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SOTT Focus: Behind the Headlines: Non-Grexit, Iran sanctions, and Operation Jade Helm


Sott.net
Sun, 26 Jul 2015 18:00 UTC
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In the aftermath of the unexpected climb-down by the Greek government following its successful referendum, speculation is rife as to why the Syriza government suddenly capitulated to the Troika's 'austerity' demands. One rumor has it that Putin turned down Tsipras' request to fund Greece's return to the drachma. But was that ever in the works? And what happens now for Greece?

Iran is celebrating the 'nuclear' deal that will lift international economic sanctions, but as the country opens its doors to foreign investment, who is the real winner in this situation? Elsewhere in the Middle East, a 'terrorist attack' in Kurdish Turkey is blamed on ISIS, and immediately followed by Turkey joining the 'Western Coalition' bombing of Syrian targets. How convenient...

With military exercise 'Operation Jade Helm' underway in the US Southwest and cops continuing to 'fire at will' and get away with it, Americans of all color are justifiably anxious about what's going on. The answer may lie in Secret Government calculations about 'The Big One', a catastrophic earthquake in the US West, or with impending natural disasters in general.

Your hosts will be discussing all that and more on this week's episode of 'Behind the Headlines'. Tune in this Sunday, 26th July 2015, from 2-4pm EST / 8-10pm CET.

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Bad Guys

The subversion of Myanmar: US-backed racist to run in elections

Tony Cartalucci
New Eastern Outlook
Sun, 26 Jul 2015 14:55 UTC
Myanmar Burma
© UnknownKo Ko Gyi
Meet Ko Ko Gyi. He is a US-funded agitator working hard to reinstate Western hegemony in Myanmar (still referred to by its British imperial nomenclature "Burma" by the Western press) since at least the late 1980's. Now, he seeks to take the next step, running for office in upcoming elections, but in order to do so, the West will now have to cover up his dark past and his controversial present.

His "88 Generation Students" group is described by the BBC as:
The 88 Generation Students group is synonymous with the long struggle for democracy in military-ruled Burma.

Its name comes from the 1988 uprising, when troops opened fire on mass student demonstrations in Rangoon, leading to the deaths of thousands of people.
In addition to the 1988 protests, he and his group would join others, including throngs of saffron-clad "monks" during the so-called "Saffron Revolution" in 2007. Together with Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party, these three groups form a trifecta of foreign-funded sociopolitical destabilization, subversion, and serve together as a vector for Western special interests seeking to reenter and despoil the Southeast Asian state's economy, resources, and sovereignty.

Comment: Yet another color revolution! This time in Myanmar: Meet Aung San Suu Kyis' saffron mobs

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Gold Coins

China dumps US treasuries at record rate

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Sat, 25 Jul 2015 14:17 UTC
China
© REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
On Friday, alongside China's announcement that it had bought over 600 tons of gold in "one month", the PBOC released another very important data point: its total foreign exchange reserves, which declined by $17.3 billion to $3,694 billion.
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We then put China's change in FX reserves alongside the total Treasury holdings of China and its "anonymous" offshore Treasury dealer Euroclear (aka "Belgium") as released by TIC, and found that the dramatic relationship which we first discovered back in May, has persisted - namely virtually the entire delta in Chinese FX reserves come via China's US Treasury holdings. As in they are being aggressively sold, to the tune of $107 billion in Treasury sales so far in 2015.

Comment: Demand for gold shoots through the roof as Shanghai Gold Exchange withdrawals exceed all 2014 deliveries

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Eye 1

Best of the Web: The UN's MH17 tribunal is a desperate attempt to cover tracks - Dutch journalist

Daniele Pozzati
Russia Insider
Sun, 26 Jul 2015 15:04 UTC
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© Reuters/Maxim Shemetov
The proposed UN-backed MH17 tribunal is a "desperate attempt to hide Kiev's responsibility", Dutch journalist and blogger Joost Niemoller argues in his post "How Chess Player Putin Wins the MH17 Game".

Niemoller is no layman. In October 2014 he published a book on the MH17 disaster whose title De Doofpotdeal ("The Cover Up Deal") summarizes its key argument. The inside flap explains what the author means:
"The Netherlands took charge of the investigation into the cause of the disaster, but agreed to grant a covert deal to Kiev.

It thus became a pawn in an international political chess game. Unvarnished Cold War rhetoric is making a comeback.

Putin here is the ultimate bad guy. What he says is labeled as poisonous propaganda in the West. Meanwhile, it seems, all those concerned suffer from tunnel vision.

Can we still be assured that the investigators do their work independently and objectively?"

Comment: One year later: All evidence still suggests MH17 shot down by a jet fighter

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Chart Bar

Russia to launch credit rating agency that won't factor in geopolitical games

Elena Holodny
Business Insider
Sat, 25 Jul 2015 00:00 UTC
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Sick of getting downgraded, Russia is launching its own new rating company that will be immune to geopolitical risks.

