Listen HERE Monetary analyst Ellen Brown discusses her new article “The Coming Global Financial Revolution: Russia Is Following the American Playbook.” She offers a succinct summary of the rise of the petrodollar, then argues that Russia is demolishing dollar hegemony with its petroruble. Unlike Michael Hudson, she does not view the coming demise of the petrodollar as global reserve currency…
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Michael Hudson’s “Super Imperialism” explains how Wall Street plunders the world
Listen HERE Michael Hudson’s Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire takes up where Economic Hit Man John Perkins leaves off. Hudson’s book offers a historical overview of how the US empire covertly exacts tribute from the world. But the era of Super Imperialism may be coming to an end, as the subjugated and exploited nations, led by China,…
Read MoreEric Walberg on “America’s defeat in Afghanistan: Divine justice?”
Listen HERE Is America’s defeat in Afghanistan divine justice? I raised that question in today’s khutbah (Muslim sermon). And author and Middle East expert Eric Walberg has also raised it in his new article of that title. Eric cites the Book of Daniel about how “the handwriting was on the wall” for Belshazzar’s empire, applies it to the Soviet and American invasions of Afghanistan,…
Read MoreBinoy Kampmark on Daniel Hale & Evil Empire’s Defeat in Afghanistan
Listen HERE Binoy Kampmark recently published a good article on Daniel Hale, the drone whistleblower recently sentenced to 45 months in prison. Hale’s alleged crime “was to reveal classified documents revealing the distinct viciousness, and essential senselessness, of the US military’s drone program. His motivation: ‘to dispel the lie that drone warfare keeps us safe, that our lives are worth…
Read MorePeter Myers Responds to “Chinese Debt Trap Is a Myth”
Listen HERE Peter Myers is one of many Australians concerned about Chinese financial encroachment, or “debt trap imperialism.” But are Chinese lenders really as predatory as Western economic hit men? Even the Atlantic now tells us that the “Chinese debt trap”—at least the Sri Lanka version—is a myth. We’ll also discuss other subjects taken up in Peter’s email digest. To…
Read MoreTribute to Andre Vltchek: “West’s sadistic personality disorder”
Listen HERE One of the most vibrantly alive people I met, André Vltchek, just died. Though he barely made it past his mid-fifties he got in a lot more living than a hundred average Americans who live to collect their pensions. Allah yarhamhu. In honor of this great Truth Jihadi we’re replaying this 2018 interview: André Vltchek on West’s sadistic…
Read MoreZio-American Fear & Loathing of Hezbollah: Kevin Barrett Debates Frederick Peterson
https://youtu.be/7bBr722IoW4 This edition of The Debate is about the United States claims of Lebanese Hezbollah misusing state funds. Kevin Barrett, Middle East expert, and Fredrick Peterson, senior US Congressional defense adviser, exchange views on this issue.
Read MoreFFWN: Imperial Decadence, Looming Collapse
https://youtu.be/tAhniK3Q0Dg Broadcasts live Fridays 11 to noon Eastern on https://www.youtube.com/c/KevinBarrett PSA 1) Help FFWN Defend Truth & Decency Against All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic https://fundrazr.com/a1clcb Emperor Trump vs. Iran 2) In Bipartisan Bid to Restrain Trump, Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/us/politics/iran-war-powers-trump.html 3) Over 100 US troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following Iran strike https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/10/politics/traumatic-brain-injuries-iran-strike/index.html 4) Iraq Says ISIS—not Soleimani—Killed…
Read MoreSadr calls for march against US presence in Iraq
https://youtu.be/oNwN0YGHYiE Will Muqtada al-Sadr lead the Iraqi people to freedom?
Read MoreAndre Vltchek on US Empire’s Destabilization Efforts vs. Authentic Revolutions
Listen HERE “All over the world people are rising up!” That’s the superficial view of protesting crowds in the streets in Hong Kong, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Bolivia, Spain, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador, France, and elsewhere. But are all these situations identical? Is it always the same story: People angered by economic issues, protesting against governmental corruption? Are the people…
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