Israel
What If They Started A War And Everyone Came?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/22/2015 21:20 -0500What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003? How would things be different in the Middle East today? Was Iraq, in the words of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, the "worst foreign policy blunder" in American history? Let's take a big-picture tour of the Middle East and try to answer those questions. But first, a request: after each paragraph that follows, could you make sure to add the question “What could possibly go wrong?”
Saudi Arabia Warns Iran: "Stop Meddling In Our Neighborhood!"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/20/2015 12:55 -0500"We wish that Iran would change its policies and stop meddling in the affairs of other countries in the region, in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen. We will make sure that we confront Iran's actions and shall use all our political, economic and military powers to defend our territory and people."
Caught On Tape: Inside Iran's Secret Underground Missile Tunnels
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/18/2015 13:06 -0500Frontrunning: October 14
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/14/2015 07:00 -0500- Democratic rivals back Clinton on emails, but little else in scrappy debate (Reuters)
- Hillary Clinton Shows Relentless Efficiency in First Democratic Debate (WSJ)
- U.S. Examines Goldman Sachs Role in 1MDB Transactions (WSJ)
- JPMorgan Says Trading Pain Isn't Over After Third-Quarter Slump (BBG)
- Islamic State battles insurgents near Aleppo as army prepares assault (Reuters)
- Oil Slide Means `Almost Everything' for Sale as Deals Accelerate (BBG)
Cyberwars Escalate With US NSA As "Crown Creators Of Cyberespionage"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/12/2015 17:20 -0500"In the nuclear arms race, the acronym was MAD—mutually assured destruction—which kept everything nice and tidy. Here you have the same acronym, but it’s ‘mutually assured doubt,’ because you can never be sure what the attack will be." Fortunately, the US has the most advanced operations and the NSA is "the crown creator of cyberespionage." Which is great. Unless they're spying on you...
Iran Openly Flouts Obama, Launches New Ballistic Missile
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/12/2015 09:41 -0500"We don’t ask anyone’s permission to enhance our defense power or missile capability and will firmly pursue our defense plans, particularly in the field of missiles."
"Carpe Chaos" - ISIS, Israel, Iraq, & Syria: It's All Part Of The Plan
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/10/2015 21:00 -0500Israel lacks a national motto. If its leaders are looking for a Latin one, “carpe chaos” would be an apt and honest choice. “Seize the chaos” is half of Israeli foreign policy in a nutshell (the other half being the instigation of that chaos in the first place). But “Seize the chaos” is not a new doctrine: neither is it limited to Israeli halls of power. A veritable “carpe chaos” manifesto was written in 1996 for a Washington think tank by David Wurmser, an Israel-first neocon who would later play a key role in the Bush administration’s drive to the Iraq War. And now that Russia has been drawn into the Syrian war, where its bombers and troops operate at cross purposes with American bombers and proxy fighters, the chaotic sea threatens to become a thermonuclear lake of fire engulfing the whole world.
Should We Be "Scared" Of Capitalism?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/10/2015 16:30 -0500In 1949 Einstein published an essay on economics and education that is brimming with ignorance. According to Einstein, "The economic anarchy of capitalist society [is] the real source of evil." Now yet another popular and renowned physicist, namely Stephen Hawkins, has jumped into the debate, seemingly attacking capitalism. According to the Huffington Post, "Stephen Hawking Says We Should Really Be Scared Of Capitalism, Not Robots." While undoubtedly a genius in his field, this is probably also the field he should stick with. There is no reason to worry while at least vestiges of a free market exist. The only real problem is government intervention in the market process.
Frontrunning: October 9
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/09/2015 06:28 -0500- Apple
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bank of England
- Bill Gross
- Bond
- China
- Chrysler
- Credit Suisse
- Dell
- France
- Glencore
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- International Monetary Fund
- Ireland
- Israel
- JPMorgan Chase
- Lloyds
- Merrill
- Merrill Lynch
- Newspaper
- PIMCO
- Recession
- Reuters
- Sears
- Shenzhen
- South Carolina
- Standard Chartered
- United Kingdom
- Volkswagen
- White House
- Global stocks eye biggest rally in four years on Fed relief (Reuters)
- FOMC Minutes Sap Confidence in Fed's 2015 Rate Hike Resolve (BBG)
- Glencore to cut annual zinc production by a third (FT)
- Tea Party wave that lifted Republicans threatens to engulf them (Reuters)
- Why Kevin McCarthy Came to Quit Speaker Race (WSJ)
- A U.S. Recession Just Got a Little More Likely (BBG)
Syrian Crisis: What Will Happen Next?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/07/2015 21:30 -0500The question today is merely one of timing. How long before a negative trigger is introduced? How long before Israeli planes come into contact with Russian or Iranian fighters? How long before U.S. troops come into contact with Russian troops? How long before Israel or Saudi Arabia strike Iran? And if the U.S. backs out completely, how long before the entire dynamic of the Middle East is flipped and America loses petro-status for the dollar? With the speed of events forming a fiscal-political riptide, it is hard to imagine we will be waiting very long to find out.
"The Saudi Population Are Growing Restless": A Deep Look Inside The "Black Box" That Is Saudi Arabia
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/07/2015 14:27 -0500"The Saudi population, especially the younger people, are growing restless because they see what is happening in the world through social media of which they are among the highest users - that’s the only means they have to communicate. So the situation inside the country is also very fragile and the foreign policy conducted by the current regime is very perilous. It is only a matter of time because the Gulf States are ruled by oligarchies who maintain control through bribery and the sword. So this is a challenging time for the Gulf States despite all the public commentary suggesting they are immune to the uprisings."
"Siryasly"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/05/2015 14:00 -0500Maybe we just ought to step aside for a while and see what happens...
Russia Says Syria Air Raids To Last "3-4 Months" As Moscow Releases New Videos Of Strikes
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/02/2015 10:36 -0500Mid-East Coup: As Russia Pounds Militant Targets, Iran Readies Ground Invasions While Saudis Panic
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/01/2015 11:05 -0500Syria: “Not a Proxy War. It’s One Step Closer”
Submitted by George Washington on 10/01/2015 01:01 -0500What Could Possibly Go Wrong?






