Russia

You Want War With Russia?

In this article, Pepe Escobar spells out the across-the-board military superiority of Russia over the combined forces of the West: http://www.opednews.com/articles/You-Want-War-Russia-is-Re-by-Pepe-Escobar-NATO_Putin_Russia-And-Turkey_Russia-And-Us-Conflict-151216-994.html

The reckless arrogance of the American neoconservaives has blinded the White House Fool and the dumbshits that sit in the House and Senate to the disastrous consequences for the West of war with Russia.

Authored by Pepe Escobar, originally posted at Sputnik News,

Nobody needs to read Zbigniew “Grand Chessboard” Brzezinski’s 1997 opus to know US foreign policy revolves around one single overarching theme: prevent – by all means necessary – the emergence of a power, or powers, capable of constraining Washington’s unilateral swagger, not only in Eurasia but across the world.

The NATO master plan for northern Syria in the next few weeks and months essentially features US, UK and Turkey fighter jets, with the French still in the balance (are we de facto collaborating with the Russians, or is it just posture?) This is being sold to global public opinion as a "coalition" effort -- with Russia barely mentioned.

Oil has given up all the overnight gains as we head towards the open and algos wake up to the reality that Russia's deputy FinMin believes...

Submitted by Andy Tully via OilPrice.com,

“Lower for longer” is becoming the catch phrase of the global oil industry, as an increasing number of energy executives and government officials alike see no opportunity for prices to rebound to their levels of mid-2014.

Authored by Alastair Crooke, originally posted at ConsortiumNews.com,

Official Washington is awash with tough talk about Russia and the need to punish President Putin for his role in Ukraine and Syria. But this bravado ignores Russia’s genuine national interests, its “red lines,” and the risk that “tough-guy-ism” can lead to nuclear war, as Alastair Crooke explains.