Geopolitical – Week of 5.22.11

Obama, in Europe, Signs Patriot Act Extension
MSNBC (27 May 11)

Tension Marks Clinton’s Visit to Pakistan
The New York Times (27 May 11)

Citi Seeks to Keep $1 billion Lehman Collateral
Reuters (27 May 11)

UPDATE 4-German Environment Mins Push For Nuclear Phase-out
Reuters (27 May 11)

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Law Penalizing Businesses For Hiring Illegal Immigrants
Huffington Post Politics (26 May 11)

Agent: I Was Ordered to Let U.S. Guns Into Mexico
CBS News (3 March 11)

Why Is Barack Obama Sending Drones to Mexico?
Yahoo News (18 March 11)

G8 Pledges Billions to Foster Arab Spring
Reuters (27 May 11)

Russia Joins Western Chorus For Gaddafi to go
Reuters (27 May 11)

France’s Christine Lagarde Makes it Formal: She Wants to Head The IMF
Los Angeles Times (26 May 11)

G-8 Leaders: We Want to Mess With The Internet
Economic Policy Journal (25 May 11)

Iran’s Bid For Africa’s Uranium
Ilan Berman (24 May 11)

Feds Issue Threat: No Fly Zone for Texas?
Tenth Amendment Center (24 May 11)

The Sheriff Who Sold His County
Reality Blog (22 May 11)

Unexpected Deal Reached on ‘Loser Pays’ Lawsuit Legislation
Statesman.org (21 May 11)

Rigging French Elections: The “DEATH BY MEDIA” of Dominique Strauss Kahn
Market Skeptics (18 May 11)

Defense Employees Told to Report Suspicious Activities
Secrecy News (24 May 11)

Inquiry Into Monopolistic Trading Practices By JPMorgan On LME Launched, Sending PMs Higher
Zero Hedge (24 May 11)

How Obama Has Damaged Patient Privacy
Progressive Review (23 May 11)

Message to the Congress Concerning Further Sanctions on Iran
The White House (23 May 11)

‘Athens Is Not Broke’
Spiegel (23 May 11)

Corsi: Trump Conspired With Obama To Neutralize Birther Controversy
PrisonPlanet (23 May 11)

Netanyahu on Obama Proposal for Israeli-Palastinean Peace
Uncoverage (20 May 11)

Pakistan Asks Beijing to Help Build Naval Base
AsiaOne (22 May 11)

Turning the Camera: Why Are Cops Allowed to Film Citizens, But Citizens Not Allowed to Film Police Brutality?
AlterNet (22 may 11)

Government Orders You Tube To Censor Protest Videos
PrisonPlanet (20 May 11)

Appeals Court Reverses Countrywide Suit Dismissal
Yahoo Finance (19 May 11)

Middle Tennessee Police Profiting Off Drug Trade?
News Channel 5.com (18 May 11)