Empires of the Steppes Fuel Erdogan Khan’s Dreams

March 7, 2020

The latest installment of the interminable Syria tragedy could be interpreted as Greece barely blocking a European “invasion” by Syrian refugees. The invasion was threatened by President Erdogan even …

Who Made Coronavirus? Was It the U.S., Israel or China Itself?

March 7, 2020

Opinion

The most commonly reported mainstream media account of the creation of the Coronavirus suggests that it was derived from an animal borne microorganism found in a wild bat that was consumed by an ethni…

China Isn’t ‘Weaponizing Visas’, It’s Ensuring Journalistic Integrity and Ethics

March 7, 2020

Opinion

The only ones "weaponizing visas" were the WSJ "journalists", not the Chinese government. These individuals, possibly at the behest of their employer (it's not yet clear whether they were acting on th…

International Court Approves Probe of US War Crimes in Afghanistan

March 7, 2020

Opinion

An appellate panel of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled Thursday that an investigation leading to the potential prosecution of US officials for war crimes during Washington’s nearly two-dec…

Pompeo’s Turkish Gambit Fails in Syria

March 7, 2020

Opinion

Russia and Turkey announced a ceasefire agreement for Syria on Thursday afternoon that directly rebukes U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s demands earlier in the day—dashing U.S. hopes that Turkey …

Coronavirus: What the Western Media Doesn’t Tell You: High Recovery Rates in China

March 7, 2020

Opinion

Western media hype: Fear and panic, disruption of the global economy. That makes the headlines. But not a word is mentioned that the COVID-19 pandemic in China is under control: people are being …

Will the Coronavirus Kill Globalization?

March 7, 2020

Opinion

At a dinner party in mid-February, an architect told me that he was having a problem finishing his building projects. It was the carpets. Most wall-to-wall carpeting for big construction projects in t…

What’s Going on with the Arctic ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault?

March 7, 2020

Opinion

Against the backdrop of the spreading fear about a global coronavirus pandemic, an event has slipped largely under the radar at a spot so removed from the rest of the world that most are unaware of it…