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Title: Ever Closer to War
Post by: RomanCatholic1953 on June 25, 2017, 12:06:12 PM
BRIAN CLOUGHLEY (https://www.strategic-culture.org/authors/brian-cloughley.html) | 21.06.2017 | OPINION (https://www.strategic-culture.org/rubrics/opinion.html)
Ever Closer to War
The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin (http://thebulletin.org/timeline) of the Atomic Scientists has warned that the likelihood of a catastrophic nuclear war is closer than since 1953. As explained (http://thebulletin.org/sites/default/files/Final%202017%20Clock%20Statement.pdf) by the Bulletin, in 1947 it devised the Doomsday Clock «using the imagery of apocalypse (midnight) and the contemporary idiom of nuclear explosion (countdown to zero) to convey threats to humanity and the planet».
Each year «the decision to move (or to leave in place) the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock is made by the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board in consultation with its Board of Sponsors, which includes 15 Nobel laureates». In 1953 the Clock was at two minutes to midnight. In the worst years of the cold war it was at 3 minutes to midnight when, in 1984 it was recorded that «US-Soviet relations reach their iciest point in decades. Dialogue between the two superpowers virtually stops. Every channel of communications has been constricted or shut down; every form of contact has been attenuated or cut off...»
And now, in 2017, it is apparent that channels of communication with Russia are being deliberately cut off — and the hands of the Doomsday Clock have been placed at just two-and-a-half minutes from midnight.
Disaster looms.
And as it looms, the United States Senate is heightening (http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-readies-vote-russia-sanctions-n771316) its global confrontational approach and announced that it intends to penalize Russia for a number of supposed misdemeanors.
Senator Lindsey Graham told CBS News (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-senator-lindsey-graham-on-face-the-nation-june-11-2017/) that the Senate will «punish Russia for interfering in our elections» — concerning which allegation there has not been one shred of proof provided by anyone. All-embracing inquiries are under way, of course, but be assured that if there were the slightest, tiniest, most microscopic morsel of actual proof of any interference, it would by now have been leaked to the media and made headline news.
Senator Graham excelled himself by telling President Trump, via CBS News (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-senator-lindsey-graham-on-face-the-nation-june-11-2017/), that «You’re the commander in chief. You need to stand up to Russia. We’re never going to reset our relationship with Russia until we punish them for trying to destroy democracy. And that starts with more sanctions».
Then the CBS interviewer brought up the subject of the many inquiries into allegations of Trump-Russia plotting and mentioned that a Democrat had said the investigations were a «fishing expedition... What’s your response to that?»
The Senator replied (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-senator-lindsey-graham-on-face-the-nation-june-11-2017/) «That’s not your, none of your business. We’re going to do what we think is best. The Russians interfered in our election. They’re doing it all over the world. No evidence yet that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians. I don’t believe the president colluded with the Russians, just because of the way he behaves. There's zero evidence that President Trump did anything wrong with the Russians. There’s overwhelming evidence that Russia is trying to destroy democracy here and abroad. And if you forgive and forget with Putin, you’re going to get more of the same and you’re going to entice Iran and China to come in 2018 and 2020».
The US Senate believes there is «zero evidence» that President Trump had help from Russia in his election campaign — which is true — but also thinks there is «overwhelming evidence» that Russia is trying to influence voting in America, although there is not a shred of proof to that effect.
The Senator spoke with the authority, force and majesty of the US Senate, and the world has to accept that his pronouncements represent the wishes of the legislators of his mighty nation which is intent on imposing harsher sanctions on Russia. As observed (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/06/15/what-the-russia-sanctions-upgrade-means-for-trump-and-ukraine/#143f3c3d2783) by Forbes, the new Bill «punishes Russian oil and gas firms even more than the current sanctions regime... Russia has no friends on Capitol Hill».
It is intriguing that the sanctions focus on oil and gas production, and Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-15/u-s-toughens-stance-on-russian-gas-as-engie-defends-new-pipe) reported that Germany and Austria consider «the measures sought to bolster US economic interests and included an unacceptable intervention in the region’s energy sector». In an unprecedented expression — indeed, explosion — of disapproval, Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Austria’s Chancellor Christian Kern said in a joint statement (https://www.ft.com/content/27e28a44-51b0-11e7-a1f2-db19572361bb) that «Europe’s energy supply is a matter for Europe, not the United States of America... instruments for political sanctions should not be tied to economic interests» and that the Senate’s amendment heralded (http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Infoservice/Presse/Meldungen/2017/170615_Kern_Russland.html) a »new and very negative quality in European-American relations».
As London’s Financial Times reported (https://www.ft.com/content/27e28a44-51b0-11e7-a1f2-db19572361bb), «the Russia sanctions outline opposition to Nord Stream 2, a pipeline that will double capacity for Gazprom... to supply gas to Europe under the Baltic Sea. The measures could affect European energy companies, including Shell, Engie and OMV, which are financing the pipeline. Shares in all four companies tumbled on Thursday».
Washington’s mission of lucrative destruction was partly achieved, but that’s where we come to the essence of the matter. The part of the Sanctions Bill involving Russia was an add-on to a series of vindictive measures against Iran, but it seemed a good idea to also sanction Russia’s oil and gas production, because nobody would benefit more than the oil and gas companies of the United States.

