3151. 'Car sleepers' the new US homeless

03/10/2008 | 538 visite

3152. A Conservative Estimate of Total Direct U.S. Aid to Israel: Almost $114 Billion

This estimate of total U.S. direct aid to Israel updates the estimate given in the July 2006 issue of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. It is an estimate because arriving at an exact figure is not possible, since parts of U.S. aid to...

03/10/2008 | 1165 visite | 61 commenti | Leggi tutto ...

3153. Council of Europe: Georgia used ‘disproportionate force’

The war in South Ossetia was the result of a serious escalation of tension and a worsening of the security situation, says the draft resolution of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly. It also recognises that the shelling of Tskhinval by...

03/10/2008 | 985 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3154. Financial Crisis: So much for tirades against American greed

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard says it is ironic that European banks have turned out to be deeper in debt than their US counterparts It took a weekend to shatter the complacency of German finance minister Peer Steinbr�ck. Last Thursday he told us...

02/10/2008 | 1614 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3155. British envoy says mission in Afghanistan is doomed, according to leaked memo

Britain’s Ambassador to Afghanistan has stoked opposition to the allied operation there by reportedly saying that the campaign against the Taleban insurgents would fail and that the best hope was to install an acceptable dictator in Kabul. ...

02/10/2008 | 1605 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3156. Russia's last tsar rehabilitated

Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the last Tsar, Nicholas II, and his family were victims of political repression and should be rehabilitated The rehabilitation has long been demanded by the tsar's descendants. Nicholas, his wife...

02/10/2008 | 493 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3157. Here's a Better Bailout Plan

There are four fundamental problems with our financial system. The Paulson plan addresses only one The champagne bottle corks were popping as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced his trillion-dollar bailout for the banks, buying up their...

02/10/2008 | 1691 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3158. France, India sign major nuclear deal

* Deal effectively ends ban on civilian nuclear trade with New Delhi imposed in 1974 PARIS: France and India signed a landmark nuclear co-operation pact on Tuesday, which opens the way for the sale of French nuclear reactors to New Delhi. ...

01/10/2008 | 1556 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3159. Bloomberg set to announce bid for 3rd term as New York mayor

After months of speculation about his political future, Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to announce on Thursday morning that he will seek a third term as mayor, according to three people who have been told of his plans. The extraordinary move...

01/10/2008 | 517 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3160. Ireland guarantees six banks’ deposits

Ireland’s government on Tuesday unveiled a wide-ranging guarantee arrangement to safeguard the deposits and debts at six financial institutions in response to turmoil in the financial markets. The scheme, which guarantees an estimated...

01/10/2008 | 733 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3161. "Signor Portavoce, mi rendo conto che ci troviamo sotto Legge Marziale"

"Signor Portavoce, mi rendo conto che ci troviamo sotto Legge Marziale, come dichiarato dal portavoce la notte scorsa." Testo e traduzione del One-minute speech, un intervento (discorso) di un minuto al microfono del Congresso. E' un...

30/09/2008 | 501 visite | 6 commenti | Leggi tutto ...

3162. Bush urges Congress to pass bailout

30/09/2008 | 488 visite | 2 commenti

3163. Economisti contro il piano Paulson

Al Presidente della Camera dei Rappresentanti e al Presidente pro tempore del Senato: Come economisti vogliamo esprimere al Congresso la nostra grande preoccupazione per il piano proposto dal segretario al Tesoro Paulson per affrontare la...

30/09/2008 | 1611 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3164. Il Congresso "sotto legge Marziale" deve far passare l'atto di salvataggio

L'Onorevole Michael Burgess (Repubblicano, eletto nel Texas), rifesriscce dal pianoterra della Casa Bianca che i Repubblicani sono stati tagliati fuori dal meccanismo ed accusati di non essere patrioti per non aver sostenuto ciecamente il...

30/09/2008 | 733 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3165. Europe’s only hope: the Federation Light

The political history of the EU has been an endless chain of failures and humiliations: the war in Yugoslavia, which resulted in 200,000 lives lost due to the EU's indecisiveness and reluctance to use military pressure on the combatants; the farce...

30/09/2008 | 1480 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3166. Congressisti: pensate prima di agire!

Vi viene chiesto di approvare un "recupero" o "pacchetto di salvataggio" da 700 miliardi di dollari e vi viene detto dai vostri leaders che � "necessario" per impedire una catastrofe nei mercati finanziari e, per...

29/09/2008 | 979 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3167. Russian archaeologists find long-lost Jewish capital

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian archaeologists said Wednesday they had found the long-lost capital of the Khazar kingdom in southern Russia, a breakthrough for research on the ancient Jewish state. "This is a hugely important discovery,"...

