March 16, 2014 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Indicative of the West’s true stance on democracy, Reuters reported in its article, “Kerry warns U.S., Europe ready to act if Crimea referendum held,” that: 

The Israeli regime has reportedly placed thousands of detainees in prisons during their so-called legal proceedings over the last couple of years.

March 15, 2014 (AE) – The entire media, including a very special journalist commissioned to interview and then represent Peter Lanza to the media, have all repeatedly stated a Sandy Hook “myth”, which has no basis in fact… this would be the charge that “Adam Lanza was carrying Ryan Lanza’s identification (ID)”… there is no evidence of this, in fact, the origins of this rumor can be traced back to Ryan Lanza himself.
 

Tuesday is primary day in Illinois and the contest we're concentrating on is the swing district stretching from Champaign to the St. Louis suburbs, IL-13, currently held by weak Republican backbencher Rodney Davis. The Dick Durbin Machine and hapless DCCC chairman Steve Israel picked some mystery meat "moderate," Ann Callis, who refuses to tell anyone where she stands on any issues if, indeed, she stands anywhere on any issues.

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by KenI've thought of another loose end I'd really hate not to tie up: our gradual traversal of the great scene in King Philip's study in Act IV (Act III of the four-act version) of Verdi's Don Carlos.We've already covered the Spanish king's bleak pre-dawn monologue ("Verdi's King Philip -- a man in crisis," January 2013), where he makes clear that he knows his young wife

The answer, judging by this WP- Europe article is, thing will change for the better. For the heck of a lot better!Definitely better then choking down the IMF reforms- already requiring pensions to be halvedLet's read on

John Pilger describes how the upheaval in the Ukraine is no different, in principle, from other US-engineered coups, including the least known of all - in Australia.

Although the situation in Anbar province is still critical, a series of evening bombings in Baghdad left the largest number of casualties today. At least 46 were killed and 68 more were wounded.

[This is an edited version of a speech given by me at the National Summit to Reassess the Israel-US Special Relationship, which took place at the National Press Center in Washington on March 7th. The all day event included speakers Stephen Walt, Justin Raimondo, Paul Pillar, Jeff Blankfort, Alan Brownfeld, Philip Weiss, Ray McGovern and Scott McConnell. It was broadcast live by C-Span and is still available on their site.]
 
by Philip Giraldi

By Daniel McAdams | Ron Paul Institute | March 14, 2014

 
 
by Mara Kozelsky

This morning, President Obama gave the above weekly address about strengthening overtime pay protections. It isn't complicated and shouldn't be controversial. "What every American wants," he summed up, "is a paycheck that lets them support their families, know a little economic security, and pass down some hope and optimism to their kids." It's less than 3 minutes long-- and even a Republican congressman should be able to understand it. John Boehner tasked one of his dullest backbenchers, Ohio Republican Bill Johnson, to respond to the president.

The best protest video is the one that people watch and that motivates them to action. I am watching this for the fourth time now and will watch it again and again. For many of us in the West it was a long and lonely struggle against the Israeli attempt to occupy the world. But now we are being joined daily by millions of people from all over the planet.

The best protest video is the one that people watch and that motivates them to action. I am watching this for the fourth time now and will watch it again and again. For many of us in the West it was a long and lonely struggle against the Israeli attempt to occupy the world. But now we are being joined daily by millions of people from all over the planet.

By JAMES G. ABOUREZK | June 29, 2009

Wherever I heard that hackneyed phrase, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging,” it applies more today than anytime I can remember. What I don’t understand is, when our government has spent billions on bank bailouts (not a good idea) on bailing out the stupidity of the automobile executives (a better idea because it saves jobs for working people), why are members of Congress and the drug and insurance lobbies feeding this fairy tale that we cannot afford single payer health care.

CBS Chicago
Mayor Emanuel’s loudest opponent isn’t a local politician or the Chicago Teacher Union’s Karen Lewis. That honor goes to the teens in the slam poetry group TEAM Englewood, whose latest poem verbally eviscerates the Mayor.

