Reaffirming this reality isn’t a sign that Russia is ‘aligning’ with China ‘against’ the US, but is simply a statement of legal fact. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov reaffirmed his country’s support of Beijing’s sovereignty over Taiwan last week. According to the Eurasian Great Power’s top diplomat: “Just like the overwhelming majority of other countries, Russia views Taiwan […]
Month: October 2021
Imperialist Tensions: AUKUS Makes Workers Pay for War with China – Mick Armstrong Global Research
We are witnessing an aggressive build-up by the US and its allies for a confrontation with China. The Biden administration is making massive upgrades to the US’s military capacity, and sharply reorienting it to focus on China. At the same time, the US is waging a propaganda war against China and attempting to rally its […]
Taking Argentina’s Collective Memory to International Recognition – Ramona Wadi Strategic Culture Foundation
What the U.S. perpetrated in Argentina is in some ways a continuation of what U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger instigated in Chile. Last month, the Argentinian Memory Museum (ESMA) in Buenos Aires was nominated for inclusion in the list of World Heritage Sites, to be approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural […]
Afghanistan: Where’s the Cash? – Eric Margolis
Afghanistan’s US-run government was the world’s largest producer and exporter of opium, morphine, and the end-product, heroin. As it did after first seizing power in the mid-1990’s, Taliban, the Islamic anti-drug and anti-communist movement, is shutting down the Afghan drug trade. Billions worth of heroin, opium and morphine that had been flowing into Central Asia, […]
‘Veil of silence’ let up to 330,000 children be abused by clergy and lay members within France’s Catholic Church since 1950s
A 2,500-page report conducted by an independent inquiry into allegations of abuse and subsequent cover-ups within France’s Catholic Church has declared that a “veil of silence” allowed clergy to assault victims for decades. Jean-Marc Sauve, the president of the commission that examined the allegations, found the French Catholic Church had shown “a profound and even […]
Requiem: Is This the Last 9/11 Article? – Peter Van Buren Strategic Culture Foundation
By Peter Van BUREN. Wait, stop. I know it’s almost October, but I’m not done with 9/11. I know we just had the 20th anniversary, promised for a day to never forget whatever, and then an old-looking Bruce Springsteen rose to sing about everyone dying around him (read the room, Bruce.) Missing was a hard […]
“The Killing of Gaddafi 10 Years Ago Has Resulted in the Death of the Nation of Libya and the Destruction of Its People” – Paul Craig Roberts
Americans are the most propagandized people on earth. In place of a news media they have a propaganda ministry that is a lie machine. Americans live in a spun narrative of lies. Few understand the evil intentions of their rulers and the way government is used to enrich the elite. British journalist Richard Medhurst explains […]
Tehran – Riyadh: the Ice Seems to Break – Viktor Mikhin New Eastern Outlook
Representatives of Saudi Arabia and Iran held a new round of talks in Baghdad. Iraq is now acting as a mediator to help the two countries ease tensions. The meeting reportedly discussed “unresolved issues between the two countries in accordance with the previously agreed roadmap, including diplomatic representation between the two countries.” The Iraqi press […]
IMF Urges Governments to Make Fiscal Plans to Tame Pandemic Debt – The Epoch Times
WASHINGTON – Governments should start planning a return to more sustainable budgets with policies that win the trust of investors, after unprecedented fiscal stimulus to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. But each country must determine the appropriate timing and pace of fiscal consolidation based on its own individual circumstances, […]
Probe all war crimes in Afghanistan, no exceptions – Alfred de Zayas and Adriel Kasonta
After the messy withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan last month, which marked the end of a 20-year foreign occupation, many unanswered questions and unaddressed issues remain. With the Taliban now in power and claiming that their rule will differ from what we saw before 2001, one would be well advised to remain hopeful […]
It’s UN Meddling, Not Ethiopia’s Rejection Thereof, That’s A Stain On Our Conscience – Andrew Korybko OneWorld
The only stain on our conscience is that supposedly neutral UN humanitarian wings and Ethiopia’s alleged American ally joined forces to support an armed anti-government group in Africa’s second most populous country that’s pursuing regime change ends through what Addis Ababa regards as terrorist means. UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths dramatically described the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray […]
Turkey, Israel, and Azerbaijan Create Tensions for Iran – Steven Sahiounie Global Research
Iran conducted military exercises near its border with Azerbaijan on October 1. The tensions between the two neighbors were caused by Israel and Turkey, who are allies of Azerbaijan and play divisive roles. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev commented he was surprised by Iran’s military drills; however, his country hosted joint military drills with Turkey and Pakistan beginning […]
Dean Cain: “Woke” Superman’s Mission Is Neither Bold Nor Brave – Dean Cain RealClearPolitics.com
By Dean Cain via RealClearPolitics.com. DC Comics recently revealed that in an upcoming issue titled “Superman: Son of Kal-El,” the son of Lois Lane and Clark Kent would be bisexual, and that he’s going to fight “real-world problems” such as climate change, that he’ll protest the deportation of refugees, and date a “hacktivist.” What exactly […]
As peace shatters in the Balkans, does that mean yet more US overseas misadventures? – Julian Fisher
By Julian Fisher, a policy analyst at the Russian Public Affairs Committee (Ru-PAC). He writes about Russia-U.S. relations, American foreign policy, and national security. With warnings that fresh tensions between Serbia and Kosovo could unravel the decades-old peace deal that put an end to bloody fighting in the Balkans after the breakup of Yugoslavia, the US […]
President Trump Rips New Google Censorship: It’s a “Disgrace to Our Country” – Catherine Salgado LifeNews.com
Google, the next Ministry of Truth, is rewriting history. Google’s “About” section is meant to explain at a glance the most relevant facts about a person. Unless it’s former President Donald Trump. His “About” section contains no mention that he was ever president. None of this is new. Google has a history of censorship. It […]
The US Intelligence Community Sets Out Its Priorities – Leonid Savin OrientalReview.org
On Thursday, 30 September 2021, the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee approved the fiscal year 2022 budget for intelligence and intelligence-related activities. These activities cover the work of the Defense Department, the CIA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the departments of the Army, […]
Johnson&Johnson employees don’t want kids to take their own company’s COVID-19 vaccine – Arsenio Toledo
An investigation by Project Veritas has uncovered significant anti-vaccine sentiment inside big pharma company Johnson & Johnson. In the organization’s latest report, two of the company’s employees admitted that they believe children should not receive the company’s Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines because of potential long-term effects. The groundbreaking investigation by Project Veritas prominently features two Johnson & Johnson employees: Brandon Schadt, regional […]
France & The Fraying Of NATO – Gary Leupp Counterpunch.org
Gary Leupp via Counterpunch.org. Biden has infuriated France by arranging the agreement to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia. This replaces a contract to purchase a fleet of diesel-powered subs from France. Australia will have to pay penalties for breach of contract but the French capitalists will lose around 70 billion dollars. The perceived perfidy of […]
France’s ambassador ‘ordered out of Belarus,’ leaves before Monday deadline – RT
The French ambassador to Belarus has left Minsk after being ordered out of the country, AFP reported on Sunday. No explanation about the reported expulsion has been immediately available. AFP’s Sunday evening report said that Ambassador Nicolas de Bouillane de Lacoste has already departed from Minsk, and that the Belarusian authorities had set an October […]
Tyrants of the Nanny State: When the Government Thinks It Knows Best – John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute
This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead at The Rutherford Institute. “Whether the mask is labeled fascism, democracy, or dictatorship of the proletariat, our great adversary remains the apparatus—the bureaucracy, the police, the military. Not the one facing us across the frontier of the battle lines, which is not so […]
Japan lifts state of emergency after six months as Covid-19 cases steadily decline
Subways were packed, airlines saw a spike in reservations, and bars in Tokyo resumed selling alcohol on Friday as Japan ended its state of emergency, leaving the country without any restrictions for the first time since April. The decision to lift Covid-19 curbs was made by the government of outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga earlier […]
Individualism Is Death – Walt Garlington Geopolitica.ru
Mr Tim Kirby has written an excellent essay that is rather like a skeleton key for unlocking the mystery behind the moral collapse of the West. He says, in part, ‘Complaining about the “degradation” of society gets louder with each year as the average Western man becomes more depressed, sexless, drug addicted, emasculated, jobless, debt ridden and […]
How AUKUS May Damage NATO, For the Good of Europe – James W. Carden
Only weeks after U.S. President Joe Biden ended the war in Afghanistan—in the face of bitter opposition from the media and Congress—came the announcement of the formation of AUKUS, a new trilateral security alliance between the U.S., the UK and Australia. The creation of AUKUS is only further confirmation—as if more was needed—that the Biden […]
You might like this! Facebook & Twitter recommendation algorithms could be deactivated under new plans from Russian lawmakers – RT
A new bill to be put before Russia’s parliament could reportedly enable the government to regulate and restrict algorithms that recommend content and accounts which Moscow officials say promote social discord or break local laws. On Friday, sources within the State Duma told Moscow daily, Kommersant, that a new bill to be introduced later this […]
JFK and the War on Our Heroes – Kit Knightly OffGuardian
Republished as part of our ‘Best Of’ series, revisiting some of OffG’s Pre-Covid editorials – either because they help remind us of important realities easily overlooked nowadays, or because they take on added significance in a ‘post-covid’ world. The assassination of JFK has been a deeply personal issue for me since I was very young, […]
