Military

Why the Gulf States Are So Edgy

April 16, 2019 0

ALASTAIR CROOKE | A little more than a decade ago, I was asked to address a London dinner-table of about twenty Gulf ‘figures’ – a mix of Ambassadors and those with ‘ties to power’. All represented […]

World Affairs

Bamiyan, Babylon, Palmyra, Notre-Dame

April 16, 2019 0

by Pepe Escobar for The Saker Blog The Bamiyan Buddhas were destroyed by an intolerant sect pretending to follow Islam. Buddhism all across Asia grieved. The West hardly paid attention. The remaining ruins of Babylon, […]

Financial

Blind Faith vs. the Bottom Line

April 12, 2019 0

Charles Hugh Smith There is more than a little “let them eat brioche” in the blind faith that the masses’ patience for pillage is infinite. We’ve reached an interesting moment in history where we each have a […]

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