20th November, 2011
Russia has criticized the release of the latest IAEA report by the UN nuclear chief as unprofessional and premature, lauding Iran’s efforts to ease concerns over its nuclear program.
Archive for November, 2011
Russia: IAEA Iran report unprofessional
Posted by seumasach on November 20, 2011
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One small step for Russia, one giant leap for Eurasian Union
Posted by seumasach on November 20, 2011
18th November, 2011
As the ink dries on new economic integration documents signed between the Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh leaders on Friday, observers analyze what role the Eurasian Union will play on the global stage.
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American Awakening faces heavy crackdown
Posted by seumasach on November 19, 2011
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China has reduced its holdings of US debt to their lowest level in a year.
Posted by seumasach on November 19, 2011
Britain continues to provide sterling service to the motherland by selflessly purchasing potentially worthless US government bonds. Meanwhile China goes cold on holding more worthless paper. With the “supercommittee” certain to fail the temporary respite provided by the great euroscare looks set to end and reality will kick in for the superbankrupt US economy.
20th October, 2011
China has reduced its holdings of US debt to their lowest level in a year.
China sold $US36.5 billion in US Treasuries or bonds to cut its holding to $US1137 billion in August, according to data from the US Treasury department.
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Angela Merkel holds firm on plan for financial tax despite British fears
Posted by seumasach on November 19, 2011
The EU and its institutions are being rendered obsolete by a crisis largely engineered by City if London interests. The law of unintended consequences once more imposes itself and Cameron finds himself completely wrong-footed: instead of a reformed EU in which Britain can continue in its wrecking role, Britain finds itself left out in the cold by a the new europe, a reconstituted Eurozone.
19th November, 2011
Speaking after talks with David Cameron in Berlin, Mrs Merkel also pointedly rejected the Prime Minister’s call for the European Central Bank to play the main role in bailing out troubled eurozone countries.
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Britain ‘will join euro before long’, says German finance minister
Posted by seumasach on November 19, 2011
Sir John, who advises David Cameron on foreign policy issues, also described the banking transaction tax as “a heat-seeking missile proposed in continental Europe, aimed at the City of London”.
What do the British elite expect? Did they really think the Europeans wouldn’t fight back?
19th November, 2011
Wolfgang Schäuble said that, despite the current crisis in the eurozone, the euro will ultimately emerge as the common currency of the entire European Union. He said he “respects” Britain’s decision to keep the pound, but insisted that the survival and eventual stabilisation of the euro will convince non-members to join the currency club. “This may happen more quickly than some people in the British Isles currently believe,” he added.
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Libya U.N. envoy says Qatar arming Islamists
Posted by seumasach on November 18, 2011
18th November, 2011
TANGIER, Morocco (Reuters) - Libya’s United Nationsenvoy Mohammed Abdel Rahman Shalgam accusedQatar on Friday of providing weapons and money to Libyan Islamists and told the fellow Arab state to stop meddling in Tripoli’s domestic affairs.
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Russia: Foreigners working against Syria
Posted by seumasach on November 18, 2011
18th November, 2011
Russia says ‘some foreign countries’ are trying to exacerbate the situation in Syria to make pretext for their interference in the Middle Eastern country’s internal affairs.
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How the EU Can Emerge from the Ashes
Posted by seumasach on November 18, 2011
18th November, 2011
The old European Union didn’t work, that much has been made clear by the ongoing debt crisis. But many in Europe think there is now a clear path to a new, more integrated — and smaller — bloc. What must happen first? Greater democracy and less nation-state sovereignty. By SPIEGEL Staff
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Germany opposes military action against Iran
Posted by seumasach on November 17, 2011
17th November, 2011
Germany Repeats Strong Opposition to US, Israeli Rhetoric against Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Economics Minister Phillip Rosler dismissed the US and Israeli war rhetoric against Iran, saying their country is strongly opposed to any military action against the Islamic Republic, as a major regional country.
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Tarpley-Report from Syria
Posted by seumasach on November 17, 2011
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