Posted by seumasach on September 6, 2008
Sept. 4, 2008 (EIRNS)—Under intense Congressional pressure, even the Bush Administration Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), since late May, has been doing its job—investigating the commodities futures markets—and the results are getting extremely interesting.
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Posted by seumasach on September 6, 2008
John Hoefle
5th September
While the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has gone to great lengths to assure the public that their bank deposits are safe—at least up to the insured limit—it is obvious that the agency lacks the capital required to back up its claims. As long as the FDIC closes only small banks, it can meet its responsibilities, but it does not have the resources to even begin to deal with the magnitude of the crisis it faces.
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Posted by alfied on September 6, 2008
MOSCOW, September 5 (RIA Novosti) – Leaders of a post-Soviet regional security bloc have censured Georgia over its actions in South Ossetia and backed Moscow, the Russian president said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on September 5, 2008
The War over South Ossetia Gowanswordpress
Filed under: Civil Society, Color Revolutions, Georgia, NGOs, Rose Revolution, Russia, South Ossetia — gowans @ 10:36 pm
By Stephen Gowans
On August 4, 2008, Russia’s deputy foreign minister Grigory Karasin phoned US assistant secretary of state Daniel Fried to complain about the build-up of Georgian troops in the vicinity of South Ossetia. [1] Two days later, South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity, having evidence that Georgia planned a military strike before the month was out, told Denis Keefe, Britain’s ambassador to Georgia, that a Georgian invasion was imminent. [2] Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Drive to Global War | Tagged: Civil Society, Colour Revolutions, georgia, NGOs, russia | 7 Comments »
Posted by alfied on September 4, 2008
Press TV
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:02:07 GMT
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered planeloads of humanitarian aid to be sent to Cuba – recently battered by Hurricane Gustav. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on September 4, 2008
“MEPs recommend that, in awarding individual European Union support, the Commission bear in mind its impact on the quality of indoor air, exposure to electromagnetic radiation and the health of particularly vulnerable sections of the population”
“They[MEPs] are greatly concerned at the Bio-Initiative international report on electromagnetic fields, which highlights the health risks posed by emissions from mobile-telephony devices such as mobile telephones, UMTS, Wifi, Wimax and Bluetooth, and also DECT landline telephones. It notes that the limits on exposure to electromagnetic fields which have been set for the general public are obsolete.”
In adopting an own-initiative report on the mid-term review of the European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010, the European Parliament acknowledges the efforts made by the Commission since the action plan was launched in 2004. It considers, however, that such an action plan is bound to fail at least in part, since it is designed solely to accompany existing Community policies. The report was adopted with 522 votes in favour and 16 against.
Posted in Ecological and Public Health Crisis, Studies and statements showing mobile phone health risk | Tagged: EM radiation, European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by smeddum on September 4, 2008
Phew – Thank you Evan Davis for restoring some sanity ContractJournal
I freely admit this is an indulgent blog and rather outside what I see as my scope, but I felt an obligation to make some points on the subject of the attacks on Alistair Darling and to record a thank you to Evan Davis of the BBC for saving me time in expressing many of my concerns (not that he was or probably is aware of my concerns).
I had been fearing that I was alone – and perhaps misguided – in my assessment of the holiday outpourings of Chancellor Alistair Darling that appeared in the Guardian.
I had been of the view that the Government had, up to that point, been either underplaying or was simply blissfully unaware of the scale of the potential economic problems we face. Admittedly, the strength of my views may be partly down to the housing industry – a sector I cover – being at the centre of the storm. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on September 4, 2008
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Posted by smeddum on September 4, 2008
A Major War: Not Just Rumors
by Srdja Trifkovic
The crisis in relations between the United States and Russia over Georgia heralds a particularly dangerous period in world affairs: the era of asymmetrical multipolarity. A major war between two or more major powers is more likely in this configuration than in any other model of global balance known to history. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on September 3, 2008
2nd September, 2008
The European Union and Ukraine can do a lot to deepen their existing ties before looking at the country`s possible membership of the bloc, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday, according to Reuters.`We have lots to do to reinforce ties with Ukraine without possible accession,` Sarkozy told a news conference after an emergency EU summit on the Georgia conflict
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Posted by seumasach on September 3, 2008
With masterful tact and diplomacy Kishore Mahbubani, author of The Rise of Asia and the Decline of the West, helps us to see ourselves as we are and overcome our ignorance of the East.
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