29/09/2008 | 481 visite | 7 commenti | Leggi tutto ...

3168. Frank's fingerprints are all over the financial fiasco

'THE PRIVATE SECTOR got us into this mess. The government has to get us out of it." That's Barney Frank's story, and he's sticking to it. As the Massachusetts Democrat has explained it in recent days, the current financial crisis is the...

29/09/2008 | 1554 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3169. Guai a Bancasinlandia

29/09/2008 | 1021 visite

3170. Credit crunch banker leaps to his death in front of express train

The City was in shock last night after the apparent suicide of a millionaire financier haunted by the pressures of dealing with the credit crunch. Kirk Stephenson, who was married with an eight-year-old son, died in the path of a 100mph express...

28/09/2008 | 980 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3171. Hang 'Em High!

Instead of spelling disaster, the financial collapse offers a unique opportunity to fix all of America’s ills Seven years after 9/11, we witness another, greater and even more enjoyable collapse, that of the American financial pyramid. It...

28/09/2008 | 1640 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3172. A 14-plane US airlift lands high-powered FBX radar in Israel with US personnel

Huge US Air Force C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Gobemaster III transports have ferried the high-powered FBX-T anti-missile radar to Israel’s Nevatim Air Base south of Beersheba. DEBKAfile’s military sources report that the transportable radar...

28/09/2008 | 1108 visite | 4 commenti | Leggi tutto ...

3173. I contribuenti USA sono stati incatenati a forza all'economia

"Per salvaguardare la loro [ della gente ] indipendenza, dobbiamo impedire ai nostri governanti di caricarci di debiti perenni. Dobbiamo fare la nostra scelta fra economia e libert�, fra abbondanza e schiavit�" - Thomas...

28/09/2008 | 736 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3174. Financial Crisis: The next decade could be our very own Great Depression

For the first time in as long as I can remember, I find myself on George W. Bush's side. It's rather lonely. The US President has been wrong about so much during his eight years in office that it is tempting to dismiss his warnings of the impending...

28/09/2008 | 1547 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3175. Atomica: 'l'Iran non ha ingredienti'

El Baradei, 'hanno la ricetta ma non possono usarla' (ANSA) - BERLINO, 26 SET - Molti Paesi hanno la ricetta per realizzare l'arma atomica, gli iraniani non hanno ancora gli ingredienti. Lo ha detto Mohamed El Baradei. Il direttore...

28/09/2008 | 1062 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3176. Liquidity injections: I want it also!

27/09/2008 | 715 visite

3177. Ahmadinejad Speech at the United Nations

In the Name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful "All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the universe, and peace and blessing be upon our Master and Prophet, Mohammad, and his pure household, and bis noble companions." "Oh God,...

26/09/2008 | 1186 visite | 24 commenti | Leggi tutto ...

3178. Le banche cinesi ricevono l'ordine fermare i prestiti alle banche USA

BEIJING, 25 settembre (Reuters): Organi di controllo cinesi hanno indicato alle banche cinesi di fermare l'attivit� di prestito interbancario alle istituzioni finanziarie USA per prevenire possibili perdite durante la crisi finanziaria,...

26/09/2008 | 717 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3179. Crack bancario record in America, WaMu ceduta dal governo a JP Morgan

NEW YORK: Nel crack bancario di gran lunga piu' grande della storia americana, le autorita' federali hanno preso ieri notte il controllo del leader delle casse di risparmio Washington Mutual e hanno immediatamente raggiunto un accordo per salvare i...

26/09/2008 | 1010 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3180. 10 Ways to Bail Out Wall Street (and Main Street) Without Soaking Taxpayers in Debt

Who says we need to borrow a trillion dollars to save Wall Street from its own excesses? As Congress debates the particulars of the Bush-Paulson bailout, one key question has gone largely unexplored: Who will pay for this mess? Lawmakers...

26/09/2008 | 447 visite | 8 commenti | Leggi tutto ...

3181. Earth's Core, Magnetic Field Changing Fast, Study Says

25/09/2008 | 1375 visite

3182. La NATO accusata di proteggere il traffico di eroina afgano

Da quando le forze NATO hanno invaso l'Afghanistan, la� produzione di eroina nel paese � aumentata di 2.5 volte e l'Afghanistan � diventato il leader mondiale nella produzione dell'eroina. Diciotto tonnellate di eroina...

