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The Impending Endgame In Oil Markets
The Impending Endgame In Oil Markets U.S. president Trump is facing strong internal pressure to punish Saudi Arabia in the coming days. For Washington, however, this could be a double-edged sword, as turning on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could result in two unwanted major geopolitical consequences. The still fresh Jamal Khashoggi murder case […]
The Only Regime Change that Is Needed Is in Washington
The Only Regime Change that Is Needed Is in Washington Secretary Pompeo officiates the Swearing-In Ceremony for Ambassador James F. Jeffrey. Image credit: U.S. Department of State/ flickr) One of the things to look forward to in the upcoming holiday season is the special treats that one is allowed to sample. Fruitcake and nuts are Thanksgiving […]
The Political Rebellion Gathers Momentum
The Political Rebellion Gathers Momentum When was the last time a monopoly or quasi-monopoly was broken up? A generation ago, or was it two generations ago? The Ruling Class that wants us to love our servitude incites us to seek divisions: between red and blue, left and right, progressive and conservative, and so on. The […]
Nord Stream 2 Could Still Be Derailed By U.S. Sanctions
Nord Stream 2 Could Still Be Derailed By U.S. Sanctions The potential for more tensions in relations between the U.S. and Russia continue to mount. Late last week, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said that Washington could still impose sanctions related to the building of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which would bring Russian […]
Pompeo’s Albright Moment Arrives
Pompeo’s Albright Moment Arrives Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is not a very bright guy. He is, like his boss, a thin-skinned bully with a narrow view of the world focused on US righteousness. With the sanctions going into place on Iran this week he gave an interview with the BBC which laid bare what happens when […]
The Biggest Threat To Dollar Dominance
The Biggest Threat To Dollar Dominance Russian oil exporters are pressuring Western commodity traders to pay for Russian crude in euros and not dollars as Washington prepares more sanctions for the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Moscow, Reuters reported last week, citing as many as seven industry sources. While it may have come as a […]
President Trump’s Iran Policy – Is It ‘Normal’?
President Trump’s Iran Policy – Is It ‘Normal’? It’s not often that US Government officials are honest when they talk about our foreign policy. The unprovoked 2003 attack on Iraq was called a “liberation.” The 2011 US-led destruction of Libya was a “humanitarian intervention.” And so on. So, in a way, Secretary of State Mike […]
The Nation’s Fiscal Doomsday Machine is Now Unstoppable
The Nation’s Fiscal Doomsday Machine is Now Unstoppable Earlier this year the Donald provoked a bleep-hole moment per the Fox “family channel” or what was otherwise known as the shit-hole moment across the rest of the MSM. But whatever you called the contretemps spurred by the president’s crude utterance with regard to certain countries domiciled […]
“Flashpoint For War”: U.S. And Japan Plan Military Response To Chinese Incursions Of Disputed Islands
“Flashpoint For War”: U.S. And Japan Plan Military Response To Chinese Incursions Of Disputed Islands Things are again rapidly heating up in the East China Sea amidst already heightened tensions in a region where Washington is increasingly asserting the right of navigation in international waters against broad Chinese claims and seeking to defend the territorial […]
U.S. Elections Are Neither Free Nor Fair. States Need to Open Their Doors to More Observers.
U.S. Elections Are Neither Free Nor Fair. States Need to Open Their Doors to More Observers. Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe monitor a polling place in Washington, D.C., during the presidential election on Nov. 8, 2016. Photo: Yuri Gripas/AFP/Getty Images VOTER SUPPRESSION. DISENFRANCHISEMENT. Gerrymandering. Can Tuesday’s midterms in the United […]
The Untouchable US-Saudi Relation Is a Core Element of US Imperialism
The Untouchable US-Saudi Relation Is a Core Element of US Imperialism In the last few weeks, numerous articles and analyses have been produced relating to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. However, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States has not been questioned, and the reason for this has not […]
“The Real Economic Shock Is Yet To Come” – Trade War Deepens Across Asia
“The Real Economic Shock Is Yet To Come” – Trade War Deepens Across Asia The last chance to avoid a full-blown 2019 trade war may come later this month when President Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 Buenos Aires summit in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It […]
U.S. And OPEC Flood Oil Market Ahead Of Midterms
U.S. And OPEC Flood Oil Market Ahead Of Midterms OPEC and the U.S. are together adding enormous volumes of new supply, which together have softened the oil market. In October, OPEC hiked oil production to the highest level since 2016, back before the oil production cuts went into effect, according to a recent Reuters survey. […]
The New Global Tinderbox: It’s Not Your Mother’s Cold War
The New Global Tinderbox: It’s Not Your Mother’s Cold War When it comes to relations between Donald Trump’s America, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, and Xi Jinping’s China, observers everywhere are starting to talk about a return to an all-too-familiar past. “Now we have a new Cold War,” commented Russia expert Peter Felgenhauer in Moscow after President Trump […]
Sanctions and the Hypocrisy of Washington and London
Sanctions and the Hypocrisy of Washington and London On March 4 this year a British spy and former Russian citizen, Sergei Skripal, was poisoned in the town of Salisbury, England. He recovered, as did his daughter who had also been affected, and is now in deep security with a new face and name and an […]