The Fourth Turning: How Bad Will It Get, How Long Will It Last, & What Comes Next? – Neil Howe
Via Wealthion.com. They say that history rhymes. That civilizations and societies tend to follow cycles — boom/bust, feast/famine, war/peace, cultural experimentation/a retrenchment to the “old ways”. Famed demographer Neil Howe, the author of the best-selling book The Fourth Turning, lays out his prediction that today’s society has entered the “bust” part of our current cycle — where […]
Bretton Woods & The Spoliation Of Europe – Kristoffer Hansen
Kristoffer Mousten Hansen via The Mises Institute. Having marked the quinquagenary of the destruction of the gold standard Sunday, August 15, it is natural to be a little nostalgic for the Bretton Woods system. After all, it might not have been the classical gold standard, but at least it wasn’t as bad as the fiat […]
The clashes in Rome: The different color of Evil – Costantino Ceoldo Geopolitica.ru
On this Saturday 9 October, so recently passed, Rome saw a great demonstration against the Green Pass. One hundred thousand Italians gathered in the capital to protest peacefully and demonstrate to the government that not everyone agrees with its discriminatory policy based on the green card, the Nazi laissez-passer necessary to go to work if you are […]
Blinken Admits US Policy Is To ‘Oppose The Reconstruction Of Syria’ – Dave DeCamp AntiWar.com
By Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US position on Syria is to “oppose” the country’s reconstruction and not support any attempts at normalization with the government of Bashar al-Assad. At a joint press conference with his Israeli and UAE counterparts, Blinken said the US has not “changed our position to oppose the […]
The Pseudo-Religion of Oil and Gas – Alexander Dugin Geopolitica.ru
Amid ongoing attacks on Nord Stream 2 and the advancement of the green agenda, gas prices in Europe continue to break records. Now the cost of a thousand cubic meters of natural gas is already $ 1500. This means that it has risen in price by 5 times over the past two years. Analysts predict: […]
Border between Germany & Poland could COLLAPSE amid rise in refugees from Middle East crossing through Belarus, Berlin police warn
Germany’s national police union has said that security arrangements on the border with Poland risk being overwhelmed by a sharp rise in the number of asylum seekers making the journey to Western Europe, starting from Belarus. Heiko Teggatz, the head of the body that represents Berlin’s law enforcement officers, said that authorities would have to […]
Down With Fraudulent ‘Fair’ Trade – Jim Bovard
By Jim Bovard via The Libertarian Institute. The Biden administration is embracing the same flawed “fair trade” mantra that previous administrations used to sanctify protectionist policies. Biden’s team has “largely dispensed with the idea of free trade as a goal in and of itself,” the New York Times reported. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai recently touted the Biden administration’s plans to “shape the […]
It Takes a Lot Of Education to Keep Us This Stupid – Caitlin Johnstone
The oligarchic empire is working harder and harder to bolt down our minds in service of its agendas. Silicon Valley is working more and more openly in conjunction with the US government, and its algorithms elevate empire-authorized narratives while hiding unapproved ones with increasing brazenness. The mass media have become so blatantly propagandistic that US intelligence operatives are now openly employed by news outlets they […]
Why Government Cover-Ups Succeed – James Bovard
“It’s not necessary to censor the news, it’s sufficient to delay the news until it no longer matters,” Napoleon Bonaparte reportedly said. The same standard helps explain why Washington politicians and federal agencies usually get away with covering up their lies and abuses. Many people assume that unless the government actively censors, people will […]
Corporate Insiders With Impeccable Trading Records Send Clear Signal “Stock Market Is Rigged” – ZeroHedge
Nobody knows more about the future bullish and bearish developments of a business than its top executives. Insiders are senior executives, board members, or shareholders who hold 10% or more of a company, usually, come out on top when buying and selling stock. There are now tracking services offered to institutional and retail investors that […]
US & Israel Restart Secret ‘Plan B’ Talks On Iran As Alternative To Nuke Deal – ZeroHedge News
During their respective addresses to the UN General Assembly meeting this week, Biden and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi both expressed a desire to continue talks focused on the restoration of the JCPOA nuclear agreement in Vienna. This even as Raisi blasted the “hegemonic United States” and its nation-building efforts abroad in places like Iraq and […]
Central Asia’s Neoliberal Tragedy – Michael Hudson The Unz Review
In the mid-1980s, Soviet officials saw a need to open up their economy in hope of achieving Western-style innovation and productivity. That was the decade in which Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan were sponsoring the neoliberal pro-financial policies that have polarised the U.S., British and other economies and loaded them down with rentier overhead. The Soviet Union […]
Is A So-Called Eastern Axis Really Emerging Between Russia, China, And Iran? – Andrew Korybko OneWorld
On the surface, it appears as though these three are mostly in sync with one another, but that observation doesn’t mean that they constitute an ‘eastern axis’ like the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman claimed. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced on Monday that his country intends to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Russia. In his […]
Russia & Belarus were FORCED to work on unified military doctrine because of increased pressure from West – Russian army chief
The growing military, political, and economic threat coming from the West has forced Russia and Belarus to take retaliatory measures and develop a unified doctrine for the defense of both nations, it was claimed on Wednesday. The move was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, who outlined a new five-year strategic partnership program, including […]
The Police State’s Reign Of Terror Continues… With Help From The Supreme Court – John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead
John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead via The Rurtherford Institute. “Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. They’re privileges.” – George Carlin You think you’ve got rights? Think again. All of those freedoms we cherish—the ones enshrined in the Constitution, the ones that affirm our right to free speech and assembly, due process, […]
It Wasn’t Just the FBI – The Capitol Police Also Had at Least 3 Operatives Planted Inside the Jan. 6 Trump Protests – The Gateway Pundit
American Stasi The FBI admitted last week to The New York Times that they were running informants and operatives inside groups attending the January 6 rallies in Washington DC. The FBI finally admitted they infiltrated the Jan. 6 rallies with informants. In fact, one of the first “protesters” inside the US Capitol was an FBI… […]
With Europe In Chaos, Putin Says Russia Ready To Help Stabilize Gas Market – ZeroHedge News
With European gas prices exploding overnight, and soaring as much as 40% today alone with day-ahead electricity prices across continental Europe hitting record highs – Germany is above €300 per MWh. In Spain, it surged to €288 per MWh, that’s ~550% above the 2010-2020 price average, and so on… … prices abruptly reversed course after a […]
Authorities Threaten Jail Time For Unvaccinated Aussies Who Try To Enter Businesses – Paul Joseph Watson
Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News. Authorities in New South Wales are threatening to jail Australians who don’t show a COVID-19 vaccination pass when they enter businesses. Yes, really. NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello threatened people who he described as “fraudsters” with arrest if they try to enter premises with “fake vaccine passports” “If […]
Korybko To Iranian Media: Eurasia Is Experiencing A Fundamental Transformation – Andrew Korybko OneWorld
OneWorld is sharing the English-language version of the extended interview that Andrew Korybko gave to Iran’s Farhikhtegan about Eurasia’s fundamental geostrategic transformation in the New Cold War. 1. The US President Joe Biden has stated that one of the reasons for leaving Afghanistan was to “focus on facing the major challenges such as Russia and […]
The Streets Of Major U.S. Cities Are Being Flooded With Far More Drugs Than Ever Before – Michael Snyder The Economic Collapse
An endless tsunami of illegal drugs is turning the streets of our major cities into desolate wastelands, and yet our politicians seem powerless to do anything about it. In fact, in some of our biggest cities the politicians actually don’t seem interested in doing anything about it. As I will discuss below, open air drug markets […]
Trump, Twitter And The Digital Town Hall – Binoy Kampmark OrientalReview.org
The merits are hard to stomach for partisans long jaundiced by presumption and dislike, but the cheer at the deplatforming of Donald Trump by a range of social media platforms said as much about the nature of any sentiment about democracy as it did about those claiming to defend it. For one, it shut off […]
Annexing Kosovo to create ‘Greater Albania’ would shatter peace in Balkans, Russia warns, telling West to help end ‘provocations’
Albania’s ambitions to expand the country’s territory pose a risk to peace in the Balkans, breaking decades of relative stability following fierce fighting after the collapse of Yugoslavia, Moscow has said, after recent tensions. On Sunday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova hit out at comments from Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama over the country’s […]
What-About-Ism, The American Establishments Latest Taking Point In its Anti-Russian Crusade – Richard Heathen Geopolitica.ru
Richard Heathen. I will be posting the next part of the series titled Historical Reflections soon, however I felt I needed to write something about the upcoming meeting between Biden and Putin, in particular in response to the latest talking point cooked up in the public relations centres of the American establishment, that is American […]
Moscow Takes Initiative in Tackling the Afghan Issue – Valery Kulikov New Eastern Outlook
On October 20, the Russian capital hosted Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, a meeting involving members of the Taliban (banned in Russia) as well as representatives of China, Pakistan, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The US welcomed the talks, saying though that it would abstain from this meeting. Russia was represented […]
