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Friday February 4th, 2011
Horrific video shows 20+ Egyptian citizens being run over by a diplomatic vehicle in the streets of Cairo Jan 28. posted 02/04/2011, 6:43 AM (YouTube)
[Category: Geopolitics]

More than 20 to 30 people between injured & killed during this terrible act.....The person (the beast) responsible for that should be punished ....for those who were killed brutally...May they rest in peace....

From AlJazeera:

"Here's another video from Egypt's "Day of Rage" on January 28 shows a vehicle ploughing over protesters. The person who posted the clip claims it i
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I'd recommend against watching this. - Chris


Thursday February 3rd, 2011

Are the Dominoes Starting To Fall? USSR, Egypt, Syria, ... US? posted 02/03/2011, 5:41 AM (Stephan Kinsella)
[Category: Geopolitics]
The USSR and its empire fragmented twenty years ago. Egypt looks to be next. And according to Dissidents Call for ‘Day of Rage’ in Syria, Syria may be following on its heels. As in the case with Egypt, the Internet, Facebook, Twitter, social media are helping to f... (more)




Pro-Mubarak Forces Attack Protesters in Cairo posted 02/03/2011, 5:41 AM (Antiwar.com)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Anger forces loyal to Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak have taken to the streets of Cairo tonight, attacking protesters on horseback and lobbing molotov cocktails into the crowd. Large numbers of injuries have been reported, but of course amidst the chaos no reliable figures have been released.

Though it is as-yet unclear where the sudden surge of armed Mubarak-backers came from most analysts agree that it was
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Friday January 28th, 2011

Joe Biden says Egypt's Mubarak no dictator, he shouldn't step down... posted 01/28/2011, 9:36 PM (CSMonitor.com)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Asked if he would characterize Mubarak as a dictator Biden responded: “Mubarak has been an ally of ours in a number of things. And he’s been very responsible on, relative to geopolitical interest in the region, the Middle East peace efforts; the actions Egypt has taken relative to normalizing relationship with – with Israel. … I would not refer to him as a dictator.”... (more)


The World from Berlin: 'End of an Era' as Germany Suspends Conscription posted 01/28/2011, 9:34 PM (Spiegel Online)
[Category: Geopolitics]
The German army received its last round of conscripts on Monday ahead of the official suspension of the draft later this year. German commentators have reacted to the end of a tradition with mixed feelings. Some miss the camaraderie of the barracks, while others argue the reforms are long overdue.

For more than 12,000 young men in Germany, Jan. 3, 2011, was a special day in their lives, though maybe not for reasons they would have chosen. It was their first day of compulsory servi
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Thursday January 20th, 2011



Shanghai 1990 vs 2010 posted 01/20/2011, 7:21 PM (Reddit)
[Category: Geopolitics]
...Btw this is evil.


Wednesday January 19th, 2011

Tunisia Names 'Unity' Govt -- Top Ministers All the Same posted 01/19/2011, 8:09 PM (Antiwar.com)
[Category: Geopolitics]
In an effort to calm the ever-growing street protests, Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi has announced a new “national unity government” which will include a handful of approved “opposition” figures in relatively trivial positions.

The bulk of the “new” government will be the same, the prime minister, defense minister, interior,
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States don't solve problems, they create them.


Tuesday January 18th, 2011

Arrested Pirate Party Member Becomes Tunisian State Secretary posted 01/18/2011, 3:41 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Geopolitics]
After weeks of public protests on- and offline the Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali resigned and escaped the country last Friday. Today, the head of the transitional government, Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi, announced his new cabinet members which include a familiar name. Slim Amamou, the Pirate Party member and freedom of speech activist who was arrested just a few days ago, is now the (deputy minister) State Secretary of Youth and Sports.

