China: The New Bin Laden
By Paul Craig Roberts
Fear and war were used to keep everyone in line, but not even Orwell anticipated Homeland Security feeling up the genitals of air travelers and shopping center customers. Continue
How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs
By Ed Vulliamy
"For the time period of 1 May 2004 through 31 May 2007, Wachovia processed at least $$373.6bn in CDCs, $4.7bn in bulk cash" – a total of more than $378.3bn, a sum that dwarfs the budgets debated by US state and UK local authorities to provide services to citizens.Continue
By Ed Vulliamy
"For the time period of 1 May 2004 through 31 May 2007, Wachovia processed at least $$373.6bn in CDCs, $4.7bn in bulk cash" – a total of more than $378.3bn, a sum that dwarfs the budgets debated by US state and UK local authorities to provide services to citizens.Continue
Greece launches massive fire sale to service growing debt as riot police clash with violent protesters: The Greek government said it was putting vast areas of state-owned land on the market to raise £44billion in the next four years.
Ireland taxes pensions to fund job creation: The Irish government says it is planning to tax private pension savings and spend the proceeds on a programme to create new jobs. The 0.6% levy will raise €1.9 billion (£1.7 billion) over four years, or €470m a year.
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