5th June, 2009
Number of US contractors working in Iraq and Afghanistan is on the rise despite Washington claims that it would withdraw forces from both countries within years.
US ‘privatizing’ war in Iraq, Afghanistan?
Posted by seumasach on June 5, 2009
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As the Dollar Falls Off the Cliff …
Posted by seumasach on June 5, 2009
Paul Craig Roberts
3rd June, 2009
Economic news remains focused on banks and housing, while the threat mounts to the US dollar from massive federal budget deficits in fiscal years 2009 and 2010.
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Radio : Kirby on Gold Reports- the uncovered truth
Posted by smeddum on June 5, 2009
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China Willing to Buy Up to $50 Billion in IMF Bonds
Posted by smeddum on June 5, 2009
JUNE 5, 2009,
China Willing to Buy Up to $50 Billion in IMF Bonds
WSJ
By ANDREW BATSON
BEIJING – China said Friday it is willing to buy as much as $50 billion in bonds issued by the International Monetary Fund, part of a deal made by the world’s major economies earlier this year to boost the resources the global agency has to combat financial crises. Read the rest of this entry »
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Obama-The Cairo factor
Posted by smeddum on June 5, 2009
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Jump in Scotland’s Swine Flu Cases Shows Community Spread
Posted by smeddum on June 5, 2009
Jump in Scotland’s Swine Flu Cases Shows Community Spread
By Jason Gale
June 5 (Bloomberg) — A sixfold surge in swine flu cases within Scotland this week shows the virus is spreading in local communities, adding to evidence a pandemic is emerging. Read the rest of this entry »
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Cuba’s Fidel Castro calls OAS a “U.S. Trojan horse”
Posted by smeddum on June 5, 2009
HAVANA, June 3 (Xinhua) — Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Wednesday slammed the Organization of American States (OAS) as a “U.S. Trojan horse,” despite the group’s decision to lift suspension against the island country.
Castro, who ruled Cuba from 1959 to 2006, ruled out Cuba’s potential return to the body.
The OAS was “complicit” in all the crimes committed against Cuba and against other Latin American nations by Washington, he said in an article published in Wednesday’s state-run media. Read the rest of this entry »
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CIA ‘plot to kill Hugo Chavez’
Posted by smeddum on June 5, 2009
Hugo Chavez has claimed that he avoided a US plot to kill him.
By Jeremy McDermott, Latin America Correspondent
03 Jun 2009
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez speaks during his weekly broadcast Alo Presidente in the western state of Zulia Photo: REUTERS
The Venezuelan president said on state television that he had eluded an assassination attempt in El Salvador where he was due to attend the swearing in of its new leader, a Left-wing ally. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dirty old town. The Poques. Lyrics by Ewan McColl
Posted by smeddum on June 5, 2009
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New Labour taking us towards compulsory vaccination
Posted by seumasach on June 4, 2009
It’s not just BMA Sandy McAra’s bright idea to compulsorily jab all children
NuLabour vaccine miracle
We may be just one step away from implementation. According to tireless autism campaigner John Stone, the precedent could be set by one court case brought by a state-appointed guardian of a child against it’s own parents for the child’s “right” to be vaccinated.
http://childhealthsafety.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/compulsory-vax/
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Ahmadinejad: Blair apologized to Iran
Posted by smeddum on June 4, 2009
Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:34:21 GMT Press TV
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says former British prime minister Tony Blair has sent a letter to apologize to Iran regarding the sailors’ case.
During a TV debate with his rival Mir-Hossein Mousavi which was broadcast live on Wednesday, he defended his foreign policy and said Blair’s letter had prompted his government to release the 15 British sailors who were captured by Iranian forces after trespassing in Iran’s waters in 2007.
“The sailors were captured and after the issue reached a climax, Mr. Blair sent a letter of apology. He said they would change their policy toward Iran. The related documents are in the Foreign Ministry … I believe that one of the most beautiful things the Islamic Republic did was the release of the sailors,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »
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