Geopolitical – Week of 8.26.12
Lawrence Lessig on the Coming “i-Patriot Act”
Boing Boing | 05 August 2012
Lawrence Lessig, a respected Law Professor from Stanford University
Video of RNC Teleprompter Showing Results of Scripted V…
Lawrence Lessig on the Coming “i-Patriot Act”
Boing Boing | 05 August 2012
Lawrence Lessig, a respected Law Professor from Stanford University
Video of RNC Teleprompter Showing Results of Scripted V…
Statement of SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro on Money Market Fund Reform
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 22 August 2012
Germany Backs Draghi Bond Plan Against Bundesbank
The Telegraph 23 August…
Social Security Administration To Purchase 174 Thousand Rounds Of Hollow Point Bullets
Infowars.com 15 August 2012
First it was the Department of Homeland Security, then it was the National Oceanic an…
Alan Greenspan: “We Can Always Print Money” To Pay Debts
Greenspan 7 August 2012
Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan explains how the United States can pay down the debt. By printing…
U.N. Decides Against Gun Control Treaty
Rome Observer August 2, 2012
The United Nations is no longer trying to draft a treaty on gun control!
Report: Russia Moves Nuclear Missiles to Cuba
Infowars.co…
China Cities Roll Out Stimulus As Changsha Targets $130 Billion
Bloomberg 26 July 2012
The central Chinese city of Changsha unveiled an 829.2 billion yuan ($130 billion) investment plan.
Base Closing…
Iran ausschalten – Hillary Clinton & James Baker
YouTube 15 July 2012
FBI raids City Hall In New Jersey’s capital
New York Post 19 July 2012
FBI agents raided City Hall in New Jersey’s capital on Th…
Obama’s Scramble for Africa Secret Wars, Secret Bases, and the Pentagon’s “New Spice Route” in Africa
Truth-Out (13 July 12)
Two More US Carriers, Dozens of Mini-subs Rushed to Hormuz
Debka Files (…
The Business of War: SOFEX
YouTube | 05 July 2012
Check Out The Massive Chinese-Built Ghost Town In The Middle Of Angola
Business INsider (3 July 12)
Monsignor Convicted of Child Endangerment i…
Saudis Forces Mass on Jordanian, Iraqi Borders. Turkey, Syria Reinforce Strength
debka.com (29 June 12)
US Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Healthcare Act
Jesse’s Café Américain (28 June 12)
Nativ…
German Court May Delay Bailout Fund Ratification
Reuters (21 June 12)
Romney Reaps Donations From Backers of Primary Opponents
Bloomberg (21 June 12)
10 Reasons Countries Fall Apart
Foreign Policy (…
U.S. Court of Appeals has no confidence in NRC’s “Nuclear Waste Con Game”
Beyond Nuclear (12 June 12)
House Republicans Creating World’s Worst Criminogenic Environment
RSN (14 June 12)
The Kay Grigg…
Bilderberg 2012: were Mitt Romney and Bill Gates There?
The Guardian (5 June 12)
Syria Could Unite Russia and China Against the U.S.
Bloomberg (7 June 12)
Deal May be Near in Media-Government Spat
M…
Montreal Pots And Pans Video Of Protest Against Bill 78 Goes Viral
Huffington Post (29 May 12)
Report: Justice Dept. Tells Fla. to Stop Purging Voter Rolls
OnDeadline (31 May 12)
UK Supreme Court Ru…
Biggest Act of Civil Disobedience in Canadian History
The 2012 Scenario (24 May 12)
Iran Nuclear Talks End With No Deal; New Meeting in June
The New York Times (24 May 12)
Electronic Voting Declared…
Spy Drone Almost Causes Mid Air Collision With Jet Over Denver
Infowars.com (17 May 12)
Rubin and Hills Co-Chair
Council Foreign Relations
Does Pauley’s BNYM Ruling Spell New Liability for MBS Tru…
Vladimir Putin Sending Dmitry Medvedev to Camp David Summit
The Washington Post (10 May 12)
Proposed Treasury Regulations Implementing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”)
jdsupra.com…
Another 6-year-old Arrested in School, Is Locking Kids Up Really the Best Option?
