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May 2015FIFA corruption arrestsPosted: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Fifa in crisis as officials who presided over 'World Cup of fraud' are arrested FBI investigation into corruption leads to dawn raids in Zurich, while Swiss authorities look into bids for 2018 and 2022 World Cups FIFA corruption arrests: All you need to know about the scandal surrounding top officials in Zurich VIDEO: Glenn Greenwald Explains How to Keep Your Data Away From the NSA In an April interview with acTVism Munich, Intercept reporter Glenn Greenwald explains how tech giants such as Facebook and Google were "eager" to cooperate with the National Security Agency and offers important advice that individuals can follow to make it harder for the NSA to collect private data. China state paper warns of war over South China Sea unless US backs down China plans blunt move into 'open seas,' warns foreign powers not to meddle In a new strategy unveiled today, the South China Sea continues to be a potential flashpoint for China and its neighbors, and between Washington and Beijing. China's Plan to Lead the Globe As tensions in the South China Sea between the US and China continue to rise, the US Navy and Air Force are quietly gearing up to fight a war in the disputed region. Washington Blows Itself Up With Its Own Bomb These are sad days in Washington and Wall Street. The once unchallenged sole Superpower at the collapse of the Soviet Union some quarter century ago is losing its global influence so rapidly that most would not have predicted anything comparable six months ago. The key actor who has catalyzed a global defiance of Washington as Sole Superpower is Vladimir Putin, Russia's President. This is the real background to the surprise visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry to Sochi to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and then a four hour talk with "Satan" himself, Putin Failure of the US coup d'État in Macedonia Macedonia has just neutralised an armed group whose sponsors had been under surveillance for at least eight months. By doing so, it has prevented a new attempt at a coup d'État, planned by Washington for the 17th of May. The aim was to spread the chaos already infecting Ukraine into Macedonia in order to stall the passage of a Russian gas pipeline to the European Union. A Color Revolution for Macedonia Far from facing the truth, the US is telling new lies about Iraq Politicians who claim they had no choice but to support the invasion are wrong. America got a war it wanted - even if it wasn't what it expected Iraqi lack of will to fight ISIS has been 'a problem': White House Lack Of U.S. Air Support In Ramadi Points To Disguised Darker Aim 'Ditch double standards!' Russia seeks united anti-ISIS front after Palmyra massacre Moscow has condemned the massacre of civilians in the ancient city of Palmyra, urging the international community to denounce double standards in its approach to fighting terrorists, and unite against IS (Islamic State, formerly ISIS/ISIL) aggression. Two thirds of Yemen without clean water, as outbreak of disease looms: Oxfam Russia's Landmark $2Bln Deal With Egypt for MiG Fighter Jets David Cameron Takes UK Election Posted: Friday, May 8, 2015 In Surprise Lurch to the Right, David Cameron Takes UK Election Scottish Nationalist Party makes surprising gains New York state police handcuff and shackle 'combative' five-year-old Nonviolence for Whom? If violence isn't the answer, somebody should tell the police. We're citizens, not subjects. We have the right to criticize government without fear When freedom of information and transparency are stifled, then bad decisions are often made and heartbreaking tragedies occur – too often on a breathtaking scale that can leave societies wondering: how did this happen? Think about the recent debates on torture, assassination by unmanned aircraft, secret warrants and detentions, intelligence and surveillance courts, military commissions, immigration detention centers and the conduct of modern warfare. These policies affect millions of people around the world every day and can affect anyone – wives, children, fathers, aunts, boyfriends, cousins, friends, employees, bosses, clergy and even career politicians – at any time. It is time that we bring a health dose of sunlight to them. Iran to send aid ship to Yemen: State media The Iranian vessel is expected to leave on Saturday and take about 10 days to reach Yemen. Syrian army, Hezbollah seize 5 strategic hills in Qalamoun Turkey confirms pact with Saudi to help anti-Assad rebels Turkey troops to intervene in Syria crisis soon: Opposition Gifting Russia 'Free-Market' Extremism Official Washington's Putin-bashing knows no bounds as the Russian president's understandable complaints about U.S. triumphalism and NATO expansion, after the Soviet collapse in the 1990s, are dismissed as signs of his “paranoia” and “revisionism,” writes Robert Parry. Russia: EU Does Not Want Ukraine Truce To Hold Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused "someone in the European Union" of trying to ensure that a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine fails. Russia is Acting Like a Country Preparing For War 70 Years On: The Real Story Behind the Defeat of the Nazis The Soviet Union resisted, fought back and eventually won the war, at a gigantic human and material cost with up to 27 million deaths. Sailing And Sinking The RMS Lusitania A Century Of Lying America Into War DOJ to Investigate Pattern of Racist Policing in Baltimore Though welcomed, rights advocates question whether prosecutions or probes will have meaningful impact on systemic discrimination in Baltimore and other U.S. cities The Baltimore Show The "Thugs" and "Savages" Who Didn't Know How to Loot White and Black and Blue: In 49 of 50 Cities, Cops Whiter Than The Communities They "Serve" NSA Phone Surveillance Illegal, Federal Court Rules 'This decision is a resounding victory for the rule of law.' Appeals Court: 'Staggering' NSA Surveillance Illegal, Can Continue Anyhow Patriot Act Doesn't Allow Unchecked Surveillance |
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