If we had to guess (and what choice do we have now) It appears that a new source of “weaponry” was tested on this plane. Possibly as a warning to anti – NATO countries in Eurasia. It could be that the inventors, and or technicians of this new technology were on the plane, thus silencing any potential witnesses.
http://www.freescale.com
Is a company that specializes in among other things, ‘electronic warfare’.
Twenty passengers on that jet were employees of Free scale.
What was their specialty?

The video above comes from a TED Talk Lawrence Lessig did last year. He contends, correctly, that we have lost our representative democracy and that we have to act to get it back. Choosing between garbage candidates like David Jolly and Alex Sink won't help anyone get anything back. All it will do is perpetuate the deterioration of American democracy.This short news story from the Associated Press this week shouldn't surprise anyone by it's specifics. But it is instructional nonetheless.

By Noel Brinkerhoff | AllGov | March 15, 2014

A federal judge has told the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other federal offices to continue looking for records pertaining to the disappearance of four transport planes in 1980.

Stop NATO
March 15, 2014
Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela and beyond: Beware the wars of March
Rick Rozoff
In the 1930s it was a notorious fact the German government of Adolf Hitler chose the month of March to perpetrate its most daring moves in reasserting the nation as a continental power, culminating in the most deadly war in history.
For example:
March 1933:
German federal election brings Hitler to power as chancellor
March 1936:
Germany remilitarizes the Rhineland in contravention of the Treaty of Versailles
March 1937:

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: The Mystery of Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
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@GJSalisbury: Guide to the Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane Conspiracy Theories
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Interfax-Ukraine
March 13, 2014
Rasmussen: North Atlantic Council to meet on Sunday followed by NATO-Ukraine Commission
NATO Allies are closely coordinating their actions in connection with the difficult situation in Ukraine, according to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

The Toronto Star
March 15, 2014
Readers’ Letters
Realpolitik and the Russian enigma
Regarding the two letters (“More voices on Ukraine crisis,” March 8) that were highly critical of my recently published letter in the Star (“Don’t poke Russian bear in Ukraine,” March 4), there are two key points that cannot be left unchallenged:

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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Bertolt Brecht: Selections on war
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Bertolt Brecht
From Threepenny Novel (1934)
Translated by Desmond I. Vesey

Comforts for the Soldiers

Tuesday is primary day in Illinois and progressive George Gollin's insurgent campaign in IL-13 won two big endorsements yesterday. Early in the morning the biggest local paper, the Champaign News-Gazette came in for him, following the lead of the other two most read newspapers in the district, the Chicago Tribune and Springfield's State Journal-Register.

 I will be updating when possible, be sure to check back!Thanks1-Unbelievable stupidity and at the same time a blatant display of exactly the type of fascist thug government in UkraineI will update later, just had to post this bit of news

BRICS Post | March 15, 2014

Ahead of the upcoming referendum in Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin told UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a phone conversation on Friday the move was in line with the UN Charter.
Putin and Ban discussed “the situation in Ukraine, including the referendum to be held on March 16,” said a Kremlin statement.

Hands Off Venezuela | March 11, 2014

“…we will need to cancel parliamentarism, ban all political parties, nationalize the entire industry, all media, prohibit the importation of any literature to Ukraine from Russia… completely replace the leaders of the civil service, education management, military (especially in the East), physically liquidate all Russian-speaking intellectuals and all Ukrainophobes… execute all members of the anti-Ukrainian political parties…”
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Instead of blustery rhetoric comparing Russian President Vladimir Putin with Hitler, the West should let the parties to the Ukrainian crisis resolve their future in a practical fashion that restores regional stability. The Crimea has long ties with Russia. Until 1954, it was Russian territory. Its people are largely Russian, and its naval bases have […]

On Sunday, March 16, two polls will be held in Eastern Europe. One will be a complete mockery of democracy, resulting in a government determined to trample a country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The other will be a referendum on independence in the Crimea. The same powers that launched the illegal, illegitimate war of aggression […]

