Robert Maxwell, Israel’s Superspy: The Life and Murder of a Media Mogul (Book Review)
From: “Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September 2003, page 85 Book Review: Robert Maxwell, Israel’s Superspy: The Life and …
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US Senator Markey Questions UN Ambassador Nominee Craft about Family’s Coal Investments and Conflicts of Interest; Views on Paris Climate Accord
“At today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the nomination of Ambassador to Canada Kelly Knight Craft to be the …
Former Spy: Hungary Used as Logistical Base for Russian Intelligence Activity
Apart from the general danger to Europe, it’s simply a shame because Hungary is such a wonderful place with caring …
US: Republican Senate Rejects Green New Deal
Trump and Putin are part of a dirty everything coup: dirty energy (fossil fuels and nuclear); dirty money; dirty old …
“They Were Planning On Stealing The Election”: Explosive New Tapes Reveal Cambridge Analytica CEO’s Boasts Of Voter Suppression, Manipulation And Bribery
Before reading the recent article below, it is worth (re) reading this excerpt from the “Written Statement to the US …
US Approved Sale Of Patriot Missiles To Turkey; Erdogan Says US Sanctions Cannot Hurt Turkey-Iran Ties
Nuclear weapons may or may not still be parked in Turkey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incirlik_Air_Base http://web.archive.org/web/20181125161550/https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/11/30/the_future_of_incirlik_air_base.html In December of 2015, Trump stated: “I …
Iraq & Syria: of Memory & Maps
From OpenDemocracy: “Iraq and Syria: of memory and maps by DARIUS A. KAMALI 12 May 2018 The interests of outsiders, not …
Russian Oligarch And Cousin Meet Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen At Trump Tower Days Before Trump Inauguration; Prior To $1 Million Contract
Fabergé Resurrection Egg owned by Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg Photo by Testus, CC-BY-SA-4.0, cropped-some glare removed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_(Fabergé_egg) NYTimes: “At Trump …
Mueller Team Stopped Russian Oligarch-Swiss Industrialist-Major Bank of Cyprus Shareholder For Questioning
Fabergé Resurrection Egg owned by Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg Photo by Testus, CC-BY-SA-4.0, cropped-some glare removed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_(Fabergé_egg) NYTimes: “Viktor Vekselberg, …
Putin and the $100 million Deal that Disappeared; Investigator Died of “Natural Causes” Weeks After Talking to Journalists
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
From the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: “Putin and the $100 million deal that disappeared Published April…
Russian Easter Eggs, Oligarchs, And Trump
Fabergé Resurrection Egg owned by Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg Photo by Testus, CC-BY-SA-4.0, cropped. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_(Fabergé_egg) Trump Commerce Secretary pick, Wilbur …
Did Russia Arrest Oligarch (Magomedov) In Order To Expropriate Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Without Compensation?
A Russian oligarch was arrested on Saturday. Why? One logical guess would be so that Russian State owned Transneft could …
Spain and the EU-Russia Conflict: Spanish Economic Interests and the Impact of Sanctions
Mariano Rajoy of the PP (People’s Party) has been Spanish Prime Minister since 2011. While this article is from 2015, …
Hungary: A State Captured By Russia
Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orbán is reported to have done a sudden about-face on Putin and shifted from being an …
US Senator Schumer Calls on Trump Admin to Back Independent Kurdish State; Tillerson’s Exxon Caught In Middle
US Senator Schumer called for support of an independent Kurdish State in northern Iraq, but where is his call to …
Spain and the EU-Russia Conflict: the Impact of Sanctions (aka Rajoy’s Erratic Russian Love Affair)
Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy has been somewhat sympathetic to removing Russian sanctions, as discussed in the article below. It is …
Why Crimea-Ukraine is Scottish, Not Russian: Move Over Vladimir, Here Come the Scythians
