We are on a road that leads straight to the World War 3, but in order to see that and to fully understand what is at stake you have to look at the big picture and connect the dots. This video examines the history of the dollar, its relation to oil, and the real motives behind the wars of the past two decades.

Russia has accused Western powers of attempting to delay a United Nations probe into the recent use of chemical weapons by foreign-backed militants in the Syrian city of Aleppo. - During a Wednesday session at the UN Security Council, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin voiced Moscow’s support for the Syrian government’s call for an independent inquiry into the chemical attack by foreign-backed militants in Aleppo. [...] On March 19, at least 25 people were killed and many others injured when militants fired missiles “containing a chemical substance” into Khan al-Assal village near Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo, according to a report by the official Syrian news agency SANA. Following the deadly incident, Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi described the militants’ use of chemical weapons as the “first act” by the so-called opposition interim government formed by Syria's opposition National Coalition on the same day.

Syria Requests UN to Form Mission to Investigate Terrorists' Use of Chemical Weapons in Khan al-Asal
Christof Lehmann: Chemical Weapon Attack Explodes International Law into Anarchy and Barbarism

In the 10 years since the Iraq war, Putin’s worldview has only strengthened and expanded. Now he believes that the strong not only do what they want, but also fail to understand what they do. From Russian leadership’s point of view, the Iraq War now looks like the beginning of the accelerated destruction of regional and global stability, undermining the last principles of sustainable world order. Everything that’s happened since — including flirting with Islamists during the Arab Spring, U.S. policies in Libya and its current policies in Syria — serve as evidence of strategic insanity that has taken over the last remaining superpower.

PUKE READ: Four years ago U.S. President Barack Obama travelled to Egypt where he tried to assuage widespread fears that America was engaged in a war on Islam. Dennis Ross, who at the time was a national security adviser to Obama, said, “There was a feeling that if we didn’t address that, that would be a continued source of recruitment for terror against the United States.” The U.S. hoped its hand of friendship would calm the region and build trust. Since then the Mideast has erupted in turmoil. Across North Africa from Egypt to Algeria nobody really knows who’s running the show. The Syrian civil war is overflowing its borders raising fears that terrorists could obtain chemical weapons. Iran has been steadily enriching uranium to build what Western countries suspect will be a nuclear bomb. And the Israeli-Palestinian peace process is on ice. So when Obama arrived in Tel Aviv at noon Wednesday to tremendous military fanfare, he entered a very different Middle East, one that is awash in uncertainty and moving towards a nuclear showdown. Obama’s press conference later in the day with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscored all of these issues, both men emphasizing not just Israeli security but also the security of the entire region and the world.

Jason Ditz: Obama, Netanyahu Talk Up Israel’s ‘Right’ to Attack Iran
Daily Beast: Obama: Israel Can Expect Extended Military Funding
Haaretz: Obama’s speech was so pro-Israeli that even AIPAC maidens blushed
The Guardian: "I am confident in declaring that our alliance is eternal, is forever." (Live coverage)
Occupied Palestine: Live report: Obama visits Palestine | #ObamaOut
IMEMC: Palestinians install protest village to greet US President Barack Obama
PIC: Abu Zuhri: Obama statement proves anew US bias in favor of Israel
Kenny's Sideshow: (In Memory of Peace)Obama in Israel...
Jonathan Cook: Obama Comes to Bless Israel’s Government of Settlers
AFP: Palestinian land loss due to Zionist land grabs for Israel’s creation and its ongoing expansion

Bill Auken: Hands off Syria! - Starting a two-day visit to Israel on Wednesday, US President Barack Obama issued bellicose threats against both Syria and Iran. The visit, which plainly has the character of a US-Israeli war council, makes clear that ten years after the US invasion of Iraq, US imperialism is preparing even greater crimes in the Middle East.

Bill Auken: US, NATO prepare Syria intervention - The top US commander in Europe told a Senate hearing Tuesday that the US military and NATO are drawing up plans for direct military intervention in Syria. The admiral added that US and NATO discussions have included providing “lethal support” to the anti-government militias and using direct military force to impose “no-fly zones” in Syria and enforce “arms embargoes” against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Stephen Lendman: Obama in Israel - "We stand together because peace must come to the Holy Land. Even as we are clear eyed about the difficulties, we will never lose sight of the vision of an Israel at peace with its neighbors." No two nations spurn peace more than America and Israel. They prioritize war. They're partners in crime. They menace humanity. Obama's words ring hollow.

