Press TV – January 7, 2014
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE) has admitted that it “incidentally” spied on Canadians, making it the first time the agency deviates from its standard statement that it does not “target” the electronic communications of Canadian citizens.
Divide to conquer?A new (world) order out of chaos?I smell a rebrand. And have mentioned that on a number of occasions...
A strategy of tension created by divisions among foreign-funded fighters may give West an opportunity to increasingly "back good terrorists" versus "bad terrorists." January 7, 2014 (LD) - Geopolitical analyst Eric Draitser on Press TV explained what is behind recent infighting between foreign-funded fighters battling along and within Syria's borders.
In December, congressional job approval surged from 9% to a whopping 12%. That was mostly because undecided voters felt good about the Holiday season. The disapproval rate for the job Congress is doing started about even. It was 85% in October, 86% in November and 85% in December. Michele Bachmann, a delusional Minnesota reactionary with crazy eyes, doesn't agree.
January 7, 2014 (ATN) - Thai Royal Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha has issued a stern and clear warning to the regime that it will be held responsible if any violence breaks out.
Somewhere around various parts of the world, reassigned US military commanders must be shaking their heads at the events overtaking Fallujah, Iraq. Few cities outside Baghdad gave coalition forces more headaches during the war’s rollout: controversial shootings against Iraqi citizens, Blackwater Bridge, white phosphorous and the coalescing of a Sunni insurgency. Multiple security operations left […]
The last several years of US operations in Afghanistan have been an exercise in mondo message management. If it were a sport, it would be the highlight of the ESPN X Games. Between Afghanistan and the "war of perception" in Iraq, students of so-called "strategic communications" will be studying this stuff (the art of deception, […]
Goodies against baddies; democratic pro-Europeans against authoritarian pro-Russians; colored revolutions being the forerunners of Arab springs, Ukrainian, Georgian, and Kyrgyz demonstrators craving freedom, just like Iraqi, Syrian, and Lebanese demonstrators. These are the wrong and misleading interpretations that have been dominating the Western media, as well as European and US policies since the year 2000. […]
Do these protesters need to show up at Steve Israel's house?The suburbs north of Philadelphia look promising for Democrats this year. First and foremost, Wall Street-owned New Dem Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) is leaving Congress and is likely to be replaced by the state legislature's liberal lion, Montgomery County Senator Daylin Leach.
At least 45 people were killed and 78 more were wounded in today attacks. Few casualties were reported in Anbar province, but this is likely due to the difficulties in counting them in a battle zone. Other attacks occurred throughout the country.
by Judith Curry Evidence reported by the IPCC AR5 weakens the case for anthropogenic factors dominating climate change in the 20th and early 21st centuries. The IPCC assessment reports have expressed increasingly confident consensus views of the importance of anthropogenic influence … Continue reading →
MEMO | January 6, 2014
Members of the democratically elected Government of Egypt have submitted a formal Complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Complaint is accompanied by a Rome Statute Article 12 (3) Declaration giving the International Criminal Court jurisdiction over the situation in Egypt.
January 7, 2014 (ATN) - An unsigned "editorial" appearing in the New York Times titled, "Democracy in Peril in Asia," most likely written by the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED), reiterates the disingenuous narrative peddled by the West regarding "democracy" in Camb
Sen. Bernie Sanders asks the question we’ve been pounding for months: are top elected leaders being spied on by NSA?…Click here for free audiobook download that generates $15 to PBC Podcast from Audible!
Here is the link to the video of the satire song, Just Trust Us.
NSA’s response to Sanders: members of Congress have same rights as the rest of us, which means, um, not many.
On the January 5, 2014 episode of Exposing Faux Capitalism, I provided a two-hour refutation of Tom Woods’ 2013 presentation paper, “Why the Greenbackers are Wrong.“ Here are some highlights: “(2) that fiat money is just fine as long as it is issued by the people’s trusty representatives instead of by the Fed“ - It’s […]
"♫Makin' a soundtrack for another planet to hear♫ on Episode092 - Word Of Mouth which features brand new sounds from Dengue Fever, Ex Cops, Sebastien Grainger,
By Shamus Cooke | Worker’s Compass | January 4, 2014
It’s satisfying to watch rats flee a sinking ship. This is because onlookers knew the ship was doomed long ago, and swimming rats signify that the drawn-out tragedy is nearing an end. A collective sense of relief is a natural response.
Geneva II and the KurdsThe Kurds have been mentioned here, concerning Syria, on numerous occasions.And, most recently with regard to the pressure being put on Turkey and Erdogan.“Is Erdogan not wanting to see Turkey balkanized for a Kurdish state?”ANKARA,— ANF spoke to Middle East specialist Prof. Dr.
