Published time: October 10, 2013 00:26 A Chicago woman was arrested late last week after confronting the president of her long-time employer McDonald’s over the low wages she earns as she struggles to raise two young children. Nancy… Read More ›
Escalation / Destabilization Conflict
White House, IRS exchanged confidential taxpayer info
Posted By Patrick Howley On 1:17 PM 10/09/2013 In Politics Top Internal Revenue Service Obamacare official Sarah Hall Ingram discussed confidential taxpayer information with senior Obama White House officials, according to 2012 emails obtained by the House Oversight and Government… Read More ›
Taiwan military says China able to invade by 2020
Tuesday, 08 October, 2013, 3:44pm Agence France-Presse in Taipei The Taiwanese military has said that China will be able to take Taiwan by force before the end of 2020. Photo: Reuters China’s arms buildup over the last two decades… Read More ›
North Korean army placed on high alert
USS George Washington Photo: EPA The North Korean army is placed on alert to be ready to begin combat actions at any time in response to the US-South Korean manoeuvres that begin in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, North… Read More ›
North Korea puts army on high alert, warns U.S. of “horrible disaster”
Source: Reuters – Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:41 PM Author: Reuters SEOUL, Oct 8 (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday its military would be put on high alert and be ready to launch operations, stepping up tension after… Read More ›
Report: Libyan Troops Occupy Prime Minister’s Office To Demand Pay
<!—-> Oct. 7, 2013 – 03:10PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | TRIPOLI — Dozens of unarmed Libyan soldiers occupied the prime minister’s office in Tripoli on Monday to demand unpaid wages, the privately-owned Alnabaa television reported. The channel said the… Read More ›
China warns U.S., Japan, Australia not to gang up in sea disputes
Politics Oct. 07, 2013 – 02:05PM JST SHANGHAI — China said on Monday the United States, Australia and Japan should not use their alliance as an excuse to intervene in territorial disputes in the East China Sea and South China… Read More ›
Crisis: Sectarian hatred is moving from Syria into the mainstream of Turkey’s political life
Turkish Shias in fear of life on the edge Sectarian hatred is moving from Syria into the mainstream of Turkey’s political life. Patrick Cockburn explains the complex battle lines Patrick Cockburn Sunday, 6 October 2013 The poison of sectarian hatred… Read More ›
China’s Xi says political solution for Taiwan can’t wait forever
Reuters Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 NUSA DUA, Indonesia – Chinese President Xi Jinping told a senior envoy from self-ruled Taiwan on Sunday that a political solution to a standoff over sovereignty lasting more than six decades cannot be postponed forever,… Read More ›
Amnesty accuses Turkey of abuse on ‘massive scale’
Human rights widely violated in Gezi Park crackdown 02 October, 20:22 (ANSAmed) – ANKARA – Amnesty International released a report Wednesday accusing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government of turning a blind eye to killings, torture, sexual abuse and… Read More ›
Greek police arrest leader, deputies of far-right Golden Dawn party
Source: Reuters – Sat, 28 Sep 2013 08:55 AM Author: Reuters By Renee Maltezou and Harry Papachristou ATHENS, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Greek police arrested the leader, two lawmakers and party members from the far-right Golden Dawn party on Saturday,… Read More ›
Militant Sunnis add Pakistani Christians to hit list
Deadly attack on church signals shift in fight against rival Muslims AP Sep 25, 2013 Article history Online: Sep 25, 2013 Print: Sep 26, 2013 Last Modified: Sep 25, 2013 ISLAMABAD – A Sunni militant group known for targeting rival… Read More ›
Factories ablaze as Bangladesh garment workers protest
23 Sep 2013 DHAKA (AFP) Angry Bangladeshi garment workers blocked roads, set factories alight and clashed with police for a third day on Monday as protests demanding a minimum monthly wage of $100 spread outside the capital Dhaka. Abdul Baten, police… Read More ›
