Tag: city

NYT: "Nowhere in Rebel-Controlled Syria is There a Secular Fighting Force to Speak Of"
April 27, 2013 0

NYT: "Nowhere in Rebel-Controlled Syria is There a Secular Fighting Force to Speak Of"

By News Desk

Additionally, The New York Times in its article, " Arms Airlift to Syria Rebels Expands, With C.I.A. Aid ," admits that: With help from the C.I.A., Arab governments and Turkey have sharply increased their military aid to Syria’s opposition fighters in recent months, expanding a secret airlift of arms and equipment for the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, according to air traffic data, interviews with officials in several countries and the accounts of rebel commanders.

CalPERS Pension System in the Crosshairs of Stockton Bankruptcy Dispute
April 4, 2013 0

CalPERS Pension System in the Crosshairs of Stockton Bankruptcy Dispute

By News Desk

The Huffington Post describes the setup in Stockton Pensions Present Problem In Bankruptcy At the conclusion of a three-day trial, a judge on Monday formally granted the city Chapter 9 protection, over the objections of creditors who questioned whether it was fair for the city to fully meet its obligations to the state pension system while other debt holders go partly paid.

World Must Unite Against US-Saudi-Israeli Proxy War in Syria
March 30, 2013 0

World Must Unite Against US-Saudi-Israeli Proxy War in Syria

By News Desk

AP reported specifically in their article, " Officials: Arms shipments rise to Syrian rebels ," that: US Secretary of State John Kerry said on the sidelines of a Syrian opposition meeting in Italy last month that the weapons are ending up in the hands of secular groups. "I will tell you this: There is a very clear ability now in the Syrian opposition to make certain that what goes to the moderate, legitimate opposition is in fact getting to them, and the indication is that they are increasing their pressure as a result of that," he said, without elaborating.

Hard Times: Dijon France Sells Half of Prized Wine Collection to Help Those Appealing for Social Aid
January 29, 2013 0

Hard Times: Dijon France Sells Half of Prized Wine Collection to Help Those Appealing for Social Aid

By News Desk

Please consider L’austérité à la française: city sells prized wines . The city of Dijon has just sold off half of its prized municipal wine cellar to help fund local social spending – including a bottle of 1999 Burgundy knocked down at auction for €4,800 to a Chinese buyer. In total, the capital of the Burgundy region raised €151,620 from the “historic sale†of 3,500 bottles that were part of a collection built up since the 1960s, it announced in a statement on Monday