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Former SWIFT Insider on Financial Warfare, the Dollar, and Bitcoin

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“Since 1977, the mission of SWIFT was to connect the entire world. Not to disconnect anybody. And today there are around 215 countries in the world.  Before Iran, SWIFT had never ever disconnected a country because it does not have the mandate to do that. The organization itself is not allowed to do that. Its purpose is to connect everybody in a neutral fashion. SWIFT’s infrastructure does not know physical geographical borders. Technically there are no ‘countries’ per se in the SWIFT system; there are just SWIFT codes, a collection of which forms a country. [..] it’s a challenge to remain neutral because you are being pushed one way or the other by powerful forces.”

http://www.internationalman.com/articles/a-former-swift-insider-on-financial-warfare-the-fate-of-the-dollar-and-bitc

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US Coast Guard Fires At Iranian Fishing Boat In Persian Gulf

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“The incident occurred when Coast Guard Patrol Boat Monomoy launched a smaller vessel that approached ‘to query the Iranian dhow’ on its activities in international waters.  Dhows are wooden boats ‘typically used for trade’ throughout the region.  According to CNN, the Iranian crew ‘trained and prepared to fire a .50 caliber machine gun on [the smaller] boat as it approached as part of routine maritime security operation.’ As this action ‘demonstrated hostile intent,’ the Coast Guard fired one shot ‘in self-defense.’  The Navy reported that the dhow crew did not respond after one shot was fired.  The Coast Guard is operating with the Navy’s Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf.”

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/08/27/US-Coast-Guard-Fires-At-Iranian-Fishing-Boat-In-Persian-Gulf

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Syrian aircraft bomb Sunni militant targets inside Iraq

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“ISIS militants are fighting the governments on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border, and an apparent decision by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to intervene to help Maliki further tangles the already complex knot of actors in the overlapping crises.  In Syria, the U.S. opposes both Assad and ISIS, which it condemns as a terrorist, al-Qaeda-inspired organization.  Iran supports both Assad and Maliki and is sending aid to both.  Shiite leaders in Iran and Iraq, as well as Assad, have accused Sunni governments in the Persian Gulf of aiding the militants. Kerry will meet in Paris with Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan to ask them to intervene more forcefully with Sunni tribes in western Iraq.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/syrian-aircraft-bomb-sunni-militant-targets-inside-iraq/2014/06/24/2ea61b70-fbdc-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.html

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Washington’s cloned female warmongers

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“Take Victoria Nuland – the US Assistant Secretary of State – who was caught using obscene language in a phone call about the European Union and the political affairs of Ukraine. In her previous posting as a spokeswoman for the US State Department, Nuland had the demeanor of a robotic matron with a swivel eye.  Now in her new role of covertly rallying anti-government protesters in Ukraine, Nuland has emerged to sound like a bubblegum-chewing Mafia doll. In her leaked private conversation with the US ambassador to Kiev, the American female diplomat is heard laying down in imperious tones how a new government in Ukraine should be constituted.”

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/09/349910/washingtons-cloned-female-warmongers/

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Saudi Arabia warns of shift away from U.S. over Syria, Iran

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“Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief is vowing that the kingdom will make a ‘major shift’ in relations with the United States to protest perceived American inaction over Syria’s civil war as well as recent U.S. overtures to Iran.  The United States and Saudi Arabia have been allies since the kingdom was declared in 1932, giving Riyadh a powerful military protector and Washington secure oil supplies.  Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, ploughs much of its earnings back into U.S. assets. Most of the Saudi central bank’s net foreign assets of $690 billion are thought to be denominated in dollars, much of them in U.S. Treasury bonds.”

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/22/us-saudi-usa-idUSBRE99L0K120131022

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Ron Paul: Progress Toward Peace in 2013, But Dark Clouds Remain

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American Exceptionalism: Putin, the Neocons, and Ron Paul

“A US attack on Syria would have brought us one step closer to the neocons’ ultimate goal of an attack on Iran. The administration’s decision to step back from the brink with Syria has consequently opened the door to an historic US diplomatic engagement with Iran.  Yes, the neocons have suffered a number of defeats this year for which we have great reason to be thankful and optimistic. However, it would be foolish to believe that a couple of defeats will end their obsession with American exceptionalism, war, and the US global empire. Though the neocons have had several set-backs, they will continue their efforts. And there are some dark clouds on the horizon that we should closely watch.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/34859/Ron-Paul-Progress-Toward-Peace-in-2013-But-Dark-Clouds-Remain/

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Wendy McElroy: America, Outsourcing A Declaration of War?

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“Mutual defense treaties are commonplace. They are international agreements by which nations pledge to defend each other, usually in response to one of them experiencing an act of war. Under the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act, however, no traditional act of aggression against Israel need occur; Israel could initiate military force. The purpose of mutual defense treaties is to provide a deterrent to aggression. But, in practice, they can result in local conflicts becoming global ones. With so many geopolitical interests in the Middle East, the combination of Israel and America confronting Iran would almost certainly become global.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/34877/Wendy-McElroy-America-Outsourcing-A-Declaration-of-War/

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Does your Senator want war?

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“Vigorously oppose S 1881, the ‘Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act.’  I don’t want Iran to have a nuclear weapon. But the name of the bill is a LIE.  As you know, U.S. intelligence agencies attest that Iran DOESN’T have a nuclear weapons program and has no plans to develop one.  Instead, the bill demands that Iran abandon its PEACEFUL nuclear energy program. Even though… You know full well Iran would never agree to this;  They have a right to nuclear energy under the Non-proliferation Treaty.  Even worse, S 1881 has a ‘non-binding’ provision that pledges U.S. support of Israel should Israel choose to attack Iran.  This bill will PREVENT a peaceful settlement with Iran, and will likely lead to war.”

http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/does-your-senator-want-war

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Turkey cashes in on the Iran talks

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“You may have thought the Geneva deal struck last month between Iran and the P5+1 nations was a sweet one for Tehran — getting billions in sanctions relief in exchange for mere promises to halt its nuclear program.  But Turkey may be an even bigger winner. It just needs to open its doors and wait for Iranian funds to pour in.  Iran was Turkey’s third largest export market in 2012.  In fact, Turkey is reportedly exporting more than 20,000 products to Iran right now; among them gold and silver. It turns out that the Geneva deal also loosened sanctions on precious metals.  The White House estimates that [the deal] could generate $1.5 billion in government revenues for Tehran.”

http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2013/12/12/turkey-cashes-in-on-the-iran-talks/

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Ron Paul: You Cannot Negotiate With Iran?

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American Exceptionalism: Putin, the Neocons, and Ron Paul

“The warmongers who call themselves ‘foreign policy experts’ have been exposed. The whole world sees that they are wrong. Their advice is bad. Their limited vision of how foreign affairs should be conducted is actually dangerous to the United States. It is now clear that there are workable alternatives. As with the US threats against Syria, public opinion polls on talks with Iran demonstrate that the American people are solidly behind diplomacy and opposed to another war. According to one recent poll, Americans support the deal reached with Iran by a margin of two-to-one.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/34793/Ron-Paul-You-Cannot-Negotiate-With-Iran/

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