Global Research Daily: The News Behind the News

 

Video: Donald Trump and the Iran Deal. Fraud and Deception? By Peter Koenig and Prof Michel Chossudovsky Did President Trump really make a deal or rather betray the public at large again – for the umpteenth time? Read here

China’s Dominance in Strategic “Rare Earth Elements” (REE) “Terrifies the U.S.”. The EU is in “REE Limbo”. China’s Dominance Undermines Brussels’ “Rearmament Efforts” By Drago Bosnic When Donald Trump launched his trade war against China nearly a decade ago, many in the political West thought they’d easily come out on top. However, it turned out that the “Sleeping Panda” was actually a “Roaring Dragon”, as it became crystal clear that China’s economic might is unrivaled. Read here

Breaking: Netherlands Preparing Prisoner of War Camps for Russian Soldiers By Ahmed Adel The construction of a concentration camp for Russian prisoners of war in the Netherlands is part of a broader political and propaganda strategy aimed at showcasing the European Union’s military preparedness, while at the same time concealing internal crises – economic, demographic, and political. Read here

Cardiorespiratory Fitness May Cut Dementia, Depression, and Psychosis Risk By Dr. Joseph Mercola Dementia and depression affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Yet one of the strongest predictors of who gets these diseases, and who doesn’t, costs nothing, requires no prescription, and is already within your control. It comes down to how efficiently your heart, lungs, and muscles work together to deliver oxygen, what researchers call cardiorespiratory fitness. Read here

The AI Abundance Paradigm: The Clarity Act and the Stablecoin Wars — Part IV By Ellen Brown The Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act, H.R. 4766, is slated to make privately issued stablecoins a major component of the U.S. monetary system. Supporters see stablecoins as a way to strengthen the dollar’s global role while creating a vast new market for U.S. Treasury securities. Critics see the rise of programmable private money that can be monitored, frozen, or restricted by its issuers. Read here

Africa’s Number One Oil Economy. US-backed Plan for Libya, Faces Opposition By Steven Sahiounie Libya is witnessing one of the most significant political moments since US President Obama took out Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, as regional and international actors intensify efforts to end years of institutional division and pave the way for long-delayed national elections. Read here

Ironic Fates: “War Addict” John Bolton, Donald Trump and the Mishandling of Classified Documents By Dr. Binoy Kampmark Former US national security advisor John Bolton and the President Donald J. Trump share traits neither probably knew they had. The latter, for one, is far more war mongering than he let on to American voters, evidenced by his recently failed, disastrous foray into attacking Iran. Bolton, on the other hand, has been a consistent war addict, the neocon’s preferred position in projecting US power through what the British used to call might. Read here