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US Opens 2018 with Fake-News Bang, Suggests Russia Plotting to Cut Trans-Atlantic Internet Cables
US Opens 2018 with Fake-News Bang, Suggests Russia Plotting to Cut Trans-Atlantic Internet Cables Well, that didn’t take long. Just five days into 2018, and the American fake news industry is already up and running, churning out tasteless whoppers faster than Burger King. Wired magazine has joined the greasy ranks of other Western mythmakers now fueling a […]
Russia Defends Syrian Military Bases From Massive Drone Attack
Russia Defends Syrian Military Bases From Massive Drone Attack Russian security forces of the Khmeimim air base and Russian Naval CSS point in the city of Tartus ,thwarted a terrorist attack “with massive application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) through the night of 5th – 6th January 2018,” according to the Russian Ministry of Defence. […]
Expect Even Less Freedom of Internet in 2018
Expect Even Less Freedom of Internet in 2018 Users of social media have been increasingly reporting that their accounts have been either censored, blocked or suspended during the past year. Initially, some believed that the incidents might be technical in nature, with overloaded servers struggling to keep up with the large and growing number of […]
The 5 Most Popular Energy Stories Of 2017
The 5 Most Popular Energy Stories Of 2017 The year in which WTI went from barely above $50 to over $60 a barrel and Brent hit OPEC’s much sought after $65 was full of the usual mix of price forecasts, warnings, and unpredictable events that left readers wondering what will happen next… Here are five […]
Russia Slams US “Attempts To Interfere” In Iran After Macron Warns Of “Conflict Of Extreme Brutality”
Russia Slams US “Attempts To Interfere” In Iran After Macron Warns Of “Conflict Of Extreme Brutality” Russia has joined China in calling for a policy of non-interference in Iran’s domestic affairs after a week of unrest has gripped multiple major cities and towns across the country in what started as protests over economic grievances, but […]
Russia Boosts 2017 Crude Oil Production To 30-Year High
Russia Boosts 2017 Crude Oil Production To 30-Year High OPEC’s crude production held steady in December as the group approached a fresh year of output curbs in full compliance with its supply deal. The 14 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped 32.47 million barrels a day, according to a Bloomberg News survey […]
Russia’s Grip On European Gas Markets Is Tightening
Russia’s Grip On European Gas Markets Is Tightening Despite years of effort from the EU, Russia’s grip over natural gas supplies in Europe is tightening, not waning. Gazprom shipped 190 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe in 2017—a record high, according to Bloomberg. In 2018, that figure is expected to dip slightly to […]
Behind Korea, Iran & Russia Tensions: The Lurking Financial War
Behind Korea, Iran & Russia Tensions: The Lurking Financial War What have the tensions between the US and North Korea, Iran and Russia in common? Answer: It is that they are components to a wider financial war. Russia and Iran (together with China) happen to be the three key players shaping a huge (almost half the […]
Who Are the Leading State Sponsors of Terrorism?
Who Are the Leading State Sponsors of Terrorism? As 2017 draws to a close, it is difficult to be optimistic about what will be coming in the new year. The American President, whose margin of victory was certainly based on his pledge to avoid unnecessary wars, has doubled down on Afghanistan, refuses to leave Syria […]
How Much Death and Destruction Awaits Us in 2018?
How Much Death and Destruction Awaits Us in 2018? The New Year is one full of economic, political, and war threats. Among the economic threats are stock, bond, and real estate markets artificially pumped up by years of central bank money creation and by false reports of full employment. It is an open question whether […]
How Facebook will infiltrate national elections and rule the world in less than 10 years — unless we stop it
How Facebook will infiltrate national elections and rule the world in less than 10 years — unless we stop it What do NATO, private military contractors, giant arms manufacturers, wine merchants, the NSA, Trump, British property tycoons, Russian oligarchs, and Big Oil have in common? The world’s largest social network Source: Geek.com Published to launch the new beta platform […]
Russia Establishes Two Permanent Bases In Syria To Host Nuclear Warships And Warplanes
Russia Establishes Two Permanent Bases In Syria To Host Nuclear Warships And Warplanes Russia’s defense ministry has announced it is now in the process of establishing two permanent military bases in war-torn Syria after President Putin authorized prior deals with the Syrian government to move forward. Though Russia maintains merely up to ten military bases on foreign soil, […]
Putin Warns “Russia Has Right To Respond” To US Military Buildup, Hints At Use Of Nuclear Weapons
Putin Warns “Russia Has Right To Respond” To US Military Buildup, Hints At Use Of Nuclear Weapons Multiple Russian state media outlets are reporting that President Vladimir Putin has stressed that Russia has a right to respond to US military build-up in Europe while furthering its strategic nuclear deterrence capabilities in a speech delivered before a […]
