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Venezuela, Iran: Trump and the deep state

by Thierry Meyssan

Venezuela, Iran: Trump and the deep state

Damascus (Syria) | 21 May 2019
The US Press is spreading a false narrative of the events in Venezuela and the rise of tension between Washington and Teheran. Given the contradictory declarations of both sides, it is almost impossible to discern the truth. After having checked the facts, we need to deepen our analysis and take into account the opposition between the different political currents in these countries.

The European Union is obliged to participate in US wars

by Thierry Meyssan

The European Union is obliged to participate in US wars

Damascus (Syria) | 23 April 2019
Since the Treaty of Maastricht, all the members of the European Union (including the neutral countries) have placed their defences under the suzerainty of NATO, which is directed exclusively by the United States. This is why, when the Pentagon delegates the economic headquarters of the countries it wishes to destroy to the US Department of the Treasury (USDT), all members of the European Union and NATO are obliged to apply US sanctions.

Donald Trump Proposes Partial Nuclear Disarmament

Donald Trump Proposes Partial Nuclear Disarmament

16 April 2019
While the foreign ministers of NATO member countries were celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Atlantic Alliance in Washington, US President Donald Trump held talks with the Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Liu He.
During the conversation with journalists which took place before the official interview, President Trump surprised everyone by talking about the possibility of negotiating a reduction in spending on nuclear weapons with China and Russia .
For their part, the NATO foreign (...)

The geopolitics of oil in the Trump era

by Thierry Meyssan

The geopolitics of oil in the Trump era

Damascus (Syria) | 9 April 2019
The United States have become the leading world producer of hydrocarbons. As from now, they are using their dominant position exclusively to maximise their profits, and do not hesitate to eliminate their major rivals in oil production, plunging their citizens into misery. Although in the past, access to Middle East oil was a vital necessity for their economy (Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr.), then a market over which they presided (Clinton), and then again a failing ressouce whose supply they wanted to control (Bush Jr., Obama), hydrocarbons have now become black gold (Trump). Thierry Meyssan retraces the evolution of this bloody market.

“The Art of War”

Washington, the logic of force

by Manlio Dinucci

Washington, the logic of force

Rome (Italy) | 7 February 2019
During the attacks on 11 September 2001, Secretary for Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his advisor, Arthur Cebrowski, defined the Pentagon’s need to dominate the entire planetary battle-field (Full-Spectrum Dominance) in order to maintain the unipolarity of the world. This is exactly what the United States are attempting today.

Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address 2019

by Donald Trump

Donald Trump's State of the Union Address 2019

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 5 February 2019
Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States — (applause) — and my fellow Americans:
We meet tonight at a moment of unlimited potential. As we begin a new Congress, I stand here ready to work with you to achieve historic breakthroughs for all Americans.
Millions of our fellow citizens are watching us now, gathered in this great chamber, hoping that we will govern not as two parties but as one nation. (Applause.)
The agenda I will lay out (...)

“The Art of War”

Venezuela, a putsch by the US deep state

by Manlio Dinucci

Venezuela, a putsch by the US deep state

Rome (Italy) | 30 January 2019
Finally, President Trump has aligned himself with the ambitions of the US deep state for the destruction of the Caribbean Basin. He has confirmed Vice-President Mike Pence and Senator Marco Rubio in their operation to destabilise Venezuela. He may also support the same two men in their project for Israël and against Syria.

Has Donald Trump been forced to give up ?

by Thierry Meyssan

Has Donald Trump been forced to give up ?

Damascus (Syria) | 29 January 2019
Has President Donald Trump abandoned the idea of transforming US politics ? Has he bowed to the ex-ruling class of his country ? Over the last two months, his administration seems to have restructured AfriCom, CentCom and SouthCom. The first military command of the Pentagon has apparently been authorised to join battle against Chinese projects on the African continent ; the second has been engaged to divide the Greater Middle East between Arabs and Persians ; and the third to destroy the State structures of the Caribbean Basin. These new missions are accompanied by a return of the neo-conservatives.

Elliott Abrams makes a comeback

Elliott Abrams makes a comeback

26 January 2019
Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State has just appointed Elliot Abrams as Special Envoy for Venezuela.
Elliott Abrams is a hard-core neo-conservative. He wove himself into the tight-knit Jewish coterie surrounding Democratic senator Henry Scoop Jackson. He then unravelled himself and threaded into the Raegan Administration. Abrams married the step-daughter of Norman Podhoretz, editor-in-chief of the Commentary. He is one of the initiators of theo-politics.
He was the one who supervised (...)

