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  1. EA


    The irony of the Mueller investigation that was demanded by Democrats because they thought it would show Trump colluded with Russia to win the...
      

  2. Jv


    I sadly report that the situation in Venezuela continues to collapse into unreal despair and the country sinks ever farther into the abyss.  Two...
      

  3. ronwagn


    https://www.theepochtimes.com/china-faces-economic-collapse-and-decoupling-from-world-markets-expert-says_3060481.html   CHINA China Faces Economic Collapse and Decoupling From World Markets, Expert Says  
      

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  4. Observatus Geopoliticus


    According to an independent polling firm, 57% of Venezuelan say Maduro is their legitimate president, while US puppet Guaido only get 32% (11% didn't...

  5. Jv


    IN my previous Post on Venezuela, we looked at the collapse of a society.  Here, Der Spiegel takes a look at what is happening...
      

  6. DayTrader


    Hi All, I would like to clarify something. In various posts recently I have read statements to the effect of ''Trump will not be...
      

  7. PP


    President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia’s king “might not be there for two weeks” without U.S. military support, as he sought to pressure the...
      

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  8. DW


    This is an issue that more and more people are finally starting to talk about: Congress wants to control who is appointed to the...

  9. EA


    Trump plans to press our Allies that host US bases to pay for the cost of running the bases plus 50%. It’s called cost...
      

  10. jose chalhoub


    Watching how the collapse of Venezuela's oil industry looks close to inevitable, will it face a process of privatisation soon? 
      

  11. Marina Schwarz


    U.S. to announce end to sanctions waivers for Iran oil imports: source There goes my hope for $40 oil. And a few other things.
      

  12. jose chalhoub


    In recent days, President Macron of France has had to face interesting though critical unrests from both the consumers of gasoline and at the...
      

  13. PP


    US President Donald Trump may have plans to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities as early as next month, senior Australian government sources said, according to...
      

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  14. RA


    The waterway separates Iran and Oman, linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea. The Strait is 21 miles (33 km)...
      

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  15. BR


    Iran said Monday it has arrested 17 Iranian nationals allegedly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to spy on the country’s nuclear and military...
      

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  16. Jv


    Is Saudi Arabia in cash difficulties?  Could be.  The Kingdom has a huge contract for what is known in military-speak as "light armored vehicles,"...
      

  17. Marina Schwarz


    Well? There have been threats in the past but they have remained threats. This time things look different for various reasons but it could be...
      

  18. Tom Kirkman


    The Hatfields and McCoys of the Middle East are at it again. Saudi Arabia is going ahead with plans to turn Qatar into an island,...
      

  19. Tom Kirkman


    As the political and trade games between Trump and Xi (and a side game of North Korea) continue on, thought I would share regular...

  20. RA


    Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, meeting with Rouhani and his cabinet on Wednesday, told the government to work “day and night” to resolve...
      

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  21. RA


    U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he was sending U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman over...
      

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  22. Tom Kirkman


    The proposed Saudi Aramco IPO seems increasingly unlikely to actually take place, in my opinion. The Aramco IPO of 5% of the "family jewels" was originally heavily...
      

  23. TB


    Perhaps nowhere in today’s South Africa is the country’s inequality on more dramatic display than in the neighboring Johannesburg suburbs of Sandton and Alexandra....
      

  24. DD


    Senior Iranian figures said on Wednesday that Syria was a top foreign policy priority and American troops should withdraw, as planned by U.S. President...
      

  25. Marina Schwarz


    needing to put "far" in front of "left" or "right" when you describe the political identity of a future president is never a good thing...
      

  26. BI


    "Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and told him about plans to scale up investments in India’s tech,...
      

  27. PP


    Valentina Matvienko, the speaker of the Russian upper house of parliament, said on Wednesday that Moscow’s response to U.S. sanctions will be targeted and...
      

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  28. PN


    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday, without providing evidence, that U.S. national security adviser John Bolton was leading a plan to invade the...
      

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  29. HL


    President's top adviser for domestic energy and environment policy is heading out the door and leaving the Big Brother house. Michael Catanzaro plans to leave next...
      

  30. RA


    Iran’s foreign minister has again threatened the United States over what he describes as an “economic war” launched by Washington against Tehran. Mohammad Javad...
      

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