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UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2, 2012 (IPS) – The political heavy hitters were all there at a key Security Council meeting early this week to decide on the future of beleaguered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The lineup included U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber bin Muhammad Al Thani, the Secretary-General of …
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February, 2012
- 3 February
How Money is Created: Ben Dyson Explains the Debt Crisis Positive Money
Ben Dyson explains how banks make 92% of their investments in non-productive businesses, like speculative property bubbles, which has led to the massive unemployment that we see and repetitive boom and bust cycles. === Uploaded by PositiveMoneyUK January 10, 2012 Ben Dyson gives clear answers to 3 Key Questions: 1) Who creates money? 2) How much money do they create? …
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In The Assange Case We Are All Suspects Now By John Pilger
Washington's enemy is not "terrorism" but the principle of free speech and voices of conscience within its militarist state. This month's Supreme Court hearing in the Julian Assange case has profound meaning for the preservation of basic freedoms in western democracies. This is Assange's final appeal against his extradition to Sweden to face allegations of sexual misconduct that were …
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Israel’s War On “Democracy” (and why Americans should care) By Conn Hallinan
From its birth more than 60 years ago, Israel has always presented itself as “an oasis of democracy in a sea of despotism,” an outpost of pluralism surrounded by tyranny. While that equality never fully applied to the country’s Arab citizens, Israel was, for the most part an open society. But today political rights are under siege by right-wing …
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Doctor who led us to bin Laden was CIA agent, says US – Imprisoned Pakistani ran fake health scheme to get DNA evidence that al-Qa’ida leader was in house bY DAVID RANDALL
The United States has confirmed publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor long suspected of collecting vital evidence before the assassination of Osama bin Laden was indeed working for them. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told 60 Minutes on CBS, in a profile to be broadcast today, that Shakil Afridi helped provide proof that the compound in Abbottabad to …
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January, 2012
- 31 January
Iran ‘Definitely’ Closing Strait of Hormuz Over EU Oil Embargo By RT
Tensions in the Gulf could reach a breaking point as a senior Iranian official said Iran would “definitely” close the Strait of Hormuz if an EU oil embargo disrupted the export of crude oil. Mohammad Kossari, deputy head of parliament's foreign affairs and national security committee, issued the warning in respone to a decision by the European Union on Monday …
Read More » - 30 January
India abandons US dollar to purchase Iranian oil
Most oil sales throughout the world are denominated in United States dollars (USD). According to proponents of the petrodollar warfare hypothesis, because most countries rely on oil imports, they are forced to maintain large stockpiles of dollars in order to continue imports. This creates a consistent demand for USDs and upwards pressure on the USD's value, regardless of economic conditions …
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