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 Let's see what you make of this. I found it to be heavily biased, making statements directly to the tune of 'you must think this way'... not that I necessarily disagree with all or any of it, I just heavily object to being ordered by a... more
  | Notes | May 11, 2012 |
Previous notes: | | Mar 17 | - | Did Bin Laden / al-Qaeda ever conclusively admit or deny responsibility for 9-11? What is the officially accepted version of that history? I've seen links and reports saying both. Why the ambiguity? Surely, if we have him on a video saying 'I did it', and that video is generally accepted to be genuine, then there is our definitive answer? Or if he said the opposite... likewise. But how reliable are the reports of the claim, whichever way? Fox? Pravda? Alex Jones? Give me something we can take seriously? Which is true? | | Mar 13 | - | Ok, here's one I know very little about. North American Union, US-Canada border agreement, immigration under Obama, the Mexican and wider drug war, Latin American issues like Venezuela/Colombia, FARC. Brazil-USA relations. Washington's stance on Falklands (Malvinas), and on Canadian claims to Arctic resources. NAFTA Corridor, trade with China. But particularly the USA's two immediate neighbours. I need to go shopping and cook, a couple hours. Will come back here and eat. Please educate me? | | Mar 8 | - | If you didn't already know, I work nights. It's now morning, and I read yesterday's papers in the work canteen last night - despite being about a week ahead of most of their content. This, then, from The Mirror, popular left-leaning British tabloid (same story was also in The Sun, Murdoch's, leaning right). Read by every manual worker and tradesman in the country, between them. Link follows, first reply. I haven't seen this in the proper newspapers. So... simply: David Cameron now claims Iran are after 'intercontinental' missile capability, and may soon be able to hit Britain, not just Israel or Saudi Arabia. I have no evidence to offer, to the contrary, but really... haven't we heard this one somewhere before? Recall... even the inquiry into Jack Straw et al's '45 minutes' bullshit was held behind closed doors. I hate to say this... but I think Iran WILL be bombed, possibly invaded. This year. | Spies, Lies & Geopolitics's favorite notes: | | Dec 19 | - | Kim Il Jong is officially dead. I stand corrected - thought he'd gone ages ago. Would ask what's next re: China, USA, nuclear arms etc... the son seems likely to be just as much a lunatic... but I think I'll leave that one to the group comedians. I do hope we get a 'serious' North Korea thread with as little bias as possible. Meanwhile, a link I just found... Bill Gates to develop nuclear reactor with China. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-developing-nuclear-reactor-104559477.html Point being, Kim will get the headlines this week... don't forget there is plenty else going on in the world! Condolences to the Il Jong family, and those North Koreans who idolised the man. Merry Christmas to my S.L.G family. Peace! | | Jan 12 | - | CIA Had Secret Plan to Kidnap German-Syrian Suspect in Hamburg | | Dec 14 | - | Facebook Users: Protecting Your Personal Data | | Nov 30 | - | Today opened the trial against Ivan (The Terrible) Demjanjuk in Munich | | Nov 18 | - | Race and governmental mistrust | | Nov 9 | - | 20 years ago the Berlin wall was opened |
  | World News Updated Daily | May 14, 2012 |
Germany's Social Democrats Return to Relevancy It has been a long time since the working class in Germany's erstwhile industrial heartland has had this much to cheer about. On Saturday, Borussia Dortmund, a football team adored by many in the... morePrevious links: | | May 11 | - | What do YOU think about GAY MARRIAGE? | | May 1 | - | John W. Whitehead: The Empire Strikes Back: Attack of the Drones | | Apr 25 | - | Time to get U.S. nukes out of Europe | Stephen M. 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