France Sends in Troops to Central African Republic to Stop ‘Another Rwanda’ as Conflict Threatens to Explode Into Muslim-Christan War
The Independent | 27 November 2013
France is to send 1,000 soldiers to the Central African Republic to try to contain a conflict…
Central African Republic: CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook
Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Pope Francis Calls for Decentralized Catholic Church in Manifesto
LA Times | 27 November 2013
Eight months into his headline-grabbing papacy, Pope Francis issued a wide-ranging manifesto Tuesday in which he sharply criticizes the excesses of capitalism…
US Backs Iran Claim That Some Work OK at Arak Site
AP | 27 November 2013
The U.S. says Iran can undertake some construction work at a key nuclear facility as long as fuel isn’t produced and advances aren’t made on a planned heavy water reactor…
U.S. Defies China, Sends Bombers Into Disputed East China Sea Zone
LA Times | 26 November 2013
The U.S. dispatched a pair of bombers to fly over a disputed island chain in the East China Sea, challenging a new claim by China that it controls an air defense zone over the area…
DoD Seeks Plan to Shut All U.S. Commissaries
Federal Times | 22 November 2013
Defense officials have reportedly asked the Defense Commissary Agency to develop a plan to close all U.S. commissaries…
Putin, Pope Agree on Diplomacy for Syria
VoA | 25 November 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis have agreed on the need for the end of violence and a diplomatic solution in Syria…
Ukraine-EU Trade Deal ‘Big Threat’ to Russia’s Economy
BBC News | 26 November 2013
A Ukraine-EU free trade deal would pose a “big threat” to Russia’s economy, President Vladimir Putin has said…
China-Japan Rearmament is Keynesian Stimulus, if it Doesn’t Go Horribly Wrong
The Telegraph | 26 November 2013
Asia is on the cusp of a full-blown arms race…
Judge Strikes Down Law That Gives Clergy Members Tax-Free Housing Allowances
Wisconsin State Journal | 23 November 2013
A federal judge has found unconstitutional a law that lets clergy members avoid paying income taxes…
Map Shows The NSA’s Massive Worldwide Malware Operations
Business Insider | 23 November 2013
A new map details how many companies across the world have been infected by malware…
Rockefeller Attaches Cybersecurity Bill to NDAA 2014
RT | 22 November 2013
The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee submitted on Thursday an already-approved cybersecurity bill…
UK, China and Russia ‘Tapped Merkel’s Phone’
The Local | 25 November 2013
It was not just the US – Britain, Russia, China and North Korea were also tapping Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone…
Iran, World Powers Reach Historic Nuclear Deal
The Washington Post | 24 November 2013
Iran and six major powers agreed early Sunday on a historic deal that freezes key parts of Iran’s nuclear program…
How Congress Could Derail a Nuclear Deal With Iran
Business Week | 25 November 2013
When Secretary of State John Kerry joined the nuclear negotiations at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva last Saturday…
Kennedy Killed by CIA Conspiracy for Acting Weak with Cuba, Claims Maduro
MercoPress | 23 November 2013
President John F Kennedy was murdered by a CIA conspiracy including groups linked to the anti-Castro and Sicilian mafias…
Thoughts on ‘How to Win’: The Water Struggle in Greece
RoarMag | 22 November 2013
What does it take for a movement to actually win?