The country is bankrupt

The coming financial collapse of the U.S. government: Fed papers reveal what’s in store for Americans
by Mike Adams
The bankruptcy of the United States government has been talked about for years by independent observers. If you’ve read the book, “Empire of Debt,” then you know where the U.S. is headed financially. But most people have no [...]

Canada removes U.S., Israel from torture watchlist

By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada’s foreign ministry, responding to pressure from close allies, said on Saturday it would remove the United States and Israel from a watch list of countries where prisoners risk being tortured.
Both nations expressed unhappiness after it emerged they had been listed in a document that formed part of a training [...]

Russia warns of nuclear defence

 Russia’s military chief of staff has said Moscow is ready to use force, including pre-emptively and with nuclear weapons, to defend itself.
Gen Yuri Baluyevsky said Russia had no plans to attack [...]

Nudist Accused Of Sex Assault on 8 y.o.and Drinks Her Urine

NIWOT, Colo. — A 47-year-old nudist from Niwot accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl and drinking her urine denied the charges in court Friday morning.
Joseph S. Cardillo pleaded not guilty to charges of sex assault on a child by a person in position of trust and a pattern of assaulting the girl, according to [...]

How noble are the motives behind awarding of the Nobel Prize

By ROBERT MARC FRIEDMAN
Professor of the history of science, University of Oslo
PLATFORM
THE dance around the golden Nobel medallion began over a 100 years ago, and is still going strong. As icon, myth and ritual, the Nobel Prize is well secured. But what do we actually know about the Nobel Prize?
Shrouded in secrecy and legend, [...]