Category: economic warfare

U.S. to ‘Permit’ Some Foreign Investment In Northern Syria Despite Sanctions

The US says it’s a ‘strategy designed to defeat Islamic State through economic stabilization,’ without mentioning the sanctions that created many of those issues. 12 May 2022 | Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis | International Business The United States on Thursday authorized some foreign investment in areas of northern Syria that are outside government control,…

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Venezuela and Iran Cooperate to Overcome US Sanctions

Caracas and Tehran have agreed to build more “routes and mechanisms” to counter US sanctions and strengthen their oil industries. Photo: Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said Iran is ready to employ all its capacities in order to heighten oil cooperation with Venezuela. (Twitter / @PDVSA) NOTE: Keep in mind that the US basically controls…

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BBC ‘explains’ why countries don’t support some US policies

The West likes ‘simple politics.’ Or as President George W. Bush infamously said, ‘either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.’ Photo: President Vladimir Putin arriving in Beijing ahead of his meeting with China’s president and the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games 30 April 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper…

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Rand Report: Overextending and Unbalancing Russia (2019)

This is an excerpt from a ‘think tank’ report and not a blue-print for US government action, but it does make for interesting reading. 2019 | RAND Corporation This brief summarizes a report that comprehensively examines nonviolent, cost-imposing options that the United States and its allies could pursue across economic, political, and military areas to…

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Op-Ed: JFK’s economic embargo is still making Cubans go hungry

Sixty years on, the country fighting to ‘save’ Ukraine is still punishing Castro on a daily basis Photo: Cuban Flag 23 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Op-Ed: JFK’s economic embargo is still making Cubans go hungry 23 March 2022 | ANTHONY DEPALMA | Los Angeles Times For as long as most Cubans…

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Svitlana Krakovska: ‘This is a fossil fuel war’

Ukrainian scientist Svitlana Krakovska says war is ‘closing the window of opportunity’ for the world to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. And now fossil fuel firms are using Russia’s invasion as a convenient opportunity to keep investing in fossil fuels. Photo: Svitlana Krakovska at the Ukrainian Akademik Vernadsky station on Galindez Island in…

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Is the US organizing a ‘spontaneous,’ colour revolution in Cuba on 15 November 2021?

“The U.S. shares the vision of the Cuban people: democracy, prosperity, and human rights…” 01 November 2021 | Alan Macleod | Mint Press News HAVANA — The United States government is playing a key role in organizing, promoting and amplifying upcoming nationwide protests in Cuba planned for November 15. When directly challenged at a press conference as to…

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US: ‘Major force-posture initiatives’ with Australia following Sub Deal

Australia and the United States announced expanded military cooperation, including rotational deployments of all types of U.S. military aircraft to Australia. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images (cropped) 17 September 2021 | Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom | Reuters WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Australia and the United States announced expanded military cooperation on Thursday, including rotational…

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