5UX - Ukraine https://5ux.com/category/ukraine en U.S. Troops Are One Mile From The Chinese Border https://5ux.com/news/us-troops-are-one-mile-chinese-border <div class="clearfix body field"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p><img src="https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Snip20240321_2-560x542.png" /></p><p>The U.S. cannot afford a war with China.  The size of our military has been shrinking, and our resources are stretched way too thin.  Today, the U.S. has military bases in 80 different countries, and we have troops stationed in 178 different countries.  That is insane.  No empire in the entire history of humanity has had forces spread all over the planet like this.  Our ammunition levels are extremely low due to major conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, and every war game that our leaders have conducted has shown us losing a war to protect Taiwan.  So we should be trying to avoid sparking a war with China, because we are holding a losing hand.</p> <p>But our politicians seem determined to provoke one anyway.  It is being reported that officials in Taiwan have confirmed that U.S. forces are now permanently stationed “on its islands in the Taiwan Strait”…</p> <blockquote><p>Taiwan has officially confirmed the presence of US troops stationed on its islands in the Taiwan Strait permanently, a development that could further escalate mounting tensions with China.</p> <p>The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed in 2023 facilitated the deployment of these troops to conduct training programs for Taiwanese frontline forces.</p> </blockquote> <p>This is going to make Chinese authorities extremely mad.</p> <p>It would have been bad enough if we had just put troops on Taiwan’s main island.</p> <p>But we didn’t stop there.</p> <p>We are being told that U.S. troops have also been stationed on the Penghu islands and the Kinmen islands…</p> <blockquote><p>According to reports from Taiwan’s United Daily News (UDN), US Army Green Berets from the 1st Special Forces Group are now permanently stationed at bases of the 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, a Taiwanese army special operations force, located in outlying island counties of Penghu and Kinmen. Notably, Kinmen lies just over a mile from Chinese shores.</p> <p>Additionally, reports suggest an American military presence in the northeast city of Taoyuan on Taiwan’s main island, with service members providing specialized training on drone equipment for Taiwan’s elite Airborne Special Service Company.</p> </blockquote> <p>How would we feel if Chinese troops were one mile from the U.S. border?</p> <p>Taiwan’s main island is approximately 100 miles from China, but in some places the Kinmen islands and China are “barely more than a mile apart”…</p> <blockquote><p>The island of Taiwan, governed by the Republic of China (ROC), lies about 100 miles (161 kilometers) east of mainland China, across the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan also administers a number of smaller islands known as the Kinmen archipelago, or Kinmen County. Great Kinmen Island and its neighbor islets are on the other side of the strait, in a harbor just east of the port city of Xiamen, practically surrounded by the People’s Republic of China (PRC)—in some places barely more than a mile apart.</p> </blockquote> <p>What are our leaders thinking?</p> <p>This doesn’t make war less likely.</p> <p>It makes war more likely.</p> <p>On Wednesday, China sent 32 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24 hour period…</p> <blockquote><p>Thirty-two Chinese warplanes were detected over Taiwan in just 24 hours, the country’s defense ministry said.</p> <p>In the 24 hours between Wednesday 6am and Thursday 6am local time, the second highest number of Chinese planes this year buzzed over the island nation accompanied by five naval vessels around Taiwan.</p> <p>Twenty of the aircraft ‘crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait’, the Ministry of National Defense said in a statement on Thursday. The aircraft were detected after nightfall and included fighter jets, unmanned drones and medium-range transport aircraft, according to the ministry.</p> </blockquote> <p>The Chinese do this sort of thing when they are upset.</p> <p>And right now they are very, very upset.</p> <p>And China has been feverishly preparing for the coming war…</p> <blockquote><p>China is building its military and nuclear arsenal on a scale not seen since World War II and all signs suggest it’s sticking to ambitions to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, a top US admiral testified.</p> <p>Despite Beijing’s economic challenges, its official defense budget has increased by 16% over recent years to more than $223 billion, Admiral John Aquilino, the leader of the Indo-Pacific Command, told the US House Armed Services Committee in prepared testimony on Wednesday.</p> <p>In the three years since he took command, he said the People’s Liberation Army, or PLA, has added more than 400 fighter aircraft, along with more than 20 major warships. It’s also doubled its inventory of ballistic and cruise missiles since 2020, he said.</p> </blockquote> <p>When war with China finally erupts, will we be able to handle it?</p> <p>Of course not.</p> <p>Our forces are scattered all over the planet, and so many of our resources have already been poured into the war in Ukraine.</p> <p>Even though there have been efforts to ramp up ammunition production in the U.S., it is being reported that “Russia is producing nearly three times as many artillery munitions as the United States and Europe combined”…</p> <blockquote><p>Russia’s defence minister said on Thursday that artillery shell production had risen by nearly 2.5 times in the past year, while artillery component production had soared by a factor of 22 as Moscow races to rearm faster than the West can supply Ukraine.</p> <p>Russia’s current dominance in artillery production is a factor that could help decide the course of the Ukraine war – which is largely fought with artillery and drones – at a time when the West fears Russia is set for more battlefield wins.</p> <p>CNN reported earlier this month that Russia is producing nearly three times as many artillery munitions as the United States and Europe combined, citing unidentified Western intelligence sources.</p> </blockquote> <p>No matter how you feel about the war, that is just embarrassing.</p> <p>One of the reasons why we won World War II was because the U.S. could simply outproduce everyone else by a wide margin.</p> <p>But now we just look pathetic.</p> <p>French President Emmanuel Macron and other western leaders have suggested that NATO troops should be sent into Ukraine if that is what is necessary to keep the Russians from winning.</p> <p>If that actually happens, U.S. boys and girls will inevitably be sent to die in the trenches of eastern Ukraine too.</p> <p>In anticipation of a wider war, the Russians are conducting another round of mobilization.</p> <p>In fact, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has just announced “the creation of 2 new ground armies, with 16 new brigades &amp; 14 new divisions”.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Israeli officials continue to insist that a major ground operation will happen in Rafah no matter what the Biden administration thinks about such a move…</p> <blockquote><p>On Thursday Israel issued its most defiant response yet to Washington pressre that it abandon its plans for a ground invasion of Rafah, over fears of another mass civilian casualty humanitarian disaster, given the high number of refugees packed into the southern Gaza city.</p> <p>A top Israeli official was quoted in <em>Bloomberg</em> as saying the military is going to invade Rafah and defeat Hamas <strong>“even if the entire world turns on Israel, including the United States.” </strong>Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, issued the words in a podcast interview.</p> <p>“We are going to go in and finish this job, and anybody who doesn’t understand that <strong>doesn’t understand that the existential nerve of the Jews was touched</strong>” by the Oct. 7 terror attack, he said.</p> </blockquote> <p>When the IDF goes into Rafah, that could cause the entire region to erupt.</p> <p>And so U.S. forces may be called on to intervene in the Middle East as well.</p> <p>Spreading your resources way too thin is a sure way to lose.</p> <p>Unfortunately, our politicians don’t seem to understand this, and their very foolish decisions will soon lead to absolutely disastrous consequences.</p> <p><strong>Michael’s new book entitled “Chaos” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com, and you can check out his new Substack newsletter right here.</strong></p> <p>[image]https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Snip20231106_6-560x894.png[/image]</p> <p><strong>About the Author</strong>: Michael Snyder’s extremely controversial new book entitled “Chaos” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com.  He has also written seven other books that are available on Amazon.com including “End Times”, “7 Year Apocalypse”, “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America”, “The Beginning Of The End”, and “Living A Life That Really Matters”. (#CommissionsEarned)  When you purchase any of Michael’s books you help to support the work that he is doing.  You can also get his articles by email as soon as he publishes them by subscribing to his Substack newsletter.  Michael has published thousands of articles on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and he always freely and happily allows others to republish those articles on their own websites.  