Archive for February 7th, 2012

RUVR.ru Feb 7, 2012 A 24-hour general strike is under way in Greece against the Cabinet’s austerity policy. Railway and maritime traffic has come to a halt, and public transport disruptions have been reported. Doctors, teachers and bank employees have also joined the strike that was organized by the largest national unions and timed... »

by J. B. Gerald Global Research February 7, 2012 The legal systems of Canada and the U.S. make no separate recognition of “political prisoners.” This encourages police malfeasance and a bending of the legal system to cope with political protest in the same manner as crimes of self-interest. Confused by the difference, society prefers... »

by Dana Gabriel Global Research February 7, 2012 The U.S. and Canada recently signed several bilateral agreements that will further strengthen continental security and defense cooperation. Deeper military integration between both countries is part of efforts to establish a North American security perimeter and better address common global threats. Following the recent Permanent Joint... »

Mac Slavo February 6th, 2012 SHTFplan.com Contrary to conventional thinking, which suggests that an attack on Iran would be restricted only to that country and an easy victory for Western powers similar to that of the first Gulf War, John Galt paints a markedly different picture in How Iran could Win a War against... »

by Jeff Berwick LewRockwell.com Bronnie Ware, a palliative care nurse recently wrote an article encompassing her experiences of numerous conversations with those on their deathbed and their regrets. It occurred to us that many of those regrets can be relieved or lessened by a lifestyle that we advocate here at TDV. Let’s take a... »

The 2013 Mazda CX-5 I Won’t Be Seeing by Eric Peters LewRockwell.com I just got invited by Mazda to attend a press event for the 2013 CX-5 in CA. I used to attend such events regularly, and I’d love to attend this one- but am pretty much decided against because of the prospect of... »

TheEconomicCollapseblog.com Did you see the Chrysler commercial featuring Clint Eastwood that aired during the Super Bowl the other night? It was entitled “It’s Halftime In America”, and it was truly a great ad. To me, it was the most memorable Super Bowl ad this year by far. It conjured up images of the America... »

EndofTheAmericanDream.com Is 2012 the year when we will see a major war in the Middle East? For years we have heard about rising tensions in the Middle East, and for years we have heard politicians express concerns about Iran’s nuclear program, but now things really do seem to be reaching a boiling point. In... »

By ALISON MUTLER NewsYahoo.com 2-6-2012 BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s government has collapsed following weeks of protests against austerity measures, the latest debt-stricken government in Europe to fall in the face of raising public anger over biting cuts. Emil Boc, who had been prime minister since 2008, said Monday he was resigning “to defuse... »