Fundamentals Of The Economy Are Solid... Remember?

Shearing The Sheeple
Fundamentals Of The Economy Are Solid... Remember?
By Rand Clifford
Regarding how fundamentally sound our economy was just weeks ago: our leaders are implying that they were either too stupid to know what has been building up for years, or they are liars. Certainly, any pleas of stupidity remain solidly backed up by actions. But even more fundamentally, these people are liars, always have been, always will be.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20904.htm

How Forgotten Iraq May Elect the Next President

How Forgotten Iraq May Elect the Next President

Whose War Will Win the Election -- McCain's or Obama's?

By Ira Chernus

Bailout, Take II: What the Feds Do Next

Bailout, Take II: What the Feds Do Next
September 29, 2008 05:25 PM ET Rick Newman Permanent Link
OK, so that didn't work.

'No More Cause for Feeling Schadenfreude'

THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
'No More Cause for Feeling Schadenfreude'
With the government bailout of Hypo Real Estate Holding Monday, the now-global financial crisis has arrived and reared its ugly head in Germany. Commentators here largely approve of the measure, but they also want more government action -- and less anxiety -- soon.

Centered on Mecca

Centered on Mecca

Wild Times in the Credit Markets

HUNKERING DOWN
Wild Times in the Credit Markets
By Ben Levisohn
Think stocks are volatile? The dislocations in the credit markets are even more serious, and they pose a greater threat to the economy.

Banking Crisis Leaves Europeans with Bill in the Billions

THE CREDIT CRUNCH
Banking Crisis Leaves Europeans with Bill in the Billions
By Stefan Schultz
This week Europe has fallen deeper into the credit crunch. With multi-billion euro bailout packages, Germany, Britain and the Benelux states have saved banks from collapsing.

America Loses Its Dominant Economic Role

THE END OF ARROGANCE
America Loses Its Dominant Economic Role
By SPIEGEL Staff
The banking crisis is upending American dominance of the financial markets and world politics. The industrialized countries are sliding into recession, the era of turbo-capitalism is coming to an end and US military might is ebbing. Still, this is no time to gloat.

Photo Gallery: America's Nightmare

Photo Gallery: America's Nightmare

Advice to Chinese Parents -- 'Gather Evidence'

CHINA'S POWDERED MILK SCANDAL
Advice to Chinese Parents -- 'Gather Evidence'
Li Fangping, 34, one of the best-known lawyers in China, discusses the contaminated milk scandal that continues to spread. Despite state pressure to stay out of the matter, Li and colleagues are advising parents of affected babies to gather evidence for court.

Photo Gallery: Contaminated Milk Scandal in China

Photo Gallery: Contaminated Milk Scandal in China

Taiwanese Authorities Struggle to Reassure Public About Milk Powder Imports

Taiwanese Authorities Struggle to Reassure Public About Milk Powder Imports
By Thibault Worth

Taipei

30 September 2008

Afghanistan's Karzai Calls for Talks with Taliban

Afghanistan's Karzai Calls for Talks with Taliban
By Ayaz Gul

Islamabad

30 September 2008

Nervous European Trade Follows US Congressional Bailout Failure

Nervous European Trade Follows US Congressional Bailout Failure
By Tom Rivers

London

30 September 2008

Global Market Volatility Continues

Global Market Volatility Continues
By Michael Bowman

Washington

30 September 2008

Bush Confident About Financial Bailout Plan

Bush Confident About Financial Bailout Plan
By Scott Stearns

White House

30 September 2008

US economy: $700 billion Wall Street bail-out rejected on Meltdown Monday 2

US economy: $700 billion Wall Street bail-out rejected on Meltdown Monday 2
The $700 billion bail-out to save the global financial system from potential collapse has been rejected by US politicians.
By Robert WinnettLast Updated: 1:34AM BST 30 Sep 2008

US banking bailout in chaos after shock House of Representatives vote

September 30, 2008
US banking bailout in chaos after shock House of Representatives vote

Ten Days of Penitence & Yom Kippur

Ten Days of Penitence & Yom Kippur

Ten Days of Penitence & Yom Kippur

Ten Days of Penitence & Yom Kippur

Ten Days of Penitence & Yom Kippur

Vi a barg

New Year

Fallujah

Veren ferherret

Veren a tel

Ver volt dos gegleybt?

Ver vaist?

Ver tsuzetst

Verklempt

Ver farblondjet!

Ver dershtikt!

Ver derharget!

Vemen narstu?

Vemen barestu?

