Steve Bannon: ‘We’re going to war in the South China Sea … no doubt’ | US news | The Guardian

KW: Jim Rickards has been writing for months about the coming pivot by the United States away from China and toward Russia in terms of our key strategic alliances. The U.S. has insisted that China will not have access to its artificial “islands” in the South China Sea. President Trump has said that the “One China”…

Trump Defends “Killer” Putin On National TV: “We’ve Got A Lot Of Killers – You Think Our Country’s So Innocent?” | Zero Hedge

KW: O’Reilly is typical of mainstream media in the U.S. ranting statements as facts when he has no evidence to back them up while ignoring the crimes his country comitts daily Source: Trump Defends “Killer” Putin On National TV: “We’ve Got A Lot Of Killers – You Think Our Country’s So Innocent?” | Zero Hedge

The CIA’s New Deputy Director Ran a Black Site for Torture:The Intercept

KW: This is one of the most disturbing stories of Trumps future Presidency appointing a torturer to the second of command with Trumps blessing to torture people shows how disgusting his Presidency may become. However in a different light Trump points out to Americans that they aren’t so innocent as they perceive themselves to be…

Fake News from CNN: Australia PM: ‘Trump did not hang up’ – BBC News

KW: Everywhere it is taken for granted that President Trump was rude on the telephone to Australia’s prime minister and hung up on him. The low grade morons at CNN repeat this endlessly as a fact, and even David Stockman, several levels higher than CNN in intelligence, assumes that this fake news report is true. But…

Donald Trump: ‘Iran has formally been put on notice’ for firing missile – World – NZ Herald News

KW: The problem with Trump is that he is a bully boy – used to getting his own way. While apparently himself making warm sounding overtures to Russia and President Putin he seems to be focusing on Iran and China as being the worlds bad guys and neither of these countries are going to be…

US Tanks Fire Salvos in Poland as ‘Message’ to Russia — NATO General Ben Hodges

KW: Paul Craig Roberts writes…President Trump says he wants the US to have better relations with Russia and to halt military operations against Muslim countries. But he is being undermined by the Pentagon. How is Trump going to normalize relations with Russia when the commander of US forces in Europe is threatening Russia with words and…