Author: Paul

Information Clearinghouse – by Robert Fisk

October 30, 2014 “ICH” – “The Independent” – Phones were ringing through the army headquarters in central Damascus and a veteran of Syria’s 1982 war with Israel in Lebanon was explaining how all wars involved victories and defeats – that Syria’s forces also suffered setbacks in their war against “terrorism” – when the news arrived at his own desk. A flurry of calls established that Jabhat al-Nusra rebels had stormed into the centre of Idlib, the surrounded but still government-held city west of Aleppo; that they had captured the governor’s office and were beheading senior Syrian officers. Our interview was not intended to have gone quite like this. It was a good day to see the general. Which means it was a bad day.    Continue reading “Isis, Jabhat al-Nusra and Other Islamist Groups Are One And The Same: Senior Army Officer”

Four Winds 10 – by Christopher Bodeen

BEIJING (AP) — Twenty-one Asian nations have signed on to a China-driven initiative to create a new development bank for Asia that’s aimed at boosting infrastructure investment of all kinds. Beijing sees that as a way to raise its international standing, but Washington opposes the move as an unnecessary and potentially damaging rival to established institutions such as the World Bank.   Continue reading “China, 20 Other Countries Initiate New Asian Bank”

The Asahi Shimbun

A town in southwest Japan became the first to approve the restart of a nuclear power station on Oct. 28, a step forward in Japan’s fraught process of reviving an industry left idled by the Fukushima nuclear crisis in 2011.

Kagoshima Prefecture’s Satsuma-sendai, a town of 100,000 that hosts the two-reactor Kyushu Electric Power Co. plant, is 1,000 km (600 miles) southwest of Tokyo and has long relied on the Sendai nuclear power plant for government subsidies and jobs.   Continue reading “Kagoshima nuclear plant 1st to be approved for restart after Fukushima crisis”

Gold News

Chinese investors have reportedly shown an interest in investing in Paphos, according to Chairman of the Paphos Chamber, Andreas Demetriades.

This interest follows the completion of a visit made by a delegation from the Chamber and Paphos Municipality to China, where they hosted presentations regarding the investment potential of the town.   Continue reading “Paphos Attracts Chinese Investor Attention”

Torrent Freak – by Andy

For many months the New Zealand courts have been dealing with the thorny issue of Kim Dotcom. The entrepreneur’s case has traversed the legal system, with claim and counterclaim, decision followed by appeal.

The key topic of Dotcom’s possible extradition to the United States aside, much of the courtroom action has centered around the Megaupload founder’s assets. On the one hand Dotcom has been trying to reclaim his property, and on the other United States-based entertainment companies have been trying to lock it down in preparation for any future damages payout.   Continue reading “Dotcom Tries To Reclaim Millions Seized in Hong Kong”

Libya 360 – by Wayne Madsen

The 9/11 attacks on the United States undoubtedly benefited a number of actors, including the American military-intelligence complex, Israel, and most definitely, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Cold War-era, the area of responsibility for which had long been confined to Europe and North America, used the provisions of Article 5 of the NATO Charter – which states that an attack on one member is an attack on all – to extend NATO’s power deep into Eurasia, particularly in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kyrgyzstan.   Continue reading “NATO’s Global Offensive”

The China Money Report – by D. Collins

– China officially imported over 1,500 tons in 2013 with some estimates as high as 2,200 tons. This is in addition to the 400 tons they produce annually which is never leaving the Mainland.

– China has now declared that its citizens are privately holding more than 6,000 tons of Gold turning China into the “Gold Consumption Super-Power”   Continue reading “Chinese media: “We are the Gold Consumption Super-Power.” Chinese citizens now holding over 6,000 tons”

Wolf Street – by Wolf Richter

Deutsche Skatbank, a division of VR-Bank Altenburger Land, which was founded in 1859, is not the biggest bank in Germany, but it’s the first bank to confirm what German savers have been dreading for a while: the wrath of Draghi.

Retail and business customers with over €500,000 on deposit as of November 1 will earn a “negative interest rate” of 0.25%. In less euphemistic terms, they have to pay 0.25% per annum to the bank for the privilege of handing the bank their hard-earned money or their business cash.   Continue reading “The Wrath of Draghi: First German Bank Hits Savers with Negative Interest Rate”

Organic Health

The National Acad­emy of Sciences report showing that 80 percent of American men and 70 percent of American women don’t get the Recommended Daily Allow­ance (RDA) of magnesium from their diets and whatever supplements they are taking.

Dubbed the multi-tasking mineral, magnesium is a critical but often overlooked nutrient for the prevention of asthma, diabetes, heart disease, insomnia, migraines, osteoporosis, and more.   Continue reading “Magnesium—The Missing Link to Better Health”

Concealed Nation – by Brandon

An armed employee was at work this past Sunday at a Birmingham KFC when two armed men stormed in to try and rob the place. At the time of the robbery, there were no customers inside the store. The two robbers likely waited until the place was empty to begin their robbery.

While the armed employee was trying to take cover, he was shot in the leg by one of the armed robbers. It is at this time that the employee drew a firearm of his own and fired back, hitting one robber in the stomach and sent both of them fleeing. The robber hit in the stomach later turned up at a local hospital in search of treatment for his wounds. He was last listed in critical condition and will face charges (if he makes it).   Continue reading “KFC Employee Opens Fire On Armed Robbers After Being Shot”

Natural Society – by Christina Sarich

The herb astragalus has been found in peer reviewed studies to double survival rates of cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. Every researcher should be studying this herb for its cancer-fighting properties, but the problem is that those in the medical field wouldn’t be able to write a pharmaceutical prescription for an ancient herb that has been boosting immunity for over 2,000 years. Though that doesn’t mean you can’t still take it, and if you have undergone radiation to try to overcome cancer, you’ll want to.   Continue reading “Studies Find Chinese Herb Doubles Survival Rate of Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation”

Natural Society – by Christina Sarich

This just in: the Center for Food Safety (CFS) has announced that genetic testing has confirmed the presence of soy that was genetically engineered by Monsanto for heavy pesticide exposure in infant formula now being sold in Portland, Oregon. This should come as a wake-up call to parents getting ready to vote for GMO food labeling in the state.

Just in case you weren’t aware, genetically altered soy has been proven to have higher levels of herbicides than almost any other GMO crop. In many cases, the levels of glyphosate have been called extreme. Is that really what you want to feed your developing infant?   Continue reading “Monsanto’s GMO Soy Found in Baby Formula in Portland, Oregon”