Nuclear Debates The Moscow conference on the Treaty of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) took place on September 6-8, 2012. The nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran and the old idea in a new…
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Issues That Obama and Romney Avoid: They Don’t Want to See Informed Citizens Making Rational Choices
With the quadrennial presidential election extravaganza reaching its peak, it’s useful to ask how the political campaigns are dealing with the most crucial issues we face. The simple answer is: badly, or not at all….
It’s no wonder the Israeli Foreign Ministry initially held back from releasing a transcript of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the UN General Assembly: Bibi’s wackiness doesn’t bear close scrutiny. Perhaps “wacky” isn’t quite the right word…
Iranian Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Es’haq Al-e-Habib has warned that Iran will “retaliate” with its utmost power against any attack on its soil. Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Al-e-Habib said…
[Editor’s note: The words within those four [ ] brackets in the KCNA article are from The 4th Media’s editorial work.] [The worst national] traitor [in her entire history] Lee Myung Bak of…
Meir Dagan, a former head of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, says that an attack on Iran would be the “stupidest idea [I’ve] ever heard.” Speaking to ’60 Minutes’ Dagan said: “An attack on Iran now…
A Liberal Democrat Defence Minister has claimed he was sacked to avoid a damaging Coalition split over a pre-emptive strike on Iran. Former Armed Forces Minister Sir Nick Harvey told friends that he was fired…
An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme. Battleships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers and submarines from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war. Western leaders are convinced that Iran will retaliate to any attack by attempting to mine or blockade the shipping lane through which passes around 18 million barrels of oil every day, approximately 35 per cent of the world’s petroleum traded by sea. A blockade would have a catastrophic effect on the fragile economies of Britain, Europe the United States and Japan, all of which rely heavily on oil and gas supplies from the Gulf.
Angelina Jolie, member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations has arrived in Syria to survey the destruction caused by the proxy war created by the US and Israel; as well as confirm that there is a need for the continued supply and support of the CIA-sponsored Free Syrian Army (FSA). Jolie, after spending time with the estimated 253,000 Syrian refugees, recounts horrific events. She is part of the UN peace keeping envoy. Because Jolie has travelled across the globe on behalf of the UN before, she has been deployed to “help the Syrian people.” It is expected that Jolie’s envoy will meet with Assad. Lakhdar Brahimi, UN diplomat travelling with Jolie, has replaced Kofi Annan and expects this mission to be “very difficult”. In the manufactured war concocted in Syria, al-Qaeda has become a US asset . Using advanced tactics in terrorism and suicide bombers, as well as recruiting young and impressionable men to fight with the FSA. Mainstream media is declaring that the Syrian government is weakening because they are preparing heavy artillery such as military aircraft, helicopters and tanks.
With an increasing global population, many wonder just how future energy needs can be met. While wind, tidal and solar energy are posited as being cleaner and sustainable when compared with fossil fuels, certain countries…