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Pashinyan courts Trump in Washington

Wow, Pashinyan, unsurprisingly, is extremely adept at spin, as you will read in the last linked to article He came to prominence as the editor of Armenian Times- Prior to that he had his own paper which was shut down due to his libelous reporting I have zero doubt that this journalist spook, never really […]

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Economics, Policy & Regulation- Bracing For A Tariff War

Tariffs like Sanctions are just another means, another method, of waging warfare. Economic warfare. Trump is, in fact, declaring war against all other nations. Including Canada and Mexico. Tariff Man’ Returns To Center Stage Trade tariffs have been a cornerstone of US policy since its earliest days, long before the 2018 tweet in which then-President […]

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Trump Said Russia Stole the “Super Duper Missile” Plans

Seriously, those are his words. And the Russians laughed. Washington Times First a few thoughts of my own An absolutely non-credible claim. Why? Because if the US ever had feasible Hypersonic Missile Plans they’d be in manufacture and use already. They aren’t, because the US didn’t have the plans for Russia to steal. That’s how […]

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Russia, US, Ukraine: Staking out positions. Aid cut and the Art of a Good Deal

Below are links to 3 interesting articles- Read’em and share some thoughts. The first and third pieces are extensive, so, you’ll have to get the full story from the included links And away we go! The Guam Daily Post Ahead of the expected Trump-Putin call, each side stakes out its position Amid expectations in Moscow […]

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Starmer Agenda Defeat and Destroy Russia

The Duran is having a discussion about the Starmer Agenda. The 100 year partnership has barely garnered attention what with all the pomp and circumstance over Trump As was mentioned when I published the report on the “100 year Partnership” Agreement signed between the UK and Ukraine. https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/01/16/ukraine-uk-sign-100-year-partnership-agreement-us-3-6-billion-annual-military-aid/ This is absolutely a continuation of the […]

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Georgia: Why the Trump Administration Should Step In To Shore Up US Influence

Excerpts From Just Security The Trump administration comes into office as the United States and its Western allies are on the verge of losing Georgia, and the loss to U.S. interests would be considerable. Once one of America’s most reliable non-NATO partners on the European continent, providing valuable personnel to U.S.-led missions, Georgia also is […]

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Russia Victory or Political Settlement in Ukraine?

Thankfully Mr Mercouris was quiet. Chas Freeman made some very good points and was more realistic on the Turkish/Israel situation, how both nations are actually at odds regarding Syria, which they are! He talks about Turkey and it’s relationship with Sunni Muslims at large. Which is a bit simplistic, but, has some truth. He also […]

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Israel, Syria, Turkey and the US

Excerpts from a round up of related news articles; Syria is about to find out if getting rid of Assad is enough to please Washington By Ivan Timofeev, programme director of the Valdai Club. The recent change in leadership in Syria raises questions about potential reforms of the US sanctions regime against Syria. Over the […]

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Turkey Hasn’t Won Anything Yet in Syria

Surely you’ve all noticed by now I’m not on the same page as many analysts or op- ed writers/journalists that have declared Turkey “the winner” in Syria. I can’t even listen to the Duran when they talk about this situation as their analysis is just absurd to me. Actually they’ve lost me since they’ve been […]

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Ukraine Targets Turkish Pipeline to EU/ US Sanctions Inflationary

Will inflation rise? Necessitating increasing interest rates? Russia says Ukraine targeted infrastructure of gas pipeline to Turkey Russia accused Ukraine on Monday of launching a weekend drone attack on infrastructure of a major gas pipeline that carries Russian supplies to Europe via Turkey. The allegation — which Kyiv has not commented on — comes amid […]