Forte poussée de l'extrême droite en Autriche

Forte poussée de l'extrême droite en Autriche
Stéphane Kovacs (avec AFP, Reuters)

29/09/2008 Mise à jour : 07:15

Branle-bas de combat en Europe face à la crise bancaire

Branle-bas de combat en Europe face à la crise bancaire

U.S. stocks plunge as House votes against bailout

U.S. stocks plunge as House votes against bailout
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Shares dropped suddenly on Monday afternoon after the bailout plan being voted on by the House failed to pass. A second attempt to pass the bill was expected.

Eurasian Grouping Plans Regional Army Near Afghanistan

Eurasian Grouping Plans Regional Army Near Afghanistan
September 19, 2008
By Farangis Najibullah

Rechtsruck in Österreich

Rechtsruck in Österreich

Italie: Silvio Berlusconi comme Poutine?

Italie: Silvio Berlusconi comme Poutine?

The winners, and losers in a post-bailout U.S.

The winners, and losers in a post-bailout U.S.
Congress and those looking to take out loans may reap rewards

World markets fall on U.S. bailout doubts

World markets fall on U.S. bailout doubts
London’s FTSE falls 5 percent; doubts crisis will be resolved quickly

US Books: Jesus was Palestinian

US Books: Jesus was Palestinian
by Ze'ev Ben-Yechiel

La crisis financiera salta el Atlántico y obliga a rescatar a varios bancos europeos

EL PLAN DE EEUU SE APRUEBA HOY
La crisis financiera salta el Atlántico y obliga a rescatar a varios bancos europeos

Fed Gives Banks Extra Help; Stocks Plummet

Fed Gives Banks Extra Help; Stocks Plummet
Along With European Central Banks, Federal Reserve Makes More Money Available; Dow Drops 300 Points
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2008

Discovering Ourselves

Vayelech (Deuteronomy 31)

Discovering Ourselves

The Jewish Meritocracy

Vayelech (Deuteronomy 31)

The Jewish Meritocracy

US lawmakers publish rescue deal

US lawmakers publish rescue deal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces bail-out package
US politicians have announced a $700bn deal to rescue America's financial system and end the credit crunch.

La caida del imperio

La caida del imperio

We Have the Money

We Have the Money

If Only We Didn't Waste It on the Defense Budget

By Chalmers Johnson

US banking crisis: midnight delivers the $700bn deal: half now, half later

From The Times
September 29, 2008
US banking crisis: midnight delivers the $700bn deal: half now, half later
It looked as if the American bank bailout might fail, but presidential phone calls, persistence and pizza saved the day

Taxpayers must risk billions for Bradford & Bingley

From The Times
September 29, 2008
Taxpayers must risk billions for Bradford & Bingley
Philip Webster, Patrick Hosking and Tim Reid

Olmert Offered Pre-'67 Land

Olmert Offered Pre-'67 Land
by Ze'ev Ben-Yechiel

Transparency International: Corruption in Israel worse

Transparency International: Corruption in Israel worse
Israel fell to 33rd place out of 180 countries in the 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Stella Korin-Lieber

23 Sep 08 13:09

Netanyahu: We must prepare for a severe slowdown

Netanyahu: We must prepare for a severe slowdown
"We must cut taxes, implement economic reforms, and streamline government work."
Globes' correspondent

25 Sep 08 18:57

The Canadian Solution

Tragedy in the Making in Washington and on Wall Street

The Canadian Solution

By Rodrigue Tremblay

China stops tainted sweet sales

China stops tainted sweet sales

Google launches Hebrew translation service

Google launches Hebrew translation service
The new software supports translations of texts from 30 languages including Hebrew.
Tzahi Hoffman

28 Sep 08 18:15

Army recruiters' suicides prompt call for scrutiny

Army recruiters' suicides prompt call for scrutiny
12:00 AM CDT on Saturday, September 27, 2008
The Associated Press

China tainted milk crisis hits more global companies

China tainted milk crisis hits more global companies
09:27 AM CDT on Saturday, September 27, 2008
Associated Press

Bomb Explodes in Busy Indian Market

Bomb Explodes in Busy Indian Market
By Steve Herman

New Delhi

27 September 2008

Car Bomb Kills 17 in Syrian Capital

Car Bomb Kills 17 in Syrian Capital
By Edward Yeranian

Beirut, 27 September 2008

What's Behind the US Financial Meltdown?

