Putin announces Russian troop pullback from Ukraine border, asks for delay in separatist referendum; but he controls Ukraine’s gas supply….Click here for free audiobook download from Audible, and earn $15 for the PBC Podcast!
–Putin shifts, pulls troops from Ukraine border
–Pepe Escobar, in excerpt from my interview for BoilingFrogsPost, slams NATO for a bad script in Ukraine
“Democracy" European Union—style:Here’s the election video banned from television in Britain_____________________
According to an exclusive report from Colum Lynch in Foreign Policy, the United States agreed to let France “distribute the text of a draft Security Council resolution authorizing an ICC investigation into alleged Syrian atrocities.”
Amanda RenteriaA few months ago, an old friend was raving to me about a woman he had worked with at the Treasury Department, Amanda Renteria. She's running for the Central Valley seat currently occupied by mainstream conservative Republican David Valadao. CA-21 stretches from just south and west of Fresno, down through Hanford and Delano to Bakersfield, which it shares with Kevin McCarthy's 23rd CD. McCarthy's deep red district has a PVI of R+16 and Romney beat Obama there 62-36%.
Danny Benavides | Allegations made by former Mexican General Jesus Jaime Garcia Miramontes suggesting a US plot to undermine Michoacan's autodefensas were quickly dismissed by the press. However, what is more of a "national security" threat to the U.S. and Mexico: organized crime that can "play ball," or an armed vigilante revolution?
ORIENTAL REVIEW | May 8, 2014
A couple of brief remarks on today’s meeting in Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Didier Burkhalter:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
May 7, 2014
NATO justified in reinforcing defence of Allies, Secretary General says in visit to Poland
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
May 7, 2014
NATO justified in reinforcing defence of Allies, Secretary General says in visit to Poland
By Judith Curry | May 6, 2014
Climate change, once considered a problem for the distant future, has moved firmly into the present. Climate change is already affecting the American people. – U.S. NCADAC
The U.S. National Climate Assessment Report was published Tuesday [link]. I’ve read half of the chapters (at the beginning and end), skimming the ones in the middle.
By Silas Kpanan’Ayoung Siakor & Jacinta Fay | The Ecologist | May 7, 2014
Right now in Abuja, Nigeria, agribusiness corporations are courting African governments at the Grow Africa Investment Forum to “further accelerate sustainable agricultural growth in Africa”.
351 – The Jewish revolt against Gallus breaks out. After his arrival at Antioch, the Jews begin a rebellion in Palestine.
1429 – Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orléans, pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. The victory marks a turning point in the Hundred Years’ War.
1664 – Louis XIV of France inaugurates the Palace of Versailles.
1697 – Stockholm’s royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced by the current Royal Palace in the eighteenth century.
What really happened in the Trade Unions House in Odessa on May 2? The new authorities in Kiev claim that a clash between anti- and pro-Russians degenerated and 38 people were killed in a fire. But the available photos and footage tell a different story
The post Crime in Odessa appeared first on BSNEWS.
It’s essential to identify the conditions attached to this Mafia-style “loan.” Nothing remotely similar to reviving the Ukrainian economy is in play. The scheme is inextricably linked to the IMF’s notorious, one-size-fits-all “structural adjustment” policy, known to hundreds of millions from Latin America and Southeast Asia to Southern Europe.
The post The IMF goes to war in Ukraine appeared first on BSNEWS.
RT | May 7, 2014
Ukrainian right-wing groups are behind the recent events in the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, adding that Kiev has not disarmed them. He also called on anti-Kiev protesters to postpone a May 11 federalization referendum.
Russian Information Agency Novosti
May 7, 2014
OPINION: Russia Could Station Missiles in Europe in Response to NATO Moves
MOSCOW: Russia could deploy short-range Iskander missiles in the country’s westernmost Kaliningrad region if NATO decides to strengthen its military presence in Eastern Europe, Lt. Gen. Yevgeny Buzhinsky told RIA Novosti.
