President Eisenhower’s farewell address, warning about the dangers of the “Military Industrial Complex”

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This is the farewell speech of president Eisenhower. In it, he warns about the growing influence of a “Military Industrial Complex” and how it threatens our freedom. There is a very interesting side-note about this speech. In the draft versions Eisenhower used the phrase, “military industrial congressional complex”. I think it helps to remember that congress is … Read more

Heads up! The $66 billion Bayer-Monsanto merger just got a major green light – but farmers are terrified

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Monsanto cites the projected population of 10 billion by 2050 as the driving force behind their merger with Bayer, claiming the merger will allow for greater investment opportunities.   A blockbuster deal between Bayer and Monsanto appears to be moving ahead. On Monday, the US Department of Justice approved the German pharmaceutical and chemical group’s bid … Read more

Documents leaked by WikiLeaks revealed a secret treaty among Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia showing they intended to overthrow the Syrian government. It was signed in 2012

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According to documents leaked by WikiLeaks, a secret treaty among Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia shows they intended to overthrow the Syrian government. The revelation came from Julian Assange, the founder of the controversial website. Assange claimed to a Russian TV channel Sunday that the secret deal had been signed by the Gulf nations in … Read more

California bill would create health care price controls

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by DCG But, but…I thought Obamacare was suppose to reduce the cost of health care? From Sacramento Bee: California’s government would set prices for hospital stays, doctor visits and other health care services under legislation introduced Monday, vastly remaking the industry in a bid to lower health care costs. The proposal, which drew swift opposition from the health … Read more

The “Everything Bubble” & “Bubble Mentality,” Risks & Leverage, The Fed’s Response, Tesla, Netflix, Libor, And How It Might End

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via Wolf Richter Wolf Richter with Chris Martenson on Peak Prosperity’s Featured Voices, discussing the various aspects of the “Everything Bubble,” the “Bubble Mentality,” what it has wrought, and where it is headed. The “Everything Bubble” has a number of side effects, including booming lending by specialized lenders, some of them backed by private equity firms, … Read more

IMF’s Lagarde: Global Trading System In “Danger Of Being Torn Apart”

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via ZeroHedge Without mentioning either the US or China by name, IMF head (and convicted criminal) Christine Lagarde warned about the dangers of the world being “sucked into a protectionist spiral” that would undermine global growth – the latest sign that the IMF’s upcoming global growth projection might be somewhat less enthusiastic than the nearly 4% … Read more

Russia, three weeks before alleged Syrian gas attack: Syrian rebels are planning to stage a chemical attack

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Russia warned a staged chemical attack was incoming. Wikileaks link to Russian article. Use a translation service. Russia, three weeks before alleged Syrian gas attack: Syrian rebels are planning to stage a chemical attack https://t.co/f3torTpdz0 — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) April 11, 2018 Reuters article: https://uk.reuters.com/article/mideast-crisis-syria-russia-usa/update-2-russia-says-u-s-plans-to-strike-damascus-pledges-military-response-idUKL8N1QV5LM Archive h/t mgoingtohell

List of Alleged Israeli Airstrikes on Syria since 2013

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Alleged strikes in Syria[edit] Jamraya airstrike (30 January 2013) – Alleged Israeli airstrike on a Syrian convoy transporting weapons to Hezbollah.[16] Other sources stated the targeted site was a military research center in Jamraya responsible for developing biological and chemical weapons.[17] Airstrikes on Syria (May 3 and 5, 2013) – Airstrikes on Syria against long-ranged weapons sent from Iran to Hezbollah.[18][19] Latakia … Read more

Former UK Ambassador to Syria Decries Mad Stampede to War: “We must engage our brains, not just our emotions, to understand who is most likely behind the latest alleged chemical weapons attack.”

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As the aggressive and bellicose rhetoric continues, more rational individuals are fortunately starting to speak out against such a barbaric “shoot first, ask questions later” mentality. Peter Ford, ex-ambassador to Syria, is the latest to step up and call out the madness for what it is. Peter Ford on BBC Radio Scotland (who obviously didn’t … Read more

Rand Has Had Enough Of Trump

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Kremlin to Trump: “We don’t do Twitter diplomacy, need serious approach” Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed Donald Trump’s attempts to talk to Russia through a barrage of tweets on Wednesday, and warned that the US president risked worsening “an already fragile situation.” “We don’t do Twitter diplomacy. We are proponents of a serious approach,” … Read more

Is This What Will Start of World War Three?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxCJ1kieugQ&t=0s With Trump’s call for missile strikes in Syria and Russian warning of retaliation, could this be the beginning of a full scale war with Russia. Could it actually be the start of World War 3? Most people look at history from a condensed point of view. history books make us believe that war was … Read more

General Wesley Clark Explains How The United States Has Been Trying to Take Down Syria Since the 1990’s

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He says that it was the plan to destabilize the Middle East first with Iraq and then Syria and beyond. Finishing off with Iran. He heard about this plan back in 1991. https://youtu.be/f7NsXFnzJGw He also said that after 9/11, they thought they could take down 7 countries in five years. https://youtu.be/9RC1Mepk_Sw It’s taken a lot … Read more

Today Is DEADLINE DAY: Nunes Says Impeachment

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Good morning, I’m still reporting on: Deadline Day – Nunes Says Impeach, 2154 Synopsis: Although Congressional investigators did get an additional 3,000 documents on Monday, according to Fox News, most of them were worthless duplicates. In other words, the Deep State has now produced just about as many documents as they can without letting out … Read more