Twin suicide bombing kills 78 at church service in Pakistan
More than 100 wounded, many critical, in the deadliest attack on Christians in Pakistan Monday, 23 September, 2013 [Updated: 2:47AM] Agence France-Presse in Peshawar, Pakistan Relatives try to comfort each other after the bombing attack at a church in… Read More ›
Suicide bombers kill 60 Christians outside Pakistan church
A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a 130-year-old church in Pakistan after Sunday Mass, killing at least 60 people in the deadliest attack on Christians in recent history. A Pakistani man carries an injured woman on her… Read More ›
Russian Muslim clerics warn of unrest over ban of translation of Koran
Source: Reuters – Fri, 20 Sep 2013 09:13 PM Author: Reuters * Local court rules Russian translation of Koran should be outlawed * Muftis’ Council sound alarm in letter to Putin, say will appeal decision * Experts say case illustrates… Read More ›
Turkey shuts Syria crossing after Qaeda group storms border town
Source: Reuters – Thu, 19 Sep 2013 02:17 PM Author: Reuters * Official says gate closed amid confusion on Syrian side * Clashes now stopped, mediation under way * Fighting shows deep divisions between rebel factions (Adds comments from… Read More ›
Russian Mediterranean fleet to be expanded to 11 warships
Published time: September 16, 2013 18:23 Edited time: September 17, 2013 03:19 The Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea will be boosted by another military vessel till the end of September, according to the country’s… Read More ›
The mega rich are mega richer •Total worth of 400 people on the list is $2 trillion, their highest total ever
Bill Gates crowned America’s wealthiest person for the 20th-straight year with $72 BILLION fortune… and elite are now worth a combined $2 TRILLION Microsoft co-founder is once again richest man in U.S. with $72 billion Total worth of 400 people… Read More ›
Syria: nearly half rebel fighters are jihadists or hardline Islamists, says IHS Jane’s report
Nearly half the rebel fighters in Syria are now aligned to jihadist or hardline Islamist groups according to a new analysis of factions in the country’s civil war. Opposition forces have fragmented into as many as 1,000 bands Photo: Rex Features… Read More ›
Egypt detains Turkish citizen on charges of espionage -report
Source: Reuters – Sat, 14 Sep 2013 03:45 PM Author: Reuters CAIRO, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Egypt has detained a Turkish citizen on suspicion of spying and collusion with the Muslim Brotherhood, the state news agency MENA said on Saturday…. Read More ›
North Korea suspected of restarting Yongbyon nuclear reactor
Satellite imagery shows reactor capable of producing plutonium for weapons is likely to be operating, says US research institute Tania Branigan in Beijing theguardian.com, Thursday 12 September 2013 05.09 EDT North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex seen in a… Read More ›
Russia sends ‘Carrier killer’ ship in the Mediterranean
Wednesday, 11 September 2013 Russia’s Moskva missile cruiser, dubbed a “carrier-killer” by NATO, has passed through the Straits of Gibraltar and is now heading toward the eastern Mediterranean to assume command of the Russian naval force there. The Russian Navy… Read More ›
Ships patrol Diaoyu Islands in advance of anniversary
China sends large coastguard flotilla to mark Japan’s purchase of disputed islands last year Wednesday, 11 September, 2013 [Updated: 10:00AM] Teddy Ng teddy.ng@scmp.com Vessels from the China Maritime Surveillance and the Japan Coast Guard near the disputed Diaoyu Islands…. Read More ›
Turkey risks war with Assad, peace with Kurds
Erdogan deploys troops on the border, 72% Turks against attack 10 September, 12:24 (by Francesco Cerri) (ANSAmed) – ANKARA, SEPTEMBER 10 – Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan has just been through the negative outcome of Istanbul’s competition to… Read More ›
China warns Japan against stationing workers on disputed isles ” would not tolerate provocation “
