Pfizer Vice President blows the whistle and tells the truth about Pharmaceutical industry

PFIZER VICE PRESIDENT BLOWS THE WHISTLE & TELLS THE TRUTH ABOUT THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY (Source blacklistednews.com) Dr. Peter Rost, MD, a former vice president of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world (Pfizer), shares the truth about the ties between the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Rost is a former vice president of Pfizer, and a whistleblower of the entire pharmaceutical industry in general. He is the author of “The Whistleblower, Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman.” Considering his work experience, it would be an understatement to say that he is an insider expert on big pharma marketing. Below are a couple of quotes from both a former and a current editor-in-chief of the two largest, and what are considered to be the most credible, medical journals in the world. “It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of the New England Journal of Medicine.”  – Dr. Marcia Angell, a physician and longtime editor-in-chief of the New England Medical Journal. “The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness.”  – Dr. Richard Horton, the current editor-in-chief of the Lancet – considered to be one of the most well respected peer-reviewed medical journals in the world.

Jade Helm 15, Heavily scrutinzed military exercise to open without media access

JADE HELM 15, HEAVILY SCRUTINIZED MILITARY EXERCISE, TO OPEN WITHOUT MEDIA ACCESS (Source Washington Post) Jade Helm 15, the controversial Special Operations exercise that spawned a wave of conspiracy theories about a government takeover, will open next week without any media allowed to observe it, a military spokesman said. Embedded reporters won’t be permitted at any point during the exercise, in which military officials say that secretive Special Operations troops will maneuver through private and publicly owned land in several southern states. Lt. Col. Mark Lastoria, a spokesman for Army Special Operations Command, said his organization is considering allowing a small number of journalists to view selected portions of the exercise later this summer, but nothing is finalized. “All requests from the media for interviews and coverage of U.S. Army Special Operations Command personnel, organizations and events are assessed for feasibility and granted when and where possible,” Lastoria said in a statement released Wednesday to The Washington Post. “We are dedicated to communicating with the public, while balancing that against the application of operations security and other factors.” The exercise is scheduled for July 15 through September 15 and is expected to include more than 1,200 troops. Army Special Operations Command announced the exercise in March, saying its size and scope would set it apart from most training exercises. For months, some protesters have said Jade Helm is setting the stage for future martial law.

Many Large Marine mammals found dead around California

Many Large Marine Mammals Found Dead Around California, Public Warned to Expect Further Strandings (Source ENENews) KTVU tweet, Jul 7, 2015: Dead dolphin & seals are the latest marine mammals to wash up on Bay Area beaches. ABC San Francisco transcript, Jul 6, 2015: A disturbing day at the beach in San Francisco, three large marine mammals washed up dead at Ocean Beach. Joey DeRuy came upon a dead sea lion pup but kept walking. A few minutes later, he tripped upon the carcass of what appeared to be a huge elephant seal. DeRuy: “So many dead animals, it felt really tragic“. Then a bit further down the beach he found a dead dolphin. DeRuy: “Just so many — a variety of exotic animals dead like that… very peculiar.”… The fear is there could be more to come.

Russia poses ‘greatest threat’ to US national security

Russia poses ‘greatest threat’ to US national security: Dunford (Source AFP) Russia now poses the greatest threat to US national security and its behavior is “nothing short of alarming,” Marine General Joseph Dunford, the nominee to be the US military’s top officer, said Thursday. Dunford, currently the commandant of the US Marine Corps, told senators at his confirmation hearing it would be “reasonable” to provide lethal weapons to Ukrainian forces battling pro-Russian rebels. But he also said that the Pentagon nevertheless needed to maintain some kind of “effective” military-to-military relationship with Moscow. “Russia presents the greatest threat to our national security,” Dunford, who is expected to replace General Martin Dempsey as chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee. He stressed that Russia is a nuclear power that is capable of violating the sovereignty of US allies and doing “things inconsistent with national interests.” “If you want to talk about a nation that could pose a threat to the United States, I would have to point to Russia. If you look at their behavior, it’s nothing short of alarming,” Dunford said.

Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party unveils ‘straight flag’ to rival gay flag

Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party unveils ‘straight flag’ to rival gay pride symbol (Source independent.co.uk) Upset, dismayed and evidently feeling a little left out by the global embrace of the gay pride flag following the US Supreme Court ruling legalising same-sex marriage, Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party has hit back against with their own “straight” flag. While homosexuality is not illegal in Russia, Mr Putin introduced a law in 2013 that bans symbols which promote “non-traditional” values. Therefore, in response to the LGBT movement’s rainbow flag, the United Russia Party unveiled a banner celebrating the traditional, nuclear Russian family. The flag depicts two parents – a woman and a man – holding hands with three children. It was unveiled at a party rally in Moscow’s Sokolniki park on the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, an annual country-wide celebration held on July 8.

The really worrying financial crisis is happening in China, Not Greece

THE REALLY WORRYING FINANCIAL CRISIS IS HAPPENING IN CHINA, NOT GREECE (Source The Telegraph) While all Western eyes remain firmly focused on Greece, a potentially much more significant financial crisis is developing on the other side of world. In some quarters, it’s already being called China’s 1929 – the year of the most infamous stock market crash in history and the start of the economic catastrophe of the Great Depression. In any normal summer, a 30pc fall in the Chinese stock market – a loss of value roughly equivalent to the UK’s entire economic output last year – after an ascent which had seen share prices more than double within the space of a year would have been front page news across the globe. The dramatic series of government interventions to stem the panic – hitherto unsuccessful, it should be added – would similarly have been up there at the top of the news agenda. Yet the pantomime of the Greek debt talks, together with the tragi-comedy of will they, won’t they leave the euro, has relegated the story to little more than a footnote – even though 940 companies, more than a third, have now suspended trading on China’s two main indices. The parallels with 1929 are, on the face of it, uncanny. After more than a decade of frantic growth, extraordinary wealth creation and excess, both economies – America in 1929 and China today – are at roughly similar stages of economic development. Both these booms, moreover, are in part explained by extremely rapid credit growth. Indeed, China’s credit boom dwarfs that of even the “roaring Twenties”. Borrowed money, or margin investing, played a major role in both these outbreaks of speculative excess. True, the Chinese stock market bubble is only a one-year wonder, whereas the build-up to the Wall Street Crash of 1929 was more sustained. Even so, the comparison still holds. As noted by JK Galbraith in his classic account, The Great Crash 1929, even as late as 1927 it was possible to argue that American stocks represented fair value.

 

Cramer: Are we headed for worldwide recession?

Cramer: Are we headed for worldwide recession? (Source CNBC) If Jim Cramer didn’t know any better when he looked at the commodities market these past few days, he would think that Greece was bringing the world into a recession. With copper in total breakdown mode and Alcoa(NYSE: AA) plummeting, Cramer is concerned. And while the CNBC “ Mad Money ” host does like Alcoa for the long term because it’s transforming itself out of just being an aluminum company, he expects that investors will not hear great things about aluminum on Wednesday when Alcoa reports quarterly earnings. Cramer is also concerned about the vicious collapse in oil, which has been in total freefall. Just take one look at the disturbing action behind Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX), an oil and copper company that is down 27 percent for the year. And what about China? Cramer doesn’t know where this market would be if it weren’t for the communists trying to stabilize the market. In his opinion, it resembles the U.S. market in 2000 when the Nasdaq (NASDAQ: .IXIC) was plummeting. So, if Greece only has 11 million people and a minuscule gross domestic product, does any of this bearish action make sense? No, it doesn’t. Well, not unless three things occur: First, if the Greek deal is delayed even further, then the euro will go lower and the dollar will get stronger, which ultimately hurts U.S. exports. Second, if China collapses from the weight of its stock market and trillions in bad loans. And third, if the Fed continues to talk about raising rates, even though employment isn’t as strong as most thought and industrial production is still not great. The IMF made the extraordinary move of warning the Fed a second time Tuesday not to raise rates too soon. The IMF is in the thick of things. The “Mad Money” host thinks they should be taken seriously-very seriously.

