Posted by seumasach on March 5, 2012
28th February, 2012
BRICS member-states are preparing a world banking revolution. They are planning to nominate an alternative candidate for the post of the Chairman of the World Bank for the first time in history. BRICS also demands redistribution of quotas in the International Monetary Fund in the near future and intends to study India’s initiative on creating a South-South Bank.
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Posted by seumasach on March 5, 2012
5th March, 2012
BEIRUT: Around 13 French officers are being held by Syrian authorities in Syria, sources have confirmed to The Daily Star.
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Posted by seumasach on March 4, 2012
4th March, 2012
BEIRUT, (SANA) – The Martyrs Square in downtown Beirut witnessed a mass rally on Sunday with the participation of hundreds of the Syrian community people in Lebanon and Lebanese citizens to support Syria and its leader, President Bashar al-Assad.
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Posted by seumasach on March 4, 2012
Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal
4th March, 2012
Now is the time for a paradigm shift in international approach towards resolving the Afghanistan issue. This is the moment for a healing touch; it’s time for the occupation forces to disengage and leave Afghanistan at its own. Left to itself, Afghanistan would normalize after some constructive aftershocks. International community has wandered in the wilderness to find a viable solution for Afghanistan. Too many cooks have indeed spoiled the broth. Everyone had been giving own vision and wisdom; hardly any one cared to incorporate the Afghan perspective and sensitivities to ever-changing recipes. Formulation of Afghan crisis still continues, emanating from lack of consensus on policy and objective. A late January Pew Research Centre poll indicates that 56 percent, of Americans want troops removed from Afghanistan as soon as possible, while just 38 percent believe the US should stay until Afghanistan is stabilized.
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Posted by seumasach on March 4, 2012
Vladimir Putin
29th February, 2012
In the run-up to Russia’s presidential elections, prime minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin has to date published a total of seven program statements in which he defines Russia’s niche in a “changing world.” The sixth article on defense policy and army reforms was published by Voltaire Network yesterday. Today we bring to the attention of our readers the latest statement, published Monday in theMoskovskiya Novosti, devoted to international affairs.
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Posted by seumasach on March 4, 2012
Israa Al-Fass
“The crisis is at its end” is no longer a relieving statement made by some political analysts, as the crisis is really close to its end. Baba Amro is now under the control of the Syrian army… and so are the armed groups of which a big number escaped to the Lebanese borders dubbing their retreat “tactical”.
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Posted by seumasach on March 3, 2012
2nd March, 2012
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An independent Scotland could apply to join Nato and build close defence links with other north European countries, in a dramatic shake-up of the Scottish National party’s defence strategy.
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Posted by seumasach on March 3, 2012
Matt Taibi
2nd March, 2012
It looks like Bank of America might have started circling the drain before the Occupy movement even had a chance to launch its campaign against the company. For weeks now there have been ominous signs of trouble at the bank, and yesterday we heard yet another dark piece of news.
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Posted by seumasach on March 3, 2012
3rd March, 2012
The United States will soon lose its influence over Middle East, with Russia and China to replace this nation, top Syrian Mufti Ahmed Badr al-Din Hassoun said on Saturday, March 3.
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Posted by seumasach on March 3, 2012
The rise of the private security man is a key element in the transition to corporate feudalism, the true aim of the Thatcher revolution. It is further confirmation that the marxist theory of the state is false- far from merely being a vehicle to promote elite interests, it is a barrier which they are determined to destroy. We are witnessing the dismantling of the legal and constitutional framework of the British state.
2nd March, 2012
Private companies could take responsibility for investigating crimes, patrolling neighbourhoods and even detaining suspects under a radical privatisation plan being put forward by two of the largest police forces in the country.
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Posted by seumasach on March 3, 2012
Lying about the rate of inflation is OK when it comes to holding down wages- it’s a different matter regarding bank lending.
RBS raises mortgage rates as Halifax prepares to follow suit
3rd March, 2012
Halifax, which was Britain’s largest mortgage lender before the credit crunch, wrote to borrowers telling them that it was increasing the cap on its standard variable rate (SVR) from 3 percentage points above Bank Rate to 3.75 points in three months’ time.
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