You can connect with Michael on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, and sharing his articles on your own social media accounts is definitely a great help.  These are such troubled times, and people need hope.  John 3:16 tells us about the hope that God has given us through Jesus Christ: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”  If you have not already done so, we strongly urge you to invite Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior today.</p> <p>The post U.S. Troops Are One Mile From The Chinese Border appeared first on The Economic Collapse.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-source field-type-link-field field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/u-s-troops-are-one-mile-from-the-chinese-border/">Source</a></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-calaisdocumentc-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/war">War</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/politics">Politics</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-continent-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/america">America</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/europe">Europe</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-country-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/united-states">United States</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/ukraine">Ukraine</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-product-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/kindle">Kindle</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-region-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/middle-east">Middle East</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:35:18 +0000 Guest 63439 at https://5ux.com https://5ux.com/news/us-troops-are-one-mile-chinese-border#comments Global Economic War Is Coming And The Threat To The US Dollar Is Real https://5ux.com/news/global-economic-war-coming-and-threat-us-dollar-real <div class="clearfix body field"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p><img src="https://alt-market.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dollar-Bill-Skull1.jpg" /></p> <p><em>This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group</em></p> <p>In a recent statement posted to social media, Tucker Carlson explained succinctly his many reasons for traveling to Russia to interview President Vladimir Putin. His decision, mired in an avalanche of outrage from leftist media talking heads and a multitude of western politicians, was inspired by Carlson’s concern that Americans have been misdirected by corporate propaganda leaving the public completely uneducated on the war in Ukraine and what tensions with the East might lead to.</p> <p>I agree. In fact, I don’t think the majority of Americans have a clue what the real consequences of a global war with Russia and its allies would look like. Even if the conflict never resulted in shots fired and stayed confined to the realm of economic warfare, the US and most of Europe would be devastated by the effects.</p> <p>Carlson specifically mentioned dangers to the status of the US dollar, and I suspect this comment probably mystified a great number of people. Most of the population cannot fathom the idea of a US dollar implosion set in motion by a foreign dump of the greenback as the world reserve currency. They really do believe the dollar is invincible.</p> <p>The most delusional people are, unfortunately, those within mainstream economic circles. They just can’t seem to grasp that the west is in the midst of financial collapse already, and war would accelerate the effects to levels not seen since the Great Depression.</p> <p>I have been warning about this outcome for many years. I think I have made my position clear in the past; I suspect the conflict between east and west has been carefully engineered over the course of a decade or more, and Russia is not innocent in this affair.</p> <p>Russia has consistently collaborated with globalist institutions including the International Monetary Fund in the effort to create a new “global reserve currency system.” In other words, the interests of Russia and the globalists do indeed intersect in a number of ways and the war in Ukraine has not necessarily changed that.  Time Magazine even complained last year about the IMF issuing positive reports about Russia’s economy – They thought the organization was going to repeat the false NATO narrative that Russia was in the midst of fiscal implosion.  Instead, the IMF essentially praised Russia’s resiliency in the face of sanctions.</p> <p>As I noted in 2014 in my article ‘False East/West Paradigm Hides Rise Of Global Currency’ in reference to the burgeoning war with Ukraine.</p> <p>“<b>I would remind pro-Putin cheerleaders that Putin and the Kremlin first pushed for the IMF to take control of the Ukrainian economy, and the IMF is now demanding that Ukraine fight Russia in exchange for financial support. This might seem like irony to more foolhardy observers; but to those who are aware of the false East/West paradigm, it is all the part of a greater plan for consolidation of power.”</b></p> <p>I also argued that:</p> <p><strong>“I have warned for quite some time that the development of East/West tensions would be used as a cover for a collapse of the dollar system. I have warned that among the American media this collapse would be blamed on an Eastern dump of foreign exchange reserves and treasuries, resulting in a global domino-effect ending U.S. world reserve status.”</strong></p> <p>From the moment Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was deposed (many argue that this was done with the help of western intel agencies) the agenda for WWIII was set in motion. Both sides seemed to create the circumstances by which a conflagration was unavoidable.</p> <p>Russia, strangely, supported the intervention of the IMF to secure Ukraine’s economy. The IMF then asserted that Ukraine would have to fight Russia to keep control of the Donbas or risk losing the financial aid that was keeping the country alive. Is this irony, or is there something else going on here?</p> <p>NATO started arming Ukraine, and Ukraine used those arms to slaughter civilians in the Donbas. The eastern population wanted to join with Russia, and Ukraine had no intention of allowing this (IMF funding was on the line). In the meantime, the government began openly discussing the official inclusion of Ukraine into NATO. Russia then invaded, taking the Donbas. Now the entire region is a powder keg and both sides are ready to light the fuse.</p> <p>But let’s look at this situation as if there was no globalist involvement in facilitating the crisis, just for a moment as an exercise in critical thinking…</p> <p>If I had to pick a side that is “more right” in their position, it would have to be Russia, but not for the reasons many leftists might imagine when conservatives defend Russia.  The bottom line is that the left blindly follows establishment dictates while the rest of us are at least willing to look at the situation from both sides (which is the same thing Tucker Carlson is doing, and he’s being accused of treason for it).</p> <p>Imagine if China was working to create a military alliance with Mexico with the potential for the Chinese military to stage long range weapons and soldiers on the American southern border? Imagine the chaos that this would cause in the US (maybe they would finally secure the border)? That’s what Russia was facing with Ukraine. Hell, America almost initiated global nuclear war when the Soviets staged missiles in Cuba in 1962. Military operations so close to the borders of major national powers are not a joke.</p> <p>This was exact rationale for the war on Ukraine cited by Putin in his discussion with Tucker Carlson, and it makes sense.  Again, if we look at the events without the prospect of globalist interference.  But what if we start to consider who benefits the most from this war?</p> <p>I certainly don’t trust Putin, but that doesn’t negate the Orwellian behavior of European and American political leaders. There is something going on here beyond the typical mechanisms of geopolitical brinkmanship. The conflict has wide ranging consequences and only serves the goals of a select group of elites.  I suspect elements of both Russia and NATO governments are either knowingly or unwittingly serving these interests.</p> <p>It is undeniable. It is a verifiable reality – Many of our political leaders and elitist institutions are corrupt beyond comprehension. They are seeking an authoritarian reformation, a “great economic reset” and they are triggering multiple conflicts around the world. We saw the mask come off during covid. These people are not merely misguided; they are monsters, and they are hungry. It’s not beyond them to conjure a worldwide calamity and sacrifice the west like a goat on the altar to get the total centralization they desire.</p> <p>The East/West paradigm plays into this plan perfectly. The BRICS nations are poised to drop the dollar as world reserve; some have already done so in bilateral trade. Make no mistake, if the conflict in Ukraine (and other parts of the world like Syria or Iran) continues to escalate nations like China will move to dump their dollar holdings just as Russia did. As the largest importer/exporter in the world, many countries would follow China’s lead and shift into a basket of currencies instead of the dollar for international trade.</p> <p>What does this mean?