Biggest Joke in Washington? Inflation Is Transitory – Andrew Moran Liberty Nation
By Andrew Moran. Is inflation still transitory? The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published the latest consumer price index (CPI) numbers for September, and the data suggested that the claims made by the Federal Reserve and the White House that inflation is transitory might be hogwash. From skyrocketing food prices to advancing energy costs, inflation in the United States does not […]
Wendy Sherman Visits Uzbekistan, India, and Pakistan – Vladimir Terekhov New Eastern Outlook
The activity in the foreign policy arena of the first US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is impressive. Since her return to the diplomatic service in mid-April of this year, the 71 year old woman has made three extensive tours abroad, during which she has visited more than a dozen countries. They are all […]
Software Ate the World and Now Has Indigestion – Charles Hugh Smith
As for all those automated systems we have to navigate–do any of them work so well that those profiting from them actually use them? Of course not. In Marc Andreessen’s memorable phrase, “software is eating the world.” Unfortunately, it now has indigestion. Software is running into limits that (non-engineer) promoters either deny or downplay. Meanwhile, […]
Is The Shift To Renewable Energy Propelling Us Into An Energy Crisis? – Thomas Catenacci Conservative Daily News
Thomas Catenacci – Rapidly increasing energy costs across Europe and Asia have prompted warnings of an impending U.S. crisis and calls for policy makers to scale back the shift from fossil fuel to renewables. “What’s happening in Europe is they have turned their backs on hydrocarbons, coal, oil and gas in a very rapid green […]
The American Ruling Class Reaches Its Inflection Point – Josh Hammer
In a 2010 essay for The American Spectator, the late, great intellectual Angelo Codevilla wrote a rare essay that was, in retrospect, so prescient as to be outright eerie. Titled “America’s Ruling Class” and deploying “class”-based phraseology historically more at home in some corners of the political left than on the postwar political right, Codevilla […]
Pandemic is Still in the Limelight of International Politics – Vladimir Odintsov New Eastern Outlook
Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Niall Ferguson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, pointed out in an interview with the German publication Handelsblatt, that its economic impact is more comparable to that of a world war. This applies to both the huge financial assistance provided by central banks and governments and […]
India Faces a Crisis as Power Shortage Worsens – Anil Sharma Asia Times
JAIPUR – State after state in India has been reporting power outages as the second most populous nation in the world is facing a huge energy crisis. If some urgent and appropriate steps are not taken by the Narendra Modi government, many states could have blackouts. Many political analysts say this is the second time […]
Biden’s bid to woo Moscow shows US is tired of conflict with Russia over Ukraine, and is more worried about war with China instead – Fyodor Lukyanov
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club. Victoria Nuland, US President Joe Biden’s envoy for European and Eurasian affairs, is in Moscow as part of an unprecedented, yet highly symbolic, move, with […]
“This Is Chaos” – UK Trucker Shortage Will Inflate Prices Of Goods Ahead Of Christmas – ZeroHedge News
The United Kingdom is short 100,000 qualified truck drivers after tens of thousands of them returned to the European Union during Brexit, and 40,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver tests were suspended because of the virus pandemic in 2020. The lack of drivers has roiled supply chains, resulting in higher logistical costs that could make […]
ECONOMIC TERRORISM: U.S. Treasury says store shelves will remain empty until everyone gets vaccinated for covid
Wally Adeyemo, Joe Biden’s pick for the second-highest office in the Treasury Department, is threatening Americans with prolonged shortages and empty store shelves until every last person is “fully vaccinated” for the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19). In order to “save lives,” Adeyemo has indicated that he is willing to end all 330 million of them in this country […]
This is Such a Dangerous Time in Our History – Michael Snyder The Economic Collapse
If you feel like global events are about to hit a dramatic turning point, you are definitely not alone. Lately, I have been hearing from so many people that are feeling such a sense of dread about the days that are ahead of us. It kinds of reminds me of the waning days of 2019. […]
The Deep State Won – Now Deal With It! – Martin Armstrong
I have stated very clearly that up until 1999, I was part of a vetting process where I would meet people who wanted to run for president. They were told I was there to explain how the world economy functioned, but I was told to assess if I believed they were mentally capable of comprehending […]
Sink The New World Order Tax! – Pat Buchanan
By Pat Buchanan. Last Friday, in a triumph for transnationalism, 136 nations, including the U.S., agreed to mandate a global corporate income tax for all nations that will not be allowed to fall below 15%. “Virtually the entire global economy has decided to end the race to the bottom on corporate taxation,” said Treasury Secretary […]
A Resolution of the Taiwan Issue Looks Increasingly Imminent – James O’Neill New Eastern Outlook
In 1949 when the Communist Party succeeded in the Civil War in China the nationalist regime fled to the island then called Formosa. They did not however, forsake their seat on the United Nations Security Council and continue to represent China in that body until 1972. This history is too readily forgotten in the current […]
Iran Says “War With Israel Has Already Begun” Amid Fresh Covert Attacks – ZeroHedge
Amid a recent spate of covert espionage attacks on Iranian infrastructure – some publicly known and more that are possibly unknown – Iran’s foreign ministry has declared that “war with Israel has already begun”. A foreign ministry spokesmen told the major Israeli national Hebrew-language daily newspaper Maariv that “Israel has carried out attacks that were intended […]
Why is Saakashvili in Georgia Now? – Vladimir Platov New Eastern Outlook
Mikheil Saakashvili’s theatrical return after eight years in exile and flight from Georgia, where he has been convicted twice for various criminal offences, has attracted increased attention not only in this Caucasus country. The very moment of his appearance in Georgia – on the eve of the local elections in which more than 40 political […]
Only 22 Countries Have Never Been Invaded By Britain – ZeroHedge News
Even though the British Empire only managed to establish its first colony in Ireland in 1556, several decades after Portugal and Spain claimed land on the African continent and the Americas, Statista’s Florian Zandt points out that it still became synonymous with global conflict due to its network of dominions and colonies spanning the whole […]
Poland Threw Down The Gauntlet To The EU – Andrew Korybko OneWorld
Should EU law be imposed upon Member States in contravention of their constitutions, then the bloc risks creating a dangerous precedent that would lead to the erasure of state sovereignty and the accelerated creation of a centrally managed entity divorced from the democratic control of the same people that it purports to represent. The Polish […]
Humanity was nearly erased – Alexander Dugin Geopolitica.ru
The global shutdown on Monday 4 October is a really big deal. In a sense, it is comparable to a rehearsal for the end of the world. This comparison would be appropriate if we lived in the light. But since we live here in the darkness, it would be more accurate to call it the […]
We Are Ruled By Apes With PR Firms – Caitlin Johnstone
Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ So yeah basically we’re watching sociopathic oligarchs shore up more and more control over the global population and our electoral systems are rigged to prevent us from doing anything about it and our information systems are stacked to prevent mass-scale direct action against it. You can’t vote […]
Turkish state-run bank “lacks” immunity in U.S. criminal laundering case – Daniel Jackson Courthouse News Service
Your Banks are Our Banks, USA Tells Turkey! Federal prosecutors can continue to prosecute a Turkish bank in a Manhattan courthouse for allegedly evading U.S. sanctions against Iran by laundering $20 billion of that nation’s oil and gas proceeds. The bank — whose majority owner is the Government of Turkey — had claimed sovereign immunity […]
Green Policies Return The World To Coal – Clarice Feldman AmericanThinker.com
By Clarice Feldman via AmericanThinker.com. There’s scarcely a place in the modern world that will not be feeling the high cost and discomfort of a shortage of energy supplies and their increasingly soaring prices. Lebanon already is. Due to a shortage of oil, the two power plants that supply 40% of that country’s electricity shut down. There […]
New Money: Central Banks Lay out Operating Manual for Digital Cash – The Epoch Times
LONDON—A group of central banks sketched out a potential operating manual for digital cash on Thursday as they aim to strike a balance between keeping up with cryptocurrencies and concerns that the new technology could upend commercial lenders. Worried that the explosion of bitcoin and its ilk could weaken their control of money, policymakers from Beijing to […]
Watching Taliban-Tajikistan Relations – Vijay Prashad
Both sides are using the current tension for their own ends, writes Vijay Prashad. Afghanistan and Tajikistan share a 1,400-kilometer border. Recently, a war of words has erupted between Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon and the Taliban government in Kabul. Rahmon censures the Taliban for the destabilization of Central Asia by the export of militant groups, […]
Ukrainian Politicians Dominate List Of Elites Exposed In ‘Pandora Papers’ – ZeroHedge News
A giant data dump is once more detailing the offshore tax activities of the worlds’ rich elites. Keeping with the alliterations, the release was dubbed the Pandora Papers by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which had also coordinated the release of previous prominent leaks the Paradise Papers and the Panama Papers. The list of those […]
Gobbling China’s exports, US sinks into dependency – David P. Goldman Asia Times
China’s exports rose 28% in September from the year-earlier level, more than the analyst consensus had forecast. More important is that China’s exports to the United States have risen by 31% since January 2018, when President Trump imposed tariffs on a wide range of US imports from China. At a seasonally adjusted annual rate, the […]
Three UN Scandals Expose The Scope Of Meddling In Ethiopia – Andrew Korybko OneWorld
