Paul Craig Roberts: There Is No Freedom Without Truth
Authored by Paul Craig Roberts,
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How Corruption Cripples America's Military
Authored by Eric Zuesse,
America’s military budget is roughly 7.2 times that of Russia ($610 billion compared to $84.5 billion), but even Western news-accounts are saying that the weaponry produced in Russia is superior overall to the weaponry produced in the United States.
Meet The World Leader Who Stole His Citizens' Gold
Submitted by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com,
Even before his coronation in 1626, King Charles I of England was almost bankrupt.
His predecessors King James and Queen Elizabeth had run the royal treasury down to almost nothing.
Costly war and military folly had taken its toll. The crown had simply wasted far too much money, and brought in too little.
To make matters worse, King Charles was constantly at odds with parliament.
All Roads Lead To Treasuries
Via Scotiabank's Guy Haselmann,
Rapidly Standing Still
Town Hall Meeting Erupts After German Mayor Says Schoolgirls Should "Not Provoke" Refugees
As Europe struggles to cope with a migrant crisis that’s already the worst refugee catastrophe since World War II and which threatens to spiral even further out of control once the weather turns in the spring, officials have offered a variety of possible “solutions” to the various refugee-related “problems” that have cropped up.
Some are better than others.