Chavez/Venezuela not the enemy

RT sat down for an exclusive interview with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez; most people in the United States view him as an enemy. Meanwhile, outside the US he is seen as a tremendous politician and a leader for the future. RT Contributor Wayne Madsen points out that the US media slams Chavez and that is why US citizens are receiving this anti Chavez propaganda.

Gen. Hugh Shelton: Clinton Official Suggested Letting U.S. Plane Be Shot Down To Provoke War With Iraq

In the publicity sheet that St. Martin’s Press has been sending out to spur interest in General Hugh Shelton’s new memoir, Without Hesitation: The Odyssey of an American Warrior, the last highlight is a doozy: “A high-ranking cabinet member suggests intentionally flying an American airplane on a low pass over Baghdad so as to guarantee it will be shot down, thus creating a natural excuse to reltaliate and go to war.”

WikiLeaks and 9/11: What if?

Frustrated investigators might have chosen to leak information that their superiors bottled up, perhaps averting the terrorism attacks.

Support For War In Afghanistan At All Time Low

American support for the war in Afghanistan has never been lower, according to the latest CNN polling. The low numbers just the latest figure in the complex math being calculated to determine how the US should proceed in the ten year war.

‘Black Jail’ Mystery: New abuse scandal points at secret US Afghan prison

A U.S. report, based on interviews with former detainees, says Afghan prisoners were abused at a secret military detention centre in Afghanistan.

Feds To Push Inflation As Economic Fix

Two top Federal Reserve officials argued for further aggressive action by the central bank, with one saying the economy needs “much more” help and the other pointing to Japan’s painful lessons.

ECB: No Really, We’re Going To Keep Printing Euros Like Crazy, Too!

Euro leaders continue to fret that they’re losing the currency war — with the euro trading still at around $1.40 — and are desperate to convince the world that they’re happy to devalue their currency like everyone else.

Is The Congress About To Pass A Bailout, And Save The Banks From The Mortgage-Putback Crisis?

It was a depressingly news-filled week for bankers on the mortgage front.

Treasury 30-Year Yields Rise Most in 14 Months on Prospects for Inflation

Treasury 30-year bonds tumbled, pushing yields to the biggest weekly increase since August 2009, on speculation that Federal Reserve efforts to spur the economy will reignite inflation.

Alan Watt: The Authoritarians Global Agenda

Alex welcomes back the show New World Order researcher Alan Watt.

Fort Hood soldier ordered to delete video of rampage

A US soldier who captured a deadly 2009 rampage at Fort Hood with his cell phone camera testified Friday that he was ordered to erase the video by his commanders.

No Justice for All: Hand of law heavy in ‘Warfare State’?

Only the richest Americans have access to adequate legal protection. That’s according to a recent report by an independent law group, which has slammed the U.S. for not providing justice for all. And as RT’s Priya Sridhar finds out, it’s only the tip of an un-constitutional iceberg.

G20 protester barred from speaking to press as condition of bail

A man accused of having incited violent protests at the G20 economic summit in Toronto last June has been subjected to what his lawyer describes as “staggering” bail conditions.

Facebook ‘encourages to children to spread gossip and insults’

Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are undermining children’s moral development by rewarding the use of “inneuendo, half-truth and insult”, according to a leading headmaster.