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Rebuilding and Expanding the North American Relationship
Dana Gabriel
A major priority for Canada’s new prime minister is to reset the relationships with both the U.S. and Mexico. There is a real opportunity for all three countries to recommit to building a North American community. This includes expanding political, security and economic cooperation, as well as greater coordination on issues such as energy and the environment. Further deepening Canada-Mexico ties is one of the keys to strengthening continental relations. The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, which builds on the commitments of NAFTA could also help take North American trilateral integration to the next level. During a foreign policy speech before he became Prime Minister, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau emphasized the importance of North America and outlined his plans to improve Canada’s relationship with its NAFTA partners. He discussed some of the problems facing Mexico and how Canada could help solve them. Trudeau noted, “In many areas, Canadians have the necessary expertise to address Mexico’s needs, from the building of public institutions to infrastructure development to civil policing. We should see in Mexico opportunities to develop our relations and our economies.”
An American Big Lie About ‘Terrorism’
Eric Zuesse,
Micah Zenko is a blogger who posts on a main site of America’s foreign-policy establishment, the Council on Foreign Relations, and he posted there on January 6th, “How Many Bombs Did the United States Drop in 2015?” He calculated: “Last year, the United States dropped an estimated total of 23,144 bombs in six countries. Of these, 22,110 were dropped in Iraq and Syria.”
His curiosity about this question had been sparked because he noticed that, “The primary focus — meaning the commitment of personnel, resources, and senior leaders’ attention — of U.S. counterterrorism policies is the capture or killing (though, overwhelmingly killing) of existing terrorists. … I often ask U.S. government officials and mid-level staffers, ‘what are you doing to prevent a neutral [Islamic] person from becoming a terrorist?’ They always claim … this is not their responsibility, and point toward other agencies, usually the Department of State (DOS) or Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where this is purportedly their obligation internationally or domestically, respectively.” But, Zenko noted, “The problem with this ‘kill-em’-all with airstrikes’ rule, is that it is not working.”
Gloom and Doom
Gloom and Doom
Stephen Lendman
Sharply lower global equity markets since last August reflect years of Fed-led central banks’ money printing madness, running headlong into economic contraction and instability.
China when thriving is a key engine of world economic growth, a depressant when declining. Official numbers conceal how much, at best a small fraction of its earlier annual double-digit increases.
Its plunging equity markets are flashing red on near-and-perhaps longer-term growth prospects.
Noted Gloom, Boom & Doom editor Marc Faber sees grim prospects ahead, saying “I can’t see another bull market in my lifetime.” He’s 69-years-old.
Former PIMCO CEO, current Allianz Capital Partners chief economic advisor Mohanmed El-Arian believes markets are in full-scale contagion, central banks out of ammunition to revive things.
George Soros Finally Suspends His Lifelong War Against Russia
Eric Zuesse
On January 21st, George Soros, who has throughout his life been passionately opposed not just to communism but also to Russia, finally stated in a Bloomberg News interview at the World Economic Forum, that the United States (and possibly the EU, but he says that the EU is in terrible economic shape itself) must now fund a new Marshall Plan for all of Europe, including, this time, even his bête noire: Russia.
However, is he ending, or merely suspending, his lifelong war against Russia? Let’s look at the evidence, including the background for his comments. The crucial background in order to understand his statement is provided in the links here:
Obama: Serial Killer
Stephen Lendman
On Wednesday, a banner was displayed on the top floor of a building across from Washington’s Moscow embassy - the word “KILLER” prominently displayed on Obama’s image in blood red.
The previous evening, a laser display projected the accusation “Obama Killer #1” on the embassy itself. Moscow-based Glavplakat art society took credit, calling its action a response to Washington’s “plans to invade the territory of yet another sovereign state.”
“The word ‘killer’ defines the 44th US president, and is given to him because of his decision to send the infamous 101st Airborne Division into the Syrian conflict,” it said.“Let’s keep in mind that this division (notoriously called “The Screaming Eagles”) carried out practically every US military invasion in the last decade.”
Ahead of peace talks beginning in Geneva on Friday, Sergey Lavrov said “there will be no business as usual between Russia and the West.”
