Russia

A Ray of Hope

Paul Craig Roberts

America has been a discouraging landscape ever since the neoconservatives took over US foreign policy during the Clinton regime and started the two decades of war crimes that define 21st century America and ever since US corporations betrayed the US work force by moving American jobs to Asia.

The outlook became darker when the Obama regime resurrected the Russian Threat and elevated the prospect of military conflict between the nuclear powers.

Trump Is Being Moved Aside So That Conflict with Russia Can Proceed
Paul Craig Roberts

What is the Congress up to with their stupid bill that imposes more sanctions and removes the power of President Trump to rescind the sanctions that President Obama imposed?

Following yesterday's almost unanimous House vote to pass new sanctions against Russia, on Wednesday Moscow threatened to retaliate, saying that - as expected - the action has made it all but impossible to achieve the Trump  administration’s goal of improved relations, and vowed to retaliate to the latest sanctions which Russia views as senseless and destructive according to its deputy foreign minister said.

Authored by Alex Gorka via The Strategic Culture Foundation,

The White House indicated that President Donald Trump is preparing to sign a sweeping Russia sanctions measure, which the House took up last night, that requires him to get Congress' permission before lifting or easing the economic penalties against Russia...

Authored by Eric Zuesse via The Strategic Culture Foundation,