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Iran is Cornered
The United States are preparing to organize the « Greater Middle East » without their troops. They will probably capitalize on the errors committed over the last five years by Iran in order to create […]
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How Chrystia Freeland Organized Donald Trump’s Coup in Venezuela
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org On Monday, February 5th, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland announced that the 14 countries of the Lima Group have now been joined (though she didn’t say to what extent) by […]
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The US Aggression Against Venezuela as a Diagnostic Tool
[This analysis was written for the Unz Review] The Neocons never cease to amaze me and their latest stunt with Venezuela falls into this bizarre category of events which are both absolutely unthinkable and simultaneously absolutely […]
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What the Venezuelan Constitution Says About Changing the President
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org Venezuela’s Constitution simply does not permit what U.S. President Trump is demanding, which is overthrowing and replacing the elected Venezuelan President by the second-in-line-of succession. What Trump demands is comparable in […]
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Venezuela: Let’s Cut to the Chase
PEPE ESCOBAR Cold War 2.0 has hit South America with a bang – pitting the US and expected minions against the four key pillars of in-progress Eurasia integration: Russia, China, Iran and Turkey. It’s the […]
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Has Donald Trump Been Forced To Give Up ?
Has President Donald Trump abandoned the idea of transforming US politics ? Has he bowed to the ex-ruling class of his country ? Over the last two months, his administration seems to have restructured AfriCom, […]
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Trump Is Withdrawing From NATO “Under Putin’s Orders”
Trump Is Withdrawing From NATO “Under Putin’s Orders” by Ruslan Ostashko Translated and captioned by Leo. “Trump is discussing withdrawal from NATO,” says the frightening American headline in The New York Times. No, so far […]
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Eisenhower’s Nightmare: Space Wars Edition
Trump’s new missile defense plan will be a bonanza for political patronage in Washington, and a huge fail for peace. By FRANKLIN C. “CHUCK” SPINNEY • January 18, 2019 President Donald Trump’s plan to escalate efforts in Ballistic Missile Defense […]
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A Convenient Killing of US Troops in Syria
With unseemly haste, US news media leapt on the killing of four American military personnel in Syria as a way to undermine President Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw troops from that country. The deadly attack […]
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Trump’s Biggest Lie?
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org INTRODUCTION (NOTE: Remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump that will be considered as representing possibly his biggest lie will here be boldfaced, so that they will stand out from the context […]