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OOPS. Or maybe I should put it OPPS so THUGGER understands.

The 2 whistleblowers at the OPCW caught the US by surprise, it looks like. So now the US has to scramble to try and explain away the whistleblowers.

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The OPCW has 193 Member States. Their goal is to permanently eliminate chemical weapons. Kiki thinks something is up so she is right on Americas' ass for it. She doesn't know whats up, but that doesn't matter to her. For her it's another opportunity to slam the U.S...

It's sickening how comrade kiki and sig sit back and protect Assad and Putin from blame for chemical weapons used against the Syrian people.Then feign disgust about something she doesn't even post a link to. Something that suggests some unknown story may contain potentially inconvenient information for the U.S.

Not information of crimes against humanity like those committed by Putin and Assad. No instead potentially inconvenient information.

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Deep state describes dedicated, educated professionals.

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US Navy fired warning shots at Iranian vessels Monday evening

Three Iranian ships harassed U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard vessels on Monday in the Persian Gulf, drawing so close at one point the Americans fired warning shots, the Navy revealed Tuesday.

"The crew of Firebolt then fired warning shots, and the IRGCN vessels moved away to a safe distance from the U.S. vessels," according to the statement.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-navy-fired-warning-shots-at
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Originally posted by THG:
US Navy fired warning shots at Iranian vessels Monday evening

Three Iranian ships harassed U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard vessels on Monday in the Persian Gulf, drawing so close at one point the Americans fired warning shots, the Navy revealed Tuesday.

"The crew of Firebolt then fired warning shots, and the IRGCN vessels moved away to a safe distance from the U.S. vessels," according to the statement.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-navy-fired-warning-shots-at
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Iranian ships in the Persian Gulf are in their home waters.

AMERICAN ships in the Persian Gulf are far away from home. What are we doing there? I mean, what is their mission? Just asking for a friend.

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Still nothing to do with Saudia Araba [sic]

THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.

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SIGNYM:Still nothing to do with Saudia Araba [sic]



THUGR: Poor me. I have no understanding about what occurs between different entities in the Middle East. I’ve had years to learn this and haven’t. So since I can't even bring myself up to speed I won’t.

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The Untold Story of the US-Saudi Petrodollar Partnership

(SC) — Nixon’s decision in 1971 to withdraw the United States from the gold standard greatly influenced the future direction of humanity. The US dollar rose in importance from the mid-1950s to become the world reserve currency as a result of the need for countries to use the dollar in trade. One of the most consumed commodities in the world is oil, and as is well known, the price is set by OPEC in US dollars, with this organization being strongly influenced by Saudi Arabia.

It is therefore towards Riyadh that we must look in order to understand the workings of the petrodollar. After the dollar was withdrawn from the gold standard, Washington made an arrangement with Riyadh to price oil solely in dollars. In return, the Saudis received protection and were granted a free hand in the region. This decision forced the rest of the world to hold a high amount of US dollars in their currency reserves, requiring the purchase of US treasuries. The relationship between the US dollar and oil breathed new life to this currency, placing it at the centre of the global financial and economic system. This privileged role enjoyed by the dollar allowed the United States to finance its economy through the simple process of printing its fiat currency, relying on its credibility and supported by the petrodollar that required other countries to store reserves of US treasuries in their basket of currencies.

This arrangement continued to sustain itself in spite of numerous wars (the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan), financial crises (the Black Monday of 1987, the Dotcom bubble of 2000, and Lehman Brothers’ subprime crisis of 2008), and the bankruptcies of sovereign states (Argentina in 1998). The explanation is to be found in the credibility of the US dollar and the US itself, with its ability to repay buyers of treasury bonds. In other words, as long as the US continues to maintain its dominance of the global financial and economic system, thanks to the dollar, its supremacy as a world superpower is hardly questioned. To maintain this influence on the currency markets and the special-drawing rights (SDR) basket, the pricing of oil in US dollars is crucial. This explains, at least partially, the impossibility of scaling down the relationship between Washington and Riyadh. Nobody should delude themselves into believing that this is the only reason why Saudi-US relations are important. Washington is swimming in the money showered by Saudi lobbies, and it is doubtful that those on the receiving end of such largesse will want to make the party stop.

The agreement made between Washington and Riyadh guaranteed that the latter would receive protection from the former and Washington would look the other way regarding Riyadh’s behavior within its kingdom and in the region – so long as Saudi Arabia sold its black gold in US dollars alone. This agreement was clearly a controversial one and has been kept away from the general public, even in the light of Khashoggi’s death and the liberal mainstream media’s piling on the Kingdom. Yet this is not the only reason why US-Saudi ties are so close. The initial agreements between the Saudis and the Americans concerned the petrodollar; but after the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979 (Iran’s nationalist prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, had been previously overthrown by the US and UK in 1953), Riyadh and Washington decided to declare war on their common enemy, with the hearty approval of Israel. The cooperation between Riyadh and Washington became even closer in the 1980s, through the common campaign against the USSR in Afghanistan through the use of jihadists recruited, trained and armed by the Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the US secret services. The use of jihadist terrorism as a geopolitical weapon has been a main feature of Riyadh’s statecraft.

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Still nothing to do with Saudia Araba [sic]

THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.

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Poor Signym and kiki. They show no understanding that what occurs between different entities in the Middle East effects the entirety of the Middle East. They’ve had years to learn this and haven’t. So my trying to bring them up to speed would be wasted time. So I won’t.


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Vladimir Putin Calls Escalating Israel Conflict a 'Direct Threat' to Russia's Security

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/vladimir-putin-calls-escalating-i
srael-conflict-a-direct-threat-to-russia-s-security/ar-BB1gK2qh?ocid=msedgntp

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How could this be kiki and Signym. According to your logic this should only effect Hamas the Palestinians and Israel. If it doesn’t affect Saudi Arabia how could it possibly affect Russia? Any Ideas comrades?

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Vladimir Putin Calls Escalating Israel Conflict a 'Direct Threat' to Russia's Security

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/vladimir-putin-calls-escalating-i
srael-conflict-a-direct-threat-to-russia-s-security/ar-BB1gK2qh?ocid=msedgntp

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