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Why The US Empire Works So Hard To Control The International Narrative About Russia
Why The US Empire Works So Hard To Control The International Narrative About Russia On a December 2010 episode of Fox News’ Freedom Watch, John Bolton and the show’s host Andrew Napolitano were debating about recent WikiLeaks publications, and naturally the subject of government secrecy came up. “Now I want to make the case for secrecy in […]
Iran Announces Military Will “Secure” Contested Strait Of Hormuz
Iran Announces Military Will “Secure” Contested Strait Of Hormuz Hopefully it doesn’t lead to a let’s roll! moment at the White House, where super-hawk national security adviser John Bolton has no doubt been itching for escalation: moments ago Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister announced military forces will “secure” the Strait of Hormuz. Iran will “not allow disturbance in shipping in […]
The Ongoing Restructuring of the Greater Middle East
The Ongoing Restructuring of the Greater Middle East Map showing the 40 military bases the US has been compelled to position around Iran to combat Iranian aggression. So, according to the corporate media, and to President Literally Hitler, himself, while America was sleeping last Friday morning, the U.S. Air Force was just minutes away from bombing […]
Ten Minutes to War
Ten Minutes to War Donald Trump pulled back from igniting a potentially disastrous war in the Persian Gulf on Thursday night with just 10 minutes to spare, but the super-hawks he surrounded himself with will probably try again, writes Joe Lauria. The commander-in-chief acted like one, if only briefly, on Thursday night when he said […]
Did the B-Team Overplay its Hand Against Iran?
Did the B-Team Overplay its Hand Against Iran? Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has a term of endearment for Iran’s enemies, “The B-Team.” The “B-Team” consists of U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, Israeli Prime Minister (nee Dictator) Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and the UAE’s Mohammed bin Zayed. When we look […]
US Troops To Be Based In Saudi Arabia, Qatar Against “Iran Threat”
US Troops To Be Based In Saudi Arabia, Qatar Against “Iran Threat” Just hours after US National Security Advisor John Bolton formally accused Tehran of conducing the May 12 tanker “sabotage” attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s foreign ministry has responded that “we are ready for war” amid fears that Washington could still be on a war footing […]
Top U.S. Officials Gather To Discuss “Military Options” In Venezuela As Russia Warns Of “Grave Consequences” If America Invades
Top U.S. Officials Gather To Discuss “Military Options” In Venezuela As Russia Warns Of “Grave Consequences” If America Invades On Wednesday afternoon, senior U.S. officials gathered at the White House to discuss possible military options for Venezuela. Meanwhile, the Russians are warning of grave consequences if the U.S. invades, and so the stage is being […]
The Tragedy of Venezuela Is the Tragedy of the United States of America
The Tragedy of Venezuela Is the Tragedy of the United States of America Knowing what I know about my own Administration’s attempt to unseat Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in 2002, I was not surprised when the effort was recently renewed by the Trump Administration, particularly when such arch-defenders of Latin American rights as Elliott Abrams, […]
2 Aircraft Carriers Have Left Port – Are The USS Eisenhower And The USS Roosevelt Headed South Toward Venezuela?
2 Aircraft Carriers Have Left Port – Are The USS Eisenhower And The USS Roosevelt Headed South Toward Venezuela? Juan Guaido has initiated a violent uprising in an attempt to overthrow Nicolas Maduro, and it appears that the U.S. may be preparing to intervene in the conflict militarily. The USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker […]
China Sends Over 120 Troops To Venezuela In Defiance Of US Warnings
China Sends Over 120 Troops To Venezuela In Defiance Of US Warnings It doesn’t appear last Friday’s strong warning from national security adviser John Bolton for countries “external to the Western Hemisphere” to keep their militaries out of Venezuela had the intended effect. Bolton’s and other White House statements saying “Russia has to get out” […]
Stay Out Of Western Hemisphere! Bolton Warns Russia Over Troops In Venezuela
Stay Out Of Western Hemisphere! Bolton Warns Russia Over Troops In Venezuela The White House has dramatically stepped up its rhetoric threatening action against Russia’s military presence in Venezuela after the Kremlin deployed a troop contingency to Caracas last Saturday. Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton took tensions to a new level, on Friday issuing a new […]
Twitter Restricts Account of Julian Assange’s Mother
Twitter Restricts Account of Julian Assange’s Mother The social media giant has given no reason to Christine Assange who had turned to Twitter to campaign for the liberty of her son. The Twitter account of Christine Assange, the mother of the arbitrarily detained founder of WikiLeaks, has been restricted, she told Consortium News on Tuesday. “My Twitter […]
Debt, Death, and the US Empire
Debt, Death, and the US Empire In a talk which garnered little attention, one of the Deep State’s prime operatives, National Security Advisor John Bolton, cautioned of the enormous and escalating US debt. Speaking before the Alexander Hamilton Society, Bolton warned that current US debt levels and public obligations posed an “economic threat” to the nation’s […]
Oil, Agriculture and Imperialism: Averting the Fast-Track to Armageddon?
Oil, Agriculture and Imperialism: Averting the Fast-Track to Armageddon? Image source US National Security Advisor John Bolton has more or less admitted that the ongoing destabilisation of Venezuela is about grabbing its oil. He recently stated: We’re looking at the oil assets… We’re in conversation with major American companies now… It will make a big difference to […]
Pompeo’s ‘Pandora’s Box’
Pompeo’s ‘Pandora’s Box’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, taking advantage of political bedlam inside the Donald Trump White House, has busied himself with “regime change” in Venezuela. Pompeo, working with National Security Adviser John Bolton and Iran-contra felon and arch-neo-conservative Elliott Abrams, worked secretly with Venezuela’s self-proclaimed “interim president,” Juan Guaido, to overthrow that nation’s […]
