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US Retaliates At China Escalation, Warns Sea “Sandcastles” May “Lead To Conflict”
US Retaliates At China Escalation, Warns Sea “Sandcastles” May “Lead To Conflict” On Wednesday we showed what happens when US spy planes carrying CNN reporters get too close to China’s land reclamation project in the South China Sea. In short, the Chinese Navy not-so-politely advises them to “Go now!” China is working diligently to construct […]
In the Same Week, the US and UK Hide Their War Crimes By Invoking ‘National Security’
In the Same Week, the US and UK Hide Their War Crimes By Invoking ‘National Security’ Colonel Ian Henderson was a British official dubbed “the Butcher of Bahrain” because of atrocities he repeatedly committed during the 30 years he served as chief security official of that Middle Eastern country. His reign of terror began in 1966 […]
Media Coverage of Climate Science Is Stunting Climate Action, Especially in US
Media Coverage of Climate Science Is Stunting Climate Action, Especially in US The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change plays an enormous role in shaping how climate science gets translated into policy in countries around the world, but so does the media. A new report finds that, while the IPCCcould have managed the rollout of itsFifth Assessment […]
“Stratfor [VIDEO]: US aims to prevent a German-Russian Alliance”
“Stratfor [VIDEO]: US aims to prevent a German-Russian Alliance” The head of the private intelligence agency Stratfor has for the first time publicly said that the US government considers to be its overriding strategic objective the prevention of a German-Russian alliance. Blocking that alliance is the only way to prevent an alternative world power capable of challenging extension of the American position of being the world’s lone superpower. […]
The Prosthetic Imagination
The Prosthetic Imagination Two news stories and an op-ed piece in the media in recent days provide a useful introduction to the theme of this week’s post here onThe Archdruid Report. The first news story followed the official announcement that the official unemployment rate here in the United States dropped to 5.5% last month. This […]
US Sends Over 100 US Tanks, Armor To Latvia As Nuland “Confirms” Russia Delivering Weapons
US Sends Over 100 US Tanks, Armor To Latvia As Nuland “Confirms” Russia Delivering Weapons No lesser trustworthy character than Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland explained this morning that the US can “confirm” new Russian weapons delivery to Ukraine and that they “can tell” when Russia sends in new weapons (though offering no explanation of this statement). This […]
Canadian oil extraction is ‘extraordinarily dirty’ process, Obama says
Canadian oil extraction is ‘extraordinarily dirty’ process, Obama says Keystone XL pipeline vetoed by president in February U.S. President Barack Obama has some less-than-laudatory words for Canada’s oil industry in a new example of his increasingly critical take on the oilsands. He was asked about the Keystone XL pipeline during a town-hall session Friday — […]
Financial collapse leads to war
Financial collapse leads to war Scanning the headlines in the western mainstream press, and then peering behind the one-way mirror to compare that to the actual goings-on, one can’t but get the impression that America’s propagandists, and all those who follow in their wake, are struggling with all their might to concoct rationales for military […]
‘Get NATO, foreign countries out of Ukraine to end civil war’ – Ron Paul
‘Get NATO, foreign countries out of Ukraine to end civil war’ – Ron Paul The best thing for Ukraine is to force NATO, the US, and regional players out of the country, former US congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul said. Without foreign meddling in the civil war, Kiev will focus on the nation’s economic […]
US ‘at risk of mega-drought future’
US ‘at risk of mega-drought future’ The American south-west and central plains could be on course for super-droughts the like of which they have not witnessed in over a 1,000 years. Places like California are already facing very dry conditions, but these are quite gentle compared with some periods in the 12th and 13th Centuries. […]
Fighting rages in run-up to Ukraine ceasefire
Fighting rages in run-up to Ukraine ceasefire KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russian-backed rebel fought fiercely for control of a strategic railway junction on Friday despite a new peace deal brokered by Germany and France. A ceasefire is due to come into effect from Sunday under the agreement, which also envisages a withdrawal of the heavy […]
Russia’s Complicated Relationship With OPEC
Russia’s Complicated Relationship With OPEC Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United States are the world’s most important oil producers. While there has been a lot of discussion about Saudi Arabia’s move to crush U.S. shale by flooding international markets with oil, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Russia is much less understood. Saudi Arabia and […]
The US’ Suicidal Strategy On Ukraine
The US’ Suicidal Strategy On Ukraine We’re alienating allies & risking a much larger war Ukraine is back in the news cycle and for good reason. The cease-fire has broken, fighting is intensifying, and the western-supported and installed leadership in Kiev is losing the campaign. At this point, the West’s choice is to either […]
Pentagon deploys A-10 attack jets, 300 pilots to Germany amid Ukraine turmoil
Pentagon deploys A-10 attack jets, 300 pilots to Germany amid Ukraine turmoil The US Air Force dispatched a dozen A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jets and about 300 airmen to Germany as part of a military exercise, which is expected to involve NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid simmering tensions over Ukraine. The Cold War-era aircraft, […]
How Russia Plans To Retaliate To The Saudi-Driven Collapse In Oil
How Russia Plans To Retaliate To The Saudi-Driven Collapse In Oil A week ago we explained that yet another conspiracy theory, one involving virtually every geopolitical hotzone, from Saudi Arabia, to Russia, the United States, Qatar, Syria, ISIS, and Ukraine, has become fact when our speculation from last September, namely that the plunge in oil was an choreographed […]