What follows is a concise summary of each scandal, after which some strategic insight and proposals will be shared. One of the means through which America is waging its Hybrid War on Ethiopia is via corrupt UN officials. Three recent scandals expose the scope of this unprecedented meddling campaign. They’re worthy of examination in order to better […]
How will US respond to China’s hypersonic power? – Stephen Bryen Asia Times
China shows off its hypersonic prowess in the Dongfeng-17 hypersonic glider during a military parade in Beijing in a file photo. Photo: AFP China tested a hypersonic glide vehicle in August launched from an orbiting spacecraft, qualifying the Chinese vehicle as a Fractional Orbit Bombardment (FOB) System. The launch was confirmed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs […]
The Iran-Azerbaijan standoff is a contest for the region’s transportation corridors – Pepe Escobar
Sides are forming around the Iran vs Azerbaijan squabble. But this fight is not about ethnicity, religion or tribe – it is mainly about who gets to forge the region’s new transportation routes. The last thing the complex, work-in-progress drive towards Eurasian integration needs at this stage is this messy affair between Iran and Azerbaijan […]
Russia Will Rescue Europe From Its Energy Crisis – Andrew Korybko OneWorld
Far from weaponizing energy to let Europe freeze out of supposed geopolitical spite, Russia has used its energy exports during this time of crisis as a tool for repairing bilateral relations and improving how its partners’ publics perceive of it. The US-propagated false information warfare narrative that Russia allegedly weaponizes its energy exports to Europe […]
Japan’s election won’t revive its moribund economy – William Pesek Asia Times
The ruling party that has long mishandled the economy and failed to boost competitiveness will still be in power after Sunday’s polls. Commuters wear masks at a train station in Tokyo on July 28, 2021. Photo: AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba Whatever happens in Japan’s general election on Sunday, the nation’s leader has already signaled that […]
Pope’s Swiss Guards Resign Over Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination – Summit News
Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News. Three Swiss Guards have resigned and three others have been suspended after refusing to comply with a Vatican mandate that they get the COVID-19 vaccination. The Swiss Guards, colloquially known as the Pope’s bodyguards, had previously been ordered “to protect their health and that of the others they come […]
How Much Gold Is There in the World? The Simple Answer is Not Much – SchiffGold Blog
How much gold is there in the world? The simple answer — not much! Scarcity is one of the characteristics that give gold value. Consider gravel. It’s everywhere. You walk over it and don’t even pause. But if you spot a gold nugget on the ground, you can take that to the bank — literally. You’re probably […]
Will The US Abandon Taiwan? – Brandon Weichert
By Brandon Weichert via RealClearWorld.com. “Goodbye, great power competition and hello, strategic competition,” this is what the Biden Administration’s Pentagon spokesperson recently told Daniel Lipmann of Politico. According to analysts, these comments signal a shift toward a more cooperative, even conciliatory, American posture toward the Chinese Communist Party. Further, President Joe Biden told the media on […]
Central Banks Added Nearly 30 Tons of Gold to Holdings in August – SchiffGold Blog
Central banks continue to add gold to their reserves. Global central bank reserves increased by a net 28.4 tons in August, according to data compiled by the World Gold Council. Gross central bank gold purchases came in at 30 tons. India led the way, adding another 12.9 tons of gold to its holdings. It was the third […]
While Everyone Cheers Soaring “Wealth,” America’s Social Order Is Unraveling – Charles Hugh Smith
So by all means, focus on the inexorable rise of stocks, cryptos and housing as “proof” of America’s soaring “wealth” while the social order unravels beneath our feet. It is a supremely tragic irony that while the corporate media ceaselessly touts America’s soaring financial “wealth,” the nation’s true wealth–its social order–is fast unraveling. While we’re […]
Bosnian Serbs to ‘withdraw consent’ for joint military, taxes and courts, citing ‘violence’ by international overseer
Joint military, taxation and court agreements in Bosnia-Herzegovina have been used to violate Serb rights and the 1995 peace deal, said Milorad Dodik, member of the country’s tripartite presidency from Republika Srpska. Republika Srpska, the Serb entity that makes up half of Bosnia, will start the process “by the end of this month, first week […]
Vatican To Punish Employees Who Refuse To Comply With COVID-19 Certification – Summit News
Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News. The Vatican is set to punish employees who refuse to comply with COVID-19 certification by not paying them. Yes, really. Vatican staffers who are unable to prove they’d been jabbed or who refuse to pay for expensive negative COVID tests will be considered “unjustly absent” and paid no salary. […]
Republicans Call on Marine Corps to Release Lt. Col. Stu Scheller, Jailed after Criticizing Afghanistan Withdrawal – Breitbart News
Republicans in the House and Senate are calling on the Marine Corps to release Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who was thrown in a military jail this week after he criticized military leadership for the botched Afghanistan withdrawal on social media and continued posting about his disposition. According to a Marine Corps spokesperson, Scheller is […]
Brussels to use ‘ALL powers’ to ensure its law reigns supreme over Poland’s after landmark Warsaw court ruling – EU chief
Following Warsaw’s landmark verdict that ruled Polish law takes supremacy over some parts of the EU’s treaties, the bloc’s chief has said Brussels will do everything in its power to ensure EU laws retain primacy. In a statement issued on Friday, the European Commission’s president, Ursula von der Leyen, expressed her deep “concern” over Warsaw’s […]
The Church and Politics – Fr. Lawrence Farley
This last Monday Canada had (or rather “endured”) another federal election. It was called in the midst of a pandemic and at a time when the country was badly divided. Given this, feelings have been running high all over, and the Church is caught in the midst of it. This provokes the question: how involved […]
If You Don’t Respect My Freedoms, I Don’t Respect Your Pronouns – Brandon Smith
Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us. No group in this world is above ridicule, and that includes the mentally ill. Just because the mentally ill become an organized mob does not mean they are a victim status group deserving of special protection or special treatment. The mentally ill are the LAST people on the planet that should […]
Electricity Bills In Italy Rise By Almost 30 Percent From Friday
By TheLocal Italy. Household electricity bills will rise by 29.8% for the typical family and gas bills will go up by 14.4%, Italy’s energy regulatory authority Arera confirmed in a press release last week. The new national tariffs came into effect on Friday, the start of the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase comes amid […]
Algeria recalls envoy, accuses Paris of ‘interference’ after Macron slams post-colonial ‘hatred of France’ amid migrant visa row
Algeria recalled its ambassador to France and accused its former colonizer of “interference,” after French President Emmanuel Macron criticized the country’s government. Meanwhile, a visa row has erupted between the two nations. The ambassador was recalled on Saturday after French President Emmanuel Macron this week criticized the “political-military system” that emerged in Algeria after the […]
Manufacturing Consent: Say No – John Wilder
John Wilder at Wilder, Wealthy and Wise. “This is a consent form to stick a wire into your brain. It’s important for hospitals to get these signed for procedures that are completely unnecessary.” – House, M.D. Anyone else see a pattern here? The Mrs. and I were both leaders (once upon a time) in that Paramilitary Organization, Boy […]
Taliban Condemns US Drone Flights Over Afghan Airspace, Warns Of “Consequences” – ZeroHedge News
The Taliban is condemning the United States for violating Afghanistan’s airspace with drones, calling the flights a severe violation of prior US-Taliban peace agreements reached in Doha, warning of “consequences” should they continue. The statements come a week after the Pentagon said it won’t be asking “permission” to strike terrorists operating inside the country. “The US […]
Joe Biden is Unifying the Country…Sort of! – Ray Cardello Conservative Daily News
by Ray Cardello – One of the selling points of Joe Biden’s Basement Campaign for Presidency in 2020 was he was the man to unify the country after four years of Donald Trump. His claim was the Trump had so fractured and divided the country with his “Make America Great Again” mantra that it would […]
US Trade Deficit Hits Record High In August – ZeroHedge News
The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record in August, reflecting a pickup in the value of imports of consumer goods and industrial supplies. The gap in trade of goods and services increased 4.2% to $73.3 billion, from a revised $70.3 billion in July (notably worse than the $70.8 billion defricit expected). Source: Bloomberg The value of […]
Inflation Bites! Rising Prices Are Eating Up Personal Income Gains – SchiffGold Blog
Inflation bites! Personal income rose again in August, but once again rising prices ate up all the gains and then some. Economists and pundits talk about inflation as an academic exercise. They rarely reflect on the fact that rising prices have real impacts on real people. Personal income from all sources rose by 0.2% from July […]
China Power Crunch Could Force Global Food Prices Even Higher – ZeroHedge News
Global food prices climbed back to near-decade highs in early September, reviving concerns about inflationary pressures. A newly emerging risk that many have missed and could catapult food prices even higher this fall/winter is China’s difficult harvest season as power curbs hurt the outlook for production, according to Bloomberg. Autumn harvest has begun for the world’s […]
OPEC: Global thirst for oil won’t diminish until 2045
Oil demand will grow sharply in the next few years as economies recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said this week in its 2021 World Oil Outlook. According to the report, oil use will rise by 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) to 101.6 million bpd in 2023, […]
US knows it could lose a war against China, so why is it provoking it? Johanna Ross – InfoBRICS
The drums of war are beating. Countless films and books have been produced on the subject of war with China, but it seems now, we are closer than ever before to some kind of military conflict. The fact that such a military confrontation would be catastrophic and devastating for all parties concerned seems so blatantly […]
