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Tiny Region of Wallonia in Small Country of Belgium Trips up Global Corporatocracy
Tiny Region of Wallonia in Small Country of Belgium Trips up Global Corporatocracy “Thinly veiled threats” from corporations. Visibly shaken, as Reuters put it, Canadian trade minister Chrystia Freeland walked out of EU trade negotiations in Belgium on Friday evening, lamenting that the EU is “incapable of reaching an agreement – even with a country with European values […]
Europe Secretly Starts Imposing TTIP Despite the Public’s Overwhelming Opposition
Europe Secretly Starts Imposing TTIP Despite the Public’s Overwhelming Opposition The terms of Obama’s proposed TPP ‘trade’ treaty with Asian countries won’t be made public until the treaty has already been in force for at least four years. The terms of Obama’s proposed TISA (Trade In Services Agreement) with 52 nations won’t be made public until […]
It’s Official – UK Admits “Human Rights” No Longer a Priority of British Foreign Policy
It’s Official – UK Admits “Human Rights” No Longer a Priority of British Foreign Policy Not that they ever were, but they’ve finally decided to be explicit about it. Which to be honest, is pretty scary. From the Independent: Human rights are no longer a “top priority” for the Government, Britain’s most senior Foreign Office official has […]
The Western Alliance Is Crumbling
The Western Alliance Is Crumbling EU Is Abandoning U.S. on Overthrowing Assad Obama Cannot Defeat Assad without EU’s Help EU Also Rejects Obama’s TTIP & TISA Demands Obama’s Presidential ‘Legacy’ Heads to Failure Europe is being overrun by refugees from American bombing campaigns in Libya and Syria, which created a failed state in Libya, and which threaten […]
The Pentagon Creates Partnership with Apple to Develop Wearable Tech
The Pentagon Creates Partnership with Apple to Develop Wearable Tech Last week, in the post JP Morgan Hires Recently Retired U.S. General, Raymond T. Odierno, I made the following observation: How can you ensure that the interests of TBTF Wall Street mega banks and the military-intelligence-industrial complex remain aligned? Create a revolving door of course. Of course […]
LEAKED: How the Biggest Banks Are Conspiring to Rip Up Financial Regulations around the World
LEAKED: How the Biggest Banks Are Conspiring to Rip Up Financial Regulations around the World WikiLeaks got its hands on part of the secret trade pact for services It’s almost impossible to keep anything secret these days – not even the core text of a hyper-secret trade deal, the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), […]
Collapse, Part 4: Loss of Faith in Public Institutions
Collapse, Part 4: Loss of Faith in Public Institutions Public institutions are now devoted to serving their own vested interests or the interests of private financial Elites. Though we may think of collapse in terms of ATMs not working and rampaging mobs, collapse actually starts with the intangible loss of faith in public institutions:elected officials, law enforcement, […]
“Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards”: The Alice in Wonderland World of Fast-tracked Secret Trade Agreements
“Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards”: The Alice in Wonderland World of Fast-tracked Secret Trade Agreements `Let the jury consider their verdict,’ the King said, for about the twentieth time that day. `No, no!’ said the Queen. `Sentence first–verdict afterwards.’ `Stuff and nonsense!’ said Alice loudly. `The idea of having the sentence first!’ `Hold your tongue!’ said the […]
TPP: Unconstitutional tribunal for .01% oligarchs to dictate what is ‘fair trade’
TPP: Unconstitutional tribunal for .01% oligarchs to dictate what is ‘fair trade’ “The corporations have bribed the political leaders in every country to sign away their sovereignty and the general welfare of their people to private corporations. Corporations have paid US senators large sums for transferring Congress’ law-making powers to corporations.” – Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, […]
How Obama’s “Trade” Deals Are Designed To End Democracy
How Obama’s “Trade” Deals Are Designed To End Democracy U.S. President Barack Obama has for years been negotiating with European and Asian nations — but excluding Russia and China, since he is aiming to defeat them in his war to extend the American empire (i.e, to extend the global control by America’s aristocracy) — three international […]
Forget the TPP – Wikileaks Releases Documents from the Equally Shady “Trade in Services Agreement,” or TISA
Forget the TPP – Wikileaks Releases Documents from the Equally Shady “Trade in Services Agreement,” or TISA If it sounds complicated, it is. The important point is that this trade agreement contains a crucial discussion of governments’ abilities to meaningfully protect civil liberties. And it is not being treated as a human rights discussion. It is […]
