“Working hard, eight hours, we have no opportunity to speak at work. If I speak, my supervisor comes to me and says, ‘Don’t speak anymore, or I’ll send you home.'”-Yana Brenzey, 19, of Ukraine, foreign exchange student
August 19, foreign college students are protesting in Palmyra, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, saying the U.S. State […] Continue Reading…
Reports from Cairo saying Egyptians have surrounded the Israeli embassy, demanding the Israeli ambassador leave. Israeli planes bombed Egyptian forces on the Gaza border. Three Egyptians were killed.
Independent journalists have been tracking down where Texas Governor Rick Perry made his fortunes. Turns out one of his early investments was in one of the biggest porn video distributors, Movie Gallery.
That was back in 1995, so some Perry supporters will likely try to defend it as something that happened in the past, and […] Continue Reading…
“Venezuela is the 13th largest holder of gold in the world. From a financial aspect, I think it is a very shrewd and intelligent move to protect his country’s gold assets. There is, however, a political overtone in that he wants to pull out the other financial assets that Venezuela has […] Continue Reading…
Japan says it will offer less developed countries money, and other aid, to help them develop infrastructure and industries, in exchange for exclusive mining rights for rare earth minerals.
China has been using the same tactic for decades. Japan says they’re adopting such a policy in order to compete with China.
Rare earth minerals are used […] Continue Reading…
August 18, Taliban claim they launched a truck bomb attack on U.S. Gardez base, killing 27 U.S. troops.
Official U.S. media reports say only two Afghans were killed. The U.S. media has proven over and over that it can not be trusted.
Witnesses say the explosion was “huge” and destroyed a U.S. helicopter as well.
Since the […] Continue Reading…
August 19, the first shipment of Iranian crude oil has been sold on Iran’s Bourse Organization/Kish Commodity Exchange. 500,000 barrels of heavy crude oil were sold.
Iran’s Bourse was created in 2008 for the specific purpose of selling oil using any international currency, other than the U.S. dollar. Up until now, the Bourse/Kish exchange was […] Continue Reading…
For several weeks Israeli air forces have been bombing Gaza and West Bank, the U.S. media ignored it. Israeli ground forces have conducted several raids into Lebanon, the U.S. media ignored it.
Then Israel say eight Israelis were killed in an attack on a bus, carrying Israeli soldiers and civilians, north of the Red Sea […] Continue Reading…
The British embassy in Afghanistan is under attack as I write this. It began with massive explosions. Pics show a multi-story building with its facade completely destroyed. Smaller explosions and constant gunfire is ongoing.
The Taliban are claiming they launched the attacks. Insurgents are still inside the embassy compound. At least 12 people killed, officials […] Continue Reading…
The United States has cancelled its bi-annual “Bright Star” war games with Egypt. The two countries have been holding such war games for decades.
This comes as the U.S. and Europe push for UN action against Syria, but officially its because of the political transition taking place in Egypt.
Bright Star war games have also included […] Continue Reading…