The level to which academic institutions are in bed with the MIC and the pro-war media is truly shocking. The same careerism paired with an ideological western world view that already completely destroyed mainstream media is rampaging through our institutions of higher learning in the US and Europe. It takes real guts to stand up to the pressures these people and institutions excerpt. My guest t [...]

China’s LNG demand grew by a record 8 mt in 2017 and is set to expand by another record 12 mt this year, making up 50 percent of all global LNG demand growth, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie said in a new report last week. The country’s spike in LNG usage comes as Beijing pushes forward with its plan to offset coal usage of both industrial and residential end users in an effort to curb rampa [...]

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,� [...]

Protests broke out in central Athens as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Greece for the first time in his role. Demonstrators called for Greece to stay out of the Ukraine conflict and demanded the removal of NATO and foreign military bases from the country. Protesters criticized NATO, the EU, and the U.S. for their involvement in the war and labeled them as "warmongers." Douglas Mac [...]

The UK's Middle East minister seems unfazed by civilian suffering in Yemen, saying that ending Britain's arms sales to Saudi Arabia won't help, but that the probe into the Khashoggi death may influence Britain's support of Riyadh. When Alistair Burt responded to calls from the Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, and the Oxford Research Group for the UK to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the minister [...]

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 [...]

Hundreds gathered in Amsterdam to protest against Dutch military support for Ukraine, calling for peace and dialogue with Russia instead of escalating tensions. Organized by activist groups and the right-wing Forum for Democracy (FvD) party, the rally featured speeches criticizing elites for pushing war agendas. Scott Ritter: Putin Taught NATO PAINFUL Lessons As Russian Army's Power Makes The W [...]

New sanctions placed on Iran by US President Donald Trump are likely to have the reverse effect the White House is hoping for, according to new reports, as Tehran’s petroleum exports are set to increase just as Washington’s restrictions commence. [...]

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. [...]

Imagine a world where connectivity transcends every limit we’ve ever known. Picture downloading your entire movie collection in less than a second or living in a reality where holographic communication and real-time machine collaboration are the norm. This isn’t the realm of science fiction anymore—this is the promise of 6G technology.Read moreClose This New AI Chip Just Crushed NVIDIA � [...]

Earlier this week, the French president called for the creation of a "real European army" to defend Europe against "China, Russia, and even the United States." French historian Dr. Edouard Husson has taken issue with Emmanuel Macron's interpretation of history in his remarks in Verdun on Tuesday, including Macron's call to protect Europe from Russia, which the president said was "on our bor [...]

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 [...]

The United States’ decades-long pursuit of biological weapons has remained shrouded in secrecy, deception, and scientific recklessness. While publicly condemning biowarfare as a threat to global security, the government has simultaneously engineered microbes to be deadlier, more infectious, and capable of insidious long-term damage. This hidden legacy stretches from the covert biological experim [...]

If Germany and France get their wish of developing a European army, Austria wants no part of it. The defense minister's office said it would opt out, as it would conflict with Vienna's constitution and neutrality. [...]

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 [...]

Donald Trump says he wants to use big fees on Chinese ships to reboot US shipbuilding. Experts warn the move likely won’t work, and instead would raise prices for consumers and damage the US economy. China will produce more than half of the world’s new ships this year, compared to 5% in 2000, while the US barely makes any at all. So how did China become so dominant, and could the US ever catc [...]

In the aftermath of the deadly 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US has spent over $5.9 trillion on wars abroad that have resulted in the deaths of an estimated 500,000 people, according to Costs of War, research published by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Rhode Island’s Brown University. [...]

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 [...]

A US officer had a central role on the bridge ahead of the collision, which may set the Norwegian Navy back its entire annual budget; however, he had no formal responsibility, the national broadcaster NRK reported. [...]

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. [...]

Earlier, Germany voiced support for the construction of the second Nord Stream pipeline amid criticism from US President Donald Trump, who has urged EU countries to abandon the project and buy American liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead. [...]

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson vowed Monday that the UK will consider how to help European firms have confidence they can still do business in Iran. The UK and France are determined to preserve the essence of the Iran Nuclear Deal, Boris Johnson said. [...]