Geopolitical – Week of 08.03.14

Russia Bans All U.S. Food, EU Fruit and Vegetables in Sanctions Response; NATO Fears Invasion
Reuters | 06 August 2014
Russia will ban all imports of food from the United States and all fruit and vegetables from Europe…

Barack Obama’s Secret Terrorist-Tracking System, by the Numbers
The Intercept | 05 August 2014
Nearly half of the people on the U.S. government’s widely shared database of terrorist suspects are not connected to any known terrorist group…

Hagel: Growing Threat of Russia Invading Ukraine
AP | 06 August 2014
Russia’s troop buildup on the Ukrainian border increases…

White House Weighs Actions to Deter Overseas Tax Flight
The New York Times | 05 August 2014
The Obama administration is weighing plans to circumvent Congress and act on its own to curtail tax benefits for United States…

On Centenary of World War I, Europe Sees Modern Parallels
The New York Times | 04 August 2014
With a dimming of the lights and ceremonies across this country and in Belgium…

Video: Norman Finkelstein & 25 Others Arrested at Israeli U.N. Mission Protesting Gaza Assault
Democracy Now! | 30 July 2014
In New York City, a group of demonstrators blocked traffic by laying down in the streets outside Israel’s Mission to the United Nations on Tuesday…

Journalist Greenwald Refuses to Speak to Germany’s NSA Scandal Inquiry
DW | 01 August 2014
Journalist Glenn Greenwald has refused to speak to a German parliamentary inquiry on the NSA scandal…