Allegations Fly on US and Russian Involvement in East Ukraine Crisis

04-09-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz

Russia Claims Blackwater Subsidiary Involved in Kharkiv Takeover

NATO Members Conduct False Flag Terror In Attempt to Whip Up War

04-09-2014 • http://www.globalresearch.ca, Washington's Bl

Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh (who uncovered the Iraq prison torture scandal and the Mai Lai massacre in Vietnam) says that high-level American sources tell him that the Turkish government carried out the chemical weapon

Venezuelan President Condemns U.S. Support to Domestic Opposition

04-09-2014 • http://www.plenglish.com, Prensa Latina

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the U.S. government of backing violent actions and promote a coup against his administration in an interview released today by the British newspaper The Guardian.

Austerity Outrage Fuels Push for Greek General Strike

04-09-2014 • http://www.commondreams.org, Sarah Lazare

Media outlets in Greece went dark Tuesday as journalists staged a work stoppage ahead of an anti-austerity general strike expected to sweep the country Wednesday.

Russia Urges Companies to Delist Abroad Amid Sanctions

04-08-2014 • By Ksenia Galouchko, Anton Doroshev and Evgenia Pi

Russia urged companies to delist their shares from overseas stock exchanges and trade in Moscow in an effort to safeguard them as international sanctions mount against the country after its takeover of Crimea.

In East Ukraine, Protesters Seek Russian Troops

04-08-2014 • By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ANDREW ROTH

Under the attentive eye of Russian state television, several hundred pro-Russian demonstrators in the city of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, declared on Monday that they were forming an independent republic and urged President Vladimir V. Putin to send

Ukraine Refuses to Pay for Gas From Russia

04-07-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz

Interim PM Dubs New Price 'Unfair'

“Flight 370 Was Remote-Hijacked”

04-07-2014 • Veterans Today

A high-level Malaysian source has confirmed that missing Flight MH370 must have been hijacked by remote control.

RON PAUL AND CHARLES GOYETTE - THE WEEKLY PODCAST - David Stockman

04-07-2014 • Ron Paul, Charles Goyette

Ron Paul says the Ukraine bailout bill is a bad deal for the American people. But it passed the Congress by a landslide. On the issues that determine our freedom and prosperity, the Washington parties are more alike than different.

Jeremy Scahill talks to Rachel Maddow about new revelations of Anwar al-Awlaki death

04-05-2014 • http://www.dailypaul.com, by fonzdrew

Jeremy Scahill talks to Rachel Maddow about new revelations of Anwar al-Awlaki death

Japan orders military to strike any new North Korea missile launches

04-05-2014 • Reuters

Japan has ordered a destroyer in the Sea of Japan to strike any ballistic missiles that may be launched by North Korea in the coming weeks after Pyongyang fired a Rodong medium-range missile over the sea, a government source said on Saturday.

Here’s How to Think About Russia and the Ukraine Crisis

04-04-2014 • theamericanconservative.com, By Daniel Larison

Answering the key questions about NATO, Putin’s intentions, and what George Kennan would do.

Guest Post: Russia Is Dominated By Global Banks, Too

04-04-2014 • http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden

Numerous cultures have had holidays dedicated to the celebration of pulling the wool over the eyes of others, from the ancient Romans, to early Muslims, to medieval Christians, to Americans and Europeans today.

Italy Troops Crack Down on Secessionists Nationwide

04-03-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com, Jason Ditz,

Troops Seize Bulldozer in Venice, Weapons in Lombardy

Secession and the Crimea

04-03-2014 • http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Larry LaBorde

It seems that the last thing the internet needs right now is another story on the Crimea but this is an older story.

Tense Rhetoric Escalates as Russia Mocks NATO’s ‘Cold War Mindset’

04-03-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com, Jason Ditz

NATO-Russia relations continue to get worse for no apparent reason today, as NATO officials keep warning Russia against invading Ukraine, despite Russia repeatedly reassuring them that this isn’t being considered.

Two Invasions – and One Truth

04-02-2014 • http://original.antiwar.com, Justin Raimondo

Crimea and Afghanistan: A comparative analysis

Why Did BRICS Back Russia on Crimea?

04-02-2014 • http://thediplomat.com, By Zachary Keck

The BRICS’s support for Russia shows the Western-dominated post-Cold War order is eroding.

Ukraine’s Inconvenient Neo-Nazis

04-02-2014 • http://consortiumnews.com, By Robert Parry

When Ukrainian neo-Nazis – infuriated over the killing of an ultranationalist leader – surrounded the Parliament in Kiev, the incident presented a problem for the U.S. news media which has been trying to airbrush the neo-Nazis out of the Ukraine narr

Watch This Reaction: Putin Laughs Right In This Journalist’s Face

04-02-2014 • http://www.shtfplan.com, Mac Slavo

When an interviewer recently confronted Vladimir Putin about Europe’s American-made missile defense system, the President of the Russian Federation couldn’t help but laugh right in his face.

Man amputates own hand after hospitals refuse

04-02-2014 • http://www.myfoxny.com

A British man reportedly amputated his own hand after he claimed hospitals refused to perform the operation for him.

Venezuela issues ID cards to curtail food hoarding

04-02-2014 • http://hosted.ap.org, By HANNAH DREIER

Battling food shortages, the government is rolling out a new ID system that is either a grocery loyalty card with extra muscle or the most dramatic step yet toward rationing in Venezuela, depending on who is describing it.

Exclusive: UN draws up peacekeeping plans in event of Scottish Yes vote

04-01-2014 • http://www.independent.co.uk, Cahal Milmo

UN's traditional 'blue helmet' colour scheme is in doubt as it could be misinterpreted as a show of support for an independent Scotland

Think Uruguay’s president is fascinating? Meet his wife

03-31-2014 • http://www.globalpost.com, Will Carless

Lucia Topolansky: Senator, ex-guerrilla, prison escapee, torture survivor, blonde-bombshell-turned-wild-haired, farm-living, hard-as-nails first lady.

Behind the Russian Rage

03-31-2014 • http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Patrick J. Buchanan

As the old saying goes, you cannot truly understand a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes.

Masked 'Right Sector' nationalists besiege Ukrainian Parliament

03-31-2014 • http://rt.com

The Ukrainian parliament is witnessing a second day of picketing, as hundreds of Right Sector activists pressure MPs to sack the interior minister.

Ready For WW III?

03-31-2014 • https://www.nytexaminer.com, By Murray Polner

While analyzing Vladimir Putin, our latest foreign devil, I wonder if many of our born-again Russian experts could pass a simple exam evaluating and explaining the possible impact of Russia’s past on him?

Turkish Courts Rule Against Government By Reversing Two Twitter Bans

03-30-2014 • Jonathan Turley

We recently reported of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdoğan’s effort to silence the social media service Twitter to repress dissent within Turkey. Now, the courts in Turkey are beginning to reverse some of these efforts.

West Desperate To Break Russia-China Axis, But "Money Talks" Straight To Putin

03-30-2014 • http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

Among other things, there is one major obstacle to the West's "costs" imposition on Vladimir Putin and his Russian economy - China.