Catégorie : Politics

… (and) pressures Anastasiades to accept NATO plan for Turkish troops in Cyprus – Published on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, May 4, 2016.

Yves here. We were one of the few sites to follow the brutal handling of the Cyprus banking system when one of its major banks got wobbly in 2013. Cyprus was demonized as a money laundering center, when its main sin was that it served as a conduit for inbound investment into Russia, including investment by large, well-recognized companies. Continuer la lecture de « Nuland Tells Cyprus To Cut Russian Ties »

… the Calm before the Coming Global Storm – Published on ZNet (first on Sputnik News), by Pepe Escobar, May 4, 2016.

Major turbulence seems to be the name of the game in 2016. Yet the current turbulence may be interpreted as the calm before the next, devastating geopolitical/financial storm. Let’s review the current state of play via the dilemmas afflicting the House of Saud, the EU and BRICS members Russia, Brazil and China.   Continuer la lecture de « The Calm Before the Coming Global Storm »

• BBC How Plants Communicate & Think – Amazing Nature Documentary, 52.35 min, uploaded by DOCUMENTARY TV;
• The Rise of Black Wolf, 46.33 min, uploaded by Discovery Channel … Discovery channel animals documentaries;
• Secret Pacific Ocean Paradise Nature, 66.05 min, uploaded by rohan xxl, … a National Geographic Doc;
• The Water World of Pantanal, 45.12 min, uploaded by Mississippi … Mysterious Natural Paradise 3 of 5.

Published on Intrepid Report, by Walter Brasch, May 2, 2016.

… The reason Joe Sestak is a slow learner is because he hasn’t learned to accept the floating rules of the political machine. He believes people in power should be able to justify their decisions, and he has a healthy attitude that dictates he should question authority when necessary. As a three-star flag officer, he listened to his staff and supported the thousands of enlisted personnel under his command, but he challenged those entombed within their own tunnel vision.   Continuer la lecture de « The slow-learning retired admiral with a Ph.D. »

• #1ERMAI: 17.000 manifestants à Paris selon la préfecture de police, 70.000 selon la CGT, en hausse par rapport à 2015, dans l’Obs, le 1er mai 2016;
• The Big News in the Union Rift Over the Working Families Party, on ZNet (first on Portside.org), by Jim Pope, May 1, 2016;

Continuer la lecture de « Labour Day 2016 »