Leading The Multipolar Revolution: How Russia And China Are Creating A New World Order
Authored by Federico Pieraccini via The Stratgeic Culture Foundation,
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CNN Caught Faking News Again: Qatar Says News Agency Hacking Linked To Middle East, Not Russia
A couple of weeks ago we expressed some level of 'amazement' at just how sophisticated, efficient and pervasive the 'Russian hacking' community had become after CNN reported that they had managed to hack into a Qatari News Agency and post a 'fake' news story all in an apparent attempt to drive a wedge between the U.S., Qatar and some of it's Gulf Arab neighbors.
Coming Apart: The Imperial City At The Brink
Authored by Alastair Crooke via The Automatic Earth blog,
Suspect With "Explosive Belt" Shot By Belgian Military After Explosion In Brussels, Shouted "Allahu Akbar"
Update: The suspect in Brussels train station blast shouted "Allahu Akbar," according to a witness quoted by AFP.
#UPDATE Suspect in Brussels train station blast shouted "Allahu Akbar," according to a witness
— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 20, 2017
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Another day, another (attempted) terrorist attack, this time in Brussles where moments ago gun shots and an explosion were reported at the Central Station, which was promptly evacuated.
In Historic "Self Bail-In" A German Bank Just Canceled Interest Payments On Two Bonds
One year ago, when Deutsche Bank was sliding on concerns about its bad loan book, Germany's Bremer Landesbank which at the time had €29 billion in assets, saw its bonds plunge overnight when concerns emerged about an imminent failure by the German lender.