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Anti-austerity bloc brings down Portugal’s government
Anti-austerity bloc brings down Portugal’s government Left parties vote at the end of a debate on government programs at the parliament in Lisbon, Portugal November 10, 2015 © Rafael Marchante / Reuters Portugal’s pro-austerity government has been forced to resign by a leftist anti-austerity block, despite being sworn in only two weeks ago. Proposals to […]
Militarizing the Arctic: Is Canada Ready for a Literal Cold War with Russia?
Militarizing the Arctic: Is Canada Ready for a Literal Cold War with Russia? Over the past decade, Moscow has been projecting its power, and boldly testing the cohesion and determination of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union (EU), and their closest allies in many different regions either considered unstable or […]
Putin & Military Establishment
Putin & Military Establishment The strategy of the Obama Administration regarding Russia and foreign affairs has been a total disaster. They have achieved quite remarkably in bringing back the Cold War and placing the world at risk all for their power-plays that American citizens are ignorant about. This issue in Syria illustrates how once politicians […]
Ted Koppel Is Buying Freeze-Dried Food For The Day When A Cyberattack Takes Out The Power Grid
Ted Koppel Is Buying Freeze-Dried Food For The Day When A Cyberattack Takes Out The Power Grid Most Americans have absolutely no idea how incredibly vulnerable our electrical grid is, but Ted Koppel does. For many years, Koppel was the level-headed host of Nightline on ABC, but now he is issuing a very chilling warning […]
Tomgram: John Feffer, On the Verge of the Great Unraveling
Tomgram: John Feffer, On the Verge of the Great Unraveling The figures are staggering. In what looks like a vast population transfer from a disintegrating Greater Middle East, nearly 200,000 refugees passed through Austria in September alone. About half a million desperate refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere have arrived in Greece since 2015 began (those, that is, who […]
The Deep State: The Unelected Shadow Government Is Here to Stay
The Deep State: The Unelected Shadow Government Is Here to Stay “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government, owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.” ― Theodore Roosevelt America’s next president will inherit more than a bitterly divided nation teetering on the brink of financial catastrophe when he or she […]
Catalonia votes to Separate from Spain by 2017
Catalonia votes to Separate from Spain by 2017 The regional parliament of Catalonia has now approved a plan to set up road map for independence from Spain by 2017. This is in direct defiance of the central Spanish government. The question will be, does this lead to civil war given the history of Spain. Additionally, […]
Merkel Must Call Highest Level UN Emergency Summit Over Refugees
Merkel Must Call Highest Level UN Emergency Summit Over Refugees German Chancellor Angela Merkel needs to do something, urgently, that should have been done months- if not more- ago. There has to be a UN emergency summit on the European refugee crisis, it has to involve leaders at the very highest levels, and it has […]
US To Send “Thousands” Of Troops, Attack Helicopters, Artillery, To Europe To “Deter Russia”
US To Send “Thousands” Of Troops, Attack Helicopters, Artillery, To Europe To “Deter Russia” On Sunday, we highlighted a keynote speech delivered in California last week at the Reagan National Defense Forum by a man who isn’t afraid to venture into the “danger zone” (so to speak): Yes, that’s Ash Carter in a V-22 Osprey hovering above […]
Washington prepares for World War III
Washington prepares for World War III The US military-intelligence complex is engaged in systematic preparations for World War III. As far as the Pentagon is concerned, a military conflict with China and/or Russia is inevitable, and this prospect has become the driving force of its tactical and strategic planning. Three congressional hearings Tuesday demonstrated this […]
Time to Repair Our ‘Damaged’ Democracy: Stephane Dion
Time to Repair Our ‘Damaged’ Democracy: Stephane Dion New foreign affairs minister, a long-time vote reform advocate, dishes on fixing our system. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice to represent Canada on the world stage, Stephane Dion, will have his work cut out for him promoting the Liberals’ brand of democracy as foreign affairs minister. The […]
Saudis Bring Oil War To Europe With Largest Price Discount Since 2009
Saudis Bring Oil War To Europe With Largest Price Discount Since 2009 With oil exports to Europe having slipped from 13% of Saudi’s total to just 10% in the last six months, The FT reports, the de facto leader of OPEC has slashed its Official Selling Price (OSP) to Europe in an effort to regain market share. Saudi lowered […]
Dear Fellow Americans: Do You Have Any Idea What’s Being Done In Your Name In Syria?
Dear Fellow Americans: Do You Have Any Idea What’s Being Done In Your Name In Syria? Americans have some vague understanding that the U.S. wants Syria’s Assad to go, while Russia wants him to stay. And Americans know that the U.S. “war against ISIS” hasn’t done much, while the Russians have been pounding Syrian targets […]
‘No armed combatants, no fighting’: MSF issues Afghan hospital bombing report
‘No armed combatants, no fighting’: MSF issues Afghan hospital bombing report A wounded Afghan man, who survived a U.S. air strike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, receives treatment at the Emergency Hospital in Kabul October 8, 2015. © Mohammad Ismail / A Médecins Sans Frontières investigation into the Afghan hospital bombing […]
