Quietly but with malice, OPEC cartel nations have been dumping the U.S. dollar over the past three years, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
The dollar has been falling dramatically in recent years — reaching new lows against the Euro and other currencies.
One key culprit may be OPEC states who have traditionally denominated their [...]
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OPEC Dumps the Dollar
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Dave Duke in Iran
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Speech Below:
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=3746494870295439930
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Mini baby boom - 60,000 babies could be born in Finland this year
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If the present birth rate continues in the coming months, 60,000 babies could be born in Finland this year - the greatest number since 1996.
Last year there were 57,745 live births in Finland, and the birth rate has remained at about the same level over a period of ten years.
Experts say that it is difficult [...]
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Ex-KGB officer ‘poisoned in UK’
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[The fact that he got ill after meeting at a sushi bar is suspicious in itself, what did he have to eat?-ed]
UK police are investigating the alleged poisoning of a Russian former security agent and critic of President Vladimir Putin living in exile in Britain.
Alexander Litvinenko, a former colonel in the KGB, told [...]
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New Zealand offers residency to HIV-infected Zimbabweans
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WELLINGTON – New Zealand will offer permanent residence to Zimbabweans in the country who are HIV-positive, making an exception to its policy of barring infected applicants, Health Minister Pete Hodgson said Wednesday.
About 1 300 Zimbabweans have entered New Zealand as a result of the political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe under a special immigration category.
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European Defence Agency paints grim picture of future
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The European Union will become older, poorer and increasingly vulnerable to wide-scale immigration from its neighbours, according to a new European Defence Agency report.
The agency also highlights the problems of increasing unemployment and desertification in its 32-page “long-term vision” for European defence needs which will be presented to EU defence ministers meeting in Finland [...]
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Auditors to condemn EU spending
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European Union auditors are expected to highlight irregularities in EU spending for the 12th year running in their annual report.
It is understood that the auditors will declare the accounts reliable overall, but criticise the way some funds have been spent on the ground.
As in previous years, most problems are expected to be connected [...]
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Extreme right-winger to join Israeli government
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A FAR-RIGHT politician dubbed “the most dangerous politician in the history of Israel” because of his anti-Arab and authoritarian views last night looked set to join the Israeli government.
Prime minister Ehud Olmert’s cabinet voted 12 to 11, with one abstention, to approve Avigdor Lieberman’s controversial plan to strip powers from parliament and concentrate them [...]
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Poll gain for Belgium’s far right
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[We can clearly see from the photo that they are all howling mad neo nazis-ed]
A far-right party in Belgium’s northern Flanders region has made sweeping gains in local elections, while the country’s governing party suffered badly.
The anti-immigrant Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) party won about 20% of the vote in Dutch-speaking Flanders.
Vlaams Belang campaigns on a [...]
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