Starting last month tho
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Drug-Friendly Netherlands to Close 8 Prisons -- Not Enough Crime posted 01/18/2011, 3:40 PM (Opposing Views)
[Category: Geopolitics]
For years prohibitionists, including our own Drug Enforcement Administration, have claimed — falsely — that the tolerant marijuana policies of the Netherlands have made that nation a nest of crime and drug abuse. They may have trouble wrapping their little brains around this...... (more)


Wednesday December 29th, 2010

WikiLeaks being ‘exploited to spread conspiracy theories,’ Jewish group claims posted 12/29/2010, 6:04 PM (Raw Story)
[Category: Geopolitics]
The release of thousands of US diplomatic cables by the secrets outlet WikiLeaks has unintentionally led to the proliferation of anti-Israel conspiracy theories, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

The ADL said that conspiracy theories linking Israel to WikiLeaks have circulated through online publications, where it has been suggested that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange struck a secret deal with Israeli officials over the leak of diplomatic cables; or that Assange act
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USA forced Sweden's hand on piracy and Pirate Bay crackdown posted 12/29/2010, 5:56 PM (TechEye)
[Category: Geopolitics]
The US has clicked its all powerful fingers at Sweden, having demanded that it close down the Pirate Bay and other similar sites in Wikileak diplomatic cables, or suffer the consequences. ... (more)


Saturday December 18th, 2010

Back from Costa Rica... the USA has hands in All Cookie Jars posted 12/18/2010, 7:59 PM (DailyPaul)
[Category: Geopolitics]
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Venezuela assembly gives Chavez decree powers posted 12/18/2010, 7:58 PM (Reuters)
[Category: Geopolitics]
CARACAS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Venezuela's parliament gave President Hugo Chavez decree powers for 18 months on Friday, outraging opposition parties that accused him of turning South America's biggest oil producer into a dictatorship.... (more)


Friday December 17th, 2010

Chavez seeks power to rule by decree for 1 year posted 12/17/2010, 8:32 AM (Associated Press)
[Category: Geopolitics]
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday asked congress to grant him special powers to enact laws by decree for one year, just before a new legislature takes office with a larger contingent of opposition lawmakers.

The measure would give the president the ability to bypass the National Assembly for the fourth time since he was first elected almost 12 years ago.

Vice President Elias Jaua made the request on Chavez's behalf, saying the presiden
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Thursday December 9th, 2010

WikiLeaks cables: Chavez desperate for capitalist oil companies to fund broke socialist revolution posted 12/09/2010, 5:58 PM (The Guardian)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Venezuela's tottering economy is forcing Hugo Chávez to make deals with foreign corporations to save his socialist revolution from going broke.

The Venezuelan president has courted European, American and Asian companies in behind-the-scenes negotiations that highlight a severe financial crunch in his government.

Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PDVSA, is the engine of the economy but buckled when given an ultimatum by its Italian counterpart and has scrambled to
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Gotta love it!


Monday November 29th, 2010

Hillary Clinton Ordered Diplomats to Steal UN Officials’ Credit Card Numbers posted 11/29/2010, 12:09 PM (Antiwar)
[Category: Geopolitics]
One of the first eye-opening revelations from the massive WikiLeaks diplomatic logs release is the length to which the US State Department is being treated as just another of America’s many spying apparatus.

Among the leaks was something called the “National Humint Collection Directive,” a secret document signed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last year. The document orders officials at the State D
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Friday November 26th, 2010

China Warns U.S. On Naval Exercises as North Korea Promises Retaliation posted 11/26/2010, 9:26 PM (Infowars)
[Category: Geopolitics]
China has warned the United States against engaging in military activity on its coastline.

“We oppose any military act by any party conducted in China’s exclusive economic zone without approval,” China’s Foreign Ministry replied in response to a question about the inclusion of a U.S. Aircraft carrier strike group participating in the joint exercise.

The exclusive economic zone is a maritime zone up to 200 nautical miles from a country’s coast.

It was
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This is blatant provocateuring and could result in millions of innocent people dead. This is none of "our" criminal government's damned business.


