January 2020 archive

Today’s News 10th January 2020

China: Beijing's Arctic Power Grab China: Beijing’s Arctic Power Grab Authored by Lawrence Franklin via The Gatestone Institute, One important element of the $738 billion National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2020, which US President Donald Trump signed into law in mid-December, is the directive to examine and monitor “Chinese military activities in the Arctic, as …

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Today’s News 9th January 2020

Gold Spikes To Record High In Euros As Geopolitical Risk Rises Gold Spikes To Record High In Euros As Geopolitical Risk Rises Gold (priced in USDollars) spiked dramatically overnight, pushing towards seven-year highs as tensions in the Middle East escalated. Then, once Trump and Zarif had tweeted de-escalations, gold (in USDollars) fell back to unchanged… …

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Today’s News 8th January 2020

FBI, FAA, Air Force Investigate Armies Of Unidentified Drones Appearing Over 3 States At Night FBI, FAA, Air Force Investigate Armies Of Unidentified Drones Appearing Over 3 States At Night Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, Since just before Christmas, armies of unidentified drones have been appearing each night …

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Today’s News 7th January 2020

A Terrorist Attack Against Eurasian Integration? A Terrorist Attack Against Eurasian Integration? Authored by Federico Pieraccini via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The murder of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad, in the early hours of January 3 by US forces, only highlights the extent to which US strategy in the Middle East has failed. It …

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Today’s News 6th January 2020

The Cause Of America's Dysfunctionality The Cause Of America’s Dysfunctionality Authored by Jacob Hornberger via The Future of Freedom Foundation, In analyzing the causes for the dysfunctional nature of American society (e.g., soaring suicide rates, especially among young people, massive drug addiction and alcoholism, and widespread violence, including irrational mass killings), among the things to …

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Today’s News 5th January 2020

With Iran War Looming, Congress Has Been Left Out With Iran War Looming, Congress Has Been Left Out Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, Congress has never authorized the use of military force against Iran, and in the initial House version of the 2020 NDAA, it was explicitly noted that there is no authorization for …

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Today’s News 4th January 2020

How Long Will It Take For The US To Collapse? How Long Will It Take For The US To Collapse? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com, There are a multitude of false assumptions out there on what the collapse of a nation or “empire” looks like. Modern day Americans have never experienced this type of …

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Today’s News 3rd January 2020

Lessons Of The OPCW's Douma Gas Attack Report: When The Narrative Fails, Lie Lessons Of The OPCW’s Douma Gas Attack Report: When The Narrative Fails, Lie Authored by Robert Fisk via The Independent, In the very early spring of this year, I gave a lecture to European military personnel interested in the Middle East. It …

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Today’s News 2nd January 2020

75% Of Young Want To Escape South Korean "Hell" 75% Of Young Want To Escape South Korean “Hell” Authored by Andrew Salmon via The Asia Times, Does research reflect global middle class angst, a uniquely Korean malaise – or mere talk? <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> From afar, South Koreans might appear to be blessed …

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Today’s News 1st January 2020

The Leftist Cult Vs. The Trump Cult: Similarities And Differences The Leftist Cult Vs. The Trump Cult: Similarities And Differences Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com, Political demagoguery is a valuable and effective weapon in the arsenal of the establishment elites. As long as there is a wide ideological division between groups in society, biases …

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