April 2019 archive

Khashoggi Murder Suspect Found Dead In Turkish Prison Just about seven months have passed since Jamal Khashogggi, a former government insider-turned-critic of Saudi Crown Prince MbS, walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and disappeared, sparking an international scandal that prompted several governments (though notably not the US) to suspend arm sales and spoiling MbS’s …

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Only A Quarter Of Brits Know Who The Irish PM Is With the Irish border the main sticking point in Brexit negotiations, Statista’s Niall McCarthy points out that it may come a surprise to hear that only a quarter of British people actually know who the Irish taoiseach or prime minister is. YouGov tracks awareness levels of various international …

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Washington Has Destroyed Western Liberty: The Era of Tyranny Has Begun Authored by Paul Craig Roberts, A fish rots from the head. In the Western world rot is accelerating. The rot in Washington is swiftly spreading to state and local governments and abroad to the Empire’s vassal governments. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Washington’s attack …

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The Essence Of Evil: Sex With Children Has Become Big Business In America Authored by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day.”—John Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Children, young girls – some as young as 9 years old – are being …

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European Equities May Benefit As $1 Trillion In U.S. Buybacks Vanish Into Thin Air European equities may start to finally see some love, as they are now positioned to take advantage of one significant coming tailwind from the U.S., according to Bloomberg. Over the next 12 months, US stocks are going to lose a significant …

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"Slide Into Chaos": 30,000 Displaced, 300 Dead And 1,200 Wounded In Libya Fighting African leaders met in Egypt on Tuesday in a summit addressing continuing violence and dramatic political upheavals in neighboring Libya and Sudan, with Egypt’s President Sisi calling for a unified regional response in order avoid “a slide into chaos”. This as since early April fighting around …

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Iran Celebrates National Army Day With High Tech Ground Drones Iran’s Army, Navy, Air Force, and Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base took part in a nationwide military parade last week. In Tehran, President Hassan Rouhani and Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) officers, attended the parade near the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini, also referred to as …

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Barclays Slashes Banker Bonuses As Activist Showdown Looms Jes Staley’s battle to save one of Europe’s last bulge-bracket investment banks from a marauding activist who is hoping to force his way onto the bank’s board during Barclay’s May 2 GAM has necessitated an abrupt about-face: After a year where Barclays poured resources into the investment …

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Air Force Deploys Stealth Fighters To Middle East For First Time  Amid the threats of war with Iran, the U.S. Air Force has forward deployed Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets to the Middle East, reported Air Force Times.  <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) announced last week that …

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Escobar: The Deep State Vs. WikiLeaks Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The Made-by-FBI indictment of Julian Assange does look like a dead man walking. No evidence. No documents. No surefire testimony. Just a crossfire of conditionals… <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> But never underestimate the legalese contortionism of US government (USG) functionaries. As …

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