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The UN, some western countries-including the US are backing a "person" calling him the legitimate government of Libya eventhough he only controls a Tripoli naval station. Strong links with the Muslim Brotherhood and backed by militias US weapons will end up (again) with IS and alquada. 

Haftar-backed by Egypt, France, Russia controls most of the country and the oil. (DJ-South Front earlier had the story that IS was moving to Libya from Iraq and Syria, Turkey claims IS fighters from Raqqa ended up in Egypt-this all suggests the US and Jordan, Saudi Arabia (keep on) providing logistical support for IS, alquada etc). http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-08/libya-%E2%80%93-trump-jumps-back 

The US is not only destroying relations with Turkey and Egypt, http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-08/pakistan-air-force-ordered-shoot-down-us-military-drones also Pakistan now is turning to China and Iran. DJ-The US once even had a drone-base in SW Pakistan. The present drone-problem comes from US drones in Afghanistan attacking targets in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area-killing terrorists but also way to much civilians. (The Trump-move in calling the for Muslims holy city of Jerusalem the capitol of (Jewish) Israel will make the US position in Afghanistan-with Pakistan and Iran in the south, China in the east, Russia and former SU states in the north-impossible. Logistics to support the "pro-western government-de facto only ruling Kabul go via Pakistan. That road will soon close-even by air. NATO (again) has failed in making a region (since 2001 !!!!!) safer. The trillions of tax payers money have caused endless suffering and made some weaponproducers very rich. This insanity has to stop !)

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-08/flash-points-grow-number-increase-threats-attack-us, http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-08/paul-craig-roberts-america-walking-armageddon DJ-I am not against the US or anti-NATO but "the west"should offer more than endless wars and looting third world countries for oil and minirals. China/Russia are giving a better deal-the basic problems in "the western (fake) democracies" are destroying the west. 
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http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/9-december-usafcent--russiansyrian-aircraft-crossed-deconfliction, http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/8-december-alhasakah-the-arrival-of-a-new-shipment-of-american, http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/8-december-sw-damascus-a-government-ammo-depot-blew-up-in DJ-In short-US keeps sending Kurds weapons via Iraq-making Turkey very angry. -US "fears" they may have to shoot down Russian or Syrian planes in Eastern Syria-while the US-led coalition is active in Syria against international law. -Proberbly Israeli special forces blew up a Syria weapondepot-on Syrian soil-near the Golan heights. DeadThumbs DownCry How long will this western insanity continu in Syria ? Did the Syrian people not suffer enough ? Just like in Iraq and Egypt there are quite large Christian-orthodox minorities-backing governments that were attacked by the west and now expecting hope from Russian (orthodox) side. 

https://southfront.org/middle-east-verge-new-war/ The US has put Hezbollah, PMU in Iraq, Iran Revolutionary Guard on terrorist lists-eventhough these forces are main factors fighting IS. Of course IS is created by the west-a major conflict in the Middle East will pump up US-oil prices and could sell US weapons....

On US-Saudi relations http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/12/trump-is-bashing-the-saudi-clown-prince-why.html# The US government leaked the info that the Saudi crown-prince-robber of billions from his own royal family-spent 450 million in bying a (possible fake) Leonardo da Vinci painting of Christ. Also the US now demand Saudi Arabia stop the genocide (with US weapons and info) in Yemen-why ? Saudi Arabia can not accept Jerusalem-third holy city for Islam-as the capitol of Israel. (But Trump could not wait...) (See also https://news.cgtn.com/news/3255444f30637a6333566d54/share_p.html sort of China's Russia Today; China Global Television Network)

https://www.rt.com/news/412533-us-army-poland-road-accident/ US Army convoy got stuck in Polish mud and needed local farmers to get on the road again....
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Situation in Syria may worsen fast. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-09/irans-revolutionary-guard-sends-formal-message-us-military-leave-syria-or-else Pro-Assad Kurdish militia's in NE Syria may start attacking US (a.o.) forces. Iran may give assistence. (See also http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/09/545032/Iran-US-Israel-Jerusalem-alQuds-IRGC-Mohammad-Ali-Jafari-alAqsa-Mosque DJ-even worse-Pakistan is offended by the US-Jerusalem decision-this may effect US/NATO in Afghanistan.) https://www.rt.com/news/412590-russia-us-syria-air-force/ Russia want to stay out of a US-Iran (SAA, PMU etc) confrontation-but when US forces attack Russian positions they will react. The US is hindering Russian attacks on IS in Syria (both East and West of the Euphrates-river



https://www.rt.com/business/412546-china-russia-gold-standard-dollar/ and http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-05/de-dollarization-continues-china-iran-eliminate-greenback-bilateral-trade (DJ-The US$ without a link to energy may loose much of its value. One might think that spending trillions on wars in support of the US-petro-$ is to prevent "zillions" in losses without the $-energy link. Could the US$ loose more than 90% of its value ? Is a high price for (US) oil meant to save the US ?)


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http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/10/545075/Israel-Benjamin-Netanyahu-Tel-Aviv-Corruption DJ; Quite a lot of Israeli's do/did not agree with Israeli policy giving support to IS. Also in security the point is that Assad (Sr) did not attack Israel for decades-so why give support to "rebels". http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/10/545058/syria-daesh-weapons-is-israel Syria; IS used US and Israeli weapons. 

https://southfront.org/qassem-soleimanis-letter-us-leave-syria-else-al-hasaka-2018-become-beirut-1983/ In 1983 there were several attacks on US and French soldiers in Lebanon. DJ-The US may find giving air-support to US forces in Syria, Iraq (maybe later on Afghanistan) getting more complicated. Those forces will get very vulnarable. See also http://www.historynet.com/1983-beirut-bombing-the-blt-building-is-gone.htm DJ-Iraq has taken over the Syria-Iraq border. Pro-Assad forces may move into East-Syria from Iraq. http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/9-december-isis-from-syria-attacks-iraqi-border-guards-2nd The US is keeping a zone in the Jordan-Iraq-Syria border area-how can IS be active there ? http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/09/545024/Russia-US-air-confrontation-Syria

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/12/syria-isis-is-defeated-the-us-is-next-in-line.html# Again-DJ-US MOVE YOUR TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ AND SYRIA-THEY ARE IN GREAT DANGER AND SERVE NO GOAL !!!!!!!

http://theduran.com/breaking-lebanon-urges-arab-states-sanction-usa/ DJ-Of course it is a matter of time before countries want to deal with the root of IS, alquada etc.-being Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and a few other wahabist-countries. There is not much point in dealing with extremists when those extremists will show up elsewere to fight for western-oil interests with western (US, UK, Israeli) weapons. Will the Yemen-war move into Saudi Arabia ? Will oil-export be made more difficult for a few wahabist-terror states when Russia/China get more bases in Egypt, Sudan etc. and Iran gains power in the Persian Gulf ? Syria and Iraq may be demanding "some countries" to pay for war-damages caused by illegal wars. 

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Thanks, Dutch Josh!  This is an interesting read into one possible scenario:


No one wants to fight a nuclear war. Not in North Korea, not in South Korea and not in the United States. And yet leaders in all three countries know that such a war may yet come — if not by choice then by mistake. The world survived tense moments on the Korean Peninsula in 1969 , 1994 and 2010. Each time, the parties walked to the edge of danger, peered into the abyss, then stepped back. But what if one of them stumbled, slipped over the edge and, grasping for life, dragged the others down into the darkness?

This is how that might happen, based on public statements, intelligence reports and blast-zone maps.  

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CRS, DrPH-as often the comments section may be more interesting than the main article. Good points in the article-Kim not sit and wait until an attack starts-when he believes/gets (false) info on a comming attack (via "NK fishermen" , spies, Russia, China or "others") he could strike first. I do think he may use all he has got. The "fire and fury" answer also will be all-destructive in a matter of minutes. 

In the first wave NK may blow up the NK dam wich would flood Seoul. There are most likely NK "cells" in various states that will get active during that first wave-trying to damage "lines of communication". Most likely cyberwar will explode.

