21st Century Wire says…
According to Syriana Analysis, a secret meeting between senior Syrian and American security officials took place earlier this summer in Damascus. In the meeting, US officials reportedly issued their specific demands in exchange for complete withdrawal of troops from Syria.
One of my first memories of watching TV during the early 1950s was ads promoting leaded gasoline for reducing engine knock. Little did I suspect the strange history of that gas. By the beginning of World War I, it became clear that the internal combustion automobile was edging out its rival steam cars and electric cars. Shortly afterwards, Thomas Midgley began researching how to remove the knocking “ping” sound from gasoline-powered cars.
21st Century Wire says…
Last week, we told you about a new ‘Iran Action Group’ the US established to coordinate all of its anti-Iran policies – a brainchild no doubt of fellow neocons Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton.
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This is one way to get around draconian sanctions – an ‘old world’ approach to bartering your way towards growth and prosperity.
At some point along their quest for regime change, US officials must consider how ‘sanctions’ end up hurting everyday working people everywhere.
IMAGE: North Tehran by day. (Patrick Henningsen @21WIRE)
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US President Donald Trump gave NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg a tongue lashing on NATO’s failure to crank up its defense spending, while calling out Germany for its complete dependance on Russian oil and gas.
Check out the video below for the best parts of Trump’s epic take down of Stoltenberg (and Merkel)…
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The Trump White House formally announced the list of Chinese products to be hit with tariffs.
The US will implement 25% tariff on $50 Billion in Chinese imports, representing 1,102 product lines with the list of imported goods among those listed on China’s 2025 plan.
The US tariffs against China will be implemented in two tiers.
The first tier on July 6th will cover $34 Billion in imports. A second tier will cover the remaining $16 Billion, or 284 product lines.
Xi and Putin exhibited their friendship during the SCO, while in Toronto cracks formed between the G7 leaders.
Xi and Putin will meet this Saturday in China with senior officials from India, Iran and Pakistan
The Chinese president is the only foreign leader with which Putin has celebrated his birthday, according to Putin himself: “We drank vodka and sausages,” he recalled in an interview with Chinese television earlier this week.
