Archive for the ‘Global’ Category
Merkel Breaks Unwritten Rule Mauling Central Banks
2 Jun 09 | FT
Unconventional monetary policies being pursued by the world’s main central banks could aggravate rather than ease the economic crisis, Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, suggested on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
In Change of Tactics, U.N. Now Hopes for ‘Flood of Drugs’ in Afghanistan
31 May 09 | AWC News
U.N. Drug Chief: “There will be so much opium inside Afghanistan.” Read the rest of this entry »
Dollar Suffers as Risk Appetite Soars
1 Jun 09 | FT
The dollar took a battering on Monday as hopes of economic recovery prompted an increase in risk appetite. Read the rest of this entry »
NGO’s Oppose Obama’s ‘Blank Cheque’ to IMF
29 May 09 | IPS
A broad coalition of civil society groups, as well as some U.S. lawmakers, is fighting what they call a “blank cheque” from the U.S. to expand funding for the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Read the rest of this entry »
Sri Lanka Disputes Report of 20,000 Dead
Calls around the world are growing for an inquiry into the number of civilians who may have been killed in the final stages of the Sri Lankan military’s assault on Tamil Tiger fighters. Both sides have been accused of killing civilians in the conflict. The U.N. says the total number of people killed in the final phase may never be known. Al Jazeera’s Azhar Sukri reports. (2:56):
Sri Lankan government officials have denounced a report by the Times of London on Friday that “more than 20,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the final throes of the Sri Lankan civil war, most as a result of government shelling.”
Petraeus: U.S. Violated Geneva Conventions
29 May 09 | Raw Story
The head of the U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, said Friday that the U.S. had violated the Geneva Conventions in a stunning admission from President Bush’s onetime top general in Iraq that the U.S. may have violated international law.
Gen. Casey: U.S. Ready to Fight War Against North Korea
28 May 09 | AWC News, FT, AJE, and RT
Troops on high alert as North Korea moves artillery to western coast.
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No War Crimes Probe for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka escapes Western efforts to press war crime charges against the government over the civilian toll in its war with the Tamil Tigers.
U.N. Drafting Resolution Against North Korea; Pyongyang Threatens South Korea
Fallout Over North Korea Nuclear Test
North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles, reports say, a day after the country triggered international condemnation by conducting an underground nuclear test.
China Stuck in ‘Dollar Trap’
24/26 May 09 | FT and Telegraph
China’s official foreign exchange manager is still buying record amounts of U.S. government bonds, in spite of Beijing’s increasingly vocal fear of a dollar collapse, according to officials and analysts. Read the rest of this entry »
Israel to Ignite All-Out Regional War?
Dollar Hits Five-Month Low, Gold Hits Two-Month High
22 May 09 | FT
The dollar dropped to its lowest level so far this year as optimism that the worst of the financial crisis may be over stemmed haven demand for the currency. Read the rest of this entry »
African Nations Call for Somalia Blockade
A six-nation east African body has urged the U.N. to impose an aerial and maritime blockade on Somalia, where local fighters are trying to oust the government.
Bilderberg Slinking Spooks Guardian Journalist
20 May 09 | PTV
Guardian journalist Charlie Skelton has spoken of the harassments dished out to him by both police and undercover spies in a Bilderberg conference in Greece. Read the rest of this entry »
Israel Unleashes New War on Gaza Ghetto, U.S. Calls for Settlements to Halt
20 May 09 | PTV, AJE and Ha’aretz
As Gazan survivors of the latest Israeli onslaught piece together what is left of their lives, Israeli warplanes return to the skies of the territory to unleash fresh air strikes. Read the rest of this entry »
Iran (and India) Test Ballistic Missiles, Israel Enters ‘Large-Scale Military Exercises’
Lies, Deceptions Hallmark of Sri Lanka War
by Richard Dixon
18 May 09 | TamilNet
The real culprits behind Sri Lankan war. Read the rest of this entry »
Greek Nationalists Protest Bilderberg Club Meeting
16 May 09 | AP
Police heavily guarded a luxury resort in Greece on Saturday where a secretive annual rendezvous of top politicians and business leaders reportedly took place.Several dozen Greek demonstrators gathered outside the Astir Palace hotel in the coastal town of Vouliagmeni to criticize the Bilderberg Group, an international group that was founded half a century ago in the Netherlands.
The Elite Gather in Greece for a Not-So-Secret Meeting
15-16 May 09 | WSJ and Guardian
The Astir Palace hotel in this Greek coastal town wasn’t open for coffee Friday. Greek media, apparently tipped off, were abuzz over the reasons behind the heightened security at the hotel: a gathering of the Bilderberg Group, a secretive annual rendezvous of top politicians and business leaders. Read the rest of this entry »
Chinese Yuan: Next World Currency?
by Nouriel Roubini
14 May 09 | NYT
The 19th century was dominated by the British Empire, the 20th century by the United States. We may now be entering the Asian century, dominated by a rising China and its currency. Read the rest of this entry »
U.N.: Israel Should Reveal Secret Torture Centers, If They Exist
16 May 09 | Ha’aretz
The United Nations urged Israel to reveal secret torture facilities, if the country operated such centers, in a report published Friday by the world body’s Committee Against Torture. Read the rest of this entry »
Bilderberg Group Meets In Athens Amid Tight Security
U.N. Security Council Stops Short of Condemning Israel for Gaza Massacre
13-14 May 09 | PTV
The U.N. Security Council has “expressed concern” about Israel’s attacks on U.N. buildings during the recent Gaza War, but stopped short of condemning the regime.
