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The end of Western domination
By Thierry Meyssan Source: VoltaireNet.org The Western sanctions against Russia, decided unilaterally by Washington, are presented as a just punishment for the aggression against Ukraine. But, without mentioning their illegality under international law, everyone can see that they do not … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, news, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technocracy, war
Tagged Bretton Woods Agreement, BRICS, China, Economics, empire, geopolitics, IMF, imperialism, iraq, Libya, Richard Nixon, Russia, Sanctions, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, war
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‘Rublegas:’ the world’s new resource-based reserve currency
Rublegas is the commodity currency du jour and it isn’t nearly as complicated as NATO pretends. If Europe wants gas, all it needs to do is send its Euros to a Russian account inside Russia. By Pepe Escobar Source: The … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Empire, Energy, Geopolitics, imperialism, Social Control, State Crime, war
Tagged EAEU, Economics, empire, EU, Gazprom, geopolitics, Great Reset, imperialism, NATO, natural gas, Rublegas, Russia, Sanctions, SWIFT, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, Vladimir Putin
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Searching for War Criminals
By Philip Giraldi Source: The Unz Review The United States is now insisting that Russian President Vladimir Putin should be put on trial for “war crimes” committed in Ukraine. As Putin is still insisting that he will attend the upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, Neocons, news, Social Control, society, Sociology, State Crime, war
Tagged Cold War, empire, geopolitics, ICC, imperialism, Israel, Joe Biden, NATO, Sanctions, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, Vladimir Putin, war, War Criminals, War Russia
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Status of Perpetual War on Humanity by the Empire of Lies
By Stephen Lendman Source: StephenLendman.org US history includes forever war on humanity in pursuit of its hegemonic aims. The same goes for its decadent Western allies. Russia and most other countries prioritize peace, stability, cooperative relations with other countries and … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, Deep State, Empire, Energy, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Corporate Fascism, Council of Europe, empire, Fossil Fuels, geopolitics, imperialism, Liz Truss, Mariupol, NATO, propaganda, Psyops, Russia, Sanctions, Sergey Lavrov, Ukraine, war
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The American Empire self-destructs.
By Michael Hudson Source: Michael-Hudson.com But nobody thought that it would happen this fast. Empires often follow the course of a Greek tragedy, bringing about precisely the fate that they sought to avoid. That certainly is the case with the … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Energy, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, Neoliberalism, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Agriculture, China, Dollar Standard, Economics, empire, Energy, Europe, Federal Reserve, food prices, geopolitics, IMF, imperialism, Inflation, Joe Biden, NATO, Neoliberalism, Russia, Sanctions, U.S. Treasury, war, war profiteers, World Bank
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Follow the Money – How Russia Will Bypass Western Economic Warfare
By Pepe Escobar Source: OpEdNews.com So a congregation of NATO’s top brass ensconced in their echo chambers target the Russian Central Bank with sanctions and expect what? Cookies? What they got instead was Russia’s deterrence forces bumped up to “a … Continue reading
Posted in Deep State, Economics, Empire, Energy, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, imperialism, news, society, State Crime, Technocracy, Technology, war
Tagged CIPS, EAEU, Economic Warfare, empire, geopolitics, IGSO, imperialism, Michael Hudson, MICIMATT, NATO, Nord Stream 2, Russia, Sanctions, SPFS, SWIFT, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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Creating New Enemies
By Philip Giraldi Source: The Unz Review It should come as no surprise that many observers, from various political perspectives, are beginning to note that there is something seriously disconnected in the fumbling foreign policy of the United States. The … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, Deep State, Economics, Empire, Energy, Geopolitics, imperialism, news, State Crime, war
Tagged China, Economic Warfare, empire, EU, geopolitics, imperialism, Joe Biden, NATO, Nord Stream 2, Russia, Sanctions, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, Vladimir Putin, war, Xi Jinping
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Russian bear wants justice
By Batko Milacic for the Saker Blog Source: The Saker Despite possible sanctions and their hard-hitting economic consequences, the hunted Russian bear has got out of the den and is going after the hunters. Until recently, Russians, Ukrainians, and Europeans … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, Neocons, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, State Crime, war
Tagged Deep State, empire, EU, geopolitics, imperialism, Kiev, NATO, Russia, Sanctions, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy
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