Day: June 30, 2019

The Russia-India-China Summit, Secret and “Informal”, Rich in Symbolism and Opportunities?

June 30, 2019 Opinion

The leaders of Russia, India and China (RIC) will hold an informal summit during the G20 gathering in Japan, which is an event of monumental significance rich with symbolism and opportunities. These t…

How Russia’s President Putin Explains the End of the ‘Liberal’ Order

June 30, 2019 Opinion

On 27 July, the Financial Times published a long and wide ranging interview with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. A full transcript is currently available through this link. The…

Latest Weapon of US Imperialism: Liquified Natural Gas

June 30, 2019 Opinion

One of the most importantenergybattlesof the future will be fought in the field of liquid natural gas (LNG).Suggested as one of the main solutions to pollution, LNG offers the possibility of still man…

Syria Boils Over While Iran Heats Up

June 30, 2019 Opinion

The motivation for the US leadership’s strange proclamation in December of 2018 that al Qaeda and ISIS in Syria had been defeated, can only remain mysterious. A few days later this bizarre allusion to…

Albania’s Local Elections Have Sparked An Explosive Political Crisis

June 30, 2019 Opinion

The President and the Prime Minister are divided over whether local elections should take place as originally scheduled this Sunday, with the former attempting to postpone them until October after the…

Libra: Facebook’s Audacious Bid for Global Monetary Control

June 30, 2019 Opinion

Payments can happen cheaply and easily without banks or credit card companies. This has now been demonstrated – not in the United States but in China. Unlike in the US, where numerous firms feast on f…

Orwell’s 1984 No Longer Reads Like Fiction. It’s the Reality of Our Times

June 30, 2019 Opinion

70 years ago, the British writer George Orwell captured the essence of technology in its ability to shape our destinies in his seminal work, 1984. The tragedy of our times is that we have failed to he…

Book Review: “Rise and Kill First.” – The Secret Israeli Worldwide Assassination Program

June 30, 2019 Books

“It made no difference which Palestinians we killed… They either were terrorists or would become terrorists or they gave birth to terrorists.” – former IDF commander, Rafael “ Raful” Eitan. Spies…