“It is very important that this tribunal make a sound judgment against Bush and Blair that will indicate their, in this trial, responsibility for waging a Nuremberg crime against peace, which is along the lines of what the NAZIs did in World War Two”-Francis Boyle, International Law Professor, University of Illinois
After two years of […] Continue Reading…
At the end of a four day Loya Jirga, the Afghan government said that if the U.S. military stops its night raids it can stay until 2024.
After the announcement thousands of Afghans hit the streets to protest their government.
Meanwhile, NATO aircraft bombed an Afghan police checkpoint, in the eastern province of Ghazni, killing three […] Continue Reading…
“The creation of a Eurasian Union will provide a boost to the European Union, which will have an overland bridge to China and other rising Asian markets.”-Kirill Koktysh, Moscow State University
On November 18, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed the Declaration on Eurasian Economic Integration, and the Agreement on the Eurasian Economic Committee […] Continue Reading…
“Chinese financial authorities are laying the groundwork for these ambitions via a series of bilateral arrangements with foreign companies and financial centers. While dollar denominated financial markets retain a substantial advantage over their RMB denominated counterparts in terms of new issuances, the RMB markets have made remarkable progress in […] Continue Reading…
“I was there to take down the names of people who were arrested. As I’m standing there, some African-American woman goes up to a police officer and says, ‘I need to get in. My daughter’s there. I want to know if she’s OK.’ And he said, ‘Move on, lady.’ […] Continue Reading…
A report in the Chinese media got me thinking. There’s a definite pattern to China’s buying and selling of U.S., and European, government bonds (sovereign debt).
In the first three months of 2011 China sold off U.S. bonds. Then, from April through July bought U.S. bonds. In August China sold off U.S. bonds big time; […] Continue Reading…
So just where do the 1% of the richest people in the United States live?
According to Wealth-X, California is number one, followed by New York, Texas, Florida and Illinois.
10,390 UHNW (ultra high net worth) individuals officially live in California. 8,215 in New York, 5,550 in Texas, 3,615 in Florida and 2,680 in Illinois. These top […] Continue Reading…
Three millionths of a percent, that’s how many people throughout the world actually control the majority of the wealth.
According to a survey by Wealth-X (a Singapore based company that serves the interests of the ultra-rich, it says so on their web site) most of the world’s wealth is held by only 0.000003% of the […] Continue Reading…
Medco Health Solutions Inc., says the use of drugs, in the U.S., for psychiatric and behavioral disorders rose 22% from 2001 to 2010!
But that’s an overall percentage, the numbers get worse, and more revealing, when you look at specific drugs, conditions, gender and age groups.
1 out of 4 U.S. women are using […] Continue Reading…
A report published by the Science Translational Medicine says at least 30 types of cancer cells are highly efficient protein recyclers.
The reason why cancerous tumors actually grow fast (contrary to outdated medical theories) is that they have an accelerated rate of recycling, also known as chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA).
Scientists hope to develop an anticancer drug […] Continue Reading…