Fyre Festival in the Bahamas was billed as a decadent two-weekend event with VIP packages costing up to $250,000. The venture was created by rapper Ja Rule and entrepreneur Billy McFarland and was endorsed by dozens of ‘Instagram influencers’ including models Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski…
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Meet Emmanuel Macron – The Consummate Banker Puppet, Bizarre Elitist Creation…
The last thing I ever wanted to do was write about France’s likely next president, Emmanuel Macron, but here we are. This post was inspired by a very telling Financial Times article sent to me by a reader, but we’ll get to that in a bit. Most Americans paying attention to global affairs have some […]
Putin’s New World Order by Mike Whitney…
Is Vladimir Putin the most popular Russian leader of all time? It certainly looks like it. In a recent survey conducted by the All-Russia Public Opinion Research Center, Putin’s public approval rating soared to an eye-popping 86 percent, which is twice that of Obama’s when he left office in 2016. And what’s more surprising is […]
Iraq Seizes ‘World’s Largest’ Ransom on Route to Royal Kidnappers…
Officials at Baghdad International Airport became suspicious earlier this month when their X-ray machines could not see into 23 large bags unloaded from a Qatari plane, producing only a black image because the contents were wrapped in a special material impenetrable to detecting devices. They were further amazed when they opened the bags to discover […]
UK Conservatives Hire Senior Obama Aide to Help Election Campaign…
Britain’s governing Conservative Party has hired Barack Obama’s former Deputy Chief of Staff to help run its election campaign. Bloomberg reports that Jim Messina arrived in London on Monday to join the campaign to return Prime Minister Theresa May to power and secure the Conservatives a bigger majority. Mr. Messina was campaign manager for President […]
Take a Tour of Russia’s New Giant Arctic Military Base…
Russia’s Ministry of Defense has unveiled the country’s newest Arctic military base on one of the northernmost points of its remote Franz Josef Land archipelago. Moscow has invited internet users on a virtual tour around the facility known as Arkticheskiy Trilistnik or ‘Arctic Trefoil’. Despite its college dorm aesthetics, the base can comfortably support 150 […]
Saudis Hire World’s Biggest PR Firm to Push ‘Muslim NATO’…
An international public relations firm is facing accusations of complicity in “whitewashing” alleged Saudi Arabian war crimes in Yemen after signing a deal to represent a Riyadh-dominated military alliance dubbed the “Muslim Nato”. Middle East Eye understands that Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman hired Burson-Marsteller last month to wage a charm offensive on […]
Former Israeli Defense Minister Confirms Israeli Collaboration With ISIS In Syria…
In the midst of complaining about the Islamist threat to Israel and the world, Bibi Netanyahu conveniently forgets that his own country enjoys a tacit alliance with ISIS in Syria. It is an alliance of convenience to be sure and one that’s not boasted about by either party. But is not terribly different from one […]
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10 Arrests Made in Connection to Islamist Charlie Hebdo Attack…
Arrests were apparently made in relation to the supply of weapons to the Islamic terrorists: #Belgium #France – 10 new arrests in connection to #CharlieHebdo attacks. Some of them suspected of having sold weapons to Coulibaly.
EU to Bill UK €2 Billion for Fraud Or So They Think…
On top of the £50 billion that Jean-Claude Juncker and his chums want to shake down Britain for on the way out of the door, The Times report that the EU also want to hit the UK for a €2 billion fraud claim. It revolves around alleged customs fraud that Brussels say the UK has […]
Truck Carrying Radioactive Material Stolen in Mexico Puts 9 States on High Alert…
Nine Mexican states have been placed on high alert after a company’s pickup truck carrying industrial X-ray equipment that uses radioactive material was reported stolen in a northwestern town. The Interior Department said in a statement the truck was stolen Sunday in Tlaquepaque, a town in Jalisco state. “This was industrial equipment that included Iridium-192… […]
Former Iraqi Army Chief of Staff to Prosecute Tony Blair…
Whilst many have attempted and are still trying to hold Blair to account, this litigant is justified in having a special grievance. He is both an Iraqi and none other than: “the former Chief of Staff of Saddam Hussein’s army, General Abdul-Wahid Shannan ar-Ribat (who) is seeking a judicial review of a District Judge’s decision […]
As Conflict Rages On, Russia Lands Oil Deals In Syria…
Russia’s brazen confidence in its victory in propping up Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s once-failing regime grows day by day, as evidenced by Moscow’s latest oil deals with the Syrian government. Sputnik news reports that Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin visited Damascus in November to get the ball rolling on the fossil fuel deals. […]
238 Murdered in France by Jihadists Since 2015…
The devastating scale of Islamic extremism that has struck France has been exposed by new figures that show some 238 people have been murdered by Islamic extremists in France alone since 2015. There have been some 21 Islamist attacks in France since 2015, including the Bataclan massacre and attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo. […]
Kremlin Advisor Reveals ‘Cure For U.S. Aggression’…
The only way to stop the United States’ aggression is to get rid of dollar addiction, a Kremlin advisor said on Friday. “The more aggressive the Americans are the sooner they will see the final collapse of the dollar as the only way for the victims of American aggression to stop this aggression is to […]
Italian Prosecutor Accuses Charities of Colluding With Traffickers in Libya…
In an interview with Italian daily La Stampa, Sicily-based prosecutor Carmelo Zuccaro made his most specific claims yet over NGO activities off Libya, which the EU border agency Frontex recently described as tantamount to providing a “taxi” service to Europe. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) active in the rescue effort include long-established groups such as Doctors…
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Whaddayaknow: Saudi Arabia Just Got Elected to the UN Commission on….Women’s Rights
Saudi Arabia continues to have a male guardianship system that dominates all aspects of life for women and girls, they’re also banned from driving cars and do not share the same legal status as men. But yet, the Kingdom was elected to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. The commission, according to […]
85.43% Vote Total: Le Pen (22.20%) Macron (23.61%) … Through to Second Round …Referendum For or Against Globalization…
First projection based on actual votes: MACRON 24% LE PEN 22%…First official estimate after extraordinary campaign: Macron (23.7%) and Le Pen (21%) through to 2nd round of French presidential election — Sophie Pedder (@PedderSophie) April 23, 2017…
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Calexit Leader Moves to Russia Permanently — or Until California Secedes…
The leader of a California movement to secede from the United States of America, or “CalExit,” does not want to live under the American flag — and is now settling in Russia. In a statement issued this week, Louis Marinelli announced that he is moving to his wife’s native Russia permanently, or at least until […]
Mexico to U.S.: Deporting Illegal Immigrants Is a ‘Violation’ of Rules…
The Mexican government said Thursday the U.S. ignored its own immigration rules when it deported two illegal aliens back to Mexico. The Secretariat of Foreign Relations, known in Mexico as SRE or the Chancellery, called the deportations of a so-called “Dreamer” and a mother of four a “violation” of immigration policy because neither had a […]
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