National Sep. 11, 2013 – 06:55AM JST ( 45 ) TOKYO/BEIJING — China on Tuesday said it would not tolerate provocation after Japan’s top government spokesman said the country might station government workers on disputed islands in the East China… Read More ›
Top one percent took record 19.3percent of US income last year – the LARGEST share of pre-tax income since 1927
Last year the top 1 per cent of earners in the U.S. accounted for 19.3 per cent of pre-tax income That’s the largest per cent since 1927 The economic disparity between the 1 per cent and everyone else in the… Read More ›
Japan could anger China by putting government workers on isles
A Japan Coast Guard boat (front) and vessel sail as Uotsuri island, one of the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, is pictured in the background, in the East China Sea August 18, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Ruairidh… Read More ›
Japan scrambles jets in response to drone
reason.com — Sep 10 Japan scrambled fighter jets Monday after an unidentified drone flew near Tokyo-controlled islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with China, a defence ministry spokesman said. It was the first reported incident of its kind.Japan’s… Read More ›
Chinese bombers prompt Japanese jet scramble
Kyodo News InternationalSeptember 8, 2013 12:18 Japan’s Defense Ministry said Sunday two Chinese H-6 bombers flew round trip from the East China Sea to the Pacific Ocean without violating Japanese airspace the same day after overflying waters between Okinawa… Read More ›
7 Chinese coast guard ships sail into disputed waters
National Sep. 10, 2013 – 01:42PM JST ( 0 ) TOKYO — Seven Chinese ships sailed into waters around islands at the center of a bitter dispute with Japan on Tuesday, the day before the anniversary of Tokyo’s nationalisation of… Read More ›
Official: US Could Increase Scale of Syria Strikes / Longer engagement, and use of Air Force Bombers
Sep. 8, 2013 – 11:49AM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | A BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile is launched from its Mark 41 vertical launch system aboard the Destroyer USS FIFE (DD-991) during Operation Desert Storm. War planners aim to unleash a… Read More ›
Syria: US-Russia military escalation in eastern Med
Another 10 warships joining those already deployed near Syria 06 September, 20:03 (ANSAmed) – NICOSIA, SEPTEMBER 6 – As diplomatic tensions over the Syrian crisis rise between the US and Russia, the escalation between the two superpowers is… Read More ›
Vladimir Putin: “Russia will help Syria in case of strike”
[ 06 September 2013 19:46 ] “We are currently delivering weapons to Syria and having economic cooperation” Baku – APA. “Russia will further continue giving aid to Syria through delivery of weapons and economic cooperation,” said President of Russia Vladimir… Read More ›
Turkey: ‘Erdogan not a man of his word’, PKK halts retreat
Turkish government did not respect September 1 deadline 05 September, 18:52 (ANSAmed) – ANKARA, SEPTEMBER 5 – Accusing Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan of not honoring his agreements, Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Cemil Bayik announced Thursday that Kurdish rebels… Read More ›
Syria Nuclear Milestones and what ia a Miniature Neutron Source Reactor
Research Reactor Section IAEA Support of Research Reactor HEU to LEU Fuel Conversion Miniature Neutron Source Reactors The Chinese-built Miniature Neutron Source Reactors (MNSR, 27 kW) reactors (two in China, five abroad) are low-power, neutron source RRs used primarily for… Read More ›
Destruction of Christianity as the result of the Arab Spring
© Collage: The Voice of Russia The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime would mark the end of the Christian civilization not only in Syria, but also in the entire Middle East, experts are afraid. Already today in the region… Read More ›
Flashback: Terrorists Arrested on Turkish/Syrian border with Sarin Gas
Monday, 02 September 2013 June 6th, 2013 Russia called on Turkey to share its findings in the case of Syrian rebels who were seized on the Turkish-Syrian border with a 2kg cylinder full of nerve gas sarin. Russia’s top… Read More ›
