Archive for August 29th, 2013

Onslaught to begin when UN inspectors leave Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com August 29, 2013 A reporter with Israel’s most widely read newspaper has been told by defense establishment officials that a US-led attack on Syria will begin on Saturday and end when Barack Obama meets Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Despite an apparent softening... »

Missile cruiser & anti-submarine ship head to troubled region Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com August 28, 2013 The Russian Navy has denied that the dispatch of two warships to the eastern Mediterranean is linked to western military action against Syria, despite Interfax quoting a source in the armed forces’ general staff who said the... »

by William F. Jasper TheNewAmerican.com Wednesday, 28 August 2013 The annual meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this past week (August 22-24), sponsored by the Federal Reserve, elicited a collective yawn from the establishment media. Since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had announced earlier that he would not be attending — the... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 08/29/2013 Even as the Indian capital outflows and current account exodus may be threatening to shut down the economy altogether (except for the three oil companies that received a last ditch USD infusion from the RBI yesterday), the central bank is planning and strategizing. And it appears to have come... »

Theaviationist.com Aug 28 2013 During the early hours on Aug. 28, a WC-135C was spotted just to the South of the UK. The aircraft was being refueled by a KC-135 tanker launched from RAF Mildenhall which met the “Sniffer” maybe out in the Atlantic. The two WC-135 Constant Phoenix operated by the 45th Reconnaissance... »

By Mark O’Byrne GoldCore.com 29 August 2013 Gold fell from a three month high, its first fall in six days on profit taking after the likelihood of U.S. military strikes on Syria, at least in the short term, diminished. Prices rallied to $1,433.83 yesterday, the highest since May 14, partly due to concern about... »

Campaign calls for “precautionary measures to prevent attacks” on Syria By Fatma Khaled Dailynewsegypt.com August 28, 2013 The Tamarod campaign has released a statement Wednesday urging authorities to close Suez Canal to vehicles carrying weapons supporting US military attacks on Syria. The group’s spokesman added in the statement that “it is a national duty... »

BY DANIEL HALPER WeeklyStandard.com AUG 29, 2013 The White House just announced two new executive measures for gun control. The announcement came to reporters via email. “FACT SHEET: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence,” the subject of the announcement reads. “Today, the Obama administration announced two new common-sense executive actions to keep the... »

By JOSH LEDERMAN AP.org Aug. 29 WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to take action where Congress would not, the Obama administration announced new steps Thursday on gun control, curbing the import of military surplus weapons and proposing to close a little-known loophole that lets felons and others circumvent background checks by registering guns to corporations.... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 08/29/2013 Nearly 2,400 years ago, Aristotle wrote one of the defining works of political philosophy in a book entitled Politics. It’s still incredibly relevant today, particularly what he writes about tyranny. The ancient Greeks used the word ‘turannos’, which referred to an illegitimate ruler who governs without regard for the... »