</p> <p>The dollar, which has been hyperinflated through more than a decade of Federal Reserve QE money printing, has continued to remain stable only because it is the world reserve and the petro-currency. Foreign banks hold trillions in US currency in overseas coffers for this very reason. With the loss of reserve status, an endless river of dollars will then flood back into the US as foreign investors diversify away from the Fed note. Result? Massive inflationary collapse.</p> <p>This is what’s at stake. This is what Tucker Carlson was referring to, and far too many in America just don’t get it. Globalists benefit because this is what they have been working towards for decades – The deconstruction of US society and the economy so that the “old world order” can be replaced with their “new world order” of Central Bank Digital Currencies.  An IMF one-world currency basket and a host of other highly unpleasant socialist changes would swiftly follow.</p> <p>The BRICS might be working with the IMF because they see the dethroning of the dollar as an opportunity to gain greater influence over international trade.  Or, maybe they are controlled opposition and they are scrambling for a seat at the NWO table.  In the end, the fall of the dollar would be a watershed moment for the formation of a global currency system.</p> <p>And the best part for globalists is, they will be seen as the “heroes” when it’s all over. They spent the better part of the last century setting up America for economic failure through their devaluation of the dollar and the creation of a national debt trap. The system was going to break anyway, but now they can divert all blame to war and the “arrogance of nation states” and then come to the rescue with their dystopian digital money.</p> <p>An east/west conflict opens the door to the Great Reset.  It is, in a lot of ways, the core of the Reset.  Everything in the new world order agenda relies on it.  Right now, the only thing holding back the tide is the public’s general refusal to fight. No one is interested in going overseas to die in a meaningless battle for Ukraine (Zelensky is truly delusional if he thinks Americans will shed blood in his trenches – Even a draft would be an utter failure). No one is interested in starting WWIII, whether it be nuclear or just economic.</p> <p>I think the establishment’s outrage over Tucker Carlson interviewing Putin is based on their fear that western audiences are already skeptical of the motives behind the conflict and an unfiltered discussion on the war might galvanize this feeling.  The notion of war is becoming harder and harder for the establishment to sell.</p> <p>This, however, does not negate the ability of NATO or Russia in expanding the crisis beyond Ukraine into other regions or into financial subterfuge (again, keep your eyes on Syria and Iran). Ultimately, they want us to choose sides, but only from the list of sides they approve. Liberty minded groups in the west need to choose our OWN side and fight for our own interests. It can’t be about NATO vs Russia, it has to be about free people vs the globalists. This is the only way these disaster events will ever end.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>If you would like to support the work that Alt-Market does while also receiving content on advanced tactics for defeating the globalist agenda, subscribe to our exclusive newsletter The Wild Bunch Dispatch.  Learn more about it HERE.</em></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>As the world moves away from dollars and toward Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), is your 401(k) or IRA really safe? A smart and conservative move is to diversify into a physical gold IRA. That way your savings will be in something solid and enduring. Get your FREE info kit on Gold IRAs from Birch Gold Group. No strings attached, just peace of mind. Click here to secure your future today.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><em>You can contact Brandon Smith at:</em></p> <p>brandon@alt-market.com</p> <p><strong>You can also follow me at –</strong></p> <p><strong>TwitterX:</strong> @AltMarket1</p> <p>The post Global Economic War Is Coming And The Threat To The US Dollar Is Real appeared first on Alt-Market.us.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-source field-type-link-field field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="https://alt-market.us/global-economic-war-is-coming-and-the-threat-to-the-us-dollar-is-real/">Source</a></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-calaisdocumentc-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/politics">Politics</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-continent-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/america">America</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/europe">Europe</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-country-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/russia">Russia</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/united-states">United States</a></div> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even odd even"><a href="/category/ukraine">Ukraine</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/north-atlantic-treaty-organization">North Atlantic Treaty Organization</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/international-monetary-fund">International Monetary Fund</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:52:02 +0000 Guest 63305 at https://5ux.com https://5ux.com/news/global-economic-war-coming-and-threat-us-dollar-real#comments Argentina President-Elect Javier Milei, a Win for US Hegemony https://5ux.com/news/argentina-president-elect-javier-milei-win-us-hegemony <div class="clearfix body field"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p>Javier Milei, who won election to the Argentina presidency on Sunday, is not waiting until he becomes president to move forward enthusiastically in his support of the United States government and the wars of Ukraine and Israel that the US has been supporting with a massive flow of money, intelligence, and weapons.</p> <p>Before taking office, Milei is set to travel to the United States and Israel. Israel is a nation upon which he has heaped praise and whose new war he supports steadfastly, just as do top US political leaders. The US and Israel are central among nations with which Milei wants Argentina to increase ties while limiting relations with a list of nations that corresponds with those the US has declared as adversaries and sanctioned.</p> <p>Milei, an ardent supporter of Ukraine in its war against Russia, also proposed in a post-election phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky that Milei would host a summit between the Ukraine government and Latin American governments. While some people have claimed that Milei’s foreign policy positions matter little because of the relatively small military and financial position of Argentina, this summit proposal suggests that Milei intends to amplify his impact by seeking to bring new nations into, and enhance the contribution of other nations to, supporting the war effort. At the least, Milei is setting himself up as a new highly visible government leader advocating for the Ukraine government and its war effort.</p> <p>All of this indicates that Milei, as some observers predicted, is planning to pursue big changes from previous foreign policy positions of the Argentina government that had steered clear of automatically and enthusiastically supporting US-favored war efforts of the day. Score a win for US hegemony.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-source field-type-link-field field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="https://ronpaulinstitute.org/argentina-president-elect-javier-milei-a-win-for-us-hegemony/">Source</a></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-calaisdocumentc-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/politics">Politics</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-country-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/argentina">Argentina</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/ukraine">Ukraine</a></div> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even odd even"><a href="/category/united-states">United States</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 24 Nov 2023 20:03:48 +0000 Guest 63036 at https://5ux.com https://5ux.com/news/argentina-president-elect-javier-milei-win-us-hegemony#comments Congress Worked on a Two Billion Dollars Aid Bill for Israel. The Israel Government Says, ‘Nah, Make it Ten Billion.’ https://5ux.com/news/congress-worked-two-billion-dollars-aid-bill-israel-israel-government-says-nah-make-it-ten <div class="clearfix body field"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p>Over the last year and a half, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky kept himself busy repeatedly demanding more money, supplies, and weapons from the United States and other governments to pay for Ukraine’s war against Russia. No matter how much was given, he never accepted it as enough. More, more, more aid, he constantly demanded. It looks like the Israel government is starting off in its new war on the same course of aid demands as the Ukraine government has pursued. Last week, word was legislation was in the works in the United States Congress to provide around two billion dollars in supplementary funding to the Israel government to support its activities in its new war. Instead of just expressing thanks and waiting for the money to start flowing in, with Zelensky-level audacity the Israel government is reported to have asked the US government to provide instead five times that amount — ten billion dollars. Hey, don’t worry, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a Monday Sky News interview that the US government can “certainly afford to stand with Israel and to support Israel’s military needs, and we also can and must support Ukraine in its struggle against Russia.” Come on, Secretary Yellen, can’t you show some gusto like the Israel government and up that from two to ten wars?