#Trump and the #Taiwan #Gambit

Say Hello to the Russia-China Mobile Operating System
By Pepe Escobar
Google cuts Huawei off Android; so Huawei may migrate to Aurora. Call it mobile Eurasia integration; the evolving Russia-China strategic partnership may be on the verge of spawning its own operating system – and that is not a metaphor. Read more...

Poland Just Became America’s Most Important NATO Ally
By Andrew Korybko
The US’ decision to dispatch 1,000 additional “rotational” troops and even a squadron of surveillance drones to Poland makes the Central European country its most important NATO ally because of the threat that this poses to Russian strategic interests in Kaliningrad, Belarus, Crimea, and Eastern Ukraine, which in turn revives the historical rivalry between these two regional powers over the shared space between them. Read more...

Behind the Scenes and Elections: Koch-Oil Big Lies and Ecocide Writ Large in Canada

#GulfOfOman #Attack: #FalseFlag Towards #Iran #War?

Provocations in the Gulf of Oman: Will John Bolton Get His War on Iran?
By Michael Welch, Prof Michel Chossudovsky, Pepe Escobar, and Yves Engler
Is the world now on a trajectory toward war? Perhaps even a world war? This daunting possibility is at the heart of this week’s Global Research News Hour radio program. Read more...

Video: Mysterious Attacks on Oil Tankers Around Persian Gulf
By South Front
After the incident, Iranian state media reported that Iranian sailors had rescued all 44 crew members of the tankers. This statement contradicts to CENTCOM claims that said that 21 mariners from the M/V Kokuka Courageous, were rescued by USS Bainbridge. Read more...

The Gulf of Credibility. False Flag, Ludicrous Allegation. Iran Rescued the Crew of the Japanese Tanker