Early in Richard Nixon’s presidency, he told his chief of staff Bob Haldeman that his secret strategy for ending the Vietnam War was to threaten the use of nuclear weapons.  Nixon opined that President Eisenhower’s nuclear threats in 1953 brought a quick end to the Korean War, and that he planned to use the same principle of threatening maximum force.  Nixon called it the “madman theory,� [...]

Larry C. Johnson is a veteran of the CIA and the State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism. He is the founder and managing partner of BERG Associates, which was established in 1998. Larry provided training to the US Military’s Special Operations community for 24 years. He has been vilified by the right and the left, which means he must be doing something right. [...]

The Tibetan leader, himself almost a lifetime refugee, shocked the country that during the 2015 migrant crisis took in the most refugees per capita by saying that refugees coming to Europe will have to return home someday. "Europe belongs to Europeans," the Dalai Lama said at a conference in Malmö during his trip to Sweden, provoking strong reactions in some of Europe's most migrant-friendly coun [...]

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UK Home Office explanations aggravate doubts about real reasons behind the search on board the Russian passenger aircraft in London, the Russian embassy in the United Kingdom said in a Saturday statement. "This is a clear attempt by the Minister to divert attention from the provocative actions by British law enforcement officers who have tried to search the aircraft without [...]

Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry reiterated, during a briefing on circumstance of the Il-20 incident, that blame for the Russian aircraft's crash fully rested with Israel, which put the Il-20 under fire of the Syrian air defense. The Russian Defense Ministry has additional compelling evidence in support of the materials presented earlier on Sunday at the briefing devoted to the dow [...]

The UK government is busy covering up traces in the case of the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, the Russian Embassy in London said Sunday. On its official Twitter account the embassy commented on a recent report in The Sunday Times that the father and daughter may move to the US under new identities. [...]

Fight against Israel in the Middle East region amid ongoing Gaza war snowballs. A militant group from a new Arab nation has now launched an attack on Israel. Bahrain-based militant group Saraya Al Ashtar claimed attacks on Israel's Eilat. This report has more information. He Strikes Again: Israeli Ambassador Makes Fool of Himself IDF Whistleblower REVEALS TORTURE CAMPS To CNN Click on tex [...]

The practice of using "unwritten" rules has been in existence for years in China, making the entry into the country's market more difficult for foreign firms. With the unfolding trade between Beijing and Washington these rules may be weaponized, warns a think tank. [...]

UK Prime Minister Theresa May appears ready to get the UK involved in a possible military strike against Syria without seeking the Parliament’s approval, the BBC reports citing “well-placed sources.” May reportedly sees an “urgent” need for a response, according to government insiders. She also appears to believe a military intervention will prevent further chemical incidents in Syr [...]

U.S. Treasuries will be dumped as global reserves by 2030 as the U.S. dollar will get re-priced from "widely overvalued" levels, Luke Gromen, founder and president of Forest for the Trees (FFTT), tells Michelle Makori, Lead Anchor and Editor-in-Chief at Kitco News. Gromen weighs in on what he sees as the new global reserve asset and what it means for gold and Bitcoin prices. De-dollarization is [...]

Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Jose Valencia Amores on Friday reaffirmed the country’s decision to grant asylum to the WikiLeaks whistleblowing website’s founder, Julian Assange. [...]

Plans for an all-Arab occupying force in northeast Syria? New war authorization plans? Trying to maintain control of the media narrative? Trying to disengage? It seems Washington doesn't have a real Syria policy. Is grasping at straws a wise way to conduct foreign affairs? How about a real policy?  Who Runs The World? Psychopaths and Liars - Simple Really Alex Jones: I Am Mad At Pre [...]

USA instigated the Ukraine war thinking it would exhaust Russia, but it ended up exhausting itself and the clueless Europe. That's karma. [...]

Anya Parampil reports on blowback from metals tariffs, specifically Ford’s $1 billion loss in profit that could lead to layoffs of up to 24,000 workers. Richard Wolff, Professor Of Economics & International Affairs and Co-Founder of “Democracy at Work” joins the show to explain why Trump’s “America first” policies are resulting in losses for US workers. Will Trump's Tr [...]

Genesis Prize Cancels Ceremony After 2018 Winner Natalie Portman Says Won’t Visit Israel. Portman said 'recent events in Israel' have been 'extremely distressing,' making it uncomfortable for her to participate in any public events in Israel. On Thursday, the Genesis Prize Foundation, which awards what it calls the “Jewish Nobel,” said it was “very saddened” that the Israeli-American [...]

The Biden administration is hiding American deaths in Ukraine and the Middle East. What are they telling the parents of these fallen soldiers? Ukraine now admits the front against Donbas has all but collapsed and Russian forces advance. Former CIA Counterterrorism Agent Michael Scheuer says Americans are dying, and we need to get out of these countries ASAP. KURSK MASSACRE: Russian marines bru [...]

As China develops cutting-edge deep-sea surveillance, the nation’s navy is concurrently designing a satellite-mounted laser to locate and destroy enemy submarines. The satellite, which will be able to spot targets 500 meters below the surface, would also be used to gather data on the world's oceans, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported Monday. [...]

In late May, President Donald Trump warned that if the European Union does not remove tariffs and trade barriers against the United States soon, his administration will place a 20 percent tariff on all cars coming from the EU. [...]

Joe Biden wants to send long range missiles to Ukraine, but this plan is dangerous as Putin and Russia has warned it would be a red line and mean that NATO is fighting directly with Russia. In today's video we look at the latest developments from Ukraine, why Germany doesn't want to send long range missiles to Ukraine, and why the US policy in Ukraine is becoming more dangerous.Read moreClose [...]

The most disaster-prone US fleet has suffered another incident after a MH-60 Seahawk helicopter crashed on the flight deck of the USS ‘Ronald Reagan’ shortly after takeoff at 9am, the Navy confirmed on Friday. According to the Navy, the injured personnel are “in stable conditions” and none of the injuries is life-threatening. Some of the servicemen were evacuated ashore. [...]

Get ready for a spike in oil prices up to $100 a barrel – a level not seen since 2014 – in 2019, Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts forecast. Bank of America Corp said Brent futures, trading as high as $78 on Thursday, are expected to reach $90 in the second quarter of 2019, depending on geopolitical developments and other factors, with a risk it could hit as much as $100 per barre [...]

The 2024 BRICS Summit was the most successful meeting in BRICS history as China, Russia, and India formed a stronger alliance and welcomed in major partner countries from around the globe to join the BRICS Alliance. What is the future of BRICS? What is BRICS Pay? Will BRICS change the world order? We answer all of these questions about BRICS in today's video. 0:00 - Intro to BRICS 2024 Summit [...]