A second wave could come from Russia, China made believe they would be under attack as well. NK may go for maximum damage-this would be-worst case scenario-end of life on planet Earth in 24/36 hrs. 

I hope this worst case is science fiction. 

In my opinion a further escalation in the US-NK conflict could be the US making certain demands and putting an ultimatum. The US would have informed (or "consulted" when the US would be open for remarks) Russia and China-they could bring the message. When NK does not give in to the US ultimatum the US could blow up "a target" (Pyong Yang airport) making clear 1. a single non nuclear missile 2. time for NK to get all people out 3. Launch of that missile may be quite public. Goal=message take us serious. 

But even this scenario is not very realistic. For the US the growing problem is that the have isolated themselves high speed. The US stand first NK has to give up nuclear weapons before the US want to have talks is unacceptable for almost all other countries. 

With NK condemn the US calling Jerusalem the Israeli capitol NK may try to improve its contacts in the Arab/Muslim world. China is facing an energy crisis and needs NK coal. If there is a tendency at the moment even here the tendency is against the US ! (PM Moon in SK is interested in deals with Russia and China-the THAAD introduction by the US had a lot of "bad communications" (to put it friendly-SK was confronted with more THAAD then they were told !)

The US ally Japan is hated in large parts of Asia for their World War 2 crimes-and way of dealing with those crimes. Korea is united in hate against Japan-Korea was a Japan colony 1910-1945, Koreans were treated as slaves. 

A possible "surprise move" could bring NK Navy making a "friendly visit" to the Philipines (or Iran). 

The basic question-why should some countries have nuclear weapons and others should not have them-is not answered very sufficient by the west. 
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Some other notes on the present Korea-crisis;

https://koreas.liveuamap.com/en/2017/7-december-usrok-combined-air-exercise-vigilant-ace-ends South Korea has 23 nuclear reactors-in case of war there seems to be a list of 700 NK targets. (If the weapons used have a 50% succes-rate 1400 "weapons" are needed to deal with 700 targets.)

-An (incomplete) list of countries working with North Korea; http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-09/49-countries-have-violated-sanctions-north-korea There are various reasons why countries do deals with NK. China urgently needs energy-is facing an energy crisis, Russia has diplomatic reasons. Several countries for military reasons buy NK training, weapons-intel etc. NK is far from isolated. 

-From the comments of the above ZH-article https://archive.is/xCj1C Israel exported (a small amount of) Gold to NK. 

-https://thebulletin.org/breaking-vicious-cycle-us-north-korea-nuclear-standoff11332 The conflict is almost a personal Trump-Kim "event". On the one hand it makes this crisis more manageble-on the other you may have serious doubts about the mental health of the two man involved. 

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Nobel_Peace_Prize and [url] and http://www.icanw.org/ Allthough most countries do support a ban on nuclear weapons there is a relative small group unwilling to give up those Weapons of Mass Destruction. 

DJ- In my opinion there are at least three major conflicts at present;
-1 North Korea versus the US (basicly all other countries are supporting talks)
-2 Middle East/Iran very complicated-even the conflict area is hard to limit-you could see Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ukraine, West Africa as "border conflicts" of the main conflict. Saudi Arabia/ Gulf States (UAE esspecialy) supporting IS, alquada, boko haram etc-the west closing its eyes for that or using it in a third conflict
-3 US versus Russia/China. The bottomline is the link between energy and the US$. That makes the conflict even bigger-at the end also the EU wants to use the € (Euro) as international payment for energy. A peacefull way to solve this conflict would need another way to deal with global trade. The hard truth is that the US$ is that much overvalued that the US would take several steps back-without the US$-linked to energy the US will not be a global power.

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https://www.rt.com/usa/412662-haley-north-korea-china-hands/, https://www.rt.com/news/412675-japan-us-skorea-missile-tracking/ DJ-There is a real risk that Russia and China may loose patience with the US aproach. The US telling Russia and China what to do is insulting. 

Iran

DJ; Iran would like to see better relations whit Saudi Arabia. KSA might be interested-it could provide a way to get out of the Yemen-war. Also to deal with oil/energy-pricing (Petro-Yuan, hight of oil-price, volume) it could be practical to work with Iran, Russia, China. For KSA a war with Iran would be self-destructive. Israel has very much reasons to worry about Iran. But also for them a war with Iran is a "no-go-area". DJ-Both Israel and KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) need better contact with Iran. Russia and China can be helpfull with this process. Both Hezbollah and the Yemen-Houthi's (future North Yemen again ?) pose a serious threath for both Israel and KSA. Military means did not work-and will not work-so the future may be bring "military diplomacy". (Limited airstrikes while there are indirect talks between the several parties involved. DJ-military diplomacy may also be a next-very risky-step in Korea. The US could tell NK to respond to a US ultimatum or there will be very limited non-nuclear  US military action that NK can not stop.)

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/11/545169/ican-nuclear-war-tantrum DJ-I can only agree with the statement that nuclear weapons are unacceptable for ALL countries. They are immoral, from a military point of view very risky. The destruction is a risk for life on earth. 
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-11/putin-orders-withdrawal-russian-troops-syria-during-surprise-visit Russia will remain in Tartus-navy base and Khmeimin-airbase. DJ-"other forces now have their hands free in organizing the last phase of bringing Syria under Damascus-control". (The US should start moving their troops in Syria fast !!!). Putin made a surprise visit on his way from /via Turkey to Egypt. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/11/545253/Putin-Dabaa-nuclear-plant-Sisi-Russia-Egypt- (DJ-He is most likely not the only Russian going there-Russia can deal with IS in Egypt/Libya the way they did in Syria.) Putin and Sisi had talks on the status of Jerusalem, resuming Russian tourism to Egypt. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/11/545276/Kazakhstan-Syrian-peace-talks-Astana Russia-Iran-Turkey will resume Syria-peace talks next week with several Syrian groups. (DJ-The US is kept completely out of this story-losing ground in the Middle East at record speed !)


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http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/48386.htm Unlike the US, China has nourished its manufacturing sector, and not starved it of investment. The average factory in the US is twice as old as those in China. To even dream of catching up with Chinese production, the US would have to invest over $115 billion a year in manufacturing for the next three decades.
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http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/u-s-national-news/1757-extremely-urgent-if-you-own-any-firearms-immediately-make-certain-you-have-at-least-500-rounds-of-ammunition-for-each-gun DJ-something "major" coming up ? (Could be economic/financial "bank-crash"?-or is the US planning a military action (NK, Iran ???) Some aspects of Hal Turner (superstation 95) I take serious. 

Syria

http://theduran.com/putins-syrian-withdrawal-announcement-neither-full-russian-withdrawal-victory-syrian-war/ and http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-11/russias-military-withdrawal-will-prompt-president-assad-compromise DJ-Russia went to Syria for Russian interests. In march 2018 Putin want to be re-elected. In Syria there were several conflicts-the Russians proberbly intervened because of the US-Russia energy conflict in wich Qatar would get a pipeline via Syria-Turkey to the EU so the EU would not use Russian or Iran energy. At this moment the outcome is that Qatar and Turkey work with Russia and Iran-the US has lost this battle (but the war is far from over. May it would be more correct to say that Russia is pulling back from the war in/for Syria to leave it to Syria, Turkey, Iran etc.) 

