Socio-Economics History Blog
Socio-Economics History Blog
Month: March 2018
Willem Middelkoop: The Big Reset Is Coming with Gold Going to $5,000
Palisade Radio Published on Mar 24, 2018 Willem discusses how the Bretton Woods system created our current financial system and how that system is nearing its end. Many countries around the world like China are preparing for a new world monetary system. Precious metals futures markets have a lot of paper manipulation occurring. Both China and …
Hamas Official: If Gaza Blockade Isn’t Lifted, Explosion Will Likely Occur
Hamas Official: If Gaza Blockade Isn’t Lifted, Explosion Will Likely Occur by ADAM RASGON, http://www.jpost.com/ Israel and Egypt both have heavy restrictions on the movement of people and goods entering and exiting Gaza. – If the blockade of the Gaza Strip is not lifted, there likely will be an “explosion,” Hamas deputy chief in Gaza Khalil …
Petro Yuan Futures Launched, Economic System Shook, Control Narrative
‘PetroYuan’ Futures Launch With A Bang, Volume Dominates Brent As Big Traders Step In by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ As we detailed previously, China’s yuan-denominated crude oil futures launched overnight in Shanghai with 62,500 contracts traded in aggregate, meaning over 62 million barrels of oil changed hands for a notional volume around 27 billion yuan (over $4 billion). – As OilPrice.com’s Tsvetana …
US Expels 60 Russian Diplomats Amid Poisoning Allegations
RT America Published on Mar 26, 2018 The United States has expelled 60 Russian diplomats and closed the Russian consulate in Seattle. This comes after Britain accused Russia of poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter. end
EU & US Announce Mass Coordinated Expulsion of Russian Diplomats Over Skripal Case
RT Published on Mar 26, 2018 Fourteen members of the EU have decided to expel Russian diplomats over the Sergei Skripal case, meanwhile, Trump has also ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle. end
War Preparations: Leaked Images Allegedly Show US Military Tanks Arriving In Jordan
War Preparations: Leaked Images Allegedly Show US Military Tanks Arriving In Jordan by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Syrian government forces have now secured most of the eastern Ghouta enclave, the last remaining rebel-held area near Damascus, the capital and the largest city of the Syrian Arab Republic. – With Syrian forces nearing full control of the war-torn region, U.S. Ambassador …
Washington Has Declared: Accept US Hegemony or It’s War
Washington Has Declared Hegemony or War by Paul Craig Roberts, https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ I agree with Stephen Lendman (below) that the Russian government’s efforts to deal with the West on the basis of evidence and law are futile. There is only one Western foreign policy and it is Washington’s. Washington’s “diplomacy” consists only of lies and force. …
“It’s The Perfect Storm”: As John Bolton Arrives, The Deep State Braces for a Turn Toward War
“It’s The Perfect Storm”: As John Bolton Arrives, The Deep State Braces for a Turn Toward War by ABIGAIL TRACY, https://www.vanityfair.com/ Bolton’s appointment has fear shivering down the spine of career bureaucrats and diplomats. But some wonder whether the new national security adviser and his mercurial boss will combust when it comes to Russia. Trump has disregarded …
Sinai Peninsula: Sisi’s Offensive Continues Despite Promises
Sinai Peninsula: Sisi’s Offensive Continues Despite Promises by Farah Najjar, 25 Mar 2018, https://www.aljazeera.com/ Experts say security-first approach in Egypt’s Sinai marks new ‘low’ in state’s relationship with region and its people. – Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has long been one of the most under-developed areas of the North African country, despite renewed pledges by successive governments to transform …
China Launches Massive Military Drills “In Preparation For War”
China Launches Massive Military Drills “In Preparation For War” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Just hours after the latest close military encounter between the US and China, when the US navy sailed a destroyer to within 12 nautical miles of the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea as a “freedom of navigation” operation – a move that …
Death of US Dollar? China Launches Petro-Yuan to Challenge Greenback’s Dominance
Death of US dollar? China Launches Petro-Yuan to Challenge Greenback’s Dominance by https://www.rt.com/ The highly anticipated yuan-backed crude oil futures have been launched in Shanghai. China is the world’s biggest oil consumer, with eyes on rival benchmarks Brent and WTI as well as the US currency. – Trading of the new oil futures contracts for September …
Israeli Ex-Defense Minister Says Trump’s New NSC Adviser Bolton Was Pushing Him to Strike Iran
