Category: #Geopolitiks
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#SaudiArabia’s Ominous Reach Into #Yemen
from nytimes.com: The Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen threatens to turn what has been a civil war between competing branches of Islam into a wider regional struggle involving Iran. It could also destroy any hope of stability in Yemen. Even before the Saudis and their Arab allies started the bombing, Yemen was in severe distress;…
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#PutinMissing? Russia’s President AWOL for Nearly Two Weeks
from independent.co.uk: Dmitry Peskov’s patience finally ran out. “We’ve already said this a hundred times, this isn’t funny any more.” Vladimir Putin, Russia’s strongman leader, ever-present across the past 15 years, was missing. And Mr Peskov, his mustachioed mouthpiece, was struggling to contain the story. Apparently in sound health, Mr Putin had not been seen…
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New Allegations of #Saudi Involvement in 9/11
from cnn.com: New allegations have emerged from the man described as the 20th 9/11 hijacker, alleging members of the Saudi royal family supported al Qaeda. Zacarias Moussaoui, who pleaded guilty in 2005 to six terror-related charges, makes the allegations in a sworn statement contained in a brief submitted Tuesday as part of an ongoing civil…
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Davos Oligarchs Fear the World They’ve Made
Davos Elite: We’re Not the Bad Guys! from theguardian.com: The billionaires and corporate oligarchs meeting in Davos this week are getting worried about inequality. It might be hard to stomach that the overlords of a system that has delivered the widest global economic gulf in human history should be handwringing about the consequences of their…
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David Cameron refuses to give #PrinceAndrew his backing
from telegraph.co.uk: David Cameron has refused publicly to support the Duke of York in the wake of allegations that he “sexually abused” a teenager. Asked about the controversy for the first time since the claims were made last week, the Prime Minister would only say in a radio interview: “I’m not going to make any…
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#TortureReport: Corporate Media Comes Down With #Torture Amnesia
from brasschecktv.com: The US news media is displaying shocking amnesia about torture. How long it’s gone, how many of us have been protesting, and who was involved. Bush and Cheney have been mentioned, but here is one name who has escaped attention far.
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Russia and Turkey Sign Major Trade Deals
Putin says South Stream gas pipeline to EU scrapped and names Turkey as partner for alternative project. from aljazeera.com: The leaders of Russia and Turkey have signed a series of major trade and energy deals in the Turkish capital amid differences over the crises in Syria and Ukraine as Moscow copes with Western sanctions. Vladimir…
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Hagel’s Ritual Resignation and ‘The War Ahead’
from 21stcenturywire.com: Another ritual resignation took place today in Washington… Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (R) threw in the towel today by tendering his resignation to President Barack Obama, amidst all the usual pomp and circumstance at the White House (America’s equivalent to a royal divorce). His swift departure could be for a number of reasons…
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#Sweden Confirms Foreign Sub In Its Waters
from cnn.com: A foreign submarine recently trespassed in Swedish territory, officials there said Friday, but they couldn’t say what country the vessel belonged to. The Swedish military began an intense sweep of the waters off the coast of Stockholm more than three weeks ago. On Friday, the Swedish Armed Forces announced that its investigation confirmed…
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Germany Marks 25 Years Since Fall of Berlin Wall
from voanews.com: Germans are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. German Chancellor Angela Merkel led several events Sunday, including the placing of a rose in one of the few remaining sections of the Wall to commemorate the 138 people killed in Berlin alone as they tried to flee the Soviet-allied…
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A Bumper Crop of Dope: US ‘Fails’ to Stem #Afghan #Opium Tide
from brasschecktv.com: Well, at least one industry is booming in this bankrupt world. Afghanistan’s opium crop is booming.
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Ousted #Haiti Dictator Jean-Claude #Duvalier Dead at 63
from mashable: Jean-Claude-Duvalier, the self-proclaimed “president for life” of Haiti whose corrupt and brutal regime sparked a popular uprising that sent him into a 25-year exile, died Saturday of a heart attack, his attorney said. Reynold George said the 63-year-old ex-leader died at his home.
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#HongKong Demonstrations for Free Elections
from brasschecktv.com: Hong Kong catches fire. They’re fed up and they’re not going to take it any more. General strike shuts down Communist China’s gateway to the world. How long before the lead starts flying?
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#HongKong’s pro-democracy protests turn violent
from cnn.com: After a day of tense protests in Hong Kong in which at least 34 people were injured, organizers called on tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators in the Chinese territory to head home late Sunday. But as Sunday became early Monday, it appeared many of the protesters were set to continue to jam…
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#China Industrial Profits Drop in August as Slowdown Deepens
from bloomberg.com: Profits at industrial companies in China declined last month for the first time in two years as a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy deepens. Total profits of China’s industrial enterprises fell 0.6 percent from a year earlier in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said today in Beijing. That compares with July’s…