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Pakistan Resists US Presence, Influence

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

antiwar.com

Nation Poised to Reject Billions in US Aid

by Jason Ditz, October 05, 2009

Growing opposition to the US attempts to expand its influence in Pakistan is taking shape in the form of increasing resistance to plans by Pakistan’s military and increasingly its civilian government as well.

America’s fortress-like Islamabad embassy

Nowhere has American power been more visible than the massive expansion of the embassy in Islamabad, sparking protests against the site that will some day hold Ambassador Anne Patterson, a contentious figure in her own right who has been threatening US military attacks against the city of Quetta if Pakistan doesn’t give in to demands to launch action of its own. Read the rest of this entry »

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Iran’s Nuclear Threat Is A LIE

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

Iran’s Nuclear Threat Is A LIE
By John Pilger
10-6-9

Rense.com

Obama’s “showdown” with Iran has another agenda. The media have been tasked with preparing the public for endless war

In 2001, the Observer published a series of reports that claimed an “Iraqi connection” to al-Qaeda, even describing the base in Iraq where the training of terrorists took place and a facility where anthrax was being manufactured as a weapon of mass destruction. It was all false. Supplied by US intelligence and Iraqi exiles, planted stories in the British and US media helped George Bush and Tony Blair to launch an illegal invasion which caused, according to the most recent study, 1.3 million deaths. Read the rest of this entry »

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Max Keiser: Dollar to be buried way before 2018

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

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Alex Jones Tv:Cindy Sheehan Arrested infront of The White House Oct 5th

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Is Baltic Dry a harbinger of doom?

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

Is Baltic Dry a harbinger of doom?
Philip Coggan InvestmentAdviser

Monday , October 05, 2009

FTadviser

The pubs and coffee shops of Britain are probably not full of chat about the Baltic Dry index.

But it is worth a look all the same, as the index tracks the cost of moving raw materials by sea. It is thus a rough-and-ready guide to global trade activity, although of course it is also affected by shipping capacity. Read the rest of this entry »

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Joining euro would help protect our jobs

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

Monday, October 05, 2009,

Thisisexeter

I HOPE that other readers have noticed the exchange rate between the glorious wonderful pound and the awful dreaded euro.

We could have gone into the euro a few years ago when the exchange rate was about 1.60 to the £1, which meant that if you had a pension of £10,000 per annum you would have got a pension of 16,000, same with your savings and so it would appear that a person or government in credit would benefit. However, many people are not in credit, the Government is hugely in debt, and was. The debtor with a debt of £10,000 would have had a debt of 16,000, not a happy bunny at all. Read the rest of this entry »

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Dollar’s demise plotted by oil producers, China and France, report says

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

The world’s oil producers, as well as China and France, are planning to end using the dollar as the currency to buy and sell oil, the Independent newspaper reported.

Telegraph

06 Oct 2009

The move would see oil priced not in dollars but in a unit based on a basket of currencies including the Chinese yuan, the Japanese yen, and a new currency intended for use by the Gulf emirates, according to a report in Tuesday’s Independent newspaper. The paper added that the transistion from the dollar to a new currency will take almost a decade. Read the rest of this entry »

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Peter Schiff on CBNC Fast money 5th Oct 2009

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Russian anti-terror team to break Blackwater example in Iraq?

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Iran scored ‘big victory’ in Geneva: Bolton

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

Tue, 06 Oct 2009

Presstv

Former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton
Iran has scored a ‘big victory’ in last week’s Geneva talks with the West, former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton says.

In an article published in the Wall Street Journal on Monday, Bolton wrote on a recent meeting between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany on October 5. Read the rest of this entry »

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Danger In Mobile PhoneCommunication Towers

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

Danger In Mobile PhoneCommunication Towers
EDITOR
Mmegi online

5/10/09

Are we being denied information by the cell phone companies or the telecommunications industry regulator regarding the dangers of communication towers?

The towers are mushrooming everywhere in Botswana. They have become a source of income for many people who are lucky enough to provide land for the erection of the towers. However, studies have shown that even at low levels, the radiation from the towers can damage cell tissue and DNA. The radiation has been linked to brain tumours, cancer, suppressed immune function, depression, miscarriage, Alzheimer’s disease and serious illnesses. Read the rest of this entry »

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