25/09/2008 | 736 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3183. La Siria ammassa sul confine 10.000 commandos per invadere il Libano del Nord

Damasco sta spingendo avanti i propri piani di occupazione della Grande Tripoli, seconda citt� e porto pi� grandi del Libano,� riferiscono fonti militari di DEBKAfile. Attualmente 10.000 militari siriani sono ammassati ad...

25/09/2008 | 720 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3184. Is a U.S.-Approved Coup Under Way in Bolivia?

Bolivian President Evo Morales announces that a coup d'etat by right-wing regional governors is under way On Monday, Sept. 15, Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Santiago, Chile for an emergency meeting of Latin American leaders that...

25/09/2008 | 711 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3185. Anxious Depositors Withdraw Cash From Asian Bank

25/09/2008 | 1045 visite

3186. Bailout is financial equivalent of the Patriot Act

NEW YORK: The passage is stunning: "Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency," the...

25/09/2008 | 495 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3187. Ahmadinejad: US troops surrounding Iran

Ahmadinejad proposes Israel be transformed into single state including returned Palestinian refugees NEW YORK - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday said US troops are surrounding Iran. Interviewed by National Public Radio...

24/09/2008 | 1114 visite | 91 commenti | Leggi tutto ...

3188. Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1

3rd Infantry’s 1st BCT trains for a new dwell-time mission. Helping ‘people at home’ may become a permanent part of the active Army The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent 35 of the last 60 months...

24/09/2008 | 1623 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3189. Why Would “Terrorists” Want To Decapitate Anti-US Leadership In Pakistan?

Why would “Al-Qaeda,” a group that is supposedly the prime target of the U.S. initiated war on terror, commit a terrorist attack against a country that has recently changed its government and all but renounced its role as a U.S. ally in...

24/09/2008 | 459 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3190. It Appears Palin Is Jewish

Palin's Maternal Grandfather And Grandmother Her maternal grandfather, Schmuel Sheigam, was a Lithuanian Jew, born in 1912 in Vilkaviskis, Lithuania, 91.2 miles west of Vilnius. The Sheigam family immigrated to America, via Hamburg, Germany in...

24/09/2008 | 741 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3191. America S.p.A. : Terra del Regno Fascista

Benito Mussolini ha detto : "Il Fascismo si dovrebbe pi� opportunamente chiamare 'Corporativismo', perch� � la fusione di potere statale e privato." Questo modello di fascismo economico fu adottato negli anni 30'...

23/09/2008 | 1084 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3192. Tutu urges Israel 'war crime' probe

23/09/2008 | 757 visite | 30 commenti

3193. Liquidity overdose for the credit addicted

23/09/2008 | 720 visite

3194. La Fed autoriza a Goldman Sachs y Morgan Stanley a pasarse a la banca comercial

Hoy hace siete d�as Lehman Brothers entraba en quiebra y Merrill Lynch era comprado por Bank of America, lo que dejaba solo a dos bancos de inversi�n independientes en Wall Street, Goldman Sachs y Morgan Stanley. Pero estos...

22/09/2008 | 742 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3195. Depart au Benin

Apr�s avoir c�l�br� mes trente ans de sacerdoce, je vais partir au B�nin. Je serai professeur de latin au petit s�minaire de Natitingou au Nord du pays � partir de la rentr�e scolaire de la fin...

22/09/2008 | 1613 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3196. Cheney ordered to preserve VP records

WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Saturday ordered Dick Cheney to preserve a wide range of the records from his time as vice president. The decision by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly is a setback for the Bush administration in...

22/09/2008 | 1004 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3197. Fury at $2.5bn Lehman bonus

Nomura and Barclays table bids today for US giant’s London operation as bank’s administrator likens collapse to Enron STAFF at Lehman’s New York office who helped to cause the world’s biggest corporate bankruptcy are to...

22/09/2008 | 1607 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3198. Hey U.S., welcome to the Third World!

It's been a quick slide from economic superpower to economic basket case It's not every day that a superpower makes a bid to transform itself into a Third World nation, and we here at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund want to...

21/09/2008 | 1662 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3199. Israel calls its citizens to immediately leave Sinai peninsula

Israel on Monday called on citizens vacationing in Egypt's Sinai peninsula to immediately leave the area because of kidnapping threats. According to the AP, the prime minister's counterterrorism office issued a statement calling on Israelis to come...

20/09/2008 | 811 visite | Leggi tutto ...

3200. Iran buys US parts to make road bombs

IRANIAN companies are obtaining prohibited American technology for use in roadside bombs that have killed more than 1,500 British and American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Investigators say Dubai is being used as a gateway by Iran to acquire...

20/09/2008 | 795 visite | Leggi tutto ...

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