Geopolitical – Week of 07.07.13

Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano Resigning
Yahoo! Finance | 12 July 2013
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who led the burgeoning Department of Homeland Security…

U.S. Posts Widest Budget Surplus Since ’08 on Weaker Outlays
Bloomberg | 11 July 2013
The U.S. government posted the widest monthly budget surplus in more than five years…

Putin Dresses Down The Group of Eight
Paul Craig Roberts | 10 July 2013
Below is a translation from As-Safir, a Lebanese newspaper, July 6, 2013, by Arabic-English translator Eric Mueller…

Luxembourg PM Juncker to Resign Over Spy Scandal
BBC News | 10 July 2013
Luxembourg will hold new elections after Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker announced he would resign…

Sen. Rand Paul Speaks Out Against Senators Voting without Reading the Bills

YouTube | 29 June 2012

FACTBOX-U.S. IRS Still Has Long To-Do List on Healthcare Laws
Reuters | 09 July 2013
A central part of President Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare law…

Secret Service Must Turn Over Files On Aaron Swartz, Judge Rules
The Huffington Post | 10 July 2013
The Secret Service must release documents about its investigation into Aaron Swartz to a journalist…

Surveillance vs. Infrastructure: When a Country Falls Apart
Financial Sense | 21 June 2013
What characterizes the beginning stages of an empire in decline?

Greece Wins Release of Aid, Stays Lashed to Tightness
Bloomberg | 09 July 2013
European governments agreed to release 3 billion euros ($3.9 billion) of aid for Greece…

Never Give Stores Your ZIP Code. Here’s Why
Forbes | 19 June 2013
Why do merchants sometimes ask us for our ZIP code when we buy something?

UK Backs Plans to Jail Reckless Bankers
CNBC | 08 July 2013
Senior bankers found guilty of “reckless misconduct” could face prison…

Chief Justice Roberts Is Awesome Power Behind FISA Court
Bloomberg | 02 July 2013
Chief justice of the U.S. is a pretty big job…

Everything You Wanted to Know about Spying … But Were Afraid to Ask
Zero Hedge | 07 July 2013
If you’ve been too busy to keep up with the spying scandal, here’s an overview…

Last-minute Thoughts for July 4: Light at the End of the Tunnel
John Rappoport’s Blog | 05 July 2013
For 95% of the population, if you give them hope they eat it like candy…

‘After 9/11 NSA Had Secret Deal With White House’

YouTube | 09 July 2012
RT talks to Thomas Drake, a former National Security Agency executive in the US…

Feds’ Deconfliction – Short Film
http://youtu.be/-LIpAxjPt9U
Forbidden Knowledge TV | 12 February 2010
A funny clip about different members of our national security…

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

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

Coup: Egypt’s Support for Intervention in Syria Was the Last Straw
The Big Picture | 05 July 2013
What REALLY caused the coup against the Egyptian President…