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Russia Is Preparing a Military Response to the Expansion of NATO
Russia Is Preparing a Military Response to the Expansion of NATO In response to the creation of the mobile forces of NATO, Russia can dispatch heavy military equipment in a Western direction. The beginning of 2016 marked a new escalation in military tensions near the borders of Russia. Yesterday in Lithuania, as part of operation “Atlantic Resolve”, […]
The World’s Most Famous Case Of Hyperinflation (Part 1)
The World’s Most Famous Case Of Hyperinflation (Part 1) The Great War ended on the 11th hour of November 11th, 1918, when the signed armistice came into effect. Though this peace would signal the end of the war, it would also help lead to a series of further destruction: this time the destruction of wealth […]
(Re-)Covering Oil and War
(Re-)Covering Oil and War The first thing that popped into our minds on Tuesday when WTI oil briefly broached $30 for its first $20 handle in many years, was that this should be triggering a Gawdawful amount of bets, $30 being such an obvious number. Which in turn would of necessity lead to a -brief- […]
War Between Saudi Arabia And Iran Could Send Oil Prices To $250
War Between Saudi Arabia And Iran Could Send Oil Prices To $250 The rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran has quickly ballooned into the worst conflict in decades between the two countries. The back-and-forth escalation quickly turned the simmering tension into an overt struggle for power in the Middle East. First, the execution of a […]
Financial collapse leads to war
Financial collapse leads to war [This is a rerun from March of last year, whose time has finally come. With the new year, a sea change seems to have occurred in the financial markets: instead of “melting up,” the way they used to, they have started “melting down.” My original prediction is that this will […]
Defense Industry Revenue Forecast Gushes Over Global Turmoil
Defense Industry Revenue Forecast Gushes Over Global Turmoil The global aerospace and defense industry is out of its doldrums. According to a new report by the accounting firm Deloitte, “the resurgence of global security threats” promises a lucrative “rebound” in defense spending. The report alerts investors that “revenue growth” is “expected to take a positive turn” due […]
Contribution from Norway — War & Money
Contribution from Norway — War & Money COMMENT: Good morning, Martin. Yesterday I bought an old booklet printed for 10 NoK at the Armed Forces Museum: “Laws, resolutions and prescripts due to circumstances of war”, by the Justice Department, printed in Kristiania (now Oslo) in 1917. I thought I there would find the outline of […]
Time to Start Paying Attention: Why Saudi Arabia Might Pull the US into Another War
Time to Start Paying Attention: Why Saudi Arabia Might Pull the US into Another War (ANTIMEDIA) After Saudi Arabia executed prominent Shi’ite cleric, Sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr, and 46 other people, protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran on Saturday, ransacking and setting fire to the building and its contents. In a surprise response the following day, Saudi Arabia announced […]
‘We can’t close, people need bread’: Syrians tell RT how they cope with Damascus blackouts
‘We can’t close, people need bread’: Syrians tell RT how they cope with Damascus blackouts © Omar Sanadiki / Reuters In the grip of war, Syrians have been coming up with ways to power the country. Damascus has been rationing electricity, while residents must resort to additional tricks to make it last, as RT’s Murad […]
My Prescription for 2016: Collapse Early and Often
My Prescription for 2016: Collapse Early and Often Tony Futura We are in the time of year when most sensible animals living in northerly climates are hibernating in burrows and hollow tree trunks, while the somewhat less sensible pundits make their predictions for the coming year. My prediction is always the same—things will go on […]
Playing the Government’s Game: When It Comes to Violence, We All Lose
Playing the Government’s Game: When It Comes to Violence, We All Lose By John Whitehead, constitutional and civil rights attorney, the Rutherford Institute. “When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system’s game. The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your face – to make you fight. Because […]
China’s Slow-Motion Sleight Of Hand Shatters
China’s Slow-Motion Sleight Of Hand Shatters The Chinese stock markets broke through 2 circuit breakers today, breakers that were introduced only a few months ago in response to the market selloff, triggered by a surprise yuan devaluation, in August. The first breaker, at -5%, forced a 15-minute trading halt. The second one, at -7%, halted […]
This Is Going To Happen In 2016: “One Of The Greatest Commodity Plays Of All Time”
This Is Going To Happen In 2016: “One Of The Greatest Commodity Plays Of All Time” While stock markets held strong near their all-time highs, the last year saw massive financial destruction in global commodities markets. Oil, gold, silver, steel, coal and other raw materials experienced price drops not seen since just before the the Crash of 2008. […]
Slouching Toward Global Disaster
Slouching Toward Global Disaster There are many disturbing signs that the West is creating conditions in the Middle East and Asia that could produce a wider war, most likely a new Cold War, containing, as well, menacing risks of World War III. The reckless confrontation with Russia along its borders, reinforced by provocative weapons deployments […]
Why WWIII Is On The Horizon
Why WWIII Is On The Horizon The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 gave birth to a dangerous American ideology called neoconservativism. The Soviet Union had served as a constraint on US unilateral action. With the removal of this constraint on Washington, neoconservatives declared their agenda of US world hegemony. America was now the […]
