By Roger Boyes in Berlin
Germans faced the prospect of summer holiday chaos yesterday as train drivers voted for an unlimited nationwide strike. It seems set to be the worst rail strike in 15 years and, along with a threat of industrial action by airline pilots, could bring the country to a standstill.
The timing is bad news for Angela Merkel, the Chancellor, who had hoped to crown Germany’s economic recovery with the successful privatisation of Deutsche Bahn, the German rail (...)
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Train drivers threaten to derail the Merkel miracle
7 August 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
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Is Ulster the last refuge of the free and home of the brave?
31 March 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentA speeding biker - who sparked outrage after videoing himself riding one-handed at 185mph along the M2 - has now revealed his passion for racing along the winding Antrim Coast road.
The mysterious biker, who goes by the name Speedyfireblade, has been caught out yet again boasting on an online forum about his racing stunts and how he will be too fast for the police to catch.
The biker, who is believed to be from the Antrim area, claims to be part of a gang of around eight bikers who (...) -
Arabic T-shirt sparks airport row
31 August 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentArabic T-shirt sparks airport row
8/31/2006 9:00:00 AM GMT
Jarrar, an architect of Iraqi descent, was wearing a T-shirt that read “We Will Not Be Silent”
“I grew up and spent all my life living under authoritarian regimes. And I know that these things happen. But I’m shocked that they happened to me here, in the U.S. Especially that I moved from Iraq because of the war that was waged in Iraq under titles like democracy and freedom,” said Iraqi-born architect Raed Jarrar.
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US Air Marshalls Protect Passengers From "Bearded Passengers"
24 August 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
3 commentsPassengers on U.S. plane tell of air marshal action
Reuters | August 24 2006
Passengers aboard a U.S. plane bound for India and forced to turn back to Amsterdam said air marshals swooped after 12 people began fidgeting with mobile phones and plastic bags, Dutch media said on Thursday.
The 12 were arrested on Wednesday after the plane landed at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. Prosecution authorities said they were still holding the 12 but would not give their identities or (...) -
Russian Jet crashes in field, compare photos with Pennsylvania Flight 93 wreckage
22 August 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentUnfortunately 150+ people died in a Russian airliner crash today, but if there can be a silver lining, it is that this crash could help expose the lies behind 9/11, thus preventing another fake terror attack and a full scale WW III.
Please send these photos to friends and media that still believe the official 9/11 story. The Russian jet left lots of wreckage and debris... according to the official gov’t story of 9/11 Flight 93 "plunged into the ground with such force that the plane (...) -
The Thought Police Have Arrived: Be Scared But Don’t Act Nervous
22 August 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
6 comments‘Spot’ teams to spy on passengers
London Times | August 21 2006
ELITE teams of security officers are to be trained to monitor passenger behaviour at airports in a new attempt to combat terrorism.
The “behaviour detection squads” will patrol terminals to monitor the gestures, conversations and facial expressions of passengers. One of their aims will be to spot those who may be concealing fear or anxiety.
People deemed to be acting suspiciously will be taken for questioning and (...) -
State Compliance in Action: Bigots Refuse to Board Plane with "Arabic"-Looking Passengers
20 August 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
12 commentsMutiny as passengers refuse to fly until Asians are removed
Passengers refuse to allow holiday jet to take off until two Asian men are thrown off plane
CHRISTOPHER LEAKE and ANDREW CHAPMAN / UK Daily Mail | August 20 2006
British holidaymakers staged an unprecedented mutiny - refusing to allow their flight to take off until two men they feared were terrorists were forcibly removed.
The extraordinary scenes happened after some of the 150 passengers on a Malaga-Manchester flight (...) -
Foreign Companies Buy US Roads, Bridges
17 July 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
Foreign Companies Buy US Roads, Bridges By Leslie Miller, Associated Press Writer July 15, 2006; 2:44 EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Roads and bridges built by U.S. taxpayers are starting to be sold off, and so far foreign-owned companies are doing the buying.
On a single day in June, an Australian-Spanish partnership paid $3.8 billion to lease the Indiana Toll Road. An Australian company bought a 99-year lease on Virginia’s Pocahontas Parkway, and Texas officials decided to let a (...) -
The Bikeway Concept - An Open Proposal To American Metropolises...
26 June 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentThe dual battles of energy consumption and physical fitness in the face of today’s extreme travel times and computerized office work are both extremely difficult to tackle. This was not lost on me as I was riding home on a train delayed by hours because of a hazardous materials spill on the tracks between my fellow passengers and I and home.
Most days on the train, everyone rides all stern-faced and silent, absorbed in their computer screens, Ipods, Walkman, magazines, books, and (...) -
Transit strike may embolden unions nationwide
4 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
By LARRY McSHANE
NEW YORK - The three-day walkout by city transit workers, while a hassle for millions of New Yorkers, was a boost for unions from coast to coast as they face negotiations where management calls for health care and pension givebacks are almost inevitable, labor experts say.
“This was a very important stand for those workers to have made,” said Ron Blackwell, chief economist for the AFL-CIO. “It will resonate nationally.”
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