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Preparations for War & Collapse: Gauging Possibility and Probability, and Making Preparations
Preparations for War & Collapse: Gauging Possibility and Probability, and Making Preparations Many times comments have been written about how the site should be tailored more toward subjects entailing preparing and survival. Indeed, all of the Independent Media is “guilty” of reporting news and current events…political matters, politicians, what they said, what they did, ad […]
Global Stocks Plunge Again And A Former Reagan Administration Official Is Warning Of A “40% Crash”
Global Stocks Plunge Again And A Former Reagan Administration Official Is Warning Of A “40% Crash” Stocks are falling again, and many believe that this new crisis is only just beginning. After a disappointing end to last week, a lot of investors were hoping for a bounce to start this week, but so far that […]
American Politics Is Now Just Civil War by Other Means
American Politics Is Now Just Civil War by Other Means In the wake of the sending of bomb-like devices of uncertain capability to prominent critics of US President Donald Trump and of a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue (both Trump’s fault, of course) – plus a migrant invasion approaching the US through Mexico – […]
Saudi Arabia Answers Pompeo’s Call For Yemen Ceasefire By Ramping Up Airstrikes
Saudi Arabia Answers Pompeo’s Call For Yemen Ceasefire By Ramping Up Airstrikes The Saudi Air Force has unleashed a massive attack across the Sana’a Governorate over the last 48 hours, reports Middle East-based Al Masdar News citing Yemeni sources on the ground. This appears to be the Saudi response to the U.S. call for a ceasefire “in the […]
The Next Generation Of Warfare: Genetically Engineered VIRUSES
The Next Generation Of Warfare: Genetically Engineered VIRUSES Genetically engineered viruses could very well become the next generation of warfare. Deadly viruses modified in labs could be released eliminating entire communities of people as they infect making them a valuable asset to militaries worldwide. As dystopian as that sounds, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency […]
“Red October”: We Just Witnessed The Worst Month For The S&P 500 In 7 Years
“Red October”: We Just Witnessed The Worst Month For The S&P 500 In 7 Years This was an October that many of us will never forget. The month of October is typically the most volatile month of the year for stocks, and that was definitely the case in 2018. It was the worst month for […]
Regulating Apocalypse
Regulating Apocalypse “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good!” “Don’t be such a purist!” “Be strategic!” “Do what’s possible!” “You can’t deny reality / human nature / religious text.” The phrases used to oppose proposals for major change haven’t changed much for centuries, in both meanings of that phrase. No doubt these […]
WW3: Russia Vows It ‘WILL ACT’ If Ukraine Or Georgia Join NATO
WW3: Russia Vows It ‘WILL ACT’ If Ukraine Or Georgia Join NATO Russia has vowed that they “will act” should Ukraine or Georgia join NATO. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu voiced his concern over what he described as the “militarization of the European continent,” by promising action instead of empty rhetoric. This statement by Shoigu appears to […]
Tomgram: William Astore, The Pentagon Has Won the War that Matters
Tomgram: William Astore, The Pentagon Has Won the War that Matters In June, Austin “Scott” Miller, the special-ops general chosen to be the 17th U.S. commander in Afghanistan, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Like so many of the generals who had preceded him, he suggested that he saw evidence of “progress” in the […]
Military Escalation in Europe Is Like Runaway Train: It’s Time to Slow It Down
Military Escalation in Europe Is Like Runaway Train: It’s Time to Slow It Down Much has been said about the Trident Juncture 2018 NATO exercise being held in the immediate vicinity of Russia’s borders. This is the largest training event since the Cold War, but it’s only part of a broader picture, in which military war preparations […]
A Perfect Storm Is Brewing
A Perfect Storm Is Brewing Will we someday look back on October 2018 as the turning point? As the month began, people were generally feeling pretty good about things, and the U.S. stock market quickly set a new all-time high. But from that point on, the wheels fell off for Wall Street. We just witnessed […]
America’s Nuclear Death Wish – Europe Must Rebel
America’s Nuclear Death Wish – Europe Must Rebel The Trump administration’s declared scrapping of a crucial arms control treaty is putting the world on notice of a nuclear war, sooner or later. Any such war is not winnable. It is mutually assured destruction. Yet the arrogant American rulers – some of them at least – […]
The Death Toll in Yemen is Five Times Higher Than We Think…How Much Longer Will We Shrug Off Responsibility?
The Death Toll in Yemen is Five Times Higher Than We Think…How Much Longer Will We Shrug Off Responsibility? Photo Source Felton Davis | CC BY 2.0 One reason Saudi Arabia and its allies are able to avoid a public outcry over their intervention in the war in Yemen, is that the number of people […]
China’s President Orders Military To “Prepare For War”
China’s President Orders Military To “Prepare For War” China’s President Xi Jinping ordered the military region responsible for monitoring the South China Sea and Taiwan to “assess the situation it is facing and boost its capabilities so it can handle any emergency” as tensions continue to mount over the future of the South China Sea […]
Russian Diplomat: “Yes, Russia Is Preparing For War, I Can Confirm It”
Russian Diplomat: “Yes, Russia Is Preparing For War, I Can Confirm It” A week after Russian president Vladimir Putin doubled-down on a warning to Russia’s geopolitical foes first made earlier this year by declaring that Russia would use its “unstoppable” nuclear weapons in response to an incoming missile attack shortly after US president Trump announced […]
