Tag: NEO: New Eastern Outlook

Jim W. Dean - VT has long editorialized about the ease with which jihadis can move around the world, going in and out of conflict zones as if on their private magic carpets, quietly donated by an "ET" NGO.

Jim W. Dean - There is enough evidence to support anyone being fatalistic about ever seeing the warring sides in Syria stop, as long as the ammo and supplies keep flowing to keep it going.

Jim W. Dean - Gordon gives us another one of his classic retrospectives, a short synopsis of what happened back then and why it matters now, as few can do. It is easier to do when you have been there and done the heavy lifting.

Jim W. Dean - EU President "Bonkers" Juncker pitches having the EU jump into the Syrian crisis at this late date to have a seat at the table when it cannot even handle the refugee mess it already has. And with the US taxpayers funding 75% of NATO, he proposes a new European army for more "flexibility".

Jim W. Dean - Mr. Engdahl brings us a top-to-bottom review of the energy wars behind much of the Mideast turmoil. VT has editorialized extensively that we see international crime as the main engine behind the current terror proxy wars and the New Cold War.

Jim W. Dean - The Saudi Arabia-Iran religious and geopolitical battle has heated up to being red hot. The current fireworks center around not only the negligence in the 2016 Hajji disaster, but the shabby way that Iran was treated over its inquiries.

Jim W. Dean - The Saudis are scrambling to sail their ship of state through stormy waters. They have come a long way since their thinking they had Iran on the mats, by keeping its oil off the market to run prices higher and maybe watch Israel or the US bomb its facilities.

Jim W. Dean - Mr. Engdahl gives us a follow up report on an age old topic, where announcing big investment projects and then actually getting them done are two different things.

Jim W. Dean - The US has not only formally polled the Syrian opposition groups it supports for their being on board the ceasefire agreement, but also warned that their continued mingling with al-Nusra will suffer "dire consequences", a clear threat that they will be bombing targets for doing so.

Jim W. Dean - Theresa May is, and will be, an interesting story, not only for her successful political path in an Englishman's world, but for taking over the ship of state during its trip through uncharted post-Brexit waters.

Jim W. Dean - Thomas also clearly lays out that a major war would be an economic devastation to the whole region, where China is the powerhouse engine to many other economies that do not sit on the foreign reserves that China does.

Jim W. Dean - Major trade deals become the focus of attempted grand larceny on a scale the average citizen cannot even imagine, a transfer-of-wealth scheme that is not only trans-generational, but can last forever.

Jim W. Dean - Israel, despite its occasional shelling and air attacks in Southern Syria, has remained low key during most of the Syrian conflict. Little mishaps, like losing a Dolphin sub when it was caught in shallow waters by a Syrian helicopter, were rare.

East European countries have been approving the sale of large quantities of weapons to countries known to supply Syria, which pass along a new pipeline established for the purpose.

Jim W. Dean - Well, the chickens have come home to roost on the CIA backing for the Turkey coup. Ziggy hath spoken. That gives permission for others to do so, which is kind of his job at his current stage in life.

Jim W. Dean - What you are about to read in Gordon's new NEO piece is not pretty. In fact, its damn ugly. But it is what it is, and readers looking for sugarcoating sure as hell don't come to VT.

Jim W. Dean - Henry Kamens has one of the best analyses of the Turkish incursion into Syria and its many layers of intrigue with several of the surrounding countries. It dovetails with much of Gordon's and my interviews, but adds more.

Jim W. Dean - Iran pulls another major flanking move in the heart of the US/Asia Pivot, with its forging new major economic relations with the Muslim powerhouse of the region, Indonesia, while bridging the Shia-Sunni religious gap to do so.

Jim W. Dean - Aleppo has been pushed out of the news with the fighting between the US-backed Kurds and the Syrian Army which had the US threatening to shoot down Syrian planes that even "threatened" US advisers.

