Tensions are escalating since North Korea’s launch of a satellite into orbit on December 12, 2012. Overwrought news reports termed the launch a “threat” and a “provocation,” while U.S. National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor called it “irresponsible behavior.” Punishment for North Korea was swift in coming by Gregory Elich North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong-3 was just one of 75 satellites that a […]
Full Interview of Pres. Assad with Turkish Media Broadcast Friday April 5, 2013 In an interview with the Turkish TV station Ulusal Kanal broadcast Friday, Syrian President Assad accused his neighbors of stoking the revolt against his government, saying “we are surrounded by countries that help terrorists and allow them to enter Syria.” But he warned that those same countries may […]
Soldier relives infamous WikiLeaks video by Russia Today It was the video that put WikiLeaks on the map: “Collateral Murder” turned the tide of war in Iraq and landed Private first class Bradley Manning in military detention. But for Army veteran Ethan McCord, it was just another day on duty. “The helicopters were approximately a mile and a half away […]
Popular Complacency In An Era Of Economic Exploitation And Perpetual War by Phil Rockstroh Throughout the course of human affairs, scheming elitists — let’s call them the Plundering Class — have devoted their days conceiving strategies and executing agendas that serve to enrich the fortunes of a ruthless few (namely themselves) by an exploitation of the harried and hapless multitudes. […]
There is a dangerous mythology that exists about Iran, and which refuses to go away. It is irresponsibly perpetuated by many in the media, reminiscent of the Neo-Con propaganda which we became familiar with in the run up the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003 by Richard Sudan It’s the kind of mythology which seeps too easily from the front pages […]
In an April 3 Wall Street Journal article, “U.S. dials back on Korean show of force,” reporters Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes revealed that the White House approved a detailed plan, called ‘the playbook,’ to ratchet up tension with North Korea during the Pentagon’s war games with South Korea by Stephen Gowans The war games, which are still in progress, […]
It is not so far-fetched to imagine Walter Benjamin’s Angel of History succumbing to the temptation, and stressing that the time of the Global South has finally come by Pepe Escobar Oh yes, it will be a long, arduous and winding road. But would the Google/Facebook generation need only one textbook detailing the stuff of dreams, trials and tribulations of […]
Official/press collusion to keep public uninformed by Steve Rendall “The government’s power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the government…. The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of the government and inform the people.” —‑U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, New York Times Co. v. United States (6/30/71) Journalism […]
Laws that make it illegal for you to print your own £5 or £10 notes have been in place since 1844. But those laws haven’t been updated to account for the fact that almost all money now is electronic. Because of this loophole, banks worldwide now have the power to create money, effectively out of nothing by Positive Money A […]
The truth behind the Federal Reserve What’s the problem with the world economy? It’s debt — too much personal debt — too much corporate debt — and most importantly, too much government debt by Bill Still – http://www.jekyllisland-themovie.com/ “People have a natural tendency to want to spend now and pay later. They will usually take any type of loans offered. It’s […]
This week writer Iain Banks announced he has cancer and may have just months to live. Here he explains why, in 2010, he decided his novels would no longer be published in Israel by Iain M Banks I support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign because, especially in our instantly connected world, an injustice committed against one, or against one […]
Create Resolution Authority for Unlimited Cyprus-Style “Bail-Ins” for TBTF Banks by SilverDoctors *BREAKING SD ALERT* Editor note: Bringing this massive story back to the top of the news feed for those who missed it over the holiday weekend. On Wednesday, SD broke the news that Canada had buried a provision for depositor bail-ins for systemically important banks deep inside its […]
