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The Myth of the Just War
The Myth of the Just War The notion that war can be just is almost entirely utopian. The arguments used to justify wars seem morally sound in a vacuum, but when put into practice, the justifications fall apart. Justifying war becomes a slippery slope, especially when considering that those whom are most capable of waging […]
War With Russia?
War With Russia? The New Cold War is more dangerous than the one the world survived. The owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of dusk. — Hegel War With Russia?, like the biography of a living person, is a book without an end. The title is a warning—akin to what the late […]
The Russia Investigation is about Criminalizing Peace
The Russia Investigation is about Criminalizing Peace “For those who long wondered why throughout the presidential campaign Trump could not bring himself to say a critical word about Russian President Vladimir Putin, we now know the answer: Trump was hoping to do business in Russia, and doing so would require the approval of Putin.” – […]
Middle-East: Is War around the corner to solve all Problems?
Middle-East: Is War around the corner to solve all Problems? There is always talk about some type of war in the Middle East. But this time things could actually be heating up. On Monday Israel launched operation Northern Shield to destroy tunnels that terrorist group Hezbollah built on its southern border. Haaretz writes; The Israeli […]
Blain: “I Think The Global Trade War Is Now A Shooting War”
Blain: “I Think The Global Trade War Is Now A Shooting War” Blain’s Morning Porridge submitted by Bill Blain “Why So Serious?” I think the Global Trade War is now a shooting war. A few weeks ago one of my very smart CIO contacts warned me the real story of the year isn’t just the […]
Encouraged by US, Ukraine Prepares to Stage Military Provocation
Encouraged by US, Ukraine Prepares to Stage Military Provocation There is a cause for concern and it’s real and very grave. Ukraine is being pushed to war. Kiev is not bluffing. Encouraged by its American tutors, it’s involved in dangerous games pursuing political purposes. It’s not about sanctions, warnings, statements and declarations – they want […]
Iran: Rumors of War
Iran: Rumors of War Photo Source Blondinrikard Fröberg | CC BY 2.0 Consider a conversation between long-time Middle East reporter Reese Erlich and former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Charles Freeman, Jr. on the people currently directing the Trump administration’s policy toward Iran. Commenting on National Security Advisor John Bolton’s defense of the invasion of […]
The Pentagon Fails Audit – $21 Trillion in Transactions Could Not Be Traced, Documented, or Explained
The Pentagon Fails Audit – $21 Trillion in Transactions Could Not Be Traced, Documented, or Explained WAR is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are […]
Washington is Ramping Up Military Confrontation With Russia and China
Washington is Ramping Up Military Confrontation With Russia and China Photo Source DVIDSHUB | CC BY 2.0 On November 26 the New York Times asserted that “Russia’s seizure [on November 25] of three Ukrainian naval vessels was the first overt armed conflict between the two since 2014, when Russian forces occupied Crimea.” There was no armed conflict in Crimea […]
When you want to sanction States, you call them « terrorists »
When you want to sanction States, you call them « terrorists » The new unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran, Russia and Syria add to the previous actions concerning the same three targets. They now form the most unforgiving embargo in History. The way in which they have been organised is illegal according to the definition […]
Black Sea Provocation… Vintage Putin or Poroshenko Dregs?
Black Sea Provocation… Vintage Putin or Poroshenko Dregs? The latest potentially disastrous flare-up in violence between the Kiev regime and Russia near the Black Sea’s Kerch Strait is clearly a blatant provocation aimed at strengthening the autocratic regime under President Petro Poroshenko. It’s also a reckless gambit to push Kiev’s madcap agenda for joining NATO […]
Open Letter to Senator Bernie Sanders
Open Letter to Senator Bernie Sanders On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, over 100 U.S. scholars, intellectuals, and activists published the open letter to Senator Bernie Sanders below and invited others to add their names to it. Sanders was working to force a new Senate vote on ending, or at least reducing, U.S. participation in the war […]
Foreword to Oil, Power and War
This month’s Museletter is my Foreword to Matthieu Auzanneau’s excellent new book Oil, Power, and War: A Dark History published by Chelsea Green Publishing. For information on where to get hold of a copy see the links at the end. Foreword to Oil, Power and War Come and listen to my story ’bout a man named Jed A […]
China Ambassador Warns Of “Dire Consequences” If No Deal, Hints At “All Out” War
China Ambassador Warns Of “Dire Consequences” If No Deal, Hints At “All Out” War Earlier today, Trump’s chief economic advisor Larry Kudlow poured cold water on expectations for an imminent resolution of the US-China trade war when he said that negotiations in the run up to this week’s G-20 talks “haven’t yielded any progress”, and unless something […]
