Tag: government

February 13, 2013 0

Hypocrisy: US Arms Al Qaeda in Syria, Mass-Slaughters Civilians in Afghanistan

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Links Hypocrisy: US Arms Al Qaeda in Syria, Mass-Slaughters Civilians in Afghanistan February 13, 2013 (LD) – AFP has reported that a recent NATO airstrike in Afghanistan has killed over 10 civilians in an all-too-familiar headline glossed over by the Western media in an exercise of both depravity and hypocrisy. RT’s article, " NATO airstrike kills 10 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children – officials ," notes in particular that up to 11,864 civilians were killed in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2011, and that civilian deaths before 2007 were not even tracked by the UN . Such facts reveal alarming hypocrisy as the UN keeps almost daily, inflated tallies of civilian deaths elsewhere, in particular, in nations like Libya and Syria where Western interests have been heavily involved in regime change and in dire need of manipulating public perception worldwide

February 12, 2013 0

Japan’s Economic Minister Wants Nikkei to Surge 17% to 13,000 by March; Contender for Bank of Japan Supports Additional Easing

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In addition to stock market cheerleading and targets from Japan’s economy minister, Yen Weakens as Candidate for Bank of Japan Promotes Easing . Japanese stock futures rose and the yen weakened after Haruhiko Kuroda, a potential contender for Bank of Japan chief, said additional monetary easing can be justified this year.“If we do see a BOJ Governor of Kuroda’s calibre, the dollar-yen could well punch through 95 and would head to 100 very quickly,†said Evan Lucas, Melbourne-based market strategist at IG Markets Ltd., a provider of trading services.

February 11, 2013 0

‘Sequester’ Fearmongering by Obama and Republicans

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Thus one should not be surprised by this can-kicking idea: Republicans Propose Job Freeze to Avert Defense Cuts Republican members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees revived a proposal to avert automatic spending cuts by reducing the federal workforce through attrition and freezing congressional salaries. The legislation would save $85 billion through Sept

February 9, 2013 0

German Trade Surplus Hits Five-Year High; Rebalancing the Wrong Way

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Looking for evidence of rebalancing in Europe? Don’t look here: German 2012 trade surplus soars despite weak December reports Germany’s trade surplus was the second highest in more than 60 years in 2012, pointing to an underlying resilience in Europe’s largest economy, although both imports and exports disappointed in the last month of the year

February 7, 2013 0

Illusions of Stabilization

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December 20, 2012 : France Faces Growing Pension Deficit; French Youth Lose Hope; Politicians in Denial; Bond Market Patience Can’t Last Illusion of Eurozone Stabilization There is no real stabilization and there is no healing.