Twenty Years After End Of The Cold War: Pentagon’s Buildup In Latin America

(The Intelligence Daily) -- This year began with Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, visiting Colombia in mid-January and meeting with that nation’s defense minister and top military commander. While in Bogota Mullen railed against the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) guerrillas and accused the government of Venezuela of conniving with them. Less than two months and the inauguration of a new president later, America’s top military commander returned to Colombia, the third largest...

Chomsky Says President Obama Continues Bush Policy To Control Middle East Oil

(The Intelligence Daily) -- Political activist Noam Chomsky says that although President Obama views the Iraq invasion merely as “a mistake” or “strategic blunder,” it is, in...

Finance Capital’s Agenda of Serfdom for “Their” Human Capital

(The Intelligence Daily) -- Finance Capital’s Agenda of Serfdom for ‘their’ Human Capital: how the speculative economy enthroned the uberclass, their suspect policies, and how...

House Resolution Designates Venezuela a State Sponsor of Terrorism

(The Intelligence Daily) -- At a time of growing US poverty, hunger, homelessness, and despair, imperial wars without end, and the Obama administration even worse than its predecessor, Venezuela:--...

Italian Judge Convicts in Absentia 23 CIA Operatives in Kidnap Case

Excerpt: The Italian government, which did not seek the extradition of the Americans, denied any role in what became known as the U.S. "extraordinary renditions" program.Italian Judge Convicts 23 in...

All Day I Dream About Sales: Adidas profit falls 30% after discounting merchandise

Adidas profit falls 30% after discounting merchandiseGerman sportswear producer Adidas AG reported Wednesday a 30% drop in net profit after discounting merchandise and encountering higher costs, but...

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