Kings of Leon – Pyro
Week 115 of the Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick introduces us to a group noted for their alternative, arena rock sound. The group is Kings of Leon with brothers Anthony Followill, Ivan Followill, Michael Followill and their cousin Cameron Followill. The song is Pyro. So tonight it’s the Kings of Leon live on stage at the 2011 Pinkpop
Festival at Landgraaf, the Netherlands…enjoy…DJPJ
In this edition of the BFP Roundtable, Peter B. Collins, Guillermo Jimenez, James Corbett and Sibel Edmonds discuss the latest moves in the formation of a so-called “new cold war” between NATO and Russia. We also tackle Seymour Hersh and his recent article in the London Review of Books examining Turkish involvement in the Syrian chemical weapons attack in Ghouta last year.
DOD spent $34,742,395,713+ on 244 individual contracts in March 2014
The Pentagon issues a jumbled list of contracts every business day around 5:00PM local time. Our project distills an entire month of these contracts into an accessible form.
The Department of Defense (DOD) spent at least $34,742,395,713 on 244 individual contracts during March 2014.
SALIENT CONTRACTS
Another Symptom of the Banana-Republicization of America
Is there anyone out there who still believes that Barack Obama, when he’s speaking about American foreign policy, is capable of being anything like an honest man? In a March 26 talk in Belgium to “European youth”, the president fed his audience one falsehood, half-truth, blatant omission, or hypocrisy after another. If George W. Bush had made some of these statements, Obama supporters would not hesitate to shake their head, roll their eyes, or smirk. Here’s a sample:
Guillermo Jimenez Presents Mark Mondalek
The US unemployment figures are as deceptive as the employment figures
The March payroll jobs report released April 4 claims 192,000 new private sector jobs.Here is what John Williams has to say about the claim:
NATO Eyes Ex-Soviet States-Russia Eyes Iran, the Struggle for Tajikistan & More
*The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits in Central Asia and the Caucasus region between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players.
Peter Tosh – “Equal Rights”
Jamaican reggae musician Peter Tosh is this week’s Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick. Tosh was a core member of the band The Wailers and went on to a successful solo career. The song tonight is Equal Rights…Enjoy…DJPJ
“Now, if you want to take the position that people should not work at organizations funded by oligarchs, or that journalism is inherently corrupted if funded by rich people with bad political views…” – Glenn Greenwald