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NSA spied on ex-German chancellor
German media outlets say that the US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder over his opposition to the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.
In 2002, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s predecessor was placed on the NSA’s list of the people who were under surveillance, Munich’s daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung and public broadcaster NDR reported on Tuesday, based...
Super Bowl 9/11 “Warning” Sends Shockwave Across Globe
An ominous entry placed into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) report prepared by top disarmament official Mikhail Ulyanov and circulating in the Kremlin today claims that the “staged” warning given to the world yesterday by Edward Snowden protégé and defender Matthew Mills [photo top right with US newsman Tom Brokaw] during a press conference following the most watched television event...
Super Bowl Hijack Proves Government Cannot Protect You
The much vaunted multi-million dollar security ring put in place at taxpayer expense for this year’s Super Bowl was easily penetrated by a man with a fake pass and an excuse that he was “late for work,” yet another example of how government security theater cannot protect you and is a colossal waste of money.
Prior to the big game, authorities boasted of their lavish preparations for Super...
Edward Snowden: 'US wants to kill me'
American whistleblower Edward Snowden, who’s blew the lid on US massive spying operations at home and abroad, says US “government officials want to kill” him.
Snowden told a German television network that “These people, and they are government officials, have said they would love to put a bullet in my head or poison me when I come out of the supermarket, and then watch as I die in the shower.”
The...
More Americans Dissatisfied With Government Than At Any Time Since 9/11
A new Gallup poll indicates that more Americans are hacked off with the US system of government than at any time since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Sixty Five percent of voters indicated that they were dissatisfied with the effectiveness of government, an increase of five points on last year, and a new high above the 2012 figure of 64 percent.
The record high is a full 42 percent higher...
Israel, Pentagon 'big winners' in US spending bill
US President Barack Obama speaks with military personnel while viewing an Iron Dome missile battery on March 20 at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport.
The Pentagon, defense industry and Israel came out as big winners in a bipartisan $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that would pay for government operations through October, a report says.
The massive measure, unveiled Monday night, fleshes...
US and Israel behind conflicts in Africa - political analyst
A political analyst says the “dirty hands” of the United States and Israeli regime are behind the ongoing conflicts in South Sudan and the entire African continent, Press TV reports.
In an interview with Press TV on Monday, Stephen Lendman, a US-based author and radio host, described the deadly in violence in South Sudan as “deplorable,” stressing that “the dirty hands of Washington and...
Government, Media Cover Up Fukushima Radiation Wave Hitting US
As radiation levels spike and mutated wildlife washes ashore, government and media promote delusion.
Radiation hot spots are popping up around the United States thousands of percentages higher than ‘background radiation’, mutated wildlife is being found dead on the same West Coast beaches where increased radiation levels have been documented by independent researchers and the Fukushima TEPCO plant...
White House refuses to answer to ‘We the People’ petitions
The Obama administration has touted the White House website’s ‘We the People’ section as a powerful platform for the American public to petition their government. According to a new report, however, those solicitations are all too rarely acknowledged.
“When I ran for this office, I pledged to make government more open and accountable to its citizens,” United States President Barack Obama...
US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013: Poll
The US has been voted as the most significant threat to world peace in a survey across 68 different countries. Anti-American sentiment was not only recorded in antagonistic countries, but also in many allied NATO partners like Turkey and Greece.
A global survey conducted by the Worldwide Independent Network and Gallup at the end of 2013 revealed strong animosity towards the US’s role as the world’s...
US Government Buys Millions of Potassium Iodide Pills
The Department of Health and Human Services has ordered 14 million doses of potassium iodide, the compound that protects the body from radioactive poisoning in the aftermath of severe nuclear accidents, to be delivered before the beginning of February.
According to a solicitation posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, the DHHS asks contractors to supply, “potassium iodide tablet,...
Gun Confiscation - The US Government’s New Year’s Resolution
For many Americans, 2013 was the year “gun confiscation” became an undeniable reality, but it has merely set the precedent for what’s to come in 2014.
The Second Amendment represents the biggest obstacle blocking the elimination of individual sovereignty and private property, and is one of the only things preventing a total Homeland Security dictatorship.
However, in states like California and...
US in economic collapse as China, Russia 'moving away from using dollar'
The United States is experiencing an “economic collapse” because major powers like China and Russia have decided not to use US dollar in trade, a political analyst says.
“The American economy is just beginning to collapse. China, Russia and many other countries are moving away from using the US dollar in trade,” Linh Dinh said in an interview with Press TV on Tuesday.
“So when the US dollar...
Bailout of General Motors cost taxpayers $10.5 billion
The US government ended up losing $10.5 billion on the General Motors bailout.
Taxpayers lost a whopping $10.5 billion on the federal government bailout of General Motors – but officials insisted another course of action would have been even worse.
After selling its remaining shares of the Detroit-based automaker Monday, the US Department of the Treasury said it had recouped $39 billion of the...
NSA: Not Only Snooping But Infecting Computer Networks Worldwide
Recently discovered Snowden information reveals the NSA infected more than 50,000 computer networks worldwide with malware, the Dutch news outlet NRC.nl reports.
Not only does the NSA snoop your personal communications, the agency also excels at infecting computer networks with malicious software.
Edward Snowden, the former NSA analyst roundly excoriated by government as a dangerous leaker, has revealed...