Inter-Imperialist Rivalry

US Sanctions Reach A Turning Point. De-Dollarization And Collusion Against The U.S.

September 22, 2018 By Karsten Riise, Globalresearch.ca Educate! Finance and the Economy, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Sanctions

Up till now, the EU – representing around the same percentage of the world economy as the USA – was sitting put, as the USA grew its sanctions regime to ever more bizarre proportions. Together, the USA and the EU constituted nearly half of the world’s economy, and US sanctions previously “only” used to target the other half of the world’s economies. Hitherto, the EU had no compelling reasons to strain its relations with the USA because US sanctions do not affect them. But now, “secondary sanctions” regarding Iran also hit hard at strategic EU companies and financial institutions and negatively affect EU global strategic interests in energy from the Persian Gulf, US sanctions in effect attack the liberty, security and sovereignty of its biggest group of friends, the EU.

NYT Admits That Its “Mountain of Evidence” For Russian Collusion Is Smaller Than A Molehill

September 22, 2018 Staff, Moonofalabama.org Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, New York Times (NYT), Propaganda

The 'Russian influence' and 'collusion' between Russia and Trump are still what they were two years ago, when the campaign started - they are fake news. Unfortunately the anti-Russian and anti-Trump propaganda campaign has had serious consequences. Censorship in social media increased drastically and international relations with Russia were seriously damaged. The main stream media though, will never take responsibility for that.

Maduro’s Beijing Visit Spooks A US Plotting Venezuela’s Isolation

September 17, 2018 By Elliott Gabriel, Mintpressnews.com Create! China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, US Imperialism, Venezuela

BEIJING – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro received a rare yet exceedingly warm welcome Thursday as he landed in Beijing, where the oft-maligned leader and target of U.S.-spearheaded regime-change efforts will discuss new ways in which his government and the People’s Republic of China can deepen their relations and strengthen their long-running ties. The state visit, which came at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, gives the elected leader of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela an important opportunity to break from the imposed isolation his government has suffered amid the concerted economic, diplomatic, and propaganda war being waged on the South American nation. Maduro departed his home country vowing “great expectations” and promising “big achievements” by the end of the trip.

First They Came For Alex Jones, Then RT And Syrian TV

September 15, 2018 Ann Garrison, Blackagendareport.com Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Media, Propaganda, Russia, Syria

Shortly after Alex Jones was kicked off Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, New York City residents let me know via email and Twitter that Russian cable news outlet RT was no longer available to Charter Spectrum subscribers there. They all reported the screen message, “Programming on this network is no longer available.” One said that he had called Spectrum customer service, where a representative confirmed that RT was no longer available, with no further information. He complained and the rep said she’d pass it upstairs. The RT website confirmed that Charter Spectrum covers the entire NYC area and northern New Jersey. ( Actually, their website still says Time Warner, although Time Warner has been subsumed by Charter Spectrum.)

Indonesia ‘Proudly’ Joins US-Led Exercises To Antagonize China

September 13, 2018 Andre Vltchek, Informationclearinghouse.info Educate! China, Indonesia, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, US Imperialism

September 11, 2018 "Information Clearing House" - Indonesia (RI), the 4th most populous nation on Earth and the country with the largest Muslim population is, and since the 1965 US-orchestrated anti-Communist coup has been, the most radically pro-Western and anti-socialist place in Asia. This is where you could end up in prison for publicly declaring that you are a Communist, or just an atheist. And this is where Western pop music, junk food and brutally meaningless Hollywood blockbusters are rubbing shoulders with the Saudi-style interpretation of Islam; with Wahhabism, that has been spread with the direct involvement of the US, UK and other Western countries. The more intolerant Indonesia gets, the more ‘tolerant’ it is called by its ally and patron – the West. The most miserable and unprotected the Indonesian masses get, the more their country defined is as a ‘democracy’.