</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-source field-type-link-field field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2023/october/18/congress-worked-on-a-two-billion-dollars-aid-bill-for-israel-the-israel-government-says-nah-make-it-ten-billion/">Source</a></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-calaisdocumentc-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/politics">Politics</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-country-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/russia">Russia</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/ukraine">Ukraine</a></div> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even odd even"><a href="/category/united-states">United States</a></div> </div> </div> Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:00:52 +0000 Guest 62929 at https://5ux.com https://5ux.com/news/congress-worked-two-billion-dollars-aid-bill-israel-israel-government-says-nah-make-it-ten#comments The Next Major War Is Reportedly About To Begin, And “D-Day” Has Already Been Chosen https://5ux.com/news/next-major-war-reportedly-about-begin-and-d-day-has-already-been-chosen <div class="clearfix body field"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p><img src="https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/War-Explosions-Pixabay-560x319.jpg" /></p><p>Not another one.  As I have repeatedly warned my readers, leaders all over the globe seem to have come down with a really bad case of war fever.  Instead of sitting down and attempting to find solutions through diplomacy, many of our leaders seem quite eager to use military force to settle matters these days.  There is no peaceful end to the war in Ukraine on the horizon, China is making preparations to invade Taiwan, and the “shadow war” in the Middle East could easily erupt into a full-blown regional conflict.  But in this article I am going to focus on the next war that is reportedly about to begin.  A group of nations in western Africa known as ECOWAS is preparing to invade Niger with the approval of the EU and the Biden administration, and CNN is reporting that “D-Day” has already been chosen…</p> <blockquote><p>The West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it has chosen an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military intervention to restore Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup.</p> <p>Abdel-Fatau Musah, the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace &amp; Security of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bloc, said that military forces are “ready to go anytime the order is given” for military intervention in Niger.</p> <p>“The D-day is also decided, which we are not going to disclose,” Musah told journalists after the two-day meeting of West African defense chiefs in the Ghanaian capital of Accra.</p> </blockquote> <p>Musah went on to ominously declare that his alliance will not put up with any more coups in Niger and that they are “putting a stop to it at this time”…</p> <blockquote><p>The commissioner said the bloc had decided that the “coup in Niger is one coup too many,” for the region, adding that there will be no further meetings of ECOWAS defense chiefs on the issue.</p> <p>“We are putting a stop to it at this time,” Musah said in his concluding remarks.</p> </blockquote> <p>But what most people in the western world don’t realize is that there is a lot more to this story than we are being told.</p> <p>For decades, puppet politicians have allowed wealthy western nations to greatly exploit Niger.  It has vast quantities of gold and uranium, but the vast majority of the population of Niger continues to live in complete and utter poverty.</p> <p>This is why the coup is so popular in Niger.  The population is sick and tired of being raped by France, and now the French are deeply concerned that they may no longer be able to exploit their former colony…</p> <blockquote><p>A powerful undercurrent of the military coup in Niger is anti-French sentiment emerging from a sense that Niger has been exploited by its former colonial master France. Supporters of the coup have protested at the French embassy and otherwise attacked French interests in Niger.</p> <p>One particularly prominent complaint has to do with French use of Niger’s rich resources, especially gold and uranium, while Niger remains one of the poorest nations in the world. France’s President Emmanuel Macron, who is fresh off the heels of riots and an uprising in Paris largely perpetrated by immigrants from France’s former colonies, has warned Niger against any attack on France’s interests.</p> </blockquote> <p>Of course you won’t hear any of this on the corporate news networks.</p> <p>They will just tell you that the coup leaders are bad and the upcoming invasion is good.</p> <p>And so that is what most people will believe.</p> <p>By the way, did you know that the U.S. currently has more than 1,000 troops in Niger?…</p> <blockquote><p>The United States has 1,100 troops in Niger, where it has spent hundreds of millions of dollars training security forces to battle terrorist organizations. Niger is a critical part of America’s overall counter-terrorism strategy, especially given the rise of Islamist extremist groups in Africa.</p> </blockquote> <p>Why did we need to have so many troops there?</p> <p>Sadly, it seems like we have troops almost everywhere.</p> <p>Ultimately, the U.S. military is used to keep “order” all over the world, and that often means protecting western economic interests.</p> <p>Meanwhile, we have just learned that the Netherlands and Denmark have agreed to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets…</p> <blockquote><p>The Netherlands and Denmark will provide Ukraine with much sought-after F-16 aircraft in an agreement hailed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as “historic.”</p> <p>Kyiv has urgently been calling on its Western allies to provide F-16 jets, as its slow-moving counteroffensive is hampered by Russian air superiority.</p> <p>Speaking at a joint press conference with Zelensky at Eindhoven airport, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his country would “commit to delivering F-16 aircraft to Ukraine” once “the conditions for such a transfer have been met.”</p> </blockquote> <p>Zelensky has wanted F-16s for a long time.</p> <p>Now he is going to get them.</p> <p>Both sides just continue to escalate the conflict in Ukraine, and this is going to be such a huge story in the months ahead.</p> <p>On the other side of the world, it appears that the Chinese military has been systematically practicing for an invasion of Taiwan…</p> <blockquote><p>The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command has released a provocative video showing troops practicing a coastal invasion of Taiwan. The video first appeared on the social media site WeChat Thursday, and features <strong>waves of PLA soldiers storming beaches</strong>, including armored vehicles and tanks driving into attack positions.</p> <p>The clip didn’t specifically name Taiwan, but given the Eastern Theatre Command oversees the Taiwan Strait area, it’s being widely interpreted as a warning and threat aimed at the self-ruled island which is backed by the West.</p> </blockquote> <p>The moment that China launches such an invasion, the U.S. and China will be at war.</p> <p>We are living at a time of wars and rumors of wars, but most people in the western world don’t understand any of the things that I just shared with you.</p> <p>In fact, most of our young people would have a really difficult time even finding Niger, Ukraine or Taiwan on a blank map of the world.</p> <p>But eventually conflict will arrive on our doorstep too, and then everyone will be paying attention…</p> <p><strong>Michael’s new book entitled “End Times” is now available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com, and you can check out his new Substack newsletter right here.</strong></p> <p>[image]https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Upright-Book-MockUp-Michael-Snyder-800-.jpg[/image]</p> <p><strong>About the Author</strong>: My name is Michael and my brand new book entitled “End Times” is now available on Amazon.com.  In addition to my new book I have written six other books that are available on Amazon.com including “7 Year Apocalypse”, “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America”, “The Beginning Of The End”, and “Living A Life That Really Matters”. (#CommissionsEarned)  When you purchase any of these books you help to support the work that I am doing, and one way that you can really help is by sending copies as gifts to family and friends.  Time is short, and I need help getting these warnings into the hands of as many people as possible.  I have also started a brand new Substack newsletter, and I encourage you to subscribe so that you won’t miss any of my articles.  I have published thousands of articles on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe.  I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but I also ask that they include this “About the Author” section with each article.  The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions.  I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook and Twitter, and any way that you can share these articles with others is definitely a great help.  