So said Renhō, the single-monikered and, for a Japanese politician, unusually single-minded 42-year-old female member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, tapped by Prime Minister Naoto Kan this summer to serve as minister of administrative reform (aka, chief budget-slasher). Renhō uttered the question during a debate late last year […]
Geopolitics
This episode is virtually identical to what’s really going on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VlYhwzoAoE Not really a surprise since George Lucas is extremely familiar with the world cycles of tyranny, freedom, dictators, evil, the dark side, oppression, police states and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yv6KYjta3s It’s been said the further back in time you go, the […]
[ … which is a giant pity – because it’s the construction of these ‘settlements’ that is causing the whole conflict ] The United States on Tuesday abandoned its effort to persuade Israel to freeze construction of Jewish settlements, officials said, dealing a blow to efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace […]
The United States plans to spend a billion dollars next year to change the position of the international community’s to be more US friendly. The Pentagon often produces phony news stories with US tax dollars and feeds it through the media. Author and activist David Swanson says the more he […]
Dick Cheney is officially a wanted man. The former vice president was charged by Nigerian officials Tuesday along with eight other individuals in a bribery and conspiracy scheme over the construction of a liquefied natural gas facility in the country that took place while Cheney was chief executive of Halliburton. […]
French bankers have a nervous day ahead. They’re waiting to see whether a campaign calling on depositors to withdraw all their money will really catch on. [youtube]_W6SLWIKtL0[/youtube] It’s been organized by a former French football star against what he calls the ‘corrupt and criminal’ financial system.
“Washington’s pathetic capitulation to Israel while pleading for a meaningless three-month freeze on settlement expansion – excluding Arab East Jerusalem – should go down as one of the most humiliating moments in U.S. diplomatic history.” In September the last settlement freeze ended, leading the Palestinians to cease direct talks with […]
Those who have studied the UN process on “Global Warming” aka Climate Change, know full well that it is little to do with climate but everything to do with advancing the interests of global corporations and international financiers.
https://www.pasthorizons.com/index.php/archives/12/2010/rapanui-easter-island-under-fire-by-chilean-troops Taken from a press release Early this morning armed Chilean troops opened fire with rubber bullets on Rapanui civilians. The police started shooting and tear gassing as the Rapanui people gathered in solidarity. Now there is blood on the streets. Leviante Araki, the President of the Rapanui Parliament was […]
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