The East Aleppo Syndrome

Published on Voltairenet.org, by Thierry Meyssan, Dec 20, 2016.

While the major powers who were supervising the jihadists in East Aleppo pretend to take interest in the fate of the inhabitants of the city – so as to exfiltrate their own soldiers – no-one seems to understand the drama that these Syrians have endured. Contrary to Western declarations, they have not suffered from the bombing so much as they have from the occupation of foreign jihadists and the reign of their «sharia». Some citizens suffer from a serious psychotic problem, the East Aleppo Syndrome … // Continuer la lecture de « The East Aleppo Syndrome »

The Global War on Cash, India’s Demonetization Debacle

Published on naked capitalism (first on The National), by Jerri-Lynn Scofield, Dec 31, 2016.

… Jerri-Lynn Scofield … has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She now spends most of her time in Asia researching a book about textile artisans. She also writes regularly about legal, political economy, and regulatory topics for various consulting clients and publications, as well as writes occasional travel pieces for The National. Continuer la lecture de « The Global War on Cash, India’s Demonetization Debacle »