Category Archives: London

Trumpification: Why Blair, Carney, and Jamie Dimon Are Suddenly Sounding Like Trump

An excellent analysis by Susan Kokinda of Promethean Action. As part of his response to Maria Bartiromo, Jamie Dimon mentions the book, Freedom’s Forge. It is a book that I first read in 2012, have written about before, and highly recommend. … Continue reading

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Hormuz – a fascinating hypothesis

Just got off the phone with a source tied to European intelligence. He laid out a theory on Hormuz that stopped me cold. It’s a continuation of my previous Hormuz Hypothesis. If true, it explains everything. If true, the strait … Continue reading

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Persian History

The 118-year cycle closed this morning. It began in 1908 when William Knox D'Arcy struck oil in southwest Persia. Exclusive extraction rights. Sixteen percent royalty—no Iranian permitted to audit the books. Anglo-Persian Oil Company born. Churchill called it "a prize … Continue reading

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