Insecticides Are Killing the Pollinators: How Bea-Killing Neonicotinoids Work

Insecticides Are Killing the Pollinators: How Bea-Killing Neonicotinoids Work (Source Natural Society)

Want to understand how bee-killing neonicotinoids (a class of insecticide) work and why you should care that the EPA does nothing to reverse the damage that these pesticides have done to our pollinating insects? Dr. Keith Tyrell explains how this new class of pesticides, neonicotinoids, which are considered “new” in that they have only been on the market for about 20 years, are taken up by plants as they grow. These ‘neonics’ are not like old pesticides because they become part of the plant itself, making it toxic. (Neonics are taken up by the roots or leaves and taken to all other parts of the plant.) The European Union has imposed a two-year moratorium on all neonics, but the US still allows them to be sprayed everywhere. In fact, the EPA has decided to allow more of these bee- and butterfly-killing chemicals to enter the environment despite clear dangers. In fact, they are the fastest growing class of pesticides in the United States. This, even though imidacloprid and acetamiprid – two types of neonics – could possibly be impairing the developing human nervous system. What’s worse – one study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey found that neonics are widespread contaminants of groundwater which many people use to drink or bathe in.

Thanks to Wall Street, America Has Growing Greek-Like Debt Bombs

Thanks to Wall Street, America Has Growing Greek-Like Debt Bombs (Source globalresearch.ca)

Greece has two things in common with bankrupt or teetering parts of the United States: it took advice and money from Wall Street while paying huge fees; now the catastrophic results of that bad advice is falling on the backs of the poor and most vulnerable citizens. In fact, we’re all Greeks now. From the $1.2 trillion in student debt now on the backs of U.S. college students, a growing number of whom are turning to prostitution to keep up, to teetering Puerto Rico, the bankruptcy of Jefferson County, Alabama in 2011, Detroit’s bankruptcy in 2013, Wall Street was on hand to grease the skids or set the train wreck in motion. As Greece pensioners line up outside of banks today to receive a fraction of their monthly pension, Puerto Rico has acknowledged it can’t pay its $72 billion in debt and has imposed a stunning 11.5 % sales tax on its struggling citizens. How did Puerto Rico, with a tiny population of just 3.6 million, get itself into such astronomical debt? In October 2013, the Wall Street Journal reported that Wall Street banks, led by Citigroup and UBS, since 2006 had sold 87 Puerto Rico debt deals totaling $61 billion. For burying Puerto Rico under debt, the reporters note that Wall Street, its lawyers and related parties received $1.4 billion in fees. And, of course, there were those wonderful swap deals along the lines of those Goldman Sachs sold to Greece and JPMorgan sold to Jefferson County, Alabama. Puerto Rico paid “$690 million to Wall Street firms to cancel derivative contracts” that apparently had gone sour as had the ones in Greece. Then there was the issuance of interest-bearing bonds by Puerto Rico to pay off the interest on other bonds. In August 2013 Morgan Stanley led an underwriting on $673 million in bonds but “at least $110 million of the debt will be used for ‘capitalized interest,’ according to the bond offering documents. That amounts to raising money from bondholders and then using the proceeds to make interest payments back to those same bondholders. It will also result in larger debt payments down the road.”

BRICS summit gives Putin a chance to show Russia not isolated

BRICS summit gives Putin a chance to show Russia not isolated (Source Reuters) The BRICS emerging economies will launch a development bank at a summit this week which President Vladimir Putin hopes will help reduce Western dominance of world financial institutions and show Moscow is not isolated. At a meeting in the remote Russian city of Ufa, originally a fortress built on the orders of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa also aim to put the last touches to a $100-billion contingency currency reserves pool. The BRICS account for a fifth of the world’s economic output and 40 percent of its population. The pool and New Development Bank, with an initial $50 billion in capital, are central to their efforts to reshape the Western-dominated financial system. “At this meeting we will make operational our two biggest institutions, which is key for us to advance as a group and learn more from each other,” said a Brazilian official involved in the preparations for the meeting. “Nobody thought that was going to be possible a year ago when we ratified the proposals.” The official asked not to be named as he is not allowed to speak publicly about the two-day summit starting on Wednesday in Ufa, nearly 1,170 km (730 miles) southeast of Moscow. For Putin, whose focus has shifted to the emerging economies and especially Asia since the West imposed sanctions on Moscow over its role in the Ukraine crisis, the summit is also a chance to show the West that Russia can get along fine without it. “The BRICS, in addition to their economic and pragmatic agenda, have become an influential factor in world politics,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said last week. He denied the five countries’ efforts to join forces were aimed against anyone else and praised their “important stabilizing role” in international affairs.