Criticism of France’s Neo-colonial Policies in Africa is on the Rise – Vladimir Danilov New Eastern Outlook
The Africa-France Summit was held in Montpellier, France, on October 8, and for the first time since 1973 no African heads of state themselves were invited to the summit. Instead, Paris’s current relations with African states were discussed with businessmen, artists, and social activists. As a result, the summit organizers did not manage to […]
For the Sake of International Recognition, the Taliban is Trying to Change its Image – Vladimir Danilov New Eastern Outlook
Although the Taliban (banned in Russia) is recognized as a terrorist organization in many countries, in the name of international recognition of its power in Afghanistan, it has recently been actively trying to show its departure from jihadist goals. Representatives of the Taliban even addressed the UN Secretary-General with a request to allow their Permanent […]
US Meddling In Nicaraguan Affairs – Leonid Savin OrientalReview.org
Congress unveils comprehensive action plan against Daniel Ortega’s government. On 21 September, the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy held a hearing entitled “An International Response to Ortega’s Destruction of Democracy in Nicaragua”. The profile of the participants and the nature of their reports show America’s willingness to take […]
IMF Urges Governments to Make Fiscal Plans to Tame Pandemic Debt – The Epoch Times
WASHINGTON – Governments should start planning a return to more sustainable budgets with policies that win the trust of investors, after unprecedented fiscal stimulus to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. But each country must determine the appropriate timing and pace of fiscal consolidation based on its own individual circumstances, […]
Aleksandr Dugin and Gnostic Politics – Cristián Barros Geopolitica.ru
Cristián Barros Dugin as a Gnostic is a metaphysical dualist, and understands the final struggle, as the culmination of a series of minor skirmishes, to be exclusively binary, literally Manichaean. At this point, the end of worldly time thus becomes the beginning of sacred time. Likewise, the space of conflict also becomes sacralised, that is, […]
CIA Plan to Poison Assange Wasn’t Needed. the US Found a ‘lawful’ Way to Disappear Him – Jonathan Cook
A Yahoo News’ investigation reveals that, through much of 2017, the CIA weighed up whether to use wholly extrajudicial means to deal with the supposed threat posed by Julian Assange and his whistleblowers’ platform Wikileaks. The agency plotted either to kidnap or assassinate him. Shocking as the revelations are – exposing the entirely lawless approach of the […]
Balkanization is Already Here for The Divided States of America and I Welcome it – Andrew Torba, CEO GAB
The long awaited Arizona 2020 election audit results are being released. We are already seeing two distinct versions of “reality” forming. The Cabal media and the rest of the Regime machine is already framing it as a win for themselves. Meanwhile patriots are pushing through the lies and censorship to surface the truth of what […]
IMF board asks director about pro-China data fixing – Asia Times
The IMF Executive Board on Wednesday announced it had met with Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva after an investigation found she manipulated data in favor of China while in a senior role at the World Bank. The investigation by law firm WilmerHale released last month found that during her time as World Bank CEO, Georgieva was […]
‘In the Spirit of Mandela’: International Tribunal Seeks to Charge U.S. Government with Crimes Against Humanity – Bob Lederer & Matt Meyer, Global Research
In this era of police violence, pandemic worries, and economic crisis, it is no surprise that U.S. (and local) government agencies have a poor track record of sharing information honestly and directly—especially information about their own complicity in actions and policies that are undemocratic, militaristic, racist, sexist or otherwise oppressive. Basic truths about the society […]
‘Mad scientists playing God’: Florida’s DeSantis calls for Fauci to be fired for ‘dangerous & cruel’ experiments on dogs
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has joined the chorus of US lawmakers lashing out at White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci for funding ‘hazardous’ virus research and ‘despicable’ experiments on dogs. At issue are Fauci’s decisions as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a unit of the National Institute of […]
Shamima Begum Wants Back in the UK – Why We Cannot Entertain her Plea for Compassion – Catherine Shakdam New Eastern Outlook
Speaking to the UK media this week, Britain’s most infamous jihadi bride, and allegedly ‘reformed’ Terror’s sympathiser called on her fellow Brits to let her back in on compassionate grounds. Shamima Begum, who left the UK at the age of 15 to join ISIS (banned in Russia) in Syria now claims her youth, naivety and […]
The Three Seas Initiative And Global Britain – Leonid Savin OrientalReview.org
In September 2021, the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poland published a report entitled “Three Seas Initiative and the Opportunities for Global Britain”. He and the report’s three coauthors are British citizens of Polish descent who lobby for cooperation between the two countries. The group’s chair, MP Daniel Kawczynski, is a rather colourful […]
End the Covid Fraud and Global Genocide Now! – Walter Gelles
Named after the famous German underground movement The White Rose (Die Weisse Rose) which distributed leaflets calling on people to resist the Nazi regime, The White Rose UK urges people everywhere to resist the medical/political tyranny being carried out under the guise of a fake pandemic. Several members of the German White Rose were caught by the Nazis […]
Trump files request for reinstatement of Twitter account in Florida court – Liberty Loft News
By Liberty Loft News – Donald Trump has asked a Florida court to force Twitter to reinstate his account while he sues them. The request came late on Friday in Miami, Florida. Twitter took the unprecedented step to remove Trump from the platform amid the chaos surrounding the certification of the election in January. Twitter […]
Sixth-gen or die: Rival nations seek air supremacy – Dave Makichuk Asia Times
Is America losing the war, on a sixth-generation fighter jet? Listening to USAF officials at the recent Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber conference in National Harbor, Maryland, one might get that idea. “We do not want to be on the other side of coming in second in air superiority,” said the leader of […]
The Great New Normal Purge – CJ Hopkins The Consent Factory
By CJ Hopkins via The Consent Factory. So, the Great New Normal Purge has begun … right on cue, right by the numbers. As we “paranoid conspiracy theorists” have been warning would happen for the past 18 months, people who refuse to convert to the new official ideology are now being segregated, stripped of their jobs, banned from attending […]
What Will It Mean For The Global Economy When The Price Of Oil Soars To $200 Per Barrel? – Michael Snyder
If you haven’t been paying attention, you will want to start watching the price of oil again. Just before the financial crisis of 2008, the price of oil briefly shot up to 140 dollars a barrel, and experts agree that a very high price for oil would definitely unsettle financial markets now. Unfortunately, it appears […]
Poll: Majority of Working Class Americans Want Less Immigration – John Binder Breitbart News
The majority of working Americans believe the United States has too much immigration, a new poll reveals. The Grinnell College poll, in partnership with Ann Selzer, who is considered the best pollster, asked American adults if they agree or disagree that there are “too many immigrants coming to the U.S.” The poll, like others, shows that […]
Former Central Banker Says US Economy Already In Recession
In his latest note, SocGen’s Albert Edwards made an ominous – if obvious – comparison: “as energy prices surge with a backdrop of central bank tightening it’s starting to feel a bit like July 2008” referring to that moment of “unparalleled central bank madness as the ECB raised rates just as oil prices hit $150 […]
America’s Walking Dead Economy – Andrew Moran Liberty Nation
By Andrew Moran. Do you know what the most frightening thing in the world is? It is stagflation. The sunny days that were forecast for President Joe Biden’s morning in America quickly transitioned into darkness. The post-pandemic economy is metastasizing into a boneyard filled with anemic growth, chilling price inflation, and public health guidelines of putting the COVID-19 […]
Washington and Kiev engage in provocative drills on Russian border – Lucas Leiroz
Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Despite its recent defeats in Central Asia and the Middle East, the US makes it clear that it will continue to maintain a strategy of global presence and ongoing tensions against its main geopolitical enemies. This week, US and Ukrainian […]
European Database Records 27,247 Deaths and 2,563,768 Injuries Following COVID Shots – Taiwan Records More Deaths from Vaccine than Virus – Brian Shilhavy Global Research
The European Union database of suspected drug reaction reports is EudraVigilance, and they are now reporting 27,247 fatalities, and 2,563,768 injuries, following COVID-19 injections. This database maintained at EudraVigilance is only for countries in Europe which are part of the European Union (EU), which comprises 27 countries. The total number of countries in Europe is much higher, […]
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Future of Japan-Korea Relations – Konstantin Asmolov New Eastern Outlook
On September 29, 2021, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida was elected chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. In the second round of voting, he won a landslide victory over the Minister for Administrative Reform Taro Kono by gaining 257 votes against 170. The election of a new chairman took place due to […]
Ideological Aggression Against China Intensifies, The Uyghur Tribunal – Christopher Black New Eastern Outlook
On the 24th of July an article appeared on the weblog OpinioJuris written by two British lawyers named Mandelbaum and Borda and a German lawyer named Stegbauer, with the title, “Legitimation Crisis Or Access To Justice? On The Authority of International People’s Tribunals.” It appeared simultaneously on the Uyghur Tribunal website, the website of the […]
Four key anniversaries ignored by Western media – Shane Quinn Geopolitica.ru
Shane Quinn 1) Atomic bombings of Japan – Last year, the 75th anniversary of the atomic attacks received sparse coverage. With the bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, mankind entered the defining period of its brief existence on earth: the nuclear age. Certain defences and excuses, in support of the plainly criminal use of atomic weapons […]
On the Celebration of the 110th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution – Vladimir Terekhov New Eastern Outlook
