VIA “washingtonexaminer.com”, opinions section, by Michael Barone Washington Examiner The controversy over Hillary Clinton’s emails and her unconvincing press conference at the United Nations have gotten many Democrats and others thinking the unthinkable: Clinton may not be the Democrats’ 2016 nominee for president. And it has many asking the question — scary for Democrats — […]
VIA “thehill.com” by Jesse Byrnes and Ben Kamisar Former secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s attempt to quell the controversy over her use of a private email account and server while secretary of State has not worked so far. Clinton and her aides surely hoped that a high-profile news conference at the United Nations on Tuesday […]
VIA “nypost.com”, New York Post, by Larry Getlen On Feb. 15, in the year 44 BC, Julius Caesar, the all-powerful ruler of Rome, visited a soothsayer named Spurinna, who “predicted the future by examining the internal organs of sacrificial animals,” among other omens. As per the ritual, Caesar “sacrificed a bull,” and Spurinna “made the […]
VIA “realcleardefense.com” by Ian Bremmer and Harry Kazianis <img style=’display:none’ border=0 width=0 height=0 src=’http://a.rfihub.com/ns.gif?ri=613b3f68854823300338f36c3daf6838&ra=8356538870.11881237737852968’&gt Editor’s Note: The below is an interview with Ian Bremmer. Mr. Bremmer serves as president of the Eurasia Group, a political-risk consultancy, and a Global Research Professor at New York University. He is the author of the popular book Every Nation […]
VIA “uk.reuters.com” By Darya Korsunskaya and Katya Golubkova (Reuters) – Two suspects have been detained over the killing of Boris Nemtsov, Russian officials said, a week after he was shot dead near the Kremlin in the most high-profile killing of an opposition figure in years. The Investigative Committee, the state body leading the investigation, named […]
VIA “Aljazeera.com” Officials claim progress in talks in Switzerland, a day after Israeli PM called for nuclear negotiations to be ditched. The United States and Iranian foreign ministers have wrapped up three days of talks over Iran’s nuclear programme, ignoring a passionate plea by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ditch their negotiations. US Secretary […]
VIA “cnbc.com” by Leslie Shaffer Fears Greece may exit the euro and revive the drachma abound, but attempting a return to the currency Athens left behind would have tragic results, Goldman Sachs said. “Transitioning from the euro to a new national currency is no straightforward task either for Greece or for Europe,” Goldman said in […]
VIA “Bloomberg.com” by Jonathan Ferziger. Video VIA “IsraeliPM” youtube channel He says the U.S. disagrees with Israel on how to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. (Bloomberg) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will tell U.S. lawmakers that he has “a moral obligation to speak out” against an Iranian regime that threatens to […]
Above: Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov VIA “newyorker.com” by Joshua Yaffa Just after midnight on Friday, Boris Nemtsov, a fifty-five-year-old Russian opposition politician, was gunned down as he walked across a bridge just outside the Kremlin walls. A car drove past, shots rang out, and Nemtsov was killed by four bullets to the back. His […]
VIA “telegraph.co.uk” by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, in Athens Greece’s new currency designs are ready. The green 50 drachma note features Cornelius Castoriadis, the Marxisant philosopher and sworn enemy of privatisation. The Nobel poet Odysseus Elytis – voice of Eastward-looking Hellenism – honours the 200 note. The bills rise to 10,000 drachma, a wise precaution lest there […]
