And the world goes "boom!"
By Philip Giraldi
The Unz Review
April 18, 2026
Many Americans are coming around to the view, based on what comes out of President Donald Trump's mouth and what he writes down on his Truth Social site, that the US Head of State is insane. Larry Johnson is reporting "shocking details of what is going on behind the scene at the White House [where] Donald Trump began exhibiting signs of early dementia in September 2025...
By Drago Bosnic
InfoBrics
April 18, 2026
British Prime Minister John Major openly argued to take NATO enlargement "slowly" and "develop a unique relationship with Russia, which took account of its special size and strategic weight". His successor, Tony Blair, an unadulterated war criminal, continued this policy of deliberate lies for an entire decade, forever undermining what little trust existed between Russia and the political West.
Lord Salisbury was Prime Minister at the height of the British Empire. His views on war, jingoism, and nationalist chauvinism have never been more relevant.
By John Leake
Courageous Discourse
April 18, 2026
Yesterday I received a complaint from a reader who pointed out that I am not doing enough to moderate reader comments that contain extremely intemperate language, ad hominem attacks, and expressions of the desire and intent to commit acts of violence.
By Kurt Nimmo
Another Day in the Empire
April 18, 2026
According to Oxford Economics, an independent economic advisory firm, in late March the price of the two main fertilizer ingredients, ammonia and urea, spiked 20% and 50% respectively in response to disruptions in the Persian Gulf.
Now that Iran has established a blockade and tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz in response to the United States and Israel attacking the country, large amounts of urea, ammonia, phosphates, and sulfur, critical components for fertilizer, are locked out of agricultural supply chains.
By Paul Dragu
The New American
April 18, 2026
Is China providing Iran with weapons to use against the United States ? President Donald Trump suspects so. And a number of reports also suggest this is happening.
Trump discussed the issue Wednesday during an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo. "I had heard that China is giving weapons to - I mean, you're seeing it all over the place - to Iran," the president said.
In online discourse with empire apologists these past few months I've been told that the number of dead protesters is thirty thousand, forty thousand, fifty thousand, sixty thousand, seventy thousand, eighty thousand, ninety thousand, and a hundred thousand.
By Caitlin Johnstone
CaitlinJohnstone.com
April 18, 2026
The most common pro-war talking point about Iran is that they massacred tens of thousands of protesters in January of this year - but what's funny is that they never cite the same number.
By Martin Armstrong
Armstrong Economics
April 18, 2026
The push toward digital currency is being framed as innovation and efficiency, but when you strip away the marketing language, what is unfolding is a structural transformation of the financial system that shifts control away from individuals and concentrates it within governments and central banks. The Bank for International Settlements has confirmed that more than 90% of central banks are now actively researching, developing, or piloting central bank digital currencies, which is not coincidence or experimentation but a coordinated global direction.
The Misdirected Expression of Sublimated Rage
By Dr. Gary Null
Global Research
April 18, 2026
Silence is often mistaken for peace, but it is more often the residue of fear, fatigue, and betrayal.
A society does not lose its moral compass all at once-it misplaces it quietly, one withheld voice at a time.
When conscience is deferred long enough, it does not disappear-it reemerges as rage, spectacle, or collapse.
Christianity is not Trump's native tongue. He does not know our language or our ways, and he does not understand that you cannot go after the pope.
By Austin Ruse
Crisis Magazine
April 18, 2026
The president seems to be surprised that Catholics of all stripes are rushing to defend Pope Leo from his odd attacks.
On Tuesday he went after Giorgia Meloni of Italy. She said his attacks on Leo were "unacceptable." He said, "She's unacceptable.
Lucas Leiroz
A prescindere dal futuro dell'accordo attuale, l'Iran ha già vinto.
L'annuncio di una tregua temporanea tra l'Iran e la coalizione formata da Stati Uniti e Israele segna una svolta decisiva nel conflitto più pericoloso della storia del Medio Oriente. Sebbene l'accordo sia fragile e circondato dall'incertezza, un fatto è già chiaro: indipendentemente dalla sua durata, Teheran ne è uscita vittoriosa.
The illusion of Europe as a democratic peace project is fast receding.
European nations are being destroyed by war and militarism, and adding to the madness, their political class and media are driving the process with ever-increasing speed.
The fate of the continent could hardly be more tragic, given that it emerged from the ashes of World War II with the hope of being a model for international peace.
Il est difficile de désigner le plus idiot des membres du cabinet de Trump, mais au final, le ministre de la Défense se distingue par une stupidité qui lui est propre.
Source : Common Dreams, Robert Reich
Traduit par les lecteurs du site Les-Crises
Lors d'une conférence de presse vendredi, le ministre de la Défense Pete Hegseth a critiqué un reportage de CNN affirmant que l'administration Trump aurait sous-estimé la capacité de l'Iran à paralyser le trafic pétrolier mondial en fermant le détroit d'Ormuz.
Par Zeteo
Qu'il s'agisse d'avoir massacré plus de 730 Palestiniens, d'avoir restreint l'accès à l'aide humanitaire ou d'avoir poursuivi sa campagne de privation alimentaire, voici comment Israël a fait en sorte que ce soi-disant "cessez-le-feu" n'en soit pas un.
Au cours des six mois qui se sont écoulés depuis la signature d'un prétendu accord de "cessez-le-feu" entre le gouvernement israélien et le Hamas, Israël a violé cet accord plus de 2073 fois, selon des responsables palestiniens.