India’s PM to skip Chogm amid boycott call

NZ Herald Nov 11, 2013 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will skip this week’s Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka, as pressure grows for a boycott of the event over alleged war crimes by Colombo. Singh sent a letter to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Sunday telling him of his decision not to attend the…

10,000 feared killed in Philippines by super typhoon Haiyan

RT Nov 10, 2013 An estimated 10,000 people might have been killed in the central Philippine province of Leyte alone, which was almost completely destroyed by the powerful typhoon Haiyan, local authorities said. The typhoon has devastated up to 80 percent of the Leyte province  area as it ripped through the Philippines, Chief Superintendent  Elmer…

How America Was Lost — Paul Craig Roberts

Paul Craig Roberts November 8, 2013 “No legal issue arises when the United States responds to a challenge to its power, position, and prestige.” Dean Acheson , 1962, speaking to the American Society of International Law. Dean Acheson declared 51 years ago that power, position, and prestige are the ingredients of national security and that…

How America Was Lost — Paul Craig Roberts

Paul Craig Roberts November 8, 2013 “No legal issue arises when the United States responds to a challenge to its power, position, and prestige.” Dean Acheson , 1962, speaking to the American Society of International Law. Dean Acheson declared 51 years ago that power, position, and prestige are the ingredients of national security and that…

Britain is the major problem for the EU, says Gerhard Schröder

Telegraph 8 Nov 2013 Britain is the major problem facing the future of the European   Union and the measures it needs to take in order to survive as a   bloc, a former German Chancellor has warned. Gerhard Schröder, Germany’s   Social Democrat Chancellor before being beaten by Angela Merkel in 2005,   blamed Britain for the financial…

Is Putin Really More Powerful Than Obama?

Forbes 30 Oct 2013 The criticism of Forbes dropping Barack Obama to the number two spot behind Vladimir Putin as the most powerful man in the world misses two big points. One is confusing the power of the U.S. with the power of our President. The U.S. is many times larger economically and militarily than…

Paul Krugman: Death Panels Will Be Necessary

Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com November 8, 2013 The Keynesian economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman said back in February that in order for the collectivist welfare state to run smoothly higher taxes and death panels will be mandatory. Krugman made his comment at a time when the existence of death panels were steadfastly denied…