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Stalin’s Secret War Plans: Why Hitler Invaded the Soviet Union

Posted by seumasach on February 28, 2010

Richard Tedor

Global Research

28th February, 2010

From June to September of 1944, the Germans lost more than 1 million men – some to the Soviet army, some to the bitter cold. When the German armed forces invaded the USSR on June 22, 1941, Berlin described the offensive as preemptive in the face of imminent Soviet aggression. The claim was generally dismissed as Nazi propaganda. Recently disclosed evidence from Soviet sources, however, suggests that Moscow’s foreign policy was not governed by neutrality when Europe went to war in 1939.

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‘Rigi planned to meet Holbrooke in Kyrgyzstan’

Posted by seumasach on February 28, 2010

PressTV

28th February, 2010

The captured ringleader of the Jundallah terrorist group, Abdolmalek Rigi, was scheduled to meet US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke at the Manas Air Base for talks on waging an insurgency against the Islamic Republic of Iran, a journalist says.

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Larijani: US should be accountable over Rigi

Posted by seumasach on February 28, 2010

PressTV

28th February, 2010

The Obama administration should address concerns raised after confessions made by Abdolmalek Rigi revealing Washington’s role in unrest inside Iran, the country’s Majlis speaker says.

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California is a greater risk than Greece, warns JP Morgan chief

Posted by seumasach on February 28, 2010

Telegraph

26th February, 2010

Mr Dimon told investors at the Wall Street bank’s annual meeting that “there could be contagion” if a state the size of California, the biggest of the United States, had problems making debt repayments. “Greece itself would not be an issue for this company, nor would any other country,” said Mr Dimon. “We don’t really foresee the European Union coming apart.” The senior banker said that JP Morgan Chase and other US rivals are largely immune from the European debt crisis, as the risks have largely been hedged.

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Russian prosecutor accuses Britain of harbouring fugitives

Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2010

“It is not petty thieves who hide out there but figures with significant funds. It seems that London, as a major financial centre, is turning into a giant launderette for laundering criminally-sourced funds.”

Telegraph

26th February, 2010

Recalling that one of London’s nicknames is “Londongrad” due to its large number of Russian residents, Alexander Zvygintsev, Russia’s deputy prosecutor general, claimed that the UK and Israel harbour more Russian criminals than any other countries. Over 66,000 Russian nationals are currently on the run abroad, he added.

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US offers base for terror? CIA alleged militant link in Iran

Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2010

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No more Iceland brinkmanship

Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2010

Click here to read the FTs terse demolition of the UK/Dutch attempt to bully Iceland over Icesave

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McCain bill threatens access to vitamins and supplements

Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2010

Natural News

26th February, 2010

Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) has introduced a new bill called The Dietary Supplement Safety Act (DSSA) of 2010 (S. 3002), that, if enacted, would severely curtail free access to dietary supplements. Cosponsored by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), the bill would essentially give the FDA full control over the supplement industry.

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City removes trash cans, streetlights to save cash

Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2010

Jim Spellman

CNN

26th February, 2010

Colorado Springs, Colorado (CNN) — If you come to a neighborhood park in Colorado Springs, plan on bringing your own trash bags.

To save money, the city has removed the trash cans.

Need to catch a bus? Don’t try on evenings or weekends. The city has cut that service, too.

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Look out for the nuclear bomb coming with your electric bill

Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2010

Aletho News

February, 25th, 2010

Obama’s provision of $54 billion in loan guarantees to the nuclear industry will cost Americans much more than the probable 50% default rate that the Congressional Budget Officeanticipates. While the federal government will guarantee the profits of investors, rate payers will suffer the inevitable rate hikes.

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The Battle for Baluchistan: Iran Nabs Top NATO Terrorist with Help from Pakistan

Posted by seumasach on February 26, 2010

Webster Tarpley

tarpley.net

25th February, 2010

On Tuesday Feb. 23, Iran announced the capture of Abdulmalek Rigi, the boss of the terror organization Jundullah, which works for NATO. The capture of Rigi represents a serious setback for the US-UK strategy of using false flag state-sponsored terrorism against Iran and Pakistan, and ultimately to sabotage China’s geopolitics of oil. The Iranians claim to have captured Rigi all by themselves, but the Pakistani ambassador to Teheran is quoted in The Dawn as claiming an important role for Pakistan. The Iranians say that Rigi was attempting to fly from Dubai to Kyrgystan, and that his plane was forced to land in Iran by Iranian interceptors. This exploit recalls Oliver North’s 1985 intercept of the accused Achille Lauro perpetrators, including Abu Abbas, forcing their Egyptian plane to land at Sigonella, Sicily. But other and perhaps more realistic versions suggest that Iran was tipped off by the Pakistanis, or even that Rigi was captured by Pakistan and delivered to the Iranians.

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