Category: Politics / Geopolitics

The Real Threat in the Ukraine Conflict

Randolph Jason

The Real Threat in the Ukraine Conflict Paul Craig Roberts I still have forebodings about the manner in which the Kremlin is conducting the Ukrainian operation.  There is no doubt that the Russians had to come to the defense of the Donbass republics.  Having done little other than to provide the republics with some weapons and intelligence, for eight years the Kremlin allowed the Ukrainian shelling of Donbass and the occupation of large areas of the Donbass by Nazi militias, while the US and NATO trained and equipped a large…

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On the Dawn of a New Global Financial System

Randolph Jason

On the Dawn of a New Global Financial System By Pepe Escobar for Consortium News Sergey Glazyev is a man living right in the eye of our current geopolitical and geo-economic hurricane. One of the most influential economists in the world, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a former adviser to the Kremlin from 2012 to 2019, for the past three years he has helmed Moscow’s uber strategic portfolio as minister in charge of integration and macroeconomics of the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU). Glazyev’s recent intellectual production has been…

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Would Putin Use Nukes?

Randolph Jason

Would Putin Use Nukes? by Martin Armstrong for Armstrong Economics GNN Note – Putin will absolutely use nukes – not as a first strike, nor even would he use them before a NATO country. He has stated, on numerous occasions, that he will use nukes on the U.S. if the U.S. or a NATO ally – same thing as the U.S. – uses a nuke on Russia. / END Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Andrei Kozyrev served under Putin’s predecessor Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s. From…

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The Psychology of Manipulation: 6 Lessons from the Master of Propaganda

Randolph Jason

The Psychology of Manipulation: 6 Lessons from the Master of Propaganda by Ryan Matters for The Burning Platform Edward L. Bernays was an American business consultant who is widely recognized as the father of public relations. Bernays was one of the men responsible for “selling” World War 1 to the American public by branding it as a war that was necessary to “make the world safe for democracy”. During the 1920s, Bernays consulted for a number of major corporations, helping to boost their business through expertly crafted marketing campaigns aimed at influencing public…

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“Did You Lie?” — EPIC! Kevin McCarthy is Confronted by Actual Reporter Over Leaked Tape that He Wanted Trump to Resign

Randolph Jason

“Did You Lie?” — EPIC! Kevin McCarthy is Confronted by Actual Reporter Over Leaked Tape that He Wanted Trump to Resign By Jim Hoft  for The Gateway Pundit As reported earlier — On Thursday The New York Times investigative reporters Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns released passages from their latest book “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future.” In the book the two claimed that GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy told Liz Cheney on a January 10, 2021 call that he would counsel Trump to…

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