Australia’s day for secrets, flags and cowards – John Pilger — RT

I was thinking…… How dare I put this under NZ related articles but then it is -related! While New Zealander’s remain divided over race issues based on the Treaty of Waitangi  and the massive compensation payments that are being dished out to tribal complainants rightly or wrongly, just ‘over the ditch’ many of us think…

PBOC Injects Massive $60 Billion Liquidity – Most In 3 Years; Chia Stocks, Yuan Drop | Zero Hedge

Yesterday (20/01/16) I listened to a fantastic interview on RealVision Television (you have to subscribe) between Mark Hart , Founder/Chairman of Corricentre Adviser LLC (http://investment-advisors.credio.com/l/29610/Corriente-Advisors-LLC) and Grant Williams of RealVision. In it Hart talked about the problem that China has in defending the Yuan and he expected that China will eventually be forced to devalue…

Russia accused of clandestine funding of European parties as US conducts major review of Vladimir Putin’s strategy – Telegraph

First the story published in the Telegraph…. Exclusive: UK warns of “new Cold War” as Kremlin seeks to divide and rule in Europe Source: Russia accused of clandestine funding of European parties as US conducts major review of Vladimir Putin’s strategy – Telegraph AND NOW…. Here is the story from RT’s Danielle Ryan who is an Irish…

Japan’s foreign minister challenges use of ‘sex slaves’ term for ‘comfort women’ | The Japan Times

Just so there’s no confusion…….! Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida argues that “comfort women” should not be described as “sex slaves,” challenging widespread use of the term by Western and other media outlets. Source: Japan’s foreign minister challenges use of ‘sex slaves’ term for ‘comfort women’ | The Japan Times

UK military ‘working alongside’ Saudi bomb targeters in Yemen war

By Felicity Arbuthnot writing in the Dissident Voice Britain’s aiding and abetting of the brutal, head chopping, summarily executing, flogging regime of Saudi Arabia continues unabated. In spite of a “Letter before action sent as a threat of legal action over arms export licences to Saudi Arabia increases …” by London law firm Leigh Day, acting…