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Pay Any Price, by Robert Gore
Pay Any Price, by Robert Gore Empires get stupider and more corrupt as they age. Why are US Green Berets, four of whom were recently killed, in Niger? Why does the US have at least 36 bases, outposts, and staging areas in Africa, located in 24 countries? Why does a website, TomDispatch, have to file a […]
Are Our Mideast Wars Forever?
Are Our Mideast Wars Forever? “The Kurds have no friends but the mountains,” is an old lament. Last week, it must have been very much on Kurdish minds. As their U.S. allies watched, the Kurdish peshmerga fighters were run out of Kirkuk and all the territory they had captured fighting ISIS alongside the Americans. The […]
US May Strike North Korea in November
US May Strike North Korea in November Former US President Jimmy Carter said he would be ready to travel to North Korea for peace talks, if the administration wanted him to go on a diplomatic mission. But President Trump does not appear to be chomping at the bit to grab the opportunity for launching a diplomatic initiative. […]
Yawning Debt Trap Proves the Great Recession is Still On
Yawning Debt Trap Proves the Great Recession is Still On While David Stockman stated early this year with resolute certainty that the debt ceiling debate would blow congress up and send the nation reeling over the financial precipice, I avoided jumping on the debt-ceiling bandwagon. While I was convinced major rifts in the economy would […]
US Targets Russian Nord Stream-2 Gas Project: Déjà Vu Story
US Targets Russian Nord Stream-2 Gas Project: Déjà Vu Story The US Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 contains a separate section called the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act (“CRIEEA”). CRIEEA authorizes – and at times requires – the President to impose significant new sanctions on the Russian energy, financial, and […]
US Prepares For War: Steps Taken To Put Nuclear Bombers on 24-Hour Alert Status
US Prepares For War: Steps Taken To Put Nuclear Bombers on 24-Hour Alert Status The United States Air Force is preparing to put nuclear-armed bombers back on 24-hour ready alert, a status not seen since the Cold War ended back in 1991. The Air Force is said to face this decision due to a changing […]
The Strange World of Russian ‘Trolls’
The Strange World of Russian ‘Trolls’ A big part of the Russia-gate hysteria is to accuse Russia of spreading U.S. dissension via Internet “trolling,” but that’s just one more wild exaggeration among many, as William Blum describes at Anti-Empire Report. Webster’s dictionary: troll – verb: To fish by running a baited line behind a moving […]
For The First Time In 26 Years, US To Put Nuclear Bombers On 24 Hour Alert
For The First Time In 26 Years, US To Put Nuclear Bombers On 24 Hour Alert The unexpected decision by President Trump to amend an emergency Sept 11 order signed by George W Bush, allowing the Air Force to recall up to 1,000 retired air force pilots to address what the Pentagon has decribed as […]
An Attack on Iran or North Korea Wouldn’t Be Putting ‘America First’
An Attack on Iran or North Korea Wouldn’t Be Putting ‘America First’ Almost every day I am asked by someone what the likelihood is that we may soon be at war with Iran or North Korea, or conceivably both. As it’s unlikely either of those countries will attack the United States since it would be […]
The First Amendment is Under Serious Assault in Order to Stifle Anti-Israel Boycotts
The First Amendment is Under Serious Assault in Order to Stifle Anti-Israel Boycotts Assaults on freedom speech can be found in many aspects of American life these days, but one specific area that isn’t getting the attention it deserves relates to boycotts against Israel. Increasingly, we’re seeing various regional governments requiring citizens to agree to […]
Putin Slams US: “The Biggest Mistake Russia Ever Made Was To Trust You”
Putin Slams US: “The Biggest Mistake Russia Ever Made Was To Trust You” Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet formally declared his intention to seek another term as leader of Russia, but many observers noted that a sweeping speech he gave at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi this week served as a template […]
The Approaching US Energy-Economic Crisis
The Approaching US Energy-Economic Crisis I was recently asked to give a talk called, “The Approaching US Energy-Economic Crisis.” In other words, how might the United States encounter problems that lead to a crisis? As we will see, many of the problems that could lead to a crisis (such as increased wage disparity and difficulty in collecting […]
Oil Algos Shocked As US Crude Production Crashes Most In Over 5 Years
Oil Algos Shocked As US Crude Production Crashes Most In Over 5 Years Following API’s huge 7.1mm barrel crude draw overnight, WTI prices are slightly higher (driven more by OPEC jawboning) as last week’s API errors are still on traders’ minds, but DOE confirmed a big crude draw but notable builds in gasoline and distillates […]
If a North Korean EMP Could Kill 90% of Americans in a Year, Why Did the DoD Just Defund the Congressional EMP Commission?
If a North Korean EMP Could Kill 90% of Americans in a Year, Why Did the DoD Just Defund the Congressional EMP Commission? At a House hearing yesterday, experts warned members of Congress that a North Korean EMP attack could kill 90% of Americans within one year, calling it an “existential threat.” But despite this […]
