Survival of the Least Fit

First Secondary Sanctions Applied: US Blocks Egyptian Bank From Accessing Dollars Over 'Iran Ties' The US Treasury Department on Friday unveiled its first 'secondary' Iran sanctions related to Trump's 'Economic D-Day' against Iran, on Friday naming an Egyptian bank in the UAE.  Ironically both of these latter countries are close American allies, and this comes at a moment the White House has failed to confirm whether the US will actually go after China for the same trade violations. Via britannica.com The UAE branches of Egypt's Banque Misr are being newly sanctioned over their...

The US launched an airstrike in Somalia for the second day in a row, US Africa Command said in a press release on Monday, as the Trump administration continues the bombing campaign despite plans to cut support for the African Union’s mission in the country. AFRICOM said that the strike was launched on July 4 […]

Russia Sends Over 1500 Missiles, Drones On Ukraine In 48 Hours After V-Day Ceasefire Soon on the heels of the successful 3-day and US-backed 'V-Day' ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, Russian forces have unleashed several days of drone and missile barrages on Ukrainian cities, especially the capital. It seems the Kremlin is bent on 'payback' for several weeks of effective Ukrainian long-range drone attacks which have badly damaged several Russian oil refineries and energy sites. BBC reports Thursday that "At least seven people have been killed, including a 12-year-old girl, in...