Wednesday November 24th, 2010

2nd Korean War? South admits firing first shells in row with North Korea posted 11/24/2010, 10:58 AM (YouTube)
[Category: Geopolitics]

South Korea has admitted it fired artillery shells that triggered
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Tuesday November 23rd, 2010

Think tank: 92% of Afghans never heard of 9/11 posted 11/23/2010, 8:39 AM (Raw Story)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Fewer than one in 10 Afghans are aware of the 9/11 attacks and their precipitation of the war in Afghanistan, says a study from an international think tank.

A report (PDF) from the International Council on Security and Development (ICOS) shows that 92 percent of those surveyed had never heard of the coordinated multiple attacks on US soil on September 11, 2001. It also shows that four in
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Saturday November 6th, 2010

The Real Reason For Obama's Trip To India: The Sixth Biggest Arms Deal In U.S. History posted 11/06/2010, 6:26 PM (Business Insider)
[Category: Geopolitics]
President Obama is traveling to India this weekend to make a $5 billion sale for 10 of Boeing's C-17 cargo planes. If India signs the contract, this would be the sixth biggest arms deal in U.S. history.... (more)


Tunnel for Obama near Mani Bhavan posted 11/06/2010, 6:11 PM (DNA India)
[Category: Geopolitics]
It could give a sense of superior American organisation, or be an indicator of a deep-set persecution complex. It could also be a manifestation of Uncle Sam’s penchant for a show of strength.... (more)


Thursday November 4th, 2010

34 warships sent from US for Obama visit posted 11/04/2010, 9:23 PM (NDTV)
[Category: Geopolitics]
New Delhi: The White House will, of course, stay in Washington but the heart of the famous building will move to India when President Barack Obama lands in Mumbai on Saturday.

Communications set-up and nuclear button and majority of the White House staff will be in India accompanying the President on this three-day visit that will cover Mumbai and Delhi.

He will also be protected by a fleet of 34 warships, including an aircraft carrier, which will patrol the sea la
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Coconuts removed from trees in preparation for Barack Obama's India trip posted 11/04/2010, 9:23 PM (The Telegraph)
[Category: Geopolitics]
All coconuts around the city's Gandhi museum, one of Mr Obama's stops in the city, are being taken down. [...]

"We told the authorities to remove the dry coconuts from trees near the building. Why take a chance?" Mani Bhavan's executive secretary, Meghshyam Ajgaonkar, told the BBC.
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Tuesday October 26th, 2010

US to build £8bn super base on Pacific island of Guam posted 10/26/2010, 10:38 PM (The Telegraph)
[Category: Geopolitics]
The expansion will include a dock for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, a missile defence system, live-fire training sites and the expansion of the island's airbase. It will be the largest investment in a military base in the western Pacific since the Second World War, and the biggest spend on naval infrastructure in decades. ... (more)
If only this actually would tip the country over, maybe they could have escaped!


Monday October 25th, 2010

5 Best Countries to Escape America's Decline posted 10/25/2010, 9:05 PM (Activist Post)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Their list:
1. Uruguay
2. Costa Rica
3. New Zealand
4. Iceland
5. Argentina
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Anyone have any ideas? - Chris


Tuesday October 19th, 2010

WikiLeaks Founder Denied Swedish Residency posted 10/19/2010, 3:30 PM (MyFoxNY)
[Category: Geopolitics]
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been denied a work and residence permit by Sweden, local newspaper Aftonbladet reported Monday.... (more)


Monday October 18th, 2010

G20 leaders weigh 'new generation' of challenges to global government posted 10/18/2010, 11:49 AM (AFP)
[Category: Geopolitics]
World leaders examined at the weekend frameworks for global governance ahead of a G20 summit in Seoul, with UN chief Ban Ki-Moon stressing no single power could tackle key issues alone.... (more)


Wednesday September 22nd, 2010

Official: CIA-trained force targeting militants in Pakistan posted 09/22/2010, 11:46 PM (CNN)
[Category: Geopolitics]
The CIA created and controls a paramilitary force of 3,000 Afghans that conducts clandestine missions targeting al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Pakistan, a U.S. official told CNN on Wednesday.... (more)


Friday September 17th, 2010

Mao's grandson, promoted to major general, faces ridicule posted 09/17/2010, 10:23 PM (Los Angeles Times)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Some in China say Mao Xinyu is a pudgy underachiever boosted only by nepotism. On the street, though, feelings are mixed.... (more)
Sounds like things in China are going to be just fine !


