A poster on the street with a portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump and a sentence referring to a quotation of Iranian Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 10, 2017. (AP/Vahid Salemi)

US Sanctions Are A Symptom Of A Failing Empire

A combination of major economic and geopolitical shifts in the balance of power away from US dominance has prevailed for the past seven decades and is key to understanding American-imposed sanctions.

James O'Neill

US Officials See Arming Ukraine As Chance To ‘Pressure’ Russia

President Trump opposed arms shipments to Ukraine during his campaign, but now maybe reconsidering in order to appear tough on Russia.

US Officials See Arming Ukraine As Chance To ‘Pressure’ Russia

During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump was adamantly opposed to the idea of arming Ukraine, seeing it as contrary to a potential diplomatic rapprochement with Russia. As with a lot of candidate Trump’s positions, President Trump’s position seems to be shifting. The possibility of arming Ukraine is now the topic of intense debate within

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CIA Director Ties Venezuela Crisis To Russia, Cuba, Iran & Hezbollah

“Venezuela could very much become a risk for the United States of America. The Cubans are there; the Russians are there, the Iranians, Hezbollah are there. This is something that has a risk of getting to a very very bad place, so America needs to take this very seriously”.

CIA Director Ties Venezuela Crisis To Russia, Cuba, Iran & Hezbollah

For most people, the Venezuela crisis is about the political tensions between the popularly elected socialist President Nicolas Maduro and the legislature which backs him, the Constituent Assembly. The executive and Constituent Assembly are in conflict with the pro-US National Assembly whose powers have been reduced after Venezuela’s Supreme Court

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Think Tank Brings Together Neocons And Humanitarian Interventionists To Fight Russian Propoganda

The new think tank is a grotesque frankenstein creation born of a marriage between Bush era neocons and Hillary and Obama foreign policy advisers,

Think Tank Brings Together Neocons And Humanitarian Interventionists To Fight Russian Propoganda

In Russia Sanctions And The Coming Crackdown On Americans, we exposed a new project called "Hamilton 68" which claims to monitor 600 Twitter accounts in real time, looking for what its creators consider to be overt,

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Russia Responds To US Sanctions By Dumping The Dollar

The sanctions bill, born of U.S. politicians’ continuing accusations that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, was passed by Congress and sent to Trump’s desk for final approval at the end of July.

Russia Responds To US Sanctions By Dumping The Dollar

Following new sanctions against Russia that President Donald Trump signed into law last week, Moscow responded Monday by announcing Russia will speed up work on reducing the country’s

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Neocons Leverage Hate For Trump To Push For More War

Neocons have pulled liberals into the neocon strategies for war and more war, largely by exploiting the Left’s disgust with President Trump.

Neocons Leverage Hate For Trump To Push For More War

OPINION -- A savvy Washington observer once told me that the political reality about the neoconservatives is that they alone couldn’t win you a single precinct in the United States. But both Republicans and Democrats still line up to gain neocon support or at least neocon acceptance. Part of the reason for this paradox is the

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Robert Parry

Robert Parry

Robert Parry broke many of the Iran-Contra stories in the 1980s for the Associated Press and Newsweek. His latest book, Neck Deep: The Disastrous Presidency of George W. Bush, was written with two of his sons, Sam and Nat. His two previous books are Secrecy & Privilege: The Rise of the Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq and Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press & 'Project Truth'.

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“Russiagate” Narrative Crumbling With Seymour Hersh Phone Call, But Damage Already Done

The “Russiagate” narrative that the Russians hacked into private emails to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election has effectively recast international relations. But it has been coming apart and a just-released recording of a Seymour Hersh phone call may be a fatal blow.

“Russiagate” Narrative Crumbling With Seymour Hersh Phone Call, But Damage Already Done

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Since the “Russiagate” scandal and anti-Russia hysteria first began, substantial evidence has emerged to debunk many of the claims made by their proponents. For instance, the “Russian hacker” narrative has lost all credibility, as

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Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb is a MintPress contributor who has written for several news organizations in both English and Spanish; her stories have been featured on ZeroHedge, the Anti-Media, 21st Century Wire, and True Activist among others - she currently resides in Southern Chile.

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