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the fed chairman is by far the most important personality on the us economic and financial landscape. in fact both wall street and main street read his
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the stock market plunged again today sending the main stock markets down to their to their lowest level in five years. the dow dropped 678 points or more than 7 percent crashing below 9000. the nasdaq fell 5.47 percent and the sp 500 fell 7.62 percent.
the continued drop has sparked increased talk by the government and experts about the need for a takeover of portions of the banking sector in oth... [Show More]
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syria plays hardball with the saudis
by sami moubayed asia times
damascus in a further sign of just how low syriansaudi arabian relations have sunk syrian authorities have banned the distribution of alhayat the saudiowned mass circulation arab daily.
the step came nearly two years after alsharq alawsat another saudi daily was banned from syria for running articles that were consid... [Show More]
can someone explain to me why muslim cambodians cant ask muslim scholars and funds from neighbouring countriesa indonesia which has the worlds largest muslim population malaysia thailand to teach islam instead of asking the gulf states or saudi arabia countries which are unfamiliar with their culture and history gess.
by geoffrey cain asi a times online oct 9 2008
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the worlds scariest runways cnntravel leisure its 1045 a.m. on a cloudy day and the crew of druk air flight kb205 is preparing to land at their home airport of paro bhutan. suddenly ominous warnings start blaring alerting them that their flight angle is all wrong and read more
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the koreanologist looks at the expresidents lengthy speech on the policy he believes seoul should follow in dealing with north korea the facts and fables of a unified korea. mr. roh said that the only viable form of unification with the north is a confederation which might be achieved with the current north korean regime staying in power. the former south korean chief executive questioned support... [Show More]
with iceland close to bankruptcy and the worlds financial system going to hell china stands somewhat apart in its relative isolation. asia times has an intriguing article on this
in the past china has been blamed for the lowdegree of internatio nalization of its financial industries. now it seems we are profiting from this fault the commentary said.
many chinese economists share this view. o... [Show More]
the cranky mysterious and often irascible spengler of the asia times has struck once againawith a daggerainathe heart of conventional wisdom.a he writes of the asian capital flight to safety in the midst of world market uncertainties to once again the united states.
what does america have that asia doesnt have the answer is sarah palin not sarah palin the vice presidential candidate but
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matthew fox a male feminist who rediscoveredathe noble warrior its time for men to grow up spiritually. marc ambinder on john mccain hector the projector. johnah lehrer this elections a contest between two modes of decisionmaking one dominated by trusting in gut instincts and th... [Show More]
spengler writing in asia times explains that america will inevitably continue to attract asian investment and that people like sarah palin are the reason.
on my desk is a draft paper by a prominent asian politician sent to me privately for comment. it calls on asians to take charge of their own financial destiny and invest their money in asian markets rather than into the maelstrom of american ... [Show More]
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neale donald walsch the new spirituality can be summarized in twelve foundational truths beginning with belief that there is only one thing and all things are part of the one thing that is. liz sweibel minimalist art pushes the p... [Show More]
grace or disgrace Post Source: www.seablogger.com Posted: Oct 06 2008 13:14:44
realclear has linked mainstream essays by lefty economic commentators stiglitz and samuelson. i wont bother to link them. the combination of lugubriousness and triumphalism is too distasteful. but rare readers have provided me with two other items to juxtapose. their implications are not quite so dark and they take a much wider historically informed view of the events we are witnessing. first spen... [Show More]
so how many current us news stories have informed you about the connection between n korea and myanmarburma exchange of nuclear technologya as far back as 2002 us warns myanmar on nuclear reactor aspirations
myanmar activists staged a protest tuesday outside the russian embassy in malaysia calling on moscow to scrap plans to help build a nuclear research centre in the militaryruled country.
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...ue of its responsibilities for construction of industrial facilities and the provision of equipment continues to play a key supporting role in myanmars nuclear program.
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us energy secretary samuel bodman says the americasa nuclear renaissance could be derailed by the credit crisis.
but smart commodities uk editor garry white says a number of nuclear power projects are already underway in other parts of the world. india plans to build between 18 to 20 new nuclear plants over the next 15 years. even the middle east is shifting to the atom for its future energy needs... [Show More]
hit the books before the bookkeepers hit you.
like it or not the issue of marktomarket accounting rules which i tried to delve into yesterday is something to keep an eye on.
and its a good issue on which to gauge the presidential candidates. john mccain for instance would be happy as hell if the sec abolished the marktomarket rules for how corporations value their assets.
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from syed saleem shahzad writing for the asia times online.as reports swirl about the possible death by illness of pakistani taliban leader baitullah mehsud 34 the fact is that as long as he is alive no matter how sick he will remain an inspiration for regional jihadis should he die he will be replaced and the battle that he fights will continue undiminished. baitullah died from kidney problems an... [Show More]
as most knew they would the senate passed the new and revised rescue plan which would in essence bail out the failed and failing money institutions on which our economy depends. sort of like rewarding johnny for throwing the cat into the well but thats the way these things work. the following are some of the reactions from around the world as they look once again to the us to see what will happe... [Show More]
wow.what a shock. this must be a first.
in a significant and highly unusual defeat for the socalled israel lobby the democratic leadership of the us house of representatives has shelved a resolution which called for president george w bush to launch a naval blockade against iran.
the resolution hj res 362 was the top legislative priority for the powerful american israel public affairs committee... [Show More]
time to bet on an oil crunch oil prices will keep rising says billionaire investor richard rainwater and hes putting money on it.
new york fortune back in may when oil was at 129 per barrel and rising billionaire investor richard rainwater did something as prescient as it was shocking he sold off all the energy stocks he owned.
now hes making another bold move hes betting on oil again.
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karachi when united states president george w bush and british premier gordon brown interacted with their pakistani and afghan counterparts on the sidelines of the united nations general assembly in new york last week they expressed satisfaction for the conflict escalation against the taliban and alqaeda in the south asian war theater. see militants shake off pakistans grip asia times online sep ... [Show More]
...industry in the caucasus apart from oil is kidnapping. not to mention kristina the top bellydancer at the karavanserai the favorite restaurant of the oil oligarchy who is in a class by herself.
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bush had no plan to catch bin laden
by gareth porter
washington new evidence from former united states officials reveals that osa ma bin laden and other alqaeda leaders were able to skip afghanistan for pak istan unimpeded in the first weeks after september 11 2001 as the george w bus h administration failed to plan to block their retrea... [Show More]
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