The Populist Revolution: Bernie and Beyond
Ellen Brown
The world is undergoing a populist revival. From the revolt against austerity led by the Syriza Party in Greece and the Podemos Party in Spain, to Jeremy Corbyn’s surprise victory as Labour leader in the UK, to Donald Trump’s ascendancy in the Republican polls, to Bernie Sanders’ surprisingly strong challenge to Hillary Clinton – contenders with their fingers on the popular pulse are surging ahead of their establishment rivals.
Today’s populist revolt mimics an earlier one that reached its peak in the US in the 1890s. Then it was all about challenging Wall Street, reclaiming the government’s power to create money, curing rampant deflation with US Notes (Greenbacks) or silver coins (then considered the money of the people), nationalizing the banks, and establishing a central bank that actually responded to the will of the people. Over a century later, Occupy Wall Street revived the populist challenge, armed this time with the Internet and mass media to spread the word. The Occupy movement shined a spotlight on the corrupt culture of greed unleashed by deregulating Wall Street, widening the yawning gap between the 1% and the 99% and destroying jobs, households and the economy.
NYT Editors Irresponsibly Suggest Putin’s Involvement in Murder
Stephen Lendman
The Times consistently violates its own journalistic standards and ethics, ones it’s sworn to uphold.
Saying its practices “must be beyond reproach” belies its consistent managed news misinformation and Big Lies.
Hard truths on issues mattering most, notably geopolitical ones, are systematically suppressed.
Editorial policy recklessly bashes Russia, notably Vladimir Putin with no just cause whatever, solely for political reasons, one-sidedly supporting Washington’s rogue imperial agenda, waging endless wars on humanity at home and abroad. On January 21, Times editors practically accused Putin of ordering former Russian Federal Security Service/KGB official Alexander Litvinenko’s November 2006 murder.
No credible evidence suggests it, dubious testimonies only, innuendo and hearsay, inadmissible in legitimate legal proceedings, part of longstanding, irresponsible Putin bashing.
More Lies About Russian Airstrikes Killing Civilians in Syria
Stephen Lendman
The misnamed, one-man operated, London-based, Western-supported Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) issues daily anti-Assad/anti-Russian propaganda reports, consistent misinformation substituting for hard facts.
Its latest on January 24 turned truth on its head, headlining “Russian and Syrian warplanes kill 164 civilians in revenge massacre,” omitting evidence because there is none, saying: Deaths “includ(e) 43 children and 25 women…massacre(d)…in the past 72 hours…in the towns of Tabia, Jazira, Khesham, and al-Bolel in the eastern countryside of Der-Ezzor…in addition to the death of a woman and a man who were killed by aerial bombardment on Ma’dan area in the eastern countryside of al-Raqqa.”
Dallas Fed Starts To Call `Depression' as Oil Debt Vaporizes
Lyndon LaRouche
Jan. 25 (EIRNS)--Many sources pointed to the financial mudslide continuing and worsening today; none as poignant as the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, whose January survey of industrial conditions in Texas and Louisiana found everything collapsing. VCalling the situation "an oil and gas depression," the Fed bank found 21% of all companies had laid off workers and closed facilities, and that every aspect of its survey and forecast were back to their 2009 levels, or worse. {Financial Times} on Jan. 24 headlined "U.S. Junk-Rated Debt Hits Two-Decade Low." The $1 trillion of high-yield debt which is "energy debt" is now worth 56 cents/dollar on average, {FT} says, citing Moody's. Of the production and exploration companies, 11% of their debt was in default in December alone. "Investors are bracing for another spike in bankruptcies," says {FT}. One of the biggest bankruptcies so far appears on for this week; Sandridge Resources, which has a debt of $4 billion.
Human Rights Watch Blasts Illegal Israeli Settlements
Stephen Lendman
Israel’s settlement project flagrantly violates international law. Over 600,000 settlers occupy stolen Palestinian land.
Fourth Geneva prohibits an occupying power from transferring its citizens to the territory it occupies, as well as displacing people from their land to permit it.
Lawless development has been ongoing for nearly half a century. Israel wants all valued Judea and Samaria land exclusively for Jews, Palestinians ethnically cleansed to facilitate it - increasingly isolated, their fundamental rights systematically violated. On Sunday, Netanyahu reiterated his support for unlimited settlement expansion, saying “(t)he government supports settlements at any time, especially now when it is under terrorist assault and is taking a courageous and determined stand in the face of terrorist attacks.”
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