The Routine Use of Fake Images and Video Footage by the Western Media

It has become routine for the mainstream media including network TV to present fake images and footage of protest movements. This process of manipulating the truth and presenting fake images is nothing new. When it is discovered, CNN or the BBC will invariably apologize for having used the “wrong image”, from the “wrong country” from…

Six Organizations That Secretly Run The Internet

the operation of the Internet falls to six organizations, working in concert (and occasionally, at odds with one another). Some, such as the International Telecommunication Union and The Internet Society, concern themselves with ensuring (and improving) access to the Internet around the world, as well as helping to make sure that such access is fair…

The Math That Predicted the Revolutions Sweeping the Globe Right Now

It’s happening in Ukraine, Venezuela, Thailand, Bosnia, Syria, and beyond. Revolutions, unrest, and riots are sweeping the globe. The near-simultaneous eruption of violent protest can seem random and chaotic; inevitable symptoms of an unstable world. But there’s at least one common thread between the disparate nations, cultures, and people in conflict, one element that has demonstrably proven to make these uprisings more likely: high…

“The War is Worth Waging”: Afghanistan’s Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural Gas

Under the proposed Afghan-US security pact,  which is an integral part of Obama’s Asian pivot, Washington and its NATO partners are preparing to ensure a permanent military presence in Afghanistan, with military facilities located in proximity of China’s Western frontier.  The pact would allow the US to maintain their nine permanent military bases, strategically located…

BRAVE NEW WORLD: Canadian Developed “C7 Smart Gun” – Has features that will allow for communications between the weapon and a command base

Source  – news.nationalpost.com –  It looks like something out of a semi-futuristic post-apocalypse movie: A hybrid of traditional weaponry with digital scopes attached and the ability to morph from a rifle into a shotgun into a grenade launcher. Except it’s the next generation of armed warfare, improved with lessons from Afghanistan and other recent incursions…

It’s a Small World After All – A surprisingly small number of corporations control massive global market shares

Banking   Largest banks hold a total of $25.1 trillion:[1]   1.) ICBC, China, $2.95 trillion in assets, over 18,000 outlets, 108 branches globally 2.) HSBC holdings, UK, $2.68 trillion in assets, 6,600 offices in 80 countries, 55 million customers 3.) Deutsche Bank, Germany, $2.6 trillion in assets, 2,963 branches, 70 countries, 46 million customers…

The Strategy for Social Change – Civil disobedience is vital, but it is insufficient to transform society. A new science of cooperation illuminates the path ahead

Understandings of cooperation are becoming more sophisticated thanks to recent advances in research. Innate aggression theorists have tried to popularize the false belief that people are intrinsically competitive. Taken to the extreme, it’s a belief that supports the misconception that war is inevitable. But a growing number of studies demonstrate the opposite conclusion. Anthropologist Douglas Fry, for example, has brought…

As Bank Deaths Continue to Shock, Documents Reveal JPMorgan Has Been Patenting Death Derivatives

The probability of two vibrant young men in their 30s who are employed by the same global bank but separated by an ocean dying within six days of each other is remote. And few companies are in as good a position to understand just how remote as is JPMorgan: since 2010, it has received four…

Tepco admits to misreporting radiation levels by 500%

(NaturalNews) The company that owns the now-shuttered Fukushima nuclear power facility in Japan, which sustained three reactor core meltdowns following a massive earthquake and tsunami back in 2011, is once again in hot water for fudging the numbers on radiation leakage. New reports indicate that the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) grossly understated levels of…

A 84-year-old nun and two peace activists get years behind bars – trio took part in ploughshares action in 2012 at nuclear weapons production facility

A 84-year-old nun and two peace activists who engaged in a non-violent demonstration at nuclear weapons production facility in Tennessee because “our very humanity rejects the designs of nuclearism, empire and war” were sentenced Tuesday to several years behind bars while critics of the verdict say the true crime of nuclear weapons proliferation remains unpunished… Continue Reading……

China Is Africa’s New Colonial Overlord, Says Famed Primate Researcher Jane Goodall

China has spent nearly $100 billion in African projects over the last decade — and Jane Goodall is not impressed.   ADVERTISEMENT In an interview with Agence France-Press published on Monday, the longtime animal rights activist who has spent most of her life on the continent, compared Chinese investment with old-school British colonialism. “In Africa,…

The secret Wall Street fraternity called Kappa Beta Phi

I’d heard whisperings about the existence of Kappa Beta Phi, whose members included both incredibly successful financiers (New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former Goldman Sachs chairman John Whitehead, hedge-fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones) and incredibly unsuccessful ones (Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld, Bear Stearns CEO Jimmy Cayne, former New Jersey governor and MF Global…

The 1% Don’t Feel The Weather: Ferrari Posts Record Sales In US; Doubled In Jan

First Mercedes, then Porsche, and now Ferrari and Maserati post record US sales in January…   *FERRARI POSTS RECORD SALES IN U.S. AND U.K. IN 2013 *FERRARI AND MASERATI GLOBAL MORE THAN DOUBLE IN JAN TO 2,400 …a month where the non-1%-auto-makers struggled mightily. Of course, the latter missed expectations are blamed on weather (as…

US Employed Ex-Nazis to Develop Interrogation Methods

The United States relied on the assistance of dozens of German scientists to develop invasive interrogation techniques targeting the Soviet Union in the early years of the Cold War, according to a new book on the subject. The book, entitled Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America, by American journalist…

Syria’s Chemical Weapons Stockpiles to be Transferred to the Italian Mafia?

Does the disposal of Syria’s chemical weapons by the two selected waste disposal companies, namely Finland’s Ekokem and France’s Veolia require a contractual arrangement (or “agreement”) with Italy’s most powerful criminal syndicate on behalf of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)?… Continue Reading… http://www.globalresearch.ca/syrias-chemical-weapons-stockpiles-to-be-transferred-to-the-italian-mafia/5369399

Arizona Passes Anti-NDAA Bill to Nullify Indefinite Detention

Yesterday an Arizona state senate committee passed the Restoring Constitutional Governance Act, SB 1291, giving initial approval to a bill that nullifies indefinite detention under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) or any other federal law which might claim to authorize the same… Continue reading… http://www.thedailysheeple.com/arizona-passes-anti-ndaa-bill-to-nullify-indefinite-detention_022014

France and the Militarization of Central Africa: Thousands of Muslims Fleeing the Central African Republic

Unrest is continuing in the mineral-rich state of the Central African Republic as French and African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops are patrolling the capital of Bangui and other areas. France has announced that it will be deploying an additional 400 troops to its former colony… Continue Reading… http://www.globalresearch.ca/france-and-the-militarization-of-central-africa-thousands-of-muslims-fleeing-the-central-african-republic/5369276

Jerusalem silent on report Greece blocked Israeli arms shipments to Iran

ATHENS — Greek authorities intercepted arms shipments apparently sent by one or more Israelis and intended for Iran, in violation of international sanctions, a Greek newspaper reported. Greek officials, working together with the American Homeland Security Investigations agency, uncovered two shipments of spare parts for F-4 Phantom jets in December 2012 and again in April…