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Fake News A US Media Speciality

Paul Craig Roberts

Authored by George Friedman, Xander Snyder, and Ekaterina Zolotova via MauldinEconomics.com,

The US Congress has passed new sanctions targeting Russia’s energy companies. Among the other notable aspects of the sanctions is that they take some authority away from the US president (who used to be able to implement some measures but not others at his discretion) and give it to Congress.

Retail stocks have been annihilated recently, despite the economy eking out growth. The fundamentals of the retail business look horrible: Sales are stagnating and profitability is getting worse with every passing quarter.

The United States is preparing for all options to counter the growing threat from North Korea, including launching a “preventive war,” national security adviser H.R. McMaster said in an interview that aired Saturday on MSNBC. The comments come after North Korea carried out two tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles in the past month and after the president said he has been clear he will not tolerate North Korea's threats to attack the U.S. with nuclear weapons.

The key excerpts (full transcript):

Failing POTUS might need to call in his immigrant tailor and get re-fitted for his Depends, because they---he---are leaking. Yes, he himself is the source of most of the leaks.

There are leaks. Real leaks---as opposed to gossip regarding the palace intrigue in his ‘nutjob’ Administration---have been few (5), and four of those have come from Failing POTUS himself. The fifth leak saved the US from having a traitor as National Security Adviser, on the payroll of both Russia and Turkey.