File this away in the “Pooty already won” folder: Notwithstanding Brandon’s rambling speech, a top German business newspaper (Handelsblatt, very credible) claimed that in a confidential discussion with the Europeans, Uncle Sam backed down on his threat to cut Russia off from dollar transactions in the event of a war, as Germany (and other countries)...
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By way of threats and ultimatums, the Russians have brought Uncle Sam to the table, and have negotiated mostly to convince Europe (first off, Germany and France) that the U.S. isn’t serious about making any deal, and that Washington aims to involve that entire continent in a sanctions/economic war it doesn’t want or need
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The formal, face-to-face, U.S.-Russia and then NATO-Russia talks over Russia’s proposed non-aggression pact (a key condition of which is NATO members not pursuing NATO membership for the Ukraine or any other country) don’t start for some more days, but already they are not looking promising. Uncle Sam came out publicly to the effect that he...
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Nothing has changed from my initial Ukraine war factsheet from eight months ago (click here), except that President Zelensky’s approval rating has fallen squarely below 20 percent, he has been outed for helping launder $40 million to Cyprus in his prior career as a comedian and TV producer, and he has commenced jailing the opposition...
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2022 is shaping up to be the first-ever “global” famine year, and that won’t bode well for prices in our supermarkets. Let’s take it one step at a time and see how we got here, also with an eye to what Republicans can do or say about it. Global energy shortage The wind turbines that...
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Senator Hawley of Missouri has introduced a bill to give Taiwan $3 billion a year in weapons. Not sell, but simply give.
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