Beyond Bolton: The Path To A Progressive Foreign Policy

September 13, 2018 Nicolas J. S. Davies and Medea Benjamin, Consortiumnews.com Strategize! Foreign Policy, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, US Imperialism

The last article, by Voice of America, reported that General Austin Miller is taking command of 14,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan as they soldier on in the “graveyard of empires” after 17 years of war. In the heady days after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989 and the end of the Cold War, who would have predicted that America would soon be mired in its own quagmire in Afghanistan or that the fall of the Berlin Wall would usher in an era of U.S. wars that would sow violence and chaos across so much of the world? And yet, it was precisely in those heady days at the end of the Cold War that what Mikhail Gorbachev has called Western“triumphalism“ was born.

World Scholars, Artists, Activists Call For Demilitarization Of Okinawa

September 11, 2018 Staff, Consortiumnews.com Resist! Demilitarization, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Japan, Okinawa, US Imperialism

In January 2014, more than one hundred scholars, peace activists and artists from around the world issued a statement condemning the Japanese and U.S. governments’ plans to close MCAS Futenma, which is located in the middle of a congested urban neighbourhood, and build a new base for the US Marine Corps offshore from the coastal village of Henoko in Northern Okinawa. While we applauded shutting the Futenma base, we strongly objected to the idea of relocating it inside Okinawa. Okinawa has suffered at Japanese and American hands for more than a century. It was incorporated by force into both the pre-modern Japanese state in 1609 and into modern Japan in 1879. In 1945, it was the scene of the final major battle of World War Two, resulting in the deaths of between one-third and one-quarter of its population.

Intelligence Professionals Tell Trump: Syria Pre-Emptive Ceasefire Between US & Russia Needed

September 10, 2018 Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, Consortiumnews.com Create! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Russia, Syria, United States

We are concerned that you may not have been adequately briefed on the upsurge of hostilities in northwestern Syria, where Syrian armed forces with Russian support have launched a full-out campaign to take back the al-Nusra/al-Qaeda/ISIS-infested province of Idlib. The Syrians will almost certainly succeed, as they did in late 2016 in Aleppo. As in Aleppo, it will mean unspeakable carnage, unless someone finally tells the insurgents theirs is a lost cause. That someone is you. The Israelis, Saudis, and others who want unrest to endure are egging on the insurgents, assuring them that you, Mr. President, will use US forces to protect the insurgents in Idlib, and perhaps also rain hell down on Damascus.

Why I’m Going To Ireland To Try To Fix The United States

September 5, 2018 Staff, Davidswanson.org Create! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Ireland, US military

Ireland is a nation legally bound to maintain neutrality but actively assisting in the crimes of U.S. wars. This coming 11/11 is Armistice Day 100, and while Trump has been dissuaded from holding a weapons parade in Washington, he’s apparently headed for France and Ireland. Come on, France, put the weapons away! Don’t welcome fascists! Come on, Ireland! You can scare him off! Threaten to arrest him! “We Serve Neither King nor Kaiser, But Ireland,” it said 100 years ago on the facade of Liberty Hall in Dublin as the Irish successfully refused to be drafted into a British war. “We Welcome Neither President Nor Imperial Buffoon” might be a good new banner to promote a Trump-free Ireland. Within days of Trump’s possible visit, and of worldwide celebrations of peace and the movement to abolish all war on Armistice Day 100, I’ll be taking part...

As Washington Vacillates, Asia’s Alliances Are Shifting

September 1, 2018 By Conn Hallinan, Fpif.org Educate! Asia, Capitalism, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry

“Boxing the compass” is an old nautical term for locating the points on a magnetic compass in order to set a course. With the erratic winds blowing out of Washington these days, countries all over Asia and the Middle East are boxing the compass and re-evaluating traditional foes and old alliances. India and Pakistan have fought three wars in the past half-century, and both have nuclear weapons on a hair trigger. But the two countries are now part of a security and trade organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), along with China, Russia, and most of the countries of Central Asia. Following the recent elections in Pakistan, Islamabad’s foreign minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has called for an “uninterrupted continued dialogue” with New Delhi to resolve conflicts and establish “peace and stability” in Afghanistan.