These are such troubled times, and people need hope.  John 3:16 tells us about the hope that God has given us through Jesus Christ: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”  If you have not already done so, I strongly urge you to invite Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior today.</p> <p>The post The Next Major War Is Reportedly About To Begin, And “D-Day” Has Already Been Chosen appeared first on The Economic Collapse.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-source field-type-link-field field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/the-next-major-war-is-reportedly-about-to-begin-and-d-day-has-already-been-chosen/">Source</a></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-calaisdocumentc-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/politics">Politics</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/war">War</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-continent-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/america">America</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/africa">Africa</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-country-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/taiwan">Taiwan</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/niger">Niger</a></div> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even odd even"><a href="/category/china">China</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd even odd"><a href="/category/ukraine">Ukraine</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-product-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/f-16">F-16</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/f-16s">F-16s</a></div> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even odd even"><a href="/category/kindle">Kindle</a></div> </div> </div> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:23:47 +0000 Guest 62768 at https://5ux.com https://5ux.com/news/next-major-war-reportedly-about-begin-and-d-day-has-already-been-chosen#comments Animated: Change in Russian Billionaires’ Wealth Since 2022 https://5ux.com/news/animated-change-russian-billionaires-wealth-2022 <div class="clearfix body field"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p>http://player.vimeo.com/video/841013450<br /> Animated: Change in Russian Billionaires’ Wealth Since 2022</p> <p>When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, many countries retaliated with sanctions targeting Russian billionaires—the oligarchs—and politicians directly.</p> <p>And as the war has progressed, those sanctions have intensified, with even the relatives and shell companies of these billionaires being targeted over time. The reason? These oligarchs are interconnected to Russia’s government, lending vocal and fiscal support in exchange for sweetheart deals or beneficial government oversight.</p> <p>This animation from <strong>James Eagle</strong> shows how the estimated net wealth of the 22 wealthiest Russian billionaires on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index in April 2023 has changed since January 2022, prior to the start of the conflict.</p> <p>Net Wealth of Top Russian Billionaires</p> <p>The 22 wealthiest Russian billionaires in April 20, 2023 lost a collective <strong>$90.4 billion</strong> in net worth since January 5, 2022.</p> <table id="tablepress-3334" class="tablepress tablepress-id-3334"><thead><tr class="row-1 odd"><th class="column-1">Rank</th> <th class="column-2">Name</th> <th class="column-3">Main Industry</th> <th class="column-4">Net Wealth<br /> (Apr 20, 2023)</th> <th class="column-5">Net Wealth<br /> (Jan 5, 2022)</th> <th class="column-6">% Change</th> </tr></thead><tbody class="row-hover"><tr class="row-2 even"><td class="column-1">1</td> <td class="column-2">Vladimir Potanin</td> <td class="column-3">Commodities</td> <td class="column-4">$29.6B</td> <td class="column-5">$31.1B </td> <td class="column-6">-4.8%</td> </tr><tr class="row-3 odd"><td class="column-1">2</td> <td class="column-2">Leonid Mikhelson</td> <td class="column-3">Energy</td> <td class="column-4">$27.2B</td> <td class="column-5">$33.2B</td> <td class="column-6">-18.1%</td> </tr><tr class="row-4 even"><td class="column-1">3</td> <td class="column-2">Vladimir Lisin</td> <td class="column-3">Industrial</td> <td class="column-4">$21.5B</td> <td class="column-5">$28.0B</td> <td class="column-6">-23.2%</td> </tr><tr class="row-5 odd"><td class="column-1">4</td> <td class="column-2">Vagit Alekperov</td> <td class="column-3">Energy</td> <td class="column-4">$19.1B</td> <td class="column-5">$22.8B</td> <td class="column-6">-16.2%</td> </tr><tr class="row-6 even"><td class="column-1">5</td> <td class="column-2">Alisher Usmanov</td> <td class="column-3">Diversified</td> <td class="column-4">$19.1B</td> <td class="column-5">$21.2B</td> <td class="column-6">-9.9%</td> </tr><tr class="row-7 odd"><td class="column-1">6</td> <td class="column-2">Alexey Mordashov</td> <td class="column-3">Industrial</td> <td class="column-4">$18.1B</td> <td class="column-5">$29.1B</td> <td class="column-6">-37.8%</td> </tr><tr class="row-8 even"><td class="column-1">7</td> <td class="column-2">Mikhail Prokhorov</td> <td class="column-3">Diversified</td> <td class="column-4">$14.3B</td> <td class="column-5">$14.0B</td> <td class="column-6">2.1%</td> </tr><tr class="row-9 odd"><td class="column-1">8</td> <td class="column-2">Gennady Timchenko</td> <td class="column-3">Diversified</td> <td class="column-4">$13.2B</td> <td class="column-5">$23.1B</td> <td class="column-6">-42.9%</td> </tr><tr class="row-10 even"><td class="column-1">9</td> <td class="column-2">Andrey Melnichenko</td> <td class="column-3">Industrial</td> <td class="column-4">$12.3B</td> <td class="column-5">$17.8B</td> <td class="column-6">-30.9%</td> </tr><tr class="row-11 odd"><td class="column-1">10</td> <td class="column-2">Mikhail Fridman</td> <td class="column-3">Diversified</td> <td class="column-4">$12.0B</td> <td class="column-5">$14.1B</td> <td class="column-6">-14.9%</td> </tr><tr class="row-12 even"><td class="column-1">11</td> <td class="column-2">Dmitry Rybolovlev</td> <td class="column-3">Diversified</td> <td class="column-4">$10.8B</td> <td class="column-5">$11.2B</td> <td class="column-6">-3.6%</td> </tr><tr class="row-13 odd"><td class="column-1">12</td> <td class="column-2">Andrey Guryev</td> <td class="column-3">Industrial</td> <td class="column-4">$10.1B</td> <td class="column-5">$8.0B</td> <td class="column-6">26.3%</td> </tr><tr class="row-14 even"><td class="column-1">13</td> <td class="column-2">Victor Rashnikov</td> <td class="column-3">Industrial</td> <td class="column-4">$9.1B</td> <td class="column-5">$14.4B</td> <td class="column-6">-36.8%</td> </tr><tr class="row-15 odd"><td class="column-1">14</td> <td class="column-2">Suleiman Kerimov</td> <td class="column-3">Commodities</td> <td class="column-4">$8.9B</td> <td class="column-5">$15.2B</td> <td class="column-6">-41.4%</td> </tr><tr class="row-16 even"><td class="column-1">15</td> <td class="column-2">German Khan</td> <td class="column-3">Diversified</td> <td class="column-4">$8.1B</td> <td class="column-5">$9.6B</td> <td class="column-6">-15.6%</td> </tr><tr class="row-17 odd"><td class="column-1">16</td> <td class="column-2">Roman Abramovich</td> <td class="column-3">Diversified</td> <td class="column-4">$7.7B</td> <td class="column-5">$18.2B</td> <td class="column-6">-57.7%</td> </tr><tr class="row-18 even"><td class="column-1">17</td> <td class="column-2">Viktor Vekselberg</td> <td class="column-3">Industrial</td> <td class="column-4">$7.3B</td> <td class="column-5">$18.6B</td> <td class="column-6">-60.8%</td> </tr><tr class="row-19 odd"><td class="column-1">18</td> <td class="column-2">Leonid Fedun</td> <td class="column-3">Energy</td> <td class="column-4">$7.0B</td> <td class="column-5">$8.9B</td> <td class="column-6">-21.3%</td> </tr><tr class="row-20 even"><td class="column-1">19</td> <td class="column-2">Alexander Abramov</td> <td class="column-3">Industrial</td> <td class="column-4">$6.8B</td> <td class="column-5">$9.1B</td> <td class="column-6">-25.3%</td> </tr><tr class="row-21 odd"><td class="column-1">20</td> <td class="column-2">Vyacheslav Kantor</td> <td class="column-3">Industrial</td> <td class="column-4">$6.4B</td> <td class="column-5">$9.1B</td> <td class="column-6">-29.7%</td> </tr><tr class="row-22 even"><td class="column-1">21</td> <td class="column-2">Petr Aven</td> <td class="column-3">Diversified</td> <td class="column-4">$5.8B</td> <td class="column-5">$6.6B</td> <td class="column-6">-12.1%</td> </tr><tr class="row-23 odd"><td class="column-1">22</td> <td class="column-2">Alexey Kuzmichev</td> <td class="column-3">Diversified</td> <td class="column-4">$5.8B</td> <td class="column-5">$7.3B</td> <td class="column-6">-20.5%</td> </tr></tbody></table><p>The heaviest hit include Viktor Vekselberg, who holds a stake in UC Rusal, the world’s third largest aluminum producer. Since the start of the war, he’s lost an estimated <strong>$11.3 billion</strong> or 61% of his net worth from January 2022.</p> <p>Roman Abramovich, who got his start in the early oligarchy through oil conglomerates, was also hit hard by the sanctions. He lost <strong>$10.5 billion</strong> or 58% of his net worth from January 2022, and was forced to sell Chelsea Football Club in one of the biggest sports team sales in history.</p> <p>Notably, the richest oligarchs haven’t lost as much. Mining giant Norilsk Nickel’s largest shareholder, Vladimir Potanin, saw his net worth only drop by 4.8%. After being hit hard at the onset of the war in Ukraine, he quickly rebounded and at many times had an even higher net worth, reaching <strong>$35.6 billion</strong> in June 2022.