Saturday September 4th, 2010

AP: 'Combat in Iraq is not over, and we should not uncritically repeat suggestions that it is' posted 09/04/2010, 10:17 PM (Poynter.org)
[Category: Geopolitics]
"To begin with, combat in Iraq is not over, and we should not uncritically repeat suggestions that it is, even if they come from senior officials. The situation on the ground in Iraq is no different today than it has been for some months."... (more)


Saturday August 28th, 2010

Fidel Castro meets with Daniel Estulin posted 08/28/2010, 2:31 AM (The Guardian)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Former Cuban president Fidel Castro meets Lithuanian author and conspiracy theorist Daniel Estulin in Havana today Photograph: Alex Castro/EPA

Fidel Castro has more reason than most to believe conspiracy theories involving dark forces in Washington. After all, the CIA tried to blow his head off with an exploding cigar.

But the ageing Cuban revolutionary may have gone too far for all but the most ardent believer in the reach and competence of America's intelli
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Wednesday August 25th, 2010

The Rise and Fall of the U.S.S.A.? posted 08/25/2010, 10:08 PM (The New American)
[Category: Geopolitics]
In the latest issue of Trends Journal Gerald Celente, the founder and director of Trends Research Institute and also bestselling author of Trends 2000 and Trends Tracking, writes that the United States is walking down the same road of demise as the former Soviet Union.

Celente further elaborated on this point in a recent video "tech-ticker" interview, available online at Yahoo! Finance, saying, "In a lot of ways it's empire
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Thursday August 19th, 2010

Fidel Castro Fascinated By Book On Bilderberg Club posted 08/19/2010, 12:36 AM (Associated Press)
[Category: Geopolitics]
HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro is showcasing a theory long popular both among the far left and far right: that the shadowy Bilderberg Group has become a kind of global government, controlling not only international politics and economics, but even culture.... (more)


Monday August 9th, 2010

Ahmadinejad: 9/11 scenario dubious posted 08/09/2010, 5:20 PM (Press TV)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Western media hyped the September 11, 2001 attacks to pave the way for the US-led invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.

"What was the story behind September 11? In the space of five to six days, and with the aid of the media, they swayed public opinion to the point of considering an attack on Afghanistan and Iraq permissible and a right [for themselves]," he said in a televised speech.

The president went on to add that while 3,
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Wednesday August 4th, 2010

Doug Casey: War Is Coming posted 08/04/2010, 7:18 PM (Casey Research)
[Category: Geopolitics]
(Interviewed by Louis James, Editor, International Speculator)

L: Doug, last time we conversed, you said: "Let's talk about what Clausewitz called ‘the extension of politics' next time – I think the odds are increasing that we may see war rear its ugly head again soon."

There's been a lot in the news lately about Israel blockadin
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Iran Propaganda Debunked in Under Seven Minutes posted 08/04/2010, 7:18 PM (YouTube)
[Category: Geopolitics]

Scott Horton is Assistant Editor at Antiwar.com and host
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Monday July 26th, 2010

Toxic legacy of US assault on Fallujah ‘worse than Hiroshima’ posted 07/26/2010, 11:39 AM (The Independent)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Dramatic increases in infant mortality, cancer and leukaemia in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, which was bombarded by US Marines in 2004, exceed those reported by survivors of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, according to a new study.