What's Behind the US Financial Meltdown?
By Jim Randle

Washington, 26 September 2008

The Islamization of East Jerusalem

The Islamization of East Jerusalem
In Arab East Jerusalem, Islamist groups are gaining more of a foothold through charity, such as free iftar meals during Ramadan, opening schools, and offering services.
By Ilene R. Prusher Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
from the September 26, 2008 edition

Sukkot

Sukkot

Sukkot

Sukkot

Sukkot

Sukkot

Sukkot

Why are Iranian Wives Murdering Their Husbands?

Why are Iranian Wives Murdering Their Husbands?
September 24 -- Radio Farda's weekly program on women's issues, "The Other Voice" investigates the increasing number of cases involving wives who kill their husbands.

As Crime Increases in Kabul, So Does Nostalgia for Taliban

As Crime Increases in Kabul, So Does Nostalgia for Taliban

KABUL -- Mirza Kunduzai, 58, a slight man with a short white goatee, had almost reached his house after a day of trading in the capital's open-air currency market when his taxi was forced to stop by six heavily armed men dressed in Afghan National Army uniforms.

(By Pamela Constable, The Washington Post)

Drinking at the Public Fountain

Drinking at the Public Fountain

The New Corporate Threat to Our Water Supplies

By Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman

Visible Hands

Visible Hands

by Irwin Stelzer

The surrender of free-market capitalism.

Post Date Wednesday, October 08, 2008

The Wrong Emergency

The Wrong Emergency

by Roger Lowenstein

What Washington doesn't understand about the financial crisis.

Post Date Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Chávez Trumpets Deals With China

Chávez Trumpets Deals With China
Chávez wrapped up a three-day visit to China, promising to triple oil exports to China and receiving a pledge for more loans.

Iran's Catwalk Ban Is Only The Beginning

Iran's Catwalk Ban Is Only The Beginning
September 20, 2008
By Farangis Najibullah

Prophet Muhammad Novel Flies Off Belgrade Bookshelves

Prophet Muhammad Novel Flies Off Belgrade Bookshelves
September 23, 2008
By Nebojsa Grabez

Shavuot

Shavuot

Shavuot

Shavuot

Muslims and Jews in Switzerland

Muslims and Jews in Switzerland
Simon Erlanger

Creeping Islamization in Europe

Creeping Islamization in Europe

Diana West

Palestinian Terrorist Rams Car into Pedestrians in Jerusalem, Wounds 17

Palestinian Terrorist Rams Car into Pedestrians in Jerusalem, Wounds 17
Efrat Weiss

PAUL KRUGMAN: Cash for Trash

PAUL KRUGMAN: Cash for Trash
Some skeptics are calling Henry Paulson's $700 billion rescue plan for the U.S. financial system "cash for trash." Others are calling the proposed legislation the Authorization for Use of Financial Force, after the Authorization for Use of Military Force, the infamous bill that gave the Bush administration the green light to invade Iraq.

http://tinyurl.com/53g4pk

Hey, Government! How About Calling on Us?

Hey, Government! How About Calling on Us?

Reviving National Service in a Big Way

By William J. Astore

Schara Tzedeck synagogue, Vancouver

Schara Tzedeck synagogue, Vancouver

Schara Tzedeck synagogue, Vancouver

Louis Brier Home and Hospital

German- US Tensions Grow Over Baltic Pipeline

A gas flare in Russia

Vek-zaiger

Veis vi kalech!

Veibershe shtiklach

Veibernik

Vechter

Vayt fun di oygn,vayt fun hartsn

Bank of China buys into Rothschild bank

Bank of China buys into Rothschild bank
BANK of China said yesterday it will buy a 20 percent stake in La Compagnie Financiere Edmond de Rothschild for 236.3 million euros (US$340 million) and the two will develop private banking and asset-management services.

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=374296&type=Business

Afraid of Heights? Try Skydiving

Afraid of Heights? Try Skydiving
September 19, 2008 05:29 PM ET Deborah Kotz

Sacrilege of Chinese Lederhosen Clouds Oktoberfest

Sacrilege of Chinese Lederhosen Clouds Oktoberfest
By David Crossland in Munich

German-US Tensions Grow Over Baltic Pipeline

German-US Tensions Grow Over Baltic Pipeline
By Ralf Beste and Cordula Meyer

Merkel Says Washington Helped Drag Europe into the Credit Crisis

Merkel Says Washington Helped Drag Europe into the Credit Crisis
Response to Washington's multibillion-dollar Wall Street bailout has involved a lot of skeptical grumbling in Germany and the UK. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the Bush administration has mishandled Wall Street, and that its refusal to adopt stricter rules led to the current crisis.

