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​The recent on-air resignation by former RT news anchor Liz Wahl was just the latest stunt orchestrated by a neo-conservative think tank, according to a new investigative report shedding light on the group’s role in an ongoing Cold War revival campaign.

An extensive account of the days and minutes leading up to Wahl’s remarks and public denunciation of “propaganda” tactics during her news segment on March 5 by authors Max Blumenthal and Rania Khalek via truthdig has revealed connections with the little known neoconservative think-tank Foreign Policy Initiative.   Continue reading “New report reveals how ‘American neocons’ stage attacks against alternative media”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

It would appear the IMF’s dirty little fingerprints are all over this latest piece of legislation in Ukraine. The Ukraine Finance Ministry is proposing to take a very-similar-to-Cyprus approach to bailing in its despositors:

Liberty Blitzkrieg

This is why I’ve been so confused and frustrated by the repeated reports of the behavior of the US government. When our engineers work tirelessly to improve security, we imagine we’re protecting you against criminals, not our own government.

The US government should be the champion for the internet, not a threat. They need to be much more transparent about what they’re doing, or otherwise people will believe the worst.   Continue reading “BUSTED – U.S. Tech Giants Knew of NSA Spying Says Agency’s Senior Lawyer”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Something hilarious, and at the same time pathetic, happened earlier today: at precisely 9 am the US Treasury released its delayed Treasury International Capital data (which was supposed to be released yesterday but was delayed because it snowed) which disclosed all the latest foreign Treasury holdings for the month of January. Among the key numbers tracked and disclosed, was that China’s official holdings increased from $1.270 trillion to $1.284 trillion, that Japan holdings declined by a tiny $0.2 billion, that UK holdings increased by $7.8 billion to $171 billion, and that holdings of Caribbean Banking Centers, aka hedge funds, declined by $16.7 billion. Here is Reuters with the full data summary (save it before this article is pulled).   Continue reading “Meet The Brand New, And Shocking, Third Largest Foreign Holder Of US Treasurys”

GEAB

BUILD A TRAP TO DIVERT EUROPE AWAY FROM IT’S OWN DESTINY

When, in November 2013, Russia asked the EU for tripartite negotiations on the Ukraine’s free trade agreements with its two neighbours in order to find areas of common ground for all parties directly concerned (1), what was at stake was stability, integrity and independence for the Ukraine and that it should remain as the natural link between Europe and Russia.    Continue reading “Global systemic crisis-escalation in the US reaction for survival: trigger a cold war to make it easier to annex Europe”

Paul Craig Roberts

Why is Washington so opposed to Crimean self-determination? The answer is that one of the main purposes of Washington’s coup in Kiev was to have the new puppet government evict Russia from its Black Sea naval base in Crimea. Washington cannot use the government Washington has installed in Ukraine for that purpose if Crimea is no longer part of Ukraine.

What Washington has made completely obvious is that “self-determination” is a weapon used by Washington in behalf of its agenda. If self-determination advances Washington’s agenda, Washington is for it. If self-determination does not advance Washington’s agenda, Washington is against it.   Continue reading “Washington Has Set The World On A Path To War”

Embedded image permalinkZero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

“President Putin has started a game of Russian roulette and I think the United States and the West have to be very clear in their response,” states Sen. Foreign Relations Committed Chair Robert Menendez among a slew of Sunday morning talk-show rhetoric from US politicians with the White House’s Dan Pfeiffer adding “President Putin has a choice about what he’s going to do here. Is he going to continue to further isolate himself, further hurt his economy, further diminish Russian influence in the world, or is he going to do the right thing?” As the “sham referendum” continues, Reuters, however, reports that Ukraine’s acting defense minister believes Russia and Ukraine have agree a truce until March 21st.   Continue reading “Russia-Ukraine Agree “Truce” Until March 21st; White House Warns Putin Stop Playing “Russian Roulette””

Don’t fall for the EMP propaganda, they have been using this for years.

AlterNet – by Robert Farley, October 22, 2009

Last month, Christian conservatives’ favorite presidential hopeful, Mike Huckabee, headlined a national conference in Niagara, New York, titled “Protecting America Against Permanent Continental Shutdown From Electromagnetic Pulse.”   Continue reading “Flashback: Neocons Salivating over their Next Great Exaggerated “Threat” – Electromagnetic Pulse Attack”

Engineers at Volkswagen have made what they claim is the world's most fuel efficient production car, which can do a staggering 313 miles per gallonDaily Mail- by SARAH GRIFFITHS

Car manufacturers have long sought to create incredibly efficient cars to save motorists money and help the environment.

