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By David Glenn Cox
I was talking to my son yesterday about the economy and politics in general. He’s twenty-three, self-employed, and ambitious. Even as a child he was ambitious. “Dad,” he’d say, “can I borrow the lawnmower?” Then he’d come back at sundown with $150.00. He never cared for cartoons, video games, or school but his one weakness was the Three Stooges, the originals with Curly not Shemp. He was a purist and Shemp was no Curly, just as Dan Quayle was no Jack Kennedy.
But as we (…)

Pakistan accuses US of terrorism
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:45:03 GMT
Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has termed the US incursions into the country’s tribal belt as an ’act of terrorism’.
A joint session of the parliament would be called soon to discuss the issue, Gilani told reporters at the Prime Minister House on Wednesday.
He added that the PPP-led government wants to unite all the political parties over ’this national issue of sovereignty’, Geo reported.
Gilani’s (…)

Ahmadinejad accepts Israel’s right to exist
The Iranian president has said he would accept a two-state solution if the Palestinians agree. So where are the headlines?
Peter Tatchell guardian.co.uk, Monday September 29 2008 19:30 BST
Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has made a remarkable announcement. He’s admitted that Iran might agree to the existence of the state of Israel.
Ahmadinejad was asked: "If the Palestinian leaders agree to a two-state solution, could Iran live with (…)

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US Banking Collapse a ’Controlled Demolition’
by Amy de Miceli Page 1 of 1 page(s)
www.opednews.com
What does the rest of the world know that we don’t? The United States Dollar is dead.
While we are being jerked around by the mainstream media here at home, the rest of the world has already drawn the final conclusion for us, and what they are saying about us isn’t pretty.
We are in the middle of a crisis much larger than most Americans could imagine, a portion of America can’t (…)

Marc Faber says US bailout won’t stop recession, buy gold
Posted: 30-09-2008 INTERNATIONAL. Any proposal to rescue the US financial system will fail to avert a recession said Marc Faber, the Swiss fund manager and Gloom Boom & Doom editor and publisher, now based in Thailand.
A stock rally in the event that a package is approved will be temporary and should be used as ’an opportunity’ to sell, said Faber.
"The rejection of the package is good because it shows that some people in (…)

Al Qaeda does not exist and never has
The basic truth is that Al Qaeda does not exist and never has. Al Qaeda is a manufactured enemy who was created by the Bush Administration in order to have an excuse to wage a war for the control of the world’s oil resources. Did an American even hear the words “Al Qaeda” before 9-11? Or were we told that its alleged leader Osama Bin Laden has family who themselves have personal business relationships with George W. Bush’s family and that both families (…)

BY PRAFUL BIDWAI,
Source: "FRONTLINE"
Nationalist euphoria over the NSG waiver will breed monumental arrogance, great-power delusions, and contempt for peace among our social-Darwinist elite.
THE headlines reporting the waiver granted to India by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) from its nuclear trade rules could not have been more breathless or gung-ho – to the point of hysteria: “Nuclear apartheid ends”, “Nuclear dawn”, “India N-abled”, and so on. Even more excessive were the (…)

Trouble in Banktopia
By Mike Whitney
27/09/08 "ICH" — - The financial system is blowing up. Don’t listen to the experts; just look at the numbers. Last week, according to Reuters, "U.S. banks borrowed a record amount from the Federal Reserve nearly $188 billion a day on average, showing the central bank went to extremes to keep the banking system afloat amid the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression." The Fed opened the various "auction facilities" to create the appearance (…)