Category: Aggregated

[Editor’s Note: This is part 5 of a multi-part series.] On April 6 — a hundred years ago —  the United States declared war on Germany. The history of America’s entry into the Great War is complex and profound. It has intrinsic drama, no matter what one’s attitude about the rights and wrongs of U.S. participation in the war–and there have been many. Wartime Allied propaganda had Americans believing the Germans were solely guilty, and that the conflict was a war for democracy, when the most autocratic country in Europe, Russia, was on the Allied said. American entry, of course, was a … Continue reading →

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Indians are facing a major shortage of cash, with as many as 90% of ATMs in some regions of the country running completely out of currency. The cash crisis stems from a policy of demonetization the Indian government launched over five months ago. On Nov. 8, the Indian government declared that 1,000 and 500 rupee notes would no longer be valid. They gave the public just four hours notice. The 1,000 and 500 rupee notes made up 86 % of the currency in circulation in the country. With a single pronouncement, the Indian government made virtually all of the cash in India … Continue reading →

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By Theodore A. Postol, professor emeritus of science, technology, and national security policy at MIT.  Postol’s main expertise is in ballistic missiles. He has a substantial background in air dispersal, including how toxic plumes move in the air. Postol has taught courses on weapons of mass destruction – including chemical and biological threats – at MIT.  Before joining MIT, Postol worked as an analyst at the Office of Technology Assessment, as a science and policy adviser to the chief of naval operations, and as a researcher at Argonne National Laboratory.  He also helped build a program at Stanford University to … Continue reading →

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What if our belief in self-government is a belief in a myth? What if the election of one political party over the other to control Congress changes only appearances? What if taxes stay high and regulations stay pervasive and the government stays oppressive and presidents fight wars no matter what the politicians promise and no matter who wins elections? What if the true goal of those whom we elect to Congress is not to be our agents of self-government or even to preserve our personal liberties but to remain in power by getting re-elected? What if they use government to … Continue reading →

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‘I want to lead France, not Europe’: Le Pen demands removal of EU flag for TV interview

Venezuela crisis: Three killed at anti-government protests

US/UK-backed terrorist ‘rebels’ lured evacuees out of buses with snacks before blast that killed dozens of children in Syria

Undermine North Korea’s nuclear ambitions with pro-Western propaganda, says former ambassador

Jeremy Corbyn ‘likely to stay on’ even if Labour suffers crushing election defeat

US accuses Iran of ‘alarming provocations’

Lies Without Evidence Are The New Truth – David Icke

Facebook shares brain-control ambitions