Selected Articles: “Empire of Drugs”: Taliban’s Eradication of Opium Reveals Harsh Reality of U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan
By , September 06, 2023
For the entirety of the 20 year US occupation, Afghanistan was the primary source for 90% of the world’s heroin. In just over a year the Taliban has nearly eradicated Afghani heroin production, raising serious questions about the US role in facilitating the global drug trade.
What Does G20 Stand for? “Counterbalance”, “Emerging NWO”, “Global Economic Architecture” …
By , September 06, 2023
At the 18th G20 leaders summit in New Delhi, India (September 9-10), there would definitely be a display of palatable words and phrases such as counterbalance, emerging new world order and the world’s new superpower, et cetera. It would be so, primarily to show the deep-seated global geopolitical tensions and muscles, and to a large extent, the apparent global economic architecture.
History: Worsening Relations in the German Empire. In the Wake of the Franco-Prussian War (1871)
By , September 06, 2023
In the final years of Otto von Bismarck’s near two decade reign (1871–90) as chancellor of the German Empire, he was keeping an especially watchful eye on France, Germany’s neighbour and traditional foe.
By , September 06, 2023
Meteorologists are part of the lie-game. Often, for fear and shock effect, they are reporting ground temperatures instead of air temperatures which are usually measured 2 meters above the ground and are typically 10 or more degrees C lower than ground temps.
“Russia needs Turkey, Turkey needs Russia.” The Putin-Erdogan “Geopolitical Swing” in Sochi?
By , September 06, 2023
Türkiye and Russia are two original Eurasian countries with their own unique characteristics. Russia is the largest country in the world with an area of more than 17 million square kilometers. Türkiye, on the other hand, sits in the world’s most valuable geopolitical location at the intersection of three continents.
By , September 06, 2023
Emma who is a young teacher and soccer coach was attending a game, when she received a soccer ball kick to the head, had a seizure and was found to have a brain tumor.
Turkey and France Are Unfriendly Neighbors in the Mediterranean Region
By , September 06, 2023
Turkey and France are not far apart on a map of the Mediterranean Sea; however, they are miles apart on political views and culture, even though both are NATO members, and Turkey’s army represents the largest, and strongest of all NATO members, (after the US).
Educating the US Imperium: Australia’s Mission for Assange
By , September 06, 2023
An odder political bunch you could not find, at least when it comes to pursuing a single goal. Given that the goal is the release of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange makes it all the more striking. Six Australian parliamentarians of various stripes will be heading to Washington ahead of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s October visit to test the ground of empire, maybe even plant a few seeds of doubt, about why the indictment against their countryman should be dropped.
Watchdog: Cluster Bomb Deaths in Ukraine Are Highest in the World
By , September 06, 2023
Cluster bombs open up in the air and scatter scores of small bomblets and submunitions across large target areas, these often kill non-combatants for decades prior to the conclusion of conflicts where the arms are used. More than 120 countries have signed on to a United Nations convention prohibiting the munitions which kill indiscriminately. However, Washington, Kiev, and Moscow are not signatories.
Three Reasons: Something Sinister with the Big Push for Electric Vehicles (EVs)
By , September 06, 2023
Congressman Thomas Massie—an electrical engineer—revealed this information while discussing with Pete Buttigieg, the Secretary of Transportation, President Biden’s plan to have 50% of cars sold in the US be electric by 2030. The current and future grid in most places will not be able to support each home running 25 refrigerators—not even close. Just look at California, where the grid is already buckling under the existing load.
