Posted by smeddum on November 15, 2010
US Commander Expressed ‘Astonishment and Disappointment’ at Call to End Night Raids
by Jason Ditz, November 14, 2010
Antiwar.com
Top US Commander in Afghanistan General David Petraeus reportedly responded with “astonishment and disappointment” today after learning that Afghan President Hamid Karzai had criticized the US war effort, calling for them to scale back the offensive and end the practice of night raids, which has killed large numbers of Afghan civilians. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on November 15, 2010
Spain holiday villas to escape ‘bankrupt Britain’
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Young people considering moving to holiday villas in Spain are part of a growing trend that is seeing Brits escaping the UK.
Shelter Offshore has said people are becoming more aware that it is possible to escape from “broken and bankrupt Britain” abroad, where they can build a better life for themselves.
Meanwhile, research from Glotel published this week shows that more than half (55 per cent) of the UK’s working population are thinking about a move abroad.
One in five (21 per cent) reckons that moving overseas will help speed up their career progression.
Shelter Offshore director Rhiannon Davies explained it is important to ensure qualifications can be transferred to another country.
“It’s easier if you can find work before you relocate – it will make the entire move abroad much easier and take away one of the greatest concerns, namely affording expatriation,” she added.
Ms Davies went on to say that learning the local language is a must.
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Posted by smeddum on November 15, 2010
There is little evidence beyond speculation that Ireland wants a bailout and even if it did it would not matter a great deal to Merkel.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the euro is the glue that holds Europe together, signaling that an Irish bailout may be the price of preserving European unity.
Merkel is “trying to send a clear message that Germany is pro-European, that they are ready to help out Ireland, Portugal and other countries if necessary and they will not put the euro at risk,” Henrik Enderlein, a political economist at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, said by phone. She “wants the Irish to take the bailout now to make it clear to everyone that the situation is safe, that markets should calm down.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on November 14, 2010
RBS’s Ulster Bank unit had 37.8 billion pounds of loans in Ireland, including 21.4 billion pounds of mortgages at the end of the third quarter, the bank said last week
11th November, 2010
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) — Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Britain’s biggest government-owned lender, dropped in London trading because of investor concern about 42.2 billion pounds ($68 billion) of loans to Ireland, according to MFGlobal Securities Ltd. analyst Shailesh Raikundlia.
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Posted by seumasach on November 14, 2010
24th November, 2010
Associated Press agency said it had access to the minutes of Daood Gilani/David Headley’s hearings, a US national of Pakistani origin who was convicted in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which left 168 people dead.
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Posted by seumasach on November 14, 2010
Jean-Claude Paye
12th November, 2010
A grand renfort de trompettes, l’Union européenne vient d’adopter une réglementation des hedge funds pour encadrer le risque systémique qu’ils font courir à l’économie. En réalité, observe Jean-Claude Paye, la nouvelle directive est une passoire qui aura un effet inverse à celui qui est annoncé. Son objectif réel est de contrôler sommairement les fonds européens, tout en ouvrant la porte aux fonds états-uniens qui, eux, pourront spéculer sans limite au détriment des Européens.
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Posted by seumasach on November 14, 2010
13th November, 2010
Detroit (AP)- Among the banks helping General Motors with its initial public stock offering next week are two identified by initials only: ICBC and CICC.
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Posted by seumasach on November 14, 2010
12th November, 2010
President Obama’s hopes of emerging from his Asia trip with the twin victories of a free trade agreement with South Korea and a unified approach to spurring global economic growth ran into resistance on all fronts yesterday, putting Obama at odds with his key allies and largest trading partners.
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Posted by seumasach on November 14, 2010
14th November, 2010
Dr Andrew Goldsworthy from the UK, has approved mass posting of his recent letters on smart meters addressed to his local MP.
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Posted by seumasach on November 14, 2010
Juan Cole
14th November, 2010
The Asian Century?
Blocked from major new domestic initiatives by a Republican victory in the midterm elections, President Barack Obama promptly lit out for Asia, a far more promising arena. That continent, after all, is rising, and Obama is eager to grasp the golden ring of Asian success.
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Posted by smeddum on November 13, 2010
Exclusive: Department of Health putting fast food companies at heart of policy on obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease
McDonald’s and other food companies will help write policy on obesity and diet-related diseases. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian Read the rest of this entry »
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