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Oceania, ‘Tis For Thee: The World of ‘1984’ Forming Now
Oceania, ‘Tis For Thee: The World of ‘1984’ Forming Now “Oceania” was a nation described in George Orwell’s “1984” as being comprised of Britain (called “Airstrip One,”) and the United States. There were two other superpowers, namely Eurasia and Eastasia. Other lands rich in resources were contested over, such as Africa and assumingly South America…lands […]
Crime and No Punishment for the Iraq War
STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP/Getty Images Crime and No Punishment for the Iraq War It is unlikely that former US President George W. Bush or any member of his administration will ever stand trial for initiating a war of aggression in Iraq. But it is still worth recounting the illegality of that act, not least because it is […]
War Deaths, and Taxes
War Deaths, and Taxes Are the federal taxes coming out of your wages and due this week killing you? Sadly what’s rhetorical for US tax payers is gravely literal for people of eight countries currently on the shooting end of the US budget. This year at least 47% of federal income taxes goes to the […]
Coming Attraction: Lunatic Loose in West Wing
Coming Attraction: Lunatic Loose in West Wing As Uber-Hawk John Bolton prepares to take over as national security adviser on Monday, Ray McGovern looks back at when Bolton was one of the “crazies” in the George W. Bush administration. John Bolton’s March 22 appointment-by-tweet as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has given “March Madness” […]
Mass Deception and the Prelude to World War
Mass Deception and the Prelude to World War In Libya, NATO bombed a path to Tripoli to help its proxy forces on the ground oust Gaddafi. Tens of thousands lost their lives and that country’s social fabric and infrastructure now lies in ruins. Gaddafi was murdered and his plans to assert African independence and undermine […]
The Coming Crisis with Iran
The Coming Crisis with Iran Photo by DAVID HOLT | CC BY 2.0 With the appointments of Mike Pompeo as secretary of state and John Bolton as national security adviser, Donald Trump has signaled his preparedness by the May 12deadline to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and ramp up pressure on North Korea if it […]
U.S. and Russia Making Preparations for World War III
U.S. and Russia Making Preparations for World War III The anti-neoconservative Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who had been the chief aide to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and had opposed America’s invading Iraq, spoke on March 2nd explaining how the U.S. and Russia are drifting ever-more-rapidly into World War III. He said it’s essentially the […]
“Uncontroversial” Mass Destruction
“Uncontroversial” Mass Destruction “There are two sets of scenarios in which a US president might order a nuclear strike. The first is relatively straightforward and uncontroversial: launching a retaliatory attack after or during an enemy nuclear attack.” Richard Betts and Matthew Waxman, who wrote this sentence in Foreign Policy magazine, ignore military, scientific and humanitarian […]
The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be
© Rangizzz | Dreamstime.com The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be Looks like we’re in for a much rockier ride than many expect This marks our our 10th year of doing this. And by “this”, we mean using data, logic and reason to support the very basic conclusion that infinite growth on a finite […]
Getting Ready for Nuclear War
Getting Ready for Nuclear War Photo by Steve Snodgrass | CC BY 2.0 John Bolton is to assume the appointment as President Trump’s National Security Adviser on April 9. On February 28 he wrote in the Wall Street Journal that “it is perfectly legitimate for the United States to respond to the current ‘necessity’ posed by North Korea’s […]
The March We Need: A March for Peace… or, at least, De-Escalation
The March We Need: A March for Peace… or, at least, De-Escalation Students march for gun control; women march for a variety of causes, and, well, against anything Trump; but who is marching for less American war in the Greater Middle East? Why? Why isn’t there a passionate coalition willing to combat the American war […]
3 Recent Events That Could Send the US Hurtling Toward World War III
3 Recent Events That Could Send the US Hurtling Toward World War III Recently, the news has been all abuzz with teen activists who want to take away our guns but refuse to use clear backpacks, the Facebook privacy scandal, and how someone bit Beyonce in the face. But there are three recent events that […]
Russia Warns West Risks “Hot War” After Mass Expulsion Of Diplomats
Russia Warns West Risks “Hot War” After Mass Expulsion Of Diplomats After a legion of western nations announced this week that they would expel Russian diplomats in solidarity with the UK, one Russian ambassador warned during an impromptu unscripted speech that, by hastily blaming Moscow for the poisoning of a former Russian spy at a […]
Tensions Rise Between China And The U.S. Inching World Closer To WW3
Tensions Rise Between China And The U.S. Inching World Closer To WW3 While half the media is distracted and obsessed about an extramarital affair that U.S. President Donald Trump allegedly had a decade ago with Stormy Daniels, U.S. geopolitical policy has been shifting towards China, putting us all in danger of conflict with the Communist […]
Macquarie: “This Is The End Of The Liberal Order… But At Least No Wars Yet”
Macquarie: “This Is The End Of The Liberal Order… But At Least No Wars Yet” One week after Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass wrote an op-ed in which he waved farewell to the world he helped create, saying “Goodbye, Liberal World Order.” Then overnight, one of Wall Street’s most original, if underappreciated analysts, […]