Middle East

http://theduran.com/putin-meets-erdogan-in-turkey-high-hopes-for-syria-condemnation-for-trump/, http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/11-december-turkish-artillery-shelling-ypg-positions-in-basufan and https://iraq.liveuamap.com/en/2017/11-december-turkish-army-17-pkk-members-were-killed-in-northern, http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/11/545269/Hassan-Rouhani-Hamas-Ismail-Haniyeh-Jerusalem DJ-Turkey is attacking YPG/PKK-Kurds in Syria and Iraq, Turkey, Iran and most Muslim-countries "will respond to US-Jerusalem stand". (DJ-in a worst case scenario that means US troops coming under attack in Syria and Iraq-increase of military pressure on Israel (most likely also from Pakistan and Egypt-question may be what Jordan, Saudi Arabia/Gulf States will/can do. Jerusalem is a holy city in Islam besides the Palestine-question. The US may have made a very major miscalculation here-it could even effect US-Indonesia/Brunei etc. relations.) https://www.rt.com/news/412796-jerusalem-recognition-fasten-destruction-iran/

Korea

Without nuclear weapons the US would not be in the geo-political position it has been since 1945. The US demonstrates that when a country wants to be taken serious you need nuclear weapons. NK did get US message-the present Korea-crisis is the outcome of earlier processes. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/12/545311/China-South-Korea-Xi-Moon-North-Korea-THAAD China wants better relations with South Korea. (https://news.cgtn.com/news/326b7a4d31637a6333566d54/share_p.html Russia-India-China cooperation)
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Yesterday Hal Turner came with a warning for a "major event" in his latest show he would tell more. http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1767-tonight-at-9-00-pm-eastern-us-time-the-hal-turner-radio-show-on-wbcq-and-simulcast-live-on-the-internet "foreign governments planning terrifying activities against the US". (Proberbly not much more info-otherwise he would have posted it.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4EP8ibG8Cc Israeli News Live-(simply unable to get the Islam-religious aspect of the status of Jerusalem)-missiles from Gaza-most likely IDF will get more active there. Also Erdogan-Turkey-claiming some Arab leaders do not do enough to defend Jerusalem. (Also NK preparing another nuclear test ?)

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/12/us-surrenders-on-syria-resistance-turns-eyes-on-israel.html# and http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-12/paul-craig-roberts-isis-defeated-us-next-line. DJ-In some aspects I take Hal Turner serious. US troops in Syria (and Iraq, Afghanistan) without (enough) air-cover could become sitting ducks. 

-Turkey blames the US for a coup-attempt, Gülen-in-the-US being behind that anti-Erdogan coup. US supporting Kurds. 
-Iran, Iraq, Syria blame the US for the wars in Iraq and Syria, (also the 1981-1988 Gulf war in wich the US backed Saddam Hussain-KSA paid for the Iraq WMD-program-Iraq occupied parts of Iran)
-Russia and China consider IS, alquada (and proberbly even the nazi's/hitler) as a western creation meant to destroy them. From Ukraine to Korea, South China Sea, Taiwan they see the US causing problems. The US telling them what to do is insulting.

Stalin did wait to long-hoping the nazi's would not attack, so did Saddam Hussain in Iraq when the western/arab coalition was preparing for war. Calling Jerusalem-the 3rd holly place for Islam the capitol of a Jewish state is a declaration of war for many countries. 

When a war can be prevented countries like China and Iran try to prevent war. But when war will come-can not be stopped-you better strike the first blow. Putin pulling back from Syria may do so because Russian troops are needed to defend Russia. 

Did the US get some form of demands and an ultimatum ? Pull back US forces from Syria, Iraq, South Korea (a.o.), stop sending weapons to KSA-stop calling Jerusalem the capitol of Israel-or face the consequences....
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-In reaction to Trump/US calling (all of) Jerusalem the capitol of the Jewish State of Israel Muslim-countries have decided to call East-Jerusalem capitol of Palestine. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/13/545489/OIC-Iran-Zarif-Jerusalem-Israel-Palestine-Quds At the meeting of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation it was also decided that Russia will lead the proces for a two-state solution. http://theduran.com/the-oic-declaration-enables-russia-to-lead-the-two-state-solution/. See also https://www.debka.com/mivzak/jordans-king-abdullah-brief-visit-riyadh-amid-feud-saudi-crown-prince/ .
DJ; The US decision may end the division between Sunni- and Shia-muslims, they are all against it. Most other countries could decide to call East-Jerusalem as Palestine-capitol. The US is alone in its choice.


-https://www.debka.com/qassem-soleimani-sends-minion-odyssey-iraq-lebanese-israeli-border/ DJ-Israel claims Iran is planning to move 15.000 Iran fighters from Iraq to Southern Lebanon. Also Shia-fighters from Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan would gather near Damascus. (DJ-Iran has spoken out its solidarity with Palestine, Turkey could be moving in that direction as well. Israel could be facing a two front war-Gaza in the south and Lebanon/Syria (Golan heights) in the north. (http://www.voltairenet.org/article198968.html DJ-Israel planning relocation to southern Argentina/Chili ???)

-http://theduran.com/breaking-iran-join-eurasian-economic-union-diplomatic-sources/ (Other EEU-countries Russia, Belarus, Kazahkstan-but talks with Indonesia, Philipines, Thailand-Turkey may be interested-Pakistan)

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https://orientalreview.org/2017/11/22/pakistans-asga-strategy-for-the-afro-pacific/ DJ-The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor opens Pakistan ports for China-exports to Africa (trade with Africa). One of the African ports would be in Sudan https://orientalreview.org/2017/12/05/heres-russia-might-set-red-sea-base-sudan/ with an east-west road connection to Chad-paid for by China https://orientalreview.org/2017/11/24/sudan-is-indispensable-to-chinas-silk-road-vision-for-africa/

DJ-Russia and China are moving fast ! Mistakes made by the US/NATO/EU are welcomed by Russia and China to increase influence. The US$ as the global currency is becoming a thing of the past. 

The US-thinking that US sanctions work against Russia, China, Iran has backfired. It is a matter of time before also the EU will start looking east. The economic chances are there, the € Euro is accepted...For the US fast growing isolation must become a nightmare. 
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-https://www.debka.com/hamas-rockets-onset-anti-israel-war-attrition-ordered-irans-gen-soleimani/ DJ-Israel almost claims all evil coming from Iran. But I do think Israel may face a lot of agression the coming months. 

-https://www.debka.com/mivzak/pentagon-no-meaningful-russian-troop-withdrawal-syria/, http://theduran.com/russia-draws-syria-isis-goes-attack-deir-ezzor/ and https://isis.liveuamap.com/ IS is getting active again-some Russian forces have returned to Russia, still both in Syria and Iraq the war(s) are far from over. The US, Israel, KSA, Gulf-states may have decided to strenghten their proxy-armies hoping to avoid war in Israel and KSA. 

Korea

https://www.rt.com/usa/413027-tillerson-north-korea-talks/ DJ-Who is doing the diplomacy for the US ? The president ? Rex Tillerson ? Min.of Defense ? (Even when Russia and China would want to include the US in international talks-they sooner or later have to-it would be nice if the US makes clear who to talk to. The position that the US only will talk with NK when NK gives up its nuclear weapons is only making things worse. Maybe Japan (still hated in East Asia for world-war-2 crimes) will back the US in that but even the EU does not.)

China

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-13/gold-will-soar-china-kneecaps-dollar DJ-the conflict is about the energy link with the US$. (The US was the major global power due to two things-the petro-dollar and nuclear weapons-both are under pressure now.)

Europe

-https://www.rt.com/news/413029-nato-gorbachev-expansion-promises/ DJ; Gorbachev did get western promisses on NATO not moving east.

-https://www.rt.com/news/413041-us-canada-weapons-sales-ukraine/ US and Canada sending more weapons to the Kiev-junta in Ukraine. The Proshenko-"gang" (nazi's, corruption, slave-trade with Gulf States, IS fighting for the Kiev-criminals) is hated by most inside the Ukraine-did not bring any progress. Still some countries keep that war going.
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A more realistic view on what a new "Korea-war" would look like. NK has a lot of mountains-the military are wide-spread in bunkers. Even nuclear weapons will be limited effective-the NK could still do a lot of damage on South Korea and Japan (DJ-and NK-sleepercells would get active in the US etc.) http://thesaker.is/debunking-the-flagwaving-myths-about-an-attack-on-north-korea/ (Basicly-the US has no realistic military option against NK-so talk !!!) http://www.pravdareport.com/hotspots/conflicts/22-09-2017/138730-kim_missiles-0/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=idealmedia&utm_campaign=pravdareport.com&utm_term=68866&utm_content=2145271 NK missiles out of reach for western defense-systems ? 

