A Coup in Crimea—or in Russia?

03-23-2014 • theamericanconservative.com, By Scott McConnell

As has been foreshadowed for weeks, Vladimir Putin has “reunited” Crimea with Russia.

Russian Troops Seize Last Ukrainian Airbase in Crimea

03-23-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com, Jason Ditz

Last Naval Base Surrenders to Pro-Russia Protesters

Russian troops storm Crimea airbase, detain commander (LIVE BLOG)

03-23-2014 • http://www.globalpost.com,

Russian troops forced their way into one of Crimea's few bases that had still been under Ukraine's control.

A Startlingly Simple Theory About the Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet

03-22-2014 • http://www.wired.com, By Chris Goodfellow

There has been a lot of speculation about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Terrorism, hijacking, meteors. I cannot believe the analysis on CNN; it’s almost disturbing. I tend to look for a simpler explanation, and I find it with the 13,000-foot runway a

China says satellite has located 72ft object in Southern Indian Ocean....

03-22-2014 • By Candace Sutton and Richard Shears

China says satellite has located 72ft object in Southern Indian Ocean 75 miles from where previous possible wreckage was located.. as Australian pilots spot small objects

Twitter: We Hope Turkey Lifts Its Completely Ineffectual Ban On Our Service

03-22-2014 • Gerry Shih and Alexei Oreskovic

Twitter Inc said on Friday it hopes access to its social media service in Turkey will be restored soon, a day after it was blocked by the country's government.

NEO – Ukraine Boomerang – Serious Repercussions Now for the West

03-22-2014 • http://www.veteranstoday.com, by Jim W. Dean

The West took a major credibility beating today, one inflicted on itself. This hit is going to be one more chapter of the US and EU foreign policy gang, who can’t shoot straight and who believe their own bull manure.

Petrodollar Alert: Putin Prepares To Announce “Holy Grail” Gas Deal With China

03-21-2014 • http://www.prisonplanet.com,Zero Hedge

If it was the intent of the West to bring Russia and China together – one a natural resource (if “somewhat” corrupt) superpower and the other a fixed capital / labor output (if “somewhat” capital misallocating and credit bubbleicious) powerhouse – in

Ron Paul and Charles Goyette - The Weekly Podcast

03-21-2014 • Ron Paul, Charles Goyette

If you wanted a new Cold War, you might do what the U.S. has done in Ukraine. And now Crimea has seceded. Saber-rattlers are demanding arms for Ukraine. And President Obama, saying it's a national emergency, has imposed sanctions on Russia.

Russia completes Crimea annexation

03-21-2014 • AP

President Vladimir Putin completed his annexation of Crimea on Friday, signing a law making the Black Sea peninsula part of Russia just as Ukraine itself sealed a deal pulling it closer into Europe's orbit.

Possible debris off Australia a 'credible lead' for missing Malaysia jet

03-21-2014 • http://www.globalpost.com, Reuters

The large objects, which Australian officials said were spotted by satellite four days ago in one of the remotest parts of the globe, are the most promising lead in days.

Kyiv needs money, fast

03-21-2014 • http://www.globalpost.com, Paul Ames

Even if Ukraine can avoid a war with Russia, its economy is in dire straits.

Dmitry Orlov: Ukraine-Crimea Update & U.S. on Suicide Watch

03-21-2014 • http://www.dailypaul.com, by DJP333

As a Russian myself with lots of friends there ... I agree with his take. Putin will move slow and answer the USA tit for tat. The Ukraine will implode under the Fascism of its radicals.

Russia Warns It May Play The 'Iran Card' Over Ukraine Sanctions

03-21-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com, Brett LoGiurato

A senior Russian diplomat signaled a possible shift Wednesday in Russia's position on the ongoing Iranian nuclear talks amid tensions with the United States and other Western countries, according to The Associated Press.

New Executive Order: “Obama Has Just Given Himself the Authority to Seize Your Assets”

03-20-2014 • http://www.prisonplanet.com, Mac Slavo

On Monday the U.S. government took steps to seize the US-based assets of Russian lawmakers and anyone else that the US government deemed complicit in supporting the Crimean secession movement.

Waving the False Flag

03-20-2014 • http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Steve Sailer

With murky foreign affairs much in the news, it’s worth trying to figure out how to think about the notion of “false flag” operations—would, say, a counterterrorism agency stage an act of terrorism to make its political enemies look bad or perhaps ju

Ukraine TV CEO Beaten, Forced to Resign by ‘Free Speech’ Official

03-20-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz

Far-Right MPs Filmed Beating of TV Chief

Ukraine Orders Crimea Pullout; Russia Offers Higher Pay for Defectors

03-20-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz

Russian Generals Courting Soldiers in Crimea Visits

What the US Media Won't Tell You About Ukraine

03-20-2014 • CommonDreams.Org/Ted Rall

As usual, America's foreign correspondents are falling down on the job...Stories devoid of historical context cast Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a naked act of neo-Soviet aggression. Considering that the relevant history begins a mere two decades a

Simple Stuff About Ukraine

03-20-2014 • AntiWar.Com/Philip Giraldi

On March 6th President Barack Obama signed an executive order "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine" which permits Washington to seize the assets of any "United States person" who opposes current US policies v

A Startlingly Simple Theory About the Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet

03-20-2014 • http://www.wired.com, By Chris Goodfellow

There has been a lot of speculation about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Terrorism, hijacking, meteors.

Is Putin the Irrational One?

03-19-2014 • http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Patrick J. Buchanan

Vladimir Putin seems to have lost touch with reality, Angela Merkel reportedly told Barack Obama after speaking with the Russian president. He is “in another world.”

Disband NATO

03-19-2014 • http://fff.org, by Jacob G. Hornberger

In a recent New York Times op-ed, John McCain, the man who hoped to be president, said that Russia’s invasion of Crimea has nothing to do with NATO expansion into Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Malaysia, FBI analyze missing pilot's simulator

03-19-2014 • http://hosted.ap.org, By IAN MADER

The FBI joined forces with Malaysian authorities in analyzing deleted data on a flight simulator belonging to the pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, while distraught relatives of the passengers unleashed their anger Wednesday - wailing in

Malaysia plane relatives dragged from news conference

03-19-2014 • http://www.bbc.com

Frustration with the search for missing flight MH370 boiled over into chaotic scenes as Chinese relatives were dragged away from journalists.

Crimea Wastes No Time - Mints New Coinage Already

03-19-2014 • http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

With the ink still wet on the referendum vote slips and the Duma's agreement to accept Crimea into Mother Russia, the Crimean Mint (since we pre-suppose there is one) has wasted no time in creating the new coinage for the nation. As Crimea transition

Ukrainian Military "Authorized" To Use Live Ammo For Self-Defense

03-19-2014 • http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

So, "supporters" of one side that has promised not to escalate (but believes the region belongs to them based on an overwhelming vote) has killed a soldier from the other side (which has promised to respond) as he defended a military base for his cou

Gerald Celente - Trends In The News - "Cartoon Freak Show"

03-19-2014 • http://www.dailypaul.com, by BarracudaTrader

Gerald Celente - Trends In The News - "Cartoon Freak Show"