Statement from Donald Trump Recognizing Juan Guaido as the Interim President of Venezuela

by Donald Trump

Statement from Donald Trump Recognizing Juan Guaido as the Interim President of Venezuela

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 26 January 2019
Today, I am officially recognizing the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Juan Guaido, as the Interim President of Venezuela. In its role as the only legitimate branch of government duly elected by the Venezuelan people, the National Assembly invoked the country’s constitution to declare Nicolas Maduro illegitimate, and the office of the presidency therefore vacant. The people of Venezuela have courageously spoken out against Maduro and his regime and demanded freedom and the (...)

The use of terrorism according to John Bolton

by Thierry Meyssan

The use of terrorism according to John Bolton

Damascus (Syria) | 22 January 2019
After having taken back from Daesh the State they had promised, straddling parts of Iraq and Syria, the United States now intend to recuperate some of their mercenaries in order to make use of them in a different manner. National Security Advisor John Bolton has designed new goals, new partners and new methods. Since this new system is secret, we know about it only insofar as parts of the plan have already been implemented. Thierry Meyssan explores this world of violence.

Mike Pompeo’s Remarks at the American University in Cairo

by Mike Pompeo

Mike Pompeo's Remarks at the American University in Cairo

Cairo (Egypt) | 10 January 2019
Thank you, Frank. Thank you to Frank Ricciardone. Thank you for your service to America as well, in addition to the duties that you perform here.
I’ve had the good fortune to be a frequent visitor here to Egypt and the Middle East as Secretary of State. In my prior role as CIA director, I was here with some frequency, and I came here too as a member of Congress. Every time I come, I get to see something new, something wonderful.
This trip is especially meaningful for me as an evangelical (...)

US Actions Against Venezuela’s Corrupt Regime

by Mike Pompeo

US Actions Against Venezuela's Corrupt Regime

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 10 January 2019
The United States condemns Maduro’s illegitimate usurpation of power today following the unfree and unfair elections he imposed on the Venezuelan people on May 20, 2018. The United States remains steadfast in its support of the Venezuelan people and will continue to use the full weight of U.S. economic and diplomatic power to press for the restoration of Venezuelan democracy.
Today, we reiterate our support for Venezuela’s National Assembly, the only legitimate branch of government duly (...)

by Thierry Meyssan

Metamorphosis

Damascus (Syria) | 8 January 2019
We are republishing here the editorial from Al-Watan in which Thierry Meyssan presents to his Syrian readers the withdrawal of US troops from their country. This article includes certain data which has been ignored by the Western medias, and which throw light on the way in which this decision was taken by President Trump with his Saudi and Qatari allies - and his Russian partners.

The United States refuse to fight for the transnational financiers

by Thierry Meyssan

The United States refuse to fight for the transnational financiers

Damascus (Syria) | 25 December 2018
The US withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan, as well as the resignation of General Mattis, attest to the upheaval that is shaking the current world order. The United States are no longer the leaders, either on the economic or the military stage. They refuse to keep fighting for the sole interests of the transnational financiers. The alliances that they used to lead will begin to unravel, but without their erstwhile allies admitting the powerful ascension of Russia and China.

US Forces evacuating Syria

US Forces evacuating Syria

21 December 2018
The spokespersons for the White House and the Pentagon, Sarah Sanders and Dana White respectively, have confirmed that President Donald Trump had a conversation with his Turkish Partner Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, after which he gave the orders for US personnel to evacuate Syria.
The Department of State personnel will leave this country in less than 24 hours. The personnel of the Department of Defense - around 4000 men of which only 2000 are present in an official capacity – will evacuate in under (...)

Resignation letter from James Mattis

by James Mattis

Resignation letter from James Mattis

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 20 December 2018
Dear Mr President:
I have been privileged to serve as our country’s 26th Secretary of Defense which has allowed me to serve alongside our men and women of the Department in defense of our citizens and our ideals.
I am proud of the progress that has been made over the past two years on some of the key goals articulated in our National Defense Strategy: putting the Department on a more sound budgetary footing, improving readiness and lethality in our forces, and reforming the Department’s (...)

Counter-terrorism according to Trump

by Thierry Meyssan

Counter-terrorism according to Trump

Damascus (Syria) | 16 October 2018
While the new US anti-terrorist strategy doesn’t change much in terms of the fight itself, it operates a profound modification of the working rules of the Pentagon and the Secretariat of Homeland Security. It is not so much a rationalisation of what has been developed since 2001, but more a redefinition of the missions of the federal State.

The ICJ: Will it be an option for the US?

The ICJ: Will it be an option for the US?

15 October 2018
Washington is not at all pleased that the International Court of Justice condemned some of its sanctions against Russia.
After Teheran argued that its position was based on the Bilateral Treaty on Friendship, Economic Relations and Consular Rights of 15 August 1955, Washington announced that it was denouncing that Treaty.
The Court is currently examining a set of pleadings from the Palestinian authority denouncing the illegal transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem. The basis for the (...)

