December 2013 Archive
US/NATO missile defense key to first strike – Bruce Gagnon
[jwplayer mediaid=”3936″] You are listening to Part II of an interview with Bruce Gagnon, the coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power ...
Myths about Russia: Are there many ‘political prisoners’ in Russia?
Photo: SXC.hu Few countries have more negative myths associated with them than Russia. There are old myths about Russia being inherently authoritarian. There are new ...
McAfee sponsored cyber security exhibit in UK museum sidelines Snowden leaks
A new UK museum on surveillance and cyber security has refused to include Snowden’s revelations in its installation, sponsored by famous anti-virus magnate, McAfee. The ...
McDonald’s to employees: Avoid burgers and fries – it’s risky for your health
Expressing concern over employees’ health has backfired on the world’s leading fast food producer, McDonald’s. Its own employee resources website recommended workers to avoid burgers ...
The US administration has to free Pollard now! Enough is enough!
Why is Pollard still in prison? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: FREE POLLARD NOW! TIME TO END THE AB– USE AND INJUSTICE By Bernard J. Shapiro The ...
Why and what a potential war criminal is lecturing in US? Former Georgian President Saakashvili to lecture at US school for diplomats
Photo: EPA Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will give lectures as a senior statesman at the famous US school for diplomats in Boston starting from ...
2013 – The Year of Insight
Last year the perception of US centrist world order failed. So what insight was it? Cypriot an Epiphany: the valid robbery way of the West’s policies. ...
NSA, GCHQ spied on Israel, Germany, UN and others – new Snowden leaks
Leaders in Israel — one of America’s closest allies—have for years been targeted in a surveillance operation waged by the United States’ National Security Agency, ...
US – Saudi relationship starts to shift: US appeals court restores 9/11 victims case against Saudi Arabia
© Photo: ru.wikipedia.org A US appeals court on Thursday revived claims by families of victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks who alleged that ...
Putin: I envy Obama, because he can ‘spy’ and get away with it
During an annual question-and-answer session with journalists, Putin praised Edward Snowden’s actions, saying that he was working for a “noble cause.” At the same time ...
Time to wake up’: US will have to deal with rising powers on equal terms
‘US President Barack Obama (L) greets Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff.(AFP Photo / Jewel Samad) Share on tumblr Trends In choosing Swedish ...
Russian media has provided an outlet for the censored – Rick Rozoff
On December 9 Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree covering major changes in Russian state run media including the Voice of Russia. Regular VoR ...
Evil Russian, good American
A column by Jakob Augstein Kiev: When it comes to Russia, the two East Germans are taking it with human rights very closely. The U.S. ...
Russia experiences Russophobia, similar to antisemitism with which Jews have lived for centuries.
The reason for Russo-phobia is different from antisemitism, though. Jews suffered for centuries due to two reasons: Their religion stood in competition to the other ...
Putin with a clear message to NATO: Russia not aspiring to be superpower, or teach others how to live, but will not allow any nation to dominate it in military terms!
Russia will not allow any nation to dominate it in military terms, the Russian president said. Some nations are developing new kinds of weapons, ...
Rogozin warns Ukraine, EU over planned agreement
The deputy PM in charge of the weapons industry says Russia would remove all ‘sensitive’ production facilities from Ukraine if the association agreement with the ...
Russia will use nukes in case of a strike – official
Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has warned that Russia will use nuclear weapons if it comes under an attack, adding that this possibility serves as ...
Death of global web: Internet will end in 2014 – Kaspersky Lab
Collage: Voice of Russia The Internet as a global network may cease to exist in 2014, giving way to dozens of national webs with limited ...
Russia modernizing and building its defenses in response to modern threats
© Photo: “VestiRu” The Russian Federation is responding to developing and current threats to its security and attempts by the West to shift the global ...
Russia, Israel sign agreements on nuclear industry, energy, agriculture
Photo: EPA Russia and Israel signed a number of cooperation agreements upon the conclusion of a meeting between the co-chairmen of the combined Russian-Israeli ...
Peres addressed 29 Arab and Muslim foreign ministers
Shimon Peres at his Jerusalem residence (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90) In an unprecedented event, President Shimon Peres spoke from his office in Jerusalem via satellite ...
Florida State university: Top 10 Reasons to study Russian
Photo: Mamayev Kurgan Mamaev Kurgan, Мамаев курган 1. The US Government needs more Russian-language specialists: Federal agencies have identified Russian ...