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British MPs call for debate on U.S. missile shield

Posted by seumasach on November 6, 2008

 

Russia Today

6th November, 2008

A growing number of European politicians are voicing fears over the U.S. deployment of a missile shield all across the continent. More than 50 British MPs have called for a public debate into an issue which many fear could result in a new global arms race.

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Why “Dr Doom” does not like Obama

Posted by smeddum on November 6, 2008

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FT gives high marks to Latinamerica’s banking system

Posted by seumasach on November 5, 2008

Mercopress

4th november, 2008

 

Latinamerica’s financial system has passed the Financial Times test. In an article under the headline of “Latinamerica sidesteps the worst of crisis”, FT correspondents in Sao Paulo and Mexico City elaborate on the region’s banking industry and how “by accident and design” in spite of a long history of turbulence, it is weathering the global crisis.

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Beekeepers march on Parliament to save hive populations

Posted by smeddum on November 5, 2008

Beekeepers march on Parliament to save hive populations
By Matthew Moore Telegraph
04/11/2008

In a move reminiscent of the surreal novels that came out of the oppression of the Stalin era, research is being demanded while undiscussed research is being ignored. The investigation into the effect of EMF on bees has constantly been scoffed at by referral to one report in the Independent whereby Dr Kuhn’s “hint” statement had to be withdrawn as it was not scientific. Meanwhile Dr Warnke’s yet to be refuted research is not even getting a hint of a mention.

Hundreds of beekeepers are to march through the centre of London to call for more funding for research into diseases that are devastating bee populations. Read the rest of this entry »

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Medvedev Confronts U.S. on Missile Shield After Obama Victory

Posted by smeddum on November 5, 2008

Medvedev Confronts U.S. on Missile Shield After Obama Victory
By Sebastian Alison and Lyubov Pronina

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) — Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev said he would deploy new missiles in Europe, confronting the U.S. on the day Barack Obama was declared the winner in America’s presidential election. Read the rest of this entry »

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A Mandate to End the War! Not a mandate for more wars

Posted by smeddum on November 5, 2008

A Mandate to End the War
Not a mandate for more wars

Antiwar.com

Nov 5 2008
Let’s be clear about the nature and meaning of the mandate we’re going to be hearing so much about: President-elect Barack Obama has a clear mandate to end the Iraq war as expeditiously as possible. His campaign was energized by and differentiated from Hillary Clinton’s by his emphasis on correcting that horrific mistake. Hillary equivocated, refused to recant her vote for war, and coyly suggested that we might withdraw only as far as Kurdistan. Obama, on the other hand, pledged to get us out in a year, albeit adding weasel words about “residual” forces guarding our bigger-than-the-Vatican ambassadorial compound. He gained his initial momentum by grabbing on to this issue and holding on for dear life, as the Clintons self-destructed and the economy did, too. Obama arrived at this moment not only on the strength of his pledge to end the present war, but also the implicit promise to refrain from involving us in any further hostilities. Read the rest of this entry »

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Trick or Truth – Happy Guy Fawkes day to all

Posted by alfied on November 5, 2008

“Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder, treason and plot,
I know of no reason
Why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.”

And here is why: read on…..

Interview with Webster Griffin Tarpley on Cloak and Dagger Talk Radio, www.cloakanddagger.de, on the 400th anniversary of Guy Fawkes’ Day, Saturday, Nov. 5th 2005. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sarkozy Sics the State Administration and Media on the Banks

Posted by seumasach on November 4, 2008

November 4, 2008 (LPAC)–French President Nicolas Sarkozy is raising the pressure against the banks and even sicking the media on those banks which received state money, but who are not, in turn, lending it to companies and individual clients. Credits to consumers and companies increased by EU5 billion last month, but there are many reports that on the least of excuses, banks block making loans.

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Russian youths stage anti-US protest

Posted by smeddum on November 4, 2008

Russian youths stage anti-US protest
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:50:17 GMT Press TV

Activists carried pumpkins for what they called the “Helloween” American Show
Thousands of Russians have staged a demonstration outside the US Embassy in Moscow criticizing Washington for its hawkish foreign policies. Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg Palast: How McCain Could Win

Posted by smeddum on November 4, 2008

How McCain Could Win
Monday 03 November 2008
by: Greg Palast, t r u t h o u t | Perspective

It’s November 5 and the nation is in shock. Media blame it on the “Bradley effect”: Americans supposedly turned into Klansmen inside the voting booth, and Barack Obama turned up with 6 million votes less than calculated from the exit polls. Florida came in for McCain and so did Indiana. Colorado, despite the Democrats’ Rocky Mountain high after the Denver convention, stayed surprisingly Red. New Mexico, a state where Anglos are a minority, went McCain by 300 votes, as did Virginia.

That’s the nightmare. Here’s the cold reality. Read the rest of this entry »

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China, Russia, Belarus renounce the US Dollar?

Posted by smeddum on November 4, 2008

China, Russia, Belarus renounce the US Dollar?

by Anatoly Gorev

Global Research, November 3, 2008
RIA Novosti – 2008-10-30

The recent meeting between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Wen Jiabao, created a financial sensation. Wen said that the two nations could withstand the global financial crisis if they joined forces; Putin urged him to go farther and stop using U.S. dollars in Russian-Chinese settlements. Read the rest of this entry »

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