff: There’s A BIG Problem With The Economy, ‘Americans Are BROKE’
Peter Schiff: There’s A BIG Problem With The Economy, ‘Americans Are BROKE’ Financial analyst Peter Schiff says there’s a big problem with the economy even though the mainstream media is reporting that rising interest rates are a good thing. The problem, however, is that Americans are broke, and those interest rates could have a major […]
The Unspooling
The Unspooling With spring, things come unstuck; an unspooling has begun. The turnaround at the FBI and Department of Justice has been so swift that even The New York Times has shut up about collusion with Russia — at the same time omitting to report what appears to have been a wholly politicized FBI upper […]
America and Its Arab Friends Set Up a New Anti-Iran Alliance
America and Its Arab Friends Set Up a New Anti-Iran Alliance The Saudi king has just begun his two-week visit to the US but the first important achievement was seen even before the top-level talks kicked off on March 20. He and President Trump agreed to assemble a Supreme Committee to counter Iran. The UAE […]
Trump Presidency = Bush’s 3rd Term
Trump Presidency = Bush’s 3rd Term Trump rightly criticized George W. Bush for getting us into the disastrous Iraq war. But now Trump’s presidency is turning into Bush’s third term … Trump is appointing John Bolton as his National Security Adviser. Who’s Bolton? He’s one of the key architects of the Iraq war, who previously […]
Global Stocks “Clobbered” As Trade War Breaks Out Amid Fears Of Political Instability
Global Stocks “Clobbered” As Trade War Breaks Out Amid Fears Of Political Instability “The equity markets are getting clobbered, which is not that surprising with fears of a trade war breaking out” – Paul Fage, TD Securities Global equities are melting as they take the full brunt of market worries of a rising trade war […]
A Blank Check for Repression? A Saudi Leader Visits Washington
A Blank Check for Repression? A Saudi Leader Visits Washington It’s a classic narrative: the foreign dignitary of a US ally visits Washington, the Pentagon and State Department are intent on selling him a large weapons package, a munitions maker seeks to capitalize on the visit, some senators resist and point to how US weapons […]
China is One Signature Away From Dealing the Dollar a Death Blow
China is One Signature Away From Dealing the Dollar a Death Blow If you leave your sliding glass door open, you might let in a stray cat, raccoon, or bugs without knowing it. Some intruders are worse than others. All can be annoying. But let in a thief, who robs your home… and it only […]
