Merkel warns of return to nationalism unless EU protects borders ... German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged European leaders to protect EU borders or risk a “return to nationalism” as the continent battles its worst migration crisis since World War II. - YahooMerkel and other Eurocrats are worried about a degeneration of Europe. The idea is that until Europe pulled toge...Read More
U.S. military upping anti-ISIS activity in Libya ... The Pentagon is slightly expanding its efforts to counter ISIS activity in Libya, sending in small teams of troops to try to establish relationships with groups that may be able to form a new nationwide government, according to a U.S. defense official familiar with the operation. -CNNThe US is sending troops into Libya.Libya is seen as a dys...Read More
China asks Britain for advice on creating financial super-regulator ... China has asked Britain for advice on plans to create a financial super-regulator, as it looks to improve financial oversight following last year’s stock market crash, sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters. -ReutersDevelopments reported in the mainstream media show once again how intertwined China is with We...Read More
This is one weak nominee: Hillary Clinton's problem isn't Bernie Sanders. It's Hillary Clinton ... -SalonLike machine-gun fire, rat-tat-tat, three major mainstream publications in a row have recently posted stories featuring a "weak" Hillary Clinton.This further strengthens our hypothesis that the Hillary may not ever make it to the presidential race.We first wrote about this late last week in an...Read More
Merkel warns of return to nationalism unless EU protects borders ... German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged European leaders to protect EU borders or risk a “return to nationalism” as the continent battles its worst migration crisis since World War II. - YahooMerkel and other Eurocrats are worried about a degeneration of Europe. The idea is that until Europe pulled toge...Read More
U.S. military upping anti-ISIS activity in Libya ... The Pentagon is slightly expanding its efforts to counter ISIS activity in Libya, sending in small teams of troops to try to establish relationships with groups that may be able to form a new nationwide government, according to a U.S. defense official familiar with the operation. -CNNThe US is sending troops into Libya.Libya is seen as a dys...Read More
China asks Britain for advice on creating financial super-regulator ... China has asked Britain for advice on plans to create a financial super-regulator, as it looks to improve financial oversight following last year’s stock market crash, sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters. -ReutersDevelopments reported in the mainstream media show once again how intertwined China is with We...Read More
Mexico fights back against ‘The Clown’ … Mexican officials are pursuing a counteroffensive to Trump's incendiary rhetoric, reaching out to U.S. business leaders, looking at ways to better use social media, and even encouraging qualified Mexicans to get U.S. citizenship. -PoliticoA few months ago we wrote an article entitled Trump and '60s Propaganda: Strategy to Launch North Am...Read More
Patience Urged as Airport Security Lines ... Travelers across the country have endured lengthy security lines, some snaking up and down escalators, or through food courts, and into terminal lobbies. At some airports, lines during peak hours have topped 90 minutes … The biggest help to ease lines is to have more fliers enroll in the PreCheck program. – Chicago TribuneHomeland Security...Read More
Mexico fights back against ‘The Clown’ … Mexican officials are pursuing a counteroffensive to Trump's incendiary rhetoric, reaching out to U.S. business leaders, looking at ways to better use social media, and even encouraging qualified Mexicans to get U.S. citizenship. -PoliticoA few months ago we wrote an article entitled Trump and '60s Propaganda: Strategy to Launch North Am...Read More
Patience Urged as Airport Security Lines ... Travelers across the country have endured lengthy security lines, some snaking up and down escalators, or through food courts, and into terminal lobbies. At some airports, lines during peak hours have topped 90 minutes … The biggest help to ease lines is to have more fliers enroll in the PreCheck program. – Chicago TribuneHomeland Security...Read More
Trump’s ‘Crooked Hillary’ label may stick ... Donald Trump dispatched his Republican rivals by branding each one with an insulting but memorable nickname ... As the general election campaign nears, Trump has settled on a label for the likely Democratic nominee: "Crooked Hillary." "It works," he boasted to the New York Times. "It flows." -Los Angeles TimesWhen we start to see...Read More
Ontario parents who object to vaccines could be forced to take a class in science of immunization ... Parents in Ontario seeking a non-medical exemption to public-school immunization laws will soon have to take a course in the subject first. - National PostAnti-vaccine sentiments seem to be increasing. And such sentiments provide a textbook example of The Daily Bell's arguments regarding the imp...Read More
Western envoys in Uganda walk out of Museveni swearing-in 12 May 2016 ... The swearing-in ceremony was the fifth since President Museveni took power in 1986 Western delegations attending the inauguration of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni have walked out of the ceremony in protest. – BBCThe West has a positive fetish about large-scale justice. And its latest obsession is the Internationa...Read More
The Coup Plot That Seeks to Oust Brazil’s President ... Russia Blames ‘Foreign Interference’ for Brazil Coup ... CIA has an extensive record of carrying out covert operations around the globe aimed at destabilizing governments that refuse to comply with U.S. interests. – TelesurOver the past months, we've written several articles on Brazil and US destabilization of th...Read More
Trump’s ‘Crooked Hillary’ label may stick ... Donald Trump dispatched his Republican rivals by branding each one with an insulting but memorable nickname ... As the general election campaign nears, Trump has settled on a label for the likely Democratic nominee: "Crooked Hillary." "It works," he boasted to the New York Times. "It flows." -Los Angeles TimesWhen we start to see...Read More
Ontario parents who object to vaccines could be forced to take a class in science of immunization ... Parents in Ontario seeking a non-medical exemption to public-school immunization laws will soon have to take a course in the subject first. - National PostAnti-vaccine sentiments seem to be increasing. And such sentiments provide a textbook example of The Daily Bell's arguments regarding the imp...Read More
Western envoys in Uganda walk out of Museveni swearing-in 12 May 2016 ... The swearing-in ceremony was the fifth since President Museveni took power in 1986 Western delegations attending the inauguration of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni have walked out of the ceremony in protest. – BBCThe West has a positive fetish about large-scale justice. And its latest obsession is the Internationa...Read More
The Coup Plot That Seeks to Oust Brazil’s President ... Russia Blames ‘Foreign Interference’ for Brazil Coup ... CIA has an extensive record of carrying out covert operations around the globe aimed at destabilizing governments that refuse to comply with U.S. interests. – TelesurOver the past months, we've written several articles on Brazil and US destabilization of th...Read More
Republicans Pray Trump Will ‘Evolve’ on Foreign Policy ... Donald Trump may eventually find some common ground with Congress on economics, but there's less hope for unity between the Republicans and their presumptive presidential nominee when it comes to foreign policy. Some senior party figures hope Trump's views will "evolve" to the point where the party can feel comfortable defend...Read More