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Collateral Damage: U.S. Sanctions Aimed at Russia Strike Western European Allies

By Diana Johnstone | CounterPunch | July 28, 2017 Do they know what they are doing? When the U.S. Congress adopts draconian sanctions aimed mainly at disempowering President Trump and ruling out any move to improve relations with Russia, do they realize that the measures amount to a declaration of economic war against their dear […]

Spéculateurs de la faim : comment les denrées alimentaires sont devenues des produits financiers

Les trois hommes responsables de la dérégulation du marché des matières premières en 1999 : Robert Rubin, alors secrétaire au trésor (devenu co-président de Goldman Sachs), Alan Greenspan, président de la réserve fédérale, et Larry Summers, successeur de Rubin au trésor (devenu président de l’université de Harvard puis conseiller de Barack Obama)

The Dangerous Liaisons of French Banks with the Israeli Occupation

CounterPunch News Service | April 6, 2017 Executive Summary While the year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Israeli occupation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the Israeli government’s colonization project in the West Bank and East Jerusalem has accelerated dramatically. The very existence of Israeli settlements is illegal under international law. It is accompanied […]

Conférence « De l’humain augmenté… vers le transhumanisme ? »

Le 19 Mai dernier, BNP Paribas organisait un colloque d’une journée à Massy sur le thème du transhumanisme. Il est toujours intéressant de s’informer sur l’état d’avancement de l’interfaçage entre l’homme et la machine, surtout lorsque ce sont les professionnels (et un philosophe) qui en parlent. Le Cercle des Volontaires est donc venu filmer deux conférences le matin.

Washington Forces France to Pay $800Mln for Violation of US Sanctions

Sputnik – 20.10.2015 French bank Credit Agricole was accused by Washington of dealing with countries under US embargo and processing financial transactions for Sudan, Cuba and Iran through the United States. Several bank employees responsible for the transactions have already been fired, media reported. The bank agreed to pay $800 million in fines for the […]

Washington Forces France to Pay $800Mln for Violation of US Sanctions

Sputnik – 20.10.2015 French bank Credit Agricole was accused by Washington of dealing with countries under US embargo and processing financial transactions for Sudan, Cuba and Iran through the United States. Several bank employees responsible for the transactions have already been fired, media reported. The bank agreed to pay $800 million in fines for the […]

Sanctions and Airliners

The unilateral US sanctions announced by Obama on July 16 blocking Russian weapons and energy companies access to US bank loans demonstrate Washington’s impotence. The rest of the world, including America’s two largest business organizations, turned their backs on Obama. The US Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers placed ads in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post protesting US sanctions.