Middle East

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-13/mapping-world-war-syria-iraq NATO countries, Israel, Gulf States fighting "terrorism"-Russia, Iraq, Iran, Syria (and some fighters from Afghanistan, Pakistan. The Kurds and IS also have volunteers from many countries.)
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-13/trump-netanyahu-bin-salman-destroyers-neoliberal-world-order-https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/world/middleeast/russia-egypt-air-bases.html (DJ-Of course the NYTimes is blind to western support to IS/alquada-Egypt knows some of IS fighters from Raqqa-Syria got to Egypt (via the CIA ? KSA ? Israel ?).

US

Hal Turner claims FBI expecting attacks in the US during christmas by Muslims in reaction to US-Jerusalem decision. http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1770-this-site-was-attacked-last-night-offline-for-ten-hours-as-i-began-to-reveal-radical-islamic-chatter-calling-for-attacks-on-churches-and-shopping-malls-at-christmas (Pakistan, Turkey-diplomats giving instructions in the US ???? http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/12/open-thread-2017-46.html# Both Hal Turner and Moon of Alabama have difficulties in doing their job. (DJ-I most of the times do not agree with Hal Turner, Israeli News Live, NYTimes or others-that is NO reason to silence them ! Knowing what others think-and why-is a basis for any communication.)
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Will there be wars with North Korea and Iran ? Some in the US think such wars are possible.
-http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/48407.htm#.WjIizniKR3g.facebook (Pompeo new secretary of state ? = war with Iran ?)

The US is in US-Saudi Arabia-Israel (USI) and Japan-US-South Korea (JUS) coalition.
Israel and Saudi Arabia are not very respected countries in the Middle East-since Trumps decision on Jerusalem they are no longer agreeing on major issues. Japan does not excuse for the warcrimes during World War 2 and prior (Korea was a Japan colony from 1910). Japan has murdered millions of Chinese, Koreans, (Indonesians, thousends of Russians-living in China, British, Dutch etc.)-people in South Korea may still hate Japan more than North Korea. The hatred in North Korea against Japan is second to the hate against the US wich killed up to 15% of the North Korean population during the 1950-53 war. 

Both "USI" and "JUS" are collapsing coalitions. South Korea may decide to "ask the US" to "decrease its presence" to be able to get better relations with China, Russia-and as a result-North Korea. The economic "boom" http://www.atimes.com/article/silk-road-fever-grips-russian-far-east-boosts-economy// is a better perspective than the wars the US has to offer. 
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DJ; China and Russia keep making clear their position on North Korea: talks and no (US) military action. 
https://www.rt.com/news/413290-russia-korea-economic-strangulation/, China having their own drills (navy, air-force) https://www.rt.com/news/413269-china-navy-drills-north-korea/. DJ-South Korea is in a key-position. They could stop the US build-up/excercises and put more energy in talks with Russia and China-or they can follow the US path. The present South Korea government may be willing to increase contacts with Russia and China. (Of course they want something in return. Russia and China would have to get more control on North Korea. For the US this opens the oppertunity to continu "pressure". Stick-and-carrot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot_and_stick)

Middle East

-https://www.rt.com/news/413275-israeli-undercover-arrest-palestinians/ DJ-Old-school tactics-police under cover control a demonstration-create a riot-arrest some protesters-use negative media to criminalize demonstrators. 
-https://www.rt.com/usa/413273-iran-haley-orders-israel/ DJ-The US telling an Israeli story on Yemen missiles from Iran (proberbly years ago). 

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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-15/iran-joins-eaeu-45-years-us-foreign-policy-down-drain, https://www.debka.com/us-first-display-iranian-weapons-illegally-exported-yemen-insurgents/. DJ-Since the 1979 Iran Islamic revolution the "west" has a (oil-related) problem with Iran. Saudi Arabia-with US and Israel-aid-is fighting a genocidal war in Yemen. Saudi Arabia and its coalition is trying to blockade Yemen-so Iran has limited oppertunity to bring in weapons. The Yemen-army did have Iran-weapons before the war with KSA started. Both the US and Saudi Arabia may fabricate "proof" to get support for their anti-Iran-war. http://theduran.com/food-medicine-cant-get-passed-saudi-blockade-yemen-nikki-haley-thinks-missiles-can/


East Asia

http://theduran.com/china-threatens-state-war-us-threatens-sovereignty/ DJ-US willing to sell weapons to Taiwan http://theduran.com/south-koreas-history-making-geo-political-pivot-frightens-us-kims-weapons/ South Korea wants better relations with China. (Japan-US-South Korea-Taiwan=JUST)

DJ-Time is ticking-both Saudi Arabia and South Korea seem to be moving towards the Russia-China alliance. 

-Saudi Arabia started the Syria conflict with-in the region Turkey, Gulf States (and Israel, US) at its side. In Egypt Mubarak still was in rule. The Yemen war was fought with mercenaries from South America, Sudan being paid to provide soldiers. At this moment Egypt, Sudan, Turkey, Qatar have good relations with Russia-some of them also with Iran (Qatar for a joint exploration of a gas-field in the Gulf-Turkish and Iran military stationed not far from the main US-base for the Middle East. Turkey and Iran are united against the Kurds. )

Russia is selling nuclear plants to Turkey and Egypt. Both countries hope to restore the Russian tourist market. 

China is the second economy of the world, the main energy-importer of the globe-and no longer to willing to pay in US$ for that. So the Russian imports for China increased, Saudi Arabia is losing market share-while in need of money for expensive wars (and luxery for the royals). With Saudi Arabia bying Russian S-400 missiles-the US oil-for-weapons-programm (going on for over 40 years) is being eroded. 

Trump calling Jerusalem the capitol of Israel has put KSA/UAE etc even under more pressure. Russia-Iran-China are working on a New Silk Road ( in many forms) wich also includes another Saudi ally Pakistan. (Pakistan and Egypt once did have soldiers in the Yemen-Saudi border area but pulled them back). IS  (KSA-US proxy) is losing its fight in Syria and Iraq (also under pressure in Lybia by Egypt-Russian cooperation. In Afghanistan the future for IS does not look good when Russia-Iran-China and Pakistan work together) so the choice KSA has is-continu losing wars or join "a winning team". 

Two of the holy Islam-places, Mecca and Medina are in Saudi Arabia (third holy place is Jerusalem). All muslims are supposed to be able to visit Mecca once in their live (at least).  Therefor KSA is in contact with all muslim countries. Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Sudan may persuade KSA to get out of the (not muslim) US-Saudi Arabia-Israel (USI) coalition. 

For the US that would mean being kicked out of the Middle East-with its oil, giving up the oil-link with the US dollar. 

Korea

The China New-Silk-Road initiative is also very interesting for South Korea. The US wants to become an exporter of electronics themselves-a market in wich South Korea, Japa, China took a lead. 

South Korea (and China, Russia) is not happy with North Korea becoming a nuclear-state. But for South Korea a new Korean war is unacceptable-this would mean being pushed back to a nuclear-poluted stone age. (No way they are going to accept that-I guess ALL political parties in South Korea do want reunification not war.)

For South Korea the choice is between diplomacy-Russia and China or preparing for nuclear war-the US. That is not a very hard choice. 

Allthough South Korea does not agree on many issues with China (South China Sea, North Korea) they do agree that "talking is better than fighting". 

Another factor is the Chinese-Korean hatred against Japan due to World War 2 crimes. 

DJ-The US seems to be blind in not realizing sensibilities with its allies (Germany wants to export cars, determine were to buy energy-when this means US sanctions there goes the US-German relationship). 
The (not so) United States keeps shooting itself in the foot and blame others for it. 

A total lack of knowledge of regions histories, religious significances etc. is the US handing over global power to Russia and China. The Military-Industrial-Complex in combination with a short-term oil- and finance sector being the main power in the US ts destroying the US. 

The US is about to loose a new Korean war without a single shot. 

