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Oil Market Knee-Jerk Reaction To Nuclear Deal Unjustified
Oil Market Knee-Jerk Reaction To Nuclear Deal Unjustified A group of exhausted diplomats did the unthinkable. The P5+1 countries and Iran came to a massive and historic framework agreement over Iran’s nuclear program, paving the way for a final deal to be hashed out before the real deadline in June. Negotiations went past the self-imposed […]
Its A Damn Good Deal That Will Change History—–Unless The GOP War Party Sabotages It
Its A Damn Good Deal That Will Change History—–Unless The GOP War Party Sabotages It The announcement of a “framework” for an agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear research and development had all the drama of a thriller – theextended negotiations, dragging out over several days and deadlines, the anticipation, the furor surrounding the process, and […]
Why Putin Doesn’t Need To Pander To The West
Why Putin Doesn’t Need To Pander To The West It’s quiet on the eastern front – as quiet as a conflict between world superpowers can be. Since February’s cease-fire agreement, relative calm has prevailed in Ukraine and world events elsewhere – Iran and Yemen – have shifted the global focus. Still, the West’s frigid relationship […]
NEW YORK TIMES ACCIDENTALLY UNDERMINES JOHN BOLTON “BOMB IRAN” OP-ED IN OWN PAGES
NEW YORK TIMES ACCIDENTALLY UNDERMINES JOHN BOLTON “BOMB IRAN” OP-ED IN OWN PAGES The New York Times yesterday published an op-ed by the characteristically bellicose John R. Bolton, headlined ‘To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran.’ Bolton, now a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations during the George W. Bush administration. In […]
Impending Iran Deal Could Crush Current Rally
Impending Iran Deal Could Crush Current Rally The headline for the week was Saudi Arabia’s attack on rebels in Yemen, which threatens to ignite tensions between regional rivalries in the Middle East. The proximate cause was the advance by Houthi rebels on Aden where the Yemeni President is located. Saudi Arabia spent several weeks secretly reaching […]
In Yemen, It’s The Bad Guys Vs. The Bad Guys
In Yemen, It’s The Bad Guys Vs. The Bad Guys Saudi Arabia and Egypt stand poised to conduct a massive ground invasion of Yemen, and the western media will be full of tales about how “Operation Decisive Storm” is liberating that country from the evil Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. And without a doubt, the Houthis are […]
Beyond Iran And Pakistan: 7 Nuclear Wannabes
Beyond Iran And Pakistan: 7 Nuclear Wannabes The meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex in 2011 following the Japanese tsunami forced a major rethink of nuclear power as a safe form of electricity generation. As radiation from the plant spewed into the ocean and nearby communities following an immediate evacuation, the world reaction was […]
WTI Slumps To New Cycle Lows As Iran Supply Fears Loom
WTI Slumps To New Cycle Lows As Iran Supply Fears Loom Just a few short days ago we were the first to bring attention to the potential of an Iran nuclear deal being a catalyst for the next big leg lower in the energy complex and sure enough, not only is the market startuing to leg lower […]
The Breakdown Of U.S.-Israeli Relations Brings Us Several Steps Closer To World War III
The Breakdown Of U.S.-Israeli Relations Brings Us Several Steps Closer To World War III In the past 40 years, we have never been closer to World War III than we are today. If you ask Americans to name what area of the globe they believe World War III will begin, the number one choice by […]
Bibi’s Bile And Bombast—–Cries Wolf, Wants War
Bibi’s Bile And Bombast—–Cries Wolf, Wants War Here is the one big takeaway from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress: “I can guarantee you this, the days when the Jewish people remained passive in the face of genocidal enemies, those days are over. “We are no longer scattered among the nations, […]
Oil Price Crash: Top 5 At-Risk Countries
Oil Price Crash: Top 5 At-Risk Countries Since June 2014, global oil prices have dropped by more than 50%. The drop could strongly affect the economic and political stability of these five oil exporting countries. Oil prices make winners and losers. In general, oil importers will gain from low prices, while most oil exporters will […]
Yemeni Houthi fighters fire on protesters after clashes kill 26
Yemeni Houthi fighters fire on protesters after clashes kill 26 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrated in several cities on Saturday against the rule of the Shi’ite Muslim Houthi movement whose gunmen fired on protesters in the central town of Ibb and wounded four, medics said. It was the second day of nationwide […]
FOURTH TURNING – THE SHADOW OF CRISIS HAS NOT PASSED – PART FOUR
FOURTH TURNING – THE SHADOW OF CRISIS HAS NOT PASSED – PART FOUR In Part One of this article I explained the model of generational theory as conveyed by Strauss and Howe in The Fourth Turning. In Part Two I provided an overwhelming avalanche of evidence this Crisis has only yet begun, with debt, civic decay and global disorder propelling the […]
The Next War In The Middle East Has Begun And Israel Vows ‘To Act Powerfully On All Fronts’
The Next War In The Middle East Has Begun And Israel Vows ‘To Act Powerfully On All Fronts’ Israel and Hezbollah are at war. On top of everything else that is going on in the world, now we have a new war in the Middle East, and nobody is quite certain what is going to […]
Iran Drops Dollar As Congress Threatens More Sanctions
Iran Drops Dollar As Congress Threatens More Sanctions The clock is ticking on the Iranian nuclear deal, but it may all be for naught. A meddling Congress aside, Iran appears to lack faith in US President Barack Obama’s ability to ease long-standing sanctions and is cutting what ties it can.According to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, Iran […]