Russian Information Agency Novosti
May 7, 2014
OPINION: Russia Could Station Missiles in Europe in Response to NATO Moves
MOSCOW: Russia could deploy short-range Iskander missiles in the country’s westernmost Kaliningrad region if NATO decides to strengthen its military presence in Eastern Europe, Lt. Gen. Yevgeny Buzhinsky told RIA Novosti.
Interfax
May 7, 2014
NATO drills being held in Estonia encourage Kyiv’s forceful actions – Grushko
MOSCOW/BRUSSELS: NATO drills being held in Estonia encourage Kyiv to commit forceful actions, Russia’s Permanent Representative to NATO Alexander Grushko said.
“NATO drills being held in Estonia, the largest ones since 1991, are accompanied by bellicose rhetoric and only encourage Kyiv to continue the punitive operation against its own people,” Grushko told Interfax on Wednesday.
Interfax
May 7, 2014
NATO drills being held in Estonia encourage Kyiv’s forceful actions – Grushko
MOSCOW/BRUSSELS: NATO drills being held in Estonia encourage Kyiv to commit forceful actions, Russia’s Permanent Representative to NATO Alexander Grushko said.
“NATO drills being held in Estonia, the largest ones since 1991, are accompanied by bellicose rhetoric and only encourage Kyiv to continue the punitive operation against its own people,” Grushko told Interfax on Wednesday.
Russian Information Agency Novosti
May 7, 2014
Russia’s Lavrov Vows to Cast Light on Odessa Carnage Calling it ‘Clear Fascism’
MOSCOW: Russia’s Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov has pledged to shed light on all the uncomfortable truths about the Odessa massacre last Friday, which killed scores of peaceful pro-federalization protesters in the southern Ukrainian port city.
Russian Information Agency Novosti
May 7, 2014
Russia’s Lavrov Vows to Cast Light on Odessa Carnage Calling it ‘Clear Fascism’
MOSCOW: Russia’s Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov has pledged to shed light on all the uncomfortable truths about the Odessa massacre last Friday, which killed scores of peaceful pro-federalization protesters in the southern Ukrainian port city.
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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Jack Lindsay: Who Will Dare Look This Child in the Eyes?
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Jack Lindsay
The Scared Men (1950)
The faces change,
the faces are still the same.
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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Jack Lindsay: Who Will Dare Look This Child in the Eyes?
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Jack Lindsay
The Scared Men (1950)
The faces change,
the faces are still the same.
Anatol Lieven’s latest piece in the New York Review of Books is a sober analysis of the shaky situation in Ukraine that contrasts sharply with the overwrought commentary in the U.S. that can’t seem to avoid references to pre-WWII European land grabs.
Unable to spin the Odessa massacre carried out by the very ultra-right Neo-Nazi mobs that propelled the current unelected regime into power, both the West’s media machine and its politicians have attempted to remain as ambiguous as possible regarding the recent brutality resulting from what Kiev calls “anti-terror” operations.
Al-Akhbar | May 7, 2014
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday denounced as a “fifth column” thousands of Palestinian citizens of Israel who joined a demonstration calling for the right of return for Palestinian refugees.
Speaker Boehner beats French teacher WintereggLast night there were primaries in Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina. Unless you're related to one of the candidates, there was nothing to write home about in Indiana but there was a lot of action in Ohio and North Carolina. Well, a lot in North Carolina and a bit in Ohio.
Press TV – May 7, 2014
The United States has announced its opposition to a planned independence referendum in eastern Ukraine, saying such a move could trigger new sanctions against Russia.
Nice to see good news from habib Gaza. Great article on the inventiveness (yet another invention) from the most besieged people, Palestinians in Gaza:
Nice to see good news from habib Gaza. Great article on the inventiveness (yet another invention) from the most besieged people, Palestinians in Gaza:
**see Syria Solidarity Movement and Global Research for news on Syria
Elections in a time of civil war: America 150 years ago, and Syria today, Apr 25, 2014, RT.com
Syria is scheduled to hold its presidential elections on June 3. The media is prepared to discount the overwhelmingly expected election result, that Bashar Assad will be re-elected.
