Sweden and Ecuador to begin Julian Assange talks next week
• http://www.theguardian.com,Ecuador seeking formal agreement on judicial cooperation before Swedish prosecutors can interrogate WikiLeaks founder
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The right to protest in Ecuador is absolutely granted
• http://www.theguardian.comYour article (Protests by 1,000s of Ecuadorians meet with brutal repression 19 August, theguardian.com) omits the fundamental fact that the minority sectors of the population, exercising their right to protest, have resorted to violence in their aim
The World's Longest Tunnel Is Complete
• http://motherboard.vice.com, BY RACHEL PICKSwitzerland has just completed work on the Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is 35 miles long and now the world's longest tunnel.
Japan Launches Latest Helicopter Carrier
• http://news.usni.org, By: Sam LaGroneJapan has launched the second in its new class of helicopter carrier -- the largest Japanese ships since World War II -- in a Thursday ceremony in Yokohama.
Malaysia to block websites promoting anti-government rally
• http://news.yahoo.comMalaysia will block websites attempting to spread information about a two-day rally due to be staged in three cities this weekend by a pro-democracy group demanding Prime Minister Najib Razak's resignation.
Anti-American Sentiment Runs High in Russia After Retired U.S. General...
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Michael KriegerAnti-American Sentiment Runs High in Russia After Retired U.S. General Suggested "Start Killing Russians"
70 years after the war, Okinawa protests new US military base
• http://america.aljazeera.com, by Jon LetmanResidents of Japanese island oppose relocation of controversial Futenma facility to Cape Henoko
The Honduran Coup's Ugly Aftermath
• https://consortiumnews.com, By Jonathan MarshallAs Secretary of State in 2009, Hillary Clinton helped a right-wing coup in Honduras remove an elected left-of-center president, setting back the cause of democracy and enabling corrupt and drug-tainted forces to tighten their grip on the poverty-stri
Trump: Chinese Economic Crisis Could Lead to a Depression
• http://www.prisonplanet.comDonald Trump warns that China's handling of the current financial crisis could lead to an economic depression.
Syria Shoots Down Israeli Warplane F-16 Bomber...
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, By Ziad FadelSyria Shoots Down Israeli Warplane F-16 Bomber, Using Russian S-300 Air Defense System
Chinese Markets Crash Again In Biggest Collapse In 20 Years
• http://www.prisonplanet.comInvestors were rattled as the China Securities Regulatory Commission made no attempt to reassure markets after Monday's crash, as they did a month ago after an 8.5 percent drop.
NYSE Invokes Rule 48 For Second Day In A Row Ahead Of Market Open
• http://www.zerohedge.comPrecisely 24 hours ago, in an attempt to pre-empt the panic-selling open, the NYSE invoked the little used Rule 48, which was to be expected: the Nasdaq 100 has just tumbled limit down and the S&P and DJIA would follow shortly.
Trump: "If I'm Going Down, Then Bush Is Going Down with Me"
• http://popularliberty.comAn informal adviser and friend of Donald Trump reportedly quoted the billionaire real estate tycoon and presidential candidate as saying, "If I'm going down, then Bush is going down with me. He's not going to be president of the United States."
Panic Grips Markets
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Crude oil collapses to a stunning new low
• Business InsiderIn early trade on Monday morning, the price of West Texas Intermediate was down about 5.7% and traded as low as $38.13 a barrel, a new post-financial-crisis low for the commodity that has been getting hacksawed this year.
Oil Plunges Amid Broad Commodities Selloff
• Wall Street JournalBrent crude drops below $45-a-barrel mark for the first time since March 2009
Nasdaq Futures Halted Below 4,000 After Hitting Circuit Breaker Down 5%
• Zero HedgeNASDAQ 100 SEPTEMBER FUTURES HIT CIRCUIT BREAKER, HALTED - RTRS
Jack Lew in China: China's Markets Aren't 'Linked' to Rest of World
• Grabien.comJack Lew, speaking at the Brookings Institution in July, confidently assured that Americans were immune from weakening markets in China.
Global Trade In Freefall: Container Freight Rates From Asia To Europe Crash 60% In Three Weeks
• Prison PlanetThree weeks ago, when we last looked at the collapse in trade along what may be the most trafficked route involving China, i.e., from Asia to Northern Europe, we noted that while that particular shipping freight rate Europe had crashed some 23% on ju
3,000 migrants rescued off Italy in single day, tensions rise
• Yahoo NewsItaly's coastguard on Saturday successfully coordinated the rescue of around 3000 migrants in the Mediterranean after receiving distress calls from more than 20 overcrowded vessels drifting in waters off Libya.
Ukraine Failed Attempt to 'Break Russia'? Kissinger Warns U.S. ...
• http://www.shtfplan.com, Mac SlavoUkraine Failed Attempt to 'Break Russia'? Kissinger Warns U.S. "Stop Backing Kiev At All Costs"
Caught On Tape: Another Huge Chemical Warehouse Explosion Rocks China
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenWho could have seen this coming?
Rival Koreas hold high-level talks to defuse war fear
• By ERIC TALMADGE and KIM TONG-HYUNGSouth Korea and North Korea were holding their first high-level talks in nearly a year at a border village on Saturday to defuse mounting tensions that have pushed the rivals to the brink of a possible military confrontation.
This Is Not A 'Correction'……..It's The Beginning Of The Global Bubble Unwind
• by Doug NolandReuters Breakingviews (Edward Chancellor): "Financial markets, like religions, are faith-based networks.
The collapse of Europe
• https://jonrappoport.wordpress.com, by Jon RappopoThe fear of individuality comes from the apprehension that a human, unchained and alive, might create something that would expose the titanic hoax of the collective and the group; the apprehension that an individual might create something undeniably
Kissinger: 'Breaking Russia has become objective for US'
• http://www.rt.comFormer US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has hit out at American and European Ukraine policy, saying it ignores Russia's relationship with its neighbor, and has called for cooperation between the White House and the Kremlin on the issue.
Tsipras to Resign, Call Snap Elections...
• http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comn the wake of the world's largest ever renege on campaign promises in the shortest period of time, Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras' Syriza party splintered. Tsipras lost his ruling coalition and would likely have not survived a vote of confidence
Antibiotic-resistant 'superbug' found at California hospital
• http://hosted.ap.orgPASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- A Los Angeles-area hospital said Wednesday that some of its patients contracted an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that has been linked to a type of medical scope and infected dozens of people around the country.
Conference Board "Leading Indicators" Plunges To Lowest Since March 2013
• http://www.zerohedge.comThe July index of leading indicators, from The Conference Board, cratered in July. The self-referential index (which includes Treasury yields) tumbled to -0.2% as the curve steepened. The last time it was weaker than this was March 2013.
UK About To Test Roads That Charge Electric Cars As They Drive
• http://www.trueactivist.comElectric cars are an idea that could radically change the impact that we have on the environment when we travel, but there are currently a few limitations that are preventing these cars from reaching their full potential in the global market.
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