Jim W. Dean - Henry Kamens presents the best case for NATO countries to sit down and start all over from scratch. because NATO has become more of a security threat to the block than its claimed protector role.

Jim W. Dean - I said it when it started, and will repeat it again. The US policy of regime change has been a disaster – economically and militarily for the US, and for all the families in the various victimized countries.

Jim W. Dean - Phil Butler has what I call an ice cold bucket of water piece for you below, the down and dirty on one of the most dangerous public "fixers" of our time, the man that refuses to die and join his victims, George Soros.

Jim W. Dean - The media fraud on the Syrian War is reaching hysterical levels, as the Aleppo and Manjbi battles are turning against the rebels. The "barrel bombs" and gas attack propaganda are thrown at us one more time.

Jim W. Dean - The West's destruction of Ukraine continues on without any serious political payback. The Minsk agreement is considered a bad joke, something the West had no intention of honoring, but actually a trap for Russia.

Gordon Duff - The real threat is and has been what the military represents, de facto martial law for nearly two decades, total surveillance, controlled press, plunging standards of living, hopeless and idiot political theatre and a culture of unreality, even fantasy, replacing coherent thought.

Apparently, Washington has decided to crush Russia along with Iran and Syria, without waiting for the arrival of Hillary Clinton as the head of state.

Jim W. Dean - Seth Ferris waited for the Brexit dust to settle before writhing his analysis of it, and it's a gem. It reminds me of the old saying, "Don't count your chickens 'til the eggs hatch."

Jim W. Dean - Mr. Engdahl brings an excellent deep background review of the infamous Fethullah Gülen, with their concepts: "You must move in the arteries of the system without anyone noticing your existence until you reach all the power centers… You must wait for the time when you are complete and conditions are ripe, until we can shoulder the entire world and carry it."

Jim W. Dean - Whether you call it China's "European Pivot" or Switzerland's "China Pivot" does not really make much difference, because the key aspect of their incredible relationship is that it spawned no political or military blacklash from anyone.

An 87-year-old lady of high intelligence and spotless reputation, Frau Ursula Haverbeck of Vlotho, Germany, has recently been sentenced to 10 months in prison...

Jim W. Dean - No charismatic leader ever emerged as a rallying figure head, so there was effectively no real leadership in the coup for even a Hail Mary attempt at success. Who would have supported an anonymous group?

Jim W. Dean - I predict that China and its competing neighbors will come up with some formula for sharing the South China Sea, and with many layers to it. One of those could be insisting that the area should become a demilitarized zone for any outside navies capable of a preemptive strike.

Gordon Duff - Using actual bullets is so “yesterday.” Our message is simple -- soft-war is war -- and always ends up with real dead people, real destruction, real chaos.

Vladimir Terekhov - At the end of this June, the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration has finally appointed the date when the ruling in the suit filed by the Philippines will be announced. Ultimately, the Philippines questions the legitimacy of China’s claims of islands and reefs within about 90 percent of the South China Sea.

Henry Kamens - As long as generals act traitorously and the Potomac Institute continues to exist, we can expect more indiscriminate murder cloaked in the name of democracy and human rights.

The US has been crashing into one Regime-Change Disaster after another, but claims the failures to be victories.

Henry Kamens - The CIA’s “rendition” programme has turned into a cottage industry, out of the control of the CIA and the various national governments involved. An investigation by the UN suggests that the US has helped Turkey to arm Islamists.

Jim W. Dean - Mr. Engdahl has a grand slam NEO economic piece for us today on his panel deliberations at the St. Petersburg Economic Conference. He proposes a huge domestically funded bond program for key Russian infrastructure projects to drive the domestic economy with their ripple effect of new jobs and taxes.

The deaths of contract workers had been kept secret by Georgian intelligence. Apparently they displayed all the symptoms of someone affected by Sarin gas poisoning. If we lift up the rug, will we find neoCons?

The islanders are setting the example for the rest of us, that even if the path to victory is a long shot, the attempt must be made for the honor of the people.