Chuck Spinney: William Grieder on US Merchants of Death Profiteering on the Ukraine

‘Merchants of Death’ Could Make a Lot of Money Off a War in Ukraine William Greider, thenation.com, May 13, 2014 – 3:57 PM ET If you’re wondering why some US politicians are so hot for war in the Ukraine, think “merchants of death.” At the height of the antiwar movement, that was nasty label some …

Chuck Spinney: Michael Hudson on The New Cold War’s Ukraine Gambit

Long but well worth reading and thinking about. CS   The New Cold War’s Ukraine Gambit Michael Hudson [1] Posted on michaelhudson.com, 12 May 2014 http://michael-hudson.com/2014/05/the-new-cold-wars-ukraine-gambit/ Michael Hudson is Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at University of Missouri, Kansas City, and former Professor of Economics and Director of Economic Research at the Latvia Graduate School of Law. …

Anthony Judge: Identification of Bullets – Human Right and Human Responsibility?

Phi Beta Iota: We identify food that kills people — and demand it be taken off the market. Should we do the same with bullets? Identification of Bullets: human right and human responsibility? Introduction Much is made of the implications of the arms trade and the spread of weapons, notably manufactured by the permanent members …

Gordon Cook: Policy Paper on Connectivity

Policy Paper on Connectivity 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction 3 Technical Background 3.1 Peering and Transit – How thousands of Networks become the Global Internet 4. Special Issues in Connectivity 4.1 Access for Scientists 4.2 Access for Rural Areas 4.3 Access for Citizens via a Civil Society Stakeholder Body 5.The Ecuadorian Political, Economic, and Infrastructural …

Mini-Me: An Alternative Favorable View of Putin – A Citizen Challenges US Government and US Media on Simple Truth

Huh? Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould are first class intellects who researched and wrote a truly important book on Afghanistan’s modern political history (Invisible History: Afghanistan’s Untold Story), which includes a detailed, inside account of the Carter/Brzezinski administration’s disinformation campaign—prosecuted by our news media—regarding the Afghan government’s invitation of the Soviet military into the country. Characterized …

Eagle: Deadly MERS virus spreading out of control in Saudi Arabia, leaps to Egypt [and Malaysia] as global pandemic begins

Deadly MERS virus spreading out of control in Saudi Arabia, leaps to Egypt as global pandemic begins Healthcare workers increasingly infected: 7% death rate reported Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) more effective than Western medicine See Also: The deadly MERS virus is spreading at a terrifying rate Camels and bats suspected as contagion carriers SARS-Like MERS …

Berto Jongman: Jihadology – Pros and Cons and Outcomes of Imprisoning Muslims

GUEST POST: Damned if They Do, Damned if They Don’t: The Gordian Knot of Europe’s Jihadi Homecoming By Zach Goldberg Introduction The homecoming of Europe’s jihadi volunteers (or émigrés) from Syria remains an enduring source of public disquiet. That battle-hardened and radicalized Muslim-European passport holders would return to leverage acquired “skills” at home is a specter …