</p> <p>And a few oligarchs, like former Norilsk Nickel CEO Mikhail Prokhorov and phosphate-based fertilizer baron Andrey Guryev, saw their wealth increase since January 2022. Guryev grew his net worth by $2 billion or 26%, while Prokhorov (who formerly owned the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets) saw his net worth even out at a gain of $0.3 billion or 2%.</p> <p>Oligarch Support of Russia (or Lack Thereof)</p> <p>As Russia’s war with Ukraine has dragged on, and sanctions have continued to weigh on Russian billionaires, politicians, and companies, their effects have been uncertain.</p> <p>Oligarchs have lost net worth, relinquished foreign businesses, and even had prized possessions like mansions and yachts seized. At the same time, though Russia’s economy has weakened under sanctions, bolstered trade with countries like China, India, and Saudi Arabia have kept it stronger than expected. </p> <p>And though some oligarchs have voiced various concerns over the ongoing war, the wealthiest have been careful to toe the line. Russian billionaires and politicians that <em>did</em> vocalize criticism, including Lukoil chairman Ravil Maganov, have been found dead in apparent suicides, heart attacks, and accidents.</p> <p>The most serious oligarch rebellion wasn’t due to economic hardships, but military operations. Oligarch and mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin launched an attempted coup in June 2023, reportedly retreating after support from within Russia’s military quickly fizzled.</p> <p>The post Animated: Change in Russian Billionaires’ Wealth Since 2022 appeared first on Visual Capitalist.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-source field-type-link-field field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/russian-billionaires-wealth-since-2022/">Source</a></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-calaisdocumentc-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/politics">Politics</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-country-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/russia">Russia</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/ukraine">Ukraine</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:01:46 +0000 Guest 62619 at https://5ux.com https://5ux.com/news/animated-change-russian-billionaires-wealth-2022#comments What In The World Is Happening In Russia? https://5ux.com/news/what-world-happening-russia <div class="clearfix body field"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p><img src="https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Putin-Pixabay-560x371.jpg" /></p><p>The entire world has been stunned by the events of the past 48 hours.  The leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was leading a convoy of heavily-armed troops to Moscow, and the mainstream media in the western world was salivating over the prospect of a Russian civil war.  The “regime change” in Russia that western leaders have desperately been hoping for seemed like a realistic possibility, and that sparked a frenzy of speculation on social media.  But just like that, it was over.  All of a sudden Prigozhin was heading into exile in Belarus, and we were told that his troops would be heading back to the front lines in Ukraine.</p> <p>So why was there such a dramatic turnaround?</p> <p>I wish that I could tell you.  Just hours before the deal was announced, Prigozhin and his forces had seized a regional military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don…</p> <blockquote><p>Within hours of a 400-vehicle convoy rolling onto Russian soil from Ukraine, Wagner troops seized control of Russia’s regional military HQ in Rostov-on-Don.</p> <p>They rode heavy military machinery, tanks and trucks.</p> </blockquote> <p>And at that time, Prigozhin was pledging that his forces would be “going all the way”…</p> <blockquote><p>Prigozhin bragged his men — believed to be better equipped than the Russian army — did not need to fire a single shot as they took control of the HQ.</p> <p>He said: “The border guards greeted us and hugged our fighters. If anyone gets in our way, we will destroy everything. We are going all the way.”</p> </blockquote> <p>Of course that was never going to happen, and I think that Prigozhin understood this very well.</p> <p>One well placed tactical nuke could have taken out him and most of his troops.</p> <p>But neither side wanted it to come to that.</p> <p>So Prigozhin backed down, and this sudden reversal left analysts in the western world completely flummoxed…</p> <blockquote><p>A loyal henchman slams the premise of the invasion, then claims an airstrike targeted his troops, before taking a major military town without clashes, Prigozhin said, and then marching to within a few hundred miles of Moscow. But suddenly he executes a baffling reversal, turning back to avoid bloodshed, as the Kremlin claims Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus whom Putin seems to treat with contempt, brokered a dramatic reprieve, in which the insurrectionist who has his armor bound for Moscow, now opts for exile in Minsk.</p> </blockquote> <p>And following the announcement of the deal, Prigozhin was framing the whole episode as simply “a march of justice”…</p> <blockquote><p>“They wanted to disband the Wagner military company,” Prigozhin said Saturday. “We embarked on a march of justice on June 23. Now, the moment has come when blood could be spilled. Understanding responsibility [for the chance] that Russian blood will be spilled on one side, we are turning our columns around and going back to field camps as planned.”</p> </blockquote> <p>What a weird turn of events.</p> <p>Needless to say, people are coming up with lots and lots of theories to explain what just happened.</p> <p>For example, one ex-CIA analyst says that the “coup” was actually a “false flag” that was orchestrated by Vladimir Putin himself…</p> <blockquote><p>An ex-CIA analyst has claimed Vladimir Putin ‘orchestrated’ the coup with Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhi in a ‘classic false flag’ to try to make the West believe his army had weakened.</p> <p>Rebekah Koffler told Fox News’ Eric Shawn on Saturday the coup was staged as a way for the Russian leader to boost his political power and he will eventually ‘gain momentum, mobilize additional personnel, and re-energize his offensive on Ukraine.’</p> </blockquote> <p>Others are suggesting that the U.S. was involved in getting the Wagner Group to commit this insurrection.</p> <p>I don’t know if that is true or not, but it is being reported that U.S. officials knew in advance that this rebellion would take place…</p> <blockquote><p><em><strong>U.S. officials felt that if they said anything, Mr. Putin could accuse them of orchestrating a coup</strong>. And they clearly had little interest in helping Mr. Putin avoid a major, embarrassing fracturing of his support.</em></p> <p><em>While it is not clear exactly when the United States first learned of the plot, intelligence officials <strong>conducted briefings on Wednesday</strong> with administration and defense officials. On Thursday, as additional confirmation of the plot came in, intelligence officials informed a narrow group of congressional leaders, according to officials familiar with the briefings who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.</em></p> </blockquote> <p>In fact, the Washington Post is telling us that U.S. spy agencies actually knew “in mid-June” that “armed action” was probably coming…</p> <blockquote><p>U.S. spy agencies picked up intelligence in mid-June indicating Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin was planning armed action against the Russian defense establishment — which he has long accused of bungling the war in Ukraine — and urgently informed the White House and other government agencies so they were not caught off guard, several U.S. officials said Saturday.</p> </blockquote> <p>And it is interesting to note that Joe Biden is working very hard to assure everyone that the U.S. was not involved in this botched coup attempt…</p> <blockquote><p>US President Joe Biden’s primary objective following the Wagner insurrection in Russia has been denying Vladimir Putin’s pretext for accusing the West of wanting him dead. In a phone call with allies, Biden emphasized the imperative in not lending any credibility to expected claims from Putin of Western interference.</p> </blockquote> <p>Now that the coup attempt has failed, where do we go from here?</p> <p>Well, I think that this will embolden those western leaders that are pushing for regime change in Russia.  They will see this latest episode as evidence that what they are doing is working, and they will be more determined than ever to try to remove Putin.</p> <p>When asked about the insurrection, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN that we have “seen cracks emerge that weren’t there before”…</p> <blockquote><p>A mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin came to a swift end Saturday, but it raised new questions about his grip on power and is expected to intensify pressure within Russia over the unpopular Ukraine war.</p> <p>“I think you’ve seen cracks emerge that weren’t there before,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN’s “State of the Union” program Sunday. Blinken noted that 16 months ago, at the start of the Ukraine war, Russian forces appeared poised to take the Ukraine capital, Kyiv, but were pushed back.