Venezuela has officially quite the economic union “Andean Community”. It’s made up of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Venezuela said it quite the trade group because of free-trade agreements signed with the United States and Andean pact members Peru and Colombia.
Venezuela now hopes to join MERCOSUR, a trade group made up of Brazil, […] Continue Reading…
A U.S. Pew poll said 54% of Egyptians want an end to the Egyptian/Israeli peace treaty.
The survey shouldn’t be taken too seriously, after all only 1,000 Egyptians were surveyed.
The survey also said that 79%of Egyptians don’t like the United States, and 64% don’t like Obama.
Iraqi Prime minster Nuri al-Maliki, made several statements in the recent past, saying Iraq does not need U.S. troops. Now it seems Maliki is caving into demands from the Obama administration.
His latest statements are that Iraq does not need U.S. help for “internal” security, but help is still needed for training, weapons and financing. […] Continue Reading…
Notice how little coverage of the Drug War in Mexico gets in the main stream media? After all, more people have been killed in Mexico, in the last three years, than in Afghanistan or Iraq. Mexico is just “south of the border” from the U.S.
If you don’t mind the Spanish language, or gory pictures […] Continue Reading…
The German EUFOR plan is not finalized, and will be refined as the situation demands.
1: The European Union force (EUFOR) will operate seaports and airports, to evacuate civilians and bring relief supplies into the country. In addition, protect aid agencies and supply them with fuel.
2: A maximum of four months is expected to reach […] Continue Reading…
German newspaper Bild, has revealed plans for European Forces (EUFOR) ground troops in Libya. The plans are described as a 60 page “humanitarian” operation on the ground.
Germany will be in charge of the proposed four month operation. No troop numbers are given. German Defense Minister, Thomas de Maizière, says the situation is still to […] Continue Reading…
Remember the U.S. professor that wanted Bush Jr impeached? Probably not. Now Professor Francis Boyle wants Obama impeached. It’s basically for the same reason, war mongering and war crimes and failing to get congressional approval.
The problem is that the calls for impeaching Obama are faulty, because they claim Obama violated the U.S. Constitution by […] Continue Reading…
“If a resolution leads to a further escalation of a civil war by any means, including outside intervention, we will not be able to support this.”-Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister
Russia is demanding that military strikes stop, and that peace talks begin following a ceasefire. Russian officials indicate that they will move from […] Continue Reading…
President Juan Manuel Santos says the current flooding in Columbia has now become that country’s worst natural disaster in its history.
Heavy rains, for just this month, have so far left 67 dead, 36 wounded and eight missing, 98,000 injured with 183 homes destroyed. For the year, so far, the totals are 90 […] Continue Reading…
Chinese companies have lost at least U.S.$20 billion as a result of the Libyan “rebellion” and U.S. led NATO attacks.
75 Chinese companies, including 13 Chinese government operations, have folded in Libya since the “rebellion” flared up.
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