“China should move progressively to cut its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds and use it as leverage to ask Washington [DC] to further open its markets, including the high-technology sector, to Chinese investment.”-Xiang Songzuo, University of China
U.S. Vice President Biden is in China, trying to reassure the Chinese government that the U.S. […] Continue Reading…
“We believe that the time has come for the council to take further actions to step up the pressure against those who are responsible for the violence against the citizens of Syria.”-Philip Parham, U.K. representative to UN Security Council
The U.S., France, Germany and Portugal all backed up the British demand that the […] Continue Reading…
“The Palestinian flag is now flying in Lebanon’s heart and the heart of every Lebanese who loves Palestine.”-Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority Chief
As far as Lebanon is concerned Palestine is a legitimate country. August 17, the Palestinian people opened an embassy in Beirut.
So far 100 countries have recognized Palestine as a country. The only way […] Continue Reading…
“The future of Syria must be determined by its people, but President Bashar al-Assad is standing in their way. We have consistently said that President Assad must lead a democratic transition or get out of the way. He has not led. For the sake of the Syrian people, the time has […] Continue Reading…
For the second time in one month British cops killed a man. The first time resulted in riots that lasted a week. It’s been proven that police lied about how the killing happened.
This time cops used their tasers to kill. A professional bodybuilder, and father of two, was pepper sprayed and then tasered three […] Continue Reading…
August 17, Syria’s President Assad told the United Nations that military operations against insurgents were a success, and are now complete. I watched reports from the Middle East showing Syrian forces leaving several major cities, with the local population cheering them on.
In fact, the city of Deir ez-Zor suffered a brutal insurgency occupation that […] Continue Reading…
“Fiat is intensively examining St. Petersburg along with Nizhniy Novgorod. No decision has been made yet. Most likely the Italian automaker will select a green field site. We expect that they will make a decision on the site in the fall.” -Dmitry Levchenkov, Russia’s Economic Development Ministry
Fiat, the owner of Chrysler, […] Continue Reading…
“We’re working to find ways to recognize and honor first responders, and other groups, at different places and times.”-statement from New York City Mayor’s office
About 3,000 first responders have been told there’s no room at the inn for them. Apparently the organizers of the September 11, 2001 anniversary ceremony, forgot to invite the people […] Continue Reading…
In the name of providing more funds for weapons systems and combat operations, the Defense Department has decided it’s time to end their traditional retirement plan, and force military personnel into risky 401k plans.
The plan is described in the publication “Modernizing the Military Retirement System”.
Government officials say that current military missions can not be […] Continue Reading…
“The U.S. economy needs to grow 2.5% to 3% per year to add jobs fast enough to keep the unemployment rate stable. This will not happen soon.”-Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics
Moody’s Analytics downgraded projected GDP for the Untied States. One month ago they projected GDP to be at a yearly average of 3.5%, for […] Continue Reading…