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By George Friedman The fall of the Ukrainian government and its replacement with one that appears to be oriented toward the West represents a major defeat for the Russian Federation. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia accepted the reality that the former Eastern European satellite states would be absorbed into the Western economic and political systems. Moscow […]
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One of the alarming features of the crisis on Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula is the staggering confidence with which Vladimir Putin is pursuing his agenda there and in eastern Ukraine. In quick order, Russian troops from the Black Sea fleet – as it has now been acknowledged by the pro-Russian prime minister of Crimea – have seized airports and […]
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Another government fraud doesn’t seem surprising, but we should look closer at this recent employee of the EPA; in fact their highest paid employee, who was thought to be an expert on climate change. He was a liar, embezzler, and overall bad employee, according to his lawyer, he didn’t work for periods of 18 months. […]
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A panel of IT experts recommended that Americans do not use the healthcare.gov website due to security flaws that could lead to identity theft or worse. The experts said they’ve ‘never seen anything like it’ and that it would be easy for a hacker with basic knowledge to break into the site, stealing private […]
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Wikileaks released today a previously secret document outlining what would be the largest economic treaty ever. From their press release: Today, 13 November 2013, WikiLeaks released the secret negotiated draft text for the entire TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) Intellectual Property Rights Chapter. The TPP is the largest-ever economic treaty, encompassing nations representing more than 40 per cent […]
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In a shot across the bow, a Russian lawmaker has proposed a bill making it illegal to posses US Dollars in Russia, including US Dollar denominated bank accounts. Russian citizens would be able to utilize US Dollars while abroad, and operations could still be engaged by the central bank. From the Washington Times: MOSCOW — […]
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5,000 civilians have been killed by police since 9/11 which is about the number of soldiers killed in the Iraq war. Domestic police forces in the US are looking more and more like paramilitary units, by acquiring used military weapons and gear, from M-16 rifles to armored vehicles. Though Americans commonly believe law enforcement’s role […]
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China has surpassed the US economy on several key measures: China is the largest trading country in the world, the largest importer of oil, and has the fastest growing economy. So why should the rest of the planet listen to China? Well, China now accounts for more global trade [40] than anyone else does, including […]
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The U.S. House just passed a bill called H.R. 992 – the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act – that was literally written by mega-bank lobbyists. It repeals the laws passed in 2010 to prevent another meltdown like the one that crashed our economy in 2008. The repeal was co-sponsored by a former Goldman Sachs executive and […]
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According to SPIEGEL research, United States intelligence agencies have not only targeted Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cell phone, but they have also used the American Embassy in Berlin as a listening station. The revelations now pose a serious threat to German-American relations. Read full article It’s not new that there are ties between diplomatic posts and […]
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