Frustration can be a cause for conflict. The importance of the energy-basis for the US$ is essential for the US economy. The US does urgently need another approach of international affairs. US political chaos does not give hope that such an approach will come soon-time is running out.

Another note-Turkey is still a member of NATO. They act as if they are not. NATO can not afford to lose Turkey strategicly (close to Iran, Black Sea, Middle East, Russia). Turkey may still get info, benefit from being a NATO member. (Incerlik-air base, ports making NATO money) Turkey could become the end of NATO. EU and US have different visions on many issues. The EU may be willing to work with Turkey for Ukraine, Kurds, Middle East. The US is supporting YPG/PKK-Kurds, the Kiev-Ukraine junta. 

Further escalation of US-Russia/China conflict is on its way fast. 
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Good research, DJ!!  

USA has pissed off so many countries and leaders, I expect us to be sidelined soon.  China and Russia will be the beneficiaries.  

"The Art of the Deal"....right.  More like "How to Screw Up 241 Years of National Development." 
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CRS, DrPH-thank you. I try to catch a glimp of international developments-going extremely fast and radical at the moment. 

During the Obama-years the US/west lost the Philipines and Turkey as allies. The "Arab spring"brought chaos to western Asia and (North) Africa. The Trump-years seem to speed up changes even faster. 
(There proberbly is also (a) cyberwar(s) going on-but since that many "groups" (even inside the US-when I am correct you have 17 "secret services") are in that field I think "the public" only gets some info on the "top-of-the-top-of the iceberg". Space-and cyber-war could be the main battlefields-things there can go that fast and do so much damage-people are totally unaware of it.)

Middle East

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-15/weapons-went-cia-isis-less-two-months-new-study-reveals IS-like alquada (and nazi's) a proxy army doing the dirty work for others. 

Jerusalem

http://thesaker.is/jerusalem-the-straw-that-breaks-the-empires-back/ and https://www.rt.com/news/413416-erdogan-jerusalem-mecca-israel/ The US has brought the Middle East back to the time of the crusades-DJ-and that is NOT good for Israel ! Erdogan may be longing for an new Ottoman-empire in the Middle East with himself as a (religious) leader. (DJ-Russia may be "distancing"itself from Syria because they see the conflicts between Turkey, Iran, others in Syria (and Iraq) coming. Saudi Arabia may-for economic and religious reasons-distance itself from the US-Israel-Saudi (USI) coalition. Israel and the US still want to limit Iran. A new "balancing-act" is on its way-Russia may be in a better position to deal with it when it takes a few steps back.) On the Iran-Yemen-link many countries proberbly did get a picture of the US-agenda with Nikki Haley's presentation at the UN. The EU still has a major refugee-crisis-no way we will support starting yet another major conflict with Iran. (Allthough many EU countries did sell weapons to Saudi Arabia for the Yemen-war, EU is involved in Syria and Iraq. Indirect the EU is already making money on the Saudi-Iran indirect war. The Gulf-States-NATO cooperation is responsible for a genocide in Yemen. War crimes in Libya, Syria and Iraq.)

East Asia

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-16/trump-slam-china-economic-aggression-and-undermining-international-order The outcome of Trump going on an anti-China tour (again) will be that China-Russia and many other countries will leave the US outside all kind of decisions. China is hoping to replace the US market with the EU market. Asia itself-with more than 50% of the global population-is a growing market. For the US the link of the dollar with energy is essential to remain a global power-when that does not work the US falls back on its military-but with Russia/China against the US that also will not be very effective. (DJ-The best option for the US would be accepting its position and gradualy take steps back. Try to still get some control might be better than lose it all. "When you go for confrontation you have to know what you want out of it", lack of realism may damage the US very hard.

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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-16/doug-casey-what-happens-after-next-911 (DJ-some of the comments better than the article itself-a "police-state" is a step-by-step process. DJ-With the internet we already have a tool for "mind-control"-"thought-police" going further than "1984". Looking at history what people are willing to do to other people can go from extremely good to extremely bad. The internet gives the oppertunity to "end a (digital) person with a press of a button"-when a person is not in the "systems" you are out of income, bank, legal position. 

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-16/nomi-prins-dark-money-runs-world and http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-16/great-oil-swindle DJ-US oil-reserves are not as large as the US would like to think (so basicly the US is poorer than they claim to be-putting even more pressure on the US$). "Criminal money"-a sort of economic "dark net" outside the formal economy may be-on a global scale-be larger tan the "formal" economy. Bitcoins are just a sign of that. Some claim that the CIA is the largest criminal organization in the world-working since world war 2-with the maffia. The "informal economy" may be a main source of income for a lot of intelligence organizations in the world. (For that reasons "failed states" are welcome for such groups. No tax or supervision-all the freedom to sell all you can sell-from weapons and drugs to people and organs. The internet is a great help for that "market". Since money is a measure to claim succes-greed is seen as encouraging ambition-a self-destructive mentality is dominating the world. "When you are not a criminal you are a fool" mentalty-that will end us all.)
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Originally posted by Dutch Josh Dutch Josh wrote:

CRS, DrPH-thank you. I try to catch a glimp of international developments-going extremely fast and radical at the moment. 

During the Obama-years the US/west lost the Philipines and Turkey as allies. 

Turkey hasn't been a very reliable ally of the US in some time (since the death of the great Turgut Ozal).  

Ozal advocated for a strong alliance with Israel, and even proposed some massive water works to channel wasted mountain snow melt water down to Israel, Jordan, Palestine etc.  This would have been one of the greatest achievements in human history.  

Their secular government began to tack towards Islamism during the Obama years, and they also lost momentum to join the European Union, so I believe the Turks have begun to look eastward again.  

Philippines have never been a reliable ally of the USA since WWII.  We have had to tolerate odious leaders such as Marcos, and they did their best to push the US out of bases such as Subic Bay (Mount Pinatuba finally did what the Philippine people couldn't)

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CRS,DrPH -History is an ongoing proces.

The EU could-and-should have played a larger role in the Middle East. The EU has an asociation-treaty with Israel. The lack of EU-leadership has brought much instability in the Middle East. 

In Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, maybe even Egypt-the EU should have done more. Berlusconi, Blair were "happy to meet Gadaffi" when he was willing to invest in FIAT, UK weapons. 

For the Philipines (just like the Dutch East Indies) colonial rule has done much damage. 

Old wounds rule todays world-from dreams of a "greater Russia"(including Finland to Alaska in the middle of the 19th century) to the Ottoman Empire ruling North Africa and most of the Middle East till "Lawrence of Arabia" world war 1 ended that dinosauer. 

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Originally posted by Dutch Josh Dutch Josh wrote:

CRS,DrPH -History is an ongoing proces.

The EU could-and-should have played a larger role in the Middle East. The EU has an asociation-treaty with Israel. The lack of EU-leadership has brought much instability in the Middle East. 

In Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, maybe even Egypt-the EU should have done more. Berlusconi, Blair were "happy to meet Gadaffi" when he was willing to invest in FIAT, UK weapons. 

For the Philipines (just like the Dutch East Indies) colonial rule has done much damage. 

Old wounds rule todays world-from dreams of a "greater Russia"(including Finland to Alaska in the middle of the 19th century) to the Ottoman Empire ruling North Africa and most of the Middle East till "Lawrence of Arabia" world war 1 ended that dinosauer. 

For a human to understand "the world" the world is far to complex-one can only try to catch a glimpse...

You are correct, my observations are mere "snapshots" of history.  We must observe the long-term trends and forces.  

Putin laments the loss of the USSR, and seems intent upon rolling back history.  He is using KGB skills to foment unrest and political turmoil in the USA, Austria (emergent hard-right party), France & UK etc.  I'm impressed with his tenacity and success in these ventures, despite widespread media coverage of these activities.  

The Middle East remains hopeless.  They cannot even live with themselves, Sunni vs. Shia vs. Jew vs. Christian vs. Kurd etc. etc.   The place was seemingly built for perpetual conflict, score-settling and wars over shrinking resources like arable land, water etc.   Put the "Temple Mount" and other religious flash-points in, and it appears insoluble. 

