World View - Norway Mass Murderer: Prison Violating His 'Human Rights'

33-year-old mass murderer Anders Breivik, who was convicted of killing 77 children in Norway, mostly children, and who repeatedly said he was glad he did it, wrote a letter to prison authorities whining about conditions in his maximum security prison. 10 Nov 2012

World View: China Reacts as Tibetan Self-Immolations Escalate

The opening of China's 18th Party Congress in Beijing has been the occasion for a sharp escalation in the number of Buddhists in faraway Tibet to self-immolate, or set themselves on fire, as protests against China's government. 9 Nov 2012

World View: Al-Qaeda Chief Says Jihadists Should Be Cheered by America's Losses

Ayman al Zawahiri, the man who replaced Osama bin Laden as leader of al-Qaeda, posted a pep talk to al-Shabaab jihadists in Somalia, who have been losing ground recently. He said that they should be cheered from recent United States defeats: 8 Nov 2012

World View: Labor Unions Shut Down Greece for 48 Hours in Anti-Austerity Strike

Greece's trade unions launched a general strike and nationwide protests on Tuesday against a new package of austerity measures that are being demanded by European leaders as a condition for Greece to receive its next bailout payment, in time to avoid going bankrupt in mid-November. 7 Nov 2012

World View: Australian Court Issues Landmark Judgment Against S&P Ratings Agency

In order for the banksters to make their securities fraud work, they needed the cooperation of the ratings agency to give the fraudulent securities AAA ratings. The court found that S&P used fraudulent assumptions and invalid data to arrive at the AAA ratings for synthetic securities issued by the Dutch bank ABN Amro. The court found that the ratings agency and the bank essentially cooperated to defraud investors. 6 Nov 2012

World View: Abbas Rescinds on 'Right of Return'

Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas appeared to concede the "right of return" on Friday, as we reported. The remark was a shock to Palestinians, for whom the demand that they be able to return to their ancestral homes in Israel has been a foundational demand for the two-state negotiations, and many called him a "traitor." 5 Nov 2012

World View: Chinese Communist Party Preps for Explosive Politburo Election

It is apparently a foregone conclusion that Xi Jinping will be chosen as the new president of China, replacing Hu Jintao. But there are only seven seats available in the PSC, and ten candidates for them, and the battles for those seats may be bloody. 4 Nov 2012

World View: Global Warming Unchanged Since 1997

There has been no net global warming in the last 16 years and, in fact, the global temperature today is the same as it was in 1997. Climate change scammers always talk about how the Arctic is getting warmer, but they ignore the Antarctic, which has been setting records for coldness and sea ice. 3 Nov 2012

World View: 'Lagarde List' Scandal May Put Corrupt Greek Politicians in Jail

As Europe's economy continues to circle the drain in a deflationary spiral, here's a bizarre story that might end up sending corrupt Greek banksters and politicians to jail. Christine Lagarde is currently the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but in 2010 she was the finance minister of France. 2 Nov 2012

World View: Eurozone Unemployment Reaches Record High

The unemployment level in the 17-country eurozone hit 11.6% in September, a new historic high in a continuing series of historic highs, with youth unemployment at 23.3%. 1 Nov 2012