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Read this article: Reader from Netherlands Says Last Election Not as Pro-Euro as Media Portrays; 81 in 150 Against More…
Excerpt from: French Unemployment Tops 3 Million, First Time Since 1999
Continued here: Firebombs, Teargas, Riots Near Greek Parliament; 57% Say Greece Should Abandon Pledges Made to Troika
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View original post here: Proposal to Leverage ESM to 2 Trillion Euros; Is Merkel’s Rubber Stamp Ready?
While the bickering between France, Germany, and the Troika continues, Greece grapples with shadow of Golden Dawn Golden Dawn, which won 7 per cent of the vote in June’s election and entered parliament for the first time, is on a roll, pulling established parties to the right – including Corinth’s socialists. Polls suggest the party has gained ground since the election as anxiety deepens over a possible Greek expulsion from the euro. A poll this week showed a near doubling in the number of people expressing “positive opinions†about Golden Dawn, up from 12 per cent in May to 22 per cent now.
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September 23, 2012 Democracy is a Form of Oppression The modern concept of "democracy" is perhaps the most effective form of human oppression ever devised.
Read the original: Greek Bailout on Hold Again, Is Obama Partly to Blame? IMF Economic Hit Man Hypocrisy
The Telegraph headline IMF chief Christine Lagarde says US needs to rein in its banks is the illusion that briefly (very briefly) led me astray.