World News: October 2010

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Gorbachev: Nato victory in Afghanistan impossible
Rare Earth Shortages Hit Germany
EU sends armed guards to Greek border
Mohammed is now the most popular name in UK
WikiLeaks ready to drop a bombshell on Russia

Gorbachev: Nato victory in Afghanistan impossible

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The former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has warned Nato that victory in Afghanistan is “impossible”. Mr Gorbachev said that the US had no alternative but to withdraw its forces if it wanted to avoid another Vietnam. As Soviet leader, he pulled his troops out of Afghanistan more than 20 years ago after a 10-year [...]

Rare Earth Shortages Hit Germany

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BERLIN—Germany’s industrial base is feeling the effects of current supply shortages of rare-earth materials, German Economics Minister Rainer Bruederle said Tuesday, adding that it was now a problem of politics in addition to economics. Chinese restrictions on the export of rare-earth elements, which are used in the manufacture of many electronic devices, have worried Japan, the [...]

EU sends armed guards to Greek border

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The European Union has dispatched armed guards to patrol the shared border between Greece and Turkey in order to prevent illegal immigration to Europe.The European Union has dispatched armed guards to patrol the shared border between Greece and Turkey in order to prevent illegal immigration to Europe. The European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation [...]

Mohammed is now the most popular name in UK

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Mohammed has become the most popular name for newborn boys in Britain. It shot up from third the previous year, overtaking Jack, which had topped the list for the past 14 years but was relegated to third spot. Olivia topped the list for little girls for the second year in a row, behind Ruby and Chloe. A total [...]

WikiLeaks ready to drop a bombshell on Russia

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The Kremlin had better brace itself for a coming wave of WikiLeaks disclosures about Russia, the website’s founder, Julian Assange, told a leading Moscow newspaper Tuesday. “We have [compromising materials] about Russia, about your government and businessmen,” Mr. Assange told the pro-government daily Izvestia. “But not as much as we’d like… We will publish these materials [...]

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[Russian] War games in full swing in Chelyabinsk

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Military exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization are in full swing in the Chelyabinsk Region to the east of the Ural mountains. Military contingents of the joint rapid reaction force are neutralizing "insurgents" as part of a joint drill known as "Interaction 2010". The war games have been going on since October 25th with the participation [...]

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The Chances of a War with China are Rising
The Astounding Failure of the US Educational System
U.S. Wars Are Bankrupting the World
Fidel’s Message against Nuclear War: “In a Nuclear War the ‘Collateral Damage’ would be the Life of All Humanity.”

The Chances of a War with China are Rising

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By Mike Whitney October 21, 2010 “Information Clearing House” – The United States conducts monetary policy the same way it conducts foreign policy; unilaterally. When Fed chairman Ben Bernanke signaled last week that he was planning to restart his bond purchasing program (Quantitative Easing) he didn’t consult with allies at the IMF, the G-20 or the [...]

The Astounding Failure of the US Educational System

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The below article titled "The Educational System Was Designed to Keep Us Docile", by John Taylor Gatto is a fine read as a complement to my latest article "Inside the Illusory Empire of the Banking Commodities Con Game." Who is John Taylor Gatto? Mr. Gatto was the NYC "Teacher of the Year" three times, and a [...]

U.S. Wars Are Bankrupting the World

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By David Swanson War is a Crime The endless and infinite “war on terra” is bankrupting the planet. I don’t mean moral bankruptcy; that goes without saying. I mean financial bankruptcy. And don’t take my word for it. This is the argument made in a new book called “Terrorism and the Economy: How the War on Terror [...]

Fidel’s Message against Nuclear War: “In a Nuclear War the ‘Collateral Damage’ would be the Life of All Humanity.”

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The use of nuclear weapons in a new war would mean the end of humanity. This was candidly foreseen by scientist Albert Einstein who was able to measure their destructive capability to generate millions of degrees of heat, which would vaporize everything within a wide radius of action. This brilliant researcher had promoted the development [...]

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