John Bolton at the Federalist Society on US policy toward the International Criminal Court

by John Bolton

John Bolton at the Federalist Society on US policy toward the International Criminal Court

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 10 September 2018
I am here to make a major announcement on US policy toward the International Criminal Court, or ICC.
After years of effort by self-styled "global governance" advocates, the ICC, a supranational tribunal that could supersede national sovereignties and directly prosecute individuals for alleged war crimes, was agreed to in 1998. For ICC proponents, this supranational, independent institution has always been critical to their efforts to overcome the perceived failures of nation-states, even (...)

Trump and NATO bureaucracy

by Thierry Meyssan

Trump and NATO bureaucracy

Damascus (Syria) | 17 July 2018
Contrary to mainstream thinking, the NATO summit did not set the United States against the other members of the Alliance, but President Trump against the intergovernmental senior administration. For Thierry Meyssan, the problem is not whether or not we appreciate the personality of the tenant of the White House, but whether we support him because he is the elected representative of his people, or if we prefer the system’s bureaucrats.

Trump: Anti-WTO

Trump: Anti-WTO

5 July 2018
President Donald Trump has called for a law to be drafted giving the US President full powers to establish all custom duties .
The aim of this draft, which has still not been discussed within the US Administration, is to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
According to Axios, the website that leaked the draft, it is improbable that Congress will be willing to grant more power to the (...)

Trump and NATO

4 July 2018
During the G7 Summit at Charlesvoix, President Donald Trump declared that Nato was just as bad as the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) and too high maintenance for the United States .
When campaigning for the US Presidency, Donald Trump referred to Nato as being “obsolete”. Just recently, the US State Department refused a special visa to a former Nato Secretary-General, the Spaniard Javier Solana. This was probably on account of his commitment in favour of the JCPoA with Iran. (...)

What Donald Trump is preparing

by Thierry Meyssan

What Donald Trump is preparing

Damascus (Syria) | 3 July 2018
After having observed Donald Trump’s historical references (the constitutional compromise of 1789, the examples of Andrew Jackson and Richard Nixon) and the way in which his partisans perceive his politics, Thierry Meyssan here analyses his anti-imperialist actions. The US President is not interested in taking a step back, but on the contrary, abandoning the interests of the transnational ruling class in order to develop the US national economy.

United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act (Draft)

United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act (Draft)

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 2 July 2018
Draft
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the "United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act".
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(l) The United States maintains an open market for goods, with relatively low tariffs, and has long encouraged trading partners, both bilaterally and in multilateral fora, to liberalize their markets;
(2) The United States is the world’s largest importer of goods;
(3) Trading partners of the United States in many instances impose (...)

Trump challenges Nato’s anti-Russian activities

Trump challenges Nato's anti-Russian activities

30 June 2018
It would appear that the US National Security Adviser, John Bolton, presented to President Putin a draft agreement for the cessation of military manoeuvres on Nato’s eastern flank.
Under this draft, the Atlantic Alliance would stop organizing war drills in Poland and the Baltic States. In return, Russia would abstain from similar actions on the other side of the border, that is, on Russian territory.
The US President, Donald Trump, is scheduled to meet his Russian homologue in Helsinki, (...)

What is Donald Trump’s position?

by Thierry Meyssan

What is Donald Trump's position?

Damascus (Syria) | 19 June 2018
Elected for his promises to change the paradigm, President Trump continues to astonish all those who take him for an idiot. Yet all he is doing is implementing the ideas that he developed during his electoral campaign, thus taking his place in a political tradition which, although long neglected, is solidly anchored in US history. Leaving aside the President’s public relations communications, Thierry Meyssan analyses his acts as compared with his engagements.

Trump bombed Syria ... to impress China

Trump bombed Syria ... to impress China

16 June 2018
In an interview granted on 12 June in Singapore to the US presenter Sean Hannity, President Donald Trump talked about the first bombing that he ordered against Syria way back in April 2017.
Trump recalled that when the Chinese President Xi Jinping was on a state visit to the US, he entertained him at Mar-a-Lago (Florida), Trump’s well known private residence. Trump specified that at the end of the dinner, while pudding was being served, he announced to the Chinese leader that he planned (...)

Michael Anton resigns from the US National Security Council

Michael Anton resigns from the US National Security Council

9 April 2018
Michael Anton announced that he would exit the National Security Council when John Bolton enters.
Anton had been responsible for “Global Strategic Communications” – a nice way of saying “propaganda to justify recourse to war”.

Four days to declare a Cold War

by Thierry Meyssan

Four days to declare a Cold War

Damascus (Syria) | 20 March 2018
The week that has just ended was exceptionally rich in events. But no media were able to report it, because they had all deliberately masked certain of their number in order to protect the story that was being woven by their government. London had attempted to provoke a major conflict, but lost to Russia, President Trump and Syria.

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