By Michael Smith | Legalienate | June 2, 2014

“Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.”
—–Mark Twain

By Michael Smith | Legalienate | June 2, 2014

“Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.”
—–Mark Twain

No, sorry, I'm not even going to tell you about the coyote urine.by KenQuietly, and often not so quietly, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has served as a launching pad for gleefully troublemaking media talent. I would hate to try to rank the bulging roster of impressive Daily Show alums, but by any standard the amazing John Oliver is pretty amazing.

From royalty to clergy, safe rooms and secret passages have been essential for guarding secrets and escaping death throughout history. On the darker side, they have also been used during wars, for smuggling and to commit some of the most dreadful crimes…Read more →

Obama’s prisoner swap draws political attacks, and begs questions about release of cleared inmates and ending perpetual war…
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–as Republicans attack, Obama defends Taliban prisoner swap
–Clive Stafford Smith asks, “what about the innocent prisoners at Gitmo?” and other ironies

Canadians who read here may or may not have forgotten, that very easy to forget, alleged terror plot (false flag psy-op) involving VIA Rail.April 22/2013 Canadian Police "thwart" major terror attack: How convenient is this? Refresh your memory-

Breaking news…

1781 – Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending raid by Banastre Tarleton.
1839 – In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsü destroys 1.2 million kg of opium confiscated from British merchants, providing Britain with a casus belli to open hostilities, resulting in the First Opium War.
1861 – American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races) – Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia, in first land battle of the War.

TweetHaftar is NO Ghadafi

Today is the day for deciding who will become California’s next Treasurer, and monetary reformer and author, Ellen Brown, whom I have interviewed twice, is a candidate in the election. Vote if you’re in California and still have time!

As part of my alternative Ontario provincial election coverage, in interviewing the Ontario Libertarian Party candidates in my area of Kitchener-Waterloo, here is my 8-minute interview with OLP candidate for Kitchener-Waterloo, James Schulz. Here are my interviews with Kitchener Centre OLP candidate Patrick Bernier and Kitchener-Conestoga OLP candidate David Schumm. There was an audio issue […]

Stars and Stripes
June 3, 2014
Obama seeks $1 billion for new US mission in Europe
STUTTGART, Germany: President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he will seek $1 billion to boost the U.S. military presence in eastern Europe…
In addition, the U.S. will be moving more military hardware to the region, Obama said.

Stars and Stripes
June 3, 2014
Obama seeks $1 billion for new US mission in Europe
STUTTGART, Germany: President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he will seek $1 billion to boost the U.S. military presence in eastern Europe…
In addition, the U.S. will be moving more military hardware to the region, Obama said.

Another reason Brain Schatz is crushing corrupt New Dem Colleen Hanabusa in the polls is because he has been a leader on clean energy and she has been foot-dragger. He's part of the solution.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/flashpoint-in-ukraine-stephen-lendman/1119276716?ean=9780986073144
 
Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks World War III
 

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Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks World War III

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Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks World War III
 

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Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks World War III

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There are some very powerful people who have done their best to cover up what really happened at the Bundy ranch in Clark County Nevada.  The Bundy Ranch Standoff was to study size and scope of the rebellion, the American…Read more →

By Hannah Northey | Greenwire | June 2, 2014

The Obama administration today threw a potential — and limited — lifeline to the country’s ailing nuclear industry, highlighting the ability of existing reactors to help states curb emissions.

By Hannah Northey | Greenwire | June 2, 2014

The Obama administration today threw a potential — and limited — lifeline to the country’s ailing nuclear industry, highlighting the ability of existing reactors to help states curb emissions.

Al-Akhbar | June 3, 2014

Qatar has moved five Afghan Taliban prisoners freed in exchange for a US soldier to a residential compound and will let them move freely in the country, a senior Gulf official said on Tuesday, a step likely to be scrutinized by Washington.

Al-Akhbar | June 3, 2014

Qatar has moved five Afghan Taliban prisoners freed in exchange for a US soldier to a residential compound and will let them move freely in the country, a senior Gulf official said on Tuesday, a step likely to be scrutinized by Washington.

U.S. Air Forces in Europe
U.S. Air Forces Africa
June 3, 2014
US Forces in Poland strengthen NATO partnerships during aviation rotation
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Forces in Europe
U.S. Air Forces Africa
June 3, 2014
US Forces in Poland strengthen NATO partnerships during aviation rotation
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

UNIAN
June 3, 2014
Ukraine reinforces border roadblocks by APCs and weapons
State Border Service of Ukraine passes on from guarding regime to defense regime.
Ukraine reinforces border roadblocks by APCs and weapons, Chairman of State Border Service Mykola Lytvyn said this, Espreso.TV reports.
He noted that as of today an issue of changing of work of border guards from model of peaceful time to work in military conditions was elaborated.

UNIAN
June 3, 2014
Ukraine reinforces border roadblocks by APCs and weapons
State Border Service of Ukraine passes on from guarding regime to defense regime.
Ukraine reinforces border roadblocks by APCs and weapons, Chairman of State Border Service Mykola Lytvyn said this, Espreso.TV reports.
He noted that as of today an issue of changing of work of border guards from model of peaceful time to work in military conditions was elaborated.

Over the weekend the government of Qatar brokered a dramatic deal between the US and the Taliban to swap five Guantánamo prisoners for Bowe Bergdahl, a US soldier held as a prisoner of war for almost five years. Flexing his political clout, President Obama demonstrated his ability to navigate with ease through the Congressional obstacles in the way of releasing prisoners from Guantánamo. Some House Republicans accused the President of breaking the law to get his way.

