Middle East crisis to trigger sovereign debt crises
Sat 1:22 pm +00:00, 18 Jul 2026Trump is not going to the rescue of Taiwan. Useful opinions here expressed. Stocks and gold will hold up, as governments are so heavily indebted.
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Jul 17, 2026 #Iran #IranUS #Hormuz In this emergency Friday briefing, Pepe Escobar, Larry Johnson and Zulfiqar Ali break down why Iran’s missiles have suddenly become accurate — the panel reports a shift from US GPS to China’s BeiDou satellite guidance — and why the next 72 hours may decide whether the Iran–US war stays …
Meryl Nass Jul 17 · Meryl’s CHAOS letter (Critical Health Analysis and OpinionS) The MSM have been very quiet on what we are doing to Iran and what Iran is doing to the rest of the Middle East over the past 6 days of aggressive bombings. Civilian infrastructure has been hit badly (war crimes) but the …
Vanessa Beeley Massive cover up. A very high percentage of the population of children in Israel is victim – the ultra-orthodox Haradi Jews are the biggest perpetrators. Most families have around six children. This sector will become a majority of the population in time. Ritual abuse. Doctors. Rabbis. …
Source: https://www.theburningplatform.com/2026/07/17/trumps-iran-infrastructure-attack-timeline-tells-the-real-story/#more-418598 Submitted by A Veteran Intelligence Analyst & Former U.S. Military Officer SOTN Exclusive July 11, 2026: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham died on the evening of Saturday, July 11, 2026 from following a brief and sudden illness. (Source: Russian philosopher & Putin advisor Alexander Dugin has claimed that Mossad was behind the death of United States Senator Lindsey Graham …
Source: https://henrymakow.com/2026/07/patrick-ocarroll—corps-supply-hitler.html Section 3(a) of the “Trading with the Enemy Act” of 1941 actually made it legal to trade with Nazi Germany in wartime. World wars are contrived for power, profit and depopulation. Patrick O’Carroll (henrymakow.com) Professor Antony Sutton stated it perfectly, “For all their manufactured wars, the Western …
MILITARY TUBE TODAY BREAKING🚨 Serbian President Vučić refused to sign the final declaration of the Ukraine–Southeast Europe summit in Kiev, directed against Russia. According to Serbian newspaper Politika, the document called for tightening anti-Russian sanctions, continued military and financial support for Kiev, and advancing Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration. Serbia was the only participating state to reject the declaration.🎯🎯
Itapirkanmaa2 8 minutes ago “Last night [16/17-07-26], the US launched massive airstrikes against Iran, with damage reported to several Iranian infrastructure facilities, including six bridges. The map screenshot shows the locations of the main US airstrikes. Iran has been striking targets in the Middle East for over six hours. This time, in addition to US military bases, …
Source: https://www.unz.com/jcook/the-west-wont-punish-the-settlements-its-two-state-solution-was-always-a-sham/ If I asked you to cut off your arm, would you do it? What if I pointed out that that your arm regularly punched a neighbour in the face so violently that it broke their nose and teeth, and left them unconscious? Would you cut your arm off then? I’m guessing …
Source: https://jupplandia.substack.com/p/mediocrity-is-a-weapon I have been thinking a lot about the Odyssey lately, and I have shared my thoughts on it in two pieces here. I don’t intend for this to be another Odyssey piece, and I want this to be a much broader discussion of the use of mediocrity as a weapon and the inherent triumph of mediocrity in a …
Desperate times call for desperate wars. As the US is failing to subdue Iran with missile strikes, the crazies in Washington are cooking up an even bigger screw-up: Ground invasion. Larry C. Johnson joins Pascal to discuss the renewed US-Iran war, pressure on Gulf states, the Strait of Hormuz, and the risk of fuel shortages. They …
Lauren The Insider spent 20 years shaping celebrity headlines and protecting the powerful. Now she pulls back the curtain on fame, politics, and the Royals—sharp, factual, and no agenda. The commentary mainstream won’t touch.
