Geopolitical – Week of 08.04.13

Snowden’s E-mail Provider is Closing, Cannot Legally Say Why
The Washington Post | 08 August 2013
The e-mail service used by National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden is suspending operations…

$700k Windfall: Russian Man Outwits Bank With Hand-Written Credit Contract
RT | 08 August 2013
A Russian man who decided to write his own small print in a credit card contract has had his changes upheld in court…

IRS Takes on Tyco in U.S. Tax Court Debt-vs-Equity Dispute
Reuters | 07 August 2013
A U.S. Tax Court fight between Tyco International Ltd…

NSA Pricked The “Cloud” Bubble For US Tech Companies
Zero Hedge | 07 August 2013
The cloud is a growth industry. And a religion in Silicon Valley…

Rising Seas: A City-by-City Forecast
Rolling Stone | 20 June 2013
The Atlantic coast between North Carolina and Massachusetts is at high risk…

U.S. Air Force Transported 24 Tons of Cocaine from Costa Rica to Miami, Allegedly to be Destroyed
Cryptogon | 07 August 2013
According to an official press release from the Organization of Judicial Investigations (OIJ in Spanish)…

Iran’s New Leader Rouhani Urges ‘Serious’ Nuclear Talks
BBC News | 06 August 2013
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called for “serious and substantive”…

U.S. and Britain Withdraw Personnel from Yemen
The New York Times | 06 August 2013
After days of alarms and embassy lockdowns…

‘Robin Hoods’ Who Feed Parking Meters Are Hit With Lawsuit in New Hampshire

NBC News | 15 May 2013
A group of self-styled Robin Hoods who scamper around the streets of a New Hampshire city…

Exclusive: U.S. Directs Agents to Cover Up Program Used to Investigate Americans
Reuters | 05 August 2013
A secretive U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit…

Australia Unveils Levy on Bank Deposits
BBC News | 02 August 2013
Australia has unveiled a levy on some bank deposits to raise money towards a fund…