Bloomberg explained (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-15/u-s-toughens-stance-on-russian-gas-as-engie-defends-new-pipe) that the Nord Stream pipeline «would compete with US exports of liquefied natural gas to Europe». And the Senate made it plain (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-15/u-s-toughens-stance-on-russian-gas-as-engie-defends-new-pipe) that the US government «should prioritize the export of United States energy resources in order to create American jobs, help United States allies and partners, and strengthen United States foreign policy».
It’s difficult to see how the Senate’s arrogant dabbling might «help allies and partners,» but those in America who own energy resources and want to continue making vast profits continue to help their allies and partners in the Senate and the House. Without their financial support, many legislators would never have got to Washington.
As recorded by Open Secrets (https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=E01), companies closely associated with oil and gas production gave US politicians over fifty million dollars in 2015-2016 to help their democratic election:

Top Contributors, 2015-2016




















[th]
Contributor
[/th]
[th]
Amount
[/th]
Koch Industries
$9,501,803
Chevron Corp
$5,116,216
Ariel Corp
$4,809,612
Stewart & Stevenson
$4,127,231
Western Refining
$4,067,802
Petrodome Energy
$3,000,000
Chief Oil & Gas
$2,977,493
Hunt Companies
$2,709,917
Marathon Petroleum
$2,398,781
Edison Chouest Offshore
$2,198,872
Energy Transfer Equity
$2,164,853
Kinder Morgan Inc
$2,112,160
American Petroleum Institute
$2,085,345
Exxon Mobil
$2,065,787
Occidental Petroleum
$1,855,908
Devon Energy
$1,811,364
Otis Eastern
$1,733,017
Honeywell International
$1,461,284
Anadarko Petroleum
$1,343,741
Red Apple Group
$1,218,312
Source: By kind permission of the Center for Responsive Politics
And Senator Lindsay Graham was given a bundle (https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00009975&cycle=Career) by many commercial organisations, headed by Nelson, Mullins (http://www.nelsonmullins.com/areas-of-law/energy-and-utilities-practice), whose $254,247 in 1993-2016 no doubt helped him along the way. Nelson Mullins, incidentally, has attorneys who «have experience in advising electrical and pipeline providers on legal matters». Then he got $175,605 from SCANA, which is (http://www.localjobster.com/company5/scanacorporation) «a $9 billion energy-based holding company, based in Cayce, South Carolina... Its businesses include... natural gas utility operations and other energy-related businesses». Another of Senator Graham’s generous sponsors is the Fluor Corporation (http://www.fluor.com/client-markets/energy-chemicals/pages/onshore-oil-gas-production.aspx) ($94,801) which «understands the critical success factors driving onshore oil and gas production and terminal businesses, providing practical solutions to maximize project investment».
It doesn’t matter to these people, or to the legislators they’ve bought with their donations, that the Doomsday Clock has ticked closer to the midnight of Armageddon, and that the hostile approach of the United States is alienating a proud nation that can take only so much before it reacts against Washington’s aggressive confrontation. The sleazy hypocrisy of US legislators is legendary, but it is their ignorance greed and arrogance that are worrying.
While Senator Graham was dancing to the tune of his oil angels, the Washington Post reported that seven percent of American adults believe (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/15/seven-percent-of-americans-think-chocolate-milk-comes-from-brown-cows-and-thats-not-even-the-scary-part/?utm_term=.cc26e467f9b6) chocolate milk comes from brown cows. That is «16.4 million misinformed, milk-drinking people». The representative of FoodCorps (https://foodcorps.org/) which encourages sensible nourishment said this was unfortunate, and «We still get kids who are surprised that a French fry comes from a potato, or that a pickle is a cucuмber. Knowledge is power. Without it, we can’t make informed decisions».
Just like the US Senate.

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Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: RomanCatholic1953 on June 25, 2017, 12:49:54 PM
Source for the above:  https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2017/06/21/ever-closer-war.html
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: MyrnaM on September 28, 2017, 04:28:07 PM
Washington could be provoked into an assault if North Korean test missiles were fired into the ocean near California or Guam, an American territory, it said.

here (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/860125/World-War-3-north-korea-latest-news-Donald-Trump-Kim-jong-un-Rusi-UK)


Hawaii  (http://www.independent.co.uk/topic/Hawaii)residents have been told to prepare for a nuclear attack in light of increasing tensions with North Korea.

here (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/north-korea-latest-hawaii-attack-warning-resident-told-prepare-a7968221.html)
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: Maria Regina on September 28, 2017, 06:23:06 PM
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

St. Michael the Archangel, protect and defend us.
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: JPaul on September 28, 2017, 08:50:33 PM
We cannot win a war against Russia, or against Russia, China, Iran, and all of the other countries which are party to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.   The Jєωιѕн agitators know it, but they do not care. They want money and they want revenge.

