Bloomberg: The Empire Offers a Peace It Can’t Enforce, Terms Russia Has No Reason to Accept
by The Islander [4-18-2025 published]. Paris, yesterday (April 17). A not so hush-hush gathering of the imperial remnants. Marco Rubio and his beltway bagman Steve Witkoff whispered “peace” in velvet-lined rooms, code for surrender, but not their own. The US wants a frozen war. Russia keeps the territories, NATO expansion dies quietly, sanctions get peeled…
‘I’d Fail Him as a Student’ – Economics Professor Jeffrey Sachs Publicly Grades Trump’s Trade Illiteracy at Antalya Diplomacy Forum
by Times Now World [4-15-2025 published]. (Because of economics courses in grad school for my MBA & work in the hi-tech industry, I knew that there were major problems with Trump’s tariff initiatives, but how best to explain? Professor Sachs brilliantly explains in terms that most can understand. Trump’s tariff policies are hurting the entire…
The Empire Talks Peasants. China Responds Like a 5,000-Year-Old Civilization
by Gerry Nolan, The Islander [4-16-2025 published]. (Trump & his cabinet should have known better! Is he going to learn and figure out how to coexist with China in the world? His idea of going to a hot war with China was always insane & could never be won by the US according to our…
Russian spy chief names conditions for Ukraine peace
by RT [4-16-2025 published]. (It is amazing how many countries & groups of people keep ignoring the realities in Ukraine. They would rather kill more people than resolve the root causes that go back to before 2014 & the continued eastward expansion of NATO with missiles deployed closer to Russia. Russia has been very consistent…
Scott Ritter & Nima Alkhorshid: Trump Strikes Back; Iran Defiant; Yemen & Russia Hold the Line; Trump Administration Discord
by Dialogue Works [4-15-2025 published] Scott Ritter(bio), Nima R. Alkhorshid(bio). (Scott Ritter raises a lot of questions about Trump’s understanding & approach to the Middle East, Gaza, Israel, Yemen, Europe, NATO, China, Ukraine & Russia. Didn’t Trump campaign on peace? It looks like Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Scott Bessent, Mike Waltz, Keith Kellog & others…
Top-5 Russian Electronic Warfare Systems Turning NATO’s Fancy Gear Into Scrap Metal
by Ilya Tsukanov [4-15-2025 published]. (Not only does Russia have a wide range of Electronic Warfare Systems, their engineers work closely with users in the field to provide quick performance upgrades all the time. I’ve read about how closely they work together in other articles. – RAD) April 15 is the professional holiday of Russia’s…
Pepe Escobar & Judge Napolitano: Russia, China, Iran Warn US On Tariffs & Sanctions
by Judge Napolitano, Judging Freedom [4-15-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). (Pepe Escobar is reporting from China with important updates on China, Russia, Iran & US. – RAD)
Tehran’s Calculated Overture: Iran Dares Washington to Prove It’s Not a Vassal of Tel Aviv
by The Islander [4-15-2025 published]. In Muscat, Oman, history’s curtain cracked open, just enough to reveal the absurdity of American diplomacy. Iran, ever the scapegoat of Washington’s Zionist-scripted foreign policy, made a move that looked naive on the surface, but in reality was a masterstroke of strategic jiu-jitsu. Tehran said it is willing to allow…
Beijing Grounds the Empire: China Tells Airlines to DUMP Boeing Amid Trade War Escalation
by The Islander [4-15-2025 published]. (This is what happens when you act impulsively without thinking things through. In the end, Trump’s tariff gamble is probably going to seriously hurt our economy & standard of living without accomplishing any of his original objectives. Maybe China will buy commercial planes from Russia or build their own? –…
Trump’s War Cabinet Fractures Over Moscow: The Battle Behind the Peace Table
by The Islander [4-15-2025 published]. (Let’s hope that Trump chooses peace instead of a war that he & NATO simply can’t win!!! – RAD) Inside the White House, the knives are out, not for war, but for peace. As Washington postures and backchannels its way through the endgame in Ukraine, a brutal internal rift is…
Lavrov: Russia Won’t Beg — Sanctions Made Us Stronger While the West Implodes
by The Islander [4-14-2025 published]. (Short and definitely spot on! Most of the West still doesn’t understand the seismic change that has backfired on them. – RAD) Sergey Lavrov just sent a message to Washington, and the entire Western elite: Russia doesn’t want your sanctions lifted, because your sanctions made us stronger. In his latest…
Scott Ritter talks about his New Book “Highway to Hell: The Armageddon Chronicles, 2015-2024”
by Issues that Matter with Cynthia Pooler [4-11-2025 published] Scott Ritter(bio). (Both the above video discussion & the following article about Highway to Hell illustrate how important our First Amendment really is. Under Biden, our government was prepared to wage nuclear war against Russia, which would have destroyed ALL of humanity. Biden thought we could…