Tuesday, 23 September 2008

Paulson Plan May Push National Debt to Post-World War II Levels
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's $700 billion proposal to stabilize the banking system may push the national debt to the highest level since 1954, threatening an erosion of foreign appetite for U.S. bonds. 

• America Versus the Financial Elite
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Ahmadinejad: Wars behind US meltdown
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The Paulson-Bernanke Bank Bailout Plan
• Financial terrorism II: Where do we land?
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Senator Leahy and New York Times Criticize Paulson's Shock Doctrine
• Dollar to Rebound From Bailout Shock
• Oil Falls as Stock Losses Signal Concern
• McCain Campaign Has Strong Ties To Corporate Lobbyists At Center Of Bailout


Britons have been ’stripped’ of civil liberties 
Britons have been "stripped" of their civil liberties amid an "atmosphere of panic" over the threat from terrorism, according to the novelist John le Carré.
• Conflict Of Interest? Report Says Goldman Sachs ‘Among Biggest Beneficiaries’ Of Paulson’s Bailout 

Russian warships set sail for manoeuvres near US waters 
A fleet of Russian warships led by a massive missile cruiser set sail from their Arctic base on Monday for naval exercises off Venezuela near US waters that have not been seen since the Cold War.

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McCain’s Transformation of NATO and a New Global Order of Peace
• Police probe arson attack on Iranian embassy