Brzezinski: ‘Global Political Awakening’ Making Syrian War DifficultDuring a short interview with Germany’s DW News last Monday, former US National Security Adviser and Trilateral Commission co-founder Zbigniew Brzezinski commented on the growing inefficiency of war due to the increased political knowledge of the public.
Obama administration censoring records more than ever beforeReuters / Stoyan Nenov Despite promising he’d preside over the most transparent administration in United States history, President Barack Obama’s White House is setting new records with regards to not releasing government documents. Never mind Obama’s assurances on the campaign trail and the vow he made in 2009 about being ” committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government.”
Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for ‘irreversible collapse’?A new study partly-sponsored by Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight Center has highlighted the prospect that global industrial civilisation could collapse in coming decades due to unsustainable resource exploitation and increasingly unequal wealth distribution.
Top U.S. Scientific Misconduct Official Quits in Frustration With BureaucracyScathing resignation letter describes “profoundly dysfunctional” work environment
Nuclear regulators misled the media after Fukushima, emails showEmails obtained by journalists at NBC News reveal that officials at the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission – the government agency that oversees reactor safety and security – purposely misled the media after the Fukushima, Japan disaster in 2011.
Tiny houses helping with homeless problem in U.S.MADISON, Wis. – While tiny houses have been attractive for those wanting to downsize or simplify their lives for financial or environmental reasons, there’s another population benefiting from the small-dwelling movement: the homeless.
Historic: 1st state adopts plan to rein in fedsText smaller Text bigger The plan to put the brakes on Washington’s expansion of the federal government is under way. Convention of States confirmed that the Georgia legislature on Thursday passed the organization’s application “to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.” State Sen.
Democratic presidential candidate accuses US of provoking Ukrainian crisisDiverting from the typical Western line against “Russia’s invasion of Crimea,” former Ohio congressman and Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said it was driven by covert action by the United States.
CIA handling of torture report triggers feud with Congress, DoJ investigationAFP Photo / Saul Loeb The US Justice Department is investigating the CIA over alleged malfeasance at the spy agency. The probe is linked to a bitter feud between the CIA and its congress watchdog stemming from a classified report on agency interrogation of terror suspects.
Who Tried to Silence Drone Victim Kareem Khan? – The InterceptIn the early morning hours of February 5, a group of armed men – some dressed in Pakistani police uniforms – appeared at Kareem Khan’s home, awoke him and his family at gunpoint, and took him away in an unmarked vehicle.
The internet is fuckedIn a perfect storm of corporate greed and broken government, the internet has gone from vibrant center of the new economy to burgeoning tool of economic control. Where America once had Rockefeller and Carnegie, it now has Comcast’s Brian Roberts, AT&T’s Randall Stephenson, and Verizon’s Lowell McAdam, robber barons for a new age of infrastructure monopoly built on fiber optics and kitty GIFs.
FDA “Visits” Celebrated Organic Produce Farmer | The Alliance for Natural Health USAFebruary 25, 2014 This is not good news. Jim Crawford started New Morning Farm in Maryland many decades ago. He was young and idealistic. He had little or no money and had to start small. He believed in sustainable agriculture and wanted to produce fresh and healthy produce to sell in farmers’ markets to the urban public.
Bush cyberczar: NSA created ‘the potential for a police state’The former cyber advisor under President George W. Bush had some harsh words for the United States National Security Agency during an address in California on Monday: “get out of the business of fucking with encryption standards.” That was the recommendation that famed cyberczar Richard Clarke made while speaking earlier this week at the at the Cloud Security Alliance summit in San Francisco.
Who is Behind Regime Change? “Revolution Business” NGO Supported by Wall Street and US IntelligenceWho is Behind Regime Change? “Revolution Business” NGO Supported by Wall Street and US Intelligence Exposed: Globally Renowned Activist Collaborated with Intelligence Firm Stratfor Serbia’s Srdja Popovic is known by many as a leading architect of regime changes in Eastern Europe and elsewhere since the late-1990s, and as one of the co-founders of Otpor!, the U.S.-funded Serbian activist group which overthrew Slobodan Milošević in 2000.
Russian General: “We Are At War” By General Leonid Ivashov26 February 2014 – Before It’s News In an interview published Feb. 5 by km.ru, Gen. Leonid Ivashov, the former foreign relations head of the Russian Ministry of Defense and current president of the Academy of Geopolitical Studies, issued a sharp warning about the nature of the strategic crisis unfolding in Ukraine: “Apparently they [officials of the European Union and U.S.
Finland No. 1, US sinks to 46th in global press freedom rankingsThe United States did not live up to the promise of the First Amendment last year, “far from it,” sinking to 46th in global press freedom rankings, a respected international nonprofit group said Wednesday. The U.S. plummeted 13 slots to 46th overall “amid increased efforts to track down whistle-blowers and the sources of leaks,” Reporters Without Borders warned in an annual report.
Our Loss of Liberties in a Topsy-Turvy AmericaEach week, libertarian and former Congressman Ron Paul takes the time to talk with Money and Markets’ Charles Goyette on subjects ranging from our schools to the NSA and the Fed. Here are some of his most notable quotes.
Clapper Reads From the Bush/Cheney/Nixon Playbook to Fear-Monger Over Transparency – The InterceptDispatches Clapper Reads From the Bush/Cheney/Nixon Playbook to Fear-Monger Over Transparency James Clapper, President Obama’s top national security official, is probably best known for having been caught lying outright to Congress about NSA activities, behavior which (as some baseball players found out) happens to be a felony under federal law.