Posted by seumasach on June 14, 2008
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak heads a government under siege, facing another week of demonstrations demanding his resignation over his decision to lift a ban on US beef imports, and a national strike by truck drivers over rising fuel prices. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on June 12, 2008
“What he [Lee] did was little different from an old Korean king offering tribute to a Chinese emperor. This time, we give a tribute to Washington? It’s humiliating, bad education for Korean children.”
By James Cogan
12 June 2008(WSWS)
The conservative Grand National Party (GNP) administration of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is in disarray little more than three months after taking office. It faces popular repudiation of virtually its entire policy agenda, amid the largest anti-government demonstrations since the final days of the military dictatorship in 1987. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on June 10, 2008
MOSCOW, June 9 (RIA Novosti) – British intelligence is making attempts to establish control over EU political institutions by means of a series of accusations that allege widespread Russian spying, a high-ranking Russian security official said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on June 9, 2008
“Atlanticism as a unique principle” was “a thing of the past”.
Russia Today, June 8, 2008
Dmitry Medvedev revealed more about his philosophy and approach to governing this week, in a series of speeches in Berlin and in St. Petersburg. He says globalisation is here to stay; the U.S. has misplaced economic ambitions; and Russia is playing a key leadership role in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on June 8, 2008
CAPE TOWN, June 6 (Xinhua) — The cooperation between China and Africa in all sectors, based on mutual benefit, has been widely lauded at the just concluded 18th World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on June 7, 2008
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday the United States was not strong enough to solve the world financial crisis alone and offered to convene a global conference in Moscow to tackle the issue. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on June 5, 2008
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Posted by seumasach on May 23, 2008
The Euro is also the choice facing the Brits- although unlike the Icelanders the oligarchy has made sure no one is discussing this issue or even making reference to the sinking pound. Who will break ranks as inflation devours us?
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Posted by seumasach on May 22, 2008
Wed, 21 May 2008 05:53:00
Venezuela has declared that it is establishing a common bank with Iran to finance economic development projects in the two countries. (PRESSTV) Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on May 21, 2008
One cannot stress too much the importance of this agreement, the inevitable consequence of the convergence of European and Russian interests. The ultimate pillar of Anglo-American power is the control of Eastern Europe as a barrier to precisely this kind of agreement, the Mackinder doctrine. As Europe allies itself to Russia, the Atlanticist factions will wither and Europe’s tutelage to Washington will come to an end. Britain will then be faced with the choice of joining Europe in a spirit of co-operation or holding out as a fourth-world, neo-feudal, failed state.
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Posted by seumasach on May 19, 2008
Defeat for the US/UK in Iraq and for Israel in Lebanon are resulting in a historic realignment in the Middle East
Both the Egyptian and Jordanian regimes have concluded that the Palestine-Israel talks are dead, at least for the duration of the Bush administration, Arab reports suggest. This led to an undiplomatic and possibly historic Mubarak-Bush dust-up at a Sharm-el-Sheikh conference, and a suggestion by an experienced Jordanian commentator that his country would do well to seek out a better relationship with Iran. Read the rest of this entry »
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In These New Times 