June 2014
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Europe’s New Arc of Instability in the 21st Century By Michael Werbowski
But in this tumultuous year of 2014 (marking a hundred years since the start of the “Great War”, and two hundred years after the Congress of Vienna) global events as in the past, are again (and with a vengeance) re-shaping or determining the way the map of Europe might look like in the coming decades.The… Continue reading
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US Plans ‘First Strike’ Nuclear Attack on Russia or China By Richard Cottrell, Rick Rozoff, and Bruce Gagnon
Star Wars tested for Eastern Europe; US space weapons “unofficial declaration of war”; “soft assassinations” planned for last weekend’s EU election winners. Seek truth from facts with Gladio, NATO’s Dagger at the Heart of Europe author and former European MP Richard Cottrell; Stop NATO newslist’s Rick Rozoff; and Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against… Continue reading
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US Plans ‘First Strike’ Nuclear Attack on Russia or China By Richard Cottrell, Rick Rozoff, and Bruce Gagnon
Star Wars tested for Eastern Europe; US space weapons “unofficial declaration of war”; “soft assassinations” planned for last weekend’s EU election winners. Seek truth from facts with Gladio, NATO’s Dagger at the Heart of Europe author and former European MP Richard Cottrell; Stop NATO newslist’s Rick Rozoff; and Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against… Continue reading
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Russia to take necessary measures if NATO military potential comes closer to its borders – envoy
“It is known that in military affairs potentials, not intentions – which, as the latest events have shown, can change – and are taken into account. That is why if we see that new NATO arrangements regarding Russia are implemented in relevant actions of military construction and are manifested in shifting NATO’s military potential towards… Continue reading
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Political Destabilization in Venezuela and the Western Media’s Double Standard By Salim Lamrani
Since 1998, the Venezuelan opposition has consistently rejected the results of the country’s democratic elections. There is a single exception: it recognized the legitimacy of its own victory in the constitutional referendum of December 2, 2007, something it won by less than a one percent margin. The right has been strongly opposed to the legitimately… Continue reading
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Sixteen-year-olds recruited to British Army By Julie Hyland
More than 1 in 10 new recruits to the British Army are just 16 years of age, according to figures released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). It makes Britain one of the few countries in the world, and the only country in the European Union, to recruit child soldiers. Continue reading
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Support for Portugal government nosedives By Paul Mitchell
There was a record low number of voters—just 34 percent. Votes for the two right-wing government coalition partners, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Peoples Party (CSD-PP) collapsed from 40 percent (1.4 million votes) in 2009 to 27.7 percent (909,000 votes), leading to the loss of three of their 10 Members of the European Parliament… Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 31 May-1 June 2014
1 June 2014 20:37:06 — williambowles.info Bilderberg on Ukraine: military chiefs, arms bosses and billionaire speculators (SCF) The New Great Game Round-Up: June 1, 2014 (Boiling Frogs Post) Poroshenko pretends to be strong president of strong country – expert (Voice of Russia) Continue reading
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Brave old (exceptionalist) world By Pepe Escobar
“I believe in American exceptionalism with every fiber of my being.” So there it is, straight from the lion’s mouth, as in US President Barack Obama. Continue reading
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The Lessons and Consequences of World War I: Back to the Future? (II) By Andrew Korybko (USA)
These are the unintended consequences that occur due to grand manipulations and plans gone awry. They are impossible to accurately predict, and they may only sometimes seem expected in hindsight. Dark horses are the wild cards that surprisingly alter the dynamic at play and bring about a change that the original manipulators did not at… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 31 May 2014: Lots to Loathe about Zionists
31 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterPalestine Qualifies for 1st Asian CupIMEMC – Palestine’s soccer team has qualified for their maiden Asian Cup appearance, with a 1-0 win over the Philippines, in the final of the AFC Challenge Cup in Maldives, on Friday. … Continue reading