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Vladimir Putin, who appears to fancy himself as some nationalist reincarnation of Vladimir Lenin mit Vladimir…
Putin and the $100 million Deal that Disappeared; Investigator Died of “Natural Causes” Weeks After Talking to Journalists
From the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: “Putin and the $100 million deal that disappeared Published April 19 2012 By Maeve …
Of Easter Eggs, Russian Oligarchs, and a US Congressman Hunting for Trump-Russia Clues in Cyprus
Fabergé Resurrection Egg owned by Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg Photo by Testus, CC-BY-SA-4.0, cropped. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_(Fabergé_egg) While the US Congress was …
Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Building Israeli Residence
Photo by Dekel E, Statue of Roman Abramovich in a mall in Eilat, Israel, next to the sea, CC-BY-SA-2.0, via …
Roman Abramovich: Russian Oligarch; Putin Friend; Owner of Evraz – Maker of Keystone XL/ Dakota Access Pipes
Pipes by Russian company Evraz in Canada. Evraz is controlled-owned by Putin friend and King-maker Roman Abramovich, along with other …
Reindeer Herders-Ecosystem in Russian Nature Park Endangered by Oil Co. Surgutneftegas
Link: http://youtu.be/0jamLZ0bDoo Russia and Europe has been doing resource related colonialism/ imperialism for longer than the US has existed. The …
Top Secret for “U.K. Eyes Only” on Russia Reaction to US Policy on Syria 1957; Putin’s Play-Book Similar
Document images, below, from the British National Archives. Notice the sign off by HM Queen Elizabeth who was 31 years …
Trump’s Gold-Plated Son-in-Law and Other Potential Conflicts of Interest in the White House (Advisors-Cabinet): Transparency International Raises the Alarm
From TransparencyInternational.org: “POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT • 19 JANUARY 2017 TRUMP’S GOLD-PLATED SON-IN-LAW AND OTHER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE …
Kukes: Russian Oil Magnate with Ties to Putin and Cheney Gave Almost $300,000 to Trump
Who is this Simon Kukes who donated $275,700 to Trump’s Campaign? What does he want? http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/norindsea.shtml People need to ask …
Syria’s Refugee Crisis in Numbers: Russia Accepts Zero; Rich Gulf States Accept Zero; Turkey Hosts the Most; UN Humanitarian Appeal Just 40% Funded
From Amnesty International: “Syria’s refugee crisis in numbers 4 September 2015, 19:28 UTC Refugees in the region More than 4 …
New Remote Control Report: A New Frontier of Counter-terrorism in the Sahel-Sahara
“A U.S. navy Seal advisor watches a Malian special operations vehicle unit run through immediate action drills for counter-terrorism missions …
Why Crimea-Ukraine is Scottish, Not Russian: Move Over Vladimir, Here Come the Scythians
Vladimir Putin, who appears to fancy himself as some nationalist reincarnation of Vladimir Lenin mit Vladimir of Kiev wants to …
“The flag of the oil companies still flies over the Louisiana Capitol today.”
“Notable Quotables (in their own words) May 30, 2014 by Tom Aswell, of the Louisiana Voice “The flag of the …
German Dresdner Bank-Commerzbank, Putin, and Russian State-owned Gazprom-Rosneft
The Dresdner Bank’s relationship with Russian President Putin is said to go back to when “Dresdner Bank attempted to get …
Putin-Rosneft’s Sour Grapes in Ukraine? New Oil & Gas Wars and Scuttling the Ukraine’s Energy Independence
Not only has Putin wrenched control of current oil and gas reserves in Crimea; and effectively blocked Ukrainian offshore production, …
Greenpeace vs. Gazprom Encore
“Protest against Arctic oil Shipment in Rotterdam. The Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, paragliders and Greenpeace inflatables protest against the first …
The Ongoing Saga 17: News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia
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South Sudan Reaches Ceasefire, But Will Nascent State Survive Oil-Fueled Neocolonialism?
By DemocracyNow.org: “FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2014 South Sudan Reaches Ceasefire, But Will Nascent State Survive Oil-Fueled Neocolonialism? After more than …
The Ongoing Saga 8: News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia
NB: The most recent post is on top, such that daily readers did not need to scroll down. This is …
