Pepe Escobar ~ Pipeline Politics and the Syrian War

Roving correspondent and frequent guest Pepe Escobar\ of Asia Times Online joins us once again to discuss the geopolitical machinations behind the latest developments in Syria. We discuss the possibility of an Iran-Iraq-Syria pipeline and how the regional players react to such a proposal, and Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia's role in the current conflict.

Mike Maloney ~ War & One World Currency

War & One World Currency - Mike Maloney


We've had a huge amount of debate on our website this week about what kind of monetary system is coming next. After watching Episode 2, the most common question from viewers ran along these lines, 'Ok, so I can see that we are overdue for a new system and that this one is bound to fail -- but what comes next?' Episode 3 of Hidden Secrets Of Money addresses these concerns, but for now I thought I'd post some footage from a Q&A session after one of Mike's presentations. He had just made a keynote speech at a Casey Research Summit in Arizona when he was asked by an audience member whether the U.S. Dollar was losing it's reserve status. Many folks at the Summit had also been asking about a supposed 'One World Currency', Mike's answer combines the two topics and drives home the fact that not only are gold and silver the ultimate money -- they represent freedom and independence.

Brazil Demands Answers Over Alleged US Spying

Brazilian Foreign Minister Luiz Alberto Figueiredo summons U.S. Ambassador Thomas Shannon for answers on new NSA spying allegations based on Snowden leaks.

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Brazil had strong words for the United States on Monday and summoned the U.S. ambassador for explanations, after new allegations surfaced that Washington spied on President Dilma Rousseff.

A Brazilian news program reported last Sunday that the U.S. National Security Agency spied on emails, phone calls and text messages of Rousseff and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.

Newly-appointed Foreign Minister Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, says he expressed his concern to the U.S. Ambassador in Brazil.

[Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, Brazil's Minister of Foreign Relations]:
"Today at nine this morning we summoned the ambassador of the United States, Thomas Shannon to my cabinet, and explained the indignation of the Brazilian government in light of the facts revealed by these documents. The violation of communications of our Lady President of the Republic, from our point of view this represents an impermissible and unacceptable violation of Brazilian sovereignty."

The Brazilian government is already smarting from earlier reports, that the NSA spied on the emails and phone calls of its citizens.

Brazil has given the U.S. government until the end of the week to provide a written explanation of the new spying disclosures.

[Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, Brazil's Minister of Foreign Relations]:
"American ambassador Thomas Shannon has committed himself to getting in contact with the White House today to relay our conversation, and like I said to him, they need to send us the formal written explanation this situation requires."

Last month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Brazil not to let spying revelations derail growing trade, diplomatic and cultural relations, between the two largest economies in the Americas.