World Politics
U.S. Moves Closer to Military Intervention in Syria
Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com April 30, 2013 Exploiting the unsubstantiated rumor that Syria has used chemicals weapons, senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham went on the Sunday news shows to push for military intervention in Syria. Graham predicted Syria would “become a failed state by the end of the year” without military intervention. He said... »
Greece starts firing civil servants for first time in a century
The Greek government began its first mass-firing of public-sector workers in more than 100 years this week, part of an effort to lay off 180,000 by 2015 under Europe-imposed austerity. By Nikolia Apostolou CSMonitor.com April 26, 2013 Pushed by its European creditors amid its crippling economic crisis, Greece began this week to do something... »
White House Hints At Use Of “Military Force” In Syria
by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 04/26/2013 And it was shaping up like your typical boring, noonish “gold-smackdown-so-JPM-can-refill-its-vault” Friday. Trust the White House to come out, guns blazing, false flags waving, and make those selling hard assets into the weekend think twice: US PURSUING “DEFINITIVE” EVIDENCE ON SYRIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS WHITE HOUSE SAYS OPTIONS FOR DEALING... »
US Unveils Iraq WMD “Curveball-Style” Lies Vs. Syria
As NATO terror front collapses in Syria, US attempts to justify intervention by drumming up familiar WMD lies. Tony Cartalucci Activist Post.com Thursday, April 25, 2013 Image: From Independent’s “Man whose WMD lies led to 100,000 deaths confesses all: Defector tells how US officials ‘sexed up’ his fictions to make the case for 2003... »
Syrian “Incursion” Imminent? Hints From Current US Naval Positions
by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 04/25/2013 Following the dramatic change in tone from Washington regarding Syrian “Weapons of Chemical Destruction”, the phrases “Middle East” and “geopolitical risk” are suddenly back in the same sentence on the lips of those sitting around trading desks, leading to a powerful jump in the oil complex where Brent is... »
US Flip Flops, Now “Believes” Syria Used Chemical Weapons…(Russia Will Re-Act!!)
by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 04/25/2013 The tension to “liberate” Syria is palpable. It took just 24 hours for the US to do an about face on its position on Syria, where yesterday, as Bloomberg reported, “U.S. officials said they haven’t seen conclusive evidence supporting an assertion by Israel’s top military intelligence analyst that Syrian... »
WAR DRUM: North Korea has started building anti-tank barricades on border and now can make nuke-tipped missiles able to hit S. Korea and Japan! China’s PLA chief: North Korea may be about to conduct 4th nuclear test
Investmentwatchblog.com April 24th, 2013 #Breaking: North Korea constructing anti-tank barricades on its border with South Korea – @YonhapNews, @RIA_Novosti China’s PLA chief: North Korea may be about to conduct 4th nuclear test North Korea may proceed with a fourth nuclear test, according to Fang Fenghui, chief of the general staff of China’s People’s Liberation... »
Japan PM Abe warns China of force over islands landing
TheExtinctionProtocol.com April 23, 2013 TOKYO – Japan would respond with force if any attempt is made to land on disputed islands, PM Shinzo Abe has warned. His comments came as eight Chinese government ships sailed near East China Sea islands that both nations claim. A flotilla of 10 fishing boats carrying Japanese activists was... »
Chuck Hagel Green Lights Israeli Attacks On Syria and Iran
Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com April 23, 2013 On Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel did penance for his perceived sins against Israel. The former senator from Nebraska was criticized during his confirmation process by the likes of John McCain for not joining the march to war against Iran. Hagel’s opposition to sanctions against Iran were... »
Swiss To Vote On Gold Repatriation – “Gold Is The Only Valuable Asset On The SNB’s Balance Sheet”
by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 04/21/2013 A few weeks ago, we wrote of the Swiss People’s Party’s efforts to gain enough signatures to force the Swiss National Bank (SNB), who ‘supposedly’ guarantees the price stability in Switzerland, to stop selling its gold reserves. This last week, as the FT reports, they reached the required 100,000... »