Tag: oil

Michael Hudson, America Escalates Its “Democratic” Oil War in the Near East

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by MICHAEL HUDSON [Editor’s note: While I believe that Michael Hudson offers a brilliant exposition of US motives, tactics and strategy in the Middle East, the assassination of Suleimani appears to have been a target of opportunity for Israel, as I have suggested in “The Assassination of Soleimani: What Really Happened and Why it Matters”. For anyone who missed the memo, the imminence of the threat he posed is a crucial issue of international law, since the UN Charter declares that one nation has the right to a preemptory strike against another…

William Rivers Pitt, The Suffering of the Iranian People has “Made in USA” Stamped on It

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William Rivers Pitt                                       If you plant ice, you’re gonna harvest wind. —Robert Hunter   “Iranians have taken to the streets across the country to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1979 revolution,” reads a Monday morning Al Jazeera report, “renewing their allegiance to the country’s Islamic principles at a time of rising economic and political pressure amid the resumption of punishing US sanctions.” So much terrible history rammed into one sentence: The brutal U.S.-backed regime…

US Regime Change in Venezuela: The Documented Evidence

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Tony Cartalucci January 25, 2019 (Tony Cartalucci – LD) – The Latin American nation of Venezuela faces dangerous destabilization with the United States and its allies having recognized opposition figure Juan Guaido as “president” and declaring actual Venezuelan president – Nicolas Maduro – no longer recognized. In response, President Maduro has demanded US diplomatic personnel to leave the country. Protests and counter-protests have reportedly taken to the streets as both sides attempt to seize the psychological and political initiative. Why Venezuela?  According to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo – the impetus…