Iraqi doctors in Fallujah have complained since 2005 of being overwhelmed by the number of babies with serious birth defects, ranging from a girl born with two heads to paralysis of the lower limbs.

Th
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Tuesday July 20th, 2010

Gunmen murder Greek investigative journalist Socratis Giolas posted 07/20/2010, 4:05 PM (The Guardian)
[Category: Geopolitics]
The murder of a prominent investigative reporter on the doorstep of his home in Athens sent shockwaves through Greece tonight as it emerged that a terrorist group was behind the assassination.... (more)


Sunday July 18th, 2010

Chavez "communes" stoke Venezuela democracy debate posted 07/18/2010, 10:05 PM (Reuters)
[Category: Geopolitics]
CARACAS (Reuters) - Tucked into forested hills in southwest Caracas, a red-brick housing complex for the poor is a testing ground for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's latest step to build socialism in the Latin American oil producer.... (more)


Monday July 12th, 2010

Anger in Costa Rica over deal to ‘invite’ 46 US warships posted 07/12/2010, 6:13 PM (Raw Story)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Costa Ricans suspect 'ulterior motive' in permitting large numbers of US troops

Opposition leaders in Costa Rica are up in arms over an agreement between the country and the United States that reportedly allows 46 US warships and 7,000 US Marines to enter the country as part of an anti-drug effort.

According to several Costa Rican news sources, the government there signed an agreement with the US last week to extend an 11-year-old cooperative program aimed at eradic
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Tons of US citizens have fled America to live in Costa Rica, from what I've heard it's a wonderful place with a much less oppressive tax structure (which the US absolutely hates). Ignoring the rhetoric, this amounts to nothing more than a military occupation. If they actually wanted the people to be safe they would legalize drugs or at least arm them.


Friday July 9th, 2010

Costa Rican Govt Approves US Occupation posted 07/09/2010, 8:09 PM (Antiwar.com)
[Category: Geopolitics]
In another example of the growing militarization of the war on drugs, the Costa Rican government has given the US permission to launch an invasion of up to 7,000 Marines, ostensibly to “fight drugs.”

The vote was extremely controversial in Costa Rica’s legislature, with several MPs arguing that it gave he US a “blank check” to occupy the nation and was a threat to its sovere
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Wednesday July 7th, 2010

Venezuela slum takes socialism beyond Chavez posted 07/07/2010, 5:13 PM (Reuters)
[Category: Geopolitics]
CARACAS, July 6 (Reuters) - While President Hugo Chavez struggles to revive the battered bolivar, in a hillside slum overlooking his palace, die-hard supporters are talking about getting rid of the Venezuelan currency altogether.

Welcome to the 23 de Enero barrio, home to about 100,000 people and something of a laboratory for Chavez's nationwide socialist experiment. Here you find dogs named "Comrade Mao", and even a "revolutionary car wash."

"We are creating a popu
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Tuesday June 22nd, 2010

Investigators claim US money is funding Afghan warlords posted 06/22/2010, 7:36 PM (BBC)
[Category: Geopolitics]
The US military report follows a six-month investigation

Investigators say the US military has been giving tens of millions of dollars to Afghan security firms who are channelling the money to warlords.

Trucks carrying supplies to US troops allegedly pay the firms to ensure their safe passage in dangerous areas of Afghanistan.

The convoys are attacked if payments are not made, according to allegations in a US military document.
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I am SHOCKED! SHOCKED!


Sunday June 20th, 2010

Report: Armada of U.S. and Israeli Warships Head for Iran posted 06/20/2010, 3:13 PM (Kurt Nimmo)
[Category: Geopolitics]
More than twelve U.S. and Israeli warships, including an aircraft carrier, passed through the Suez Canal on Friday and are headed for the Red Sea. “According to eyewitnesses, the U.S. battleships were the largest to have crossed the Canal in many years,” reported the London-based newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi on Saturday.

