Posted by smeddum on November 2, 2008
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast
Posted October 28, 2008
Drinking the ACORN Kool-Aid: How Cries of Voter Fraud Cover Up GOP Elections Theft
Huffington Post
Virtually the entire mainstream electronic media drank ACORN Kool-Aid this month brewed up by the Republican National Committee. Almost no one seriously challenged John McCain’s comical assertions that ACORN, a grassroots voter registration group, “is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country, maybe destroying the fabric of democracy.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on November 2, 2008
Venezuela, Russia Forge Strategic Alliance
Caracas, Nov 1 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela and Russia are preparing a meeting of their top leaders, with implications likely to have more than a binational nature by forging an oil alliance for joint operation in third countries. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Multipolar world | Tagged: russia, Russia venezuela alliance, Venezuela | 1 Comment »
Posted by smeddum on November 2, 2008
No more US attacks to be tolerated: PPP
Staff Report Daily Times
MIRANSHAH: A tribal elder of Pakistan People’s Party in North Waziristan has asked the United States to stop incursions in the agency, saying no more US drone missile attacks in the agency will be tolerated. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: "War on Terror", bombing of Pakistan, Waziristan | Leave a Comment »
Posted by smeddum on November 2, 2008
Ecuador: CIA knew of Colombian attack
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:55:05 GMT Press TV
Ecuadorian soldier look over the bodies of assassinated FARC guerillas, March 2008.
Ecuador’s Defense Minister Javier Ponce says that the CIA had full knowledge of the Colombian attack on a FARC rebel camp inside Ecuador. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on November 2, 2008
Making Politics Fit For Purpose
The Political Studies Association/Hansard Society 2008 Annual Lecture was given by Rt Hon Clare Short MP to a packed meeting at Westminster.
The Political Studies Association/Hansard Society Annual Lecture was introduced by Fiona Booth (Chief Executive, Hansard Society) and Prof Vicky Randall (Chair, PSA).
Clare Short’s speech: (as abridged by Hansard)
This is a useful starting point for a wider critique of the British form of parliamentary democracy which deserves a much sharper treatment
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‘It is widely agreed that the confidence of the people of the UK in their political system has been deeply undermined in recent years. Many agree that this cynicism is bad for democracy and believe that we must do more to educate the public in the workings of the political system. My own conclusion, after 25 years in electoral politics, is that our system is deeply flawed and visibly deteriorating in both the quality and democratic accountability of its decision-making. I suggest therefore that public education is likely to increase rather than decrease public cynicism and what is needed is a more determined demand for reform of the system. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on November 1, 2008
Barry Grey
1st November, 2008
The Wall Street Journal published a front-page article Friday reporting that the nine biggest US banks, which have received a combined $125 billion in taxpayer funds as part of the $700 billion bailout authored by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and passed by the Democratic Congress, owed their executives more than $40 billion for recent years’ compensation and pensions as of the end of 2007.
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Posted by seumasach on November 1, 2008
What is wrong with these Germans? Our banks have been accepting handouts for a year now. They understood that government handouts were necessary. not only to bankrupt the state treasury, but for the consolidation of an all- powerful oligarchy. What is it about that the Germans don’t understand? Can’t they see how indispensable Gordon’s plan is?
Merkel Urges German Banks to Tap Government Rescue Fund
Deutsche-Welle
1st November, 2008
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged banks to make use of a government bailout fund worth up to 500 billion euros ($637 billion) that few financial institutions have tapped so far.
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Posted by seumasach on November 1, 2008
31st October, 2008
Argentina Economy Ministry sources reacted angrily to a debt ratings downgrade by Standard & Poor’s on Friday saying it was “another mistaken decision”. S&P downgraded Argentina’s foreign-currency rating to “B-” from “B”.
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Posted by seumasach on November 1, 2008
“Asked about the likely bonus culture after taxpayer-funded bail-out, the source said: “If the government does end up becoming a shareholder, RBS is still a listed entity. It remains the board’s responsibility to ensure it is run commercially.””
So there, Gordon! So much for your “partial nationalsiation”.
Simon Bowers
1st November, 2008
Royal Bank of Scotland, which is being bailed out with £20bn of taxpayers’ money, has signalled it is preparing to pay bonuses to thousands of staff despite government pledges to crack down on City pay.
The bank has set aside £1.79bn to cover “staff costs” – includingdiscretionary bonuses – at its investment banking division for the first six months of the year alone. The same division caused a £5.9bn writedown that wiped out the bank’s profits for the same period.
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Posted by seumasach on November 1, 2008
1st November, 2008
ISLAMABAD: British Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw on Friday opposed repeated United States incursions into Pakistan’s territory, and urged Washington to respect the sovereignty and integrity of its vital allies.
Posted in Drive to Global War | Tagged: bombing of Pakistan | Leave a Comment »
In These New Times 