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16 Years After Iraq, the US Has Become a Nation of Passive Neocons
NEO-CONMEN 16 Years After Iraq, the US Has Become a Nation of Passive Neocons After Iraq, the neocons began waging another war, one for America’s soul. WASHINGTON (Opinion) — Sixteen years have passed and the memory of the Iraq War is distant for many, save for the millions of people — Iraqi and American alike — […]
Moving Forward, Iran Outflanks the U.S. in Iraq and Beyond
Moving Forward, Iran Outflanks the U.S. in Iraq and Beyond Iran has successfully navigated the first phase of its resistance to U.S. sanctions pressure. The U.S. State Department has admitted it’s goal of reducing Iran’s oil exports to zero is not feasible. The goal now is a 25% drop to 800,000 barrel per day. And […]
U.S. Government Knew Climate Risks in 1970s, Energy Advisory Group Documents Show
U.S. Government Knew Climate Risks in 1970s, Energy Advisory Group Documents Show The National Petroleum Council, once chaired by former Exxon chief Lee Raymond, has long advised the U.S. government on energy issues. Documents show it downplayed fossil fuels’ role in climate change. Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A series of newly discovered documents clarify […]
America’s Venezuela Strategy: Coup By Sheer Narrative Control
America’s Venezuela Strategy: Coup By Sheer Narrative Control The Trump administration is working to overthrow the government of Venezuela. They are not at this time doing this by military invasion, nor by funneling thousands of armed militants into the country, nor even solely with starvation sanctions and CIA ops. The first and foremost means of […]
Is Trump Really About to Attack Venezuela?
Is Trump Really About to Attack Venezuela? Last week Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ordered the last of the US diplomats out of Venezuela, saying their presence was a “constraint” on US policy toward the country. The wording seemed intended to convey the idea that the US is about to launch military action to place […]
The End of Trust
The End of Trust I worry about America. When I was young, despite all its problems, America was greater than life, always beaming with optimism with a vision of a better future always ahead. Now that I’m getting older I’m very much unsure. Maybe I now know so much more than when I was younger, […]
While the Nation Fragments Socially, the Financial Aristocracy Rules Unimpeded
While the Nation Fragments Socially, the Financial Aristocracy Rules Unimpeded America’s aristocracy is not formalized, and that’s the secret of its success. If there is one central irony in American history, it is this: the citizenry that broke free of the chains of British Monarchy, the citizenry that reckoned everyone was equal before the law, the […]
Real Reason Trump Wants to Ban Huawei: US Wants to Spy and China Won’t Cooperate
Real Reason Trump Wants to Ban Huawei: US Wants to Spy and China Won’t Cooperate The UK, Germany, India, and the United Arab Emirates are among the countries resisting US pressure to Ban Huawei. The New York Times reports U.S. Campaign to Ban Huawei Overseas Stumbles as Allies Resist. Over the past several months, American officials […]
Time Runs Out on U.S. Opposition to Nordstream 2
Time Runs Out on U.S. Opposition to Nordstream 2 The Nordstream 2 pipeline represents the last stand of U.S. influence over the internal affairs of Europe. Once finished it will stand as a testament to the fundamental split between the European Union and the United States. Europe will this as its first successful defense of its […]
US officials offered my friend cash to take down Tehran’s power grid
US officials offered my friend cash to take down Tehran’s power grid It took a country-wide power outage in Venezuela, whispers of a cyberattack, and smug tweets from US officials to make me suddenly recall the cloak-and-dagger story of a close Iranian-American friend nine years ago. My friend, an engineer — who I will not name for obvious reasons and who I will […]
From Coup D’etats to Soft Power: Dissecting Washington’s Color Revolution Techniques
From Coup D’etats to Soft Power: Dissecting Washington’s Color Revolution Techniques Over the last hundred years Washington has interfered in the internal affairs of at least 50 countries for a total of 130 individual cases. As for the last three decades, there have been more than 40 instances of such interference, including cases of elections meddling […]
Fracking 2.0 Was a Financial Disaster, Will Fracking 3.0 Be Different?
Fracking 2.0 Was a Financial Disaster, Will Fracking 3.0 Be Different? Two years ago, the U.S. fracking industry was trying to recover from the crash in the price of oil. Shale companies were promoting the idea that fracking was viable even at low oil prices (despite losing money when oil prices were high). At the time, no one was […]
Empire Unravelling: Will Huawei Become Washington’s Suez?
Empire Unravelling: Will Huawei Become Washington’s Suez? Photograph Source Brücke-Osteuropa America’s full-spectrum campaign against Chinese tech leader Huawei is coming spectacularly undone. Curtains are imminent for Washington’s tawdriest global offensive in recent memory – featuring open extortion, kidnapping, demonization and intimidation of both friends and foes. The signs were apparent as early as two months […]
Putin Now Thinks Western Elites Are ‘Swine’
Putin Now Thinks Western Elites Are ‘Swine’ An article I published close to five years ago, “Putin to Western elites: Play-time is over”, turned out to be the most popular thing I’ve written so far, having garnered over 200,000 reads over the intervening years. In it I wrote about Putin’s speech at the 2014 Valdai […]
