Thursday, 31 May 2012 09:48 'On a desert hilltop in the remote southwest of Israel stands a compelling argument against any notion that the Jewish state will launch an attack on Iran without the United States. The discreet complex atop Mt. Keren is a U.S. military installation, and the 100 U.S. service members who staff it are the only foreign troops stationed in Israel. Most are guards; a few are support. The technicians are recognizable by the protective suits they wear to shield them from the extraordinary amounts of radiation generated by the no less extraordinary apparatus the base is built around.' Read more: How a U.S. Radar Station in the Negev Affects a Potential Israel-Iran Clash Thursday, 31 May 2012 09:45 Thursday, 31 May 2012 09:13 'Under the plans a new universial vaccination programme could start in the autumn of 2014 with a nasal spray vaccine, called Fluenz, that avoids the use of needles. Schoolchildren from the age of five would be vaccinated every year. Currently only children with serious long-term illnesses are given the seasonal flu jab. A panel of independent experts which advises the government believes the move could save lives and stop flu spreading through the general population. The panel is in the final stages of evaluating research on vaccinating schoolchildren before formally recommending the expansion of the programme.' Read more: Vaccinate All School Children Against Flu: Experts Thursday, 31 May 2012 09:06 Thursday, 31 May 2012 08:51 'It is now common practice to smash up wages and workers’ rights by initiating bankruptcy proceedings. The best known case is the American auto giant General Motors, which laid off 30,000 workers, slashed wages in half for new-hires, and cut retiree benefits. If the German government gets its way, this procedure will be applied to entire countries. According to a report in the news magazine Der Spiegel, the chancellery in Berlin has drawn up a six-point plan for far-reaching “structural reforms” in Greece and other highly indebted European Union countries. The plan includes the sale of state enterprises, the gutting of employment protection rights, the promotion of a low-wage labor sector, the removal of constraints on businesses, and the establishment of special economic zones and privatization agencies modeled on the German Treuhand.'
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