**see Syria Solidarity Movement and Global Research for news on Syria
Elections in a time of civil war: America 150 years ago, and Syria today, Apr 25, 2014, RT.com
Syria is scheduled to hold its presidential elections on June 3. The media is prepared to discount the overwhelmingly expected election result, that Bashar Assad will be re-elected.
May 7, 2014 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Syrian forces have edged closer to restoring order across the pivotal Syrian city of Homs in recent weeks, in tandem with other major gains being made across the rest of Syria.
*ancient church in Homs, torched and destroyed by the terrorists as they leave the Old City.
From Lilly Martin, in Latakia, Syria:
updated: you can see in the distance behind the media a huge black cloud of smoke, and that is where the terrorists are burning down their headquarters as they leave it. Also, they said they will not be giving up any people who had been kidnapped, but they are giving a map of where they buried their bodies (Al Mayadeen reported).
*ancient church in Homs, torched and destroyed by the terrorists as they leave the Old City.
From Lilly Martin, in Latakia, Syria:
updated: you can see in the distance behind the media a huge black cloud of smoke, and that is where the terrorists are burning down their headquarters as they leave it. Also, they said they will not be giving up any people who had been kidnapped, but they are giving a map of where they buried their bodies (Al Mayadeen reported).
This morning Shira Center, Abby Livingston and Emily Cahn, writing for Roll Call, released a list of the 10 most vulnerable members of 2014. 5 of their vulnerable incumbents are facing bitter primaries and 5 have tight general election races to contend with.
2014.5.6 (AE) – There are many uncanny similarities between the Virginia Tech Massacre (2007.4.16), allegedly done by Seung Hui Cho, and the Sandy Hook Massacre (2012.12.14), allegedly done by Adam Lanza.
The following video is just an introduction… more to come…
SANDY HOOK COVENANT
Strongly antiwar incumbent Rep. Walter Jones (R – NC) has won a hotly contested primary tonight, defeating a challenge from hawkish challenger and former Treasury Dept. official Taylor Griffin 51% to 45%.
A Congressman since 1995, Rep. Jones was challenged almost exclusively on his foreign policy positions, including his opposition to various US wars and foreign aid to Israel.
#Narconoia | The #Terrornoia Update will be placed on an indefinite hiatus, in order to focus exclusively on #Narconoia Updates and blog posts. Here, we will also observe how "narconoia" plays into the bloodied hands of America's modern militarized border security-surveillance industrial complex and its global war-machine.
World War II was an atrocity. 58,000,000 people were killed. Only the the killing of the Gentiles of the Soviet Union under Communist rule and the Chinese under Mao were worse. Today I would like to specifically address the guilt for starting that war and also to compare atrocities committed by the Allies after the war to the alleged extermination of the Jews during the war.
World War II was an atrocity. 58,000,000 people were killed. Only the the killing of the Gentiles of the Soviet Union under Communist rule and the Chinese under Mao were worse. Today I would like to specifically address the guilt for starting that war and also to compare atrocities committed by the Allies after the war to the alleged extermination of the Jews during the war.
RT | May 7, 2014
Ukrainian troops which have encircled Slavyansk are firing their machine guns at any transport that is trying to move out of the city, preventing civilians from leaving, members of the self-defense forces are saying.
Crackedby KenMy friend Jim Dawson, whose Back Row Reviews remain the best source I know for usable movie reviews, circulated a link on Facebook which yields the above nugget.
by Judith Curry Climate change, once considered a problem for the distant future, has moved firmly into the present. Climate change is already affecting the American people. – U.S. NCADAC The U.S. National Climate Assessment Report was published Tuesday [link]. … Continue reading →
The son of Abu Mahmud, both members of the Syria Revolutionaries Front, has revealed in an interview how the American government is supplying the armed groups like Jahbat al Nusra and the Islamic Front with weapons, equipment and training.
I have been thinking for a long while about relinking this interview. It seems now is the right time.Background I first put this up over a year ago. It was well received then. Hopefully new readers will find it informative, enlightening and intriguing. I know, I did. As I said back then and it still applies now-
"♫Makin' a soundtrack for another planet to hear♫" on Episode109 - Taking Chances which features brand new sounds from Adanowsky, CUZ, Saintseneca, Unknown M
