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Al Jazeera Sat 5 May 2012 A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC Goldman Sachs - via economist Jim O'Neill in 2001 - invented the concept of a rising new bloc: BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and, later, South Africa). Some cynics couldn't help calling it... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) Brazil Economist History Photos Wikipedia: BRICS World |
GlobalResearch Fri 4 May 2012 OIL IS A STRATEGIC PRODUCT, NOT A COMMODITY: Argentina and the International Oil Picture Oil is not a commodity, oil is not a raw product either. Just look at the complexity of the techniques for its efficient extraction. Oil is a strategic product that models international policies and... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Argentina Commodity Oil Photos Wikipedia: Oil |
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Al Jazeera Tue 1 May 2012 Map: US bases encircle Iran US military bases continue to form a strategic envelope around Iran, although the American withdrawal from Iraq at the end of 2011 may have changed the regional balance... (photo: AP / Igor Kovalenko) Iran Iraq Military Photos Wikipedia: Iran–United States relations after 1979 |
Austin American Statesman Wed 25 Apr 2012 Kazakh president decries foreign influences ALMATY, Kazakhstan — The president of the oil-rich former Soviet nation of Kazakhstan has criticized the West for what he said was its attempt to impose its values... (photo: AP Photo / Bela Szandelszky) Business Kazakhstan Photos Politics Wikipedia: Nursultan Nazarbayev |
The Daily Telegraph Sat 21 Apr 2012 Oligarch Oleg Deripaska reveals he paid armed gangs to protect his business empire Oleg Deripaska, the oligarch and a close associate of Lord Mandelson, has disclosed how he was forced to pay protection money to the Russian underworld as he built his... (photo: Creative Commons / ZajicZ) Business Photos Politics Weapons Wikipedia: Oleg Deripaska |
GlobalResearch Thu 12 Apr 2012 Kosovo's "Mafia State" and Camp Bondsteel: Towards a Permanent US Military Presence in Southeast Europe Washingtons Bizarre Kosovo Strategy could destroy NATO In one of the more bizarre foreign policy announcements of a bizarre Obama Administration, US... (photo: EC / EU) Europe Kosovo Military Photos US Wikipedia: Kosovo |
Pakalert Press Wed 4 Apr 2012 45 Signs That America Will Soon Be A Nation With A Very Tiny Elite And The Rest Of Us Will Be Poor Share The middle class is being systematically wiped out of existence in the United States today. America is a nation with a very tiny elite that is rapidly becoming... (photo: UN / UN) Human Photos Poverty Slavery Trade Wikipedia: Slavery |