Alexander Mercouris
16th July, 2017
Summit of US and French Presidents provides final confirmation that the West’s regime change war in Syria has failed and is being abandoned.
US and France abandon regime change in Syria
Posted by seumasach on July 16, 2017
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Moscow, Beijing prepare for trade in gold
Posted by seumasach on July 16, 2017
14th July, 2017
Russia’s largest, state-owned bank Sberbank announced on Thursday its Swiss subsidiary had begun trading physical gold on the Shanghai Gold Exchange.
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The New Silk Road will go through Syria
Posted by seumasach on July 15, 2017
Pepe Escobar
13th July, 2017
Amid the proverbial doom and gloom pervading all things Syria, the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune sometimes yield, well, good fortune.
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Putin and Trump stage-manage a win-win meeting
Posted by seumasach on July 8, 2017
Pepe Escobar
8th July, 2017
From the start, the “positive chemistry” in the Mother of All Sit-Downs was a given. The format – with only the four principals, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and two translators – prevented any leaks. What was originally scheduled for 35 minutes went on for 2 hours and 16 minutes, and not even an impromptu appearance by First Lady Melania Trump – they were late for the Elphillarmonie pomp and circumstance – managed to stop the flow.
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Washington and Berlin on a collision course
Posted by seumasach on July 4, 2017
Pepe Escobar
30th June, 2017
The Russia sanctions bill that passed the US Senate by 98:2 on June 15 is a bombshell; it directly demonizes the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, under the Baltic Sea, which is bound to double Gazprom’s energy capacity to supply gas to Europe.
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The final straw: Germany mulling over sanctions… this time against the US
Posted by seumasach on June 27, 2017
24th June, 2017
It appears that the US-EU “geopolitical marriage” is bursting at the seams due to the irresponsible foreign strategy of the US political elite, Russian economist Ivan Danilov wrote for RIA Novosti, revealing what could become the final straw for the long-lasting trans-Atlantic union.
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US faces historic setback in the Middle East
Posted by seumasach on June 24, 2017
M.K.Bhadrakumar
23rd June, 2017
The bloc of four Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia that imposed an embargo against Qatar on June 5 has finally presented their charter of demands. An AP dispatch, here, lists the 13 demands. The most striking demands include Doha reducing ties with Iran, severing relationships with Hezbollah and the Muslim Brotherhood, closing a Turkish military base in the country, and shuttering state broadcaster Al Jazeera and several news outlets.
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Germany threatens retaliation if U.S. sanctions harm its firms
Posted by seumasach on June 24, 2017
16th June, 2017
Germany threatened on Friday to retaliate against the United States if new sanctions on Russia being proposed by the U.S. Senate end up penalizing German firms.
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France’s Macron says Assad removal no longer necessary
Posted by seumasach on June 24, 2017
A refreshing does of realism from Europe since, of course, the removal of Assad is no longer within the West’s powers anyway.
21st June, 2017
French President Emmanuel Macron said his country no longer deems the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a precondition for resolving the conflict in the Arab country.
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China’s next step to destroy the dollar
Posted by seumasach on June 3, 2017
Of course, China’s goal is not to destroy the dollar but to negotiate a new global monetary system, a currency reset, in which the dollar will continue to play a role, albeit a greatly reduced one. A yuan for Saudi oil deal would help to focus Trump’s mind on outcome, the best one he can hope for.
31st May, 2017
China is currently modifying the terms of its oil trade with Saudi Arabia. Specifically, China is working on a deal to pay for Saudi oil using Chinese yuan. This effort poses a direct threat to the security of the dollar.
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Is Bitcoin standing In for gold?
Posted by seumasach on June 1, 2017
Paul Craig Roberts
Institute for Political Economy
31st May, 2017
In a series of articles posted on http://www.paulcraigroberts.org, we have proven to our satisfaction that the prices of gold and silver are manipulated by the bullion banks acting as agents for the Federal Reserve.
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