The British Empire Is Finished by Rachel Brown March 18-Though it may seem to some credulous readers of the New York Times that Great Britain is in a position of moral authority and power in its recent accusations against Russia, the opposite is the truth. In reality, the British Empire is in a last-ditch effort to try to save its crumbling system. Teresa May's ridiculous cries are indications of the desperation of London, and reminiscent of the threats often heard emerging from dying empires. The fact that the Skripal poisoning occurred only three days after President Putin's historically momentous speech should not be overlooked. Putin announced a new series of advanced weapons that render the Obama encirclement of Russia impotent. The fragility of the case is indicative of its political necessity. Not only is there no content to the allegations of Russia's role in the Skripal attack-no samples having been provided as required under the OPCW protocols-the facts of the case point again to the circles of Christopher Steele, the British MI6 agent and author of the now discredited "Golden Shower" dossier, which was at the center of claims of Trump campaign ties to Russia. Sergei Skripal, a colonel in Russian military intelligence, was recruited to work for British intelligence by MI6 agent Pablo Miller while Steele was an undercover MI6 agent stationed in Moscow. After being caught and sentenced to 18 years in prison for treason, Skripal was let out as part of a prisoner exchange and moved to the UK. He again befriended Pablo Miller while Miller worked for Orbis, Christopher Steele's company, during the period the Steele dossier was being written. Now the Russiagate case against President Trump is falling apart in the United States. The House Intelligence Committee concluded there was no Russian collusion, and FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired. Christopher Steele has been referred to the U.S. Justice Department for criminal prosecution, and is defending himself from lawsuits in the UK and U.S.A. At a recent hearing in London, none other than representatives of the British Foreign Office showed up to demonstrate the concern of the British government for this allegedly "private" citizen. Meanwhile, the potential of a Korean peace agreement is a very real prospect, while more and more countries are joining China's New Silk Road. Eleven European Union nations have signed cooperation documents with the Chinese government, and 13,673 trips were made by China-Europe express freight trains in 2017, more than in the previous six years combined. Greece's Port of Piraeus has again become one of the largest in Europe, helping that financially distressed country to improve its economic condition. French President Emmanuel Macron declared during a recent visit to China that France is joining the New Silk Road, while South American and Caribbean nations are openly expressing their intent to join as well. The London-directed trans-Atlantic establishment is beyond desperate. This is why we are seeing the British themselves-in the person of Prime Minister May-taking the point on this. This public exposure of their own guiding hand is not something the Brits like. They are flailing, and attempting to throw monkey wrenches everywhere: in Syria, with North Korea, in the Ukraine, and other conflicts they have generated-anything to keep their grasp on world power just a little bit longer. The time could not be more urgent to act on the truth-the British empire is finished, and the United States must eliminate the British-run coup and join the New Silk Road paradigm for a lasting peace.