sanctions

We can all thank God for the fact that the AngloZionists did not launch a war on the DPRK, that no Ukronazi attack on the Donbass took place during the World Cup in Russia and that the leaders of the Empire have apparently have given up on their plans to launch a reconquista of Syria.  However, each of these retreats from their hysterical rhetoric has only made the Neocons more frustrated and determined to show the planet that they are still The Hegemon who cannot be disobeyed with impunity.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in marked the anniversary of Korea’s independence from Japanese colonialism with a robust call for the economic integration of North and South Korea as a means to achieve “survival and development” as well as “true liberation” for the long-divided nation.

21st Century Wire says…

Authored by Philip Giraldi via The Strategic Culture Foundation:

As the Turkish Lira collapses, sending emerging market economies into turmoil, Russia is being slapped with additional US sanctions dubbed the US Congress ‘bill from hell’.

This week on the New World Next Week: the FBI have their hands all over the Taos compound story; Iran (and China) fire back at US sanctions; and the Club of Rome recycles 45 year old Armageddon propaganda.

This week on the New World Next Week: the FBI have their hands all over the Taos compound story; Iran (and China) fire back at US sanctions; and the Club of Rome recycles 45 year old Armageddon propaganda.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Tehran must change its behaviour (AFP)
Middle East Eye reports…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday the establishment of the Iran Action Group, a task-force that would coordinate all of President Donald Trump’s efforts against Iran.

Last month, when we reported that Russia had liquidated the bulk of its US Treasury holdings in just two months, we said that “we can’t help but wonder – as the Yuan-denominated oil futures were launched, trade wars were threatened, and as more sanctions were unleashed on Russia – if this wasn’t a dress-rehearsal, carefully coordinated with Beijing to field test what would happen if/when China also starts to liquidate its own Treasury holdings.”

Here’s a concept the sanction-crazed bullies in Washington should take into consideration – their sanctions on Iran have consequences beyond the target state. The press corps should ask about this at the next US State Department briefing…
IMAGE: North Tehran by day. Many Iraqis have invested their life savings in Iran. (Photo: Patrick Henningsen @21WIRE)
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