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Blowback—–The Washington War Party’s Folly Comes Home To Roost
Blowback—–The Washington War Party’s Folly Comes Home To Roost Exactly 26 years ago last week, peace was breaking out in a manner that the world had not experienced since June 1914. The Berlin Wall—-the symbol of a century of state tyranny, grotesque mass warfare and the nuclear sword of Damocles hanging over the planet—-had come tumbling down […]
Widespread Terrorism Is Just Part Of The Perfect Storm That Is Now Descending On The Western World
Widespread Terrorism Is Just Part Of The Perfect Storm That Is Now Descending On The Western World Words cannot adequately describe the utter horror that was unleashed on the streets of Paris, France on Friday. CNN is calling it “the worst violence witnessed in France since World War II“, and even though it happened a […]
The Grand Finale: “World War III Will Be A Fight Over Basic Human Needs – Food and Other Commodities”
The Grand Finale: “World War III Will Be A Fight Over Basic Human Needs – Food and Other Commodities” As political tensions heat up it is becoming clear that the world’s super powers are vying for control of resources like oil, water, metals and food. And though developed nations have thus far avoided any significant clashes […]
Putin & Military Establishment
Putin & Military Establishment The strategy of the Obama Administration regarding Russia and foreign affairs has been a total disaster. They have achieved quite remarkably in bringing back the Cold War and placing the world at risk all for their power-plays that American citizens are ignorant about. This issue in Syria illustrates how once politicians […]
Washington prepares for World War III
Washington prepares for World War III The US military-intelligence complex is engaged in systematic preparations for World War III. As far as the Pentagon is concerned, a military conflict with China and/or Russia is inevitable, and this prospect has become the driving force of its tactical and strategic planning. Three congressional hearings Tuesday demonstrated this […]
Dear Fellow Americans: Do You Have Any Idea What’s Being Done In Your Name In Syria?
Dear Fellow Americans: Do You Have Any Idea What’s Being Done In Your Name In Syria? Americans have some vague understanding that the U.S. wants Syria’s Assad to go, while Russia wants him to stay. And Americans know that the U.S. “war against ISIS” hasn’t done much, while the Russians have been pounding Syrian targets […]
CIA, Saudis To Give “Select” Syrian Militants Weapons Capable Of Downing Commercial Airliners
CIA, Saudis To Give “Select” Syrian Militants Weapons Capable Of Downing Commercial Airliners Wednesday brought a veritable smorgasbord of “new” information about the Russian passenger jet which fell out of the sky above the Sinai Peninsula last weekend. First there was an audio recording from ISIS’ Egyptian affiliate reiterating that they did indeed “down” the […]
War, Repression and International Gangsterism: U.S. State Policy From Benghazi to Baltimore
War, Repression and International Gangsterism: U.S. State Policy From Benghazi to Baltimore A mere two months after clashes between black youth and police in Baltimore following the murder of Freddie Gray while in police custody, President Obama’s Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment of twenty-four year old Raymon Carter for his alleged involvement in […]
It’s Always the Same War
It’s Always the Same War Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry give a news conference after a meeting in Vienna on Oct 30. (Ronald Zak / AP) Barack Obama originally ran for president as the anti-war candidate. Now, as his second […]
U.S. Prepares War Against Russia in Syrian Battlefield
U.S. Prepares War Against Russia in Syrian Battlefield On Tuesday November 3rd, U.S. Defense Department spokesperson Laura Seal told The Daily Beast that twelve F-15C air-to-air combat planes are being sent to the Incirlik Turkey Air Base for deployment in Syria against Russia’s Su-30 air-to-air combat planes. Neither the F-15C nor the Su-30 can destroy ground-targets, only […]
War, Big Government, and Lost Freedom
War, Big Government, and Lost Freedom We are currently marking the hundredth anniversary of the fighting of the First World War. For four years between the summer of 1914 and November 11, 1918, the major world powers were in mortal combat with each other. The conflict radically changed the world. It overthrew the pre-1914 era […]
Somebody Will Do Something Stupid
Somebody Will Do Something Stupid Is it just me, or does it seem like we are moving inexorably towards a global confrontation? China claims some islands in the South China Sea and we attempt to provoke a military response by sending a US warship within 12 miles of the disputed islands. We accuse both China […]
First Sovereign Debt Default 4th Century BC
First Sovereign Debt Default 4th Century BC QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I read this time its different by Rogoff. While it is interesting about sovereign defaults, he clearly does not go back into ancient times or more than a few hundred years. If anyone would know when the first such default took place it must be you. […]
China warns US against ‘minor’ incidents that could ‘spark war’
China warns US against ‘minor’ incidents that could ‘spark war’ © U.S. Navy / Reuters China has issued its strongest warning yet to the US over an incident during which a US destroyer sailed within territorial waters of China’s man-made islands in the South China Sea, claiming that US faces running the risk of “a […]
