TEHRAN, October 20 (RIA Novosti) – There are no political obstacles in the way of the completion of the $1 billion Bushehr nuclear power plant being built by Russia in southern Iran, a Russian deputy foreign minister said on Monday.
No political obstacles for Iranian nuclear plant -Russian diplomat
Posted by seumasach on October 20, 2008
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UK net borrowing shortfall highest since 1946
Posted by seumasach on October 20, 2008
“UK public finances have deteriorated further, recording the biggest half-yearly shortfall since 1946 when Britain was emerging from the ravages of the second world war.”
Now we have not only the ravages of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, but the ravages of a new war: against the British people themselves on behalf of the financiers.
Norma Cohen
20th October, 2008
UK public finances have deteriorated further, recording the biggest half-yearly shortfall since 1946 when Britain was emerging from the ravages of the second world war.
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New Economic World Order Must Reflect New Economic Realities
Posted by smeddum on October 19, 2008
New Economic World Order Must Reflect New Economic Realities
20 October 2008 Khaleejtimes
No one can disagree with French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s argument that the world has dramatically changed and that the global financial system needs to change too. The French leader made the observation ahead of his meeting with US President George W Bush at the Camp David retreat this weekend to brainstorm over the current economic meltdown. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Taliban and the myth of ‘Al Qaeda’
Posted by smeddum on October 19, 2008
THE TALIBAN AND THE MYTH OF ‘AL QAEDA’. laatan.blogspot
Recently the Taliban have sought to instigate talks that may lead to a settlement in Afghanistan which the US and their allies now concede is unwinable. Part of the concessions the Taliban are willing to make are to disassociate themselves from ‘al Qaeda’. A reader has asked me to comment on this. Here is my response. Read the rest of this entry »
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China blocking US anti-Iran efforts
Posted by smeddum on October 19, 2008
China blocking US anti-Iran efforts
Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:07:03 GMT Press TV
Bushehr nuclear power plant
China has hampered US efforts to convene permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany to discuss new sanctions against Iran. Read the rest of this entry »
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Great Britain: What is it and where is it going? Part 2
Posted by seumasach on October 19, 2008
Cailean Bochanan
19th October, 2008
Despite the fact that the world map no longer shows massive areas in the red of the British Empire, I have characterised Great Britain as an empire, or rather, the base or rump of such. However, the British people may see their nationality, as British, English, Scottish, Scottish but British, Irish, loyal etc. at a certain level, at the level of the elite, the financiers above all, Britain is a base for operations.
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Britain will spend way out of recession: two new aircraft carriers and new nuclear deterrent programme
Posted by seumasach on October 19, 2008
Just when you’re thinking the banks are taking everything, we’re reminded of that other pillar of British society: the military/industrial complex.
AFP
19th October, 2008
Britain will boost public spending to help pull the economy through a looming recession, Chancellor of the ExchequerAlistair Darling said in an interview published Sunday.
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Russia should join EU, Berlusconi says
Posted by smeddum on October 19, 2008
Posted : Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:58:01 GMT Earthtimes Brussels –
Russia should be allowed to join the European Union in the coming years, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday. “I consider Russia to be a Western nation. So my project is that the Russian Federation should become a member of the EU in the coming years,” Berlusconi told Italian reporters on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels. Read the rest of this entry »
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U.S. in Crisis Mode — What’s Next?
Posted by smeddum on October 19, 2008
U.S. in Crisis Mode — What’s Next?
By Olivier Garret, CEO
Casey Research – The Casey Report goldseek.news
In the last few weeks, it has become clear that the current financial meltdown is not our usual, run-of-the-mill crisis. It’s supersized, inexorably linked to the rest of the world, ruled by chaos, and precariously perched atop a mountain of debt. ”What makes this crisis different from some of the earlier ones,” says IMF Historian James Boughton, “is that the interlinkages among financial institutions are much greater now than they used to be.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Britain: Brown government caves in to banks’ demands
Posted by seumasach on October 18, 2008
Jean Shaoul
WSWS
18 October 2008
Within days of announcing an unprecedented £37 billion bailout of three high street lenders—the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Lloyds TSB and HBOS—that will involve the British government taking shares in the banks, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has caved in to the City’s demands for the banks to make dividend payouts.
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Thousands of Iraqis rally against U.S. in Baghdad
Posted by alfied on October 18, 2008
BAGHDAD, October 18 (RIA Novosti) – Thousands of people gathered on the streets of Baghdad on Saturday to protest against the U.S. occupation and a pact that would allow U.S. forces to remain for at least three more years. Read the rest of this entry »
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