Clutch (30 April 12)
Pentagon Creates New Spy Service in Revamp
The Wall Street Journal (23 April 12)
Hollywood Cel…
Shrimp Processors Object to BP Oil Spill Pact
Reuters (23 April 12)
Obama Mulls Easing Arms Export Curbs
Space wars.com (23 April 12)
It Takes A Village to Ruin Everything
Jon Rappoport (21 April 12…
Commentary: The Real GSA Scandal
The Washington Post (15 April 12)
North Korea Rocket Breaks up in Flight
CNN (13 April 12)
Russia Is Massing Troops On Iran’s Northern Border And Waiting For A Western Attack
Business Insider (9 April 12)
Joe Biden’s Boy Beau Says…
Syntagma Square Suicide Note Ends With Call To Young Greek People To “Hang The Traitors”
Zero Hedge (4 April 12)
Man Whose WMD Lies Led to 100,000 Deaths Confesses All
The Independent (1 April 12)
T…
Secret Nuclear Drone Plan Nixed by ‘Political Realities’
WIRED (22 March 12)
Swift Blows to Iran and Nuclear Talks
Asia times (21 March 12)
U.S. Top Court Backs Landowners, Limits Power of EPA
R…
Netanyahu says Israel Won’t Need U.S. OK to Hit Iran
The Washington Times (15 March 12)
Director of DARPA Departs Pentagon for Google, Further Reinforcing Government Ties
The 2012 Scenario (14 Marc…
Obama Admin Admits ACTA “Legally Binding” on Americans
Judge Sides with Monsanto, Ridicules Farmers’ Rights
Food Democracy Now! (24 Feb 12)
Sen. Levin Calls For Congress To Close ‘Facebook’ Tax Loophole
Talking Points Memo (1 March 12)
North Korea A…
Iran-Israel Scenario Spiraling Down Rapidly
Phil Stock World (23 Feb 12)
Paul Mason of BBC on How Austerity is Reducing Greece to Developing Country Status
Naked Capitalism (22 Feb 12)
Va. House Dro…
Fears Of Permanent And Dangerous Fracture In New Zealand
Scoop.co.nz (17 Feb 12)
Graham Doesn’t Believe Clapper: ‘I’m Very Convinced’ Iran Is Building Nuclear Weapons
Information Clearing Hou…
Nathaniel Rothschild Loses High Court Libel Battle
The Telegraph (10 Feb 12)
DOD Ends Sale of Expended Military Brass to Remanufacturers
The Shootist (15 March 09)
MF Global Judge to Examine Insuran…
STOCK Act Passes Senate by Vote of 96-3
Politico (2 Feb 12)
Bill Introduced To Challenge Authority Of NDAA
Infowars.com (2 Feb 12)
Lawyers Use Ancient Code in Assange’s Last Stand
smh.com.au (2 Feb …
Who Is Sheldon Adelson, the Gingrich Super PAC’s Billionaire Backer?
The Atlantic (25 Jan 12)
Russia Gives WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange a TV Platform
The Christian Science Monitor (25 Jan 12)
New Leak …
Canada Looks at Alternatives to Nixed US Pipeline
Yahoo News (19 Jan 12)
Thanks to Citizens United, Multinational Mega Lobbyist Firm Salivates Over $4 Billion in Campaign Cash
AlterNet (19 Jan 12)
T…
First NDAA; Now Enemy Expatriation Act
Chuck Baldwin Live (12 Jan 12)
Forum Post: The Enemy Expatriation Act (S.1698/H.R.3166) – A Statement From Anonymous
Occupy Wall Street (9 Jan 12)
US Slaps San…
The Elite’s Military Problem
The Daily Bell (6 Jan 12)
No Longer the Land of Opportunity
The Washington Post (3 Jan 12)
YouTube
(3 Jan 12)
America is an Insecure Empire with Catherine Austin Fitts…
Romney, Paul Lead Ahead of Iowa Caucus
The Slate (28 Dec 11)
Cyber War Against U.S. – China Involved In “The Greatest Transfer of Wealth In the History of the World”
SHTFplan.com (22 Dec 11)
F…
McConnell Calls for House GOP to Cave on Pay Roll Extension
The Slate (22 Dec 11)
Eliot Spitzer: Our Rallying Cry Should Be, “We Own Wall Street and We Can Stop Corporate America’s Worst Behavior.”
