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After the ISIS War, a US-Russia Collision?
After the ISIS War, a US-Russia Collision? Sunday, a Navy F-18 Hornet shot down a Syrian air force jet, an act of war against a nation with which Congress has never declared or authorized a war. Washington says the Syrian plane was bombing U.S.-backed rebels. Damascus says its plane was attacking ISIS. Vladimir Putin’s defense […]
U.S-Led Coalition Shoots Down Syrian Warplane
U.S-Led Coalition Shoots Down Syrian Warplane Update: U.S. Central Command issued a statement saying the plane was downed “in collective self-defense of Coalition-partnered forces,” identified as fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces near Tabqah. It is unclear if these particular “forces” were getting their funding from Saudi Arabia or Qatar. And a quick situational take […]
Massive Government Preparations and Stockpiling Point To One Thing: “An Event Is Going To Happen”
Massive Government Preparations and Stockpiling Point To One Thing: “An Event Is Going To Happen” The question is subtly Malthusian in nature: how to deal with the world’s teeming billions in one fell swoop while maintaining the existing social and political orders in all of the countries? That order needs only to have one facade […]
Germany’s Gabriel Warns Qatar Crisis “Could Lead To War” As Qatar Emissary Flies To Moscow
Germany’s Gabriel Warns Qatar Crisis “Could Lead To War” As Qatar Emissary Flies To Moscow Germany’s foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel warned that the ongoing isolation of Qatar by Saudi Arabia and its allies could lead to a war in the Gulf region, according to an interview he gave to Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, although he […]
Will Venezuela Be The Battleground In The Next U.S.-Russia Proxy War?
Will Venezuela Be The Battleground In The Next U.S.-Russia Proxy War? (MPN) There’s no denying that Venezuela is deeply embroiled in a significant crisis. While most are aware of the country’s recent string of violent protests, food shortages and government crackdowns on opposition protesters, few are aware of the opposition’s use of underhanded and downright illegal […]
Trump Escalates Syrian Proxy War
Trump Escalates Syrian Proxy War At the start of the Trump presidency, it looked like the U.S. covert “regime change” war in Syria might be ending, but it has returned, zombie-like, in a slightly different form, reports Steven Chovanec. Back in February, it was quietly reported that the CIA had discontinued its support program to […]
Gorbachev Warns of Growing Danger
Gorbachev Warns of Growing Danger A group of Americans visiting Russia heard dire warnings from ex-Soviet President Gorbachev that the tensions between the U.S. and Russia are creating a dangerous situation for the world, reports Rick Sterling, who is on the trip. The former President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, is 87 years old […]
Doug Casey on the End of Western Civilization
Doug Casey on the End of Western Civilization Nick Giambruno: The decline of Western Civilization is on a lot of people’s minds. Let’s talk about this trend. Doug Casey: Western Civilization has its origins in ancient Greece. It’s unique among the world’s civilizations in putting the individual—as opposed to the collective—in a central position. It enshrined […]
The Existential Question of Whom to Trust
The Existential Question of Whom to Trust Special Report: An existential question facing humankind is whom can be trusted to describe the world and its conflicts, especially since mainstream experts have surrendered to careerism, writes Robert Parry. The looming threat of World War III, a potential extermination event for the human species, is made more […]
Meet Britain’s Nuclear Nutcase: Defense Secretary Micheal Fallon
Meet Britain’s Nuclear Nutcase: Defense Secretary Micheal Fallon Michael Fallon’s recent claim that Britain under Theresa May’s leadership would be willing to launch a preemptive nuclear strike confirms what many suspected – namely that the British people are being ruled by a clutch of certifiable fanatics who will get us all destroyed unless they can be reined […]
Risk of ‘Accidental’ Nuclear War Growing, UN Research Group Says
Risk of ‘Accidental’ Nuclear War Growing, UN Research Group Says The warning comes as the Pentagon begins an extensive review of its nuclear arsenal. On Sept., 26, 1983, shortly after midnight, the Soviet Oko nuclear early warning system detected five missiles launched from the United States and headed toward Moscow. Stanislav Petrov, a young lieutenant colonel […]
They Have No Proof: MIT Professor Explains Why the Assad Gas Attack Was a Sham
They Have No Proof: MIT Professor Explains Why the Assad Gas Attack Was a Sham The mainstream narrative surrounding the sarin gas attack in Syria simply doesn’t add up. Even if you assume that Assad is nothing but a vile monster who would have no problem with gassing his own people, the attack still doesn’t […]
US Deploys Two More Aircraft Carriers Toward Korean Peninsula: Yonhap
US Deploys Two More Aircraft Carriers Toward Korean Peninsula: Yonhap According to a report by South Korea’s primary news outlet, Yonhap, the Pentagon has directed a total of three US aircraft carriers toward the Korean Peninsula, citing a South Korean government source. Yonhap reports that in addition to the CVN-70 Carl Vinson, which is expected […]
Ron Paul: “Peace is Popular”
Ron Paul: “Peace is Popular” Reporting from Mexico City… Last Saturday, as we’ve been reporting this week, Ron Paul and many other notables in the liberty sphere took to the stage in Lake Jackson, Texas, for a very important symposium. The topic of discussion? War and Peace in the Age of Trump. As promised, today […]
How America and China Could Stumble to War
How America and China Could Stumble to War Can Beijing and Washington escape the Thucydides Trap? Would a Chinese leader barely in control of his own country after a long civil war dare attack a superpower that had crushed Japan to end World War II five years earlier by dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and […]