</p> </blockquote> <p>And during a different interview Blinken ominously stated that we “haven’t seen the last act yet”…</p> <blockquote><p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the United States is assuming that the potential threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin might not be over.</p> <p>“This is an unfolding story,” Blinken said Sunday during an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “We haven’t seen the last act. We’re watching it very closely.”</p> </blockquote> <p>On the other side, this is a huge wake up call for Vladimir Putin.</p> <p>I think that we are likely to see changes in the Russian military leadership, and eventually I think that the nation will shift into full war mobilization mode.</p> <p>We are definitely living during a time of “wars and rumors of wars”, and this conflict with Russia is still only in the very early stages.</p> <p>And of course this is just one of the major wars that we are going to be facing in the coming years.</p> <p>The Chinese are becoming increasingly frustrated with the Biden administration, and a massive war could erupt in the Middle East at any time.</p> <p>If our leaders had any sense, they would be pushing for peace.</p> <p>Sadly, “war fever” seems to be gripping the entire globe, and that is really bad news for everyone.</p> <p><strong>Michael’s new book entitled “End Times” is now available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com, and you can check out his new Substack newsletter right here.</strong></p> <p>[image]https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Upright-Book-MockUp-Michael-Snyder-800-.jpg[/image]</p> <p><strong>About the Author</strong>: My name is Michael and my brand new book entitled “End Times” is now available on Amazon.com.  In addition to my new book I have written six other books that are available on Amazon.com including “7 Year Apocalypse”, “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America”, “The Beginning Of The End”, and “Living A Life That Really Matters”. (#CommissionsEarned)  When you purchase any of these books you help to support the work that I am doing, and one way that you can really help is by sending copies as gifts to family and friends.  Time is short, and I need help getting these warnings into the hands of as many people as possible.  I have also started a brand new Substack newsletter, and I encourage you to subscribe so that you won’t miss any of my articles.  I have published thousands of articles on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe.  I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but I also ask that they include this “About the Author” section with each article.  The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions.  I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook and Twitter, and any way that you can share these articles with others is definitely a great help.  These are such troubled times, and people need hope.  John 3:16 tells us about the hope that God has given us through Jesus Christ: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”  If you have not already done so, I strongly urge you to invite Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior today.</p> <p>The post What In The World Is Happening In Russia? appeared first on The Economic Collapse.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-source field-type-link-field field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/what-in-the-world-is-happening-in-russia/">Source</a></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-calaisdocumentc-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/politics">Politics</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/war">War</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-continent-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/america">America</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-country-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/russia">Russia</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/ukraine">Ukraine</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-industryterm-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/social-media">social media</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-product-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/kindle">Kindle</a></div> </div> </div> Sun, 25 Jun 2023 21:31:58 +0000 Guest 62593 at https://5ux.com https://5ux.com/news/what-world-happening-russia#comments Did Ukraine Attack NATO? https://5ux.com/news/did-ukraine-attack-nato <div class="clearfix body field"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p>According to a new Wall Street Journal report, the Central Intelligence Agency warned Ukraine early last summer not to blow up the Nord Stream pipeline and Ukraine did it anyway. Instead of punishing Ukraine, however, Biden keeps sending billions. Is the story true? Or does Hersh have it right? Also today US acknowledges big Ukraine losses in counter-offensive and plans to send Ukraine depleted uranium ammo. What could go wrong? Don't miss today's Liberty Report:http://rumble.com/embed/v2rkv3i/</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-source field-type-link-field field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2023/june/14/did-ukraine-attack-nato/">Source</a></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-country-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/ukraine">Ukraine</a></div> </div> </div> Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:42:37 +0000 Guest 62558 at https://5ux.com https://5ux.com/news/did-ukraine-attack-nato#comments The FBI, Ukraine’s Censorship Assistant https://5ux.com/news/fbi-ukraine-s-censorship-assistant <div class="clearfix body field"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p>Aaron Maté has been among a handful of reporters to whom Elon Musk granted access to Twitter records to uncover efforts by the United States government along with Twitter to censor communication on the social media platform in the time before Musk gained control over it. The newest revelations from Maté concern the US government, via the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), having acted as an assistant to the Ukraine government’s main intelligence agency, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), to seek censorship of 163 targeted Twitter accounts — Maté’s included — as well as personal information related to those Twitter accounts.Maté’s chilling revelations here.</p> <p dir="ltr">It is bad enough that the US government has been seeking to censor social media communication to advance the goals of power-hungry politicians, businessmen, and bureaucrats here in America. Now, comes revelations that, on top of that, the US government has been seeking to advance the censorship goals of, and hand over personal information of individuals using social media to, the government of Ukraine. Keep in mind that Ukraine is an intensely corrupt government, is overrun with nazis, and is apparently comfortable with targeting for assassination foreign individuals merely because those individuals have expressed views judged intolerable regarding Ukraine or its war with Russia.The Ukraine government has also been relentless in suppressing free speech, opposition political parties, and the free exercise of religion within its borders.Of course, the US assistance to Ukraine’s censorship effort has extended beyond Twitter. Maté notes in the concluding paragraph of his article:</p> <blockquote><p>News of the FBI’s work with Ukrainian intelligence to censor Twitter users also follows reporting from journalist Lee Fang that the FBI has pressured Facebook to remove accounts and posts deemed by the SBU to be Russian 'disinformation.' According to Fang, a senior Ukrainian official in regular contact with the FBI defined 'disinformation' in such broad terms that it could mean viewpoints that 'simply contradict the Ukrainian government’s narrative.'</p></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">How about the US starts respecting the First Amendment, and stops assisting Ukraine in pursuing its authoritarian objectives?</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-source field-type-link-field field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2023/june/07/the-fbi-ukraine-s-censorship-assistant/">Source</a></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-calaisdocumentc-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/politics">Politics</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-continent-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/america">America</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-country-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/ukraine">Ukraine</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/category/united-states">United States</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> <div class="field-items" class="comma-separated field-items"> <div class="field-item even" class="field-item even"><a href="/category/federal-bureau-investigation">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a></div> </div> </div> Wed, 07 Jun 2023 22:54:49 +0000 Guest 62541 at https://5ux.com https://5ux.com/news/fbi-ukraine-s-censorship-assistant#comments The United States And Russia Are At War. You Do Realize How This Is Going To End, Don’t You? https://5ux.com/news/united-states-and-russia-are-war-you-do-realize-how-going-end-don-t-you <div class="clearfix body field"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p><img src="https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Explosion-From-Space-Pixabay-560x315.jpg" /></p><p>Joe Biden just made a surprise visit to Kyiv during which he announced that the U.S. is going to be involved for “as long as it takes” to win the war against Russia.  