We all need a laugh from time to time, and William Blum has provided a good one in his Anti-Empire Report of December 19. These are funny, because every one of them is a possible 2015 event. http://williamblum.org/aer/read/135 January 25:  467 people reported missing from a university in Mexico. US State Department blames Russia. February 1: Military junta overthrows President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. Washington...

Will Russia’s Response to Washington’s Aggression Be to Release Black Swans? King World News Interviews Paul Craig Roberts http://kingworldnews.com/dr-paul-craig-roberts-12-20-14/

PCR interviewed on King World News -- Will 2015 Bring Economic Collapse? http://kingworldnews.com/paul-craig-roberts-stunning-2015-predictions-time-west-can-collapse/

PCR interviewed by Greg Hunter USAWatchdog on Ruble Attack as Act of War http://usawatchdog.com/is-ruble-collapse-act-of-war-paul-craig-roberts/

Letter from a reader: I wish I could visit Cuba while it's still Cuba, even though poor they have better medical care than the US. The first thing that will happen when the US starts doing business, the old cars will disappear. The streets will be one big traffic jam and the hand pulled carts gone. The Cuban food will be taken over by Burger...

Financial Market Manipulation Is The New Trend: Can It Continue? Financial Imperialists Attack Russia Paul Craig Roberts A dangerous new trend is the successful manipulation of the financial markets by the Federal Reserve, other central banks, private banks, and the US Treasury. The Federal Reserve reduced real interest rates on US government debt obligations first to zero and then pushed real interest rates into negative...

Former UK Ambassador Describes What Happens to People with Integrity Who Have the Misfortune to End Up in Government Positions Put Blair and Straw on Trial For Torture

 By Craig Murray, 
Former British Ambassador To Uzbekistan In the summer of 2004, I warned Tony Blair’s Foreign Office that Britain was using intelligence material which had been obtained by the CIA under torture. Two months later...

How Change Is Stymied Paul Craig Roberts The gangsters who run the US financial system have determined opponents. Among them are Elizabeth Warren, Nomi Prins, Pam and Russ Martens, Michael Hudson, and David Stockman. I have often expressed my admiration for Warren, Prins, Martens, and Hudson. In his latest column, David Stockman has earned my admiration and forgiveness. I say forgiveness because in my opinion...

On the Brink of War and Economic Collapse Paul Craig Roberts On occasion a reader will ask if I can give readers some good news. The answer is: not unless I lie to you like “your” government and the mainstream media do. If you want faked “good news,” you need to retreat into The Matrix. In exchange for less stress and worry, you will be...

Dear Readers: This is my quarterly request for donations. I need to hear from you. The CIA’s Torture Program Paul Craig Roberts UPDATE: Congress fails to hold executive branch accountable for its massive violations of human rights as documented in the released summary of the CIA Torture Report, but passes sanctions on Venezuela for "human rights violations." http://news.antiwar.com/2014/12/11/cia-chief-slams-release-of-torture-report-summary/print/ and http://news.antiwar.com/2014/12/11/congress-passes-bill-to-sanction-venezuela/ Readers have asked for my...