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Egyptian opposition members criticized the government for cooperating with the U.S. and Israeli forces and allowing the p
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Friday June 18th, 2010

Professor: Only Global Governance Can Save Us From A Century Of Chaos posted 06/18/2010, 11:16 PM (Prison Planet)
[Category: Geopolitics]
A major event that takes place in 2014 will plunge the world into a crisis that will characterize the rest of the century, according to Cambridge professor Nicholas Boyle, and only the introduction of global governance can save humanity from an era of poverty and violence.

“A ‘Doomsday’ moment will take place in 2014 – and will determine whether the 21st century is full of violence and poverty or will be peaceful and prosperous, according to a Cambridge University professor,”
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Wednesday June 16th, 2010

Iceland says yes to Wikileaks law posted 06/16/2010, 11:42 PM (TechEye)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Iceland’s government and parliament, the Alþing, has voted for the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative (IMMI), a law co-developed with whistleblowing website Wikileaks. The law is posed to turn Iceland into a press haven for journalists worldwide, as it is combines best-practice legislation from around the world in a legislative package designed to protect sources and whistleblowers.

La
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Monday June 14th, 2010

Bilderberg 2010: What we have learned posted 06/14/2010, 10:21 PM (The Guardian)
[Category: Geopolitics]
A huge agenda of global issues was crammed into four days of 'secret' meetings by a mysterious group of power brokers. But who elected them and why are we paying for them?... (more)


Sunday June 13th, 2010

Bilderberg: sinister with a smile posted 06/13/2010, 4:17 PM (The Guardian)
[Category: Geopolitics]
An extraordinary thing happened last weekend. The world's most secretive strategy group, Bilderberg, poked its nose out of the shadows and launched its own website: bilderbergmeetings.org. For an organisation that prefers to cordon the press a mile from its meetings, whose press relations policy to date has been to arrest, harass and search jou... (more)


Friday June 11th, 2010

Bilderberg 2010: Jim Tucker's Final Report posted 06/11/2010, 6:01 PM (American Free Press)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Bilderberg boys were so depressed as they gathered at the Dolce luxury hotel in Sitges, Spain June 3 that "many important people are not showing up," because "they always find out and we get into trouble at home," said one, echoing the sentiments of all.

Still, they hope to inflict much evil on the world. An unprecedented but fruitless effort to hide the Bilderberg meeting this year was conducting the Group of 20 (G-20) economic meeting in Busan, South Korea.

Always
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Lord Monckton: World government lite -- the Cancun Treaty is coming posted 06/11/2010, 6:01 PM (Lord Christopher Monckton)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Well, here we are again. In Bonn, Germany, that is, for the latest in a long series of two-week negotiating sessions intended to lead to the triumphant signing of a binding climate treaty in Cancun, Mexico, this December.

Why Germany? The UN’s bureaucrats were humiliated by the chaotic failure of its attempt at Copenhagen last December, under the charmingly inept direction of the Danish Prime Minister, who was so far out of his depth that he could not even recall the names of the
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Thursday June 10th, 2010

Bilderberg 2010: Out of the darkness, into the light posted 06/10/2010, 9:40 PM (The Guardian)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Dr Henry Kissinger at Bilderberg 2010. Photograph: Quierosaber

I found out this week, as I always deep-down suspected, since the age of about four, that I'm actually a spy working for Her Majesty's Secret Service. I'm annoyed that I didn't know sooner, as I would have used my immunity from prosecution and begun bumping people off much sooner. I can't wait to get back to the UK. I've got a serious backlog.

