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Martha Rose Crow
SOTT.net
Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:55 UTC
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Nobel Obama: Prince of Peace
Right after Christmas, my nephew is leaving for another tour in Afghanistan. My Sister's heart and my heart are broken. The chances are good that this time he's coming back in a box with a flag on top of it.

But in many ways, he's dead already. Like many soldiers who've come back from the middle east, he's wired on self-destruct. My Sister has told me that she can't count the times she's taken guns away from him when he was threatening suicide because those times have been so many.

When I was a child, I was highly idealistic. I wanted to swim the English Channel. I wanted to live an exceptional life. I wanted to graduate from the university and perform work that would improve the lives of others. I wanted to be a peace maker and I wanted to earn a Nobel Peace Prize.

Back then, I didn't know about the dirty money connected with the prizes; that they came from money made from munitions or that the principal of the endowment was invested in more implements of war and/or of human oppression like capitalism that rapes the world for cheap natural resources and cheap human labor.
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Black Cat

Czech Cabinet in emergency session to force President Klaus to sign Lisbon treaty

David Charter
The Times
Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:49 UTC
The Czech Cabinet meets in emergency session today to consider how to persuade their stubborn President to sign the Lisbon treaty - under intense pressure from Paris and Berlin to complete the ratification as soon as possible.

With President Klaus demanding a last-minute amendment as the price of his signature - the final approval required in the 27-nation European Union - the Government is locked in a trial of strength with its head of state and on the brink of a constitutional crisis. If it supports his demands the treaty might have to be reopened amid lengthy delays, possibly allowing time for David Cameron's Conservatives to win the next British election and hold a referendum on the treaty as they have promised.

If the the Czech Government opposes President Klaus then it may have to resort to a form of impeachment or strip him of his treaty-signing powers so as to complete ratification.
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Briefcase

President of Poland signs Lisbon Treaty

Matthew Day
The Telegraph
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:21 UTC
Lech Kaczynski, Poland's president, has signed the Lisbon treaty, leaving the Czech Republic the only country yet to ratify the controversial European Union reform plan.

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Flanked by José Manuel Barroso, the head of the European commission, and the Polish president of the European parliament, Jerzy Buzek, Mr Kaczynski put his signature to the treaty in Warsaw.

"The fact that the Irish people changed their minds meant the revival of the treaty, and there are no longer any obstacles to its ratification," said Mr Kaczynski in a short speech, adding that it was a "historic" day for both Poland and the European Union.
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"Dollar's Demise Will Be Felt Worldwide"


Russia Today
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00 UTC
If the dollar collapses, it would spell economic disaster not just for the United States, but for the world, says Gerald Celente, director of the Trade Research Institute.

"It is more than just the demise of the dollar - this is going to be felt worldwide. There's a major financial crisis ahead. The United States, the world's superpower, is failing on its most basic level," Celente told RT.


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MIB

The demise of the dollar

Robert Fisk
The Independent
Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:46 UTC
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Iran announced late last month that its foreign currency reserves would henceforth be held in euros rather than dollars.

In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading

Iran announced late last month that its foreign currency reserves would henceforth be held in euros rather than dollars.

In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning - along with China, Russia, Japan and France - to end dollar dealings for oil, moving instead to a basket of currencies including the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, the euro, gold and a new, unified currency planned for nations in the Gulf Co-operation Council, including Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Qatar.
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Bomb

It's Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran Time

Pepe Escobar
Asia Times
Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:59 UTC
The United States and Western "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" crowd -- hysteria running at fever pitch ahead of Thursday's multilateral nuclear talks in Geneva -- could do worse than have a word with Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.

Lula actually talked to Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad face-to-face for over an hour on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly last week. He invited Ahmadinejad to visit Brazil in November. About the meeting, he went straight to the point, "What I wish for Iran is what I always wanted for Brazil -- a peaceful, civilian nuclear program."
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Oscar

Turkey's Erdogan: Focus on Israeli nukes not Iran nuclear energy program


Press TV
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:55 UTC
The Turkish president has condemned Western countries' focus on Iran's nuclear program, stressing that the world should deal with Israel's nuclear weapons instead.

Turkey's "Radikal" newspaper on Sunday reported that Recep Tayyip Erdogan's strong comments against Israel's nuclear program was similar to his "one minute" stance in Davos in January when he walked out of a televised debate with his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres.

Erdogan told reporters in New York that Iran's nuclear program is not aimed at "military ends".

The Turkish president noted that Israel has "nuclear weapons" and has used "phosphorous bombs" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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'Military strikes cannot halt Iran's nuclear program'


Press TV
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:37 UTC
Salehi
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Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Ali-Akbar Salehi
The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says Iran's defensive readiness is at such a level that Israel will never be able to attack the Islamic Republic's nuclear installations.

Asked about the Israeli threats against Iran's nuclear program, Ali-Akbar Salehi ruled out the possibility of any attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
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Brick Wall

Obama aide: No UN meeting for Obama, Ahmadinejad


Associated Press
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:28 UTC
A top adviser to Barack Obama says the president will not meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) at the United Nations next week.

U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice says she doesn't expect the two to have "direct engagement."

Obama will be in New York from Monday to Thursday for the gathering of the 192-member U.N. General Assembly.
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Arrow Down

As talks near, US threatens Iran over nuclear work


Press TV
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:18 UTC
Days ahead of scheduled talks between Iran and the major world powers, the United States moves to make more threats against Iran's nuclear program.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Friday that Iran would face isolation and economic pressure should it continue to defy its nuclear activities.

"There will be accompanying costs for Iran's continued defiance: more isolation and economic pressure, less possibility of progress for the people of Iran," Clinton said.
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