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New York Times Acknowledges US Global Empire
New York Times Acknowledges US Global Empire One big advantage the war party has is the public’s ignorance about the activities of the far-flung American empire. Athough frustrating, that ignorance is easy to understand and has been explained countless times by writers in the public choice tradition. Most people are too busy with their lives, […]
President Trump Confident in Missile Defense: In the Grip of Dangerous Illusion
President Trump Confident in Missile Defense: In the Grip of Dangerous Illusion The US is pushing ahead with expansion of the nation’s homeland ballistic missile defense (BMD). The effort enjoys strong bipartisan support in Congress and among experts. Many allies place a high value on BMD cooperation with the United States. However, there are ample […]
Mutual Assured Destruction
Mutual Assured Destruction Sometimes it is possible to read or view something that completely changes the way one looks at things. I had that experience last week when I read an article at Lobelog entitled “A Plea for Common Sense on Missile Defense,” written by Joe Cirincione, a former staffer on the House Armed Services Committee who […]
The Petrodollar’s Biggest Challengers
The Petrodollar’s Biggest Challengers Established in the early 1970s, the petrodollar has secured the United States’ influence over the oil trade for over 40 years, but recently, it is clear that this monopoly is slowly beginning to fall apart. Due to the plummeting value of the dollar, the debt from the Vietnam War, and excessive […]
In Shocking, Viral Interview, Qatar Confesses Secrets Behind Syrian War
In Shocking, Viral Interview, Qatar Confesses Secrets Behind Syrian War A television interview of a top Qatari official confessing the truth behind the origins of the war in Syria is going viral across Arabic social media during the same week a leaked top secret NSA document was published which confirms that the armed opposition in […]
US Tries to Stir Up Trouble for Iran
US Tries to Stir Up Trouble for Iran As President Trump’s foreign policy falls deeply under the Israeli-Saudi spell, his Mideast diplomats are stirring up conflict against Iran and drawing a rebuke from Iraq, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar explains. In Iraq, as in Syria, the imminent extinguishing of the mini-state of the so-called […]
Self-Assured Destruction (SAD): 21 Incidents Show How Donald Trump’s 24-Hour Nuclear Alert Could Literally Backfire4
Self-Assured Destruction (SAD): 21 Incidents Show How Donald Trump’s 24-Hour Nuclear Alert Could Literally Backfire Photo by Guido van Nispen | CC BY 2.0 On Sunday, an exclusive from Defense One suggested that Donald Trump’s administration “is preparing to put nuclear armed bombers back on 24-hour ready alert” for the first time in more than a quarter […]
DOD Exercise to Simulate Nationwide Power Grid Blackout From Solar Storm During Antifa Protests in November
DOD EXERCISE TO SIMULATE NATIONWIDE POWER GRID BLACKOUT FROM SOLAR STORM DURING ANTIFA PROTESTS IN NOVEMBER According to The National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL), elements of the US Department of Defense (DOD) will simulate a “communications interoperability” training exercise across the United States on November 04-06. The announcement released on October 24 has not been […]
U.S. Deepwater Offshore Oil Industry Trainwreck Approaching
U.S. Deepwater Offshore Oil Industry Trainwreck Approaching The U.S. Deepwater Offshore Oil Industry is a trainwreck in the making. The low oil price continues to sack an industry which was booming just a few short years ago. The days of spending billions of dollars to find and produce some of the most technically challenging deep-water […]
Perpetual War: Treadmill of America’s Mind
Perpetual War: Treadmill of America’s Mind Like a caged hamster on a running wheel, the American people are trapped in perpetual wars that the foreign policy elites offer no way to end, only excuses to continue, observes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar. The newest issue of Foreign Affairs features the theme of “America’s Forgotten Wars,” […]
US Deploys Third Aircraft Carrier To Western Pacific Ahead Of Trump’s Visit
US Deploys Third Aircraft Carrier To Western Pacific Ahead Of Trump’s Visit Ahead of Trump’s Asian tour, which in addition to a trip to Beijing also includes a visit to the Korean Peninsula and perhaps a surprise visit to the DMZ, the US navy is bringing out the big guns, and has deployed a third […]
Gold-Backed Petro-Yuan Silliness: Reserve Currency Curse?
Gold-Backed Petro-Yuan Silliness: Reserve Currency Curse? A massive amount of hype is spreading regarding China’s alleged ambitions to dethrone the dollar. The story this time involves China’s plan is to price oil in yuan using a gold-backed futures contract. Even if that were true, the impact would be zero. Nonetheless, CNBC is now in on […]
Kotlikoff: America in Worse Financial Shape than Russia or China – Peter Diekmeyer
Kotlikoff: America in Worse Financial Shape than Russia or China America’s 2017 fiscal gap will come in near $6 trillion, nine times higher than the $666 billion deficit announced by the US Department of the Treasury last week, says Laurence Kotlikoff, an economics professor at Boston University. “Our country is broke,” says Kotlikoff, who estimates […]
NSA Document Says Saudi Prince Directly Ordered Coordinated Attack by Syrian Rebels on Damascus
NSA DOCUMENT SAYS SAUDI PRINCE DIRECTLY ORDERED COORDINATED ATTACK BY SYRIAN REBELS ON DAMASCUS A LOOSELY KNIT collection of Syrian rebel fighters set up positions on March 18, 2013, and fired several barrages of rockets at targets in the heart of Damascus, Bashar al-Assad’s capital. The attack was a brazen show of force by rebels […]