Meanwhile, the Russians have now pulled together far more forces than they originally invaded Ukraine with a year ago.  They intend to fight for “as long as it takes” too.  There are no peace negotiations and there aren’t going to be any peace negotiations.  Both sides are counting on the other side to eventually back down.  But what happens if both sides just keep escalating matters until a “point of no return” is reached?</p> <p>After we have seen countless other world leaders visit Kyiv over the past year, Joe Biden finally mustered the courage to make the trek himself, and the mainstream media is making a really big deal out of it…</p> <blockquote><p>The US will back Ukraine in its fight against Russia for “as long as it takes” President Joe Biden said as he made an unannounced and symbolic visit to the capital, Kyiv.</p> <p>“We have every confidence you’re going to continue to prevail,” he said.</p> <p>Mr Biden’s first trip to Ukraine as president came days before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion.</p> </blockquote> <p>During his visit, Biden announced even more aid for Ukraine.</p> <p>But we have already given 196 billion dollars in aid to the Ukrainians…</p> <blockquote><p>According to the Ukrainian government, the U.S. leads all countries with $196 billion in total military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine between Jan. 24, 2022 through Nov. 20, 2022.</p> </blockquote> <p>How much more will we give them during the coming year?</p> <p>Sadly, the truth is that we are providing far more funding for this war than anyone else, and that includes the Ukrainians.</p> <p>Vast armies of foreign mercenaries are being hired using our tax dollars, and those foreign mercenaries have become more critical than ever because the Ukrainians are literally running out of warm bodies to throw into the meat grinder in eastern Ukraine.</p> <p>We are also providing more weapons, more equipment and more ammunition than anyone else, but the Ukrainians are blowing through the ammo even faster than we can make it…</p> <blockquote><p>Inside a sprawling factory just off the President Biden Expressway in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, the future arsenal of Ukraine’s war effort is being forged, one red hot artillery shell at a time.</p> <p>Running full-tilt, as it was on a recent January morning, the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant churns out roughly 11,000 artillery shells a month. That may seem like a lot, but the Ukrainian military often fires that many shells over just a few days.</p> </blockquote> <p>In addition, the U.S. military actually gives the Ukrainians the specific coordinates where Russian targets are located so that the Ukrainians can fire rockets that we have provided to them at those targets…</p> <blockquote><p><em>The Washington Post</em> reported Thursday that Ukraine is reliant on coordinates provided or confirmed by the US and its allies to launch strikes using the US-provided HIMARS rocket systems, a revelation that demonstrates Washington’s deep involvement in the war.</p> <p>The HIMARS is a precision-guided artillery system, one that Ukraine has employed quite a bit in its fight against Russia. One example is a January 1 HIMARS strike on a facility housing Russian forces in Donetsk that killed at least 89 Russian soldiers, one of the deadliest Ukrainian attacks of the war.</p> <p>Citing three unnamed Ukrainian officials and one unnamed US official, the <em>Post</em> reported that Ukraine also relies on the US for targeting coordinates for similar precision weapons, including the M270 Multiple-Launch Rocket System. One senior Ukrainian official said that Ukrainian forces almost never launch strikes using these weapons without coordinates provided by US military personnel that are located at a military base in a different country in Europe.</p> </blockquote> <p>This is our war now.</p> <p>No matter how much our politicians try to spin it, this has become a war between the United States and Russia.</p> <p>And it appears that the Russians are preparing to take things to a whole new level.</p> <p>Right now, very large concentrations of Russian troops are poised to come pouring into Ukraine from the north…</p> <blockquote><p>Recently we had the first ever confirmation—with actual photographic evidence—of Russian force buildups on Ukraine’s border resembling those of pre-Feb. 2022. Here are satellite photos of one of them; there are reportedly such camps in Kursk and Voronezh regions, which are directly above Sumy and Kharkov oblasts of Ukraine.</p> </blockquote> <p>To support those troops, the Russians are constructing “large field hospitals” near the Ukrainian border just like they did prior to the original invasion…</p> <blockquote><p>There are now <em>several </em>reports of large field hospitals being constructed in at least two different regions, again reminiscent of exactly what happened last time prior to the start of the SMO. And a senior lieutenant of the AFU stated that 10,000 Russian troops have amassed across the border from Sumy.</p> </blockquote> <p>There are also very large concentrations of Russian troops in the south.</p> <p>I expect that the Russians will soon formally declare war against Ukraine, and any pretense of playing nice will finally be discarded.</p> <p>On the Ukrainian side, one official just made headlines all over the globe when he declared that “tanks will be parked on Moscow’s Red Square and that will be justice”…</p> <blockquote><p>Kyiv’s security chief vowed that Ukraine’s ‘tanks will be parked on Moscow’s Red Square and that will be justice’ ahead of the first anniversary of Putin’s invasion.</p> <p>Oleksiy Danilov, Kyiv’s National Security and Defence Council boss, called Vladimir Putin ‘Hitler’s twin’ as he reiterated Ukraine’s ambition to expel all Russian troops from its soil, including from Crimea which was annexed by Moscow in 2014.</p> </blockquote> <p>I don’t know what sort of fantasy world he is living in, because the Russians would launch their nukes long before that ever happens.</p> <p>If push comes to shove, Russia will resort to nuclear war.</p> <p>Here in the western world, our “experts” keep assuring us that the Russians would never actually do that.</p> <p>But the Russians keep making it very clear that they are quite serious about their threats…</p> <blockquote><p>Russia is attempting to use its nuclear threat to weaken international support for Ukraine, according to Kyiv intelligence.</p> <p>The official Ukrainian Ministry of Defence reported via Telegram that Russia has started large-scale exercises involving its strategic nuclear forces, stationed for launch by air, land and sea, and put its units on the highest alert.</p> </blockquote> <p>In my new book I explain why the U.S. is not at all prepared for a nuclear conflict with Russia.</p> <p>But most Americans don’t care to listen to warnings from me or from anyone else about this.</p> <p>Most Americans just assume that our leaders know exactly what they are doing and that everything is going to be just fine.</p> <p>Once upon a time, Barack Obama warned that we should never underestimate Joe Biden’s ability to mess things up.</p> <p>Now we have reached a point where there is a very real possibility that Joe Biden could get the majority of the U.S. population killed in a cataclysmic war.</p> <p>This isn’t going to end well, and I would urge you to prepare accordingly.</p> <p> </p><div class="oembed oembed-video"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhjzLmhy7QQ" class="oembed-title">What If A Nuclear Bomb Hits New York Tomorrow</a><br /><div class="oembed-content"> <iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LhjzLmhy7QQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" title="What If A Nuclear Bomb Hits New York Tomorrow"></iframe></div> </div> <p><strong>***It is finally here! Michael’s new book entitled “End Times” is now available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.***</strong></p> <p>[image]https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Upright-Book-MockUp-Michael-Snyder-800-.jpg[/image]</p> <p><strong>About the Author</strong>: My name is Michael and my brand new book entitled “End Times” is now available on Amazon.com.  In addition to my new book I have written six other books that are available on Amazon.com including “7 Year Apocalypse”, “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America”, “The Beginning Of The End”, and “Living A Life That Really Matters”. (#CommissionsEarned)  When you purchase any of these books you help to support the work that I am doing, and one way that you can really help is by sending copies as gifts to family and friends.  Time is short, and I need help getting these warnings into the hands of as many people as possible.  I have published thousands of articles on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe.  I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but I also ask that they include this “About the Author” section with each article.  The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions.  I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook and Twitter, and any way that you can share these articles with others is definitely a great help.  These are such troubled times, and people need hope.  John 3:16 tells us about the hope that God has given us through Jesus Christ: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”  If you have not already done so, I strongly urge you to invite Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior today.</p> <p>The post The United States And Russia Are At War. 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