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The Bulletin: June 12-18, 2025
The Bulletin: June 12-18, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Australia – carbon bomber of the Indo-Pacific The Gas Industry Is Redefining Methane as “Clean Energy” The role of aerosol declines in recent warming By Disaster Or Design The Renewables Farce US […]
The Bulletin: May 22-28, 2025
The Bulletin: May 22-28, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Witness to Collapse Climate Change: The Crisis Management Model – Ecosophia Restoring Global Ecology: The Great Green Wall and Large-Scale Permaculture in Action Building a Mycelial Network of Resistance and Resilience Gazprom CEO Sounds […]
Almost Everything is About Oil in the Middle East
Almost Everything is About Oil in the Middle East Perhaps the most extraordinary part of Iran’s April 13 attack on Israel was that it was countered by a coalition that included Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is also noteworthy that this was the first time that the United States engaged militarily in […]
Russia Calls Urgent UN Security Council Meeting To Condemn ‘Illegal’ US Strikes
Russia Calls Urgent UN Security Council Meeting To Condemn ‘Illegal’ US Strikes Russia has condemned the Friday night large-scale US strikes on Syria and Iraq, saying it was an illegal ‘aggression’ and that an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting must be convened to address it. Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Saturday of the […]
Iraqi parliament calling to ditch US dollar for oil trade
Iraqi parliament calling to ditch US dollar for oil trade Washington has exercised strict control over Iraqi oil revenues for the past two decades (Photo credit: INA) The Finance Committee in the Iraqi parliament made a statement on 31 January calling for the sale of oil in currencies other than the US dollar, aiming to counter US […]
‘Playground of choice’: Iran mobilises to drive US troops out of Iraq
‘Playground of choice’: Iran mobilises to drive US troops out of Iraq The US has the cudgel of the American dollar to prevent its expulsion from Iraq, but will the Biden administration use it? When Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani arrived in New York City in September for the UN General Assembly, a delicate truce […]
Iraqi central bank to drop dollar for yuan in trade with China
Iraqi central bank to drop dollar for yuan in trade with China Iraq is the latest nation in the Global South to move away from the US dollar in bilateral trade with China (Photo credit: AFP) The Iraqi central bank announced on 22 February that, for the first time, it plans to allow trade from […]
OPEC Production Fell In November, But 3 Members Actually Boosted Output
OPEC Production Fell In November, But 3 Members Actually Boosted Output OPEC’s crude oil production fell by an average of 744,000 barrels per day, according to OPEC’s Monthly Oil Market Report released on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia’s November production fell by the most among its members, by 404,000 bpd, to 10.474 million bpd—Saudi Arabia’s lowest monthly […]
Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle
Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle DAWWAYAH, Iraq and ILISU DAM, Turkey (AP) — Next year, the water will come. The pipes have been laid to Ata Yigit’s sprawling farm in Turkey’s southeast connecting it to a dam on the Euphrates River. A dream, soon to become a reality, he says. He’s already […]
Oil Spikes To Fresh 7-Year High After Key Iraq-Turkey Pipeline Explosion
Oil Spikes To Fresh 7-Year High After Key Iraq-Turkey Pipeline Explosion Despite dollar strength today (and more worrisome ZeroCOVID actions from China), oil prices continued to rise but news after-hours that an explosion knocked out a major pipeline sparked more upside. Little is known about the cause, but the explosion at a pipeline connecting Northern […]
Cash-Strapped Iraq Drastically Devalues Dinar As Fears Of Nationwide Unrest Grow
Cash-Strapped Iraq Drastically Devalues Dinar As Fears Of Nationwide Unrest Grow According to the latest IMF forecasts, Iraq’s GDP will contract 12% this year, more than that of any other OPEC member under a production quota. A global pandemic-induced demand slump (among other domestic issues) has pushed Iraq – under its OPEC membership – to slash oil production […]
SCOTT RITTER: Powell & Iraq—Regime Change, Not Disarmament: The Fundamental Lie
SCOTT RITTER: Powell & Iraq—Regime Change, Not Disarmament: The Fundamental Lie Regime change, not disarmament, was always the driving factor behind U.S. policy towards Saddam Hussein. Powell knew this because he helped craft the original policy. The New York Times Magazine has published a puff piece soft-peddling former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s role in selling […]
Large Scale US Airstrikes Underway Against Iran-Backed Militias In Iraq
Large Scale US Airstrikes Underway Against Iran-Backed Militias In Iraq After earlier in the day President Trump authorized the Pentagon to “do what we need to do” in terms of a military response against Iran-backed militias believed responsible for Wednesday’s rocket attacks on Camp Taji, which killed one British and two American soldiers, and wounded at least a dozen more, there […]
Anonymous sources and the guys and gals who made the Iraq war a reality are now claiming that the Kremlin is at it again!
Anonymous sources and the guys and gals who made the Iraq war a reality are now claiming that the Kremlin is at it again! Those hapless individuals who run the United States are again slipping into a fantasy world where Americans are besieged by imaginary threats coming from both inside and outside the country. Of […]
Iraq & Russia Look To Boost Military Ties While US Threatens Sanctions
Iraq & Russia Look To Boost Military Ties While US Threatens Sanctions In more continuing fallout over the Jan.3 assassination by drone of the IRGC’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iraq and Russia are preparing for deepening military coordination, reports the AP. Iraq’s Defense Ministry announced Thursday that increased “cooperation and coordination” is being discussed with Moscow amid worsened relations with […]
