Archive for January, 2009
Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009
Peter Schiff
Asia Times
13th January, 2009
A few weeks ago when the US Federal Reserve announced a strategy designed to bring down long-term interest and home mortgage rates
through unlimited Treasury bond purchases, government debt staged a spectacular rally.
To the unschooled market observer, the spike may be difficult to understand. After all, why would the value of Treasury bonds rise while their underlying credit quality is deteriorating faster than Bernie Madoff’s social schedule? The move is actually a perfect illustration of the tried and true Wall Street strategy of “buy the rumor and sell the fact”.
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Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009
MOSCOW, January 12 (RIA Novosti) – Kyrgyzstan’s president plans to terminate an agreement with the U.S. on a military airbase in the Central Asian state ahead of his visit to Russia later this week, a popular Russian daily said on Monday citing sources in Bishkek.
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Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009
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By Maryam Nabizadeh
Iran Daily
13th January, 2009
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi on Monday said when hostilities broke out in Gaza Tehran soon set out to help find ways to end the Zionist atrocities against the defenseless Palestinians.
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Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009
12th January, 2009
PressTV
Over 80 Israeli soldiers have been wounded since the start of Gaza incursion.
Israeli forces have failed to capture Gaza City despite sending thousands of reserve soldiers to invade the city on Sunday, a Press TV correspondent reports.
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Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009
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Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009
Fire in the sky: Shells exploding over Gaza
Israel uses phosphorus shells as smokescreen for troops
Robert Mendick, Chief Reporter
05.01.09
ISRAELI forces are using white phosphorus shells which can cause horrific burns, it was claimed today.
The weapon, seen above over the northern Gaza strip,provides cover to advancing ground troops by creating a huge smokescreen, shielding soldiers from incoming fire. Phosphorous shells can also illuminate large areas when used at night. It is highly flammable and ignites on contact with oxygen. If it hits someone’s body, it will burn until deprived of oxygen.
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Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009
The phosporus that the Israelis deny using is the the stuff you see on Newsnight, the rather spectacular white plumes.
Telegraph
11th January, 2009
White phosphorus is an incendiary material that causes severe burns when it comes in contact with human skin and its use in conflict zones is restricted inside civilian areas. Syria called on the UN to investigate the claim.
Human Rights Watch said its researchers witnessed the use of the materiel on Saturday and Sunday in Gaza City and Jabalia refugee camps, both built-up areas.
The Israeli military, which refuses to comment on the types of munitions it is using in the conflict, rejected the accusations. “There is no use of white phosphorus,” a spokeswoman said. “Everything we use is according to international law,” Marc Garlasco, senior military analyst at Human Rights Watch said: “Israel should not use it in Gaza’s densely populated areas.”
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Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009
Here are extracts from some Emails from Raed in Gaza which we have had forwarded to us. Note particularly this astounding piece of psychological terror used by the Israelis:
“4 days ago was receiving call from Israel army threatening us that they will bomb our home at midnight ,imagine how was difficult for us such thing running at nights while kids sleeping trying find another safe place ,the israely army from the starting of this process trying make a kind of terror by calling normal civil and threatening them by calls to make you feeling unsecured any where you are”
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Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009
1. Stop the War Coalition Public Meeting with Azzam Tammimi
Stop the Bombing of Gaza, End Israeli Terror
Speakers include Azzam Tammimi (Institute for Islamic Political Thought), STUC speaker, Aamer Anwar (Human Rights Lawyer) and Keir McKechnie (Co-Chair of the Stop the War Coalition, Scotland)
7.30pm Thursday 15th January at the Augustine Church, George 4th Bridge
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Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009
Pr-inside
11th January, 2009
MADRID, Spain (AP) – More than 100,000 people marched through Spain’s capital and other cities Sunday calling for Israel to announce an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
The protest in Madrid was the largest of demonstrations across Europe expressing both support and opposition for the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
Protesters filled downtown boulevards carrying banners saying «Peace,»
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Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009
Marl LeVine
Aljazeera
12th January, 2009
One by one the justifications given by Israel for its latest war in Gaza are unravelling.
The argument that this is a purely defensive war, launched only after Hamas broke a six-month ceasefire has been challenged, not just by observers in the know such as Jimmy Carter, the former US president who helped facilitate the truce, but by centre-right Israeli intelligence think tanks.
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