10 Transnational Crime – Page 153 – Public Intelligence Blog

2015/02/242015/02/24

William Blum: Greek Tragedy, US Hypocrisy

03 Economy, 04 Inter-State Conflict, 07 Other Atrocities, 10 Transnational Crime, Civil Society, Commerce, Commercial Intelligence, Corruption, Government, Peace Intelligence

The Greek Tragedy: Some things not to forget, which the new Greek leaders have not.

American historian D.F. Fleming, writing of the post-World War II period in his eminent history of the Cold War, stated that “Greece was the first of the liberated states to be openly and forcibly compelled to accept the political system of the occupying Great Power. It was Churchill who acted first and Stalin who followed his example, in Bulgaria and then in Rumania, though with less bloodshed.”

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2015/02/232015/02/23

SchwartzReport: Big Pharma Evil — 70% of Prescription Drugs DO NOT WORK!

07 Health, 07 Other Atrocities, 10 Transnational Crime

I know very few doctors who are genuinely happy with the state of medicine in the U.S., and there is no question that we have notably inferior healthcare. The illness profit system is incredibly lucrative for its corporate owners. Absolutely top of the line in terms of profit. In terms of health, not so much. We pay more than any other country in the world for what outcome data shows is the 37th best healthcare.

Big Pharma Is America’s New Mafia

Pharmaceutical companies have more power than ever, and the American people are paying the price—too often with our lives.

2015/02/182015/02/17

Berto Jongman: Syria – 10 Reasons It Will Get Worse — Ending with Creation of Next Generation of Stateless Angry Young Men and Women

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, 09 Terrorism, 10 Transnational Crime, Corruption, Government, IO Deeds of War

The situation in Syria is only going to get worse … and here's why

There’s no political solution to the conflict in sight, but that’s just one of the many reasons that this crisis will not end, writes the UN’s Melissa Fleming

LIST ONLY: 1. No political solution to the conflict in sight… 2. … and the suffering inside Syria is getting worse 3. No place to escape as borders to neighboring countries close… 4. … and animosity is rising toward refugees in host communities. 5. Hostility is also growing in Europe… 6. …and rescue at sea is being phased out 7. Funding for humanitarian organizations is flagging… 8. … and more than 50% of Syrian refugee children are out of school 9. There are rising numbers of struggling refugee women… 10. …and a generation of stateless children is being created.

2015/02/132015/02/13

SchwartzReport: Lethal Pesticides – Neonicotinoids

01 Agriculture, 03 Economy, 03 Environmental Degradation, 06 Family, 07 Health, 07 Other Atrocities, 10 Transnational Crime, 11 Society, 12 Water

Neonicotinoids have passed off the stage of media attention, but they have not gone away. This is both bad and good news. Bad for Santa Barbara, California, and other cities where industrial agriculture is practiced in the surround area. Good news in that those same cities are finally being forced to address this issue. Perhaps finally the death — in all sense of that word — grip of the chemical companies is loosening, at least at the local level.

‘Neonic’ Poison Found Throughout City

Creeks Division Testing After Rains Discovers Insecticide Fatal to Bees

2015/02/112015/02/11

Berto Jongman: US False Flag in Ukraine? Competing Narratives — Trilateral Commission Death Run?

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 06 Russia, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, 09 Terrorism, 10 Transnational Crime, Corruption, Government, Idiocy, IO Deeds of War, Officers Call, Peace Intelligence

Being read in Europe.

America Hell-Bent on War: 80-Year-Old Analyst Has Never Been More Afraid

Lendman says that the US Congress almost universally demonizes Putin, and that the US media has sunk to its lowest depths in his lifetime. He fears a possible US-instigated war with Russia, and suspects a major false flag will be used as justification. “I'm 80 years old. I was never scared throughout the Cold War years. I'm very scared now,” he stated. Read full article.

Nuclear War and Clashing Ukraine Narratives

Exclusive: America and Russia have two nearly opposite narratives on Ukraine, which is more an indictment of the U.S. news media which feigns objectivity but disseminates what amounts to propaganda. These divergent narratives are driving the world toward a possible nuclear crisis, writes Robert Parry. Read full article.

2015/02/082015/02/08

Mongoose: UNASUR to Investigate US Destabilization Campaigns Against Venezuela

04 Inter-State Conflict, 07 Other Atrocities, 07 Venezuela, 10 Transnational Crime, Commerce, Corruption, Government, IO Deeds of War, Peace Intelligence

UNASUR Committee to Examine US Destabilization Efforts

The head of the regional bloc announced the special committee will meet Monday to examine U.S. intervention in Venezuela.

The Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) Ernesto Samper announced that a special a committee will convene next Monday in Montevideo, Uruguay to discuss U.S. destabilization efforts in Venezuela.

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2015/02/012015/02/01

Chuck Spinney: The Arrogance of US Ignorance

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, 10 Transnational Crime, Corruption, Government, Idiocy, Ineptitude, Military

The excellent BBC documentary Bitter Lake is on youtube in two parts and can be found at these links:

Part 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9wCkTgcZ7M
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9wCkTgcZ7M

It is well worth watching … stylistically I found its format somewhat distracting to my tastes and would have liked it more organized chronologically. But that is a nit pick. CS

Guardian Review by Emma Graham-Harrison below the line.

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