Pentagon Installs New Economic Spying and Sabotage Units
Moon of Alabama
October 23, 2026
There was some grumbling in Congress when the Trump administration installed Stephen Feinberg, a billionaire from New York, as the second man in the Pentagon. Feinberg had previously led Cerberus Capital Management which has various financial interests in Pentagon purveyors. He had also been chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board from 2018 to 2021, during the first Trump administration.
Disaster Is a Possibility
By Paul Craig Roberts
PaulCraigRoberts.org
October 23, 2026
In 13 days Americans will vote on the midterm Congressional elections. The outcome will determine whether the Democrats control Congress, or enough of it, that Trump's presidency is at an end.
Even some MAGA Americans are indifferent, because Trump, rather than end money-draining wars, expanded them by attacking "at Israel's request" Iran, which has proven to be a strategic disaster for the United States, with its bases in the Persian Gulf destroyed and oil flows restricted by victorious Iran.
How England Leveraged Stock Markets To Influence the Ottoman Bank: Sovereign Debt and Financial Power.
By Aysar Yousef
Gaze At This
October 23, 2026
The Ottoman Empire's downfall was shaped by more than war. England expanded its power by establishing a bank in the heart of Istanbul, using foreign loans and financial influence to gain control over Ottoman finances.
The Ottoman Empire offers a case study in sovereign debt risk. During the nineteenth century, military spending and fiscal pressures pushed the government toward foreign borrowing.
The Abolition Manifesto's Dedication and Preface
By Murray Sabrin
Murray's Newsletter
October 23, 2026
Dedication
To the memory of my parents and the millions who suffered under the tyranny of totalitarian governments, and to all Americans who deserve to live in a country where individual liberty, personal responsibility, sound money, peace, voluntary cooperation, and constitutional government are not forgotten ideals, but living principles.
Cameroun : les droits humains sous pression après l'interpellation de l'Onu
Komla YAWO
Le Cameroun a été auditionné jeudi 22 octobre à Genève par le Comité des droits de l'homme des Nations unies sur l'application du Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques. Corruption, violences dans les régions anglophones et l'Extrême-Nord, détentions arbitraires, justice militaire et droits des personnes homosexuelles; les préoccupations soulevées mettent en lumière les défis persistants du pays en matière de libertés fondamentales.