The revelation emerged during an impromptu news confer
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Wednesday June 9th, 2010

Bilderberg 2010: Don't call it a pow-wow! posted 06/09/2010, 4:49 PM (The Guardian)
[Category: Geopolitics]
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Strengthening NAFTA Ties and the Push Towards a Common Security Front posted 06/09/2010, 4:48 PM (Be Your Own Leader)
[Category: Geopolitics]
As a result of the demise of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America, the NAFTA trilateral relationship has suffered. This has forced many of the SPP’s objectives to be funneled through various bilateral initiatives. Mexico’s drug war is also serving as a catalyst for more North American cooperation and integration in areas of border security, law enforcement and the military. Canada is being encouraged to further engage and commit itself alongside the U.S. in helping Mexi... (more)


Swiss Lower House Defers Final Decision on UBS Treaty posted 06/09/2010, 4:48 PM (BusinessWeek)
[Category: Geopolitics]
June 8 (Bloomberg) -- Switzerland’s lower house rejected an agreement with the U.S. over suspected tax evasion at UBS AG, opening the door for further talks between both parliamentary chambers and a final vote by June 18.

The settlement in a first round was rejected by 104 votes to 76 in Bern today after the Swiss People’s Party and the Social Democrats voted against the accord. UBS fell as much as 3.9 percent as the vote prolonged uncertainty over the bank’s U.S. operations.
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Tuesday June 8th, 2010

Afghan war overtakes Vietnam to become the longest conflict in U.S. history posted 06/08/2010, 5:53 PM (The Daily Mail)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Afghanistan has become the longest conflict in American history - surpassing even the Vietnam war.

The war entered its 104th month yesterday, with 30,000 American troops being deployed in the first half of this year alone.

The last U.S. ground combat soldiers were brought home from Vietnam after 103 months of fighting.
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Campbell mingles with world elite at private meeting posted 06/08/2010, 5:53 PM (The Vancouver Sun)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Premier Gordon Campbell spent his weekend rubbing shoulders with some of the world's leading political and business figures at the 58th annual Bilderberg Meeting in Sitges, Spain.

The secretive invitation-only meeting -- dubbed by London's The Independent newspaper as an "annual cabal of the world's elite" -- pulls together top international names to discuss issues such as foreign affairs and the economy.

"We talked about the economy, we talked about trade, we talke
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Bilderberg Group Met and Discussed -- What? posted 06/08/2010, 5:53 PM (The New American)
[Category: Geopolitics]
In hindsight, the Steering Committee in charge of the annual gathering of elites known informally as the Bilderberg group could have chosen a better — or at least a safer — venue for this year’s gathering than Sitges, Spain. The stunning Mediterranean resort near Barcelona, known far and wide as Spain’s most decadent locale (think San Francisco’s Castro district, New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, and Palm Beach all rolled into one), just happens to be near one of several Ground Zeroes of the European... (more)


Bilderberg 2010: Help us identify the delegates posted 06/08/2010, 5:52 PM (The Guardian)
[Category: Geopolitics]
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Monday June 7th, 2010

Bilderberg: Global cabal pushes agenda before meeting in Sitges, Spain posted 06/07/2010, 9:33 PM (James P. Tucker, Jr.)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Bilderberg-controlled news outlets in Europe and the Western Hemisphere are conditioning the public to accept two of the super-secret elite’s major goals in advance of its meeting June 4-7 in Sitges, Spain: a U.S. attack on Iran and a financial bailout of Greece and other European Union (EU) countries.

But even before the Bilderberg group gathered behind the sealed-off, guarded Dolce Hotel in Sitges, a resort community 12 miles from Barcelona, resistance to throwing more tax dol
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Saturday June 5th, 2010

Bilderberg 2010: Between the sword and the wall posted 06/05/2010, 1:00 PM (The Guardian)
[Category: Geopolitics]
Policing Bilderberg: beneath the uniforms beat human hearts Photograph: Charlie Skelton for the Guardian

The enormous bald detective in beach shorts took the camera from my wife. "Let me see." He scrolled through the photographs, just taken, of me being detained at the campsite gates. He scrolled past, to see a photo of a limousine convoy, whooshing up the hill to Bilderberg. "I don't like this," he said, and waved a huge, disgruntled hand towards the conference hotel.
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My oh my how things have changed in just the last year! - Chris

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