Israeli Ex-Defense Minister Says Trump’s New NSC Adviser Bolton Was Pushing Him to Strike Iran by https://www.rt.com/ The newly appointed US National Security Adviser, John Bolton, tried to persuade Israel to conduct a pre-emptive strike against Iran before it achieved nuclear weapons capability, Israel’s ex-Defense Minister has revealed. – “I got to know John Bolton when …
PetroYuan Futures Open — Over 10 Billion Notional Trades In First Hour
PetroYuan Futures Open — Over 10 Billion Notional Trades In First Hour by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ After all the preparation, all the expectation, cheerleading and doomsaying, China’s Yuan-denominated crude oil futures contract began trading tonight and appears to be off a good start with well over 10 billion yuan notional traded within the first hour. So far …
Chinese Bombers & Fighter Jets Conduct Drills in South China Sea & Western Pacific
Chinese Bombers & Fighter Jets Conduct Drills in South China Sea & Western Pacific by https://www.rt.com/ China has dispatched warplanes to the South China Sea and the Western Pacific for combat readiness drills, the PLA Air Force has announced, just days after the US Navy exercised its ‘freedom of navigation’ in disputed waters. – The Chinese …
MSNBC Says Expect Your Gun Rights To Be Taken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfcoimsTx88 The Alex Jones Channel Published on Mar 25, 2018 Alex Jones and Owen Shroyer talk about MSNBC coming out and saying it’s time for americans to expect their guns to be taken in the very near future. https://www.infowars.com/msnbcs-matth… end
Watch How Israeli Forces Pound Gaza Strip Following False Iron Dome Alert
PressTV Published on Mar 25, 2018 Israeli forces have pounded the Palestinian town of Beit Lahia after dozens of rocket sirens sounded in southern Israel following light artillery fire from a drill carried out by Hamas’ military arm in the northern Gaza Strip. The Iron Dome missile system was activated several times late Sunday evening as …
Habitual Liar John Bolton Leads an Assault on the Truth
John Bolton Leads an Assault on the Truth by Anhvinh Doanvo, https://intpolicydigest.org/ John Bolton is an unusual pick for Trump’s national security adviser. As a Bush administration alum, he, in as recently as 2016, said that he would “still overthrow Saddam Hussein” if he had known everything that he knows today. His sentiment betrays President Trump’s condemnation against the …
Trump’s Quiet Meeting with Saudi Arabia and Israel Portends a Dangerous Collision Course with Iran
Trump’s Quiet Meeting with Saudi Arabia and Israel Portends a Dangerous Collision Course with Iran by Phyllis Bennis, https://www.commondreams.org/ An under-the radar gathering at the White House exposes troubling new drifts in U.S. foreign policy. – It was a lot to take in, even in these whipsawed media moments. In one 24-hour news cycle, President Donald Trump …
‘Israel is Lying, What They Bombed in 2007 Wasn’t a Nuclear Facility’ – Analyst
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Israeli Jets Pound Gaza Target After ‘Border Fence Breach & Arson Attempt’
Israeli Jets Pound Gaza Target After ‘Border Fence Breach & Arson Attempt’ by https://www.rt.com/ The Israel Defense Forces have struck a ‘Hamas target’ in the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for a border breach and an infiltration attempt by four Palestinians into Israel, the IDF has said. – According to an IDF statement, the Israeli Air Force …
Rand Paul: Generals Are Corrupting Trump’s Anti-War Instincts
Rand Paul: Generals Are Corrupting Trump’s Anti-War Instincts by Steven Nelson, February 11, 2018, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday President Trump’s anti-war instincts are being muted by generals he’s named to senior positions in his administration. – The Kentucky Republican said he believes Trump is “the least interventionist-minded president we’ve had in a long time,” but …
Remember When Trump Was Anti-Iraq War? Bolton Hire Just Tip of Iceberg in Policy U-Turn
Has Trump sold out to the Illuminist MIC? Base on the appointment of Bolton, I would say: LIKELY. – Remember When Trump Was Anti-Iraq War? Bolton Hire Just Tip of Iceberg in Policy U-Turn by https://www.rt.com/ Despite being elected on an anti-interventionist program, Donald Trump has now surrounded himself with foreign policy hawks and Iraq war …
Will the Deep State Break Trump?
Will the Deep State Break Trump? by Patrick J. Buchanan, http://buchanan.org/blog/ “It is becoming more obvious with each passing day that the men and the movement that broke Lyndon Johnson’s authority in 1968 are out to break Richard Nixon,” wrote David Broder on Oct. 8, 1969. – “The likelihood is great that they will succeed again.” …
Jim Willie: Chinese Invade Oil Realm — PetroDollar Kill
Jim Willie: Chinese Invade Oil Realm — PetroDollar Kill by Jim Willie, http://www.goldenjackass.com/, via http://www.goldseek.com/ China is working a strategy with the Saudis. Since the last months of 2017, the Jackass has been firm that the ARAMCO deal for IPO stock introduction might never occur. And if it did, then Hong Kong might be the only location …