The reason for another address to the Taiwan problem, perhaps the most dangerous today in terms of maintaining (at least relative) stability in the global political system, was the celebration of the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution in Beijing and Taipei. Successful completion of the Revolution interrupted more than 2,000 years of monarchical rule […]
Russia will continue to ditch US dollar in economy & trade – official
The Russian government is planning to continue its established policy of eliminating the share of US currency in the country’s economy, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Pankin. According to the minister, all transactions processed via the US financial system can be blocked by Washington at its discretion, while the threat of anti-Russian […]
Like On The Titanic… The Band Plays On While The Economy Sinks – Bruce Wilds
Bruce Wilds via Advancing Time blog. It is said the dance band on the Titanic played on as the ship went down. This was all done as a grand effort to reassure the passengers and ease the panic in their hearts. Consider the possibility that behind all the noise we hear today a similar effort is […]
750 Bases In 80 Countries Is Too Many For Any Nation: Time For The US To Bring Its Troops Home – Doug Bandow
Doug Bandow via AntiWar.com. President Joe Biden did what his three predecessors could or would not: halt a seemingly endless war. It took two decades, but American troops no longer are fighting in Afghanistan. An important aspect of the US withdrawal was closing Washington’s bases, which once spread across the country. Uncle Sam left Bagram […]
We’re Living In A Chaos Economy… Here’s How To End It – Mark Thornton The Mises Institute
By Mark Thornton via The Mises Institute. The Federal Reserve has been increasing the money supply at an explosive rate. The federal budget, deficits, and the trade deficit are record levels. Governments, both foreign and domestic, have locked down people, restricting production and consumption. How should this be viewed by an economist? There is clearly […]
Failure of Making the World in its Own Neoliberal Image With the World Bank’s Scrapped Doing Business Indicators – Goran Sumkoski
As God created man in his own image, the globalist international financial organizations similarly created and projected the world around their neoliberal agenda – represented among other key tools and instruments at their disposal – by a variety of so-called “standard-setting” governance indicators. The ideological defeat of the globally imposed neoliberal agenda, marked by its […]
Europe’s Energy Crisis Presents A Real Danger – Daniel Lacalle
By Daniel Lacalle. This week the wholesale price of electricity has exceeded the psychological barrier of 200 euros per megawatt hour in most countries of the European Union. Although the daily price currently only affects 15% of the energy sold, since the rest is locked for almost twelve months since last winter at much lower […]
How Bitcoin Hedges Both Inflation And Deflation – Peter St.Onge
By Peter St.Onge via CryptoEconomy substack. In the 1970’s, Saturday Night Live had a mock commercial for Shimmer Floor Wax, tagline: “It’s a floor wax AND a dessert topping!” Between supply chains, rising prices, and falling growth, we’re living in hazy times, economically. Investors don’t know whether we’re due for a stretch of serious inflation or […]
Inspector General Audit Finds “Widespread” Problems With FBI’s FISA Applications – Jack Phillips and Ken Silva
Jack Phillips and Ken Silva via The Epoch Times. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz issued a report (pdf) on Sept. 30 on the FBI’s applications to surveil U.S. citizens, finding “widespread” failure that “raises serious questions” and criticizing agents for not fixing flaws spotted in previous audits. The inspector general (IG) reviewed about 7,000 applications for Foreign Intelligence […]
Russia’s dramatic decision to cut direct diplomatic ties with NATO further proof that Moscow no longer cares what the West thinks
By Paul Robinson, a professor at the University of Ottawa. He writes about Russian and Soviet history, military history and military ethics, and is author of the Irrussianality blog. Two decades ago, President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart, Bill Clinton, discussed Russia potentially joining NATO. Now, this week, Moscow has announced it is severing its last […]
Congressional Report: Baby Food Industry Knowingly Sold Products Contaminated With Heavy Metals
A new congressional report released Wednesday revealing the baby food industry has failed to keep products with heavy metals off the shelves spurred calls for federal authorities to enact swift action and tough limits on toxin levels. “This is what happens when you let the food and chemical companies, not the FDA, decide whether our […]
Without Admitting It, We Are Already Converted To Transhumanism – Thierry Meysann
The containment, due to the political reaction to Covid-19, favoured a global redistribution of wealth in favour of a few Internet players (Microsoft, Alphabet…). At the same time, investment funds (Vanguard, Blackrock, etc.), which were already managing astronomical sums and could impose their interests on states, became the property of a few families. There are […]
Our Economy Is Starting To Break Down On A Very Basic Level – Michael Snyder
Do you remember how much optimism there was last January? Many Americans were entirely convinced that really bright days were just around the corner, but instead things have taken a dramatic turn into the dumpster over the last 9 months. The Afghanistan debacle was the worst foreign policy embarrassment in modern American history, the Biden […]
YouTube Deletes Ron Paul Channel, Rejects Appeal, Then Reinstates It After Backlash – Ailan Evans Conservative Daily News
Ailan Evans – YouTube deleted one of former Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s channels Thursday and denied his appeal to reinstate it, only restoring the account after Paul voiced his frustrations on Twitter. Paul posted two screenshots on Twitter Thursday of emails sent to him by YouTube informing him his account “RonPaulInstitute” had been removed for […]
It’s A ‘Fourth Turning’, What Did You Expect? Jim Quinn
Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog. “Reflect on what happens when a terrible winter blizzard strikes. You hear the weather warning but probably fail to act on it. The sky darkens. Then the storm hits with full fury, and the air is a howling whiteness. One by one, your links to the machine age break down. Electricity flickers […]
Disgraced ex-President Saakashvili taken to Georgian jail as prosecutors vow to put him behind bars for at least 6 years
On Friday the government of Georgia issued the “shock” announcement that authorities have arrested Saakashvili, though perhaps entirely expected given the ex-president’s 2018 conviction in absentia stemming from accusations of abuse of office. “I want to inform the public that the third president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, is arrested. He was transferred to a penitentiary […]
It’s not just Biden’s snubs & US sanctions, Erdogan’s Turkey and Putin’s Russia are seeking closer ties out of sheer pragmatism – Tarik Cyril Amar
By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian at Koç University in Istanbul working on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory. Just a few days ago, the Presidents of Turkey and Russia met for crunch talks. The content of those discussions is now still […]
Bernard Levi’s Imperial Dreams: Time has approached to accept Multipolarity – Geopolitica.ru
Globalist philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy reports that in the coming weeks, the French President and his Italian counterpart will announce a “Quirinal Treaty,” which is said to be modeled on the Elysee Treaty, which defines the framework for Franco-German relations. It is not the first year that the pact between Italy and France has been talked […]
Is America headed for a Dark Winter? Yes, and it’s all planned – Seth Hancock Conservative Daily News
By Seth Hancock – “We are too solicitous for government intervention, on the theory, first, that the people themselves are helpless, and second, that the government has superior capacity for action. Often times, both of these conclusions are wrong.”—Calvin Coolidge Warning signs are coming from energy experts of a possible energy crisis this coming winter, […]
The Collapse of the American State Is Underway – The Future of the Western World Is Tyranny – Paul Craig Roberts
The homogeneity of America was intentionally destroyed in the name of “diversity” and “multiculturalism.” Ethnic diversity can only succeed if the immigrants are assimilated to the existing language and culture. In America this happened for awhile, but it was abandoned. Multiculturalism is identical to a Tower of Babel. There is no unity and no basis […]
Scientists Find Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals in Wide Variety of Fast Foods – Huanjia Zhang
As Americans devour a fast-food burger in the car or gobble up a chicken burrito in front of the TV, some may bite into phthalates, according to a new study in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. This is the first study to directly measure the amount of phthalates present in common fast […]
Crickets and psychosis account for ‘Havana Syndrome,’ says newly-declassified report by US scientists
An elite team of scientists advising the State Department concluded in 2018 that the ‘Havana Syndrome’ afflicting spies and diplomats could not have been due to a microwave weapon, but their report has just now been declassified. The report compiled by the JASON advisory group in November 2018 said that the sounds reported in eight […]
Everything Solid Melts into Air – Charles Hugh Smith
That the neofeudal lords and their lackeys offer the debt-serfs “choices” of forced labor would be comic if the results weren’t so tragic. We know we’re close to the moment when Everything Solid Melts into Air when extraordinary breakdowns are treated as ordinary and the “news” quickly reverts to gossip. So over 4 million American […]
CNN Accidentally Allows Someone To Tell The Truth On Air
Less than a week after CNN scrambled to do damage control after their chief medical correspondent was wrecked by Joe Rogan over Ivermectin lies, the network may have another fire to put out… Indeed, days after anchor Don Lemon attempted to salvage CNN‘s reputation over Sanjay Gupta’s truth outburst with Rogan, host Brian Stelter made […]
Bolsonaro remains eager to make concessions to US, but what will he get in return? – Uriel Araujo
Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. A potential new global player in 2010, Brazil lost much of its soft power and is increasingly isolated internationally. Since Jair Bolsonaro’s inauguration, Brasilia-Washington relations have been characterised by Brazilian unilateral concessions and goodwill gestures towards the US – usually without getting anything in […]
