Category Archives: International

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

What Economic Recovery? U.S. citizens moving to Europe, say there’s no more opportunities in the United States

“I’m doing it as an exit strategy of sorts. I like knowing that I have another place to go if things get even worse here, or if I just get tired of running on the American mouse wheel.”-Amber Alfano

According to a Florida media source, the number of U.S. citizens who want to move to Europe has skyrocketed. The number one reason is economic: “With an EU passport, I can live and work in 27 countries. With a U.S. passport, I can live and work in one.”-Suzanne Mulvehill

Many U.S. citizens can qualify for European citizenship, if a parent or grand parent was a European national.  It’s estimated that more than 40 million U.S. citizens are eligible for dual citizenship.

“It’s definitely a really good thing to have on your résumé with business going so global. I probably never would have done it if it wasn’t for the EU, but at the same time I’ve always been extremely proud of my Greek heritage.”-Lauren Berg

“I understand the impulse: You can get a better deal over there.”-Stanley Renshon, City University of New York

Attorney’s say the number of people wanting legal help moving to another country has definitely gone up: “I have to say that over the past few years, calls I never would have received before have been made to the office. It’s not like a tidal wave, but it’s certainly more substantial, and it’s remarkable.”-Sam Levine, immigration attorney

“My dad was actually the one who put a bug in my ear about the whole citizenship thing. He said that Europeans are more interested in the quality of life than the quantity, and that it was a good place to have and raise children because of the way their social systems work. I don’t care much about the child-rearing part, but I would gladly trade in some of my material possessions for a little flat, a scooter and more vacation.”-Amber Alfano

 

 

 

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

What Economic Recovery? Despite Mexican Civil War, Mexico is the number one destination of U.S. citizens escaping the United States

“We’ve seen an increase of almost 40% in the number of American citizens making inquiries about the requirements for moving to Mexico. There are definitely more Americans emigrating to Mexico…”-Mexican Consulate in New York

In 2009, Mexico became the number one country of choice for U.S. citizens trying to escape the economic and political madness of the United States.

In the Fall of 2008 the one millionth U.S. citizen established residency in Mexico.  There are more U.S. citizens living in Mexico, than in Canada or the United Kingdom.

Foremost are the retirees, who can have a higher standard of living in Mexico than they could in the U.S.

Then there were the professionals who were sent here by their companies or were here on business.

Now there are people looking to live the ‘American Dream’ in Mexico: “My wife and I are both self-employed, so while we don’t make as much money as some of our peers, one of our currencies is freedom and the ability to work anywhere. We keep the focus on results with our clients, not where or how the work gets done. Two recurring themes from all the expatriates we meet here are opportunity and reinvention.”-John and Nicole Larson from Minnesota

A New York couple moved to Mexico just to have a baby, because of Mexico’s socialized health care system: “Top of the list is that the economic benefits of being here allow us both to spend far more time with our son Johnny than we would be allowed if we lived the same style of life back in New York.  We would both have to work full time and our child would be raised with home help and daycare. To be able to personally care for him and watch his daily development is a luxury that we fully appreciate, and it seems a more natural and beneficial way to live.”-John Rogers, moved to Merida, Mexico

It’s not just U.S. citizens, but Canadians and English speaking Europeans who are moving to Mexico, so much so that the Merida Literary Salon has been established, as well as the Merida English Language Library.

International

Global Economic Class War: Greeks rioting, armed with guns, Greek government close to default

September 10, tens of thousands of Greek protestors turned violent when they confronted Prime Minister George Papandreou at the Thessaloniki Trade Fair.

Greek police say the protestors are armed with sticks, stones and guns.  Six thousand police are guarding the Greek city of Thessaloniki.

There have been several reports out of Europe that say Greece has no choice but to default on its debts, this is because the latest bailout loan is still awaiting final approval.  If Greece doesn’t get the loan within days it will default.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: Egyptian military rejects interim government’s resignation, thousands of Egyptians wounded, Israel says it will honor peace treaty

Egypt’s Supreme Council of Armed Forces has rejected the resignations of the interim government officials.  The officials offered their resignations after Egyptians took over the Israeli embassy.

