Reminds me of the first JCPOA negotiated by the Obama administration– Except Obama didn’t push the entire planet into dire financial straits, including a large increase in inflation, globally. Fuel and fertilizer shortages, etc., The “leaked” memorandum Below is the full text of the alleged agreement between Washington and Tehran as circulated by Al Arabiya and Israeli […]
Deal or no deal? What are the terms? Trump claims this has been signed, but, the signing is supposed to take place in Switzerland on Friday.. Sadly, your guess is as good as mine. AlJazeera The United States and Iran are set to sign an initial agreement in Geneva on Friday to end the US-Israel […]
The so called peace deal was supposed to be signed virtually today. That was the first clue this deal was going nowhere. Trump is such a blowhard braggart he wouldn’t sign anything virtually… He needs a really big show and virtual signing just doesn’t provide that kind of show. Link Trump doubled down on his […]
Unclear is being kind.. Conflicting messaging continues to encircle the status and details of a prospective interim peace agreement between the US and Iran, but regional industry sources tell Energy Intelligence that a deal may be more firmly grounded now than at any other time during the 3 1/2 month conflict. Unclear, Murky, Can Trump […]
Russia has been working on ways to get around this obstacle Link In recent days, Ukrainian Armed Forces have damaged three key bridges at land entry points into Russian-occupied Crimea. In the early hours of June 11, Ukraine’s Defense Forces conducted an airstrike on the bridge spanning the Crimea Canal in Armyansk, currently under Russian […]
Claimed he would, than called it off. I guess this is how he earned the moniker TACO? It’s anyone’s guess what he will do. One thing for sure about Trump is he never has a straight answer for anything. That’s a certainty Trump calls off fresh strikes hours after threatening to hit Iran ‘very hard’ […]
This is from my Google censored site January 2021- So, 5 and a half years ago, regarding Armenia- Given we’re looking at another manipulated election- With France playing a role in the election– which isn’t a surprise Original url to my former site below https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-future-of-armenia-three-options-for.html?zx=2961c3821b1b4800 Carnegie endowment link below is no longer viable https://carnegieendowment.org/europe/2021/01/19/future-of-democracy-and-state-building-in-postconflict-armenia-pub-83650 The […]
With thanks to Jeff Rich Via the Burning Archive Read Tarik Cyril Amar’s article on “Mein AI: at https://www.tarikcyrilamar.com Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears “Palantir’s manifesto, which embraces AI state surveillance of citizens along with national service in the USA, is either a parody of a RoboCop film, […]
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Oped from Asia Times written by Alfred McCoy For those who may not know the name? Alfred W McCoy is the Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of the now-classic book The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade, which probed the conjuncture of illicit […]
Excerpts from an article at AZnews Interesting information- quite contrary to western media presentation Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remarks on relations with Azerbaijan, delivered on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, became one of Moscow’s most notable regional signals. The Russian leader not only offered an emphatically positive assessment of bilateral ties […]