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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Mayberry fires a tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile downrange while conducting live-fire training during exercise Platinum Eaglevat Babadag Training Area, Romania. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

Washington « Promotes Regional Stability » With War Games In Russia’s Back Yard

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How A 100 Year-Old British Colonial Contract Continues To Shape The Middle-East

One Palestinian living in Kuwait suggested the agreement created an atmosphere of defeatism and weakness: ‘Today, the Middle East continues to see itself as the result of Western dominance.’

Kit O'Connell
Par Kit O'Connell
The Ottoman surrender of Jerusalem to the British, December, 1917, One year after the Sykes-Picot agreement was signed.

AUSTIN, Texas --- Tuesday marked the 100th anniversary of a decision by French and English diplomats to divide the Middle East into competing empires -- a decision that continues to influence unrest in the region even today. The historic Sykes-Picot agreement, named for its authors, diplomats Mark Sykes of Great Britain and François

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Learning To Love The Blockchain: Key Technology Revolutionizes Internet Privacy

Bitcoin offered a revolutionary way to exchange money without government interference, but the blockchain technology behind the cryptocurrency is capable of doing much more, explains Jameson Lopp in this interview with Mnar A. Muhawesh on “Behind The Headline.”

Mnar Adley
Par Mnar Adley
Bitcoin Block chain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5PN2kntObc MINNEAPOLIS --- After sending shockwaves through the financial industry, now bitcoin is poised to revolutionize digital privacy as well. Whether it’s between everyday citizens, investors, or corporations, every financial transaction is recorded. The institutions that regulate currency have

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Defense Bill Coming This Week: A Boost For War And Tyranny

Unless some last minute changes take place, this latest NDAA will force young women for the first time to register to be drafted into the US military

Ron Paul
Par Ron Paul
U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicles line up by the Trondheim Fjord, Norway, Jan. 9. These vehicles from the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway will support exercise Cold Response 16, scheduled for later this month, with crisis response equipment including M1A1 battle tanks, amphibious assault vehicles, artillery, and logistics equipment drawn from Norwegian caves. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)

For many of us concerned with liberty, the letters “NDAA” have come to symbolize Washington’s ongoing effort to undermine the US Constitution in the pursuit of constant war overseas. It was the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2012 that introduced into law the idea that American citizens could be indefinitely detained without warrant

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Whoops! UK Police Forget Fake Bomb At Manchester United Stadium

Tens of thousands of fans were ordered to leave the Sir Alex Ferguson and the Stretford End stands shortly before kick off.

teleSUR
Par teleSUR
A group of London's Metropolitan Police force in uniform. (Flickr / Ramon Rosati)

The Premier League match between Manchester United and Bournemouth was abandoned and half the Old Trafford stadium evacuated after a suspicious package was found in one of the stands. However, hours later local police confirmed that the package was a terror training device that was left behjind the stadium after a training exercise and not a real

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Myanmar’s New US-Backed Dictator Doubles Down On Persecution Of Rohingya

The predicted disillusionment of Suu Kyi’s supporters worldwide will continue – those who genuinely uphold the principles of defending human rights and representative governance cannot reconcile the fact that Suu Kyi and her NLD clearly represent neither.

New Eastern Outlook
Par New Eastern Outlook
Aung San Suu Kyi attends the presidential handover ceremony in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.

Myanmar’s “de facto leader” Aung San Suu Kyi recently warned the United States to not refer to the Rohingya ethnic minority as “Rohingya,” in an attempt to deny them the dignity and human rights she and her party posed as renowned defenders of. For those critically examining and long-following political developments in Myanmar and their wider

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Hilllary Reveals Role Bill Would Play In Her Administration

At a campaign stop in Fort Mitchell, Ky., Clinton said her husband would be « in charge of revitalizing the economy. »

ZeroHedge.com
Par ZeroHedge.com
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wave to the media after the family leaves Manhattan's Lenox Hill hospital in New York.

A recurring question during Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has been what, if any, role her husband the "First Gentleman", Bill Clinton will hold.  Yesterday, she finally have some hints toward answering this question. At a campaign stop in Fort Mitchell, Ky., Clinton said her husband would be "in charge of revitalizing the economy." As

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