A…
Most U.S. Unemployed No Longer Receive Benefits
CBS News (5 Nov 11)
U.K. Said to Face Derivatives-Law Setback After EU Summit Clash
Bloomberg (15 Dec 11)
Putin Defends Election Result, Blames West
Y…
MF Global’s Corzine Tells Congress: I Don’t Know Where the Money Is
AdvisorOne (8 Dec 11)
Euro Rescue Deal Limited to 17-EU Countries and With a March Deadline
MercoPress (9 Dec 11)
Los Angeles …
US to Pay $2.5M in Photo Editor’s Anthrax Death
The Associated Press (29 Nov 11)
A Second Iranian Nuclear Facility has Exploded, as Diplomatic Tensions Rise Between the West and Tehran
The Australian…
YouTube
(20 Nov 11)
Older, Suburban and Struggling, ‘Near Poor’ Startle the Census
The New York Times (19 Nov 11)
Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul Clashed Over The Patriot Act at The Start…
Two Title Officers Indicted, Accused of Falsifying Documents
Las Vegas Review-Journal (17 Nov 11)
Elizabeth Warren Makes Jon Stewart Feel Better On “Daily Show” (VIDEO)
Huffington Post (16 Nov 11)
C…
YouTube
(6 Oct 11)
Remains of US Soldiers Dumped in Landfill, Air Force Admits
Reader Supported News (10 Nov 11)
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the OWS Protests
Rolling Stone (10 Nov 11…
Woman Facing Criminal Charges for Posing as Ex on Facebook
Fox News (3 Nov 11)
A Perversely Perfect War
The Daily Reckoning (3 Nov 11)
From The Beginning, it Was Clear Kristallnacht Was Different
JT…
China Takes a Loss to Get Ahead in the Business of Fresh Water
New York Times (26 Oct 11)
Paul Wants to Phase Out Federal Student Loans
The Associated Press (23 Oct 11)
Obama to Promote New Steps to…
US Troops to Leave Iraq by End of Year
Yahoo Finance (21 Oct 11)
In Bid to Cut Costs at Some Texas Prisons, Lunch Will Not Be Served on Weekends
NYTimes.com (20 Oct 11)
Debt Plan Is Delayed in Europ…
The Federal Reserve Plans To Monitor Facebook, Twitter, Google News
Fast Company (11 Oct 11)
Georgia Considers Replacing Firefighters With Free Prison Laborers
Truthout (13 Oct 11)
U.S. Challenged t…
Polish Candidate Lashes Out at Germany
The New York Times (6 Oct 11)
Unions, Students Join Wall Street Protesters
MSNBC (6 Oct 11)
Senate Democrats Add Millionaire Tax to Jobs Bill
MSNBC (5 Oct 11)
…
India Files Biopiracy Lawsuit Against Monsanto, Says Biotech Giant is Stealing Nature For Corporate Gain
Natural News (28 Sep 11)
Bernanke calls long-term unemployment a national crisis and urges mor…
Obamacare HHS Rule Would Give Government Everybody’s Health Records
Washington Examiner (23 Sep 11)
Ron Paul HUGE Winner In Shorted Fox Poll
Rense.com (23 Sep 11)
Is the Saudi Royal Family Conne…
Another Popular Name Emerges In The Solyndra Scandal
Zero Hedge (15 Sep 11)
IRS Gets $2.7B From Offshore Accounts
Bloomberg (15 Sep 11)
YouTube
(27 Dec 11)
“Politics in my Country Needs Major Re…
Stop Harvard’s Next Bailout
The Harvard Crimson (17 Oct 02)
Prince Charles Warns of ‘Sixth Extinction Event’
The Telegraph (9 Sep 11)
Payroll Taxes: Keystone of Obama Jobs Plan
CSMonitor (8 Sep 11)…