Analysts see crisis lasting another year

Analysts see crisis lasting another year
54% of analysts believe that the financial crisis will only end during the second half of 2009.
Efrat Peretz-Harpaz 22 Sep 08 11:57

Pashtuns Say They Are Caught In Someone Else's War

Pashtuns Say They Are Caught In Someone Else's War
September 21, 2008
By Abubakar Siddique

The Paulson-Bernanke Bank Bailout: Will the Cure be Worse than the Disease?

The Paulson-Bernanke Bank Bailout: Will the Cure be Worse than the Disease?
by Michael Hudson
Global Research, September 22, 2008

Le scandale du lait chinois frelaté inquiète à l'étranger

Le scandale du lait chinois frelaté inquiète à l'étranger

Syria feeds Russian spy tips to Hezbollah

Syria feeds Russian spy tips to Hezbollah - Israel
19 Sep 2008 13:28:21 GMT

Olmert Quits--and Remains PM

Olmert Quits--and Remains PM
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

Les autorités estiment que le gouvernement était ciblé par l'attentat

Les autorités estiment que le gouvernement était ciblé par l'attentat
Article publié le 22/09/2008 Dernière mise à jour le 22/09/2008 à 12:04 TU

Global economic hangover may last years

Global economic hangover may last years
Bernanke to face questions about bailout on Capitol Hill this week

Russian navy ships head to Venezuela

Russian navy ships head to Venezuela
Joint maneuvers come amid increasingly strained relations with Washington

Report: Pakistani troops fire on U.S. choppers

Report: Pakistani troops fire on U.S. choppers
Intruding aircraft forced to turn back to Afghanistan, official says

Last big U.S. investment banks change status

Last big U.S. investment banks change status
Goldman, Morgan’s switch to holding companies to happen immediately

After Bombing, Pakistan’s President Is Pressured

After Bombing, Pakistan’s President Is Pressured
By SALMAN MASOOD
Published: September 21, 2008

Young and Arab in Land of Mosques and Bars

Young and Arab in Land of Mosques and Bars

Olmert Quits Post, and Political Maneuvering Begins

Olmert Quits Post, and Political Maneuvering Begins
By ETHAN BRONNER
Published: September 21, 2008

Big Financiers Start Lobbying for Wider Aid

Big Financiers Start Lobbying for Wider Aid
By JENNY ANDERSON, VIKAS BAJAJ and LESLIE WAYNE
Published: September 21, 2008

«Madame Figaro» fait peau neuve en Chine

«Madame Figaro» fait peau neuve en Chine
De notre correspondant à Pékin, Arnaud de La Grange

22/09/2008 Mise à jour : 08:04

Lait frelaté en Chine : près de 13.000 enfants hospitalisés

Lait frelaté en Chine : près de 13.000 enfants hospitalisés
Lefigaro.fr avec AFP21/09/2008 Mise à jour : 22:58

Chavez kündigte engere Zusammenarbeit mit China an

Chavez kündigte engere Zusammenarbeit mit China an

Israel: Livni sondiert mögliche Koalition mit Barak

Israel: Livni sondiert mögliche Koalition mit Barak

British Airways stoppt Flüge nach Pakistan

British Airways stoppt Flüge nach Pakistan

Japan: Ex-Außenminister Aso wird neuer Regierungschef

Japan: Ex-Außenminister Aso wird neuer Regierungschef

Crisis Hits Russian Real Estate

Crisis Hits Russian Real Estate
By IGHLIGHT; in Moscow and ANTON TROIANOVSKI in Sochi, Russia

Italy Races to Avert Collapse of Alitalia

Italy Races to Avert Collapse of Alitalia
By GIADA ZAMPANO and SOFIA CELESTE

Moscow Will Boost Defense Spending to $50 Billion

Moscow Will Boost Defense Spending to $50 Billion
Conflict in Georgia Exposed Deficiencies of Aging Arsenal
By ANDREW OSBORN

Shell Warns Attacks Will Curb Its Profit

SEPTEMBER 20, 2008
Shell Warns Attacks Will Curb Its Profit
Nigerian Militants Put Large Dent In Oil, Gas Output

By SPENCER SWARTZ

Asia Ponders United Socialist States of America: William Pesek

Asia Ponders United Socialist States of America: William Pesek
Commentary by William Pesek

Worried bankers tempted to teach

Worried bankers tempted to teach
A recruitment drive for teaching is targeting worried financial workers
Anxious bankers fearing their jobs are under threat are to be targeted as potential recruits by England's teacher training agency.