The World Bank Is Failing To Remake The World In Its Own Neoliberal Image – Goran Sumkoski OneWorld
The ideological defeat of the globally imposed neoliberal agenda, marked by its failure to acquire a resemblance of legitimacy for its crushing of the world’s nations, states and economies, now it seems to show on every facet of its global governance systems, such as in the case with the recent cancellation by the World Bank […]
Victoria Annoys Russians, Gets Cold Shoulder in Moscow – Israel Shamir The Unz Review
Rarely has Russia used this sort of language to a top rep of the major Western powers, but she was sorely pushed. Diplomats are usually polite, but Mrs (“F*ck the EU”) Nuland awoke the beast in her Russian counterparts. Probably it was a mistake to insist that she should be the one to deal with […]
EU leaders fear Polish exit following court ruling – Courthouse News Service
BRUSSELS — Senior officials from two founding members of the European Union expressed fears Friday that a Polish ruling challenging the supremacy of EU laws could trigger the country’s exit from the 27-nation bloc. France’s Europe minister Clement Beaune insisted that the move is an attack against the EU, while Luxembourg minister of Foreign and […]
Central Banks & The Looming Financial Reckoning – Willem Buiter Project Syndicate
Willem Buiter via Project Syndicate. Across the advanced economies, central banks have rightly prioritized maintaining financial stability and supporting the real economy over fighting inflation with interest-rate hikes. But with financial fragility rife and public and private leverage at all-time highs, their next big test is coming. Since early 2020, central banks across the advanced […]
Russia’s Non-Ideological Foreign Policy Is The Key To Its Balancing Act – Andrew Korybko OneWorld
Contrary to the false narratives spread by many key influencers in the Alt-Media Community (AMC) over the years, Russia is not anti-American, anti-capitalist, anti-Islamist, anti-Western, or anti-Zionist, though this doesn’t by default mean that it’s pro- any of those either. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reaffirmed at the beginning of this month while speaking at the 29th Assembly […]
Russia Pledges Military Defense Of Tajikistan In Case Of Incursion From Afghanistan – ZeroHedge
Since the start of the August rapid evacuation of US forces from Kabul, Russia has been flexing its military might in central Asia – in particular with military drills with its regional ally Tajikistan, geared toward protecting the porous border as Afghans fled the Taliban, which included national Afghan troops abandoning their posts in droves […]
U.S. Militarism’s Toxic Impact on Climate Policy – Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies
President Biden addressed the UN General on September 21 with a warning that the climate crisis is fast approaching a “point of no return,” and a promise that the United States would rally the world to action. “We will lead not just with the example of our power but, God willing, with the power of our example,” […]
The Corporations Are The Government: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix – Caitlin Johnstone
Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ You’d think the revelation that the CIA planned to assassinate an award-winning journalist for journalistic activity would have been a bigger deal. ❖ Capitalism hinders progress because it ensures that all mass-scale human behavior will be driven by the pursuit of profit. For example, a huge global issue we have right […]
Biden’s Vaccine Mandate: Scare Tactic and Economic Death Sentence? – James Fite Liberty Nation
By James Fite Imagine nearly half the American workforce quitting or getting fired. All at once. While the country is already suffering an employee shortage crisis, no less. According to vaccine tracking by the Mayo Clinic, only about 57% of U.S. adults are fully inoculated. As the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate begins to be enforced by companies […]
US & British Surveillance Planes Circle Russia’s Kaliningrad – Jason Ditz AntiWar.com
Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com. Spying activity is often driving tensions between NATO and Russia. This is the case in the Baltic right now, where US and British surveillance planes are very visibly active around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. The surveillance is being conducted by RC-135W, planes that conduct electronic surveillance, surveying the electromagnetic spectrum in […]
Bollene beheading: Manhunt for ‘armed & dangerous’ suspect after decapitated body found in southern France
A man has been found “beheaded and eviscerated” in the southeastern French commune of Bollene. A police search is now underway for the suspect, who they say is armed with a knife and dangerous. The macabre murder took place in the Vaucluse district of the famed touristy Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. Warning that the suspect is […]
Civil War 2.0 Weather Report: Making The Call? – John Wilder
John Wilder from Wilder, Wealthy, and Wise. “The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace. It failed. But in the year of the Shadow War, it became something greater: our last, best hope for victory. The year is 2260. The place: Babylon 5.” – Babylon 5 Midnight? Common violence. Organized violence is occurring monthly. […]
Neither Germany nor Europe Can Live Without Russian Gas – Henry Kamens New Eastern Outlook
Some wind is being taken out of the sails of German political parties, especially the Greens, by the pending energy crisis facing both Germany and much of Europe. This will have far reaching implications, not only in domestically but in Germany’s relations with The Russian Federation and various NATO and EU members. Germany foresaw this, […]
‘Freedom without certificates!’ Thousands protest Covid passports & planned vaccine mandate in Romania (VIDEOS)
Massive crowds have flooded the streets of Bucharest, protesting against vaccination passports, curfews for the unvaxxed and other newly introduced restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus in Romania. An estimated 15,000 people gathered in University and Victory squares outside government offices in Bucharest on Saturday, chanting ‘Freedom without certificates’ and ‘Down with […]
Moon Jae-in Suggests Ending the Korean War; Pyongyang Agrees, but Says it’s an Unfavourable Time – Konstantin Asmolov New Eastern Outlook
In September 2021, the President of the ROK visited the USA once again to participate in the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, where he made a speech separately addressing the issue of peace on the Korean Peninsula. The South Korean President speaking at the UN had previously proposed to declare an end […]
“Identifiable Harm”: Biden Kills JFK File Release, Issues Baffling Statement – C.Douglas Golden WesternJournal.com
By C.Douglas Golden via WesternJournal.com. Thanks to President Joe Biden, JFK assassination records set to be released this year will be going back and to the archives. Back and to the archives. Back and to the archives…. In a statement on Friday, the White House announced that long-classified documents regarding the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy […]
In Deep Ship: What’s Really Driving The Supply-Chain Crisis – Michael Every & Matteo Iagatti – Rabobank
By Michael Every and Matteo Iagatti of Rabobank It is impossible to ignore the current shipping crisis and its impact on global supply chains A common view is that this is all the result of Covid-19. Yet while Covid has played a key role, it is only part of a far larger interconnected set of […]
How Mass Tech Surveillance Could Turn Us All Into Britney Spears – Joe Allen The Federalist
News reports about Britney Spears being a one-woman surveillance state are troubling on many levels. A recent New York Times investigation uncovered the details. According to a whistleblower, the pop star’s father monitored her every move, then used that information to manipulate or directly control her. This was done under the guise of a court-ordered conservatorship and […]
Energy Subsidies, Bitcoin and the Socialist Takeover that Isn’t – Tom Luongo
“When you subsidize something, you get more of it. RON PAUL I have a friend who once described Bitcoin to me as an organism which feeds on electricity subsidies. Bitcoin searches out the lowest cost of electricity available and consumes as much of it as it can to produce profit for the miners, since electricity […]
Washington Wants to Conquer by Dividing – Brian Cloughley
Biden and his hawks should pause to think where they’re trying to take the world, and consider an approach that could lead to compromise. India and Pakistan share a long border and do not get along well, to put it mildly. The main cause of disagreement is the divided territory of Kashmir which as long […]
‘Most absolute of evils’: Investigation estimates up to 3,200 pedophile priests in French Catholic Church since 1950
Up to 3,200 Catholic priests have sexually abused children in France in recent history, the head of an independent inquiry has said, days before publishing a report on the scope of crimes against minors inside the church. The independent commission led by former vice president of the Council of State Jean-Marc Sauve was set up […]
Turkey’s Existential Choice: BRI Or Bust – Matthew Ehret
Matthew Ehret via TheCradle.co. Turkey may be where east meets west, but it can no longer afford to straddle two opposing geoeconomic agendas vying to define West and Central Asia’s development. Ankara must choose, and soon… Two destinies are pulling on West Asia from two opposing visions of the future. As devotees of the rules-based […]
Australia’s COVID Police State Is Coming To A Country Near You – Shawn Fleetwood The Federalist
If Americans wish to fight back against the oncoming totalitarianism from our own government, learning from the complacency and failures of the Australian people is a good place to start. Australia has been in the news an awful lot lately and for all the wrong reasons. What was once a liberal democratic society has steadily […]
Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics – Ramona Wadi Geopolitica.ru
If Palestine is treated as an exception, the settler-colonial narrative is legitimised. Mark Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick’s book, Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics is an accessible, in-depth analysis that takes US politics to task for normalising both Israel’s colonial violence and, as a result, the oppression of the Palestinian people. It […]
Global energy crunch could soon send oil prices to $100 & spur another economic crisis, Bank of America warns
Oil prices are expected to hit $100 a barrel as early as this winter due to soaring prices for natural gas, along with an approaching cold-weather season that could even trigger the next economic crisis, Bank of America says. The possibility of soaring oil prices and high inflationary pressure could become the trigger for a […]
