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Back to homepageDeceptive Economic Statistics: While Economists Lied the US Economy Died… 0
Post Views: 4 On August 17, Bloomberg reported a US government release that industrial production rose twice as much as forecast, climbing 1 percent. Bloomberg interpreted this to mean that “increased business investment is propelling the gains in manufacturing, which
Read MoreIsrael and the anti-Muslim blow-up 0
Post Views: 21 Post-9/11 Islamophobia continues to grow within Jewish communities in the US [Gallo/Getty] I don’t know why I am at all surprised that the American Right – including the Republican Party – has decided that scapegoating Muslims is the ticket to
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Turkish government established dialogue with Ocalan
Post Views: 24 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) says Turkish government established dialogue with Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan before the ceasefire declaration on August 13.Kurdish Democratic Confederation (KCK) released a statement regarding speculations on Turkish governments dialogue with Ocalan. KCK said
Read MoreKurdish prisoner is dying in Iranian jail 0
Post Views: 9 Kurdish prisoner Metin Ercan who has cut off his tongue to protest the torture he was subjected is reported to be in critical condition. Ercan who faces death risk suffered massive bleeding twice and his legs are
Read MoreBanca islámica: otra forma de hacer finanzas 0
Post Views: 20 EL SISTEMA FINANCIERO EN EL MUNDO Banca islámica: otra forma de hacer finanzas En agosto del 2007 comenzó la crisis financiera cuyas consecuencias aún hoy padecemos. Los políticos hablan de reformar el sistema financiero pero no queren
Read MoreAl-Qaida in Yemen: Poverty, corruption and an army of jihadis willing to fight 0
Post Views: 7 Al-Qaida in Yemen: Poverty, corruption and an army of jihadis willing to fightDubbed an ‘urgent security priority’ by the US, Yemen has become a regional hub for al-Qaida. In the first of two special reports, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
Read MoreShell for oil pollution in Niger delta 0
Post Views: 21 Shell for oil pollution in Niger delta Oil giant blamed for 10% of 9m barrels leaked in 40 yearsReport claims rest of leaking oil caused by saboteurs John Vidal, environment editor Oil pipelines in Okrika, near Port
Read MoreIsrael and Palestinians to resume peace talks in Washington 0
Post Views: 4 The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, said the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians would aim to ‘resolve all final status issues within one year. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Hillary Clinton hopes a peace agreement can
Read MoreLebanon: Critic of Nahr al-Bared Reconstruction Efforts Detained 0
Post Views: 15 Military Intelligence Exceeding Authority by Arresting Government Critics (Beirut) –The Lebanese authorities should immediately release Ismael Sheikh Hassan, an urban planner detained by Military Intelligence on August 18, 2010, or promptly charge him with a recognizable crime,
Read MoreSaudi Arabia urged not to deliberately paralyse man as retribution punishment 0
Post Views: 3 Amnesty International has urged the Saudi Arabian authorities not to deliberately paralyse a man in retribution for similar injuries he allegedly caused during a fight. Reports say a court in Tabuk, in the north-west of the country,
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