Iran fights oil sanctions with supervessels [RT]
Chinese shipyards are to deliver 12 supertankers to Iran, with the final vessel ready by the end of 2013. These could help alleviate logistical difficulties caused by US and European sanctions against...
View ArticleObama cements US support to Afghanistan beyond 2014 [RT]
On a secret trip to Afghanistan Barack Obama has signed an agreement pledging US financial and military support to the country for 10 years beyond the 2014 withdrawal. Despite its many failures the US...
View ArticleArmy manual for re-education camps applies to US citizens [RT]
After reporting this week on a Pentagon-created plan for interning activists at re-education camps, questions were asked about the US Army manual that allegedly outlines the resettling of US citizens....
View ArticleWhy the US Wants Regime Change in Syria [open.salon.com]
From http://open.salon.com FEBRUARY 16, 2012 (This is the second of two blogs about the covert US war against Syria. The case Obama is making for sanctions and “humanitarian” intervention in Syria is a...
View ArticleHow Political Clout Made Banks Too Big to Fail [Bloomberg]
The U.S. has historically kept the financial sector in check through a combination of sound principles and serendipitous decisions. But as the financial system gained strength in recent years, it...
View ArticleConfirmed: US and Israel created Stuxnet, lost control of it [Arstechnica]
In 2011, the US government rolled out its “International Strategy for Cyberspace,” which reminded us that “interconnected networks link nations more closely, so an attack on one nation’s networks may...
View Article40 Years Later: Nothing Has Changed Except The Images [Dollarvigilante]
From http://www.dollarvigilante.com [Editors note: the following post is by Jim Karger, TDV Legal Correspondent] The photo above was taken in Vietnam 40 years ago this month. I remember it as if it was...
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