"The Russian market needs a strong credit rating agency with a high level of corporate governance and professional competence, capable of satisfying the interests of the economy [that is] authoritative enough for Russian and foreign investors," according to statement released by the Central Bank of Russia on Friday.

"Rating agencies are one of the most important elements of financial-market infrastructure and their activity should be resilient to various factors, including geopolitical risks," according to the statement.

In other words, the statement implies that a rating agency's assessment should not be affected by factors such as geopolitical risk.
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FIFA passes resolution assuring 'full support' of 2018 World Cup in Russia - Blatter


RT
Sat, 25 Jul 2015 16:21 UTC
FIFA's President Sepp Blatter shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
© Stringer / ReutersFIFA's President Sepp Blatter shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
FIFA has passed a resolution assuring full support for holding the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Sepp Blatter, the president of the world football's governing body said at a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.


"I would like to inform you that the executive committee has recently adopted a new resolution in which FIFA assures the Russian Federation of its full support in carrying out the World Cup in Russia in 2018," Blatter said, speaking at the opening the ceremony of the preliminary draw in St. Petersburg on Saturday.

Comment: For more information on the recent FIFA corruption 'scandal' read:

Yellow journalism, Western political psychopaths and Russia-hating behind FIFA 'scandal' and

FIFA 'scandal' = US attempts to impose sports sanctions against Russia

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Black Magic

Fearmongering and Islamophobic pseudo-journalism in America

Adam Johnson
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:00 UTC
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Politico (7/23/15) finds the "capital of American jihad" based on two examples - or maybe one.

Roughly 10 hours after another white, apparently racist Christian senselessly opened fire in a public place in the American South, Politico (7/23/15) published what has to be one of the worst pieces of Islamophobic pseudo-journalism this side of Pam Geller.

In his piece "Tennessee Is the Capital of American Jihad," author and "War on Terror" think-tanker James Kitfield sets out to draw a connection between the the recent Chattanooga shooter Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez and the case of Carlos Bledsoe, who shot up a recruiting station in Arkansas in 2009. The fact that both attacked recruiting stations, both lived in Tennessee and both were Muslim is apparently enough to make Tennessee the "Capital of American Jihad."

Yes. There is no other evidence provided. That is all.

Comment: Between Wesley Clarke's recent internment camp speech - individuals likely being mind-controlled for mass shootings - and the mediatwisting events as the above article mentions... well, you see where this is all going right?

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SOTT Focus: The Truth Perspective: Weekly Broadcast - 25 July 2015


Sott.net
Sat, 25 Jul 2015 18:00 UTC
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Broadcasting from deep in the heart of the American Empire, join your hosts Harrison Koehli and Elan Martin, and fellow Sott.net editors, as they discuss everything from current events and the latest machinations and manipulations of the global elite to history, science, and religion, and how it all fits together.

This week, join our hosts as they discuss the latest week in news.

The Truth Perspective is brought to you by the SOTT Radio Network and SOTT.net, your one-stop source for independent, unbiased, alternative news and commentary on world events.

Live every Saturday from 2-4pm EST / 11am-1pm PST / 8-10pm CET.

Running Time: 02:00:00

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Eye 1

Why no results from Minsk Agreement? Because Poroshenko is too weak to implement it


Vineyard of the Saker
Sat, 25 Jul 2015 13:07 UTC
petro poroshenko
© REUTERS/ Ina Fassbender
On July 21st in Minsk there was held another regular meeting of the contact group devoted to settling the Ukrainian conflict. It resulted in reaching an agreement on the withdrawal of tanks and weapons of up to 100 mm caliber from the delimitation line.

The corresponding document was drawn out - however, not signed. As for the political issues, the parties once again failed to come to the mutual understanding.

Rostislav Ischenko, the President of the System Analysis and Forecasting Centre, is sharing his estimation of the current situation.

Comment: Poroshenko is no leader; he's just a corrupt oligarch who saw an opportunity to grab more power and took it. The psychopathic individuals that were used to put him in power have been holding his feet to the fire ever since:

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Bad Guys

Puerto Rico's 'debt crisis' is really colonial exploitation

Stephen Lendman
Global Research
Sat, 25 Jul 2015 13:55 UTC
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© Ricardo Arduengo/AP People walk through a shopping area in Rรญo Piedras where many businesses have closed in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Officially called a "Free Associated State or Commonwealth," Puerto Rico has been exploited as a US colony since 1898. Its elected governor is powerless - little more than a potted plant ruled by Congress with America's president its head of state.

Washington never granted islanders control of their lives, welfare and destiny. They have no say over foreign relations, commerce and trade, their air space, land and offshore waters, immigration and emigration, nationality and citizenship, currency, maritime laws, military service, US bases on its territory, constitutionality of its laws, jurisdictions and legal procedures, treaties, radio and television, communications, agriculture, its natural resources and more.

Independence supporters aren't tolerated - men like Oscar Lopez Rivera, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, wrongfully imprisoned for wanting Puerto Ricans to live free, behind bars for over three decades.

Comment: Washington is bent on making sure that nothing like "freedom and democracy" will thrive on this planet.

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