Nuclear Abolition: The Road From Armageddon To Transformation

August 30, 2018 David Krieger, Transnational.live Create! History, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear weapons pose a grave threat to the future of civilization. As long as we allow these weapons to exist, we flirt with the catastrophe that they will be used, whether intentionally or accidentally. Meanwhile, nuclear weapons skew social priorities, create imbalances of power, and heighten geopolitical tension. Diplomacy has brought some noteworthy steps in curbing risks and proliferation, but progress has been uneven and tenuous. The ultimate aim of abolishing these weapons from the face of the earth—the “zero option”—faces formidable challenges of ignorance, apathy, and fatigue. Yet, the total abolition of nuclear weapons is essential for a Great Transition to a future rooted in respect for life, global solidarity, and ecological resilience.

Russia-Led Regional Payment Network Could Blunt US Sanctions On Iran

August 27, 2018 Maziar Motamedi, Al-monitor.com Create! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Iran, Russia, Sanctions

Russia is reportedly making preparations to establish a regional integrated payment network. Iran understandably wishes to join such an endeavor. But what will such a network look like, what will its implications be for Iran and the region, and how will it be received by other countries, especially the United States? The news of the apparent Russian initiative was first publicized by Aboutaleb Najafi, the CEO of Informatics Services Corporation, an executive arm of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) that was established in 1993 to create and operate Iran's comprehensive banking automation system and payment networks. Najafi did not disclose many details, while media coverage in Russia has been scant.

Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions – The Final Demise Of Dollar Hegemony?

August 24, 2018 Peter Koenig, Informationclearinghouse.info Educate! Currency, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Sanctions

All looks arbitrary and destructive. All is of course totally illegal by any international law or, forget law, which is not respected anyway by the empire and its vassals, but not even by human moral standards. Sanctions are destructive. They are interfering in other countries sovereignty. They are made to punish countries, nations, that refuse to bend to a world dictatorship. Looks like everybody accepts this new economic warfare as the new normal. Nobody objects. And the United Nations, the body created to maintain Peace, to protect our globe from other wars, to uphold human rights – this very body is silent – out of fear? Out of fear that it might be ‘sanctioned’ into oblivion by the dying empire? – Why cannot the vast majority of countries – often it is a ratio of 191 to 2 (Israel and the US) – reign-in the criminals?

Beijing Notes Signs Of US Decline Behind Bloated New Pentagon Budget

August 23, 2018 By Elliott Gabriel, Mintpressnews.com Educate! Budgets, China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Pentagon, US Imperialism

BEIJING – China has expressed serious concern about the new United States military budget, which explicitly notes the U.S.’ “long-term strategic competition with China” as a top priority and raises the government’s annual investment in the military to an unprecedented $716 billion – an exponentially higher budget than that of any other defense department across the world. The passage of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, authorizes a 2.3 percent boost in military funding — the U.S. government’s largest-yet war budget. The perpetually swollen U.S. military budget allows Washington to subsidize its massive and highly-profitable military-industrial complex while boosting its power to coerce rivals and wage wars abroad.

Will The End Of The US Empire Be A Soft Landing Or A Total Collapse?

August 21, 2018 By Alex Henderson, AlterNet.org Educate! History, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, US Imperialism

History shows that empires, ultimately, are unsustainable. From the Soviet Union to the U.K. to the Roman Empire, imperialism carried much too heavy a heavy price tag for a long list of major global powers. But some empires suffered more painful endings than others—and for the United States, the question is: will its empire experience a “soft landing” like France, the U.K. and Spain or a devastating collapse like the Roman Empire or the Soviet Union? The U.K., France, Portugal and Spain are all examples of empires that experienced a “soft landing” rather than a total collapse. The Spanish empire, in its heyday, was huge, which is why Spanish is the official language in most Latin American countries (although Portuguese-speaking Brazil, once a colony of Portugal, is an obvious exception).

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