Wall
Street may own the country, as Kansas populist leader Mary Elizabeth
Lease once declared, but a new generation of “retail” stock market
traders is fighting back.
More accurately they should be called “starvation sanctions”. They cut off the revenue sources that the Venezuelan government needs to import food, equipment and agricultural supplies necessary for food production.
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Newspaper
Le Journal du Dimanche reported days ago that French security services
alerted the Elysee last October about Turkey’s interference in the
country’s Muslim community.
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The
‘Iran-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ agreement has caused
considerable alarm for America. China may be seen as undermining
America’s plan to isolate Iran and this places China on a direct
collision course with America.
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In
an era when international cooperation in the face of pandemics and
climate change is essential, the world appears to be racing towards a
new Cold War, and unfortunately, few except the military top brass are
talking about it.
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If
Biden really knew China’s President Xi as well as he thought, then he
wouldn’t have taken their countries’ “extreme competition” for granted.
In fact, one doesn’t even have to know the Chinese leader personally to
be aware that this is the wrong conclusion to make.
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Washington’s
North Korea policy was designed to change the Juche regime and
eliminate the nuclear threat of Pyongyang. But, the policy of regime
change has failed because of wrong strategies.
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Anyone
traveling to Britain from a country on the government’s ‘red list’ must
quarantine in a hotel (which they will have to pay for), and have THREE
COVID tests, under draconian new laws being implemented by the
government.
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The
fact of the matter is that politics—at least how it is practiced in the
United States—is more about perception than reality. The nuance
associated with lawmaking, the arcane art of manufacturing the rules and
regulations that hold society together, are hidden and therefore
unknown to the vast majority.
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Seeking
Truth in a Country of Lies is a selection of essays. They reveal what
stirs author Ed Curtin’s heart, his mind, and his path toward clarity.
With each chapter he passionately reflects on the state of his country
and what matters most to him. It is a compelling read.
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