Geopolitical – Week of 02.23.14

Ukraine Accuses Russia of ‘Military Invasion’ as Gunmen Seize Airports
Fox News | 28 February 2014
Armed forces were blocking the two main airports in the strategic peninsula…

Peter M. Flanigan, Banker and Nixon Aide, Dies at 90
The Huffington Post | 11 February 2014
Since I write investigative examinations on the corrupt state of American government and American economy…

Dick Cheney: Obama Would Rather Spend Money On Food Stamps Than A Strong Military
The Huffington Post | 25 February 2014
Former Vice President Dick Cheney (R) took a hit at President Barack Obama on Monday…

Piers Morgan Admits Gun Control Advocacy Led to Show Being Axed
Info Wars | 24 February 2014
Decision sends clear message that Americans are rejecting networks acting as state media mouthpieces…

Obama Asks Court To Make NSA Database Even Bigger
Zero Hedge | 26 February 2014
When a hypertotalitarian banana republic takes another turn for the gigasurreal, even Elon Musk is speechless…

Clarksville Student Suspended For Knife In Father’s Car
News Channel 5 | 25 February 2014
A high school student in Montgomery County has been suspended after school officials found a knife inside his father’s car…

Venezuelan Diplomats Given 48 Hours to Leave US in Tit-for-Tat Move
RT | 25 February 2014
The US has given three Venezuelan diplomats 48 hours to leave the embassy in Washington DC…

Northern Ireland Leader Threatens to Quit Over IRA
AP | 26 February 2014
The leader of Northern Ireland’s unity government threatened to resign Wednesday…

Putin Orders Military Tests Amid Ukraine Tensions
AP | 26 February 2014
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered massive exercises involving most military units…

Hagel says Europeans Should Step up NATO Support
AP | 26 February 2014
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday the European allies must start bearing more…

Obama Threatens Karzai With Full US Withdrawal
AP | 26 February 2014
Frustrated with his Afghan counterpart, President Barack Obama is ordering…

Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox Shutdown Said to Trigger U.S. Probe
Bloomberg | 26 February 2014
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are probing possible criminal violations…

Obama to Outline Plan to Fix Crumbling Roads, Rail, Bridges
Reuters | 26 February 2014
President Barack Obama will announce in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Wednesday a $302 billion plan…

‘Pure Evil’: City Caps Sewer of Woman Fighting to Live ‘Off the Grid’
Yahoo! News | 25 February 2014
The fight of Cape Coral, Florida resident Robin Speronis to live “off the grid”…

Pope Francis: the Vatican Shake-Up Begins
The Telegraph | 24 February 2014
Pope Francis’s shake-up of the sclerotic Vatican has begun…

Gorbachev: Bulldoze EU & US Aides from Ukraine and Let the People Decide

YouTube | 24 February 2014
The EU’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is visiting Kiev…

Plan To Split California Into Six States Gets OK To Gather Signatures
CBS SF Bay Area | 19 February 2014
Supporters of a plan to divide California into six sates can begin collecting signatures to get the proposal on the ballot…

The “Ukraine Situation” Explained In One Map
Zero Hedge | 20 February 2014
Sadly, everything you need to know about the crisis in Ukraine in one worrisome map which summarizes all the relevant “red lines.”

Obama’s Climate-Change Policy Questioned at Supreme Court
Bloomberg | 24 February 2014
U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned whether the Environmental Protection Agency…

Exclusive: Iraq Signs Deal to Buy Arms, Ammunition from Iran – Documents
Reuters | 24 February 2014
Iran has signed a deal to sell Iraq arms and ammunition worth $195 million…

EXXON CEO Joins in an Anti-Fracking Lawsuit
RI Future.org | 21 February 2014
Chickens coming home to roost?