Top-secret U.S. intelligence files show new levels of distrust of Pakistan
By Greg Miller, Craig Whitlock and Barton Gellman, Monday, September 2, 6:04 PM The $52.6 billion U.S. intelligence arsenal is aimed mainly at unambiguous adversaries, including al-Qaeda, North Korea and Iran. But top-secret budget documents reveal an equally intense focus on one… Read More ›
Syria: intervention could unleash global war, Vatican warns
Striking Syria would extend the violence, Monsignor Toso says 02 September, 15:50 (ANSAmed) – ROME, SEPTEMBER 2 – ”The way to solve Syria’s problems cannot be an armed intervention. It would not decrease the violence, but rather risks exploding it… Read More ›
David Cameron vows to continue to defend Gibraltar in the ongoing diplomatic row with Spain over the tiny territory as chief minister warns of “huge escalation” in the standoff
David Cameron vows to defend Gibraltar . Mr Cameron met Fabian Picardo, Gibraltar’s chief minister, in Downing Street on Friday. Photo: LEWIS WHYLD/AFP By Fiona Govan, Madrid 3:21PM BST 30 Aug 2013 Gibraltar’s chief minister has warned that Spain’s bid… Read More ›
China rules out talks with Japan on disputed Diaoyus
Wednesday, 28 August, 2013 [Updated: 5:28AM] A Japan Coast Guard vessel patrols off the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. Photo: Reuters China sees no reason to hold talks with Japan over their dispute about ownership of… Read More ›
Aso compares Senkakus dispute to Falklands
Politics Aug. 28, 2013 – 06:45AM JST ( 27 ) TOKYO/BEIJING — Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso, who doubles as deputy prime minister, said Tuesday that the government must make clear its intent to defend the Senkaku islands or risk… Read More ›
Russian-Ukrainian volunteer corps going to Syria to fight (“Window to Russia”, Russia)
Sergey Razumovsky © Screenshot: YouTube Plans are in the works to send a Russian-Ukrainian volunteer corps to Syria to help its leadership with the struggle against the rebels. Several thousand people have already signed up. This came in a statement… Read More ›
Kurdish leader – It’s not Assad, West tries to Frame Him
EEV: Still no proof of who launched the chemical attack. If anybody has any direct links to evidence of whom is at fault, please link. Monday, 26 August 2013 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would not be “so stupid” as to… Read More ›
Japan could be ‘main player’ if Asia conflicts break out: defense minister
By Harumi Ozawa Politics Aug. 27, 2013 – 02:01PM JST ( 6 ) TOKYO — Japan could be a key participant if conflict breaks out in Asia, the defense minister said Monday, warning China is seeking to exploit difficulties… Read More ›
Israeli army placed on high alert
Photo: Flickr.com/kudumomo/cc-by In a live interview on Press TV, Voice of Russia regular contributor and the owner of the Stop NATO website Rick Rozoff, citing multiple sources, stated that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have been placed on high alert…. Read More ›
As the West considers action against the ruling Assad regime in Syria, we must take note of a chilling warning from 1914
By Peter McKay PUBLISHED: 17:12 EST, 25 August 2013 | UPDATED: 17:12 EST, 25 August 2013 As the centenary of the 1914-1918 Great War approaches, historian Christopher Clark points out that conflict’s eerie, modern relevance. ‘The assassination of… Read More ›
Japan Scrambles Jets After Russian Bomber Breaches Airspace
Aug. 22, 2013 – 10:54AM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | TOKYO — Japan scrambled fighter jets Thursday after a pair of Russian bombers briefly intruded into the country’s airspace, officials said. The two Tu-95 planes breached airspace near the isle… Read More ›
Russia: Chemical attack in Syria, yet another set up by Foreign Forces and Al Qaeda
Friday, 23 August 2013 The fearsome trio US, UK and France reacted with a fury dished out by their media over an alleged chemical attack in Syria, the problem is, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, these countries reacted before… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 