Posted by seumasach on April 16, 2013
An outsider’s perspective
Koert Debeuf
EUObserver
12thApril,2013
The day Mohamed Morsi was elected as the first civilian president of Egypt in June last year most reform minded people were hopeful. With many leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood Morsi spent many years in prison. No doubt they would do everything to change this ‘society of paranoia’, wouldn’t they? In his first speech as elected president Morsi also promised to form an inclusive government and to appoint a female and a Coptic vice-president. The main question back in June was how Morsi would deal with the army. In a ‘mini-coup’ the army curtailed the president’s position and absolved the People’s Assembly.
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Posted by seumasach on April 16, 2013
PressTV
16th April, 2013
The Syrian government has criticized Britain and France for supporting al-Qaeda terrorists in their fight against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Posted by seumasach on April 14, 2013
Paul Craig Roberts
Institute for Political Economy
13th April, 2013
I was the first to point out that the Federal Reserve was rigging all markets, not merely bond prices and interest rates, and that the Fed is rigging the bullion market in order to protect the US dollar’s exchange value, which is threatened by the Fed’s quantitative easing. With the Fed adding to the supply of dollars faster than the demand for dollars is increasing, the price or exchange value of the dollar is set up to fall.
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Posted by seumasach on April 13, 2013
The Austrian finance minister has described Britain as “the island of the blessed for tax evasion and money laundering”, comparing British offshore banking to the Cypriot financial sector that is to be forcibly restructured as part of a eurozone bailout.
British offshore banking under fire in EU tax haven battle
Telegraph
12th April, 2013
Europe’s finance ministers meeting in Dublin today are pushing Austria hard to follow Luxembourg’s example in agreeing to reveal information on European banking depositors to EU tax authorities.
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Posted by seumasach on April 11, 2013
Bill Mundell
Asia Times
10th April, 2013
See also: Let’s build a strategic partnership with China!
Californian Governor Jerry Brown had the engagement rules straight for his followers: offer your business card with two hands; clap along if others clap; do not present clocks or knives; arrival gifts for your friends and clients are welcome.
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Posted by seumasach on April 11, 2013
Kaveh Afrasiabi
Asia Times
11th April, 2013
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – In the aftermath of nuclear talks between Iran and international powers in Almaty, the US media has been replete with Iran-bashing commentaries that place the blame for the stalled process squarely on Iran’s shoulders. Relying on information and input from various “anonymous US officials,” the mainstream media’s coverage has essentially boiled down to the argument that Iranian negotiators in Almaty did not behave as if they were interested in reaching a deal and therefore missed a great chance
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Posted by seumasach on April 10, 2013
Cebrapaz participa de manifestação em defesa da paz e soberania da Síria
Cebrapaz
10th April, 2013
Google translate Portuguese-English
Centenas de pessoas participaram no último sábado (23) de uma manifestação em solidariedade ao povo sírio e contra a interferência imperialista no país.
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Posted by seumasach on April 10, 2013
‘Irreparable’ safety issues: All US nuclear reactors should be replaced, ‘Band-Aids’ won’t help
RT
9th April, 2013
All 104 nuclear reactors currently operational in the US have irreparable safety issues and should be taken out of commission and replaced, former chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory B. Jaczko said.
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Posted by seumasach on April 10, 2013
Hague told a news conference in London after meeting Syrian rebel figures that London cannot hand over the embassy over legal considerations, adding the rebels will receive the mission at the right moment.
What’s up with Hague? When is a “sole legitimate representative ” not a “sole legitimate representative”? Well, when there is already a legitimate representative government in Damascus. When will this “right moment” come? Never.
PressTV
10th April, 2013
British Foreign Secretary William Hague says London will not hand the Syrian embassy over to the Syrian rebels despite recognizing them as the representatives of Syria.
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Posted by seumasach on April 10, 2013
Lurking behind all the hype about “people living longer” there is a grave health crisis developing in the West and a total taboo around mentioning certain suspects such as the ubiquity of EM radiation and other environmental toxins
David McWilliams
Independent.ie
OVER the past few years an extraordinary development has occurred in Ireland, which has gone broadly unnoticed. Tens of thousands of people have left the labour force due to disability. This has occurred despite the fact that the workforce, in general, has become younger and healthier on most measures and despite the fact that there have been significant positive steps towards reducing discrimination against disabled people in the workforce.
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Posted by seumasach on April 9, 2013
“The volume of total UK exports fell again in February 2013 from January, so that export volumes have fallen by 7.5pc since the start of the year,” the ONS said.
It started badly and has now fallen away. Since the wealth supposedly generated by the financial sector will turn out to be a mirage only the real economy really matters. But falling exports despite a low pound confirms its near non-existence. Meanwhile imports hold up since we are completely dependant on them for our everyday survival.
Manufacturing rebound calms triple dip fears
Telegraph
9th April, 2013
Manufacturing output rose by 0.8pc, double economists’ forecasts, following January’s disastrous, weather-affected 1.5pc collapse.
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