Russia and China are shortly to stop using the dollar to trade in oil and gas which will tank our economy, that is why we have the rush to war. The energy companies were denied the Russian oil fields when Putin took over.  The Jєω Khordakovsky was getting ready to sell them to Exxon Mobil when Putin intervened and nationalized them and arrested him.  The corporate regime is mobilizing its military enforcers to overturn this situation.

We do not have the money, the men, or the assets to go to war against Russia. What that means is the the US will be the first to use nukes as they mistakenly believe that we could survive and defeat Russia's retaliatory capabilities.
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: Maria Regina on September 29, 2017, 01:57:16 AM
We cannot win a war against Russia, or against Russia, China, Iran, and all of the other countries which are party to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.   The Jєωιѕн agitators know it, but they do not care. They want money and they want revenge.

Russia and China are shortly to stop using the dollar to trade in oil and gas which will tank our economy, that is why we have the rush to war. The energy companies were denied the Russian oil fields when Putin took over.  The Jєω Khordakovsky was getting ready to sell them to Exxon Mobil when Putin intervened and nationalized them and arrested him.  The corporate regime is mobilizing its military enforcers to overturn this situation.

We do not have the money, the men, or the assets to go to war against Russia. What that means is the the US will be the first to use nukes as they mistakenly believe that we could survive and defeat Russia's retaliatory capabilities.
Do you have a source for this information?
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: Pax Vobis on September 29, 2017, 08:09:56 AM
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Russia and China are shortly to stop using the dollar to trade in oil and gas which will tank our economy, that is why we have the rush to war.
This part has been in the news, in pieces, for the last few years.  The global economy is building towards a non-US based, gold-backed currency.


http://www.shtfplan.com/commodities/is-this-the-end-of-the-u-s-dollar-geopolitical-moves-obliterate-u-s-petrodollar-hegemony_04212016
 
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-china-and-russia-are-buying-so-much-gold-2016-08-01
 
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-27/end-petrodollar-what-fed-doesnt-want-you-know
 
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/5/20/russia-china-bankdeal.html
 
http://fpif.org/chinas-offering-a-world-bank-alternative-and-u-s-allies-are-signing-up/
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: JPaul on September 29, 2017, 08:27:15 AM
Do you have a source for this information?
This come from various sources and can be researched and confirmed via the internet. 
Dr. Matthew Raphael Johnson, an Orthodox priest and an expert in Russian history and culture writes extensively on these subjects whose academic and research abilities are very good.
As for the US military limitations that is pretty easy to confirm. The Russian, Chinese, and Iranian soldiers are all extremely Nationalistic and Patriotic and would prove to be motivated and well trained as opposed to the US soldiers where most of them have no idea what they are fighting for all over the world in the Jєωιѕн wars of survival and expansion. The US military infrastructure is crumbling. I believe that it is somewhere over 30% of the Navy's aircraft cannot fly due to a lack of replacement parts and the need for repairs.
Common sense dictates that when faced with an overwhelming enemy, the disadvantaged party is very likely to use nuclear weapons as an equalizer. The problem is that Russia has many more than we do.
A few months back Putin said than a nuclear war is unwinnable and would destroy both sides. He is right.
And then there is China with its own substantial nuclear arsenal and who are bound by a Nato like mutual defense pact with the Russian Federation. A very bad situation for bellicose and belligerent players like the US and Nato.
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: RomanCatholic1953 on September 29, 2017, 12:22:58 PM
According to a recent article posted on CI, Paul Craig Roberts writes that there are Generals in the Pentagon that actually
think that The US can win a nuclear war now with Russia and China.
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: JPaul on September 29, 2017, 12:50:51 PM
According to a recent article posted on CI, Paul Craig Roberts writes that there are Generals in the Pentagon that actually
think that The US can win a nuclear war now with Russia and China.
That is exactly what I was referring to and no doubt why Putin said what he did.
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: Maria Regina on September 29, 2017, 12:55:05 PM
That is exactly what I was referring to and no doubt why Putin said what he did.
Lord have mercy.
Most Holy Theotokos save us.
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: MyrnaM on October 02, 2017, 02:08:20 PM
War, war, rumors of war (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuvJTKkZ4nY)
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: JPaul on October 02, 2017, 03:14:30 PM
The international corporate and banking Regime are vigorously rubbing their hands together as they have mobilized their political and Military assets to their purposes.
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: AJNC on October 06, 2017, 07:08:31 AM
Alois Irlmaier the Bavarian seer said of the Middle East that people would feel that it was peaceful ("Shalom! Shalom!") when suddenly war would erupt there and quickly spread to Europe. I have just read this article:

https://platosguns.com/2017/10/03/war-clouds-gathering-over-israel/
Title: Re: Ever Closer to War
Post by: MyrnaM on October 06, 2017, 09:39:04 AM
Alois Irlmaier the Bavarian seer said of the Middle East that people would feel that it was peaceful ("Shalom! Shalom!") when suddenly war would erupt there and quickly spread to Europe. I have just read this article:

https://platosguns.com/2017/10/03/war-clouds-gathering-over-israel/
For when they shall say, peace and security; then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as the pains upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape."
[1 Thessalonians 5:3 (http://www.drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drb&bk=59&ch=5&l=3#x)]