Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Algeria’s capital and other main cities demanding the government’s ouster, mirroring protests in fellow North African countries Egypt and Tunisia. A day after pro-democracy protesters drove Egypt’s longtime leader Hosni Mubarak from power, Algerians were in the streets demanding their own President […]
Geopolitics
[ Might wanna order some pizza and settle in for this one … ] From the mystery religions of ancient Egypt to the Zionist role in 9/11, “Ring of Power ~ Empire of the City – 4,000 Years of Suppressed History” puzzles together the missing pieces of our human story. […]
Paul J. Balles explains why the 60 million right-wing Christians in the USA who expect a “second coming” of Jesus Christ into the Holy Land are in for a shock. Read the rest here
In 1886, Tolstoy wrote: ‘Slavery has long been abolished. It was abolished in Rome, and in America, and in Russia, but what was abolished was the word and not the thing in itself.’ (Tolstoy, What Then Must We Do?, Green Classics, 1991, p.104) In 2011, ‘the thing in itself’ is […]
It may turn out to be the most important bank you’ve never heard of. Amagerbanken was taken over by the Danish government today. As with the Irish banks, Amagerbanken suffered huge losses on loans to property developers and investors in commercial real estate. But the rescue comes under new regulations […]
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Source: heraldsun.com.au THE Israeli Army is using Facebook to catch women who lie about their religious background to avoid serving in the Army. Military service is compulsory for Israelis over the age of 18, but Jewish women who sign a declaration saying they maintain a religious lifestyle, eat only kosher […]
Paul J. Balles comments on the USA’s ambivalent line on the people’s revolution in Egypt. He argues that although the administration has a growing fear that a government hostile to Washington could gain control of Egypt, “the unspoken fear is that American arms manufacturers will lose a reliable customer”. “The […]
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Iceland’s special prosecutor into the banking crisis has confirmed that raids have taken place today and that arrests have been made. The Central Bank of Iceland is among the institutions under investigation. Read the rest here