Patent Reform Act Threatens ‘Engine’ of Prosperity (Update)
Best Metal Research (2 Sept 11)
Libya and The World we Live in
killinghope.org (1 Sept 11)
Anderson Says Firms Making `Killing’ Off Ta…
Goldman Launches Probe For To Find Out Who’s Behind The @GSElevator Twitter Account
Business Insider (26 Aug 11)
FCC to Investigate Cell Phone Logjam After Earthquake
CNN (25 Aug 11)
Drudge Exclusiv…
US: Meet Verizon’s Newest Security Force: Blackwater
Sott.net (18 Aug 11)
Dag Hammarskjöld: Evidence Suggests UN Chief’s Plane Was Shot Down
Guardian.co.uk (17 Aug 11)
Whistleblower Claims Massive…
Help Us, Protect Your Privacy Online
Sonic.net (1 Aug 11)
Republicans Hold Off Dems in Recalls, Win Enough Seats to Keep Majority in Senate
Wisconsin State Journal (10 Aug 11)
Kiss Stands by Lockhee…
French Court Orders Investigation of Lagarde
The Wall Street Journal (4 Aug 11)
Home Visits And Other ‘Secrets Of The FBI’
NPR (2 Aug 11)
Dispatch: Russian Privatization and Modernization
Stratfor (…
U.S. House Bids to Salvage Boehner Debt Bill
Bloomberg (29 July 11)
Evil Corporate Tax Holiday Gains Bipartisan Support
RollingStone (27 July 11)
Obama’s Ambush on Entitlements
Counterpunch (26 July…
“Fast and Furious” Blows Sky-High
PowerLine (6 July 11)
NATO Using Nuclear Weapons In Libya
rense.com (7 July 11)
15-Year-Old Girl Faces Life in Prison for a Miscarriage? Why Conservatives Are C…
New San Francisco Bridge Built in China to be Shipped to US
The Telegraph (1 July 11)
Strauss-Kahn Case Faces Test in Hearing
The New York Times (30 June 11)
FTC to Issue Subpoenas in Google Antitrust Probe
Yahoo Finance (23 June 11)
For 2012 Republicans, the Economy Trumps the Culture War
Yahoo Finance (23 June 11)
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO…
Ian Puddick Accused of Twitter Harassment In Landmark Trial
Huffington Post (16 June 11)
Kids Lemonade Stand At U.S. Open Fined $500 And Shut Down By Montgomery County
wusa9.com (16 June 11)
No Leg…
Volcanic Eruptions
Dr.Sirus’ Blog (15 June 11)
Google Adding Search by Voice, Pictures
CNN (14 June 11)
Vietnam Plans Live-fire Drill Amid South China Sea Row
BBC News (10 June 11)
White House Wants Debt Deal by July 4
Politico (9 June 11)
In Saudi Arabia, Royal Funds Buy Peace for Now
The New York Ti…
Embedding YouTube Videos May Soon Be a Felony
Infowars.com (2 June 11)
For a Whistle-Blower, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
New York Times (1 June 11)
Debt Ceiling: Moody’s Just Threatened To Slash Th…
Obama, in Europe, Signs Patriot Act Extension
MSNBC (27 May 11)
Tension Marks Clinton’s Visit to Pakistan
The New York Times (27 May 11)
Citi Seeks to Keep $1 billion Lehman Collateral
Reuters (27…
Top Lawmakers Agree to Patriot Act Extension
Associated Press (19 May 11)
President Obama Will Call For Billions in Aid to Arab Nations
Azcentral.com (19 May 11)
Breaking: Jerome Corsi’s Birther Boo…
Court: No Right to Resist Illegal Cop Entry Into Home
NWI Times (13 May 11)
Texas TSA Nullification Passes House, Moves on to Senate