And now engineers at Volkswagen are selling what they claim is the world’s most fuel efficient production car, which can do a staggering 313 miles per gallon.   Continue reading “The most fuel efficient car in the world: Volkswagen XL1 does 300 MILES to the gallon (and it looks cool too)”

I just wanted to say that it’s only a matter of time when Americans wake up and realize that it’s not about black vs. white, it’s about the 1% vs. the 99%.

If you don’t own a mansion, or several homes, travel all over the world, drive luxurious cars, own yachts, private jets and take expensive vacations, then you are the 99%.

I applaud those with great pride who have worked hard and saved their money to enjoy life at its fullest, those who have never and will never take handouts from anyone, including governments.  Those who truly believe in right and wrong that stand up to those who have no remorse, or guilt about their corrupt dealings because they know they will always be protected.    Continue reading “Open Letter to All”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Utah state prosecutors have received accusations of wrongdoing and gathered evidence in a wide-ranging corruption scandal involving Majority Leader Harry Reid and rising Republican Senator Mike Lee. However, as The Washinton Times reports, FBI agents have been thwarted in their efforts to launch a full federal investigation by the Justic Department. “DOJ risks creating the perception of a cover-up,” warned one senior FBI official.   Continue reading “FBI Blocked In Harry Reid Corruption Probe”

What is all the US blustering rhetoric hiding?Veterans Today – by Stephen Lendman

On February 27, 2014, they announced their so-called “Ukrainian government of people’s trust.”

It includes a rogue’s gallery of societal misfits. Many are militant fascists. They’re thugs. They’re criminals.

They’re illegitimate putschists. They’re xenophobic, hate-mongering, ultranationalist anti-Semites. Combined they represent mob rule.   Continue reading “Meet Obama’s New Ukrainian Friends”

Paul Craig Roberts

Washington, enabled by its compliant but stupid NATO puppets, is pushing the Ukrainian situation closer to war.

German Chancellor Merkel has failed her country, Europe, and world peace. Germany is the strength of the EU and NATO. Had Merkel said “No” to sanctions on Russia, that would have been the end of the crisis that Washington is brewing, a crisis unlikely to be ended short of war.   Continue reading “The Failure Of German Leadership – Merkel Whores For Washington”

Kosovo independenceAbout.com

Following the demise of the Soviet Union and its domination over Eastern Europe in 1991, the constituent components of Yugoslavia began to dissolve. For some time, Serbia, retaining the name of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and under control of the genocidal Slobodan Milosevic, forcefully retained possession of nearby provinces.

Over time, places such as Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro gained independence. The southern Serbian region of Kosovo, however, remained part of Serbia. The Kosovo Liberation Army fought Milosevic’s Serbian forces and a war of independence took place from about 1998 through 1999.   Continue reading “Why is it okay for Kosovo to declare independence but not Crimea?”

Russian Airlines Divert Flights to Bypass UkraineRIA Novosti

MOSCOW, March 13 (RIA Novosti) – Russian airlines, including the country’s flag carrier Aeroflot, have begun changing their flight routes to bypass Ukraine, according to publicly available data.

According to flight information obtained from the Flight Radar 24 air traffic website, an Aeroflot flight to Simferopol on Ukraine’s breakaway Crimean peninsula on Wednesday flew a longer route across Russian territory instead of its usual, more direct route through Ukraine.  Continue reading “Russian Airlines Divert Flights to Bypass Ukraine”

Featured photo - How the NSA Plans to Infect ‘Millions’ of Computers with MalwareThe Intercept – by  Ryan Gallagher and Glenn Greenwald

Top-secret documents reveal that the National Security Agency is dramatically expanding its ability to covertly hack into computers on a mass scale by using automated systems that reduce the level of human oversight in the process.

The classified files – provided previously by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden – contain new details about groundbreaking surveillance technology the agency has developed to infect potentially millions of computers worldwide with malware “implants.” The clandestine initiative enables the NSA to break into targeted computers and to siphon out data from foreign Internet and phone networks.   Continue reading “How the NSA Plans to Infect ‘Millions’ of Computers with Malware”

Roots Action – by Norman Solomon

As the world’s biggest online retailer, Amazon wants a benevolent image to encourage trust from customers. Obtaining vast quantities of their personal information has been central to the firm’s business model. But Amazon is diversifying — and a few months ago the company signed a $600 million contract with the Central Intelligence Agency to provide “cloud computing” services.   Continue reading “Why Amazon’s Collaboration with the CIA Is So Ominous — and Vulnerable”