Archives for juin 2016

CIA Weapons Shipments Destined For Syrian Rebels Stolen, Emerge On Black Market

It is believed that some of the stolen weapons were used to kill two Americans and three others at a police training facility shooting in Amman in November.

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Free Syrian Army fighters take cover from incoming Syrian Army fire in the Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (AP/Manu Brabo)

The large shipments of CIA and Saudi Arabian arms included Kalashnikov assault rifles, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades, which intelligence agencies bought in bulk in the Balkans and elsewhere around Eastern Europe. Following the delivery to Jordan, the CIA used General Intelligence Directorate officers to transport the weapons to the

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Warns Of Imminent Financial Crisis

“We are in very early days of a crisis which has got a way to go.”

Alan Greenspan appears via video conference

On Monday, Alan Greenspan, the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, dropped a bombshell that will both incite panic as well make people scratch their heads in disbelief. Speaking on Bloomberg in an extensive 30-minute interview, Greenspan gave his assessment of Brexit. The former fed chair said David Cameron made a “terrible

Israel And Turkey Strike Deal That Would Secure Control Of Syrian Oil

Israel agreed to establish a $20 million fund for activists killed in a 2010 attack on a Turkish aid ship bound for Palestine, but the deal has far more to do with oil than human rights.

Turks gather in Istanbul, on the fourth anniversary of the Mavi Marmara ship, background, the lead boat of a flotilla headed to the Gaza Strip which was stormed by Israeli naval commandos in a predawn raid killing at least 9 passengers and wounding dozens more. Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced Monday, June 27, 2016, that Turkey and Israel have reached a deal to normalize ties after six years of strain.

JERUSALEM --- After six years of strained relations, Israel and Turkey have hammered out a deal to renew diplomatic ties between the two countries. The deal, announced on Monday, marks Israel’s willingness to make major concessions over the 2010 attack by Israeli naval forces on the Mavi Marmara, a Turkish ship that belonged to the Freedom

House Passes Koch-Backed Bill Aimed At Opening Doors To Foreign Donors, Dark Money

‘The Republican majority believes the more hidden money in politics, the better,’ proclaimed a prominent Democratic opponent of the bill, which is likely to stall in the Senate or face President Obama’s veto.

David Koch, Executive Vice President of Koch Industries, Inc., attends The Economic Club of New York, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012.

WASHINGTON --- Rather than following the lead of prominent advocates for campaign finance reform, the House of Representatives recently voted to make American politics less transparent than ever. The issue of the influence of so-called “dark money” on politics -- hidden, high-dollar donations made possible by reforms to campaign finance law like

Neo-Nazis Clash with Counter Protesters, 7 People Stabbed

Multiple people were reportedly stabbed in what the Sacramento Fire Department called a “mass casualty event” after counter-protesters crashed a rally in Sacramento organized by a far-right political group known as the Traditionalist Worker Party.

Five people were transported to area hospitals after fascists were met by counter-protesters at a rally in California's capital. Multiple people were reportedly stabbed in what the Sacramento Fire Department called a “mass casualty event” after counter-protesters crashed a rally in Sacramento organized by a far-right political group known as the

Ron Paul: The People Will Not Suffer From Brexit, Only the Global Banking Elite Will

“Other countries are watching….This is the beginning of the end of the European Union…and nobody is going to suffer from that. Only the wealthy, banking, special interests will suffer any from this,” said Paul. On Friday, Britain’s biggest banks faced double-digit losses on the stock markets, with shares plunging.

Ron Paul appears at a town hall meeting in College Park, Md., Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Since 1958, the European Union has been absorbing independent states across the continent. Starting with the original inner 6 countries (Belgium, France, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, and West Germany) and ending with Croatia in 2013, the forced centralization of Europe was a massive and ominous force with which to be reckoned. Until now. On