Tag: european

September 22, 2012 0

Subverting Sanctions: Iran’s Strategic Economic Development

By News Desk

StopImperialism.com September 22, 2012  The ongoing overt and covert war against Iran, instigated by the United States and Israel primarily, seeks to isolate Iran politically, militarily and, most importantly, economically.  The Western imperialists have as their goal no less than full-scale war with Iran, a key regional power and one that the United States has failed to control or otherwise manipulate since the revolution of 1979.  Their attempts to demonize Iran as an international pariah and an irrational actor on the world stage have been repeatedly thwarted, most recently at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran, where two thirds of the world stood alongside Iran in condemning the sanctions imposed by the US and its European allies.  However, Iran’s response to the series of aggressions and provocations by the West is not purely a diplomatic one as evidenced by the summit. Rather, Iran is engaging in a process of economic cooperation and mutual development with powerful regional and international partners – a process which could marry the economic future of Iran with that of other nations – thereby countering the continued attempts at economic strangulation by the West

September 21, 2012 0

The Fat Man Swings

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Eli Rabett Eli Rabett Eli Rabett is a not quite failed professorial techno-bunny, a chair election from retirement, at a wanna be research university that has a lot to be proud of but has swallowed the Kool-Aid. The students are naive but great and the administrators vary day-to-day between homicidal and delusional.

September 18, 2012 0

Farage Fined €3,000 for Saying President of European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, has "Charisma of a Damp Rag"; Europe’s Most Dangerous…

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If you are seeking an amusing yet disconcerting diversion from QE talk, please consider Lawmaker fined about $4,000 for insulting EU chief . How much does it cost to tell the one of the EU’s top officials he has "the charisma of a damp rag?" About €3,000, or close to $4,000, as a European member of Parliament has discovered.

September 14, 2012 0

Reader Comments on Italy’s Insane Labor Rules

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Very complex and sometimes contradictory laws High level of corruption within public administration and politics Article 18, a  section of the Workers Statute makes layoffs for economic reasons very, very difficult and it is applicable to companies that have 15 or more employees. This is a major reason why Italian companies have so few employees. The other one is that Italian company are mainly family run