I hate the money game that American electoral politics has devolved into, drowning out ideas and, in too many cases, all agendas and even visions other than those of the donor class. But it's how the Beltway pundits and the mass media view momentum and electability. And, normally, the candidate with the most money wins-- not always, but most frequently.
By Kaveh Afrasiabi | Press TV | April 19, 2014
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States have now locked horns at the United Nations in the dispute over Iran’s next ambassador to UN, Hamid Aboutalebi, in light of the US refusal to issue a visa for him and Iran’s stern reaction of lodging a complaint with the relevant authorities at the UN.
By Kaveh Afrasiabi | Press TV | April 19, 2014
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States have now locked horns at the United Nations in the dispute over Iran’s next ambassador to UN, Hamid Aboutalebi, in light of the US refusal to issue a visa for him and Iran’s stern reaction of lodging a complaint with the relevant authorities at the UN.
Notice the lying corporate media is spinning away on that hoax out of Donetsk, instead of reporting on the substantial progress Syria has made!! Despite all that the US/Israel and Turkey have thrown at that beleaguered nation. Almost 80 percent removal.
From: prepography.comI believe the answer to this question, which is a resounding YES, is self-evident in our society. Amongst our species.
Wendy Greuel has a shocking campaign payroll. She has an army of lame, high-priced consultants from outside the area who can't seem to lessen the intensity of the negative perception their employer has working against her in the CA-33 House race. Instead, they're running around whispering their poisonous messages about the other candidates to anyone who will listen.
by Judith Curry If free speech is only for polite persons of mild temperament within government-policed parameters, it isn’t free at all. So screw that. – Mark Steyn Mark Steyn Mark Steyn has written a remarkable defense of free speech: … Continue reading →
By John LaForge | CounterPunch | April 18, 2014
The corporate media is focused on the question of how or if Iran could ever break out of its promise under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to eschew nuclear weapons and use reactors only for civilian purposes. So many headlines refer to sanctions imposed against Iran that millions of people mistakenly think Iran has a nuclear arsenal. It doesn’t.
By John LaForge | CounterPunch | April 18, 2014
The corporate media is focused on the question of how or if Iran could ever break out of its promise under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to eschew nuclear weapons and use reactors only for civilian purposes. So many headlines refer to sanctions imposed against Iran that millions of people mistakenly think Iran has a nuclear arsenal. It doesn’t.
Paul Krugman to Bill Moyers: "We’re seeing inequalities that will be transferred across generations. We are becoming very much the kind of society we imagined we’re nothing like." Wednesday was my sister's birthday. In her honor, we ran a post, Oligarchy, It's Never Too Late For Americans To Recapture Democracy.
Czech News Agency
April 18, 2014
Prague offers fighter jets, 300 troops for NATO country’s defence
Prague: The Czech Republic can provide four Gripen fighter jets and 300 troops for reinforced protection of NATO member countries because of the Ukrainian crisis, Defence Minister Martin Stropnicky told CTK Thursday.
Czech News Agency
April 18, 2014
Prague offers fighter jets, 300 troops for NATO country’s defence
Prague: The Czech Republic can provide four Gripen fighter jets and 300 troops for reinforced protection of NATO member countries because of the Ukrainian crisis, Defence Minister Martin Stropnicky told CTK Thursday.
Ministry of Defense of Georgia
April 17, 2014
Defence Ministries of Georgia and France Signed Bilateral Cooperation Plan
Ministries of Defence of Georgia and the Republic of France signed a bilateral [plan of] cooperation for 2014. Delegation of the French Armed Forces visited Georgia to discuss the prospects of bilateral cooperation in defence sphere.
Ministry of Defense of Georgia
April 17, 2014
Defence Ministries of Georgia and France Signed Bilateral Cooperation Plan
Ministries of Defence of Georgia and the Republic of France signed a bilateral [plan of] cooperation for 2014. Delegation of the French Armed Forces visited Georgia to discuss the prospects of bilateral cooperation in defence sphere.
Press TV – April 19, 2014
Tehran has slammed as illegal a US court ruling to confiscate the assets of Alavi Foundation in Manhattan, saying the move runs counter to the principle of religious freedom for American citizens.
Press TV – April 19, 2014
Tehran has slammed as illegal a US court ruling to confiscate the assets of Alavi Foundation in Manhattan, saying the move runs counter to the principle of religious freedom for American citizens.
Larry Silverstein bought the World Trade Center just months before 9/11 Several months before the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001 the lease of the buildings was made private and bought by Larry Silverstein, an American businessman, owner of Silverstein Properties. In interview…Read more →
the lovely, but empty of tourists, hotel I’m staying in, in the old city of Damascus
We’re sitting in the cafe of the ancient home-hotel I’m staying in for a ridiculously cheap price. I’m surround by arches, wooden beams, wrought iron decor, vast ceilings and windows, daylight and call-to-prayer and church bells filtering in. Fairouz graces the space, her lilting voice a morning ritual.