Behind Assad's Comeback, a Mismatch in CommitmentsThere has been NO mismatch in commitments This article makes me thing we are witnessing the implantation of a new meme "Mismatch in commitments"
Regime's Survival Seen as Example of America's Inability to Steer Events From a Distance
Spin- America has been able to steer events from a distance with little or no problem. Plenty of allies in the area willing to assist in the task.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel meets with Egyptian general Abdel Fatah Saeed Al Sisy
In a New York Times Op-Ed, two former U.S. officials, Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon warn of the potential for Egypt’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood to engender Islamic extremism.
Efforts to trace the movement of money contributed, raised, and funneled by the Koch Brothers' "network" during the 2012 electoral cycle have so far produced this org chart. No wait, this is a diagram of the London Underground, which is much, much easier to understand."It is a very sophisticated and complicated structure. It's designed to make it opaque as to where the money is coming from and where the money is going. No layperson thought this up.
RT | January 6, 2014
The sale of two intelligence satellites to the UAE by France for nearly a billion dollars could go south after they were found to contain American technology designed to intercept data transmitted to the ground station.
MEMO | January 6, 2014
Israeli President Shimon Peres has praised what he describes as “the war” being waged by the Egyptian authorities against the Islamic resistance movement Hamas.
Press TV – January 6, 2014
An Iranian rights official says Saudi Arabia is a victim of US policies, urging Middle East countries not to support terrorists.
Speaking on the sidelines of a Monday conference in Tehran, Secretary-General of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Mohammad-Javad Larijani said terrorist measures do not stem from the Middle East.
The Nation
January 6, 2014
Sit-in against Nato supplies completes 44 days
PESHAWAR – The sit-in of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf against NATO supplies and drone attacks continued on the 44th consecutive day on Sunday.
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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Jean-Paul Sartre: When the rich fight the rich, it is the poor who die
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Jean-Paul Sartre
From The Devil and the Good Lord (1951)
Translated by Kitty Black
Once Liz Cheney's dismal initial polling numbers started sinking even further as Wyoming voters came in contact with her, I became hopeful that if she stayed in the race, her role in Cheney's take-over of the U.S.
Beware of agent provocateurs and staged confrontations with "regime supporters" for January 13, 2014 rally. Be prepared, and the regime will crumble. January 6, 2014 (ATN) - Thailand's current regime led by unelected defacto dictator Thaksin Shianwatra and his nepotist-appointed proxy and sister Yingluck Shinawatra has issued a threat to protesters regarding an upcoming January 13, 2014 mass mobilization.
A recent poll asked people in Britain how many Iraqis had been killed as a result of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The answers they gave were shocking. A majority said that fewer than 10,000 had been killed. Scientific studies report that up to a million Iraqi men, women and children died in an […]
Remember Fallujah? Shortly after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the US military fired on unarmed protestors, killing as many as 20 and wounding dozens. In retaliation, local Iraqis attacked a convoy of US military contractors, killing four. The US then launched a full attack on Fallujah to regain control, which left perhaps 700 Iraqis dead […]
The idea that this country is on a fast track to fascism was never taken very seriously by Americans, and for a very good reason: we have a Constitution that, whatever problems we’ve had living up to it, has generally been a bulwark against the imposition of anything resembling authoritarianism in these United States. Although […]
Originally posted at TomDispatch. In a 1950s civics textbook of mine, I can remember a Martian landing on Main Street, U.S.A., to be instructed in the glories of our political system. You know, our tripartite government, checks and balances, miraculous set of rights, and vibrant democracy. There was, Americans then thought, much to be proud […]
Growing up, CBS' weekly game show What's My Line? was one of the most popular shows on the relatively new television machine. It ran from 1950 to 1967 and won a bunch of Emmys and Golden Globes. By the time the above episode ran in 1959, the guest, Tom Dooley, had already had his major impact on the word stage, although in a role that certainly never came up on the show. To John Daley, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen-- and their audience-- young Dr.
At least 98 people were killed, and another 135 were wounded. Although fighting in Anbar was the cause of many casualties, bombers again struck across Baghdad.
It was supposed to be a simple vaccine against swine flu, but since she had it, Chloe Glasson’s life has been like a bad dream.
Just four months after being given the Pandemrix injection, the 15-year-old schoolgirl developed the sleeping disorder narcolepsy.
Now, without warning, she falls asleep up to 30 times a day wherever she is.
Naturally, this has made her life at school challenging, as she often drops off in class. But it is also potentially dangerous.
Marijuana dispensaries in Colorado are finding it impossible to keep up with the demands of recreational users.
