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The Shaky Case That Russia Manipulated Social Media to Tip the 2016 Election
The Shaky Case That Russia Manipulated Social Media to Tip the 2016 Election The idea promoted by NYT’s Shane & Mazzetti that the Russian government seriously threatened to determine the 2016 election does not hold up when the larger social media context is examined more closely, reports Gareth Porter. In their long recapitulation of the […]
Not All Quiet on South China Sea
Not All Quiet on South China Sea Photo Source Official U.S. Navy Page | CC BY 2.0 The near collision last week between a US warship and a Chinese destroyer in the Spratlys was more than two naval powers playing cat and mouse on the high sea. The incident came hot on the heels of […]
Cold War-Era ‘Arms Race’ With US Is Back On, Russian Official Warns
Cold War-Era ‘Arms Race’ With US Is Back On, Russian Official Warns The Trump administration has successfully managed to replace Russia with China in the ongoing narrative of election hacking and economic and geopolitical aggression, a shift that was underlined by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Tuesday morning when she declared that China was engaged […]
Ukraine Begins Large Air Force Exercises With NATO To “Protect The Airspace” From Russia
Ukraine Begins Large Air Force Exercises With NATO To “Protect The Airspace” From Russia Just days ago we noted that the the United States is now treating Ukraine as if it were a NATO member as on September 27th Washington donated to Ukraine two warships for use against Russia. And now in a move that’s sure to […]
The World Is Quietly Decoupling From the U.S. – And No One Is Paying Attention
The World Is Quietly Decoupling From the U.S. – And No One Is Paying Attention Blind faith in the U.S. dollar is perhaps one of the most crippling disabilities economists have in gauging our economic future. Historically speaking, fiat currencies are essentially animals with very short lives, and world reserve currencies are even more […]
Britain and NATO Prepare for War on Russia in the Arctic
Britain and NATO Prepare for War on Russia in the Arctic On September 30 the UK’s foreign minister, Jeremy Hunt, delivered an astonishing tirade, saying “The EU was set up to protect freedom. It was the Soviet Union that stopped people leaving. The lesson from history is clear: if you turn the EU club into a […]
The UK Is Practicing Cyberattacks To Black Out Moscow As A Nuclear Deterrent
The UK Is Practicing Cyberattacks To Black Out Moscow As A Nuclear Deterrent Britain’s military has engaged in a massive cyber-strike war game scenario which envisioned an attack on Russia’s power grid which would black out all of Moscow. The non-conventional military exercise comes as British defense officials have expressed increasing concern that the UK […]
US Demands For More Oil Could Backfire
US Demands For More Oil Could Backfire This week the State Department accused OPEC of hiding spare capacity exceeding 1.4 million barrels daily. It urged the cartel to use it to stop the oil price rally that has continued uncomfortably close to midterm elections. The request—or demand, depending on your interpretation—is unprecedented and it might […]
Danske Bank – Who helped them Launder?
Danske Bank – Who helped them Launder? A couple of days ago the always good Francis Coppola wrote a piece for Forbes entitled, The Banks That Helped Danske Bank Estonia Launder Russian Money In it she made the simple but essential point that while Danske Bank, through its Estonian branch, had laundered $234 billion, …Danske Bank […]
Everything Is A Hoax
Everything Is A Hoax An Israeli expert on terrorism and covert assassination procedures explains that the alleged Russian GRU attack on the Skripals with a supposedly deadly nerve agent is a completely obvious hoax to anyone who knows anything at all. https://russia-insider.com/en/skripals-are-mi6-hoax-not-worthy-ladies-detective-novels-israeli-expert-demolishes-uk-case/ri24912 The official story, says the expert, is “stupidity on stupidity.” I agree with […]
India Defies US, Signs $5.4BN Arms Deal With Russia Amid Promises Of Closer Ties
India Defies US, Signs $5.4BN Arms Deal With Russia Amid Promises Of Closer Ties In what amounts to Russia’s latest act of defiance against the US and its Western allies, and a sign that India is slowly moving away from the US sphere of influence, New Delhi has signed a $5.4 billion deal for the […]
Russian Military: US Killed Dozens By Bioweapon Disguised As Drug Research
Russian Military: US Killed Dozens By Bioweapon Disguised As Drug Research The Russian Defense Ministry is accusing the United States of killing dozens of Georgians with a biological weapon after disguising it as drug research. Documents recorded the deaths of 73 people over a short period of time, indicating a test of “a highly toxic chemical […]
NATO’s Manipulation Of The Macedonian Vote Exposes Its Modus Operandi
NATO’s Manipulation Of The Macedonian Vote Exposes Its Modus Operandi Nearly two-thirds of Macedonian voters boycotted the faux referendum for changing their country’s constitutional name and facilitating its entry into NATO, yet the vehemence with which the bloc is still trying to get them to join exposes its Hybrid War and anti-democratic modus operandi. NATO […]
IEA Asks Majors Oil Producers To Boost Production
IEA Asks Majors Oil Producers To Boost Production Rising oil prices are hurting consumers, Fatih Birol, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), says, calling on major all producers to do the best they can to further boost production and ease persistent supply concerns that pushed Brent Crude to above $86 a barrel […]
Russian Oligarchs are a Problem, But Let’s Not Forget American Ones
Russian Oligarchs are a Problem, But Let’s Not Forget American Ones Photo Source Matt Brown | CC BY 2.0 Oligarchs the world over have long been destabilizing economies and shaping governing bodies for their own benefit. For instance, if we turn to the supposed ‘birth of democracy’ in Ancient Athens, elites (called ‘citizens’) of the […]