I watched Dr. Strangelove the other day. I have seen it perhaps a dozen times; it makes sense of senseless news. When Major T.J. “King” Kong goes “toe to toe with the Rooskies” and flies his rogue B52 nuclear bomber to a target in Russia, it’s left to General “Buck” Turgidson to reassure the President. […]
I just heard the news: the United States has changed its mind about Jens Stoltenberg, the new head of NATO. The U.S. Congress has passed a resolution blocking his appointment. Apparently, during his youth, Stoltenberg threw stones at the US embassy in Oslo. As such, he constitutes a threat to American national security, and Congress […]
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 121. I was interviewed by Redmond Weissenberger, of Mises Canada, for his Better Red than Dead podcast (iTunes). We discussed a variety of topics, including: store refuses to put boy’s name on an Easter egg because of a copyright concern because he shares a name with a famous soccer player, positive […]
April 19, 2014 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The bombshell report by Pulitzer Prize-winning veteran journalist Seymour Hersh titled, “The Red Line and the Rat Line,” contains many shocking revelations for those following the West’s version of reality regarding the Syrian
The No. 7 train to Flushing here has its most dramatic view of the Manhattan skyline. Jack Eichenbaum is doing this year's version of his "signature tour," the all-day "World of the #7 Train," on May 31 (see below).by KenI mentioned recently that I did a pre-Passover tour with Justin Ferate to the heart of Chassidic Brooklyn -- to the worldwide nerve center of Chabad Lubavitch, on and around Kingston Avenue below Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights South.
Militants attempted to take over a village in Diyala province but, so far, have failed to do so. This would be the second location in Diyala to suffer a prolonged siege against it at the hands of DAASH/ISIS militants. Baghdad is bookended by Diyala and Anbar provinces, so the fall of Diyala province would be a great coup for militants working their way toward the capital. At least 35 people were killed, almost all of them militants, and 53 more were wounded today.
"We think just a look at a few of this week’s health-care related headlines provides the best summary: the ACA is working." This is the "bottom line" in this evening's ThinkProgress report, "The Thing Is Working." (For working linnks, you'll have to visit the site.)by KenIn a "Progress Report" post this evening, "This Thing Is Working," the
By Tom Gill ⋅ RevoltingEurope ⋅ April 18, 2014
What’s the punishment for a 300 million euro tax fraud? If you are in Italy and your name is Silvio Berlusconi it is about a week hanging out with people your age.
By Tom Gill ⋅ RevoltingEurope ⋅ April 18, 2014
What’s the punishment for a 300 million euro tax fraud? If you are in Italy and your name is Silvio Berlusconi it is about a week hanging out with people your age.
Tuesday, Blue America-endorsed Rick Weiland, the prairie populist and progressive candidate for the open U.S. Senate seat in South Dakota, visited tiny Hudson (pop. 296). That made him the first candidate to have ever visited every one of the state's 311 incorporated towns and cities. And this morning he released a song about doing it.Joined by his daughters, Taylor and Alex, and brother Ted, Rick re-worked the Johnny Cash classic "I’ve Been Everywhere" (written by Geoff Mack in 1959).
Gabriel García Márquez: Five wars and seventeen military coups
Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Gabriel García Márquez
From Nobel Prize in Literature lecture (1982)
Gabriel García Márquez: Five wars and seventeen military coups
Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Gabriel García Márquez
From Nobel Prize in Literature lecture (1982)
http://youtu.be/EBdOykY_gVUEric Draitser of StopImperialism.org appears on RT to discuss the recent deal struck between the US, Russia, and Ukrainian junta. Draitser explains that the US is employing a seemingly conflicted strategy, on the one hand posturing as honest peacemakers interested in negotiation, while on the other hand continuing to escalate tensions.
Charles Goyette talks with Ron Paul on their weekly podcast about cattle rustlers, cowboys on horseback, and the Nevada showdown with the BLM. Violence has been averted… for now. But what happens next?
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode189 - More Good News, Seawater Fuel, Blood Moon Welcome to New World Next Week - the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news.
"♫Makin' a soundtrack for another planet to hear♫" on Episode106 - Listen which features brand new sounds from Bad Suns, Starwalker, Hercules & Love Affair,
In this blockbuster interview, Dr. Meryl Nass of AnthraxVaccine.blogspot.com joins us to break down the FBI’s attempt to pin the blame for the 2001 anthrax attack on Dr. Bruce Ivins. We go through the FBI’s case against Ivins and dissect it point by point, looking at the inconsistencies, omissions and misconceptions that have allowed the Bureau to sweep this incident under the rug in recent years.
SHOW NOTES
Welcome to http://NewWorldNextWeek.com — the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week:
Story #1: Los Angeles Law Enforcement Looking To Crowdsource Surveillance
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Episode 272 – Solutions: Sousveillance
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Heartbleed Bug: Passwords, Credit Cards, Sensitive Data at Risk
Lew Rockwell
Dozens of army troops sent to the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk for an “anti-terrorist operation” refused to follow orders and surrendered their weapons and armored vehicles. Some troops openly voiced support for the eastern Ukrainians.
According to Interfax, citing local self-defense activists, some 300 Ukrainian troops agreed to lay down their weapons and “go home” following negotiations in Slavyansk.
#Narconoia Update | In Michoacan, more local officials charged with accepting cartel bribes; autodefensas and the federal government have reached an agreement -- or have they?; no extradition for Chapo Guzman; Second-in-command of Beltran Leyva Cartel captured; corruption unravels in Hidalgo County, Texas; narco-politics and more
April 12th Meeting #224 What Really Happened at Waco and Why Will It Happen Again?
By Paul Homewood | Watts Up With That? | April 18, 2014
As WUWT points out, John Holdren is one of many who have tried to link the cold winter in the USA this year to global warming.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called supporters of rancher Cliven Bundy “domestic terrorists” Thursday, turning up the rhetorical heat on the already tense situation at the Nevada cattle operation.
