The Russian-Indian Oil Deal Is An ‘Unpleasant Surprise’ for Iran, Not the US

The Russian-Indian Oil Deal Is An ‘Unpleasant Surprise’ for Iran, Not the US

Shishir Upadhyaya, a former Indian naval intelligence officer and one of RT’s newest columnists, is incorrect in recently writing that the latest Russian-Indian oil deal is an “unpleasant surprise for Washington” since it’s actually an “unpleasant surprise” for Tehran because the Islamic Republic is powerless to stop two of its closest economic partners from taking…

Kushner’s Stamp of Zionist Racism on Peace Plan

Kushner’s Stamp of Zionist Racism on Peace Plan

There was never much doubt that Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was going to roll out as his much-ballyhooed “Middle East Peace Plan” an 80-page contrivance that would hand large portions of the West Bank to the Israelis and relegate the Palestinians to a powerless “state” composed of enclaves totally surrounded by heavily-militarized Israeli territory….

Does Duterte’s “Military Independence” from the U.S. Create New Opportunities for China?

Does Duterte’s “Military Independence” from the U.S. Create New Opportunities for China?

The Philippines officially announced the ending of the National Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States. The denial of the U.S. military’s presence will give China a chance to expand militarization of the South China Sea and severely weaken the U.S. positioning in Southeast Asia. The VFA, signed in 1998, established the legal status for U.S….

London Attack: West’s Terrorists Bite the Hand that Feeds (Again)

London Attack: West’s Terrorists Bite the Hand that Feeds (Again)

The latest incident in London was so entirely preventable that it is difficult to describe it as anything less than deliberate. In yet another headline-grabbing terror attack – an armed man in south London left several injured – some seriously – with the suspect himself killed at the scene by police. Entirely predictable was the…

Invoking ‘Anti-Semitism’ to Silence People Works – Until It Doesn’t. Then What?

Invoking ‘Anti-Semitism’ to Silence People Works – Until It Doesn’t. Then What?

Musician and activist Roger Waters is the latest public figure targeted for cancelation on charges of anti-Semitism, but the heavy-handed pressure tactic is actually doing advocates of Israel more harm than good. Waters got advertisements for his concert tour yanked from Major League Baseball platforms, after the Jewish organization B’nai Brith wrote an angry letter…

Will China Virus Trigger New Great Depression? US Economy Already Fragile

Will China Virus Trigger New Great Depression? US Economy Already Fragile

Historically the greatest economic depressions have started with unexpected events on the periphery of major financial markets. That was the case in May 1931 with the surprise collapse of the Austrian Creditanstalt Bank in Vienna which brought the entire fragile banking system of postwar Germany down with it, triggering the Great Depression in the United…