Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, With the coronavirus pandemic and the financial crisis that has come with it, the Pentagon is afraid of foreigners investing in and taking control of US defense companies. Pentagon officials are ready to take protective measures against what they call “adversarial capital.” Ellen Lord, the defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, spoke at a news conference on Wednesday. Lord said: […]
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Via AhvalNews.com, Health experts have warned that Turkey’s coronavirus situation is out of control and that deaths from the disease could soon be on a par with Italy or Spain, reported the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network on Tuesday. “The recent data on cases and death tolls shows that the situation is out of control in Turkey. If the necessary measures are not taken, Turkey will be like Italy […]
Either through good fortune, incomplete testing or early measures taken to shut down borders, Russia’s coronavirus numbers are much lower than in other major European states, but Wednesday morning saw an alarming rise. In the worst day for recorded infections thus far, 163 new confirmed cases were announced by Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova. This brings the overall number of confirmed cases up to 658 and […]
F/A-18’s cutting-edge nerve center provides pilots with ability to see and control battlefield – Defence Blog General Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, reported that cutting-edge nerve center inside the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft provides aviators with combat systems control and the advanced situational awareness needed to complete their missions. The nerve center is called the Advanced Mission Computer (AMC) and […]
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the US has more than doubled in the last several days. California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a state-wide “stay at home” order amid the virus outbreak – the strongest and most restrictive measure passed by a governor yet. On Tuesday, there were about 5,700 confirmed cases in the US. But by Thursday the number exploded to 11,500. Now, […]
The Saudi-backed forces fighting on behalf of the exiled Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi claimed yesterday to be in control of several military sites in the Al-Yatimah area, north of Al-Jawf province, where fierce battles against the joint Houthi and Yemeni armed forces have been taking place over the past two months. According to Al-Mawqea Post, Houthi positions in the Al-Wajaf front were attacked by […]
Submitted by Eleanor Creagh of SaxoBank Summary: As has been the resounding theme, monetary stimulus to date is too little, too late. And today was no exception as the ECB announced EUR 750 billion pandemic emergency purchase programme which has failed to boost sentiment in Asia today. Although stimulus packages may ease downside risks to the economy, for markets and community sentiment to really recover the onus […]
The Fed has gushed trillions into the short-term money markets in an attempt to fill what appears to be a bottomless pit and now Treasury and the government are discussing direct loans to businesses and banks have used the discount window en masse “to avoid any stigma” As one veteran trader – who has seen a few cycles, as opposed to just trading the last 10 […]
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday condemned unilateral border control measures taken by some EU countries in a bid to control the coronavirus outbreak. The statement from the Elysee Palace came following a phone briefing with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU officials. However, the Elysee warned that measures at the EU’s external borders could be announced “in the coming hours,” Reuters said. The discussion between […]
Yemen’s Houthi on Tuesday seized strategic areas in the governorate of Marib, adjacent to the capital Sanaa, after heavy battles with the Yemeni government forces; Al-Hurra news reported. The new development comes more than a week after the Houthis controlled the strategic city of Al-Hazm, the capital of Al-Jawf governorate. A news agency affiliated with the group said the Houthis were able to clear strategic areas […]
Superdelegates include 75 at-large DNC members, often prominent party figures who are put forward as a slate by DNC Chair Tom Perez and do not directly represent a state or other region. Among the 447 total voting DNC members, who make up the majority of 771 superdelegates, there are scores of corporate lobbyists and consultants—including many of the 75 at-large DNC members, who were not individually […]
GOP Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) boasted Friday in a post to Twitter that he is challenging former Vice President Joe Biden and former Texas Congressman Rep. Beto O’ Rourke to visit his Washington, D.C. office to confiscate his decorative American Flag-themed AR-15, then swinging the rifle around and pointing the muzzle at the camera. “I have just one message for Joe Biden and Beto O’Rourke if […]
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Threats, propaganda and the Orwellian dissolution of social trust cannot stop a withdrawal from the status quo. Longtime readers know I’ve had an active interest in what differentiates empires/nations that survive crises and those that collapse. There is a lively academic literature on this topic, and it boils down to three general views: 1. Collapse is typically triggered by […]
Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, This is already the most frightening virus outbreak that we have seen in the past several decades, and it appears that it is just getting started. A week ago, there were about 3,000 confirmed cases outside of China and now there are more than 10,000. 4,812 cases have been confirmed in South Korea, 2,036 cases have been confirmed in Italy, […]
This is already the most frightening virus outbreak that we have seen in the past several decades, and it appears that it is just getting started. A week ago, there were about 3,000 confirmed cases outside of China and now there are more than 10,000. 4,812 cases have been confirmed in South Korea, 2,036 cases have been confirmed in Italy, and 1,501 cases have been confirmed […]
Authored by J.G.Martinez G. via The Organic Prepper blog, In our modern world, information is power. We know all that. Whether if some information we find allows us to sleep at night, that´s a different question. Technology has made readily available information we never thought could be possible. This has allowed the shaping of our society in ways we never imagined. Under severe circumstances, those in […]
Submitted by Christoph Gieger of TheMarket.ch, an NZZ publication Jeffrey Sherman, Deputy Chief Investment Officer at DoubleLine, expects the Federal Reserve to give in to the pressure from Wall Street. He advises investors to keep their emotions in check and shares his best investment ideas in an environment of fear. The Interview It’s not for the faint-hearted: Due to the global outbreak of the Coronavirus epidemic, […]
Chinese experts have announced that the country’s provinces – other than Hubei – will have control of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak by the end of April. According to Zhang Boli, president of the Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese people can expect to walk around in public without face masks toward the end of April, Asia Times reported. However, those in the Hubei province, the […]
On Sunday, Moderate Syrian opposition forces regained control over nine villages in Idlib, north-western Syria, from Al-Assad’s regime. As part of Operation Spring Shield, the Turkish army and the moderate opposition started a military operation with heavy weapons to regain control over areas that the Syrian regime and its supporters entered in southern Idlib and the countryside of Hama Governorate, according to Anadolu Agency’s correspondent. The […]
Authored by Jonathan Turley, There is a yawning chasm between the reality and rhetoric of gun control in light of promises in the Democratic primary. The fact is that many of the ideas raised by the candidates have merit but they are likely to be marginal in their impact on real gun-related fatalities. The Democratic presidential debate down in South Carolina this week has proven once […]
President Donald Trump is frantically trying to quell criticism that he and his team were caught off guard by the growing number of coronavirus cases worldwide, fearful that a narrative of dysfunction could complicate his reelection bid. Advisers to President Trump have for weeks tried to gather data about how quickly the virus spreads, how it can be stopped, and how to contain an outbreak in […]
Days after the CDC publicly questioned Japan’s handling of the ‘Diamond Princess’ quarantine, claiming that health officials failed to maintain the quarantine and also failed to keep passengers and crew safe from the virus. Now, it looks like even the Japanese are admitting that the US had a point. All of this is coming after a chilling New York Times investigation that detailed Japan’s lax response […]
Entrepreneur and investor Jennifer Zhu Scott is a Council Member of The Future of Blockchain Council at the World Economic Forum and holds a dual fellowship with the APAC Program and the Digital Society Initiative at Chatham House. She is also a consultant to the HBO show “Silicon Valley.” Let’s state a simple fact. Your traits and intimate personal information, such as your relationships, location histories, […]
The U.S. Army recently awarded LONGBOW Limited Liability Company (LBL), a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), a five-year sustainment indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for up to $235.8 million to provide post production support services for the AH-64 Apache helicopter AN/APG-78 LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) to international customers. The FCR provides high performance with very low probability of intercept. […]