By F. William Engdahl URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13408 Global Research, April 29, 2009 If we are to believe what our trusted international media report, the world is on the brink of a global pandemic outbreak of a new deadly strain of flu, H1N1 as it has been labelled, or more popularly, Swine Flu. As [...]

The question now swirling around political corridors is whether Obama will fight the monsters or let them off the hook, says Eric Walberg   In response to a Freedom of Information Act request by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), United States President Barack Obama authorised the release by the US Justice Department of four [...]

The Pentagon’s Cyber Command: Formidable Infrastructure arrayed against the American People   By Tom Burghardt URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13354 Global Research, April 26, 2009 Antifascist Calling… The Wall Street Journal revealed April 24 that current National Security Agency (NSA) director Lt. General Keith Alexander will “head the Pentagon’s new Cyber Command.” Friday’s report follows [...]

By Alexander Floum URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13335 Global Research, April 24, 2009 Examiner.com Warren Buffett called them “weapons of mass destruction” in 2003. President Bush said they had to be regulated. So did the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the current head of the Federal reserve. As did the G-20 group of [...]

Global Crisis: Is Economics Rational? Do Economists Understand the Causes and Consequences of the Crisis? By Prof. John Kozy URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13320 Global Research, April 23, 2009 Classical/neoclassical economics has consistently protected the wealth of the privileged; it has preserved the status quo. This is capitalism’s intent, and the evidence for it is [...]

By Richard Cook URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13309 Global Research, April 22, 2009 showcase.bestcyrano.org/ THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC IGNORANCE  on the topic of the U.S. and world monetary system is astonishing. This is part of the plan, of course, because the monetary elite control not only the financial system but also the news media, the [...]

The “New Great Game” in Eurasia is being fought in its “Buffer Zones” Moldova: Caught between NATO and Russia?   By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13140 Global Research, April 21, 2009 On April 7, 2009 in Moldova’s capital Chisinau, supporters of the Liberal Party of Moldova, the Liberal-Democratic Party of Moldova, and [...]

Housing Bubble Smackdown: Bigger Crash Ahead Huge “shadow inventory”   By Mike Whitney URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13283 Global Research, April 21, 2009 Due to the lifting of the foreclosure moratorium at the end of March, the downward slide in housing is gaining speed. The moratorium was initiated in January to give Obama’s anti-foreclosure program—which [...]

By Shamus Cooke URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13281 Global Research, April 20, 2009 At first glance Obama seems to have softened U.S. policy toward Latin America, especially when compared to his predecessor.  There has been no shortage of editorials praising Obama’s conciliatory approach while comparing it to FDR’s ”Good Neighbor” Latin American policy. It’s important [...]

Obama’s Cockeyed Optimism: “We are starting to see glimmers of hope across the economy.”   By Mike Whitney URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13236 Global Research, April 18, 2009 Retail sales fell in March as soaring job losses and tighter credit conditions forced consumers to cut back sharply on discretionary spending. Nearly every sector saw declines [...]