‘Coffee cup Gestapo’: Australian cop slammed for checking man’s beverage to verify his excuse for not wearing Covid-19 mask
Video footage of Melbourne police checking whether a man’s coffee cup is empty to see if he’s faking his excuse for not wearing a mask is stirring the latest round of online outrage over Australia’s dystopian Covid-19 policies. While it is unclear when exactly the video was recorded, the clip went viral on social media on Friday […]
Shipping workers warn of imminent global transport systems collapse – Nolan Barton
A global transport systems collapse looms due to the lingering impacts of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In an open letter, a coalition of unions that represent shipping workers across the globe warns of the imminent collapse as fragmented and inconsistent pandemic restrictions around the world toss international shipping into chaos. The shipping workers write: “We are witnessing unprecedented disruptions and […]
Another Putin-Biden Meeting A Likely Possibility “By Year’s End” – reports
The Kremlin has teased another potential face-to-face summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin “by the end of the year,” according to government spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday. Peskov said a meeting is possible in “one format or another” – suggesting various possibilities including a remote format meeting, following their first in-person summit in […]
Exclusive — Nazi Hunter on Nuremberg Trials Anniversary: Most of the ‘Baddest Actors’ Escaped Justice – Breitbart News
Most of the “baddest actors” charged at the Nuremberg Trials escaped justice, Dean Reuter, general counsel and vice president at the Federalist Society and co-author of The Hidden Nazi: The Untold Story of America’s Deal with the Devil, stated on Friday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily. “One disturbing scene that came out of a lot of […]
China defiant amid new US trade war threats – Jeff Pao Asia Times
China is prepared for battle in the trade and technology wars started by the United States and will maintain policies that can increase its competitiveness, Chinese state media said on Tuesday after the US unveiled its new tough trade approach. On Monday, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a speech that the US would […]
US Congress outlines new phase of economic attacks and hybrid war on Nicaragua’s Sandinista government – Ben Norton The Grayzone
The US Congress invited neoconservative regime-change strategists to discuss the next stage of hybrid warfare on Nicaragua’s Sandinista government, which will likely involve creating an economic blockade, refusing to recognize the legitimacy of President Daniel Ortega, and borrowing tactics the Trump administration used in its coup attempt in Venezuela. A House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on September […]
India’s Blackout of Ivermectin’s Success: The Secret Revealed – Justus R, Hope
Justus R, Hope via TheDesertReview.com. India’s conquest of COVID-19 is concealed no longer. The secret is out. And perhaps, at long last, that much-anticipated WHO Final Report detailing the most successful Pandemic campaign of any place on earth will be published. On May 7, 2021, during the peak of India’s Delta Surge, The World Health […]
Subway Gas Attacks to be Staged in NYC at Over 120 Locations, Including Transit Buses, Airports, Subway Tunnels Between October 18th – 29th
The entire transit system of New York City will seem like it’s under siege by terrorists releasing chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction for the last two weeks of October, thanks to what the feds are calling necessary rehearsals in case the real thing happens. As if nobody can imagine what would happen if […]
German state allows ALL businesses to ban unvaxxed customers – even for groceries & other essentials – RT
The German state of Hesse has become the first to allow businesses to deny the unvaccinated access even to basic necessities, setting a troubling precedent as its neighbors wrestle with protests against vaccination mandates. Hessian supermarkets have been granted permission to deny the unvaccinated the right to buy food and other essentials, the state chancellery […]
Wikipedia Co-Founder Criticizes Site, Says It Has Slid Into “Leftist Propaganda” – Isabel van Brugen The Epoch Times
By Isabel van Brugen via The Epoch Times. Wikipedia has in recent years drifted away from neutrality and slid into “leftist propaganda,” according to its co-founder Larry Sanger. Sanger, who parted ways with Wikipedia almost two decades ago over the project’s direction, told EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” that the online encyclopedia, which turned 20 years old […]
The Fear Pandemic and the Crisis of Capitalism – Colin Todhunter OffGuardian
In October 2019, in a speech at an International Monetary Fund conference, former Bank of England governor Mervyn King warned that the world was sleepwalking towards a fresh economic and financial crisis that would have devastating consequences for what he called the “democratic market system”. According to King, the global economy was stuck in a […]
EU Politicians Panic As Natgas Prices Explode 40% Overnight – ZeroHedge News
Europe’s power crunch is roiling energy markets Wednesday as Dutch and U.K. natural gas futures jumped 60% in just two days, hitting record highs along with soaring power prices. Front-month Dutch natgas futures rose an astonishing 40% today to a record 162.125 euros per megawatt-hour after a 20% move higher on Tuesday. U.K. natgas futures […]
“Defund the Media!” – Anti-Vax Mandate Protesters Gather Outside New York Times Building (VIDEO)
Anti-vaccine mandate protesters on Saturday gathered outside of the New York Times building in New York City chanting, “Defund the media!” The protesters held signs that read “F*ck Biden” and “Let’s go Brandon!” NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio imposed vaccine passport requirements for schools, restaurants, gyms and theaters. Thanks to Bill de Blasio, New York…The […]
Report: 330,000 children sexually abused in French Catholic Church since 1950 – Courthouse News
(CN) — An independent commission on Tuesday estimated at least 330,000 children within France’s Catholic Church institutions were sexually abused since 1950, a finding that left the deeply Roman Catholic nation in shock and anger. The report by the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church is the culmination of two and half years […]
The American ‘System of Governance’ Is a Lethal Slaveowners’ Monstrosity – Paul Street
“No Change” Joe: “That Patience Has Been Rewarded for More Than 240 Years”. Who can ever forget the brilliant oratory of Joe “Nothing Would Fundamentally Change” Biden two nights after Election Day last November? “Democracy is sometimes messy,” Joe “No Empathy, Give Me a Break” Biden said two months before Donald Trump’s wild-eyed marauders would descend on the US […]
CIA informants overseas get killed, captured or compromised by dozens, according to media citing TOP SECRET cable
The agency’s officials have reportedly been worried about losing too many informants recruited overseas, dozens of them having been killed or captured. The cable was sent to every CIA station and base around the world last week, according to the report from The New York Times citing officials who had seen the letter. Officials had […]
China must lead the new industrial revolution – Justin Yifu Lin Asia Times
As a national mandate, the 19th National People’s Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2017 announced its “Two Centennial Goals”: the first is to complete building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way in China, which is to be achieved at the 100th anniversary of the CPC in 2021, and the […]
“Bitcoin Really Does Fix This”: El Salvador’s Adoption Of Bitcoin Will Cost Money Transfer Companies Hundreds Of Millions In Fees
If you’re from El Salvador living and working elsewhere in the world, Bitcoin wallet adoption in the country fixes an age-old problem that clunky money-transfer companies like Western Union used to have to solve: getting money back home. According to CNBC, about 70% of the Salvadoran population receives remittance payments that could now be transferred using […]
‘Blow to US strategic superiority’? Chinese media fuels suspense over ‘hypersonic missile that circled globe to hit target’ – RT
Beijing has delivered a “blow to the US’ mentality of strategic superiority,” according to a Global Times editorial, which neither confirmed nor denied claims that China tested a hypersonic missile, catching US spies by surprise. The news of a hypersonic missile test was unveiled by the Financial Times in a bombshell report, citing five unnamed […]
US ‘Committed’ To Open-Ended Occupation Of Syria As Countries Begin Normalization With Assad – Dave DeCamp AntiWar.com
Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com. On Thursday, a senior Syrian Kurdish official was in Washington and met with US officials who told her that the US would continue its military presence in eastern Syria. “Recently, everybody thought the United States would withdraw but they were clearly saying they would stay as long as the Islamic State presence […]
Congress Wants to Put Even More Troops in Russia’s Backyard – Prof. Anatol Lieven Global Research
The “Sustaining Deterrence in Europe” amendment inserted with bipartisan support into the Defense Authorization Act 2022, represents the very worst of congressional intervention in foreign and security policy. The key passage of the amendment, which was introduced by Rep Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, reads as follows: “The [House Armed Services] […]
Poland Central Bank To Buy 100 Tons Of Gold In 2022 – ZeroHedge News
In a time when institutions are increasingly shifting away from fiat currency and looking toward cryptos, it is worth recalling that at least when it comes to central banks, there is no digital gold. There is just gold. To be sure, in a time of unprecedented economic and social turmoil, central bankers’ appetite for gold […]
Erdogan Rushes to Form a Broad Coalition of pro-Turkish Forces – Vladimir Odintsov New Eastern Outlook
Amid the failure of US policy and credibility and the decline of the European Union’s role in international affairs and relations with the United States, Turkish leader Erdogan is rushing to build a broad coalition of pro-Turkish forces in Central Asia and the Mediterranean. He emphasizes strengthening his influence in Central Asia, where the […]
Nobody Knows The Origins Of The 6-Foot Social Distancing Rule – Mac Slavo SHTF Plan
© getty: Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb says “nobody knows” the origins of the six-foot social distancing rule the sociopaths in power made everyone adhere to for a year and a half. While the ruling class was blatantly disobeying this rule, the […]






































































































































































































