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The DNC Convention Is the Election
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The DNC Convention Is the Election
August 6, 2020

It’s not that Biden hasn’t been a good soldier for the empire, he has. It is that he is unpresentable as a candidate in public.

Tom Luongo
Water Wars and America’s Fate
August 5, 2020

The water problem in the U.S. has been growing for half a century but has reached such enormous dimensions in the 21st century that neocon imperialist Republican, neoliberal imperialist Democratic and Green policymakers are all oblivious to it.

Martin Sieff
Water Wars and America’s Fate
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Americans, War – Slow Learners
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Americans, War – Slow Learners
August 5, 2020

You’d think that a country that had been at war for that much of its existence, would be pretty good at it. But you’d be wrong.

Patrick Armstrong
The Irrelevant UN
August 4, 2020

Will the UN ever be what FDR wanted it to be: an international federation of independent nations, a global democracy of independent states?

Eric Zuesse
The Irrelevant UN
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Washington’s Campaign Against China Could Lead to War
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Washington’s Campaign Against China Could Lead to War
August 4, 2020

Pompeo has probably done more to bond and unify the people of China than has been achieved by any other foreign politician in recent years.

Brian Cloughley
The Pentagon’s New UFO Disclosures: 75 Years of MK Ultra Psy Ops
August 3, 2020

If other civilizations exist, maybe it is our duty to take up the torch left to U.S. by JFK and go find them.

Matthew Ehret
The Pentagon’s New UFO Disclosures: 75 Years of MK Ultra Psy Ops
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The Dollar Standard Slipping Out of Control?
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The Dollar Standard Slipping Out of Control?
August 3, 2020

The stark fact is that Gulf stability rests on selling enough energy to buy-off internal discontents, and to pay for supersized surveillance and security set-ups.

Alastair Crooke
The Battle of Kursk
August 2, 2020

The Battle of Kursk in central Russia unfolded at almost the same time that the allied landing in Sicily, which largely eclipses it in the western popular memory. But it is impossible to compare these operations, whether in terms of scale, the forces and equipment involved, or outcome. While the Sicilian operation allowed for the landing of allied troops in continental Italy, the failure of German Operation Citadel resulted in the complete collapse of the Wehrmacht’s offensive strategy.

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U.S. Troop Removal From Germany: a NATO-Skeptic POTUS Always Wins
August 2, 2020

Is Trump’s threat to remove troops from Germany practical, ideological, or some odd reflection of his famed narcissism?

Tim Kirby
The Privatization of Global Chaos
August 2, 2020

Electric cars, to put it very simply, run on lithium batteries, and Bolivia just happens to be a major supplier of that ore. No lithium, no Tesla or any other electric vehicles.

Stephen Karganovic
The Privatization of Global Chaos
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Moncada’s Significance in Cuban Revolutionary History
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Moncada’s Significance in Cuban Revolutionary History
August 1, 2020

Remembering the first visible revolutionary action by Fidel and his comrades must transcend the historical confines, in order to emulate the lasting vision determined prior to Moncada, Ramona Wadi writes.

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The Sprit of Apollo-Soyuz Is Alive… With the Russia/China Space Alliance
August 1, 2020

But a much unhappier fate may await our children and grandchildren which would make World War II look like a cake walk.

Matthew Ehret
The Sprit of Apollo-Soyuz Is Alive… With the Russia/China Space Alliance
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Trump must be extra cautious to avoid any potential Maidan scenarios that the left is certainly hoping to use in an election year of unprecedented consequence.

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Neither Trump Nor Biden Really Matter to China or Russia
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Neither Trump Nor Biden Really Matter to China or Russia
July 30, 2020

The logic of a waning American empire and the concomitant inherent belligerence to compensate for the perceived loss of U.S. global power are the issues to follow, not whether Trump or Biden clinch the dog-and-pony race to the White House.

Finian Cunningham
Foreign Interference in Elections: Is it Real or Just Political Noise?
July 30, 2020

While claims of Russian interference in elections are fairly common, they are difficult to prove in any serious way.

Philip Giraldi
Foreign Interference in Elections: Is it Real or Just Political Noise?
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The fight for nuclear energy has always been about the fight for the right to develop one’s nation. And economic development of regions, such as the Middle East, is key to achieving sustainable peace.

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