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Bowing to America’s Oligarchs
Bowing to America’s Oligarchs Commerce Secretary (and Hyatt Hotel heiress) Penny Pritzker was treated with kid gloves and spared tough questions at the National Press Club, showing how America treats its own oligarchs, writes Sam Husseini. Apparently, other countries, but not the U.S., have oligarchs. Billionaire and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker came and went to the […]
Erdogan’s war on media: Sputnik Turkey chief banned from entering Istanbul, told to fly to Russia
Erdogan’s war on media: Sputnik Turkey chief banned from entering Istanbul, told to fly to Russia Russian news agency Sputnik’s Turkish bureau chief has been blacklisted by Ankara, who refused him entry to the country in an airport, and seized his residence permit and press credentials. “I landed in Istanbul at 0:40 today with Aeroflot’s […]
China tests ICBM capable of striking US within half an hour
China tests ICBM capable of striking US within half an hour © Anton Denisov / Sputnik Beijing has successfully tested a new long-range ballistic missile capable of engaging any potential target worldwide. The rocket takes just 30 minutes to cover its maximum 12,000km range and can deliver multiple strikes on any nuclear-capable state. The launch […]
Recycling Societies for Power and Profit
Recycling Societies for Power and Profit The Cruel Fate of the Pawns of Empire A curious diplomatic spectacle is playing out, as the imperial senate tussles over how hot to make it for the Saudis, and how close to hold the vassal sheikhs’ feet to the fire. Once again we are shown how weak and […]
A World War Has Begun. Break the Silence.
A World War Has Begun. Break the Silence. I have been filming in the Marshall Islands, which lie north of Australia, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Whenever I tell people where I have been, they ask, “Where is that?” If I offer a clue by referring to “Bikini”, they say, “You mean the […]
Panama Papers: The Geopolitical Impact of Tax Evasion and Offshoring
Panama Papers: The Geopolitical Impact of Tax Evasion and Offshoring The recent revelations of the so–called Panama Papers– a massive 2.6 TB collection of data concerning the hidden shell companies of the world’s leaders and other famed personalities – have sent waves of astonishment through societies around the world. Since the release of the Panama Papers on April […]
Syrian Elections Prove Again That Washington And Its Presstitutes Lie Through Their Teeth
Syrian Elections Prove Again That Washington And Its Presstitutes Lie Through Their Teeth Today (April 14) Syria held parliamentary elections at 7,000 polling stations, keeping the voting open an extra five hours to accommodate the massive turnout. All were allowed to vote, even displaced Syrians from the two provinces still terrorized by Washington and Israeli […]
It’s Gotten So Bad in Europe, Even Eurocrats Begin to Worry
It’s Gotten So Bad in Europe, Even Eurocrats Begin to Worry You know that things are bad when even the firmest believers begin questioning their faith. That’s what’s starting to happen in Europe, where the EU faces a dizzying constellation of threats and challenges and even the staunchest of eurocrats are beginning to express doubts. […]
Duping Progressives into Wars
Duping Progressives into Wars The online advocacy group, Avaaz, has pulled progressives into support of U.S. “humanitarian” wars in Libya and Syria by promoting sweet-sounding ideas like “no-fly zones,” as John Hanrahan explains. In a recent two-part series in The New York Times laid out in detail the pivotal role that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton played in President Obama’s decision […]
Stéphane Dion approves export permits for $11B in LAVs to be sent to Saudi Arabia
Stéphane Dion approves export permits for $11B in LAVs to be sent to Saudi Arabia Documents say past sales have not been linked to violations of civil or political rights in the kingdom Documents obtained by CBC News are shedding light on the strategy the federal government is using to justify the sale of light […]
The Reality of Fighting Nuclear Terror
The Reality of Fighting Nuclear Terror In the two-day summit in Washington (March 31 – April 1), representatives of 49 countries interacted on the danger of terrorists acquiring nuclear weapons as “the most immediate and extreme threat to global security.” Have the four meetings of NSS since 2009 achieved the objective? It is a […]
The End of the American Empire
The End of the American Empire I’m here to talk about the end of the American empire. But before I do I want to note that one of our most charming characteristics as Americans is our amnesia. I mean, we are so good at forgetting what we’ve done and where we did it that we […]
America Now Preparing for World War III
America Now Preparing for World War III Because this article states so many things that might be likely to contradict what most people in Western countries have been led to believe, readers here are especially strongly encouraged to click onto any allegation which seems at all questionable, in order to get to the sources behind […]
Swiss Bank Whistleblower Claims Panama Papers Was a CIA Operation
Swiss Bank Whistleblower Claims Panama Papers Was a CIA Operation Bradley Birkenfeld is the most significant financial whistleblower of all time, so you might think he’d be cheering on the disclosures in the new Panama Papers leaks. But today, Birkenfeld is raising questions about the source of the information that is shaking political regimes around […]
‘Yats’ Is No Longer the Guy
‘Yats’ Is No Longer the Guy Exclusive: Several weeks before Ukraine’s 2014 coup, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Nuland had already picked Arseniy Yatsenyuk to be the future leader, but now “Yats” is no longer the guy, writes Robert Parry. In reporting on the resignation of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the major U.S. newspapers either […]
