Archive for June 5th, 2011

Greece to start austerity drive as nation seethes Reuters.com Sun Jun 5 Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou starts a campaign on Monday to secure a new international bailout by imposing years of austerity on a nation already seething over corruption and economic mismanagement. Unease is growing within Papandreou’s ranks about the consequences of waves... »

by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Global Research June 6, 2011 What is Washington’s solution for the rising power of China? The answer might be to involve China in a nuclear war with India. The staging of the fake death of bin Laden in a commando raid that violated Pakistan’s sovereignty was sold to President... »

by Washington’s Blog Global Research June 5, 2011 Well, There’s Your Problem Right There … Insider Trading Rules Don’t Apply To Congress I’ve repeatedly pointed out that Wall Street executives are incentivized to lie, cheat and steal. So – of course – they will continue to lie, cheat and steal. I’ve repeatedly noted that... »

Europe Blog Waterboarding The World, Part 1: Out of nowhere a strange new deadly disease has sprung up in Europe, causing an explosion of over 3,500 serious illnesses and 35 or more deaths in at least 10 European nations (and now 4 suspected cases in the U.S. – Ed.). There are four scientific indications... »

By NWV News writer Jim Kouri June 6, 2011 NewsWithViews.com One of the saddest moments for conservative Christians was when U.S. News & World Reports chose Eboo Patel as one of “America’s Best Leaders” in 2009. President Barack Obama’s “religion czar” and spiritual adviser has likened evangelical Christians to radical Islamists such as al-Qaeda.... »

www.3.nhk.org Minute amounts of plutonium have been detected for the first time in soil outside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Shinzo Kimura of Hokkaido University collected the roadside samples in Okumamachi, some 1.7 kilometers west of the front gate of the power station. They were taken during filming by NHK on April 21st, one... »

by George Washington ZeroHedge.com 06/05/2011 I noted in January that the housing slump is worse than during the Great Depression. The Wall Street Journal noted Tuesday: The folks at Capital Economics write in with this gloomy tidbit: “The further fall in house prices in the first quarter means that, on the Case-Shiller index, prices... »

Gerard Wynn Reuters Sunday, June 5, 2011 BONN, Germany, June 5 (Reuters) – The World Bank will suggest a global levy on jet and shipping fuel in recommendations to G20 governments later this year on raising climate finance, a senior official said on Sunday. Developed countries have already written off chances of agreement on... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 06/05/2011 Even as the insolvent EU scolded Russia for daring to ban imports of raw vegetables from EU countries 3 days ago releasing the following statement, “The European Commission protested to the Russian Federation this afternoon against the Russian ban imposed earlier today on all EU vegetable exports to Russia,... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 06/05/2011 After 12 consecutive days of protests, the biggest gathering in Athens’ parliamentary Syntagma square is currently underway. The FT reports: “Thousands of Greeks protested outside parliament on Sunday against a fresh austerity package agreed in return for the country’s second bail-out in 13 months by the European Union and... »