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Argentina’s president lashes out at IMF over 'red card' warning
Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez addresses world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2012 in New York City.
Argentine president has blasted the International Monetary Fund after the financial institution warned the Latin American country could get ‘a red card’ for failing to provide reliable data on its economy.
The head of the IMF Christine Lagarde on Monday...
Lobbyist: Launch Staged Provocation To Start War With Iran
Patrick Clawson: “We are in the game of using covert means against the Iranians”
A member of the influential pro-Israel Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) think tank has brazenly suggested that the United States should launch a false flag provocation in order to start a war with Iran.
Speaking at a Washington Institute for Near East Policy policy forum luncheon on “How to Build...
Year 2012 is the warmest in U.S. history
The area of the continental United States recorded the warmest year in its history, with 47 of 48 states having temperatures above the historical average, according to official information released on Monday (10th).
The Director of the United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (the acronym in English, NOAA) said the average temperature from January to August this year was...
US top officials would not support unilateral Israeli attack on Iran
An Iranian Navy ship fires a Mehrab (Altar) missile during the Velayat-90 naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran on January 1, 2012.
Amid Israel’s war rhetoric against Iran, the United States has sent a message to the Islamic Republic, stating that Washington would not support Tel Aviv in case of any possible unilateral strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Top officials at US...
China continues to increase defensive potential
Conflicting information regarding weapons is heard from China. According to some data, missiles “Dongfeng-41”, capable of hitting targets in the United States, were successfully tested in China. According to other data, Beijing is just developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that will be able to overcome the U.S. missile defense system in the region.
Information on the development...
A sea of tensions between China and the United States
The South China Sea seems to gain ground as a source of tensions between the United States and China, which advocates the resolution of territorial disputes in the region between the parties directly involved.
The frequent differences in trade, human rights and other issues between Washington and Beijing are added to the associated theme mentioned before, clearly showing the interests of the U.S....
South Korea’s Samsung to contest US court ruling
A sign is posted in front of a Samsung Electronics office on July 30, 2012 in San Jose, California.
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics says it will contest a United States court ruling ordering the company to pay damages to the American rival Apple.
“We will move immediately to file post-verdict motions to overturn this decision in this court and if we are not successful, we will appeal this...
US, Pakistan must "divorce" as allies: Ex-Pakistani envoy to US
Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani
Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States says the two countries must “divorce” as allies rather than prolong a dysfunctional marriage.
“If in 65 years, you haven’t been able to find sufficient common ground to live together, and you had three separations and four reaffirmations of marriage, then maybe the better way...
Obama threatens to attack Syria
US President Barack Obama has a stern warning for the country of Syria. In an address made early Monday, the commander-in-chief confirmed that he has not ruled out an offensive strike on Bashar al-Assad and his regime.
Speaking from the White House, President Obama said that if Syria is able to procure chemical or biological weapons, the United States will follow through with its threat of launching...
US foreign debt hits record high
The United States might officially be the worst neighbor on Earth: the US now owes its allies $5.2923 trillion, the most money the country has ever been indebted to its foreign friends in the history of the nation.
Statistics released this week by the US Treasury indicate that, as of June 2012, the United States has borrowed bucks from most of the world’s major countries and has accumulated a debt...
Texas: Foreign Troops Spotted at Wal-Mart Masking for Supplies, Using Government Vans
On August 1, 2012 a group of foreign troops was spotted and filmed by a patriot You-tuber at a local Wal-Mart store.
What is most disturbing about the video footage is the fact that the foreign troops are piling into large government vans upon departure from the store.
These type of vans were detailed previously at several locations by theintelhub.com and sources.
A June 2012 article I did contained...
Iranian Ayatollah: "War Within Weeks"
Iran prepared for strike on nuclear facilities in September or October.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told top Iranian military chiefs to expect “war within weeks,” at a recent war council meeting, according to Israeli news outlet DebkaFile.
“While retaliation had been exhaustively drilled in regular military exercises in the past year, Khamenei ordered the biggest fortification...
US poverty to jump highest since 1960s
Poverty is spreading at record levels across many groups in the United States, from underemployed workers and suburban families to the poorest poor.
Poverty in the United States is projected to climb to the highest level in nearly half a century as the recession threw millions of people out of work last year.
According to a survey conducted by The Associated Press, US poverty could reach a 46-year...
North Korea threats to 'reexamine' nuclear capabilities
A North Korean missile Taepodong class
Pyongyang has threatened to “reexamine” its nuclear capabilities after perceiving a new, threatening agenda from its southern neighbor and United States.
”The consistent hostile policy towards the DPRK pursued by the US is giving rise to the evil cycle of confrontation and tensions on the Korean Peninsula, making the prospect of denuclearizing the...
Mexican protesters slam US arms trade policy
Human rights activists hang a banner on a US Embassy fence after placing a plastic tank in front of the building, demanding an arms trade treaty to control weapons’ commerce between Mexico and the United States, Mexico City, Tuesday.
Mexican activists have staged a protest rally in front of the US Embassy in the capital Mexico City, criticizing the American government for blocking efforts to...