POLITICS, POETRY & SATIRE
About time our media gave Australian voices rejecting the illegal Iraq invasion the attention they deserve. THE former SAS officer who devised and executed the Iraq war plan for Australia’s special forces says that the nation’s involvement has been a strategic and moral blunder. Peter Tinley, who was decorated for his military service in Afghanistan …
On the macro front, as the United States position their fleet to aggress Iran, Ahmadinejad predicts the downfall of Israel. Israel has previously threatened Iran of course, though they have now issued a decree that they have no intention of attacking Iran – has Bush decided to do the dirty work on Iran and told …
“SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — A majority of Americans say that they would most like to see Democrats take control of Congress, according to a Newsweek poll conducted Oct. 19 and 20. Out of 1,000 adults contacted, 55% said they’d vote for the Democratic candidate in their district, vs. 37% who would vote for the Republican. …
http://www.amergold.com/library/InvestmentCaseForGold.shtml “The invariable response to market shocks that threatened the now infamous virtuous circle of a strong currency and the bull market was decisive market intervention by the Federal Reserve and US Treasury. For example: – Market crises triggered by the Asian meltdown, the Russian default, the collapse of LTCM, and plummeting stock prices post …
Ratzinger puts his foot in it, dredging up antiquated rubbish about Islam. As if the Catholic Church hasn’t got its own nasty violent secrets – think witch hunts and burnings, the inquisition, the crusades, the missionary/messainic colonisations etc etc And that’s just the Catholic Christian sect. I expect whacking Islam takes the heat off the …
