4th February, 2012
Sweden has insisted that there is no deviation in Iran’s peaceful nuclear program and denounced any use of military force against Tehran as “stupidity.”
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Facing total economic meltdown at home US/UK, spear-heading NATO, have chosen the path of confrontation with the rest of the world, a path which will lead us to the brink of war with Russia and China
Sweden dismisses war against Iran as ‘stupidity’
Posted by seumasach on February 4, 2012
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Assad may stay? UN gives in to Russia
Posted by seumasach on February 3, 2012
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UN shenanigans on Syria
Posted by seumasach on February 2, 2012
Aisling Byrne
3rd February, 2012
“Viscous nasty business” … “aggressive pressure … by US diplomats”, “ferocious pressure on weaker non-permanent members”, the “type of pressure [that] is very, very difficult for weaker countries … to resist.”
That’s how a former British diplomat at the United Nations, Carne Ross, described last September’s UN showdown over the Palestinian Authority’s bid for recognition for statehood. [1] “This is how power works.” he said.
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India categorically rejects Iran oil sanctions
Posted by seumasach on January 31, 2012
30th January, 2012
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has set at rest firmly and authoritatively all speculative reports that India might buckle under American pressure and fall in line passively with the spirit of the United States’ sanctions against Iran by quietly cutting back its oil imports from Iran. That FM made the categorical statement while on a visit to the US is of added significance.
Posted in Iran, Multipolar world | Tagged: iran sanctions, Pranab Mukherjee | Leave a Comment »
‘World eternally contaminated by US DU’
Posted by seumasach on January 31, 2012
31st January, 2012
The United States has perpetually contaminated the world, particularly the Middle East, by using massive amounts of depleted uranium (DU) in its wars, an analyst tellsPress TV.
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Iran oil ban counterproductive: Russia
Posted by seumasach on January 30, 2012
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has reiterated that the European Union’s decision to impose an embargo on Iran’s oil sector will be “counterproductive.”
Posted in Iran | Tagged: End of empire, iran sanctions, Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov | Leave a Comment »
Greek parties condemn Iran oil ban
Posted by seumasach on January 29, 2012
29th January, 2012
The coalition of left parties in Greece has denounced the European Union’s decision to ban oil imports from Iran as being in line with the US and Israeli warmongering policies in the Middle East.
Posted in Iran | Tagged: eu sanctions iran, IAEA, IAEA iran, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) | Leave a Comment »
Filipinos protest military ties with US
Posted by seumasach on January 28, 2012
28th January, 2012
People in the Philippines have gathered in front of the US Embassy in the capital city, Manila, to protest the expansion of military ties with Washington, demanding the withdrawal of American troops.
Posted in Drive to Global War | Tagged: Asia first, bring the troops home!, New Nationalist Alliance (Bayan), Philippines, us bases philippines | Leave a Comment »
Zimbabwe’s yearn for yuan
Posted by seumasach on January 27, 2012
Ignatius Banda
28th January, 2012
BULAWAYO – From downtown shops that stock cheap clothing and shoes that fall apart after one wear, to mining concessions in platinum, gold and diamonds – the Chinese finger is now in virtually every Zimbabwean pie.
Posted in Zimbabwe | Tagged: Chinese soft power | Leave a Comment »
Iran set to turn off oil supply to Europe
Posted by seumasach on January 26, 2012
26th January, 2012
The European Union embargo on Iranian oil will only come into effect in six months, but the leadership in Tehran wants to act first: Exports to Europe are set to be halted immediately. It is a move which could mean added difficulties for struggling economies in southern Europe.
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