Geopolitical – Week of 06.30.13

Effort to Oust Attorney General Eric Holder Gains Momentum
The New American | 02 July 2013
Last month, more than 75 Republicans in the House of Representatives…

Keith Alexander: NSA’S Prince of Darkness
Brasscheck TV | 14 June 2013
As the U.S. vows to take “all necessary steps” to pursue whistleblower Edward Snowden…

China to join Russia for Largest Naval Drills With Foreign Partner
The Guardian | 02 July 2013
Exercises are intended to deepen co-operation between militaries, says Chinese army chief…

Egypt’s ‘Full Military Coup:’ How it Happened
RT | 04 July 2013
Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was ousted in a military coup…

‘The World Will Be Shocked’: Greenwald on Upcoming NSA Exposé
Common Dreams | 02 July 2013
“The world will be shocked” by the next story on the National Security Agency’s vast spying operations…

Bolivian President Plane Denied Passage Over French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian Airspace Due To Snowden Suspicions
Zero Hedge | 02 July 2013
Moments ago a rather surreal episode of international diplomacy…

Bolivia Says Morales’ Plane Diverted, Apparently Over Snowden
Reuters | 02 July 2013
Bolivia said President Evo Morales’ plane was forced to land in Austria…

CUNY is Paying David Petraeus $200,000 to Work Three Hours a Week
Gawker | 01 July 2013
A first-time adjunct professor teaching a full course load…

Texas Filibuster Star Rose From Teen Mom to Harvard Law
Bloomberg | 30 June 2013
Texas lawmakers return to Austin today for another attempt to put the state at the forefront…

Egypt’s Army Gives Parties 48 Hours to Resolve Crisis
BBC News | 01 July 2013
Egypt’s army has given the country’s rival parties 48 hours to resolve a deadly political crisis…

California Man Faces 13 Years in Jail for Scribbling Anti-Bank Messages in Chalk
RT | 26 June 2013
Jeff Olson, the 40-year-old man who is being prosecuted for scrawling anti-megabank messages on sidewalks…

Iran Sanctions: Foreign Banks Kick Sand in Uncle Sam’s Face
Iran Focus | 23 June 2013
As I have pointed out before in this space, much of the most shocking evidence of America’s weakening position…