Geopolitical – Week of 02.09.14

Did 5 Banksters and 1 Journalist All Fake Their Deaths?
Before It’s News | 08 February 2014
We outsiders can only speculate about how 5 prominent banksters and a journalist were wiped off…

German High Court Rules Children Must Support Parents – End of the Social State
Armstrong Economics | 12 February 2014
The German high court has ruled that children MUST take care of their parents…

8 Years Ago, The White House Was Forced To Explain How Dick Cheney Shot A Man In The Face
The Huffington Post | 12 February 2014
On Feb. 11, 2006, then-Vice President Dick Cheney was involved in a major snafu…

Europe wants less U.S. power over Internet
The Washington Post | 12 February 2014
The European Union’s executive body called Wednesday for new steps to dilute America’s broad influence…

U.S. Admiral Assures Philippines of Help in Disputed Sea
Reuters | 13 February 2014
The United States will come to the aid of the Philippines in the event of conflict with China…

New Hampshire House Kills Anti-Gun Bill By A Two To One Vote
The Liberty Crier | 13 February 2014
On Wednesday morning, the New Hampshire House of Representatives killed anti-gun…

A Real-Life Iron Man – Coming to a Neighbourhood Near You?
The Guardian | 12 February 2014
The US military is testing an Iron Man prototype, the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit…

North and South Korea Seek Better Ties at Rare High-Level Talks
Reuters | 12 February 2014
North and South Korea held their first high-level talks in seven years on their fortified border on Wednesday…

Dick Cheney’s Dark Legacy: It’s His World, We’re Just Living in It
Salon | 11 February 2014
Torture, secrecy, military adventurism. Dick Cheney, more than anyone else, set the course for America after 9/11…

One in 14 Women Globally Sexually Assaulted, Study Shows
Bloomberg | 11 February 2014
Globally, one in 14 women aged 15 or older report being sexually assaulted…

Legalizing Oppression: Chris Hedges interviews Lynne Stewart
Information Clearing House | 10 February 2014
The lynching and disbarring of civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart…

Sophisticated but Low-Tech Power Grid Attack Baffles Authorities
Los Angeles Times | 11 February 2014
Authorities don’t have a motive or suspects in the attack on a PG&E power substation in Silicon Valley last year…

U.S. House Approves ‘Clean’ Debt Limit After Republicans Drop Demands
Yahoo! Finance | 12 February 2014
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a one-year extension…

White House Announces 7 Regional Climate Hubs
Info Wars | 05 February 2014
On the heels of the Senate’s passage of a long-awaited farm bill…

U.S. Postal Service Announces Giant Ammo Purchase
Info Wars | 05 February 2014
Post Office joins other federal agencies stockpiling over two billion rounds of ammo…

Obama IRS to Share Private Financial Data With Russia’s Putin
Black Listed News | 05 February 2014
As uncertainty grows surrounding a radical and deeply controversial addition to the sprawling U.S. tax regime…

Good Thing The US Only Has 6.6% Unemployment…
Zero Hedge | 10 February 2014
…or else the following photo just tweeted by Michelle Obama of White House canines…

Health Law’s Employer Requirement Will Phase In
Yahoo! Finance | 10 February 2014
Obama admin. unveils another delay in health law mandate that larger businesses cover workers…

China Is Dependent On Our Fiscal Health
Forbes | 22 January 2014
China’s holdings in U.S. Treasurys, which reached record levels in 2013, are setting off alarm bells…

How the NSA Almost Killed the Internet
Wired | 07 January 2014
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and the other tech titans have had to fight for their lives…

UAE Plans to Become ‘First Ever Country’ to Deliver Govt Services by Drones
RT | 10 February 2014
The United Arab Emirates has announced it is embarking on a drone project…

3,000 Euro Google Search: French Blogger Gets Fined for Re-Posting Indexed Govt Files
RT | 10 February 2014
A French appeals court has fined an activist 3,000 euros for publishing documents accessed via an open hyperlink in a Google search…

Under Investigation, American Title CEO Dead in Grisly Suicide
The Denver Post | 07 February 2014
The founder and CEO of American Title Services in Centennial was found dead in his home this week, the result of self-inflicted wounds from a nail gun…

Swiss Voters Narrowly Approve Curbs on Immigration
The New York Times | 09 February 2014
A narrow majority of voters in Switzerland approved proposals on Sunday that would reintroduce restrictions…

The Stunning Rise Of Disability, Food Stamp And Welfare Benefits
Business Insider | 06 February 2014
In the wake of the financial crisis and great recession…

Members of U.S. Congress Who are Leaving Office
Chicago Tribune | 04 February 2014
Forty U.S. representatives and senators have announced plans to leave their seats in Congress…

James Carville Joins Fox News
Outside the Beltway | 07 February 2014
James Carville has signed a contract to join Fox News Channel as a regular commentator…

The Snowden Files: British Spies Used Sex and ‘Dirty Tricks’
NBC News Investigations | 07 February 2014
GCHQ, the British signals intelligence agency, prepared the following slides for a top-secret spy conference in 2012…