Putin Blasts Interventionist US Foreign Policy, Calls Forcible Regime Change "Intolerable"
"Let’s remember why we became part of a coalition to stop [Libyan dictator Muammar] Gaddafi from committing atrocities against his people.”
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Obama Finally Commits To Putin's Syrian Policy - Yet Continues Violating It
Authored by Eric Zuesse,
Yemen Crisis: One More Reason to Re-evaluate the Toxic U.S.-Saudi Alliance
Saudi Arabia's involvement in Yemen has only destroyed lives and created a state of total chaos, and the U.S. government is complicit in the carnage. Both nations should, as part of the peace process, be forced to pay reparations for the tremendous damage their bombs have inflicted. The Yemen crisis should also serve as a prime moment for the U.S. to reconsider its alliance the Saudi regime.
Global Trade Snapshot - "The Pain Is Getting Worse"
Via SouthBay Research,
Whether measured in volumes (container throughput via Hong Kong) or in dollars (US Import/Exports), the pain is the same: 16 months of steady collapse in global trade.
The pain is getting worse.
More containers are leaving the US and going back to China empty. From the Port of Long Beach (a major US/China trade port):
The Real Obstacle to Syrian Peace
Despite Russia and the U.S. coming together on Friday to back a U.N.-approved peace plan for Syria, major obstacles remain, including the on-the-ground reality that U.S. "allies," such as Saudi Arabia and Turkey, have armed and financed powerful jihadist forces that won't compromise, as Gareth Porter explains.