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Links Stop Imperialism – Podcast 49 Morsi’s power gra b in Egypt, terrorists in Syria blow up mosque, Kurds & army build up in northern Iraq, and Gre eks oppose austerity .Â
Excerpt from: Market Yawns as Greek Debt Deal Finalized; Deal? What Deal? Why Does it Even Matter?
Follow this link: Cameron’s Foolish Bluster; Monti Asks Cameron for Up-or-Down Vote on UK Membership in EU
Read the article: Five Star Movement (Eurosceptic) Surges into Second Place in Italian Polls
Originally posted here: Constitutional Crisis in Spain; Pro-Referendum Parties Win 87 of 135 Seats
The Black Agenda Report’s article, " The Hurricane and the Failed State ," notes that: So-called advanced nations are never so advanced that they can stand up to the forces of nature. New York and New Jersey are just the latest examples of seemingly safe and “developed†places which were laid low by a change in the weather.
La Stampa reports 450,000 Businesses Shut Down in Italy in Three Years . In just three years, from 2010 to 2012, about 450,000 companies closed with a loss of over 300,000 jobs, while the Italians caught up in terms of wear [usurious loans] increased to 600,000.
More: Ironic that a man named Mead doesn’t understand the US Civil War
VoltarieNet’s Thierry Meyssan reported in an article titled, " The many faces of Sheikh Ahmad Moaz Al-Khatib " that:Â Completely unknown to the international public only a week ago, Sheikh Moaz al-Khatib has been catapulted to the presidency of the Syrian National Coalition, which represents pro-Western opposition in the Damascus government. Portrayed by an intense public relations campaign as a highly moral personality with no partisan or economic attachments, he is in truth a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and an executive of the Shell oil company. Indeed, al-Khatib had worked at the al-Furat Petroleum Company for six years, according to the BBC , which is partnered with Shell Oil .