21st August, 2013
Reports by “biased regional media” about alleged chemical weapons use near Damascus might be “a provocation planned in advance,” says Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Aleksandr Lukashevich.
Russia suggests Syria ‘chemical attack’ was ‘planned provocation by rebels
Posted by seumasach on August 21, 2013
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Bond exodus accelerates
Posted by seumasach on August 21, 2013
“If the Fed truly starts to ‘taper’ and fund investors continue to decide that they do not want to buy bonds at ridiculously low yields any longer, who will be left to buy all the debt that the U.S. government and corporate America need to sell at low rates,” he said.
Bond exodus accelerates as yields creep nearer 3%
19th August
Outflows from U.S. bond mutual funds and exchange traded funds has accelerated in August, according to a new report by TrimTabs, as fears grow of the threat that rising yields pose for the U.S. economy.
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China converting US debt to gold
Posted by seumasach on August 20, 2013
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Brazil leader hails law marking oil funds for services
Posted by seumasach on August 20, 2013
19th August, 2013
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday hailed the passage of a law that reserves the nation’s oil royalties for education and health care as an “historic victory.”
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New movement targets Hamas rule in Gaza
Posted by seumasach on August 20, 2013
20th August, 2013
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – A newly announced Palestinian youth movement, said to be based in the Gaza Strip, released a statement and a video Sunday calling on all residents of Gaza to protest on Nov. 11.
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: reform or relapse?
Posted by seumasach on August 20, 2013
20th August, 2013
In the immediate aftermath of the coup that deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, it looked as though the Muslim Brothers had decided to embrace all options, including violence, to regain their footing and demand Morsi’s reinstatement. In the heat of the moment, some Brotherhood members and their supporters waved flags associated with militant Islamist groups, such as al-Qaeda, and issued rampant threats against the deposed president’s opponents.
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No US solution to quell chaos in Egypt, Syria
Posted by seumasach on August 20, 2013
“With regard to Syria, the US is yet to deliver on its promise to send weapons to Syrian rebels after the White House in June concluded that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government used chemical weapons.”
“Also limiting Washington’s options is the fact that Americans have no taste for overseas conflicts after a brutal war in Iraq and more than a decade in Afghanistan.”
20th August, 2013
Spiralling violence has engulfed Cairo and has spread nationwide after the recent military takeover of power from the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Russia announces preliminary Geneva2 meeting
Posted by seumasach on August 20, 2013
Russia: Preliminary Meeting for International Conference on Syria Will Be Held Next Week
20th August, 2013
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Gennady Gatilov, said that the US-Russian preliminary meeting for the international conference on Syria in Geneva will be held in the Hague next week.
ITAR-TASS quoted Gatilov as saying that the meeting will be held on the level of deputy foreign ministers.
Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN envoy to Syria, will take part in the meeting.
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The interdisciplinary story of the electric universe
Posted by seumasach on August 19, 2013
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The AKP’s Judiciary Coup
Posted by seumasach on August 19, 2013
Thierry Meyssan
19th August, 2013
The Ergenekon trial verdict did not raise an outcry internationally. At best, the press highlighted the divide that has arisen in the country between those favoring a secular society and the Muslim Brotherhood. For Thierry Meyssan, this trial constitutes exceptional justice and concludes with the imprisonment of all the anti-US leaders: this is a coup.
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Egypt’s Coptic Church supports military
Posted by seumasach on August 19, 2013
Albawaba(Reuters)
17th August, 2013
Egypt’s Orthodox Coptic Church announced on Friday its support for the military and security forces in their fight against what it called “groups of armed violence.”
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