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Blowback—–The Washington War Party’s Folly Comes Home To Roost
Blowback—–The Washington War Party’s Folly Comes Home To Roost Exactly 26 years ago last week, peace was breaking out in a manner that the world had not experienced since June 1914. The Berlin Wall—-the symbol of a century of state tyranny, grotesque mass warfare and the nuclear sword of Damocles hanging over the planet—-had come tumbling down […]
Another Black Swan? Turkey Holds Snap Elections Amid NATO-Backed Civil War
Another Black Swan? Turkey Holds Snap Elections Amid NATO-Backed Civil War There’s a potential black swan event taking place in Turkey on Sunday and no one seems to care. That is, the media isn’t devoting nearly enough coverage to Turkish elections considering the impact the outcome will invariably have on the situation in Syria, on […]
NATO Looks To Station Thousands Of Troops On Border With Russia
NATO Looks To Station Thousands Of Troops On Border With Russia Russia’s dramatic intervention in Syria has served to push the conflict in Ukraine (a country that is now partially governedby Star Wars characters) to the back of the world’s collective mind. After all, separatists exchanging fire with government forces and/or far-right “volunteer” battalions every couple […]
Lockheed Martin, Boeing Rally Around Saudi Arabia, Wave Off Humanitarian Concerns
Lockheed Martin, Boeing Rally Around Saudi Arabia, Wave Off Humanitarian Concerns Representatives from two major defense contractors whose advanced weaponry is being used in the Saudi Arabia-led bombing campaign that has killed scores of civilians in Yemen were quick to defend the human rights record of the Persian Gulf kingdom in a panel discussion held […]
Twenty-First-Century Fascism
Twenty-First-Century Fascism Globalization of trade and central banking has propelled private corporations to positions of power and control never before seen in human history. Under advanced capitalism, the structural demands for a return on investment require an unending expansion of centralized capital in the hands of fewer and fewer people. The financial center of global […]
Moscow doubles down on Washington
Moscow doubles down on Washington History may eventually decide the ‘New World Order’ started on September 28, when Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama had a 90-minute face off at the UN in New York. Irrespective of spin – “productive” according to the White House, “tense”according to a source close to the Kremlin – facts […]
NATO Member Turkey Shoots Down Drone Of Unknown Origin On Border With Syria
NATO Member Turkey Shoots Down Drone Of Unknown Origin On Border With Syria Over the course of Russia’s involvement in Syria, the tension between Moscow and Ankara has grown steadily. In short, NATO-member Turkey has accused Russian fighter jets of violating its airspace as they buzz the border on the way to hitting anti-regime targets. […]
Protests Erupt In Turkey As Government Accused Of False Flag In Weekend Suicide Blast
Protests Erupt In Turkey As Government Accused Of False Flag In Weekend Suicide Blast For those who might still be unaware, Turkey is playing a large role in perpetuating violence across the Mid-East. A few months back, when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally decided to allow US warplanes to fly sorties from Incirlik, it was […]
Moscow Demands Britain Explain “Green Light To Shoot Down Russian Jets”
Moscow Demands Britain Explain “Green Light To Shoot Down Russian Jets” The chances of escalation from a proxy war to outright war just went to 11 on the Spinal Tap amplifier of sabre-rattling. A day after British and NATO pilots were reportedly given the green light to take drastic action against Russian fighter jets if they come under threat […]
The United States government has become “the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization,” warns former Reagan official
The United States government has become “the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization,” warns former Reagan official A former top member of the Ronald Reagan administration has issued a dire warning about the current state of American government: it’s evil and will become even more evil in the years ahead as the world itself becomes more dangerous. Dr. […]
NATO Threatens To Send In Troops After Russia Stations Ground “Battalion” In Syria
NATO Threatens To Send In Troops After Russia Stations Ground “Battalion” In Syria As the propaganda “war” between East and West intensifies ahead of what might ultimately transform into an actual war in the skies above Syria, the world is transfixed with the scope of Russia’s week-old military campaign in support of the Assad regime. […]
36,000 troops, 200 aircraft & 60 vessels: NATO launches biggest war games in 13 years
36,000 troops, 200 aircraft & 60 vessels: NATO launches biggest war games in 13 years © NATO JFC Brunssum / YouTube NATO has started its biggest exercise since 2002 with 36,000 international troops from 30 states, including non-NATO nations, participating in the drills which are taking place at sea, in the air and across the […]
In Latest Sign Of EM Chaos, Turkey’s FX Reserves Fall Below Key Threshold Ahead Of Pivotal Elections
In Latest Sign Of EM Chaos, Turkey’s FX Reserves Fall Below Key Threshold Ahead Of Pivotal Elections One of the key things to understand about the veritable meltdown that’s unfolded across emerging markets is that there’s more to the story than the headline risk factors. That is, while the list of proximate causes that includes […]
Spain Leaps Toward Political Breakdown
Spain Leaps Toward Political Breakdown Desperately needed international investors dread it The dust is not even close to settling after Catalonia’s latest experimental flirtation with nation building. The pro-independence coalition fell tantalizingly short of gaining a majority of seats (62 out of 135). Now it needs the support of the anti-capitalist separatist party Popular Unity Candidacy […]
America’s Latest Foreign Policy Fiascos, Part I
America’s Latest Foreign Policy Fiascos, Part I Some 15 months ago I published a piece onAmerican Foreign Policy Fiascos, in which I summarized the significant negative progress that has been achieved through American involvement in Afghanistan, Iraq and Georgia, among others, and then went on to boldly predict that the Ukraine is likewise going to […]