Olmert offers formal resignation

Olmert offers formal resignation
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert addresses the Israeli Cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has submitted his resignation letter to the country's President, Shimon Peres.

'Thousands ill' due to China milk

'Thousands ill' due to China milk

The Evolution of John McCain

The Evolution of John McCain

Why He Picked Sarah Palin, Carbon Queen

By Chip Ward

43 Dead in Chinese Nightclub Fire

43 Dead in Chinese Nightclub Fire
By VOA News 21 September 2008

Berlusconi gibt Alitalia verloren

Berlusconi gibt Alitalia verloren
Italiens Ministerpräsident Berlusconi gibt der angeschlagenen Fluggesellschaft Alitalia keine Chance mehr. Ausländische Investoren hätten kein Interesse an einem Rettungsversuch, sagte er in einem Fernsehinterview.

Olmert to Quit Tonight

Olmert to Quit Tonight
by Hillel Fendel

Deuil national après la découverte des corps de 12 soldats décapités

Mauritanie
Deuil national après la découverte des corps de 12 soldats décapités
par RFI
Article publié le 21/09/2008

Dernière mise à jour le 21/09/2008 à 05:56 TU

Les combats se durcissent au Nord-Kivu

République démocratique du Congo
Les combats se durcissent au Nord-Kivu
par RFI
Article publié le 21/09/2008 Dernière mise à jour le 21/09/2008 à 14:03 TU

Bush pedirá al Congreso 490.000 millones de euros contra la crisis

EQUIPARABLE AL COSTE DIRECTO DE LA GUERRA DE IRAK
Bush pedirá al Congreso 490.000 millones de euros contra la crisis

Ultraderechistas siembran el caos en Budapest tras unas manifestaciones contra el racismo

ATACARON COMERCIOS, BANCOS, CONTENEDORES Y COCHES
Ultraderechistas siembran el caos en Budapest tras unas manifestaciones contra el racismo

A Professor and a Banker Bury Old Dogma on Markets

A Professor and a Banker Bury Old Dogma on Markets
By PETER BAKER
Published: September 20, 2008

Administration Is Seeking $700 Billion for Wall Street

Administration Is Seeking $700 Billion for Wall Street
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Published: September 20, 2008

Colombian trade unions fight on

Colombian trade unions fight on
By Rhodri Davies in Bogota

El final de la heterodoxia

En el campo empresario
El final de la heterodoxia
Por Jorge Oviedo

El país de la infraestructura insuficiente

El país de la infraestructura insuficiente
Por Jorge Oviedo

Un giro copernicano en la Casa Blanca

Al margen de la semana
Un giro copernicano en la Casa Blanca
Por Jorge Oviedo

Domingo 21 de setiembre de 2008

Argentina contra el mundo

Argentina contra el mundo
Por Joaquín Morales Solá De la Redacción de LA NACION

Domingo 21 de setiembre de 2008

Mindestens 60 Tote bei verheerendem Anschlag auf Hotel in Islamabad

Mindestens 60 Tote bei verheerendem Anschlag auf Hotel in Islamabad
Grauen und Entsetzen in Islamabad: Nach einem brutalen Selbstmordattentat kämpfen Helfer fieberhaft um die Rettung Überlebender in den Trümmern des Marriott-Hotels. Mindestens 60 Menschen wurden bei dem Anschlag getötet, Hunderte weitere verletzt - darunter mehrere Deutsche.

Alitalia airline cancels flights

Alitalia airline cancels flights

Alitalia cancels a number of flights from Rome's Fiumicino airport, increasing fears that it may soon go into liquidation.

'China repression grows', says US

'China repression grows', says US

The repression of religious freedom in some parts of China has intensified over the past year, a US report says.

'All-out effort' for China babies'All-out effort' for China babies

'All-out effort' for China babies

The Chinese cabinet orders an all-out effort to save babies made ill by contaminated milk products.

Financial Bailout: America's Own Kleptocracy

Financial Bailout: America's Own Kleptocracy
The largest transformation of America's financial system since the Great Depression
by Michael Hudson

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah

Saudi Arabian idol

Saudi Arabian idol
Women in Saudi Arabia feel connected to Oprah, an American star who speaks openly about taboo topics.

A crisis too complex for easy fixes

A crisis too complex for easy fixes
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
Many of the players in the Wall Street crisis did not fully understand the investments their own firms were making.

Vash-tsimmer far menner

Vash-tsimmer far froyen