Which Trump Trumps? – TLAV Political Roundtable

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSFollowing the official inauguration of President Donald Trump, that which many thought would never come to pass, there has been no shortage of the all too expected violent protests and hyperbolic demands; but we must ask ourselves, at what point do Read More…

Cashless Biometrics And India’s Demonetization Experiment

Well, that didn’t take long. In the wake of India’s demonetization of the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes last November, I wrote an editorial (“Crisitunity in India’s Cash Crunch“) where I noted that one significant reason for the drastic move was the chance to rein in India’s sizable informal economy: In India, they call cash Read More…

Upholding Tradition? Suspected Drone Strikes Continue As Trump Takes Office

Just hours into Trump’s presidency, suspected U.S. drone strikes killed three alleged al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen’s southwestern Bayda province. According to anonymous security and tribal officials, two strikes killed an area field commander by the name of Abu Anis al-Abi, along with two others. Considering the two others are identified merely as “alleged al-Qaeda operatives,” it seems Read More…

Obama Ended His Presidency With A Bang – at Least in Libya

Barack Obama has ended his presidential career doing what he does best: dropping bombs. This time, Obama decided to target an ISIS camp in Libya, with initial estimates suggesting over 80 militants (or 80 people, depending on the source) were killed. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told reporters that the fighters training in the camp, located just outside Read More…

Media Silent as CIA Quietly Publishes Millions of Damning Govt Docs Online in Searchable Database

Washington DC — (RT) The CIA has published online nearly 13 million pages of declassified records, including papers on the US role in overthrowing foreign governments and the secret ‘Star Gate’ telepathy project. The range of documents, known as the CREST (CIA Records Search Tool) database, covers an array of materials related to the Vietnam War, Korean War and Read More…

After the WaPo’s Latest Shot, It’s Time to Call ‘Fake News’ By Its Real Name ‘Weaponized Journalism’

Defying any sense of journalistic integrity and loyalty to the truth, the Washington Post did it again — publishing Fake News for clicks — which had the desired effect of worldwide outrage to suit a tightly-defined political agenda. This latest astounding deviation from the facts, however, makes indisputably clear the weaponization of news. Journalists and media outlets make mistakes Read More…