The Ukraine War is a US war on Russia Brian Berletic, July 16, 2026 As the Western media continues shaping narratives depicting a growing divide between the US and Europe regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine — a narrative involving an increasingly disinterested and disengaging US with an increasingly desperate and confrontational Europe — it …
The argument goes that Britain isn’t collapsing by accident—it’s being reshaped from within. For those who point to the , the symbolism begins with its famous wolf in sheep’s clothing emblem. To critics, it represents a strategy of gradual, patient political change: not revolution, but the steady influence of institutions over generations. The claim is that this …
It certainly seems that way in this World Cup. Teams 1,2,3,4 ranked in the world made the final 4. It seemed to me that Argentina could have had a hatful of yellow cards in the first half and yet the ref gave the first one to an English player. The way tuchel switched to all out …
Jul 17, 2026 #Iran #IranUS #Hormuz In this emergency Friday briefing, Pepe Escobar, Larry Johnson and Zulfiqar Ali break down why Iran’s missiles have suddenly become accurate — the panel reports a shift from US GPS to China’s BeiDou satellite guidance — and why the next 72 hours may decide whether the Iran–US war stays …
Vanessa Beeley Massive cover up. A very high percentage of the population of children in Israel is victim – the ultra-orthodox Haradi Jews are the biggest perpetrators. Most families have around six children. This sector will become a majority of the population in time. Ritual abuse. Doctors. Rabbis. …
Source: https://henrymakow.com/2026/07/patrick-ocarroll—corps-supply-hitler.html Section 3(a) of the “Trading with the Enemy Act” of 1941 actually made it legal to trade with Nazi Germany in wartime. World wars are contrived for power, profit and depopulation. Patrick O’Carroll (henrymakow.com) Professor Antony Sutton stated it perfectly, “For all their manufactured wars, the Western …
Itapirkanmaa2 8 minutes ago “Last night [16/17-07-26], the US launched massive airstrikes against Iran, with damage reported to several Iranian infrastructure facilities, including six bridges. The map screenshot shows the locations of the main US airstrikes. Iran has been striking targets in the Middle East for over six hours. This time, in addition to US military bases, …
Source: https://jupplandia.substack.com/p/mediocrity-is-a-weapon I have been thinking a lot about the Odyssey lately, and I have shared my thoughts on it in two pieces here. I don’t intend for this to be another Odyssey piece, and I want this to be a much broader discussion of the use of mediocrity as a weapon and the inherent triumph of mediocrity in a …
Lauren The Insider spent 20 years shaping celebrity headlines and protecting the powerful. Now she pulls back the curtain on fame, politics, and the Royals—sharp, factual, and no agenda. The commentary mainstream won’t touch.
The argument goes that Britain isn’t collapsing by accident—it’s being reshaped from within. For those who point to the , the symbolism begins with its famous wolf in sheep’s clothing emblem. To critics, it represents a strategy of gradual, patient political change: not revolution, but the steady influence of institutions over generations. The claim is that this …
Meryl Nass Jul 17 · Meryl’s CHAOS letter (Critical Health Analysis and OpinionS) The MSM have been very quiet on what we are doing to Iran and what Iran is doing to the rest of the Middle East over the past 6 days of aggressive bombings. Civilian infrastructure has been hit badly (war crimes) but the …
Source: https://www.theburningplatform.com/2026/07/17/trumps-iran-infrastructure-attack-timeline-tells-the-real-story/#more-418598 Submitted by A Veteran Intelligence Analyst & Former U.S. Military Officer SOTN Exclusive July 11, 2026: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham died on the evening of Saturday, July 11, 2026 from following a brief and sudden illness. (Source: Russian philosopher & Putin advisor Alexander Dugin has claimed that Mossad was behind the death of United States Senator Lindsey Graham …
MILITARY TUBE TODAY BREAKING🚨 Serbian President Vučić refused to sign the final declaration of the Ukraine–Southeast Europe summit in Kiev, directed against Russia. According to Serbian newspaper Politika, the document called for tightening anti-Russian sanctions, continued military and financial support for Kiev, and advancing Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration. Serbia was the only participating state to reject the declaration.🎯🎯
Source: https://www.unz.com/jcook/the-west-wont-punish-the-settlements-its-two-state-solution-was-always-a-sham/ If I asked you to cut off your arm, would you do it? What if I pointed out that that your arm regularly punched a neighbour in the face so violently that it broke their nose and teeth, and left them unconscious? Would you cut your arm off then? I’m guessing …
Desperate times call for desperate wars. As the US is failing to subdue Iran with missile strikes, the crazies in Washington are cooking up an even bigger screw-up: Ground invasion. Larry C. Johnson joins Pascal to discuss the renewed US-Iran war, pressure on Gulf states, the Strait of Hormuz, and the risk of fuel shortages. They …
The Ukraine War is a US war on Russia Brian Berletic, July 16, 2026 As the Western media continues shaping narratives depicting a growing divide between the US and Europe regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine — a narrative involving an increasingly disinterested and disengaging US with an increasingly desperate and confrontational Europe — it …
It certainly seems that way in this World Cup. Teams 1,2,3,4 ranked in the world made the final 4. It seemed to me that Argentina could have had a hatful of yellow cards in the first half and yet the ref gave the first one to an English player. The way tuchel switched to all out …
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