The “independent” think tank, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute recently called for China and Iran to be severely punished for allegedly covering up the original outbreak and failing to respond to COVID-19 in time.
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst…
Divided on how to deal with Turkey, some European leaders are calling for sanctions and others are calling for a reset in Euro-Turkish relations. French President Emmanuel Macron and the German Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the European People’s Party, Manfred Weber, have been in a hurry in recent days to push for sanctions against Turkey because of its provocations against Greece and Cyprus.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve serves as the great enabler. It is the engine that drives the U.S. thrust for primacy. The Fed’s ability to print apparently unlimited money; its backstopping of any amount of U.S. government spending simply removes any meaningful limits to U.S. actions. It creates a compelling illusion that there are no consequences to U.S. government actions. The U.S. smugly believes itself to be winning the trade war. It can sanction the world at whim.
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss more sanction threats from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Germany is set to be completed and operational by early 2021.
In a speech at the White House Rose Garden yesterday, Donald Trump announced new sanctions on China due to their “interference” in their own Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong.
It’s official Britain at its best, posing as the quintessential gentleman upholding morality while at the same time engaging in despicable double-dealing for grubby interests.
Syria’s M5 Highway (Image Source: Arab Center DC)
Antiwar.com reports…
