Day: June 9, 2019

It’s Not a “Trade War”, India & The US Are Just Trying to Get a Better Trade Deal

June 9, 2019 Opinion

Many international observers have misinterpreted Trump’s termination of India’s membership in the “Generalized System of Preferences” and New Delhi’s decision to supposedly go forward with the S-400s …

Putin’s Spokesman Shared the Hard Truth About Russian-Chinese Economic Relations

June 9, 2019 Opinion

President Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov poured cold water all over Alt-Media’s wishful thinking fantasy about Russian-Chinese economic relations during a recent interview with RT’s Sophie Shevardnad…

No Peace Allowed in Afghanistan

June 9, 2019 Opinion

Whatever hopes of returning to normal life regular Afghans have had until recently, these days those are all but dissolving like a morning mist. The so-called Afghan reconciliation summit that was to …

Trump & NATO Warmongers Proclaim Peace

June 9, 2019 Opinion

At the 75th anniversary this week of the Allied assault on Nazi-occupied France, US President Donald Trump and other NATO leaders issued a “D-Day Proclamation.” In it, they pledged never “to repeat th…

Germany Slides Towards Instability

June 9, 2019 Opinion

At first blush the results in Germany for the EU elections looked like nothing of significance had happened. The media trumpeted the regression of the right. Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) 11% after …

The Muslim Brotherhood and Washington’s Misguided Middle East Policy

June 9, 2019 Opinion

As Murphy’s law states, “whatever can go wrong, will go wrong”. Based on some of the decisions taken by Washington in the last two decades, it seems this law can broadly be applied to US policy i…

Trump Has Triggered China’s Near Total Energy Decoupling From the US

June 9, 2019 Opinion

As the U.S.-China trade war continues to escalate, Beijing and its energy giants appear to be bracing for a worst-case scenario where the spat would drag on for years and possibly result in Chine…

People Who Support Internet Censorship Are Infantile Narcissists

June 9, 2019 Opinion

As of this writing, journalist Ford Fischer is still completely demonetized on YouTube as the result of a new set of rules that were put in place because of some doofy Twitter drama between some unfun…