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Has Russia Given Up on the West?
Has Russia Given Up on the West? By the end of his second term, President Ronald Reagan, who had called the Soviet Union an “evil empire,” was strolling through Red Square with Russians slapping him on the back. Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive. And how have we husbanded the fruits of […]
The West Hates Peace in Syria: From De-Escalation to Almost World War III in Just Two Hours
The West Hates Peace in Syria: From De-Escalation to Almost World War III in Just Two Hours On the 17th of September, an important meeting was held in Sochi between Erdogan and Putin to discuss Syria, in particular Idlib. A few hours after the agreement between the two leaders was reached, there was a French-Israeli strike […]
Provocations Have A History Of Escalating Into War
Provocations Have A History Of Escalating Into War The Russian Government and President Putin are coming under pressure not from US sanctions, which are very good for Russia as they force Russia into independence, but from Russian patriots who are tiring of Putin’s non-confrontational responses to Washington’s never-ending insults and military provocations. Russian patriots don’t […]
The West Continues to Rot at the Core as it Obsesses Over the Short-term
The West Continues to Rot at the Core as it Obsesses Over the Short-term The stock market, by and large, is a farce. This is not to say that it does not have a purpose, because undoubtedly it does. This cannot and will not be denied, except by those who identify themselves as having anarchist […]
Always Blame Your Enemy – Turkey is Endangering the Entire World Economy
Always Blame Your Enemy – Turkey is Endangering the Entire World Economy COMMENT: Marty, On Aug 12/18 you wrote about “Iran and & Turkey Ripe for Revolution?” and in that blog, you mentioned … They will both turn toward Russia for help and portray their political crisis as a CIA plot. When watching the news […]
Technocrats Rule: Democracy Is OK as Long as the People Rubberstamp Our Leadership
Technocrats Rule: Democracy Is OK as Long as the People Rubberstamp Our Leadership Technocrats rule the world, East and West alike. We are in a very peculiar ideological and political place in which Democracy (oh sainted Democracy) is a very good thing, unless the voters reject the technocrat class’s leadership. Then the velvet gloves come […]
Western Collapse… Scapegoating Trump & Putin
Western Collapse… Scapegoating Trump & Putin Former US President Barack Obama was in South Africa last week for the centennial anniversary marking the birth of the late Nelson Mandela. Obama delivered a speech warning about encroaching authoritarianism among nations and the “rise of strongman politics”. Coming on the heels of the summit in Helsinki between […]
The Foundation of the West is Rocked as Tribalism Becomes Normality
The Foundation of the West is Rocked as Tribalism Becomes Normality In our modern digital age, news comes at you fast. Never before has the spread of information traveled so quickly or social media been so influential. And never before have problems been exacerbated so rapidly. The West is in turmoil, as chaos seeps into […]
Yemeni Suffering Made Easy
Yemeni Suffering Made Easy Photo Source Felton Davis | CC BY 2.0 The Saudi and UAE-led operationto retake the rebel-held port city of Hodeidah, which could jeopardize the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians, represents more than the latest tragic chapter in Yemen’s civil war. It is the fully expected outcome of several Western […]
In The Western World Truth Is An Endangered Species: Come To Its Support
In The Western World Truth Is An Endangered Species: Come To Its Support Nowhere in the Western world is truth respected. Even universities are imposing censorship and speech control. Governments are shutting down, and will eventually criminalize, all explanations that differ from official ones. The Western world no longer has a print and TV media. […]
An Iranian Viewpoint on the Battle for Syria
An Iranian Viewpoint on the Battle for Syria A new feature from Iran gives a totally different perspective of the war raging in Syria than Western audiences are used to, explains Rick Sterling. West against East on the Syrian battle-field, in the newspapers and now on film: A new, full-length action movie, titled “Damascus Time,” […]
Can US Russian Sanctions Start A Financial Crisis?
Can US Russian Sanctions Start A Financial Crisis? The US sanctions against Russia are pointless and are placing the West at risk the politicians are too stupid to even comprehend. Already, some Russian companies have asked the government for liquidity injections of up to $2 billion. Even the world’s second-largest aluminum producer Rusal has asked […]
The Interminable Advance of World War 3
The Interminable Advance of World War 3 The current war-shrieking is irrevocably lashed to the over-extendedness of the West’s aggregate balance sheet. Somewhere in the basement of the NY Fed the Mother of All Spreadsheet’s (MOAS) burgeoning cells are starting to acquaint, of necessity, with scientific notation. A key leverage point has been reached if […]
