James Holbrooks

Atomic Scientists: North Korea's Nuclear Missile Claims Are a Hoax

by James Holbrooks | Aug 14, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. President Donald Trump continued his blustery North Korea rhetoric on Friday, tweeting that the U.S. military was “locked and loaded” and later telling reporters that Kim Jong-un had better not make any “overt threats” against the United States. “This man will not get away with what he is doing,” Trump told reporters from his golf club in New Jersey, adding that if Kim makes a move against the U.S. or its allies “he will truly regret it and he will regret it fast.” In the midst of this spike in tension between the United States and the...

A local cop wants to fight a man who banned police from his gym

by James Holbrooks | Aug 10, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Atlanta — A story about an Atlanta gym owner, Jim Chambers, who refuses to serve police officers and members of the military is having a ripple effect in the community. Now, local media is reporting that a cop has challenged Chambers to a boxing match at an upcoming event. It all began when a military veteran saw a sign posted outside Chambers’ EAV Barbell Gym that read: “Rules: Do whatever the fuck you want, correctly, except crossfit cultism — no fucking cops.” The veteran was offended and sent a photo of the sign to Atlanta’s 11Alive...

Nobody–Including the Trump Administration–Knows What America’s North Korea Policy Is

by James Holbrooks | Aug 9, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. A day after President Donald Trump warned that the military would unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea if it continued to threaten the United States, two top Trump administration officials delivered conflicting messages regarding the Hermit Kingdom on Wednesday. “North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States,” Trump said Tuesday, responding to a reporter’s question while vacationing at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey. “They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.” In response, Pyongyang...

Nobody–Including the Trump Administration–Knows What America's North Korea Policy Is

by James Holbrooks | Aug 9, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. A day after President Donald Trump warned that the military would unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea if it continued to threaten the United States, two top Trump administration officials delivered conflicting messages regarding the Hermit Kingdom on Wednesday. “North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States,” Trump said Tuesday, responding to a reporter’s question while vacationing at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey. “They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.” In response, Pyongyang...

Trump’s trade war with China on hold after China agrees to North Korea sanctions

by James Holbrooks | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. The United States’ much-hyped trade war with China appears to be on hold at the moment. On Monday, the Trump administration made a conciliatory gesture to the Asian superpower following its agreement to restrict North Korean exports of coal, iron, lead, and seafood. From Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump plans to wait at least a week and possibly longer on moving forward with a trade investigation of China on intellectual property violations after the country backed UN Security Council sanctions on North Korea, an administration...

Trump's trade war with China on hold after China agrees to North Korea sanctions

by James Holbrooks | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. The United States’ much-hyped trade war with China appears to be on hold at the moment. On Monday, the Trump administration made a conciliatory gesture to the Asian superpower following its agreement to restrict North Korean exports of coal, iron, lead, and seafood. From Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump plans to wait at least a week and possibly longer on moving forward with a trade investigation of China on intellectual property violations after the country backed UN Security Council sanctions on North Korea, an administration...

Standoff continues between China and India in Doklam amid heightened tensions

by James Holbrooks | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Following aggressive rhetoric from China’s state-run media over the weekend regarding the border standoff between China and India in Doklam, a top Chinese official said Monday that observers should take seriously only those reports that come from the government itself. "This kind of reports [sic] represents the view of the media and think-tanks,” Defense Ministry spokesman Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang told an Indian media delegation in Beijing. “For official information please refer to the statements of foreign ministry and defence...

Russia Responds to New US Sanctions by Moving to Dump the Dollar

by James Holbrooks | Aug 7, 2017 | Blog

Following new sanctions against Russia that President Donald Trump signed into law last week, Moscow responded Monday by announcing Russia will speed up work on reducing the country’s dependence on Western payment systems and the U.S. dollar in general, according to Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency. "We will of course intensify work related to import substitution, reduction of dependence on U.S. payment systems, on the dollar as a settling currency and so on. It is becoming a vital need," said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Monday, as cited by RIA. "(Otherwise)...