Geopolitical – Week of 03.23.14

Ukraine Faces Hard Road to Economic Recovery with Moscow Pushing Back
Reuters | 28 March 2014
Smarting from Ukraine’s U-turn towards Europe, Russia is likely to employ every weapon in its economic arsenal…

Brazil to Pass Anti-Spy Bill in Victory for Net Neutrality
RT | 26 March 2014
Brazil has scored big for net neutrality after its lower house of Congress approved a groundbreaking post-Snowden bill…

Obama Tells EU to do More to Cut Reliance on Russian Gas
Reuters | 26 March 2014
U.S. President Barack Obama told the European Union on Wednesday…

Obama Worries NATO Allies Spending Less on Defense
AP | 26 March 2014
President Barack Obama says he’s concerned that some NATO allies are reducing their spending on defense…

Senate Democrats Drop I.M.F. Reforms From Ukraine Aid
The New York Times | 25 March 2014
Senate Democrats, bowing to united House Republican opposition…

Read Parent’s Facebook Response to ‘Ridiculous’ Common Core Math Homework
Yahoo! | 25 March 2014
A Facebook update from a father frustrated with the Common Core math program…

Senate Republicans Seek to Void IMF Money in Ukraine Aid
Bloomberg | 24 March 2014
A partisan dispute over the International Monetary Fund…

The Five Biggest NSA Bombshells Dropped by Snowden
Bloomberg | 25 March 2014
Nine months and counting…

China Demands End to US Spying Activities After New Snowden Leak
RT | 24 March 2014
China has demanded that the US stop the snooping activities of its National Security Agency against Chinese officials…

The US Promises to Go to War for More Than 54 Countries
Press TV | 21 March 2014
There are 54 different countries on Earth that the US is legally obligated to militarily protect and defend if they get into their own conflicts…

Delaware Supreme Court Throws Out Gun Ban
Breitbart | 21 March 2014
On March 19th the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the Wilmington Housing Authority’s (WHA) gun ban “is unconstitutional…”

Feinstein’s Bill to Kill Free Speech of Independent Journalists ‘Has Votes’ to Pass Senate
The Daily Sheeple | 22 March 2014
After fending off numerous attacks on the freedom of the internet last year…

Venice Votes to Split from Italy as 89% of the City’s Residents Opt to Form a New Independent State
Daily Mail | 21 March 2014
Venetians have voted overwhelmingly for their own sovereign state in a ‘referendum’ on independence from Italy…

Propaganda Psy-Op? “Worldwide Wave of Action”. The “Global Spring” Begins
Global Research | 08 March 2014
Washington’s Blog has brought to our attention a series of videos produced by “ Wave of Action ” and “Anonymous” concerning the launching of a “Worldwide Global Awakening”…

Free Trade as a Weapon Against Putin
DW | 23 March 2014
There has been one clear beneficiary of the Ukraine crisis: the transatlantic partnership…

Rhode Island House Speaker Resigns Amid Investigation
The New York Times | 22 March 2014
Gordon D. Fox, speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives…

Russia Demands Ukraine Pay Back $11 Billion
Yahoo! News | 20 March 2014
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday demanded Ukraine pay back $11 billion that he said Kiev had saved…

Signed by the Governor, New Idaho Law Effectively Nullifies Future Federal Gun Control
Rally.org | 21 March 2014
Yesterday, Idaho Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter signed a bill which would effectively nullify future federal gun laws by prohibiting state enforcement of any future federal act relating to personal firearms…

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