America First, Helsinki, and Trump’s Existential Threat to the Empire

America First, Helsinki, and Trump’s Existential Threat to the Empire

The major – perhaps only – redeeming virtue of the Donald’s ersatz campaign platform was his clear intent to seek a rapprochement with Russia, revamp America’s commitments to NATO and other cold war relics and to discard “Regime Change” as the core tenant of foreign policy. In essence, “America First” was to become the new…

Moldova’s “Deep State” Is Exploiting the UN to Undermine Peace in Transnistria

Moldova’s “Deep State” Is Exploiting the UN to Undermine Peace in Transnistria

The UN General Assembly recently demanded the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Transnistria. The non-legally binding decree was passed with a simple majority and intended to send a political message to both Russia and Moldovan President Dodon. The first-mentioned has had its troops deployed in the contested region for more than two decades per an…

The Assassination Attempt Against Ethiopian Prime Minister

The Assassination Attempt Against Ethiopian Prime Minister

A grenade went off shortly after Prime Minister Abiy was done addressing a huge crowd of supporters in central Addis Ababa, killing at least two people and injuring dozens. The country’s leader sharply condemned the attack and vowed that the perpetrators won’t succeed in destabilizing Africa’s second-most populous state and its fastest-growing economy. It’s not…

The Babchenko False Flag Exposed the Deep State-Journalist Nexus

The Babchenko False Flag Exposed the Deep State-Journalist Nexus

Self-exiled Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko’s false flag “assassination” in Kiev is one of the most scandalous media stunts in recent memory. Most people are already aware of his dramatic stunt in appearing at a live press conference about his reported “killing” and then admitting that the whole thing was staged in order to capture what…

Checkmate? Trump Takes ‘Criminal Deep State’ to Task Amid Claims FBI Spied on his Campaign

Checkmate? Trump Takes ‘Criminal Deep State’ to Task Amid Claims FBI Spied on his Campaign

Hounded by claims of ‘Russian collusion’ for most of his presidency, Trump is now calling out the Obama administration over claims it had the FBI spying on his campaign. Can the Republican leader turn the tables on his accusers? In a series of rapid-fire Tweets, Trump called upon the Justice Department to investigate claims that…