‘Strongest sanctions in history’: Pompeo issues 12 demands to Iran, vows ‘unprecedented pressure’ — RT US News

KW: Pompeo’s demands are brutal, irresponsible ,unwarranted, cruel, even barbarick and bound to create war, which is exactly what he and teh U.S. want. Iran was always going to be a target to be crushed, Gen. Weley Clark made that clear years ago shortly after 9/11. The thing is he is proud of himself and the…

Selfish US Diktats Could Push Europe to Develop Ties With Russia, China & Iran: Finian Cunningham

KW: It is increasingly apparant that the U.S. is going to ride rough shod over anyone standing in its way. How dangerous. Selfish US Diktats Could Push Europe to Develop Ties With Russia, China & Iran By Finian Cunningham May 21, 2018 “Information Clearing House” – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s cordial reception for German leader Angela Merkel…

In Stunning Rebuke, UN Votes To Investigate Israel For Gaza Mass Shootings | Zero Hedge

KW: The United Nations’ top human rights body has voted to send a team of international war crimes investigators to probe the deadly shootings of Gaza protesters by Israeli forces. A resolution calling on the UN Human Rights Council to “urgently dispatch an independent, international commission of inquiry” was backed on Friday by 29 members. The members – United States…

The War on Cash and the Future of Cryptocurrencies: Casey Research

KW: I thought folk might like this insightful discussion The War on Cash and the Future of Cryptocurrencies by Nick Giambruno | Financial repression is a devious tactic, and at some point, every heavily indebted government uses it. It’s inevitable. And no entity on the planet is more indebted than the US government. The Financial Times defines financial repression…

Putin & Assad hold ‘extensive’ talks in Sochi, discuss political settlement – Kremlin — RT World News

KW: This is how international diplomacy ought to occur. No bombs, plenty of talk to get agreement. Compare this to the American way Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with the Syrian leader Bashar Assad in Sochi, the acting presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. The two leaders conducted “extensive” negotiations, he added. Source:…