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How the Monsters at Goldman Sachs Caused a Greek Tragedy | Economy | AlterNet - 0 views

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How the Monsters at Goldman Sachs Caused a Greek Tragedy | Economy AlterNet

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Greece's crushing debt has exploded into a full-blown crisis, with the country on the precipice of the unthinkable: the default of a sovereign nation. Thanks Goldman Sachs.

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Chinese agency downgrades U.S. credit rating - CNN.com - 0 views

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Chinese agency downgrades U.S. credit rating - CNN.com

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Beijing (CNN) -- Although the United States narrowly avoided an unprecedented default following congressional approval of a last-minute compromise plan to raise the debt ceiling, China's leading credit rating agency Wednesday downgraded U.S. sovereign debt after putting it on negative watch last month. The Dagong Global Credit Rating Company, which lowered the United States to A+ last November after the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to continue loosening its monetary policy, announced a further downgrade to A, indicating heightened doubts over Washington's long-term ability to repay its debts.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Beijing (CNN) -- Although the United States narrowly avoided an unprecedented default following congressional approval of a last-minute compromise plan to raise the debt ceiling, China's leading credit rating agency Wednesday downgraded U.S. sovereign debt after putting it on negative watch last month. The Dagong Global Credit Rating Company, which lowered the United States to A+ last November after the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to continue loosening its monetary policy, announced a further downgrade to A, indicating heightened doubts over Washington's long-term ability to repay its debts.</div>

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Saddam is Hanged for His Crimes, Who will Hang Bush/Blair for Theirs? - 0 views

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Rumsfeld's famous hand shake with Saddam provides the proof on tha
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  Ridiculous misinterpretation to back such a statement
  
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Saddam was originally a CIA man recruited to assassinate the previous Iraqi president Abdel-Karim Qassem
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  First time I hear this one, also not substantiated with references, this article should be in the science-fiction section
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">First time I hear this one, also not substantiated with references, this article should be in the science-fiction section</div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2849.htm Info on Saddam's relationship with the CIA
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2849.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2849.htm</a> Info on Saddam's relationship with the CIA</div>
  
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his war of aggression against Iran
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  From this I can safely say a Pro-Iran biased writer is the author
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From this I can safely say a Pro-Iran biased writer is the author</div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Iraq invaded Iran in September 1980 - partly instigated from a border dispute between the 2 countries - Iran was supplying the Kurds with weapons in the border areas. http://www.brucekelly.com/saddam-hussein-iran.html Both countries deployed chem weapons http://www.fas.org/irp/gulf/cia/960702/72566_01.htm The US supported Iraq against Iran. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/mar2004/irq8-m29.shtml
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Iraq invaded Iran in September 1980 - partly instigated from a border dispute between the 2 countries - Iran was supplying the Kurds with weapons in the border areas. <a href="http://www.brucekelly.com/saddam-hussein-iran.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.brucekelly.com/saddam-hussein-iran.html</a> Both countries deployed chem weapons <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/gulf/cia/960702/72566_01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fas.org/irp/gulf/cia/960702/72566_01.htm</a> The US supported Iraq against Iran. <a href="http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/mar2004/irq8-m29.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/mar2004/irq8-m29.shtml</a></div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  From a Facebook commentor on the article: "In a secret 1981 memo summing up a trip to the Middle East, then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig wrote: "It was also interesting to confirm that President Carter gave the Iraqis a green light to launch the war against Iran through Prince Fahd" of Jordan." U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniev Brzezinski met with a Saddam Hussein in July 1980 in... Read More Amman, Jordan, to discuss joint efforts to oppose Iran."
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From a Facebook commentor on the article: "In a secret 1981 memo summing up a trip to the Middle East, then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig wrote: "It was also interesting to confirm that President Carter gave the Iraqis a green light to launch the war against Iran through Prince Fahd" of Jordan." U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniev Brzezinski met with a Saddam Hussein in July 1980 in... Read More Amman, Jordan, to discuss joint efforts to oppose Iran."</div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  From a commentator on the article on Facebook: "In a secret 1981 memo summing up a trip to the Middle East, then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig wrote: "It was also interesting to confirm that President Carter gave the Iraqis a green light to launch the war against Iran through Prince Fahd" of Jordan." U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniev Brzezinski met with a Saddam Hussein in July 1980 in Amman, Jordan, to discuss joint efforts to oppose Iran."
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From a commentator on the article on Facebook: "In a secret 1981 memo summing up a trip to the Middle East, then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig wrote: "It was also interesting to confirm that President Carter gave the Iraqis a green light to launch the war against Iran through Prince Fahd" of Jordan." U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniev Brzezinski met with a Saddam Hussein in July 1980 in Amman, Jordan, to discuss joint efforts to oppose Iran."</div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Why doesn't this diigo thingy remove my posts when I tell it too ... grrrrr
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Why doesn't this diigo thingy remove my posts when I tell it too ... grrrrr</div>
  