Much of the rise of the hard right is driven by immigration, particularly in Europe, with all the troubles from a massive influx of Islamic people, and the USA, driven by influx of Mexican nationals.  How are things going in your country?  Do you have an emergent hard right, populist fringe etc.?  I am ignorant about events in the Netherlands.  

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http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/17/545892/Daesh-Syria-Iraq-Putin
https://www.rt.com/news/413448-isis-illicit-arms-us-iraq/ Under US control some IS-groups now form the "New Syrian Army" in eastern Syria. Most of the IS weapons were bought by the US from Romania, Bulgaria.

https://www.rt.com/news/413475-un-vote-us-jerusalem/ Muslim nations trying to get a clear UN position on Jerusalem. Trump may be going against UN decisions. 


Charles, in Europe they/we do not need (a) Putin for political chaos-we are very good in creating our chaos ourselves ! 

Here in the Netherlands since 2006 we have the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_for_Freedom. Remarkeble for a political party-the leader is the only "party-member" others can "sympathize" or "support". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_for_Democracy_(Netherlands) is active since 2015. Both are anti-refugee/Islam, anti EU. Both have problems with neo-nazi's trying to get into the organization. 

DJ-When you allow a "political group" to participate in elections-in my opinion-you should not rule that group out of coming in a government position. Blocking such a group most of the times make them stronger. The "conservative" liberal and christian-democratic party in the Netherlands exclude right-wing "groups". The present cabinet is made up of 4 parties-in parlement we have around 10 political parties most of the time (so not the US-or UK system with 2 major parties). 

Still a lot of people do not feel represented-during elections sometimes less than 50% of the voters cast their vote. 


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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-18/trump-takes-aim-china-russia-unipolar-world-order-defending-national-security-strate, https://southfront.org/new-us-security-strategy-to-keep-china-and-russia-as-main-competitors/ DJ; Trump does see China, Russia, Iran as major threats for the US (according to him climate change is not a risk, failing US infrastructure-no problem... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-18/watch-live-amtrak-train-derails-plunges-i-5-freeway-near-seattle DJ-this looks like a very serious accident-I'm very sorry for all the loss of life. wounded etc.)



DJ-There are no saints in this world. Many groups use drugs, crime, to get money for political goals. In the "new cold war" all sides will use "fake news" in a propaganda-war. 

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-17/sorry-chump-you-didnt-have-it-writing (The "west" did promise NATO would not move east-after German re-unification, one of many reasons for the "new cold war")


All-in-all the world is dangerously close to a further escalation of several conflicts. 
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http://russia-insider.com/en/vladimir-putin-takes-spotlight-eurasia-connector/ri21984#.Wjf4j4OCrM8.facebook For Putin China-Russia cooperation will be the main issue pulling Asia forward. Russia is not happy with (US)plans for a Japan-India "sort of cooperation" (against Russia and China) and hope India and Japan will work with Russia and China.

http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1808-us-to-officially-accuse-north-korea-of-wannacry-cyber-attack-an-act-of-war (DJ-The problem with cyber-attacks is that it might bu very hard to proof were the initiators were-from one country people can "send all kind of software" via another country to do damage to a third country. North Korea could welcome western money-but so do many other countries and (criminal) organizations. On the other hand cyber-warfare can destroy most western countries. We proberbly already are in some sort of global cyber war.) http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-18/who-believe-washingtons-korea-policy-tillerson-or-trump DJ-At least FOUR different US officials seem to be speaking in the name of the US government; Trump himself. Rex Tillerson, Nikki Haley and James Mattis. And they all are saying often different things...

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-17/newsweek-%E2%80%9Cus-government-planned-false-flag-attacks-start-war%E2%80%9D DJ-basicly the reasons for war in the US are thought of by advertising companies. Cruel Iraqi's killing Kuwaiti babies etc. WMD in Iraq. Now "cyber attacks" and "polical influence" are welcomed as excuses...the level of insanity is getting extreme. 

DJ-When I started this topic I had the hope risks of a major war would decrease in time. I'm only getting pessimistic following developments. https://www.facebook.com/JoseBarbaNueva is claiming that global war is the goal for the US (to reduce population and nuclear winter to stop climate change) I would love to believe otherwise....


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Two links to Hal Turner, the essence is that the US is preparing for war against North Korea AND Iran (DJ-the US keeps hanging on to the illusion it can remain the only dominant global power-based on nuclear weapons and the US-$ linked to energy.)

DJ-Trump wants war with Russia and China (via North Korea and Iran). Proberbly h.clinton would have been on the same-insane-line. (Trump is the outcome of a political insanity-the US is run by companies making profit via war. )





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Since it puts the story together: http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/12/the-new-national-security-strategy-paves-a-path-to-isolation.html#

While it touches lots of foreign policy issues, the emphasis of the new NSS is more realist than the - on paper - more idealistic version of Obama's imperial strategy. There is less schmoozing about "values" and a new emphasis on "rivals", most importantly China and Russia.

Labeling those two countries as rivals implies that they are again seen on a similar level than the U.S. itself. It thus marks the end of the "unilateral moment" moment that the U.S. felt entitled to after the end of the Soviet Union. Sure, the U.S. is still trying to set itself apart from others. It just ridiculously vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that reaffirmed the occupied status of Jerusalem. But voting against all other members of the UNSC, including close allies like Britain, is not a sign of global leadership but of a pariah state.

That the "unilateral moment" has passed might have some very positive aspects for the world. The end of a global competition had allowed the U.S. to wage more wars:

[W]hile the United States engaged in forty-six military interventions from 1948–1991, from 1992–2017 that number increased fourfold to 188.

The interventions after 1991 occurred even while the U.S. had lost the ideological rationale of "countering communism" and while the chance of military operations against itself was smaller than before. Moreover many of these intervention were not successful. Other states have found means to counter overwhelming military might.

The unchecked United States felt no necessity to weight potential responses from competitors. It did not show a "decent respect for the opinions of mankind". It proved itself to be a danger to global peace. It intervened because it could, not because there was a real national interest at stake, or even a decent chance of winning. The "unilateral moment" has cost the U.S. a lot of money and good will, and it brought little gain.

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A rational U.S. strategy would recognize that the unilateral approach failed and thus emphasize other means. Real global cooperation and increasing economic and diplomatic power would likely be more successful than military might. The new National Security Strategy does not do that. While it says it "will advance American influence" it ignores or rejects climate change and international "rules of the road", like the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The Trump administration in putting more resources into the military and less into diplomatic and economic foreign policy measures. It is thereby, true to Trump's campaign stance, isolationist.

One can either have an overwhelming role or finesse ones influence through cooperation with others. The overwhelming role, demonstrated by military interventions, has not been successful. The cooperation approach is spelled out in the words of the NSS but rejected in its specific policies. The third way it is paving is one of isolation.

As a global citizens I welcome this development. A U.S. that again feels limited in its global reach will likely be more careful when it considers initiating new conflicts. It will do less damage to others and to itself.

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/12/the-new-national-security-strategy-paves-a-path-to-isolation.html#comments

DJ-In the comments several people point out that the US may be isolating itself-with a few other countries (Israel, Japan-maybe KSA) this does not rule out the US would fight for world-dominance. In my opinion the US-dollar being the only currency for all global energy transactions (so even between Russia and China !!!) is the basis for the US economy. The US NEEDS the energy-link if it does not want to become a third world country-far remote from EarAsia. 

