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Referring to the EU's oil and precious metals embargo on Iran announced on January 23, Hague said: “The UK is seeking an unprecedented set of sanctions and that is what we have agreed. …This shows Britain's resolve.” European Union on this issue. It is absolutely the right thing to do as Iran continues to violate UN resolutions and refuses meaningful negotiations on its nuclear program. The EU has a very strong leadership position in world affairs, which we strongly welcome. ” The EU sanctions plan was spearheaded by none other than Baroness Ashton. He replaces Peter Mandelson as UK European…
Is the UK government trafficking children for profit at the hands of Clegg's Liberal Democrats?Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teaser is the Minister for Children and Families and is responsible for around 14 areas listed on the government's education website. These include child care, children's centres, health issues, children with school feeding disabilities, etc. One of her key responsibilities is “commissioning and market development for children’s services”. For most people, this phrase smells of commercial activity, money, profits, yes, the conclusion of contracts and the development of the market. Is the UK government really involved in making money by protecting and…
Today's news that Martin Smith hanged himself in his cell shocked and saddened us. In a way, we shouldn't be shocked. It is a shame that more could not have been done to help Martin, as he had made it clear that he would commit suicide if given the chance. Today's media stories were shameful. It's full of harsh words. They portrayed Martin as a violent, perverted pedophile, destroying his memory while simultaneously celebrating the abhorrent system that allowed Martin to be falsely labeled as such. Martin is at fault for the uncorroborated word of his daughter-in-law Sarah Richardson in…
Andrew Adler's op-ed received a huge backlash. But the reaction from at least one senior Jewish reporter is working hard to shift attention away from Obama's legitimate critics. The journalist in question is Haaretz's Kemi Shalev. who writes: Like most of you, I have never met Andrew B. Adler, owner and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times. Nevertheless, I think we can all agree that this guy is shockingly stupid. Very good. But he continues: And we may all assert that there is no Jew anywhere in the world currently contemplating acts of violence against President Obama… the current? I…
The article, with the headline “What would you do?” sparked a huge backlash and led to a Secret Service investigation into Mr. Adler. This article presented three options for Israel's efforts to deal with Iran's nuclear weapons suspicions. The first was to launch a pre-emptive strike against Hamas and Hezbollah. The second was a direct attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. The third one is: The current vice president will take over and be deemed unfriendly to Israel by US-based Mossad operatives for forcefully ordering that US policy includes helping to eliminate the Jewish state's enemies. Give me permission to remove…
Who is behind the financial transaction tax and what would the revenue generated go towards?Tim Montgomery, Conservative Home website I recently wrote on my blog Osborne said his readers voted for “David Cameron's veto of the EU treaty” as the political event of 2011. “The proposal for a Europe-only financial transaction tax is a bullet aimed at the heart of London,” he wrote in the Evening Standard ahead of the EU Council meeting in December last year. Two questions raised by this announcement, which the UK media did not answer, are who is pushing for the introduction of a financial…
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in efforts to build the future nuclear fusion reactor ITER.Fusion should be the future of every sane government's energy policy. Fusion is the most energy dense method of generating electricity we know. It is clean and does not emit any of the harmful, toxic carbon dioxide gases we sometimes hear about. Nuclear fission, the type of nuclear power used today, occurs when atoms split apart to release energy, while nuclear fusion occurs when atomic nuclei fuse together to form heavier atomic nuclei, a process that occurs inside the Sun. It is technically very complex and…
The market seems to have largely ignored France's loss of its triple-A rating.Friday's downgrades of France and other European countries were not unexpected, so markets had already accepted them and saw no need to worry too much. There will be a number of European government bond auctions this week, but most importantly Greece will continue to try to make a deal with private creditors. A possible deal with private investors, known as Private Sector Involvement (PSI), would see the government swapping its bonds for new ones that would be worth less than the original, raising expectations that private investors would…
The Republican presidential campaign may be the best street theater show since “Punch and Judy.''As ever, there's a mix of outright racists, homophobes, warmongers, religious demagogues, and finally private equity carpetbaggers. Only the libertarian-leaning Dr. Ron Paul has solid support among young people and independent voters, but otherwise he's a pretty honest and genuine candidate, although it's pretty good propaganda for national suicide. . As of this writing, former Bain (or Bain?) Capital CEO Mitt Romney is following a strong victory in New Hampshire and a close (actually a statistical dead heat) win in Iowa. He is the most likely…
With almost no media coverage, one might think the euro crisis has died down. Unfortunately, this is just the calm before the storm.Ireland, Spain, Italy, Greece and Hungary all have the capacity to light the fuse that would detonate the eurobomb at any time. Today “officials” from the “Troika” (IMF, European Central Bank, EU) are visiting Dublin to discuss a lending program for Ireland. As part of the visit, the delegation will review Ireland's fiscal position and see how the country has responded to the Troika's austerity demands. They will also outline the hurdles Ireland must overcome over the next…