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700 thousands mostly civilian Iraqis during the last three years of American occupation
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  actually 6 years, and more than 1,000,000
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">actually 6 years, and more than 1,000,000</div>
  
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- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php?id=1146
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php?id=1146" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php?id=1146</a></div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  The article refers to the past 3 years - the last estimate by Lancet (as we know the US doesn't count the results of its carnage) was in 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancet_surveys_of_casualties_of_the_Iraq_War 654,965 to 2006 - so a ballpark for the last 3 years around the 700000 mark is plausible if one accepts the Lancet methodology. http://www.iraqbodycount.org/ OTOH says around 100,000 all told.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The article refers to the past 3 years - the last estimate by Lancet (as we know the US doesn't count the results of its carnage) was in 2006 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancet_surveys_of_casualties_of_the_Iraq_War" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancet_surveys_of_casualties_of_the_Iraq_War</a> 654,965 to 2006 - so a ballpark for the last 3 years around the 700000 mark is plausible if one accepts the Lancet methodology. <a href="http://www.iraqbodycount.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.iraqbodycount.org/</a> OTOH says around 100,000 all told.</div>
  
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hundreds of thousands of Iraqis
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  Millions in Syria Alone
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Which incident are you referring to here?
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Death counts from wars - good link is here: http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat4.htm
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Death counts from wars - good link is here: <a href="http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat4.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat4.htm</a></div>
  
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Saddam is just a "baby" ruthless dictator compared to Bush and Blair.
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  Is this still an article?
  
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when he converted Iraq's reserve funds from Dollars to Euros
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  This happened in the 21st century, not the 80's, but its agreed on by many that it changed the game
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This happened in the 21st century, not the 80's, but its agreed on by many that it changed the game</div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Saddam's fatal mistakes of trading oil in euros, not dollars happened twice - In 1999 and in November 2000. http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/dollar/2003/03oil.htm
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Saddam's fatal mistakes of trading oil in euros, not dollars happened twice - In 1999 and in November 2000. <a href="http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/dollar/2003/03oil.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/dollar/2003/03oil.htm</a></div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Saddam's fatal mistake of switching to euros from dollars for oil happened in 1999. http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/dollar/2003/03oil.htm
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Saddam's fatal mistake of switching to euros from dollars for oil happened in 1999. <a href="http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/dollar/2003/03oil.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/dollar/2003/03oil.htm</a></div>
  
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that were used to bomb Kurdish Halabja
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  CIA published a report back in the 80's stating Iraq did not own the Chemical Weapons used in Halabja, yet, coincidently Iran did.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">CIA published a report back in the 80's stating Iraq did not own the Chemical Weapons used in Halabja, yet, coincidently Iran did.</div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Some still dispute the events, yet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halabja_poison_gas_attack and see discussion.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some still dispute the events, yet <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halabja_poison_gas_attack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halabja_poison_gas_attack</a> and see discussion.</div>
  
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last three years
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  For the last time, 6 years - not 3
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">For the last time, 6 years - not 3</div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Sure - the article refers to the last 3 years though. I can't find any stats that cover the last 3 years death toll, so it's a fuzzy figure to me also.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sure - the article refers to the last 3 years though. I can't find any stats that cover the last 3 years death toll, so it's a fuzzy figure to me also.</div>
  
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Southern Exposure, illegal immigration, Mexican border war, and Arizona immigration law... - 3 views

Michael Haltman on 06 Jun 10

Wouldn't it be a good idea to keep terrorists from moving across our border with Mexico. The Arizona immigration law is a good start!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wouldn't it be a good idea to keep terrorists from moving across our border with Mexico. The Arizona immigration law is a good start!</div>

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