The PJ Tatler (13 May 11)
Lawmakers Look to Limit Taxes on Digita…
U.S. Reacts Cooly to Palestinian Reconciliation
Reuters (27 Apr 11)
Reducing Influence Peddling in Government Contracting
Truthout (27 Apr 11)
FCC to Review AT&T Merger as Supreme Court Reviews …
BP’s Secret Deepwater Blowout
Greg Palast (19 Apr 11)
Jury Convicts Exec in $3B Mortgage Fraud Case
Yahoo News (19 April 11)
US Gave $6m to Syrian Opposition
The Australian (19 April 11)
Secret M…
US Senate Urges UN to Revoke Goldstone Report
Ynetnews (15 April 11)
The “Deep State” Behind U.S. Democracy
Voltaire Network (6 April 11)
No Accord in Budget Talks as Policy Fights Hamper Deal
The New York Times (7 April 11)
Government Shutdown: Potential Furloughs For 800k Federal Workers, Disruption of D.C. Services
The Washington Po…
Amid Tweeted Frustration, Japan May Take Control of TEPCO
Time (1 April 11)
Ivory Coast Rebels Seize State TV, Control Gbagbo Palace
Bloomberg (1 April 11)
Anxiety Roils Libyan Capital Amid Top-Leve…
Poland May Hold Nuclear Referendum, Says PM Tusk
Reuters (23 March 11)
Detroit’s Population Crashes
The Wall Street Journal (23 March 11)
Challenge to Obama’s Health Law Brews in Ohio House
The Colu…
Gaddafi Launches All-Out Assault on Ras Lanuf
The Real News (11 March 11)
Sarkozy Accused of Working For Israeli Intelligence
Globalresearch.ca (11 March 11)
Outrage, Anxiety After Providence Mayor ‘Fires’ Almost 2,000 Teachers
CNN (25 Feb 11)
Indebted Irish Take Revenge in Crisis Poll
Reuters (25 Feb 11)
Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, Falls For Ph…
Obama Joins Wisconsin’s Budget Battle, Opposing Republican Anti-union Bill
The Washington Post (18 Feb 11)
A Breast-Feeding Plan Mixes Partisan Reactions
The New York Times (17 Feb 11)
Jobs, Zuckerb…
Mubarak Steps Down, Ceding Power to Military
Truthout (11 Feb 11)
State Nullification: Requisite To Freedom
Infowars.com (11 Feb 11)
Kyl to Retire, Won’t Seek Another Term
Politico (10 Feb 11)
Afte…
Egyptian Government Figures Join Protesters
The New York Times (4 Feb 11)
Algeria to Lift Emergency Powers
Aljazeera (3 Feb 11)
Small Farms And The Farm Subsidies Scandal
The Huffington Post (3 Feb …
New Irish Govt Can’t Renege on Bailout Deal-ECB
Reuters (27 Jan 11)
From Bullets to Megabytes
The New York Times (26 Jan 11)
US Senate To Reintroduce Internet “Kill Switch” Bill
Fedup Montrealer (27…
GE’s Immelt to Fill Exiting Volcker’s Role on Panel
The New York Times (21 Jan 11)
A Path Is Sought for States to Escape Their Debt Burdens
The New York Times (21 Jan 11)
G.O.P. Bloc Presses Lea…
White House Strikes Death Panels
NewsMax.com (5 Jan 11)
Gallup Finds Unemployment Increased In December, Underemployment Is At 6 Month High, Blasts Government Data Fudging
Zero Hedge (6 Jan 11)
Eura…
Russia’s Khodorkovsky Sentenced, West Concerned
Reuters (30 Dec 10)
Pension “Armageddon” Hits Pittsburgh As State Threatens Takeover Of City’s Plan
Business Insider (30 Dec 10)
$385 Million TSA Program Fails to Detect Terrorists
