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Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) – Threat To National Sovereignty
July 9, 2013 0

Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) – Threat To National Sovereignty

By News Desk

Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) – Threat To National Sovereignty by Dr. Chandra Muzaffar  Editor’s Note : The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement represents the economic arm of the US pivot to the Asia-Pacific region, and threatens to undermine the sovereignty of participating countries. Washington lacks a fundamental economic vision, and as its influence in the world continues to wane, the TPP is an attempt to harness the growth and dynamism of South East Asia’s tiger cub economies as a counterweight to China’s influence in the region.

NYT: "Nowhere in Rebel-Controlled Syria is There a Secular Fighting Force to Speak Of"
April 27, 2013 0

NYT: "Nowhere in Rebel-Controlled Syria is There a Secular Fighting Force to Speak Of"

By News Desk

Additionally, The New York Times in its article, " Arms Airlift to Syria Rebels Expands, With C.I.A. Aid ," admits that: With help from the C.I.A., Arab governments and Turkey have sharply increased their military aid to Syria’s opposition fighters in recent months, expanding a secret airlift of arms and equipment for the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, according to air traffic data, interviews with officials in several countries and the accounts of rebel commanders.