The government was yesterday trying to find alternative solutions after parliament on Tuesday rejected the terms of a bailout from the European Union and turned instead to Russia for a lifeline. - "We don't have days or weeks, we have only hours to save our country," Averof Neophytou, ruling DISY deputy chairman, told reporters as crisis talks in Nicosia dragged into the evening. It was suggested yesterday that the government may submit a bill today proposing a haircut on deposits but at lower rates than legislation that was rejected by parliament on Tuesday. The shortfall from the lower rates could be covered by nationalising the provident funds of semi-state companies. Bank of Cyprus vice president Evdokimos Xenophontos said the situation could be reversed but warned against touching foreign deposits. “We cannot do it to foreign depositors who trusted us. This could be theft,” he told reporters after meeting President Nicos Anastasiades last night.

Der Spiegel: Scenarios for a Russian Role in the Bailout
The Guardian: Cyprus bailout: ECB sets Monday deadline
Jordan Shilton & Chris Marsden: Europe in crisis as Cyprus faces national bankruptcy
AWIP: EU Stiff-Arms Cyprus After Country Says 'No' To Bank Bailout Deal

In an extraordinary day in Australian politics, the prime minister, Julia Gillard has kept her job after a day of political wrangling that ended with a leadership contest where no one dared stand against her. - Julia Gillard announced a "spill" – declaring her position open and inviting rivals to nominate for the job of Labor leader and, thereby, prime minister. The dramatic move followed calls by a senior ministers in her government for her to be replaced in the top job by her predecessor, Kevin Rudd. But when the ballot took place two and a half hours later, Rudd refused to nominate.

The Guardian: Julia Gillard holds on as prime minister – in pictures

With the release of the password to unlock the full 220,000 email treasure trove, the Climategate saga has entered a new phase. Joining us to discuss this latest development is Dr. Tim Ball of drtimball.com.

Climategate: Dr. Tim Ball on the hacked CRU emails
It’s Time For The Person Who Leaked the CRU Emails To Step Forward
Climategate 3.0
Climategate 3.0 has occurred – the password has been released
Climategate: FOIA – The Man Who Saved The World

Cheney Caught In Another Major Lie: Everyone knew that Iraq did not possess weapons of mass destruction (update here). Dick Cheney admits that he lied about 9/11. [...] Postscript: Indeed the entire torture program was implemented in an attempt to justify the Iraq war. And the 9/11 Commission was set up with false torture testimony. More background on the Iraq war.

"We shall have a world government, whether or not we like it. The question is only whether world government will be achieved by consent or by conquest." - James Warburg, Jewish Merchant Banker

Our ruling crime families are not dumb. In fact, they are getting smarter and faster. They know it's the endgame. They know, it's either us or them. It took them a while to work out that it is cheaper to go from A to B riding their horse to death and replacing it with a new one, than watering, feeding and giving it a rest when it gets tired. So they replaced feudalism and open slavery with capitalism. Then they figured that it is more profitable to groom the smartest and most ambitious kids on the block and entice them with a privileged life style in return for their help with outsmarting their fellow-men with trickery and evil scams. So they gave us the soft-spoken psychopaths and mild-mannered mass-murderers that roam corporate boardrooms. The most ruthless of those smart kids end up with multibillion dollar fortunes, not for them to use at their sole discretion, but to put to 'good use' in the stealth enslavement of mankind. Those Bill Gates, George Soroses, Eric Schmitts and Mark Zuckerbergs know all too well that their fortunes will be wiped out overnight, if they don't do as they are being told. That's why every copy of MS Windows and the MacOS has a back door to Mossad and the NSA. That's why Bill Gates donates billions to mass sterilisation programmes disguised as vaccinations and invests heavily in Monsanto and chemtrails. That's why George Soros spends hundreds of millions on campaigns to help disarm the American people and overthrow governments that refuse to follow the orders of the ruling parasites. That's why Eric Schmitt has transformed his search engine into a corporate 'Big Brother' and Mark Zuckerberg his social networking application into a spying tool that knows everything about you, your family, your friends, your likes and dislikes, even your most private thoughts.