A Western Freelance journalist Deported From Bahrain

By Timothy V. Gatto and Finian Cunningham: Freelance journalist Finian Cunningham was ordered out of Bahrain on 18 June by the authorities as a result of his critical journalism covering the popular uprising and the…

Will All the Western Countries Go Bankrupt?

Recently Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland, otherwise known as the PIGS of Europe, lapsed into national debt crises, causing the world to recognize the powerful influence of national debt. In fact, almost every developed Western…

Turkish actions designed to trigger NATO confrontation with Syria?

Hillary Clinton: “By following Iran’s lead, President Assad is placing himself and his regime on the wrong side of history… “If President Assad believes he can act with impunity because the international community hopes for his cooperation on other issues, he is wrong about this as well. He and his regime are certainly not indispensable.”

Hong Kong’s British Legacy – the Rule of Law

HK has best Rule of law in Asia: According to Someone who was Maybe Paid to Say That   Some HK “Consultancy” apparently surveyed expatriates and multinational companies with HK regional headquarters on the practice…

Obama Talks Afghan Drawdown, But No Words About 865 Foreign Bases

U.S. has 268 bases in Germany, 124 in Japan; 87 in South Korea; 83 in Italy; 45 in Britain; 21 in Portugal and 19 in Turkey. He’d like to see the U.S. bring home the half million troops and 100,000 civilian contractors employed to maintain them and convert them into useful facilities such as “green energy producers and schools.”