Geopolitical – Week of 02.16.14

Scientists Warn of Environmental Threat in Chemical Arms Disposal
Space War | 20 February 2014
An international operation to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile…

Documenting Darkness: How a Thug State Operates
Information Clearing House | 20 February 2014
Here, at least, is a place to start: intelligence officials have weighed in with an estimate…

Chicago: Predictive Policing Experiments
Cryptogon | 20 February 2014
When the Chicago Police Department sent one of its commanders to Robert McDaniel’s home last summer…

U.S. Governors Want States to Take Lead on Drilling Regulations
Bloomberg | 19 February 2014
A dozen U.S. governors are pushing for states, not the federal government…

Obama Wants to Cut Red Tape for Exporters
USA Today | 19 February 2014
While en route to Mexico on Wednesday…

Obama Condemns Violence in Ukraine
USA Today | 19 February 2014
President Obama condemned the deadly violence in the Ukraine…

OZY.com: How China Plans to Go Global
USA Today | 20 February 2014
A top Baidu executive talks about why his country may win in tech…

Iran, Powers Seek to Agree Basis for Final Nuclear Deal
Reuters | 19 February 2014
Six world powers and Iran appeared to make some progress at a second day of talks in Vienna…

License-Plate Tracking Technology Sought by U.S. Customs
Bloomberg | 19 February 2014
The U.S. said it’s seeking to get access to or acquire commercial databases…

School Shooting Expert Threatened Over Sandy Hook Investigation
Infowars | 18 February 2014
Was told if he didn’t back off “bad things are going to happen”…

Chevron Apologizes for Pennsylvania Natural Gas Well Explosion With a Pizza Coupon
Wunderground | 19 February 2014
When the tiny town of Bobtown, Pa. was stirred by an explosion at a nearby Chevron fracking site…

The Ukraine, The USA, Germany, And Russia
Giza Death Star | 17 February 2014
Many people have inquired both privately and by way of more direct comments what I think about the current situation in the Ukraine…

That German Gold Thing…. Yet Again!
Giza Death Star | 18 February 2014
While we’re on the subject of geopolitics and finances and title company executives who experience a sudden urge to drive nails into their skulls with nail guns and bankers deciding they want to fly off the tops of skyscrapers…

Stephens: Climate Prophets and Profiteers
The Wall Street Journal | 17 February 2014
The weirdest thing about John Kerry’s weekend speech on climate-change…

Bling Bishop Used Charity Millions for HQ: Report
The Local | 17 February 2014
A disgraced German bishop who spent €31 million building a new headquarters…

Angela Merkel: Let US Spies Keep Their Internet. The EU Will Build its Own
The Intercept | 17 February 2014
German Chancellor will talk data networks and privacy with Hollande this week…

Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters
The Intercept | 18 February 2014
Top-secret documents from the National Security Agency and its British counterpart reveal for the first time…

1 Billon Dollars to Push Their Climate Agenda
Watts Up With That | 14 February 2014
Yes for all those people who think skeptics are lavishly funded, here’s proof. Oh, wait…

Two False Charges in Electra, Texas. Prosecutor Tries to Add More at Pretrial. And so Much More.

YouTube | 10 February 2014
I verbally objected to an unconstitutional search of my vehicle in Electra, Texas…

US Army Builds Fake City to Shoot at During Training
The Telegraph | 13 February 2014
The American army has built an entire fake city including a school, a mosque and a football stadium…

Germany to Beef Up Counter-Espionage Against US, Western Allies
RT | 16 February 2014
Following decades of a heavily subdued program…

Russia Under Attack
Paul Craig Roberts | 14 February 2014
In a number of my articles I have explained that the Soviet Union served as a constraint on US power…

Vote from space? Only in Texas
My San Antonio | 10 February 2014
Texas is light years ahead of the rest of the country, when it comes to voting from outer space…

North Korea Crimes Evoke Nazi Era, Kim May Face Charges: U.N. Inquiry
Reuters | 17 February 2014
North Korean security chiefs and possibly even Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un himself should face international justice…

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Talks Will Focus on Strengthening Economic Ties
Los Angeles Times | 17 February 2014
Mexico is expected to avoid discussions about its drug-related violence and focus on its oil and gas industry…

Little Optimism as Iran Nuclear Talks Resume
The New York Times | 17 February 2014
Talks with Iran over a permanent agreement on its nuclear program begin on Tuesday in Vienna…

U.S., China Pledge Cooperation on Climate Change
The Washington Post | 15 February 2014
The United States and China said Saturday they have agreed to intensify efforts to address climate change…

More On The Epidemic Of “Suicided” Banksters…
Deep Politics Monitor | 16 February 2014
Well it was bound to happen sooner or later folks…

Suspicious Death of JPMorgan Vice President, Gabriel Magee, Under Investigation in London
Wall Street On Parade | 09 February 2014
London Police have confirmed that an official investigation is underway into the death of a 39-year old JPMorgan Vice President…

Exposing What Lies Beneath the Bodies of Dead Bankers and What Lies Ahead For Us
Homeland Security US | 15 February 2014
I feel that this is one of the most important investigations I’ve ever done…