Truthout (24 Dec 10)
Congress Resolves Many Tax Issues During Lame-Duck Session
Journal of Accountancy (22 Dec 10)
Cut in Public-sector Pensions ‘…
U.S. Code-cracking Agency Works as if Compromised
Reuters (17 Dec 10)
The Food Safety Bill Dies With The Spending Bill
National Health Federation (16 Dec 10)
WikiLeaks’ Assange Says He Fears U.S. Ex…
10 Things I Wish WikiLeaks Would Release
OptionsXpress (8 Dec 10)
Democrats ‘Say No’ in Symbolic Tax Vote
The Wall Street Journal (10 Dec 10)
The Fed and the Caymans: New ‘Jaw-Dropping’ Bailout …
Obama Nominates Rabid Anti-gunner to Head the ATF
GOA (29 Nov 10)
The New American Oligarchy
Truthout (2 Dec 10)
Nigeria: Dick Cheney To Be Charged Over Alleged Bribery Case
The Huffington Post (2 D…
Give Thanks to Those Who Came Before us And Gave up Much
The Selvedge Yard (24 Nov 10)
Will The Government Shrink My 401(k)?
CNN Money (23 Nov 10)
Food Safety Bill Starts, Stalls in First Week of L…
German People in Unprecedented Rebellion Against Government
Aletho News (8 Nov 10)
Republicans Seek Democratic Allies in Health Care Fight
Politico (12 Nov 10)
Newsweek, The Daily Beast to Announc…
Exclusive: Next House Banking Panel Head: Liquidate GSEs
Reuters (3 Nov 10)
A Return to Jekyll Island: The Origins, History, and Future of the Federal Reserve – November 5-6, 2010
Federal Reserve Ba…
Key Tax Breaks at Risk as Panel Looks at Cuts
The Wall Street Journal (25 Oct 10)
Treasury Shields Citigroup as Deletions Undercut Disclosure
Bloomberg (25 Oct 10)
The Great Bailout Backlash
The New…
Top 100 Items to Disappear First During a National Emergency
Before It’s News (26 Oct 10)
The Rent Too Damn High in Dubai? Not So Much
Time (22 Oct 10)
New York Judge Orders Foreclosure Lawyers Held Accountable For Accuracy Of Paperwork
The Huffington Post (20 Oct 10)
YouTube
Foreclosu…
The Rent Too Damn High in Dubai? Not So Much
Time (22 Oct 10)
New York Judge Orders Foreclosure Lawyers Held Accountable For Accuracy Of Paperwork
The Huffington Post (20 Oct 10)
YouTube
Foreclosu…
Sarkozy Sets The Heavy Squad on The Riots as Demonstrations Over French Pension Reforms Continue For Ninth Day
Mail Online (22 Oct 10)
Foreclosure Freeze Could Put Security Clearances at Risk
The Was…
The Catholic Church is a Criminal Enterprise
True/Slant (27 March 10)
The DC Analysis: Offshore Drilling Moratorium’s End is Way Overdue
Yahoo News (13 Oct 10)
For a DREAMy, Wartime, National Serv…
Government Seizes Newborn Baby Over Political Beliefs Of Parents
PrisonPlanet (8 Oct 10)
Government to Keep Control of Pension Obligations – Hutton
Reuters (8 Oct 10)
YouTube
(5 Oct 10)
9/11 Fir…
RT | 23 June 2010
Farm-to-Consumer Movement Ought to be Promoted by State, Not Stifled
MetroPulse (22 Sept 10)
Oil Lingering in Waters Off Alabama, Mississippi and Florida Beaches
al.com (23 Sept…
Mozambique Riots Toll Seven Killed, 288 Hurt: Govt
Yahoo News (2 Sept 10)
Bundesbank Asks German President to Dismiss Sarrazin
Bloomberg Businessweek (2 Sept 10)
An Oil Platform Burns, Blanketing T…