Posted by smeddum on January 16, 2011
They’re finally getting wise to the empire racket
One has only to look at today’s headlines at Antiwar.com to see the trend:
Another news story details the results of a survey which shows a dramatic turnabout, on the war: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on January 15, 2011
By Daily Mail Reporter
14th January 2011
A furious row has erupted in Whitehall after a former Kabul envoy claimed British commanders committed troops to war in Afghanistan because they feared cuts if they did not use them.
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles said he had been told by the former head of the Army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, that if he did not re-deploy battlegroups coming free from Iraq he would lose them in a future defence review. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on January 15, 2011
15-1-2011
Growing into its role as a global economic power, China is pledging to buy billions of dollars’ worth of bonds in European governments to help restore confidence in the debt-ridden region.
The move is the latest evidence that the giant Asian nation is developing ties with strategically important trading partners and expanding its influence in areas where it has long played a minor role. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on January 15, 2011
15th January, 2011
The Crown Prosecution Service yesterday announced that it would mount a “comprehensive” review of phone-hacking material held by the Metropolitan police in a dramatic volte-face prompted by recent revelations in the courts.
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Posted by seumasach on January 14, 2011
14th January, 2011
Lebanese opposition groups have reportedly conditioned their support for Saad Hariri’s reinstatement as premier to dismissal of US-backed tribunal set-up to probe his father’s assassination.
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Posted by seumasach on January 14, 2011
14th January, 2011
Let all who love freedom rejoice. The state which permits our bankers to steal millions is in trouble. It may not be big trouble but revolutions sometimes start with a tiny touch of indigestion. This disorder is bound to start quite soon. Its name is Tommy Sheridan.
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Posted by seumasach on January 14, 2011
Thierry Meyssan
14th January, 2011
Le Liban est à nouveau sans gouvernement. Selon la presse occidentale, le Hezbollah exerce un chantage pour ne pas avoir à répondre de sa culpabilité dans l’assassinat de Rafik el-Hariri. En réalité, observe Thierry Meyssan, l’opposition libanaise (qui représente la majorité populaire mais est minoritaire à l’Assemblée) vient de faire échec à la machine infernale mise en place par Washington en vue de provoquer une confrontation générale au Proche-Orient.
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Posted by smeddum on January 14, 2011
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Posted by smeddum on January 13, 2011
Herman Van Rompuy, Europe’s president, said during a visit to Downing Street that the Chinese may have “political” thoughts in the back of their minds for coming to Europe’s help, and gave a strong hint that they are also engaging in currency manipulation.
“When they buy euros, the euro becomes stronger and their currency a little bit weaker. That is not neutral in regard to their competitive position. But I go no further in this topic. It could be too delicate,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on January 13, 2011
Monte Hieb
5th October, 2007
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Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2011
12th January, 2011
Robin Griffiths, a technical strategist at Cazenove Capital, told CNBC: “I think not owning gold is a form of insanity. It may even show unhealthy masochistic tendencies, which might need medical attention.”
He added that the dollar was heading for “oblivion”.
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