At least 1,000 Egyptians were wounded in clashes with Egyptian security forces after the embassy takeover.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will adhere to its peace treaty with Egypt.  This is because the pro-U.S. military government of Egypt managed to take back the Israeli embassy from the people of Egypt.

International, Opinion, U.S.

Is the price of human suffering really worth the War on Terror vengance for 9/11? Especially when the U.S. is killing the wrong people!!!

Fact: Not one Afghan or Iraqi was involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, yet the people of Afghanistan and Iraq have been the bloody whipping boys/girls for the blood lust vengeance seeking people of the U.S.

Fact: The accused 9/11 attackers came from Saudi Arabia (15), United Arab Emirates (2), Egypt (1) and Lebanon (1).

How many people died on 9/11? 2,977, not counting the alleged attackers.  2,669 were U.S. citizens, 372 were foreigners.

How many U.S./coalition forces have died in the vengeance seeking War on Terror in Afghanistan? 4,390 total.  1,762 U.S. deaths in combat.  948 Coalition deaths.  1,680 U.S. deaths relating to Afghan operations, or died after being wounded.  No numbers for allied Afghan government forces.  (note that the Department of Defense recently revised upward the number of U.S. combat deaths in August 2011)

How many Afghans have died? There is little or no record keeping of civilian deaths by the Afghan government, but human rights groups, and some media organizations say at least 23,000 Afghan civilians have been killed, so far.

The United Nations says for the first six months of 2011, 1,464 civilians were killed.

Don’t forget, not a single Afghan was involved with the 9/11 attacks (some Pakistan media sources say Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan the whole time)!

How many U.S./coalition forces/civilians have died in the vengeance seeking War on Terror in Iraq? 6,627 total.  3,529 U.S. combat deaths.  318 Coalition deaths.  945 U.S. deaths relating to Iraqi operations.  1,487 U.S. contractors.  348 Journalists.

How many Iraqis have died? The number of Iraqis killed varies from several hundreds of thousands to more than one million four hundred thousand!!!

Don’t forget Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 (as claimed by the war criminal Bush jr administration)!!!  Nor did Iraq have any weapons of mass destruction (as claimed by the war criminal Bush jr administration)!!!  Nor did Iraqi officials have any connection to al Qaeda (as claimed by the war criminal Bush jr administration)!!!

So lets compare the number of people killed on 9/11, versus the number of people killed in the vengeance War on Terror. 

September 11, 2001: 2,977.

Ongoing War on Terror: 1,489,607!!!

I’m just talking about the number of people killed.  The number of people wounded, and permanently disabled is far, far higher!   Just from the operations in Iraq the number of U.S. wounded is more than 100,000!!!

The numbers suggest that the War on Terror is anything but that.  It shows that it is actually a War of Terror.  The numbers suggests that the United States is pure evil! 

 

International

World War 3: Egyptian commandos rescue 6 Israelis, Israel says revolution is “blow to peace”

An unnamed Israeli official says the attack on Israel’s embassy in Egypt is a “grave violation” of diplomatic norms and a “blow to peaceful relations”.

The official says six Israelis were trapped inside the embassy but that Egyptian commandos rescued them.

All Egyptian police have been called to duty, all planned vacations have been cancelled.

International, U.S.

World War 3: Egyptian interim government may resign, Egyptians want end to U.S. peace deal with Israel

There are reports that the interim Egyptian government, backed by the pro-U.S. Egyptian military, might resign.  The Egyptian Foreign Minister cut his European trip short and is returning to Egypt.

Egyptians are demanding an end to the U.S. Camp David peace deal with Israel.  There are still sporadic clashes between protestors and security forces.

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

What Economic Recovery? Canada says U.S. citizens moving to the Great White North has doubled

“I’m looking for a quiet, calm, sane, civilized society to start the next phase of my life.”-Michael, from Michigan

Canadian officials say the number of U.S. citizens applying for temporary work visas doubled between 2008 and 2010.

Since the beginning of 2010 nearly 30,000 U.S. citizens moved to Canada, they make up the second-largest group of temporary workers in Canada, behind only Filipinos.