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Irish MP blasts Obama's G8 visit: 'Hypocrite of the century'
Barack Obama is a “war criminal” and a “hypocrite,” an Irish politician has said in a damning attack on the US president. The MP slammed the Irish treatment of Obama during his G8 visit as akin to ‘prostituting’ Ireland for a “pat on the head.”
Irish MP Clare Daly took no prisoners in her heated attack on the visit of the Obama family to Ireland during this year’s G8 summit, which...
JP Morgan's man in the White House
At one time, it seems decades ago now, the general thinking in the USA was that President Barack Obama would jolt the American political system into actually doing something beneficial for its citizens rather than spying on them, building F-35 aircraft, upgrading nuclear weapons, spending trillions of dollars (US) on national security, cutting unemployment benefits/food stamps, fomenting war with...
Obama calls for reduction of Russian nukes
US President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on June 19, 2013.
US President Barack Obama has called on Russia to slash its deployed nuclear weapons by up to a third.
“After a comprehensive review, I’ve determined that we can ensure the security of America and our allies — and maintain a strong and credible strategic deterrent — while reducing our...
Barack Obama Calls for End to Catholic Education
Barack Obama urged an end to segregated schools in Northern Ireland, warning Protestant and Catholic children should study together to bring long-lasting peace.The US President used a speech to thousands of young people in Belfast to urge them that the ‘fate of peace’ is up to their generation.
The Catholic media is up in arms over comments President Obama made during a speech while in Northern...
Obama Joins “Holy War” As US Military Gets Power To Torture Americans
Early releases of security notes circulating in the Kremlin today, provided to the Office of the President by diplomats accompanying President Putin during his G-8 meetings with Western leaders, are confirming that US President Barack Obama, along with British Prime Minister David Cameron, are preparing for “all-out Holy War” in the Middle East and are siding with Sunni Muslims against both the...
Russia not to permit no-fly zone over Syria: Foreign Ministry
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich
Russia will not permit the enforcement of a no-fly zone over Syria as the consequences of such step can be seen in Libya, Foreign Ministry spokesman says following reports that US and its allies are planning such a move.
“We have seen the Libyan example of how such a zone is implemented and how such decisions are brought to life. We do not...
UN chief opposes arming either side in Syria conflict
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says arming either side in Syria conflict will not be helpful and will only lead to the disintegration of the Arab country.
“Providing arms to either side would not address this current situation…. There is no military solution to this conflict.… The military path points directly towards the further disintegration of the country,”...
EU calls on US to account over spy scandal
The European Commission has called on US Attorney General Eric Holder to account for the country’s recent spying revelations that has also targeted the Europeans, a report says.
EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said on Tuesday that it demands the United States to provide assurances that EU citizens and companies have received the same fundamental respect and rights as US residents when it...
Obama Pulls $5.7 Trillion Heist While Americans Remain Asleep
Ever since Barrack Obama took office as the President of the United States (POTUS) governmental spending has been out of control, as the men behind the curtain seek to squeeze every last drop of lifeblood from this once great nation.
Although in some peoples minds governmental spending has always been out of control, the Obama Administration takes the cake.
It’s a known fact that the federal debt...
Obama, Bush, Blair must be put on trial at ICC: Chomsky
American academic Noam Chomsky
Renowned American academic, Noam Chomsky, says US President Barack Obama, his predecessor George W. Bush, along with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair should face trial for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the ensuing turmoil in the Arab state.
“Bush and Blair ought to be up there [at the International Criminal Court]. There is no recent crime worse than the invasion...
US committing grave mistake on Venezuela, Maduro says
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference in Caracas on May 9, 2013.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the United States has made a ‘grave mistake’ in refusing to acknowledge his victory in the recent presidential election.
The statement came on Saturday after US President Barack Obama recently rejected to say whether Washington recognized Maduro as the new president...
White House says the US may attack Syria soon
The White House says President Barack Obama may approve using military force against the Syrian government.
On Friday, White House press secretary Jay Carney said the administration has a number of options with regards to handling reports that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons, and those include using military force among other possibilities.
Fielding a question from the media...
Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast kills nearly 70, injures 100s
A smoke cloud rises from an explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, April 18, 2013.
Nearly 70 people have died and hundreds of others injured in a large explosion at a fertilizer plant in the US state of Texas, local emergency authorities say.
West Emergency Medical Services (EMS) director George Smith said that some 60 to 70 people died and hundreds of others were injured in the explosion...
Obama advisers say they will urge president to veto CISPA
Senior White House advisers say they will recommend US President Barack Obama veto the Cyber Sharing Intelligence and Protect Act (CISPA) if Congress approves the controversial computer bill.
In a statement issued Tuesday afternoon by the Executive Office of the President, top advisers say they will ask Mr. Obama to reject the CISPA bill if it proves successful on Capitol Hill.
“The Administration...
Obama Demands Vote On 2nd Amendment During Hartford Speech
President Barack Obama traveled to Hartford, Connecticut on Monday and delivered a speech calling for a vote on the Second Amendment. He lashed out at Republicans who plan to resist attempts by Congress to destroy the right to bear firearms.
“Some folks in Washington are already floating the idea that they may use political stunts to prevent votes on any of these reforms,” Obama said. “They’re...