It’s Bank Lobbyists vs. American Families In Fight For Financial Reform In his latest salvo against Wall Street, Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi argues that the recent resurgence of the banking sector is the result of nothing more than a series of Depression-Era con jobs. In Taibbi’s words, Wall Street has delivered “the best 18 months…
‘Torture memos’ – that’s how the media is dubbing the documents describing the tactics used by CIA officers during the war on terror.
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News Americas France pledges $450m to Haiti Sarkozy is the first French president to visit the former French slave colony [Reuters] Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, has pledged an aid and debt relief package amounting to about $450m to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The amount includes a cancellation of Haiti’s debt to France of $77m, Sarkozy said during a…
Pakistan detains Taliban shadow governor of Kunduz February 17, 2010 10:31 PM Kunduz shadow governor Mullah Abdul Salam. I request the Taliban to lay down their arms and the government will solve their problem. They have lost commanders … who were captured. It is time for them to stop fighting. Pakistan’s military intelligence service, aided…
If, through a combination of pressure and enticement, Pakistan and the United States can draw sections of the Taliban into peaceful negotiations, while incarcerating those who refuse to participate, it will produce a sweeping change in the war. With enough momentum, such a strategy would also increase the incentives for Pakistan and Taliban elements to…
Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — Billionaire George Soros’s Soros Fund Management LLC more than doubled its holding in the biggest gold exchange-traded fund in the fourth quarter after bullion advanced 8.9 percent to a record. The $25 billion New York-based firm became the fourth- largest holder in the SPDR Gold Trust, adding 3.728 million shares valued…