China To Help Pakistan Build 2 Nuke Plants
Long-Term Partnership Between Asian Nations Viewed As Counterbalance To U.S.-India Nuclear Ties
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Saturday, 18 October 2008
Bush To Host Summit On Fiscal Crisis
President Will Announce Meeting Of World Leaders To Discuss Global Response To Financial Meltdown
The Financial Crisis Blame Game
The Financial Crisis Blame Game
Think of the current market and economic turmoil as a disaster by committee, with blunders by government officials, Wall Street pros, and regular Americans alike
Financial Meltdown: The Greatest Transfer of Wealth in History
How to Reverse the Tide and Democratize the US Monetary System
by Ellen Brown
Global Research, October 17, 2008
Spending surge pushes deficit toward $1 trillion
Congressional leaders and presidential candidates are proposing billions of dollars in tax breaks and other measures to stoke economic growth, which would send the federal deficit soaring.
Thousands of Iraqis protest U.S. security pact
Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Saturday called on Iraq's parliament to reject a U.S.-Iraqi security pact as tens of thousands of his followers rallied in Baghdad against the deal.
Empires Built on Debt Start to Crumble
By ANDREW E. KRAMER
In the current global financial crisis, tycoons with Kremlin ties are shouldering a heavy burden as Russian markets fall.
Financial Crisis Provides Fertile Ground for Boom in Lawsuits
By JONATHAN D. GLATER
Accusations of executive excess, accounting fraud and lack of disclosure are becoming far more credible now.
Investigators Said to Take Closer Look at Lehman
By BEN WHITE
People close to the investigations say prosecutors are examining events leading to the investment bank’s collapse and subsequent bankruptcy filing.
Friday, 17 October 2008
The Global Crash: Saving What Can Still Be Saved
The global financial crisis has also started to hit countries oncethought to be immune from it, like China, Russia and the Gulf States.The International Monetary Fund believes the worst is yet to come.
NATO Pessimism: The West Is at a Loss in Afghanistan
NATO Pessimism: The West Is at a Loss in Afghanistan More and more military and civilian leaders are voicing pessimism when it comes to the NATO mission in Afghanistan. As the fight continues, ideas for how to break through the ongoing stalemate are few. Some are beginning to think that victory -- for either side -- is impossible. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,584616,00.html
Somali Islamists threaten Kenya
Somali Islamists say they will attack Kenya if it goes ahead with plans to train 10,000 government troops.
Colombia 'blocking militia probe'
Human Rights Watch accuses the Colombian government of trying to sabotage an inquiry into paramilitary activity.
Thursday, 16 October 2008
Vietnam sends journalist to jail
A Vietnamese journalist has been jailed for two years for his reporting of a major corruption case.
Asian banks still reluctant to lend to each other
Despite coordinated efforts by US, European and Asian governments, credit markets in Asia remain anaemic.
Guantanamo prosecutor accuses Pentagon of ethical misconduct in terrorist trials
Guantanamo prosecutor accuses Pentagon of ethical misconduct in terrorist trials
A military prosecutor quit his job after concluding that the trial system at the US detainment facility Guantanamo Bay amounted to a "creeping rot" of injustice.
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Can Obama See the Grand Canyon?
Can Obama See the Grand Canyon?
On Presidential Blindness and Economic Catastrophe
By Mike Davis
By Mike Davis
L'auteur de «Gomorra» décide de quitter l'Italie
L'auteur de «Gomorra» décide de quitter l'Italie
Après l'annonce que le principal clan de la Camorra, les Casalesi, voulait le tuer avant Noël, Roberto Saviano annonce dans «la Repubblica» son intention de s'exiler «au moins pour un un moment».
World markets drop after two-day rally
World markets drop after two-day rally
European and Asian stock markets mostly fell back Wednesday after a two-day rally amid profit-taking and concerns about a recession.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27171519
European and Asian stock markets mostly fell back Wednesday after a two-day rally amid profit-taking and concerns about a recession.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/
Severe economic crisis threatens Pakistan's stability
A worsening economic crisis in Pakistan is pushing millions more people into poverty, and experts fear that it could help Islamic extremists recruit new converts.
Chomsky: Economic Crisis Will Not End US Hegemony
By Afshin Rattansi
The US military is approximately at the scale of the rest of the world combined, and far ahead technologically.
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Russian rights lawyer 'poisoned'
French police investigate claims that a prominent Russian human rights lawyer may have been poisoned in Strasbourg.
Religious peace under threat in South Korea
By CHOE SANG-HUN
Buddhists in South Korea are voicing alarm over the expansion of the country's conservative Protestant churches, aggressive proselytizing by Christians and a perceived favoritism by the government of President Lee Myung Bak.
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