Until Today, I Assumed Putin’s Russia Had Litvinenko Killed … Then I Looked for Myself

Washington’s Blog | 22 Jan 2016 I’ve always assumed that Putin’s KGB (now called the FSB) killed Alexander Litvinenko. But today’s announcement by the British that Putin “probably” approved Litvinenko’s murder made me curious enough to take a look for myself. Initially, Litvinenko was poisoned with radioactive polonium as he sipped tea in an upscale…

Congress is Writing the President a Blank Check for War

Ron Paul | 24 Jan 2016 While the Washington snowstorm dominated news coverage this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was operating behind the scenes to rush through the Senate what may be the most massive transfer of power from the Legislative to the Executive branch in our history. The senior Senator from Kentucky is…

The Death Knell For ‘Peak Oil’

GWPF | 25 Jan 2016 OPEC ‘Cannot Destroy The US Shale Industry’ Hedge funds and private equity groups armed with $60bn of ready cash are poised to snap up the assets of bankrupt US shale drillers, almost guaranteeing that America’s tight oil production will rebound as soon as prices start to recover. Daniel Yergin, founder…

What’s Really Going on With Oil?

F. William Engdahl | 24 Jan 2016 If there is any single price of any commodity that determines the growth or slowdown of our economy, it is the price of crude oil. Too many things don’t calculate today in regard to the dramatic fall in the world oil price. In June 2014 major oil traded…