Archive for October, 2010
Posted by smeddum on October 31, 2010
Multipolarity, endorsed by none less than Noam Chomsky, is the buzzword of the moment: it is becoming an exciting and inescapable reality. However, we and our American cousins have chosen to stand aloof, putting our faith in printing paper money and in phoney bomb plots, the so-called “war on terror”.
October 28 2010
On a recent 11-day tour covering eight European, Asian and African nations, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his entourage went non-stop from factory to farm, energy facilities to governmental chambers. He signed 69 agreements covering energy, agriculture, education, technological interchange, trade, and housing. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on October 31, 2010
Posted: October 30th 2010
Of all the “threats” to world order, the most consistent is democracy, unless it is under imperial control, and more generally, the assertion of independence. These fears have guided imperial power throughout history. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on October 31, 2010
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Posted by seumasach on October 30, 2010
The final theory is that the rise in atmospheric electromagnetic radiation levels, a byproduct of the increasing usage of cell phones and wireless communication towers, is a major factor. Cell phone radiation interferes with bees’ ability to navigate through the air.
See also:
ITNT Archive: Disappearing Bees
Today’s Zaman
30th October, 2010
The harvest of natural Kaçkar honey, which is produced in Rize’s Kaçkar Mountains, has plunged by nearly 50 percent this year, despite an increase of 40 percent in the number of beehives, General Manager of Topuy Kaçkar Remzi Özbay has said.
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Posted by seumasach on October 30, 2010
The Peninsular
30th October, 2010
Hanoi: Smaller Asian countries, faced with rocketing exchange rates that risk destabilising economies, should work together so that they have a bigger voice, Philippines Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said yesterday.
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Posted by seumasach on October 30, 2010
The Nation
30th October, 2010
Prasarn sees the scope for such cooperation, paved by existing frameworks like the Chiang Mai Initiative, and this could lead Asia into a new landscape in the next 10-20 years. The picture includes a new trade currency and a currency to store the value of assets, aside from the greenback.
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Posted by seumasach on October 29, 2010
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Posted by smeddum on October 28, 2010
Thursday 28 October 2010
by: Peter White, t r u t h o u t | Report
(Image: Lance Page / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: Steve Hoang, Kevin Anderson, E Dina)
Scandal is spreading across Wall St. like a very bad case of poison ivy. A rash of fraudulent home foreclosures has exposed some of the nation’s biggest banks to an even worse condition … bankruptcy. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on October 28, 2010
Eva Golinger
Global Research
28th October, 2010
A successful tour of 7 countries in three continents made by President Hugo Chavez has produced 69 new agreements that will strengthen national development and consolidate the most powerful defense against imperial aggression: the union of nations and peoples.
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Posted by seumasach on October 28, 2010
Swindon Advertiser
7th October, 2010
Wi-fi expert Barrie Trower will be hosting a meeting in Swindon on Friday to discuss the issue of wi-fi, and what he perceives are the dangers of the technology.
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Posted by smeddum on October 27, 2010
Agence France-Presse
New York, October 28, 2010
Hundustan Times
The United Nations on Wednesday urged Iraq to spare the life of Tareq Aziz, the former deputy premier and aid to Saddam Hussein who has been sentenced to die. “The United Nations’ position on the death penalty is well-known: that is, that we oppose the death penalty,” said Martin Nesirky, spokesman
for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Read the rest of this entry »
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