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http://thesaker.is/did-the-cia-stop-a-bloodbath-in-saint-petersburg-a-few-wild-guesses/ and http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-19/cold-cia-gesture-indicates-thawing-us-russia-ties The CIA realy stopped a terror attack in St Petersburg. (In reaction to Russian warnings on possible attacks in the US ??) Of course the CIA still is the CIA https://www.rt.com/news/413725-assange-lawyer-garzon-office-break-in/

http://theduran.com/paul-craig-roberts-trump-has-surrendered-to-the-real-rulers-of-america/ "Deep State elite" is going for a "war-for-profit"-DJ the National Security Strategy"(NSS) can be seen-almost-as a decleration of war by the US to Russia, China-via North Korea and Iran. https://southfront.org/trump-north-korea-iran-facts-instinct-attack/


https://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/12/19/german-politician-oskar-lafontaine-fk-us-imperialism/ and https://www.globalresearch.ca/hungary-ukraine-relations-transcarpathia-and-the-western-front/5623241 Ukraine-the Kiev-junta is now also having problems with Hungary, Romania and Poland. In a "nationalistic move" there is little room for minorities in Ukraine. The US claim of "Russian agression" with the US starting war-after-war and causing the EU-refugee-crisis is becoming a burden for EU-politics.

http://www.voltairenet.org/article199086.html Jared Kushner in the Middle East.


http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1811-anthrax-icbm-bio-warheads-tested-by-north-korea (DJ-When nuclear weapons are no reason for war, anthrax on ICBM's will be reason ?)
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Exclusive: US making plans for 'bloody nose’ military attack on North Korea


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http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/48464.htm Arab states have to pay US for "protection".


https://www.rt.com/usa/413783-trump-threatens-un-members/ (A vote against US-Jerusalem stand is end of US$)


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In his new book, The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War PlannerEllsberg details how easy nuclear bombs can be triggered and shot off on a false alarm – and that the president isn’t the only who can launch the nukes, as we are often told. 

Low-level military commanders are capable of launching nuclear weapons too...

All out-nuclear war - an irreversible, unprecedented and almost unimaginable calamity for civilization and most life on earth  - has been, like the disasters of Chernobyl, Katrina, the Gulf oil spill, Fukushima Daiichi,and before these, World War I, a catastrophe waiting to happen, on a scale infinitely greater than any of these,” writes Ellsberg in his new book.


https://thebulletin.org/timeline Slowly it is getting 2 minutes to twelve ???? A "false flag" event-created by one group or country to push another group or country to "react" may be on its way. 

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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-20/how-us-swindled-russia-early-1990s

Due to a historic data-dump on December 10th, the biggest swindle that occurred in the 20th Century (or perhaps ever) is now proven as a historical fact; and this swindle was done by the US Government, against the Government and people of Russia, and it continues today and keeps getting worse under every US President.

It was secretly started by US President George Herbert Walker Bush on the night of 24 February 1990; and, unless it becomes publicly recognized and repudiated so that it can stop, a nuclear war between the US and all of NATO on one side, versus Russia on the other, is inevitable unless Russia capitulates before then, which would be vastly less likely than such a world-ending nuclear war now is.

This swindle has finally been displayed beyond question, by this, the first-ever complete release of the evidence.

It demonstrates beyond any reasonable doubt (as you’ll verify yourself from the evidence here), that US President G.H.W. Bush (and his team) lied through their teeth to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (and his team) to end the Cold War on Russia’s side, when the US team were secretly determined never to end it on the US-and-NATO side until Russia itself is conquered.

And this swindle continues today, and keeps getting worse and worse for Russians.

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In other words: This release of documents about the turning-point, provides capstone evidence that the US never really had been in the Cold War against communism; the US was instead aiming ultimately to be the imperial nation, controlling the entire planet.

For America’s Deep State, or what President Eisenhower famously warned about as the “military-industrial complex,” the Cold War was actually about empire, and about conquest, not really about ideology at all. This also had been shown, for example, by America’s having assisted so many ‘former’ Nazis to escape and come to America and to be paid now by the US Government. After World War II, the top level of the US power-structure became increasingly taken over by the military-industrial complex, America’s Deep State, so that increasingly the US Government is in a condition of “perpetual war for perpetual peace” — a warfare state and economy: fascism.

DJ-The article list over 30 documents as proof that US/NATO lied to Russia on not moving East of NATO.

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DJ-With Russia and China voting for stronger sanctions on NK for its nuclear program those countries may be trying to buy time-partly hoping for de-escalating-and in my opinon DJ-partly for further preparations for war. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/23/546542/China-trade-North-Korea-Sanctions-UN




DJ-At several points "the bombs are ticking"-from Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, Korea. Proberbly it is a matter of time before one of those bombs explodes. With some luck it could wake-up people, avoid further insanity.

In my opinion the US has put itself-with the petro-dollar-energy-link in quite an impossible position. The only reasonable way to deal with this position is talking with the EU, Russia, China, others-giving up on the energy-dollar link could be spread in time. (Thereby the US giving up their "super-powers"status). 

For the moment it looks like the US is not willing to discuss its position.
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A motor behind many wars, totalitarian "demo-crazy" wich may bring slavery and suffering on an unprecedented scale, for the interest of an international elite. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-22/welcome-age-information-industrial-complex. The same elite that did send for generations tens of millions of men to die in insane wars-wich made that elite so rich they could "buy elections". Of course there is a contra-weight; information on the unbalance and the many risks it will bring.

http://russia-insider.com/en/petro-yuan-bombshell-and-its-relation-new-us-security-doctrine/ri22044#.Wj6UTpPA2aE.facebook The petro-yuan to replace the energy-link with the US$ is the basis for the present "East-West"crisis-very close to world-war-3-insanity. 

Last March, Russia's central bank opened its first office in Beijing. Moscow is launching its first $1 billion yuan-denominated government bond sale. Moscow has made it very clear it is committed to a long-term strategy to stop using the US dollar as their primary currency in global trade, moving alongside Beijing towards what could be dubbed a post-Bretton Woods exchange system.

Gold is essential in this strategy. Russia, China, India, Brazil & South Africa are all either large producers or consumers of gold – or both. Following what has been extensively discussed in their summits since the early 2010s, the BRICS countries are bound to focus on trading physical gold.

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In 2018, six major BRI projects will be on overdrive; the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, the China-Laos railway, the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, the Hungary-Serbia railway, the Melaka Gateway project in Malaysia, and the upgrading of Gwadar port in Pakistan.

HSBC estimates that BRI as a whole will generate no less than an additional, game-changing $2.5 trillion worth of new trade a year.

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What’s certain is that the BRICS countries supported the petro-yuan move at their summit in Xiamen, as diplomats confirmed to Asia Times. Venezuela is also on board. It’s crucial to remember that Russia is number two and Venezuela is number seven among the world’s Top Ten oil producers. Considering the pull of China’s economy, they may soon be joined by other producers.  

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A key determinant of the future of the petro-yuan is what the House of Saud will do about it. Should Crown Prince – and inevitable future king – MBS opt to follow Russia’s lead, to dub it as a paradigm shift would be the understatement of the century.  

Yuan-denominated gold contracts will be traded not only in Shanghai and Hong Kong but also in Dubai. Saudi Arabia is also considering to issue so-called Panda bonds, after the Emirate of Sharjah is set to take the lead in the Middle East for Chinese interbank bonds.  

Of course, the prelude to D-Day will be when the House of Saud officially announces it accepts yuan for at least part of its exports to China.  

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What’s clear is that the House of Saud simply cannot alienate China as one of its top customers; it’s Beijing who will dictate future terms. That may include extra pressure for Chinese participation in Aramco’s IPO. In parallel, Washington would see Riyadh embracing the petro-yuan as the ultimate red line.

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Nations under US sanctions, such as Russia, Iran and Venezuela, will be among the first to embrace the petro-yuan. Smaller producers such as Angola and Nigeria are already selling oil/gas to China in yuan.

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The NSS for its part promises to preserve “peace through strength.” As Washington currently deploys no less than 291,000 troops in 183 countries and has sent Special Ops to no less than 149 nations in 2017 alone, it’s hard to argue the US is at “peace” – especially when the NSS seeks to channel even more resources to the industrial-military complex.  

