Geopolitical – Week of 06.16.13

Michael Hastings’ Wife Obliterates New York Times For Dismissive Obituary
The Huffington Post | 19 June 2013
In the 24 hours since the tragic death of journalist and author Michael Hastings…

‘KKK Member, Accomplice Created Lethal X-ray System, FBI Says’
Cryptogon | 20 June 2013
Two New York state men have been charged in a bizarre plan…

Michael Hastings Probed the CIA Before Fatal Hollywood Crash
LA Weekly | 18 June 2013
Michael Hastings, the Buzzfeed writer who appeared to have died in a fiery Hollywood crash…

“We Got The Message…”

Veterans Today | 19 June 2013
Hastings “Boston Brakes” Killing a Warning?

Scrubbed
New York Magazine | 16 June 2013
I watched online as a college classmate went from disgrace to redemption in months…

Michael Hastings, ‘Rolling Stone’ Contributor, Dead at 33
Rolling Stone | 18 June 2013
The bold journalist died in a car accident in Los Angeles…

No School Insurance if Teachers Have Guns
Infowars | 19 June 2013
Allowing teachers and other employees to carry guns under a new state law…

California Legislature Digressing on Transparency and Open Data
CAFWD.org | 18 June 2013
The legislature recently took one step forward and two steps back on the road towards greater transparency…

Local Governments Reeling Under ObamaCare Costs
Investors.com | 19 June 2013
When Regal Entertainment Group (RGC) in April blamed ObamaCare…

Detroit Takes Aim at Its Pensioners
Reuters | 17 June 2013
If you want to wade through some unutterably depressing reading…

Detroit’s Recovery Plan Dips Into Pensions to Keep City Afloat
Bloomberg | 17 June 2013
Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr’s proposal to cut pension benefits…

Fiduciary Duty Bill Could Kill DOL Rule
Investment News | 18 June 2013
The House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to vote Wednesday…

Swiss Parliament Pushes Back on U.S. Banks Deal
The Wall Street Journal | 19 June 2013
Swiss lawmakers dealt a serious blow Tuesday to a plan that could enable the country’s banks…

Inside the NSA’s Ultra-Secret China Hacking Group
TFI Daily News | 10 June 2013
This weekend, President Barack Obama sat down for a series of meetings…

14-Year-Old Faces Year In Jail Over Pro-Gun T-Shirt
Infowars | 17 June 2013
14-year-old Jared Marcum faces a year in jail after he was arrested…

GCHQ Intercepted Goreign Politicians’ Communications at G20 Summits
The Guardian | 16 June 2013
Foreign politicians and officials who took part in two G20 summit meetings…

Shock: Iceland Defies EU, Freezes Membership Bid
The Daily Bell | 17 June 2013
“We are going to do it our way, this is our decision,” Sveinsson, 45, said in an interview in Brussels today…

G8 to Shy Away From Naming and Shaming Corporate Tax Avoiders
Reuters | 14 June 2013
The G8 group of leading economies will shy away from adopting a measure…

Zbigniew Brzezinski on Syria: US is Engaging in “Mass Propaganda”, “Who’s Fighting for Democracy?”
http://youtu.be/0SXBeMhIgFo
YouTube | 14 June 2013

Denis McDonough: Iranian Election a ‘Potentially Hopeful Sign’
The Washington Post | 16 June 2013
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said Sunday…

Michael Hayden: “Probable Cause” is Not in the 4th Amendment
http://youtu.be/cGhcECnWRGM
YouTube | 31 May 2006
In this disturbing exchange we see former head of the NSA…

Bidder 70
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Gage & Gage Productions
College senior, Tim DeChristopher, Bidder #70, monkey-wrenched the out-going Bush administration’s contentious oil and gas auction…

Pentagon Unilaterally Grants Itself Authority Over ‘Civil Disturbances’
Long Island Press | 14 May 2013
The manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects offered the nation a window…

Putin Talks NSA, Syria, Iran, Drones in Exclusive RT Interview

RT | 12 June 2013
Vladimir Putin speaks to RT while visiting the channel in the capital…