Why would the United States run the risk of siding with anti-Semitic, neo-Nazis in Ukraine? One of the keys may be found by looking back at Zbigniew Brzezinski’s 1997 book, The Grand Chessboard in which he wrote, “Ukraine, a new and important space on the Eurasian chessboard, is a geopolitical pivot because its very existence […]

Food Network text: "Red velvet cake gets remade for St. Paddy's Day with the help of green food coloring. Cover the cake with fluffy frosting, then use your imagination to finish it with decorations."by KenNo, there's nothing wrong with your computer monitor if the cake above displays as green. As you'll note in the photo caption above, red velvet cake has gotten remade for St.

At least 38 people were killed and 68 more were wounded in the latest violence. These figures include the updated figures from yesterday bombing in Rawa. In Anbar: A suicide bomber near Rawa killed three security personnel and wounded six civilians. The number of casualties in yesterday’s wedding bombing rose by two deaths and 15 […]

http://youtu.be/kYUeiV9DfwEEric Draitser of StopImperialism.org appears on RT America to discuss the upcoming referendum in Crimea, and the growing tensions between the US and Russia.  Draitser explains how the Obama administration’s rhetoric is designed to shape a narrative of Russian aggression and undermine the referendum.  He provides his analysis of the geopolitical agenda shaping the entire conflict, and how it should inform our understanding of events in Ukraine.

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Download: March 4, 2014 Moriartys on The Power Hour with Joyce Riley Part 1

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Download: March 4, 2014 Moriartys on The Power Hour with Joyce Riley Part 2

You've got your 3D glassses on, right?Fashion-forward Harry Crane (Rich Sommers), fromthe newly released Mad Men Season 7 cast photosby KenI think I've mentioned that I planned to go back to the beginning and traverse Seasons 1 to 6 of Mad Men in anticipation of the debut of the seventh and final season on April 13.

 
Press TV has conducted an interview with Ken O’Keefe, activist and former US marine from Hawaii, about a new row erupting between the US government and the Congress over an investigation into the CIA’s torture program.

James Corbett interviews Professor Iymen Chehade to discuss the controversy surrounding the his course on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict at Columbia College and the accusations of bias that have prompted the college to interfere with their course in contravention of their own stated policies. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

James Corbett interviews Professor Iymen Chehade to discuss the controversy surrounding the his course on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict at Columbia College and the accusations of bias that have prompted the college to interfere with their course in contravention of their own stated policies. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

Tweet"By tomorrow, the 15th of March 2014, the United States, through its agents in Ukraine, will begin a series of false flag attacks on targets in Ukraine which have been designed to make it look as if they were carried out by the Special Forces of the Russian Federation."

Guillermo Jimenez | Technology as the solution to surveillance, along with the faith in the inherent “goodness” of the national security apparatus — an opinion Snowden explicitly makes clear by expressing “spying must continue” — is not only contradictory, but also profoundly disturbing.

R.I.P Tony Benn
"Making mistakes is part of life. The only things I would feel ashamed of would be if I had said things I hadn't believed in order to get on. Some politicians do do that." - Tony Benn
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Operations
March 14, 2014
JFC Naples Team train NCOs from Jordan

To the strains of “Mother Russia” by Sisters of Mercy, your humble host suggests there’s no point to threatening Russia…..Click here for free audiobook download from Audible, and earn $15 for the PBC Podcast!
–Kerry meets Lavrov in London, Russia does not blink on showdown over Crimea
–amid struggle over torture report, Senate confirms new CIA general counsel
–Algerian released from Gitmo
–US remains rogue nation on human rights treaty
–Senate finally restores unemployment benefit extension

House Democrats, led by Nancy Pelosi and Steve Israel came close to rending their garments after the Republicans' 52nd vote to wreck the Affordable Care Act this morning. Pelosi boldly proclaimed that Republicans "are wasting their time using that as their electoral issue" and attacked them for wasting time. "We shouldn't be wasting time on this foolishness and recklessness," she told journalists.

A Review of Alison Weir’s “Against Our Better Judgment”