NIGHTWATCH: Ukraine-Crimea Update
Russia-US: The Russian president’s website posted the following summary of talks between the Russian and US presidents. “Text of report in English by Russian presidential website on 6 March”
Marcus Aurelius: Report from the Ukraine
A current (today; consider time zones) professional assessment on the Ukrainian situation by a retired Army colonel living there and working with their military establishment. Assume this reporting came out by e-mail; if so, it was at some risk. Officer who forwarded to me may have sanitized to protect source. Highlighting is mine. From: [RETIRED SENIOR …
Chuck Spinney: Amateur Hour? Or Corrupt Idiots in Power in Washington?
This essay (also attached below, argues that Syrian civil war places the contradictions in US/UK foreign policy into sharp relief. While the author, Peter Oborn, does not say so, the proximate cause of these contradictions is a fatally-flawed grand strategic appreciation of the threats and interests implicit in the Syrian civil war (the criteria for evolving a …
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Review: The People’s Advocate – The Life and Legal History of America’s Most Fearless Public Interest Lawyer [Danny Sheehan]
Danny Sheehan 6 Stars on Substance, Revolutionary Illumination, February 20, 2014 This is a book for smart people who care about the Constitution, the Republic, and America the Beautiful — the America of good people with big hearts and strong souls who do the best they can while trapped amidst a complex of corrupt systems …
THREAT Week Ending 2014-02-22 [THU 7 PM New]
01 Poverty Kids, Poverty and Mental Health: Children of war Tackling poverty and improving education go hand in hand Micro Credit Cannot Aleviate the Poverty of Capitalism 02 Infectious Disease Stealthy, Debilitating Disease Is Poised to Sweep the United States San Francisco Overrun with Bloodsuckers (and Ticks) TAHC visiting major stock shows to discuss biosecurity …
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Chuck Spinney: Has the Tide Turned Against Zionism? Pariah Status and Isolation Ahead for Zionist Isreal?
Inflection points in history are usually very difficult to see until well after they have occurred. Jonathan Cook, one of the most astute observers of the Palestinian Question, argues that one may be at hand wrt to the Palestinian Question. To me, this seems incredible, but we live in interesting times. CS Pariah Status and …
Yoda: Israel Fears Exponential Growth of Boycott, Disvetment and Sanctions (BDS) — Good, This Is…
Fear, evil should… Why Israel Fears the Boycott By OMAR BARGHOUTIJAN. 31, 2014 JERUSALEM — IF Secretary of State John Kerry’s attempts to revive talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority fail because of Israel’s continuing construction of illegal settlements, the Israeli government is likely to face an international boycott “on steroids,” as Mr. Kerry …
