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ZERO HEDGE
Paul
Craig Roberts: "Insanity Grips The Western World". Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/02/2015. There is little
sign that Washington and its vassals care about life on Earth.
[Here only a short extract]
There is little sign that Washington and its vassals care
about life on Earth. Recently, the
largest political group in the European Parliament–the European People’s
Party–expressed a cavalier opinion about life on Earth. We know this, because, if
we can trust Euractive, an online EU news source, the majority EU party
believes that declaring the EU’s readiness for nuclear war is one of the best
steps to deter Russia from further aggression. The aggression to
be stopped by Europe’s declaration of its readiness for armageddon is the
alleged Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the “further aggression” is Putin’s
alleged intention of reestablishing the Soviet Empire.
It must be
disappointing to the Russian government to see that leaders of the European
Union prefer to endorse nuclear war than to challenge Washington’s propaganda.
When I read that the governing party in the European
Parliament thought non-existent aggression had to be stopped by a declaration
of readiness for nuclear war, I realized that money could buy any and every
thing, even the life of the planet. The
European People’s Party was speaking on behalf of Washington’s propaganda, not
on behalf of Europe. Europe’s nuclear war with Russia would end instantly with
the destruction of every European capital.
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What Does
Putin Want?. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/02/2015. This conflict
is not about Ukraine but about the future of the planet. There is no
“Novorussian” or even “Ukrainian” solution. The only possible outcome is a
strategic victory of either Russia or the USA which will affect the entire
planet. In the following, Rostislav Ishchenko provides a superb overview of
the risks and options for both sides and offers the first comprehensive “key”
to the apparently incomprehensible behavior of Russia in this conflict.
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Major
U.S. Retailers Are Closing More Than 6,000 Stores. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 05/02/2015. If the U.S. economy really is improving, then
why are big U.S. retailers permanently shutting down thousands of stores?
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The
Secret Mountain Our Spies Will Hide In When Washington Is Destroyed. Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 05/02/2015 The bunker is built. It’s regularly
exercised. It’s ready to go, joining Mount Weather and Raven Rock and the Olney
bunkers that dot the west, north, and east of the capital. As the government
—and now the intelligence community—button-up to protect themselves during a
disaster, the helicopter pilots and drivers and the guards and the rest of the
unchosen (even those who work for the same organizations) are supposed to just
stay outside, always a scenario I find difficult to imagine. How would this
exactly work, this glorious evacuation of a select few? “Honey I’m off to a secret mountain to survive
Armageddon, good luck?”. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-02/secret-mountain-our-spies-will-hide-when-washington-destroyed
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The
High Cost Of Centrally Planning The Global Climate. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 05/02/2015. Follow us or die?. It seems that for the global
warming lobby, all that is necessary to set everything right is to hand control of the global economy over to governmental central
planners. In their minds, the machinery of government only needs to be
set in motion, and everything will be done with righteous precision to preserve
the climatological status quo by increasing the cost of energy and cutting
economic activity. The costs of such a venture, whether in money or in human
lives and human comfort, need never be considered, because, we are told, the
only alternative is the total destruction of planet earth. This “Follow Us
or Die!” routine is a propagandist’s dream of course, but in real life,
where more rational heads - on occasion - prevail, the costs of any proposed
government action must be considered against the costs of the alternatives.
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Did A Tap On The Shoulder "Prevent" The US Economy From Sliding Into Recession?. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/02/2015. It appears The US Ministry of Truth has been hard at work this week...
Two
weeks ago we highlighted what was a stunningly clear indication of the looming
recessionary environment (that The Atlanta Fed is now also seemingly
suggesting and is consistent with the worst collapse in macro data since 2008).
The largest spike in 'credit application rejections' indicated a credit crunch
and "serious financial stress manifesting in the data and this does
not bode well for the growth of the economy going forward.". SEE graphs at: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-02/did-tap-shoulder-prevent-us-economy-sliding-recession
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"Completely
Absurd" To Think Greece Won't Default In May: Official. Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 05/02/2015. Facing a pensioner
rebellion and a looming payment due to the IMF, Greece’s back is now truly
against the wall. As Handelsblatt reports, even if a deal were reached with
creditors this weekend, it may now be logistically impossible for Greece to
make a €780 million payment scheduled for May 12. Oh well, there's always
war reparations...
