By Thomas Bøhn and Marek Cuhra | Independent Science News | March 24, 2014

Press TV – March 25, 2014

The group of five major emerging national economies known as the BRICS has rejected the Western sanctions against Russia and the “hostile language” being directed at the country over the crisis in Ukraine.

March 25, 2014 (Mimi Al Laham) - The downing of a Syrian jet by Turkey was not an isolated incident but part of a major offensive by Al Qaeda affiliated groups Jabhat Al Nusra (designated a terrorist organization by the US State Department) and Ahrar Al Sham against a northwestern Syrian-Turkish border crossing.

Press TV
March 25, 2014
NATO planning war on Transnistria: Analyst
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NATO’s deployment of troops along the Russian border with Ukraine is a sign of the military alliance’s plan for attacking Moldova’s breakaway province of Transnistria, an analyst tells Press TV.

Progressive Radio Network
March 24, 2014
Progressive Commentary Hour – Rick Rozoff & Professor Stephen Zunes – 03/24/14
Audio
Gary Null speaks with guests Rick Rozoff & Professor Stephen Zunes about NATO’s mission in militarized globalization and intervening on behalf of US interests.

If you ever donate to Democratic candidates or committees, for the rest of this week, you are likely to be bombarded with with hysterical, desperate spam from the DCCC, DSCC and their myriad candidates.

Progressive News Hours
March 24, 2014
Stephen Lendman
Audio
Rick Rozoff and John Kozy
Rozoff is an activist, anti-war supporter. He’s Stop NATO web site editor.
He documents global militarist trends daily. He provides vital information on what’s ongoing in Ukraine.

Interfax
March 25, 2014
U.S., NATO divest themselves of responsibility for “catastrophic growth” of Afghan drug production – FSKN
MOSCOW: The decision by Western countries to stop cooperation with Russia in the G8 format because of the Crimean events will damage the anti-drug fight in Afghanistan, Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) head Viktor Ivanov said.

Interfax
March 25, 2014
Russia can not influence process of NATO expansion – Rasmussen
BRUSSELS: The countries, which are not NATO members, can not influence the process of the Alliance’s expansion, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.
Neither Russia nor any other country, which is not a NATO member, can influence this issue, Rasmussen said at a news conference in Brussels in regard to the relations between NATO and Moscow.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
March 25, 2014
NATO Secretary General encourages Montenegro to maintain reform momentum

Sorry… The West (Oceania) has been belligerently destabilizing the region otherwise known as Russia’s backyard, and all places planet earth…. Maybe they should be kicked out of the Rothschild Club of 8? Oh… The USA and “allies” are just asking for an all out counter alliance here.
The Gs (masonic Ref) were originally formed by none other than Rothschild agent, “Vulcan” / then Sec of Treasury, George Shultz on March 25, 1973. (George is 94 and still helping run the world!)
 

Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Marguerite Duras
From The Sea Wall (1950)
Translated by Herma Briffault

…He had been hired from the very first days of the project. His work consisted in clearing the ground, banking it up, paving it, and pounding it with wooden hand-pounders.

Article from Global Research. Worth reading entirely

US Desperate to keep Futile Peace Process Show on the Road a Little Longer

MH370 Protests As Airline Chief Defends Search –Scuffles broke out as uniformed security personnel attempted to block relatives from reaching reporters

Watts Up With That? | March 24, 2014

Foreword by Anthony Watts 

It was almost ten years ago when, before the House International Relations Committee, I objected to the US Government funding NGOs to meddle in the internal affairs of Ukraine. At the time the “Orange Revolution” had forced a regime change in Ukraine with the help of millions of dollars from Washington. At that time I […]

Mitt Romney is the kind of guy who just never goes away, even when you really, really want him to. Readers will recall that Mitt had some funny ideas about foreign policy back in 2012, insisting that Russia was our "number one geopolitical foe." He is now at it again, explaining what he would have […]

421 – Venice is founded at twelve o’clock noon, according to legend.
1199 – Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France, leading to his death on April 6.
1584 – Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
1634 – The first settlers arrive in Maryland.
1655 – Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
1802 – The Treaty of Amiens is signed as a “Definitive Treaty of Peace” between France and the United Kingdom.

