"We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable — but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings.”
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If you were forced to draw an equivalence between Israel/Palestine and Russia/Ukraine, the closest model would probably be:
In all likelihood, new overt and covert strategies are already in place.
After the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001, Afghanistan’s poppy fields went from a minor portion of global opium production to supplying the vast majority of the world’s consumption.
I’m sorry, but positing that Trump is some rogue agent acting in brash opposition to imperial interests is swallowing the kayfabe almost as hard as his fans.
This interview with another customer who was there at the time recounts someone who said “that looks like the shooter from New York”
Despite both parties preferring to deemphasize foreign policy in their campaigns, US foreign policy is the engine driving domestic policy. This is because modern US domestic politics is fundamentally a game of dividing up the plunder that foreign policy secures.
US-backed attempts at foreign destabilization always try to leverage *real* grievances, not to bring any resolution to the aggrieved. Quite the opposite, they attempt to intensify.
The goal of this pressure campaign is to somehow convince China to self-sabotage the foundation of their budding prosperity—their means of production—thereby eliminating the competition.
While this attack represents a blatant provocation, it is not without precedent by western powers. Those old enough might recall a similarly atrocious act by the US in the 1999 bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. 
In order to be allowed to live in a house when they're older, Americans must begin taking out loans starting from an early age—even if they don't need a loan.
Having spent almost a decade showing they’re incapable of wiping out the Yemeni resistance, the US+UK again plan to strike this country in hopes it will deter the Yemeni people from standing against a genocide. 
Firstly, the location.
Follow this through to its conclusion:
Marine shipping accounts for 80% of the world's trade in goods, and a full 12% of ships pass through the Suez Canal.
Earlier this summer, both Russia and China moved to ban iPhones for workers in government or state-owned firms. The implication was clear: despite heavy marketing to the contrary, iPhone security is compromised. 