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Baltimore
PD Releases Charged Cop Mugshots; Attorney Says Case Is "Politically
Motivated", Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 05/02/2015. Following two weeks week of growing anger over the
death of Freddie Gray which led to violent riots in Baltimore, and peaceful
protests from New York and Philadelphia all the way to the West Coast,
yesterday the state's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby charged six Baltimore officers
with Gray's death, leading to their prompt arrest, following by all just as
quickly posting bail and being released.
The Baltimore PD released their mugshots, which reveal a
rather broad racial mix: three white, two black, and one Hispanic, officer
Caesar Goodson, who incidentally as the driver of the police van, is facing the
most serious charge of second-degree murder. To repeat, not what one would call
a racially homogeneous group.
As noted previously, here is the breakdown of the charges
against the officers:
- Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, second-degree assault, two vehicular manslaughter charges and misconduct in office.
- Officer William Porter, Lt. Brian Rice and Sgt. Alicia White were all charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
- Officer Edward Nero was charged with second-degree assault and misconduct in office, and Officer Garrett Miller was charged with those charges plus false imprisonment.
- Goodson, facing the most serious charges, could potentially be sentenced to as much as 63 years of prison. The others face a max sentence of between 20 and 30 years.
They are scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary
hearing in Baltimore City District on May 27, at 1:30 p.m. [for more details OPEN: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-02/baltimore-pd-releases-charged-cop-mugshots-attorney-says-case-politically-motivated
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The
US Equity Bubble Depends On Corporate Buybacks; Here's The Proof. Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 05/02/2015. For those who
require still more proof that the rally in US equities has become inextricably
linked with corporations leveraging their balance sheets to repurchase their
own shares, JP Morgan is out with an in-depth look at buyback trends which strongly
suggests that buyback activity is in fact responsible for driving US stocks to
record highs.
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NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL
Los gobiernos posneoliberales de América Latina
han rescatado la función del estado” . Entrevista al
sociólogo y politólogo brasileño Emir Sader POR Enric Llopis
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Hay alternativas al TTIP y los tratados de
“libre comercio”?. Juan Hernández Zubizarreta y Pedro
Ramiro
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WASHINGTON BLOG
How
the Establishment Is Trying to Deep-Six Sanders’s Campaign. Posted on May 2, 2015 by Eric Zuesse.
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Police
Caught in Lies, Charged with Murder, Homicide in Freddie Gray Killing. Posted
on May 1, 2015 by Robert Barsocchini
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US-Assisted
Wahhabi Bombings of Yemen are “Devastating”: UN. Posted on May 1, 2015 by Robert Barsocchini . The UN
Secretary General stated Thursday that Saudi bombings of
Yemen, which are assisted and coordinated by the US, “are having a devastating
impact on humanitarian aid efforts and are in violation of the laws of war.”
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PRESSTV
'US
elite desperate to stifle truth’. Sat May 2, 2015 The political elite
in the United States are in a state of “crisis” and “desperation” to suppress
true information from reaching the American people.
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‘KSA
inflicts tremendous pain on Yemenis’. Sat May 2, 2015 An analyst says
Saudi Arabia is inflicting tremendous pain and suffering on the people in
Yemen.
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‘US
VP Biden quoted as being Zionist’. Sat May 2, 2015 US VP Joe Biden is
attempting to represent himself as the leading supporter of Israel in the
Democratic Party in case he decides to run for president in 2016.
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‘World
in coma over Saudi, Israeli crimes’. Sat May 2, 2015 A commentator says
it is time to stop counting Saudi Arabia and Israel’s crimes and to do
something to stop them.
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Athens
needs no loan if debt plan changed . Sat May 2, 2015 Greek Finance
Minister Yanis Varoufakis says Athens needs no new loan its debts is
restructured.
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