Chris Hedges, in making the case that Edward Snowden is a hero: "With moral courage comes persecution. It is always defined by the state as treason." His presentation, which I beg you to watch above, is only 8 minutes, 8 minutes of brilliance.

At least 46 Iraqis were killed and 32 more were wounded in today's violence. The most shocking report, however, may be the discovery of polio in Iraq after a 14-year-absence.

Exactly 15 years ago, on March 24, NATO began its 78-day bombing of Yugoslavia. The alliance bypassed the UN under a “humanitarian” pretext, launching aggression that claimed hundreds of civilian lives and caused a much larger catastrophe than it averted.
Years on, Serbia still bears deep scars of the NATO bombings which, as the alliance put it, were aimed at “preventing instability spreading” in Kosovo.

On this March 22, 2014, episode of The Martinez Perspective, host Brandon Martinez talks with Canadian journalist and author Greg Felton about Zionist power in Canada, myths and propaganda surrounding World War II and the abuse of history.
 
 
About Greg Felton
 Greg Felton was born and raised in and around Vancouver B.C., and have been a journalist since 1993. He won several awards for investigative reporting and column writing, and now specialize in Middle East politics, Canadian politics, anti-Arab/anti-Muslim media propaganda, and language.

Press TV
March 24, 2014
NATO agenda targets Russian border territories: analyst
Video
Press TV has conducted an interview with Rick Rozoff, Stop NATO International Network in Chicago, about Russia’s move to take control of Ukrainian naval bases situated inside Crimea.
The following is an approximate transcript of the interview.

Second post today and again a hat tip goes to brian! Who has been one heck of a busy fellowthanks brian.Yulia has quite the potty mouth...tsk tsk Yulia. NO class.

Ukrainians must take up arms against Russians so that not even scorched earth will be left where Russia stands

“This is really beyond all boundaries. It’s about time we grab our guns and kill go kill those damn Russians together with their leader,” Tymoshenko said.

Voice of Russia
March 24, 2014
Yugoslavia bombings 15 years later: US, NATO aggression in Europe
Fifteen years ago a hot spot appeared on the map of Europe – on March 24, 1999 the air forces of the United States and NATO started bombing Yugoslavia, which lasted for over two months. The aggression of the West took the lives of two thousand peaceful civilians.

thanks brian! Protests took place yesterday in Toronto, CanadaKudos to the protestors for trying to get some reality out to the Canadian populace instead of the lies being spun by the NATO media in Canada.There are 5 videos up at Youtube. I will just post oneAlso, again for the Canucks. And everyone else too. Cause we all live on this planet together!Buffy and I were having a chuckle because Russia slapped sanctions on some Canadians, one in particular.Who is always presented as a champion of human rights. But he isn't.I am referring to Irwin CotlerBuffy-

David Byrne, former leader of Talking Heads, pens thoughtful, funny commentary on spying and need for a secure internet…Click here for free audiobook download from Audible, and earn $15 for the PBC Podcast
Read David Byrne’s colorful essay here.
–Twitter ban backfires in Turkey
–SF lawsuit on NSA spying leads to national order preserving records
–NSA/cyber command hacked Chinese–but who hacked first?

Itar-Tass
March 24, 2014
Serbia remembers victims of the 1999 NATO bombardments
BELGRADE: Serbia commemorated one of the most tragic dates in its history on Monday – the beginning of NATO bombardments of the former Yugoslavia on March 24, 1999. Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic laid a wreath to the memorial of the victims of a NATO missile strike in Varvarin.

Russian Information Agency Novosti
March 24, 2014
Ukraine-EU Pact Signals Step Towards NATO – Russian Ministry Source
MOSCOW: The signing of a political pact between Ukraine and the European Union is a hasty step which points to the prospect of closer military ties between Kiev and NATO, a Russian foreign ministry source said Monday.