It’s not every day you get the chance to have a frank, public discussion with a Bilderberg attendee on camera, but that’s exactly what happened to Julia Tourianski of BraveTheWorld.com at this year’s Bilderberg conference in Copenhagen. Today she joins us on The Corbett Report to discuss her surprise conversation with Diederik Samsom, Dutch parliament leader, and dissect what we learned from the encounter.

Interventions Watch | June 3, 2014

On 19th December 2013, the London Review of Books published an article by Seymour Hersh, entitled ‘The Red Line and the Rat Line’, which challenged the Obama administration’s claims that only the Assad regime could have been responsible for the chemical weapon attacks in Ghouta on August 21st 2013.

Interventions Watch | June 3, 2014

On 19th December 2013, the London Review of Books published an article by Seymour Hersh, entitled ‘The Red Line and the Rat Line’, which challenged the Obama administration’s claims that only the Assad regime could have been responsible for the chemical weapon attacks in Ghouta on August 21st 2013.

Coke is the most valuable brand in history, and “Coca-Cola” is the world’s second-most recognized word after “hello.” Its too bad that cola, as a beverage, is an absolute poison to the human metabolism. Coke is very close to the acidity level…Read more →

A Syrian TV channel is interviewing Syrian after Syrian, women, men, Muslim, non, and they’re all (emphatically) saying they want Syria to return to how it was before; that the scheming of Israel, the West and certain Gulf states is bound to fail; that they want the terrorist to leave Syria; that believe in Bashar al-Assad.

A Ukrainian fighter flies above Lugansk during a battle between resistance fighters and the Ukrainian National Guard in June 2, 2014 (RIA Novosti / Evgeny Biyatov)
RT
Kiev has admitted showering the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk with dozens of missiles from the air, saying that its Air Force helicopters and jets “fired more than 150 missiles” in Monday’s military action.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
June 3, 2014
NATO steps up collective defence, support for reforms in Ukraine

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
June 3, 2014
NATO steps up collective defence, support for reforms in Ukraine

Kiev has admitted showering the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk with dozens of missiles from the air, saying that its Air Force helicopters and jets “fired more than 150 missiles” in Monday’s military action.
DEATH TOLL: 181 people killed, 293 injured in Kiev military op
The post Confirmed: Ukrainian air force fired over 150 missiles at Lugansk, bombed admin HQ appeared first on BSNEWS.

“Today the Syrian nation will decide who they want and only the Syrian nation can legitimize the next leader,” al-Muallem said, adding, “The aggressive states demonstrated that they failed and are stuck at an impasse. Today, Syria begins to take the route of a political solution.”
The post Presidential poll to end Syria crisis: Walid al-Muallem appeared first on BSNEWS.

America is again fighting a multi-front war, this time managed by CIA and State Department contractors and fought by jihadists from around the world. The war is the same; nothing has changed since 9/11 or, were we to look back even further, 1991 and Operation Desert Storm. America is clearing the way for a “predictable” Middle East of corrupt right wing autocrats terrified of the United States and fully mindful that America will do the bidding of Israel “at the drop of a hat.”

President Obama has stated his strategic doctrine at West Point. In his speech, he reiterated the military omnipotence of the United States, while it is technically surpassed by both Russia and China. Unable to cope with Moscow, he glossed over the loss of the Crimea in silence and instead designated the only worthy enemy: the tactics of terrorism. While al-Qaeda camps are located in countries under occupation by NATO or NATO members, he announced a comprehensive program to combat them.

 
Via Raw Story
A Florida judge ordered a self-described sovereign citizen to send his daughter to school or face jail time.
Joseph Rosa, of Marion County, was arrested Thursday for failure to appear at a truancy hearing and brought before the judge on Monday morning.

Last week we looked at the conservative plan to undermine and then privatize the V.A. This morning, the good government non-profit, In The Public Interest, is releasing a new report, Race to the Bottom: How Outsourcing Public Services Rewards Corporations and Punishes the Middle Class.This isn't the message the Maria Bartiromos of the world-- nor any oth

The end of the world as we know it is coming. You’ve likely heard this before, especially from the growing number of voices in the alternative news and preparedness communities. Often dismissed as conspiracy theory or outright lunacy, there is…Read more →

RT | June 3, 2014

No more Fitch, Moody’s, or Standard & Poor’s for Russia and China, as they have agreed to establish a rating agency on joint projects, and later, international services, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Tuesday.
“The establishment of an independent rating system is being discussed. Many countries would like to have more objectivity in the assessment of rating agencies,” Siluanov said.

RT | June 3, 2014

No more Fitch, Moody’s, or Standard & Poor’s for Russia and China, as they have agreed to establish a rating agency on joint projects, and later, international services, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Tuesday.
“The establishment of an independent rating system is being discussed. Many countries would like to have more objectivity in the assessment of rating agencies,” Siluanov said.

RT | June 3, 2014

President Obama has announced a plan to invest $1 billion in stepping up its military presence in Eastern Europe amid the Ukrainian crisis. The White House will send more troops and equipment to the region to “reaffirm” its commitment to NATO allies.

RT | June 3, 2014

Kiev’s military operation in eastern Ukraine has left 181 people killed, including 59 of ruling regime troops, and 293 injured, according to the country’s Prosecutor General.
Oleg Makhnitsky announced the recent figures at a press conference. However, it was not clear whether the death toll included casualties among self-defense forces.

MEMO | June 3, 2014

by Michael Asten I have decided to reject the submission based on the significant scientific consensus regarding the question of human-induced climate change. – Eos editor After reading in the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) newspaper Eos, (4 Feb 2014, here … Continue reading →

Reports are flooding social media on the masses of Syrians participating (joyfully, singingly!) in the democratic elections in Syria today.  On May 28 and 29, like images and reports abounded from around the world, in the countries which did not close Syrian embassies and prevent democracy.