18 Shocking Facts That Prove The US Economy Is In Far Worse Shape Than Most People Realize

NATO 3.0: Report Details 'Fundamental Restructuring' Of US Commitments Via The Cradle The US is moving forward with a "fundamental restructuring" of its commitments to European security, transitioning from the traditional "burden sharing" strategy to that of "burden shifting," according to a Der Spiegel report published on May 26. Under the new vision dubbed "NATO 3.0," Washington expects European allies to assume responsibility for the continent’s entire conventional defense. Source: Dunya In this new framework, the US will primarily provide a nuclear deterrent rather than the broad military support it has historically guaranteed. This transition, which the report notes...

Macquarie: Two More Months Of War Could Send Oil To $200 Submitted by Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com  Oil prices could hit a record $200 per barrel if the war in the Middle East drags on through the entire second quarter, analysts at Macquarie Group have warned.  The odds of the Iran war dragging on until June were put at 40% by the analysts in a note carried by Bloomberg. But the scenario of the war ending by the end of March currently appears more plausible, with odds at 60%, according to Macquarie.    “If...

Declassified Documents Show FBI Probed Whether Trump Fired Comey At Russia's Direction Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Newly declassified documents show the FBI probed President Donald Trump's termination of the agency's director as part of an effort to substantiate allegations that Trump colluded with Russia. Former FBI Director James Comey in Berlin, Germany, on June 19, 2018. Carsten Koall/Getty Images The documents, declassified by a White House task force on Aug. 5, refer to Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey on May 9, 2017. In one of the documents, dated...