US Claims Its Commandos Killed Senior ISIS Leader in Syria

Infowars.com | May 16, 2015 Following damaging revelations by ace journalist Seymour Hersh that the Osama bin Laden assassination story is a lie, the US government has floated a new story — its commandos killed Abu Sayyaf, a senior Islamic State commander, in Syria. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwyjYQLtcIk?feature=player_embedded&w=640&h=360] Corporate media reporting on the alleged incident resembles a…

Is Washington Coming To Its Senses?

Paul Craig Roberts | 15 May 2015 There is much speculation about US Secretary of State John Kerry’s rush visit to Russia in the wake of Russia’s successful Victory Day celebration on May 9. On May 11, Kerry, who was snubbing Russia on the 9th, was on his way to Russia, and Putin consented to…

How GDP Metrics Distort Our View of the Economy

Mises.org | May 15, 2015 GDP purports to measure economic activity while largely divorcing itself from the quality, profitability, depth, breadth, improvement, advancement, and rationalization of goods and services provided. For example, even if a ship — built at great expense — cruised without passengers, fished without success, or ferried without cargo; it nevertheless contributed…

Tsarnaev Sentenced to Death: The Boston Bombing and the Tsarnaev Trial – Lies, Anomalies and Inconsistencies

Global Research | May 15, 2015 Today, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death on some counts, including “the use of a weapon of mass destruction (pressure cooker bomb #2) resulting in death” and “destruction of property by means of an explosive (pressure cooker bomb #2), resulting in death,” The Guardian reports. Global Research invites you…

Breaking: French Attempt to Kill Syrian President Assad

VT | 15 May 2015 No news on Assad, his condition or if he was wounded or killed… Reports received from Damascus only minutes ago cite an assassination attempt on President Assad.  There is nothing else available, VT Damascus bureau chief is meeting now with administration officials. We did get this from sources in Syria’s…