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Plea for more research cash as two billion bees die from rampant disease

Posted by seumasach on November 3, 2008

Interesting that the likes of Lovett spend all their time appealing to the government for money for research, and yet ignore research carried out over the last four decades because it suggests the politically unacceptable conclusion that EM radiation is killing the bees and multiple other species, including, eventually, us.

Telegraph

1st November, 2008

They accused the Government of failing to invest in the research needed to stem diseases and parasites which are now thought to have destroyed one in three bee colonies over the past year.

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Danes Warm to Euro amid Financial Crisis

Posted by seumasach on November 3, 2008

Businees Week

3rd November, 2008

The financial crisis “makes it evident” that Denmark needs to join the euro, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday (30 October), while recent polls show that 50 percent of Danes are now in favour of scrapping the krone.

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Crise financière -Ajustement, mutation ou effondrement de l’Empire ?

Posted by seumasach on November 3, 2008

Thierry Meyssan

Voltairenet.org

2nd November, 2008

Depuis l’été 2006, Thierry Meyssan pronostique l’effondrement des États-Unis à moyen terme suivi de leur dislocation. Ce point de vue —qui a fait beaucoup sourire— trouve aujourd’hui un début de confirmation : rien ne parvient à stopper la crise financière US qui se transforme en crise économique. Selon cet analyste, qui est politologue et non pas économiste, les sommets internationaux qui se succèdent aujourd’hui n’ont pas pour but de résoudre la crise, mais représentent une révolte des États vassaux pour réorganiser un système qui, bien qu’agonisant, continue à profiter aux États-Unis.

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Brown confident of Middle East cash for bail-out fund

Posted by seumasach on November 3, 2008

 

So now we know exactly what Brown has in mind as regards his “new Bretton Woods”: a bailout fund for the IMF so that it can continue its work of destroying the real economy globally. Brown knows the UK and US are going down- the point is to make sure everyone else does too. It’s a kind of scorched earth policy. It’s hardly surprising that China and the Arab countries have reservations about this: let’s hope they all have the sense to block this at the G20 conference on 15th November.

Allegra Stratton

Guardian

3rd November, 2008

Gordon Brown yesterday said he felt confident that he has successfully enlisted the help of Gulf states for international plans for an emergency bail-out fund, with both Qatar and Saudi Arabia indicating they will offer funds when leaders of the 20 most developed countries meet in Washington in a fortnight.

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Hope for Lloyd’s investors: don’t despair, Gordon is there

Posted by seumasach on November 3, 2008

 

The really intriguing question here is where will Lloyds get the 4 billion to buy back the government’s preference shares. Could it be, by any chance, from the government?

Lloyds’ preference shares must be paid back before ordinary shareholders may receive dividends again

Lloyds TSB‘s shareholders were today given hope that the dividend drought ordered as part of the taxpayer bail-out would end next year.

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Pakistan will not nuke US for incursions

Posted by alfied on November 2, 2008

Press TV

Pakistani Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani says Islamabad will not use its nuclear arsenal against the US to stop its incursions inside the country.

“We are a nuclear power but we will not demonstrate any irresponsible attitude,” he told a press conference in Islamabad on Sunday, Daily Times reported. Read the rest of this entry »

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Russian banks have sufficient liquidity – Shuvalov

Posted by alfied on November 2, 2008

Surely Brown won’t go knocking on the Russian’s door looking for donations to the IMF.

MOSCOW, November 2 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian banking industry has sufficient liquidity for all settlements and crediting, despite the ongoing global financial crisis, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

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Brown warned not to treat Saudis as ‘Milch Cow’

Posted by smeddum on November 2, 2008

Brown warned not to treat Saudis as ‘Milch Cow’

(Reuters) Timesonline

Sam Coates, Chief Political Correspondent, Riyadh
Gordon Brown has been warned not to treat Saudi Arabia like a cash cow as senior Saudi royals made clear that the kingdom already had plans for its windfall profits from the oil price surge.

On a visit to Riyadh, the Prime Minister claimed victory this morning in his bid to get the Saudi Government to pump more money into the International Monetary Fund contingency pot to help economies in trouble.

“The Saudis will, I think, contribute so we can have a bigger fund worldwide,” said Mr Brown.

But the Prime Minister did not reveal the scale of any Saudi contribution, which he said would not be announced until an international economic summit in Washington in mid-November. He has previously called for hundreds of billions of dollars to be made available from Gulf States. Read the rest of this entry »

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The West in retreat, the pot running dry

Posted by smeddum on November 2, 2008

The West in retreat, the pot running dry
CARL MORTISHED
carl.mortished@thetimes.co.uk Globeandmail
October 30, 2008
LONDON — We are witnessing another great retreat by the West. The International Monetary Fund is patching up the casualties in Central and Eastern Europe but the funds are running out and Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister, is rushing to the Gulf to beg for funds. Turkey, our ally in the Near East, may also be in need of help and something must be done for Pakistan. A financial collapse on the front line of the war against the Taliban is not a risk worth contemplating. Read the rest of this entry »

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Financial crisis: This time is different

Posted by smeddum on November 2, 2008

This Time Is Different
WRITTEN BY STEPHEN LENDMAN
SUNDAY, 02 NOVEMBER 2008 10:13

by Stephen Lendman Atlantic Free Press

Whatever we know about today’s financial crisis. Think we know. Eventually will know in the fullness of time. This time is really different. In 1922, Henry Ford put it this way in his book titled “My Life and Work:” Read the rest of this entry »

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Troops may run out of time to cast ballots

Posted by seumasach on November 2, 2008

John Riley

Dallas News

1st November, 2008

WASHINGTON — For U.S. troops serving overseas, nothing comes easy. Not even voting

Military members may not have enough time to complete and mail in their absentee ballots for Tuesday’s election, thanks to slow mail delivery, lack of information sharing among election officials, and procedural errors. Read the rest of this entry »

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