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Considering the relative lull which seems to be taking place in the Ukraine, this might be a good time to look at the impact which the dramatic developments in the Ukraine have had upon the internal political scene in Russia and what that, in turn, could mean for the international (dis)order.  In order to do that, I would like to begin by a short summary of a thesis which I have already mentioned in the past (for a discussion please see here, here,here and here):   Continue reading “A new Cold War has begun – let us embrace it with relief!”

People hold a banner reading "Barack Obama, Chief of the Permanent War" as they protest against the visit of US President Barack Obama near the US Embassy in Rome on March 27, 2014.Press TV – by Finian Cunningham

A first step for world peace is for the American people to rein in their reckless government from the international stage and to stop it making misery for so many.

Americans need democratic government like the rest of the world needs rid of Washington’s thuggish global policeman.   Continue reading “How Americans can help world peace”

Vietnam corruption executionGlobal Post – by Patrick Winn

BANGKOK — For the most part, American bankers whose rash pursuit of profit brought on the 2008 global financial collapse didn’t get indicted. They got bonuses.

Odds are that scandal would have played out differently in Vietnam, another nation struggling with misbehaving bankers.

The authoritarian Southeast Asian state doesn’t just send unscrupulous financiers to jail. Sometimes, it sends them to death row.   Continue reading “Vietnam is sentencing corrupt bankers to death, by firing squad”

Press TV

It is high time that the American people learnt about CIA’s torture methods under former President George W. Bush, an analyst tells Press TV in an interview.

Mike Gravel was talking to Press TV after US Senators Susan Collins and Angus King pushed for the release of crimes committed under Bush.   Continue reading “Time ripe for Bush crimes revelation: Analyst”

A law enforcement officer enters a drug tunnel found in a warehouse in Otay Mesa, California April 3, 2014, in this handout photo released to Reuters April 4, 2014. REUTERS-Immigration and Customs Enforcement-HandoutReuters – by DAN WHITCOMB

U.S. federal agents have uncovered two drug-smuggling tunnels underneath the U.S.-Mexico border, both surfacing in San Diego-area warehouses and equipped with rail systems for moving contraband, officials said on Friday.

The discovery led to the arrest of a 73-year-old woman accused of running one of the warehouses connected to a drug smuggling operation, according to a joint news release by four federal agencies.   Continue reading “Two drug tunnels, with rail systems, found at U.S.-Mexico border”

Reuters – by KEVIN MURPHY

Detroit’s mayor and city council president on Friday called for calm and condemned the severe beating that bystanders gave to a motorist who stopped to help a 10-year-old boy he had struck with his vehicle.

Steven Utash, 54, who was surrounded by a group and beaten on Wednesday afternoon, remained in critical condition on Friday in a Detroit hospital, police said. The child he hit, David Harris, was released from a hospital on Thursday, they said.   Continue reading “Detroit leaders decry beating of driver who hit, tried to aid boy”

New York Times – by MANNY FERNANDEZ, ERIC SCHMITT and SERGE F. KOVALESKI

KILLEEN, Tex. — The Army specialist at Fort Hood who killed or wounded 19 of his fellow soldiers on Wednesday had a dispute with his superiors over their denial of a leave request shortly before the shooting rampage, a law enforcement official said Friday.

The law enforcement official said Specialist Ivan Antonio Lopez met with Fort Hood officials about the denial on Wednesday shortly before the shooting started and had been clearly agitated and disrespectful after the meeting. It was unclear why he wanted to take time off, but it appeared to involve his family.   Continue reading “Soldier in Fort Hood Attack Was in Dispute Over Leave”

Mind Body Green – by Jessica Cooper

Turmeric grows wild in the forests of South and Southeast Asia. It’s one of the key ingredients in many Pakistani, Indian, Persian and Thai dishes and has incredible medicinal value, too.

Here are some of the benefits when ingested with your food as a spice:   Continue reading “25 Reasons Why Turmeric Can Heal You”

Photo taken from EPA promotional video.Watchdog – by Rob Nikolewski

SANTA FE, N.M. — In late February, four federal agents carrying side arms with a drug-sniffing dog descended on the Taos Ski Valley in what was called a “saturation patrol.”

Authorities were working on tips of possible drug selling and impaired driving in the ski resort’s parking lot and surrounding area.

But the agents weren’t from the FBI, ATF or even the Drug Enforcement Administration.   Continue reading “Under attack: Depth of federal arms race should surprise, shock citizenry”

policeDrone.jpgFox News

Pennsylvania authorities are investigating Thursday as to why an unmanned drone crash landed near a Pennsylvania elementary school.

The Lebanon Daily News identified the 375-pound drone as a RQ-7 Shadow, operated by the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. A military official called Wednesday afternoon’s incident a hard landing, but the drone was apparently run over by a car.    Continue reading “375-pound military drone crashes near Pennsylvania elementary school, report says”

CenturyLink – by JEFFREY COLLINS

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A judge sentenced a South Carolina woman to 20 years in prison Friday for killing her 6-week-old daughter with what prosecutors say was an overdose of morphine delivered through her breast milk.

A prosecutor said Stephanie Greene, 39, was a nurse and knew the dangers of taking painkillers while pregnant and breast feeding, instead choosing to conceal her pregnancy from doctors so she could keep getting her prescriptions. She lost her nursing license in 2004 for trying to get drugs illegally.   Continue reading “SC woman gets 20 years in breast feeding overdose”

Reuters – by VLADIMIR SOLDATKIN AND DENIS PINCHUK

Russia’s top natural gas producer, Gazprom, will eventually lose more than it gains from raising the gas price forUkraine by 80 percent, analysts said on Friday, predicting Kiev would cut purchases and fail to pay in full.

Gazprom on Thursday announced a price rise for Ukraine to $485 per 1,000 cubic metres, the second increase in three days.

The $485 price is the highest of any Gazprom customer and compares with around $370 on average for clients in the European Union.   Continue reading “Russia sacrifices Gazprom profit for politics in Ukraine: analysts”

Vile: Officers found basement windows and front door windows broken and a number of live rats (pictured) when they reached the scene on Wednesday nightABC News

Philadelphia police are looking for several suspects in what appears to be a case of rat retaliation.

Investigators said an ongoing dispute over a man escalated late Wednesday, when a woman in her 20s, her mother and a pack of eight or nine other women went to the victim’s house with a baseball bat and a box containing an unknown number of white rats.   Continue reading “Philly Police: Row Over Man Sparks Rat Retaliation”