Finland has been brought under Washington’s thumb
From a reader in Finland:
From a reader in Finland:
Submitted by Nick Bernabe via TheAntiMedia.org,
“Now it’s just an oligarchy, with unlimited political bribery being the essence of getting the nominations for president or to elect the president. And the same thing applies to governors, and U.S. senators and congress members.”
– Former President Jimmy Carter
An anti-government protest in the Macedonian capital of Skopje has become in violent, with police reportedly involved in clashes with demonstrators who stormed the president’s office. Demonstrators have now reportedly entered the president’s offices in the capital #Skopjepic.twitter.com/fZDO6sddNK — Balkan Newsbeat (@BalkanNewsbeat) April 13, 2016 The office of President Gjorge Ivanovis reprted to be completely demolished. According to RT: The protest began Wednesday daytime and reportedly accumulated some three thousand people.
Bilal Saab makes the case for a more precise use of the term ally:
The word “ally” is used far too casually in Washington’s Middle East lexicon. It’s time to break this bad habit, because the truth is that with the exception of Turkey—a NATO member—the United States does not share a single alliance with any Middle Eastern country.
Submitted by Rakesh Upadhyay via OilPrice.com,
OPEC-member Angola, which is dependent on oil for 95 percent of its export revenues, is facing an urgent cash flow problem, and the only way out is external help as the dominoes start to fall.