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Sanctions Gone Crazy, Now Also to Include Football
In light of Russia’s recent decision to invade Ukraine’s Crimea region, two Republican senators have called for FIFA President Sepp Blatter to exclude Russia from the 2014 World Cup and to switch locales for Russia’s 2018 World Cup. Senators Mark … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 World Cup, Brazil, FIFA, football, Russia, soccer, Ukraine, USA
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The Crimean Gambit: Putin’s Triumph
By Israel Shamir Nobody expected events to move on with such a breath-taking speed. The Russians took their time; they sat on the fence and watched while the Brown storm-troopers conquered Kiev, and they watched while Mrs Victoria Nuland of … Continue reading
My Friend, Hugo
US filmmaker Oliver Stone marks the anniversary of the death of his friend Hugo Chavez with the premiere of his new documentary about the late Venezuelan leader.
#NEVERSTOP (Starring Natalia Vodianova, Sochi Paralympics Ambassador)
Natalia Vodianova, Sochi Paralympics Ambassador stars in the motivational short film to raise awareness of the Paralympic cause and people with disabilities in Russia and globally. NATALIA VODIANOVA: The Paralympic cause is very close to my heart. My younger sister … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Videos & Documentaries
Tagged Natalia Vodianova, Russia, Sochi Paralympics 2014
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Facts You Need to Know About the Current Situation in Crimea
With its multinational society and a long history of conquests, the Crimean Peninsula has always been a crossroads of cultures – and a hotbed of conflicts. Amid Ukrainian turmoil, every ethnic group of Crimeans has its own vision of the … Continue reading
Masturbating in Coffins & Other Bizarre Rituals of the Über Elite
Abby Martin goes over the strange rituals of secret societies, remarking on the Yale fraternity ‘Skull & Bones’ calling out the surreptitious behavior of two the society’s most famous members including George W Bush and John Kerry.
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Tagged secret societies, Skull & Bones, USA
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Latest Developments in Ukraine
The Brown Revolution of the Ukraine A hundred years ago Kiev was predominantly a Russian resort, and some central areas have retained this flavour. Now Kiev is patrolled by armed thugs from the Western Ukraine, by fighters from the neo-Nazi … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Democracy & Liberty, War & Terror
Tagged coup, EU, NATO, revolution, Russia, Ukraine, USA
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Leaked Tape Suggests U.S. Was Plotting Coup in Ukraine
A short-lived truce has broken down in Ukraine as street battles have erupted between anti-government protesters and police. Last night the country’s embattled president and the opposition leaders demanding his resignation called for a truce and negotiations to try to … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Democracy & Liberty, Videos & Documentaries, War & Terror
Tagged EU, Kiev, Stephen Cohen, Ukraine, USA
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America’s Old Testament Armed Forces
By Philip Giraldi The connection between America’s wars in the Middle East—and its wars more generally—with the more fundamentalist forms of Christianity in the United States is striking. Opinion polls suggest that the more religiously conservative one is, the more … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Religion & Philosophy, War & Terror
Tagged Jesus rifles, US Military, USA
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Against the Grain 