(Zero Hedge) Update 2: Despite US officials repeatedly over the weekend claiming they were “certain” attacks came from Iraqi soil, likely from Iran-backed militias acting as proxies, they’ve now changed their tune to line up behind the latest Saudi military assessment.
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On The Brink Of World War 3: Here Are 5 Major Developments Within The Last 48 Hours…
(Michael Snyder) Has a war between the United States and Iran become inevitable? That is what some in the mainstream media seem to be claiming, but let us hope that is not true, because such a war would mean immense death and destruction.
Something’s Up: American And Russian Leaders Are Suddenly Pulled Into Emergency Meetings As War Rumors Escalate
(Michael Snyder) Why are top officials in both the United States and Russia suddenly being pulled into emergency meetings? At this moment rumors are flying all over the Internet, and we have very little solid information about what is really going on.
Rumors of Wars: Iran Shoots Down US Drone, Says “Ready For War”
(Zero Hedge) Update 4 (1615ET): The Iranian government has released alleged video of their military shooting down the unmanned US drone, also showing the alleged path of the drone, which they claim had entered their airspace (US maintains the drone remained in international waters)…
Scientists Are Scared a ‘Rogue’ Country Could Start a Geoengineering War
(Aylin Woodward) Earth’s temperatures are on track to blow past the objectives set in the Paris climate agreement. Last year was the fourth warmest on record for surface temperatures and the hottest ever for oceans.
Raytheon to Merge With United Technologies, Creating a ‘Military-Industrial Behemoth’
(Jake Johnson) In a move that immediately sparked concerns among anti-trust advocates, weapons manufacturer Raytheon and aerospace giant United Technologies agreed Sunday to a $120 billion merger that was described as one of the largest-ever combinations of two defense contractors.
China Calls For “People’s War” Against the US, Vows to “Fight for a New World”
(Anti-Media) While market mood has shifted diametrically from yesterday, with stocks sharply higher on Tuesday following what has widely been interpreted as conciliatory comments from both president Trump and various members of China’s ruling elite, one would be hard pressed to find any de-escalation amid the Chinese press commentaries written in the aftermath of the latest escalation in trade war between the US and China.
US Navy SEALs Were Warned by Commanders Not to Report War Crimes
(Jason Ditz) US war crimes in Iraq in general are a well-substantiated fact. Navy SEALs say they saw some “shocking” things, which other SEAL’s kill children with sniper rifles, spraying civilian neighborhoods with machine gun fire, etc.
Pentagon Warns “Next Major Conflict May be Won Or Lost In Space”
(Activist Post) “The next major conflict may be won or lost in space,” Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Tuesday. “We must confront reality. Weapons are currently deployed by our competitors that can attack our assets in space.”
We Have Spent $32 Million Per Hour on War Since 2001
(Stephanie Savell) This March marked the 16th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. In 2003, President George W. Bush and his advisers based their case for war on the idea that Saddam Hussein, then dictator of Iraq, possessed weapons of mass destruction — weapons that have never been found. Nevertheless, all these years later, Bush’s “Global War on Terror” continues — in Iraq and in many other countries.
Reporter Quits NBC Citing Network’s Support For Endless War
(Caitlin Johnstone) A journalist with NBC has resigned from the network with a statement which highlights the immense resistance that ostensibly liberal mass media outlets have to antiwar narratives, skepticism of US military agendas, and any movement in the opposite direction of endless military expansionism.
US Military Ordered to Withdraw 7,000 Troops From Afghanistan
(Zero Hedge) CNN warns that US officials are bracing themselves for Trump’s announcement on Afghanistan after his bombshell Syria troop pullout announcement on Wednesday.
Is Trump Really Bringing US Troops Home From Syria?
(Consortium News) It would be nice to think the president has final say on foreign policy, given the U.S. Constitution. But the misleading troop withdrawal announcement, followed by Trump’s boastful tweet, suggests the exact opposite, says Patrick Lawrence.
Is the World is Run by People Who Are Acting Out Childhood Trauma?
(Vic Bishop) The impression that we have of world leaders is false, as it is based on media representations of the external actions of these people. We are given the image of professional, tempered leaders with whom we can trust to make important decisions for the betterment of our world, but we never really can know what is happening inside their minds, spirits and in their consciousness.
China’s President Orders Military to “Prepare For War”
(Zero Hedge) China’s President Xi Jinping ordered the military region responsible for monitoring the South China Sea and Taiwan to “assess the situation it is facing and boost its capabilities so it can handle any emergency” as tensions continue to mount over the future of the South China Sea and Taiwan, while diplomatic relations between Washington and Beijing hit rock bottom.