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59% of Americans disappointed with Obama
A new poll has shown that 59 percent of the American people are somehow disappointed or very disappointed in Barack Obama’s presidency.
The survey by CBS News and the New York Times also shows that 51 percent of Americans disapprove of Obama’s performance, up four points from last month.
Most of the disappointed are Republicans (91 percent) and independents (66 percent) as about 24 percent of...
Activist Predicts Ukraine-Style Uprising in China
Exiled Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says that Beijing should prepare for a Ukrainian-style uprising provoked by the Communist country’s hardening crackdown on human rights.
“It is possible for the Chinese to have a similar revolution to the one in Ukraine. It could happen any time,” Chen told AFP.
Guangcheng, who lives in New York after miraculously escaping house arrest in China in 2012,...
Crimea parliament approves referendum on region’s status
The parliament of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea has voted to hold a referendum to determine the region’s future amid ongoing crisis in the country.
On Thursday, the regional parliament voted 61 to 64 in favor of holding the referendum on May 25, the date already set for snap presidential elections across Ukraine.
The parliament said the referendum is about “improving the status of...
Arizona Governor announces veto of Religious Freedom Bill
Arizona governor Jan Brewer held a press conference on Wednesday night to announce she had vetoed a controversial bill which would have permitted businesses to refuse service based on an owner’s religious beliefs.
Brewer, a Republican known nationally for her conservative stance on immigration and abortion rights, said she would not sign the law, SB 1062, because of vague language that could have...
Ukrainians Demand Right to Bear Arms in New Constitution
The question of how much the Ukrainian revolution was a grass roots effort versus being driven by external influences will be put to the test by a demand from some Ukrainian citizens that a right to bear arms be included in the country’s new constitution.
Citing how riot police used force to crush dissent during the recent uprising, the Ukrainian Gun Owner’s Association has announced that it...
Putin puts troops on alert in west Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an urgent drill to test the combat readiness of the country’s armed forces across western Russia, including the border area towards Ukraine, as if what Russia did to Ukraine in the 30’s during the Holodomor, plus Soviet occupation until 1991 wasn’t enough for the poor Ukrainians.
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Putin ordered...
“Surrender Your Firearms” Connecticut Tells Unregistered Gun Owners
The State of Connecticut is now demanding that gun owners across the state turn in all newly-banned, unregistered firearms and magazines or face felony arrest.
The State Police Special Licensing & Firearms Unit began mailing out notices to gun owners who attempted to register their firearms and accessories with the state but did not do so in time for the Jan. 1 deadline of Connecticut’s newly...
Russia worried by Saudi’s plan for Syria militants
A militant fires towards government forces during clashes in Sheikh Najar area of the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Russia has raised concerns about Saudi Arabia’s plans to provide the militants in Syria with advanced arms.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it is worried about reports that Riyadh is seeking to arm the foreign-backed militants in Syria with man-portable...
Western spy agencies build ‘cyber magicians’ to manipulate online discourse
Secret units within the ‘Five Eyes” global spying network engage in covert online operations that aim to invade, deceive, and control online communities and individuals through the spread of false information and use of ingenious social-science tactics.
Such teams of highly trained professionals have several main objectives, such as “to inject all sorts of false material onto the internet”...
Revolt Against Western Banker Takeover of Ukraine Grows
Russian-speaking Ukrainians in Crimea are resisting the western banker takeover of their country by installing a Russian Mayor in the town of Sevastopol as part of an emerging revolt against the US-backed coup d’état that saw the overthrow of democratically elected President Viktor Yanukovych.
“Sevastopol’s city council handed power to Aleksei Chaliy, a Russian citizen, during an extraordinary...
MWC 2014: Nokia launches Androids, Samsung Galaxy S5
Nokia announced today its first Android series phones at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.
Their new Android 4.4.2 KitKat series are entry level phones and Nokia’s Stephen Elop clearly said that their top high-end devices will always remain the Lumia Windows Phone series.
Nokia did not launch only one Android phone but 3! Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL which are all Dual...
"We did not overthrow the government to deliver it to US & EU" - Ukraine
Who’s in charge? Certainly not the bought-and-paid-for-moderates that Washington and the EU hoped to install as the new government of Ukraine. The agreement that the Washington and EU supported opposition concluded with President Yanukovich to end the crisis did not last an hour.
Even the former boxing champion, Vitaly Klitschko, who was riding high as an opposition leader until a few hours ago...
Chinese capital gripped by air pollution for 6th day
People pay visit to the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on February 24, 2014.
Air pollution strikes unhealthy levels in the Chinese capital Beijing for the sixth day in a row, prompting warnings for people to stay indoors.
On Tuesday, officials said the gray smog that has been covering the sky in much of six northern provinces could last until Friday.
Since last Friday, an orange alert — the second-highest...
Chinese man sues hometown over air pollution
A resident in a polluted city in northern China has become the first person in the country to launch a case against the local government over high levels of pollution. He is also seeking compensation for those affected by the smog.
The local environmental authorities should “perform their duties to control air pollution according to the law,” believes Li Guixin, a resident in Shijiazhuang,...
Putin Orders Troops To Crimea Passes, Warns NATO Of War
A new report prepared by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on the telephonic conversation held earlier today between General Staff Chief, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations, US Air Force General Philipp Breedlove, states that Russia has “informed” the Western Alliance of its “full intention” to protect the Russian...