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“Iran Must Begin Acting Like A Normal Nation,” Says Totally Normal Nation
“Iran Must Begin Acting Like A Normal Nation,” Says Totally Normal Nation The government which runs a globe-spanning empire led by a reality TV host keeps talking about the lack of normality in the nation of Iran. “What we want all countries to join in,” said State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus in a recent Fox News interview, “is […]
Peter Schiff: Americans Are in for a Rude Awakening
Peter Schiff: Americans Are in for a Rude Awakening On Jan. 13, Peter Schiff appeared on RT Boom Bust with Bubba Horwitz to talk about the yuan, the dollar, the stock market and the US economy. Peter said the dollar is eventually going to collapse and it’s going to be a rude awakening for Americans. The Chinese […]
After Missiles Fly, Iraq Becomes the Battleground
After Missiles Fly, Iraq Becomes the Battleground The future of the U.S.’s involvement in the Middle East is in Iraq. The exchange of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran occurred wholly on Iraqi soil and it has become the site on which that war will continue. Israel continues to up the ante on Iran, following […]
Round one is over – an initial assessment
Round one is over – an initial assessment Dear friends, Looks like Round 1 is over. Let’s begin with a small recap of events: Iran fired a relatively small number of short range missiles at one, possibly two, US bases The IRGC indicated that if Iran is attacked, then so will Israel Trump tweeted “so […]
On The Idiotic Partisan Debate Over Regime Change In Iran Or Syria
On The Idiotic Partisan Debate Over Regime Change In Iran Or Syria I love my job. Really, I do. But writing about US military agendas for a living often brings one into contact with such staggering stupidity that all you can do is pause and wonder how our species survived past the invention of the pointy […]
Another Stupid War
Another Stupid War All I wanted to do this week was work on part 2 of my localism series, but circumstances quickly got the best of me. The assassination of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani was an event of such historical significance, I feel obligated to detail my thoughts on what it means and how […]
Futures Tumble After Iran Fires “More Than A Dozen” Ballistic Missiles At Two US Targets In Iraq
Futures Tumble After Iran Fires “More Than A Dozen” Ballistic Missiles At Two US Targets In Iraq Update 8: The Pentagon has released a full statement on the attacks, claiming that more than a dozen missiles were fired from within Iran, and that at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US troops were targeted. Statement from […]
Iran Evaluating 13 Retaliation Scenarios To Inflict “Historic Nightmare” On US
Iran Evaluating 13 Retaliation Scenarios To Inflict “Historic Nightmare” On US Breaking a 5-day silence over its response for the US killing of General Qassem Soleimani, on Tuesday Iran said it was assessing 13 scenarios to inflict a “historic nightmare” on the US. “Even if the weakest of these scenarios gain a consensus, its implementation can […]
Some Other People Do Some Other Things
Some Other People Do Some Other Things An almighty bafflement befogs the nation as the first full business week of 2020 commences and events pile up like smashed vehicles on a weather-blinded highway. Before we even smoked that Iranian bird on the Baghdad airport tarmac, something ominous was tingling away in the financial markets, in […]
Iran, energy and war
Iran, energy and war The American obsession with Iran is about oil and natural gas. If these two resources had been absent, it is hard to imagine such an intense American focus on the country from the time of a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency-backed coup of Iran’s elected government in 1953 to today. The Foreign Policy magazine piece linked […]
2020 Begins With A Bang (Literally)
2020 Begins With A Bang (Literally) A heck of a lot happened this week It sure didn’t take long for 2020 to get interesting. Iran The biggest development of the new year happened Thursday when the US military assassinated Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful figure after its Supreme Leader, in a surgical drone strike. This is […]
War With Iran
War With Iran The assassination by the United States of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, near Baghdad’s airport will ignite widespread retaliatory attacks against U.S. targets from Shiites, who form the majority in Iraq. It will activate Iranian-backed militias and insurgents in Lebanon and Syria and throughout the Middle East. […]
Understanding The Keys To Power
Understanding The Keys To Power Will be a survival requirement for the coming decade The past decade was undoubtedly shaped by the policy adopted by the global central banking cartel to flood the world with massive amounts of liquidity (over $15 trillion) to “rescue” markets following the Great Financial Crisis. It’s becoming increasingly clear who […]
Trump’s Point of No Return
Trump’s Point of No Return When I wrote that the coup against President Trump had morphed into a Civil War, I wasn’t kidding. The sham impeachment created the perfect environment for the Democrats and Republicans to get something definitive from him by playing the House and the Senate off each other. With the Senate Neocon Occupied Territory the […]
Iraq General Denies Unconfirmed Reports Of “Massive Explosions” At US Military Base In Iraq
Iraq General Denies Unconfirmed Reports Of “Massive Explosions” At US Military Base In Iraq Update: according to WaPo reported Mustafa Salim the Iraqi 7th division commander has “completely denied” any attack took place: ✔ · 1h Breaking: Unconfirmed reports of ballistic missiles hitting largest US military base Ain Al-Assad in #Iraq & massive explosions, via IRGC Telegram channels. […]