“Revisionist” Russia and China have committed an unpardonable sin; they have concluded that pumping the US military budget by buying US bonds that allow the US Treasury to finance a multi-trillion dollar deficit without raising interest rates is an unsustainable proposition for the Global South. Their “threat” – under the framework of BRICS as well as the SCO, which includes prospective members Iran and Turkey – is to increasingly settle bilateral and multilateral trade bypassing the US dollar.

It ain’t over till the fat (golden) lady sings. When the beginning of the end of the petrodollar system – established by Kissinger in tandem with the House of Saud way back in 1974 – becomes a fact on the ground, all eyes will be focused on the NSS counterpunch.

DJ-Of course calling Erdogan, Putin, Maduro, Assad, etc dictators Main-Street-Media is doing it's propaganda job. Instead of informing the public of the background political failures (you can not expect global trade will be done in US$ for ever !)-and peacefull ways to get out of the crisis (alternatives for fossil fuel, giving up claims of being the only global power) they beat the drums of war. 
LET ME BE VERY CLEAR-A WAR WITH NK IS INSANE, A WAR WITH IRAN IS INSANE, COMBINING THOSE WARS WITH WARS WITH RUSSIA AND CHINA IS A WAY TO KILL ALL LIFE ON EARTH !!!

Of course-as always-wars start with false-flag-excuses. 
Some of the coming frontlines:

DJ-It would be a good thing when https://thebulletin.org/timeline the doomsdayclock would show that it may be just 1 minute to twelve...maybe someone will wake up?
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DJ-Now the US/NATO is under pressure in the Middle East they give the Ukraine war a restart. Good background info in http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/24/546638/Ukraine-US-Donald-Trump-lethal-weapons-Russia 
-"Ukraine" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine#Etymology may mean borderland. Kiev was the basis for the Russian orthodox church.
-"Ukrainians" (according to a.o. Putin) are Russians
-at present not only the Russian "minority" in eastern Ukraine wants to move away from Kiev, also minorities (Polish, Hungarian, Romanian background) may seek "better contact with their motherland" (http://minorityrights.org/country/ukraine/ DJ-family-history is something different than pasport-holders)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Ukraine After 1991 end of Soviet Union Ukraine was close to a failed state. It did sell military hardware from the Soviet-time (a.o. to Yemen) but at the moment the Ukraine elite may even get an income of selling east European women to Arab countries. IS-fighters are fighting together with European neo-nazi's against Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Battalion and https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-isil-is-in-ukraine-americas-agents-of-chaos-unleashed-in-eurasia/5446989
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(DJ- Islamic State 2.0 in Iraq-US in Iraq-US=IS will have severe consequences for the US)
(DJ-China and Russia slowly taking over also the Gulf States-China is largest energy consumer, KSA largest producer-both want to deal in currency of their choice; gold)

Autocratic leaders tend to find allies in autocratic leaders. That is also true of ineffectual leaders. And thus, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likes to follow in the footsteps of President Trump — to curry favor with his administration, including on the Palestinian issue. (Both Trump and Salman are unguided missiles: one tweets first and thinks later; the other launches wars and postpones thinking. One loses allies by withdrawing from international pacts; the other loses allies by playing them along in zero-sum games. Both are verified bullies.)

But President Trump’s attention span — Mohammed bin Salman should know — is short, and the Saudi crown prince will be giving up a lot in relying too heavily on the impetuous American president.

For now, there is little daylight between Mohammed’s Arabia and Trump’s America. Yet, and because of his miserably crude understanding of statecraft, Mohammed may soon be finding himself badly in shortage of partners that are real and reliable.


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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-25/us-slashes-united-nations-budget-285-million-following-stunning-jerusalem-rebuke and https://www.rt.com/news/414233-more-countries-recognise-jerusalem/







DJ-Both Russia and China put "red lines" on US weapons for Ukraine or Taiwan. For the US Saudi Arabia selling oil to China for anything else than the US$ is a red line. In Syria fighting is moving close to the Golan-heights-Russia will not stop Iran, Hezbollah-fighters there close to the Israel defense lines (Israel has been supporting both IS and alquada-linked "rebels" as a proxy army to make a safe zone east of the Golan Heights). India-Pakistan tensions could spark a major conflict. Pakistan working with Iran, Turkey etc could form a major Islamic block wich could be a risk for India-Hindu-extremists. In Turkey political unrest may grow-both Kurdish and left-wing and secular groups are facing repression.
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https://www.rt.com/newsline/414279-china-pakistan-afghanistan-xinjiang/ DJ-Pakistan working with both China and Iran-Turkey must make India (Hindu extremist) nervous.


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-26/obama-hezbollah-conspiracy-could-shake-deep-state-and-latin-america DJ-claiming Iran nuclear treaty was based on Hezbollah drug-deals kept out of the news sounds suspect-fits in US pro-Israel/anti-Iran line. (CIA proberbly major drug-organization to finance illegal actions)

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/26/546878/Russia-military-Syria and https://sana.sy/en/?p=122553 Russia can use Tartus-navybase coming 49 years, Latakia airbase. Russia: IS fighters moving from Iraq and Syria to Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, Philipines,-IS could become active in Russia, Iran, China.

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/26/546881/Yemen-Saudi-airstrike DJ-6.8 milion people close to starvation in US/KSA genocide on Yemen.


http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/26/546885/Russia-US-citizens-Korea-war and https://www.rt.com/news/414271-us-china-intelligence-hotline/ , https://www.rt.com/news/414183-north-korea-lavrov-rt/ DJ-Russia expects many US citizens in South Korea may die when a war breaks out with NK. China (again) denies info-sharing (or talks) with the US on NK. 

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/12/washington-post-russia-sham.html# DJ-western-main-street-mass-media paving the way to war....(indirect run by the cia ???)

http://theduran.com/us-decision-supply-arms-ukraine-disastrous-heres/ DJ-short term policies without any long term vision-(DJ-with Ukraine getting problems with Poland, Hungary, Romania-due to nationalistic policies against minorities from the Kiev junta-Turkey more-and-more working with Russia and Iran-how does the US think to get anti-tank/anti-aircraft weapons-against the Minsk-EU-Russia-plans-to (restart the war in) Ukraine ? This US push could bring more refugees to eastern Europe-they are not waiting for that.)
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By now, most of you know that for years, I worked with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force where I was granted "fully operational, extra-territorial authority" while I handled "National Security, Terrorism and Foreign Counter-Intelligence."  These facts are documented in official court transcripts of sworn testimony by then-Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Amy Pickett, of the FBI New York City Division, in the records at Brooklyn Federal Court.

I have maintained contact with many former Intelligence Community colleagues in the US and around the world and I am sorry to have to now tell you expect to be at war within about 90 days; by my calculations, BEFORE March 20, 2018.


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https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/946056849194962944 against https://twitter.com/tobiaschneider/status/945826714692841472 (http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/27-december-pm-of-israel-we-are-guarding-our-security-based-http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/27-december-military-commander-of-liwa-albaqir-irgc-network) DJ Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps inspecting Lebanon-Israel border must be unacceptable for Israel (and US). 
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/27/547010/Syria-Kurds-Sochi-talks (DJ-Kurds may hope Russia will give them some support-for some role in Syria-but Kurds have to get rid of US troops in NE Syria in exchange. Both Iran, Turkey active against Kurds. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/07/06/527577/Syria-YPG-Turkish-forces-confrontation-Sipan-Hemo-june 2017)


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US-renaming IS as something else and than giving them training-after wich they may rename themselve IS again and provide the US with an excuse to stay (against international law) in Syria is not "an acceptable solution". https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-27/top-russian-general-accuses-us-training-isis-syrian-border-base and http://theduran.com/us-forces-let-islamic-militants-train-on-bases-in-syria/ Russia will deal with other "moderate rebels" http://theduran.com/al-nusra-to-be-taken-out-by-russian-forces-in-2018/

Russia was against splitting up Germany after world war 2-is against splitting up countries like Syria now-US/NATO behind "Yugoslavia-scenario's". (Hitler wanted to split up the Soviet Union-it did split up in 1991-but Russia appeared again) http://thesaker.is/stalin-about-allies-idea-of-division-of-germany/



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