Colonialism & Occupation, Global Economy, Media Analysis

Puerto Rico is Bankrupt: Will the IMF Bail-Out Puerto Rico?

Former IMF Officials Propose Austerity Measures to Solve Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis, Governor Agrees Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Puerto Rico is bankrupt according to Governor Alejandro Padilla because it is mathematically impossible to pay its $73 billion debt it owes to creditors. In an interesting turn of events, the Associated Press reported that Padilla met privately with…

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Global Economy, Technology

The Bilderberg’s “Cashless Society” Proposal and Rwanda’s US Supported Cashless Payment System

Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News– One of the main topics at the Bilderberg Group meeting held last week in Telfs-Buchen, Austria was the idea of promoting a cashless society.  It seems like governments in Africa think that a cashless society is a good idea, which is good news for the Bilderberg elite, but really bad news for the rest of…

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Colonialism & Occupation, Geopolitics

Capitalizing on the Syrian War: Israeli Politician says Syria “No Longer Exists”

Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Education Minister Naftali Bennett is calling for the world to recognize its 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights because “Syria no longer functions as a country that could reclaim the strategic plateau” according to the Jerusalem Post. Mr. Bennett is taking advantage of Syrian government’s ongoing civil war with the rebels and the…

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Colonialism & Occupation, Geopolitics

Endless War: Israel wants a 10-Year Deal Worth $45 Billion in Military Aid from Washington

Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Israel has been preparing for war with Western support since 1948 and it will most likely continue well into 2028. Israel and its American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobby have political influence over the U.S. congress and the Obama administration.  Will Israel get the amount they are asking for? Most likely, yes. According to Defense…

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Geopolitics, World History

Mini Iran-Contra: The TACA Case

How the U.S. Government and Organized Crime Collaborated in the Arms & Drug Trade in Honduras Ryan Dawson is a Political Blogger and has appeared on Russia Today and Press TV.  Please Visit his Site: www.ancreport.com   *The Views Expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Silent Crow News editorial policy.  

Global Economy

All is not lost in the midst of downgrades

Melanius Alphonse, The Lucian People’s Movement – The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is under enormous scrutiny following Moody’s Investor Service downgrade of its bond rating and issuer rating to Baa2 from Baa1; changing the outlook to negative from stable.  Added to that, Moody’s downgraded the long term local and foreign currency deposit ratings of First Citizens Bank Limited (FCBL) – 82.64%…

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Geopolitics, Global Economy, World History

Suicide Mission: Why a War With Iran Will End in Another Defeat for the U.S. Military Machine

Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – On Hardball with Chris Matthews, a U.S. mainstream media program interviewed President Barack Obama and was asked about Russia’s decision on lifting a ban on the sale of S-300 air-defense missile systems to Iran. According to the Jerusalem Post, Obama said “Our defense budget is somewhere just a little under $600 billion. Theirs…

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Colonialism & Occupation, Geopolitics, Global Economy

Is Puerto Rico on the Brink of Economic Disaster?

Mass Migration, Poverty, Unemployment and the “VAT” Initiative Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate hovers around 14 percent but of course, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) does count those who dropped out of the labor force completely. If you did count every working age person not participating in the labor force, you would probably…

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Geopolitics, Media Analysis

Propaganda on Steroids: Iran Might have “Secret Nuclear Weapons in North Korea”?

Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – It is unclear that a nuclear deal between the U. S. and Iran will take place. However, if there is a deal, it is guaranteed that those who opposed it from the start will try to sabotage it. The Republicans and several Democrats in Washington, the Likud government of Benjamin Netanyahu and special…

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Colonialism & Occupation, Geopolitics

Israel Welcomes Complicit Amnesty International Report: Palestinian “Armed Groups” Allegedly “Guilty of War Crimes”

Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – Amnesty International (AI) is at it again. The Western-based human rights organization says the armed wing of the Palestinian resistance against Israeli aggression has committed war crimes against Israeli and Palestinian citizens alike. The timing could not be more perfect for an Israeli propaganda campaign against its Palestinian neighbors. Will Prime Minister Benjamin…

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Geopolitics

U.S-Cuba Relations and the Long Road to Nowhere. “Regime Change is on the Table”

Will Obama’s Cuba Initiative Lead to Peace and Prosperity or an Orchestrated Coup? Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – The much anticipated U.S-Cuba talks continues this week as Reuters reported “Cuba and the United States meet for talks on restoring diplomatic relations on Monday, seeking more progress toward an agreement while not allowing differences over Venezuela to impede their historic rapprochement.”  The meeting…

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Colonialism & Occupation, Geopolitics, World History

The U.S-Israel Alliance: War, Chaos and Netanyahu’s Big Lie

Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – The relationship between the U.S. and Israel in the last 6 years under the Obama administration has never been stronger.  In 2012, The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) declared that President Obama’s aid package for Israel was the largest in U.S. history, a fact that is hard to ignore:  President Barack Obama requested…

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Science & Medicine

Puerto Rico Considers “Fat” Tax on Obese Children: A Fight for Children’s Health or a Tax Collection Scheme?

Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – It seems that the Puerto Rico government is scrambling to find ways to collect tax revenues to satisfy its debt obligations. Why? Well there is a new controversial “Fat” tax bill filed by Puerto Rican Senator Gilberto Rodriguez to combat child obesity. The plan calls for school teachers to identify and locate obese…

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Geopolitics

Obama’s Syria Gambit: New “War Powers” Can Expand Military Action Against Assad Government

*Editor’s Note: ‘Obama’s Syria Gambit: The Endgame of Expanded Syrian Action Against ISIS is Regime Change’ was Updated on February 12th, 2015 under ‘Obama’s Syria Gambit: New “War Powers” can Expand Military Action Against Assad Government Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News –In 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a written statement that “The future of Syria must be determined by…

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