The Steve Israel "Mystery Meat strategy" precludes DCCC recruitment for many state legislators. Israel doesn't want candidates with voting records, and especially not candidates with records of leadership on cutting edge issues.

by Judith Curry John Christy of the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Kerry Emanuel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology talk with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about climate change.   The podcast and transcript can be found [here].  Excerpted … Continue reading →

1603 – Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533) died
1707 – The Acts of Union 1707 is signed, officially uniting the Kingdoms of England and Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1731 – Naturalization of Hieronimus de Salis Parliamentary Act is passed.
1832 – In Hiram, Ohio a group of men beat, tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith.
1874 – Harry Houdini, Hungarian-American magician and actor (d. 1926) was born.

“This is really beyond all boundaries.  It’s about time we grab our guns and kill go kill those damn Russians together with their leader… I hope I will be able to get all my connections involved.  And I will use all of my means to make the entire world raise up, so that there wouldn’t be even a scorched field left in Russia.” – Yulia Tymoshenko
 

The Egyptian court has just handed down one of the most grotesque sentences in Egyptian history, condemning 529 people to death in one fell swoop. The US State Department said it was "shocked" and that the verdict defies logic. “While appeals are possible, it simply does not seem possible that a fair review of evidence and testimony consistent with international standards could be accomplished with over 529 defendants after a two-day trial,” a State Department official said.

By Cyrus Safdari | Iran Affairs | March 24, 2014

So the NY Times came out with a story about a “mysterious” Iranian mock-up of a US naval carrier.

Following the retraction of Lewandowsky’s Fury, the validity of University of Western Australia ethics “investigations” is again in the news. At present, we have negligible information on the University’s investigation into Fury, but we do have considerable (previously unanalysed) information on their earlier and illusory “investigation” into prior complaints about the ethics application for Moon Landing Hoax (“Hoax”).

BRICS Post | March 24, 2014

BRICS have slammed recent reports ahead of the G20 meet to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin or to place any restrictions on his participation at the G-20 summit in Australia later this year.

Government wants to force us to buy all kinds of things.
Check it out:
A Florida woman in a pitched battle with the city of Cape Coral, Fla., because she wants to live off the grid and not connect to city utilities is reaching a new level.
The pre-Revolutionary War level, according to an attorney representing Robin Speronis.

RT | March 24, 2014

Japan agreed to transfer a share of its highly enriched uranium and weapons grade plutonium stockpiles to the US as part of the global effort to secure nuclear materials. Other nations are also urged to deposit excess nuclear materials in the US.

Press TV – March 22, 2014

Iran has rejected a politically-motivated ruling by a Canadian court to seize more than USD 7 million of the Islamic Republic’s assets and properties.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said on Saturday that Iran was not informed about the legal proceedings, adding that the court ruling has therefore “no legal value” to Iran.

By Sufyan bin Uzayr | International Policy Digest | March 23, 2014

File photo of the USS Nimitz, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Iran is building a mock-up of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in one of its shipyards. (Allegedly)
DUBAI (Reuters) – A replica of a U.S. aircraft carrier spotted near the coast of Iran is nothing more sinister than a movie set, Iranian media said on Sunday.

Please go back one post and read Part I, where we began our look at the tax extenders (i.e., corporate loopholes) bill the Senate Finance Committee is getting ready to sneak through and present as a fait acompli, an incredible transpartisan exercise in Beltway corruption.

Police across the country may be intercepting phone calls or text messages to find suspects using a technology tool known as Stingray. But they’re refusing to turn over details about its use or heavily censoring files when they do.

We are being told TODAY that Flight 370 crashed into the Indian Ocean – this with no actual evidence…. maybe we will find Osama Bin Laden floating nearby?
Via Daily Mail -

Canada is now nothing more that one of Israel's whores...

In September 2012, the Washington Post reported that the U.S. government considers cyber-attacks to constitute acts of war that can justly be countered with conventional retaliation.
“Cyberattacks can amount to armed attacks triggering the right of self-defense and are subject to international laws of war, the State Department’s top lawyer said Tuesday,” the report stated clearly.