'Politics'

Bombshell: Obama “Born in Kenya”

Bombshell: Obama “Born in Kenya”

Infowars Who is Barack Obama? The question remains contentious, but a new smoking gun piece of evidence makes certain that so-called “birthers” won’t be going anywhere. It has now emerged that Barack Obama’s own authorized biography [...]

Iran flouts UN sanctions, sends arms to Syria

Iran flouts UN sanctions, sends arms to Syria

TodaysZaman Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a confidential report on Iran sanctions-busting seen by Reuters [...]

North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor

North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor

Tuoitrenews North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported on Thursday. Based on [...]

Ehud Barak says Assad is ‘doomed,’ urges more pressure on him

Ehud Barak says Assad is ‘doomed,’ urges more pressure on him

Al Arabiya Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is “doomed” and called for increased pressure on his regime amid reports that Israel’s intelligence no longer sees Assad’s continuity as [...]

Persian paradox

Persian paradox

DailyStar For the Islamic Republic of Iran, the question of fighting off foreign intervention and “conspiracies” has been a watchword ever since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Iranian officials are quick to talk about an unholy [...]

Fukushima gov. asks S.Korea to lift travel alert

Fukushima gov. asks S.Korea to lift travel alert

DailyYomiuri Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato asked South Korea on Wednesday to remove its travel warning to the prefecture that was imposed after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Sato made the request at a meeting with [...]

Russia ‘May Buy’ $50 Mln Worth of Israeli UAVs

Russia ‘May Buy’ $50 Mln Worth of Israeli UAVs

RiaN Russia may buy a large new consignment of unmanned aerial vehicles from Israel and 24 command and control systems worth around $50 million in the foreseeable future, a high ranking source in the Russian defense [...]

UK wants EU to focus on new CO2 targets instead of renewables

UK wants EU to focus on new CO2 targets instead of renewables

EurActiv Europe should focus on cutting carbon emissions instead of just repeating the existing EU green policy targets which expire at the end of the decade, Britain’s energy and climate chief Edward Davey told a global [...]

NATO to adopt smart defense program

NATO to adopt smart defense program

VOR This week will see a NATO summit in Chicago during which the beginning of a comprehensive reform of the alliance may be announced, something that is expected to affect armies of all NATO members. The [...]

Is it the endgame for this grandiose dream?

Is it the endgame for this grandiose dream?

DailyMail As EU finance ministers gather for yet another crisis summit, it looks ever more likely that we have entered the endgame for Greece as a member of the euro club. Indeed, all over the continent, [...]

Bahrain to get US weapons

Bahrain to get US weapons

Lisa Karpova Pravda.ru U.S. sells weapons to the Bahraini government, which has been oppressing the people more than 15 months. The United States reported on Friday that it will provide new equipment and services to the [...]

Pentagon’s Subversive Geostrategic Activity in Latin America

Pentagon’s Subversive Geostrategic Activity in Latin America

Nil Nikandrov SCF While UNASUR is gradually moving towards the creation of an autonomous regional security system, Washington’s perspective on integration initiatives of such scale is  well-known: the U.S. typically frowns on the projects unless it [...]