UN Calls For New Reserve Currency
By AFP The United Nations called on Tuesday for a new global reserve currency to end dollar supremacy which has allowed the United States the "privilege" of building a huge trade deficit. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23655.htm === The Demise of the Dollar By Robert Fisk In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23648.htm === Ditching the Dollar An Interview With Robert Fisk Al Jazeera has this exclusive interview with Robert Fisk and Steven King, chief economist from the HSBC Group. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23649.htm === Dollar Hysteria By Mike Whitney Yes, the dollar will fall, (eventually) but not for the reasons that most people think. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23647.htm === There Is No Recovery Video Interview With Peter Schiff Click to view http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23650.htm === Dow Will Fall To 6,300 By Year End: Portfolio Manager By: CNBC "I think we go below the double dip," Lekas told CNBC. "By year-end, we drop below 6,300 on the Dow and by 2011, we're at 4,200." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23654.htm === Marx and Lenin Revisited By Paul Craig Roberts If Karl Marx and V. I. Lenin were alive today, they would be leading contenders for the Nobel Prize in economics. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23643.htm === New Afghan vote rules may ensure Karzai victory: Preliminary results showed the incumbent Karzai with 54.6 percent of the vote in Aug 20 vote, but the Electoral Complaints Commission has ordered a recount of 12 percent of ballot boxes after finding "clear and convincing evidence of fraud". http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59414N20091005 === White House: Leaving Afghanistan not an option: The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama is not considering a strategy for Afghanistan that would withdraw U.S. troops from the eroding war there. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091005/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_afghanistan === Gates: US will stay in Afghanistan: Gates said Washington could not afford to give al-Qaeda or the Taliban the propaganda victory of a US retreat. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/10/20091064451860748.html === 'Rethink Afghanistan' Must Watch: Robert Greenwald's new video documentary. Americans should stop and rethink support for a war that worsens by the day, costs billions of dollars, causes the deaths of U.S. soldiers and countless Afghan civilians and which, ultimately, will make the U.S. less safe. Click to view http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23646.htm === Children With Bombs Fault Lines - Al Jazeera Video Report Fault Lines revisits Obamas policies on torture, the California budget crisis, the war in Afghanistan and Evangelism in the US military. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23656.htm === Pelosi Says New Tax Is 'On The Table' By Michael O'Brien A new value added tax (VAT) is "on the table" to help the U.S. address is fiscal liabilities, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday night. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23645.htm === Poll: Most in U.S. would back Iran attack: A strong majority of U.S. residents say it is important to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons, even if it means taking military action, a poll indicates http://snipurl.com/sd6ny === U.S. officials: We're ready to take action on Iran: Administration officials told impatient lawmakers Tuesday that they are ready to take swift and substantial action against Iran if it disregards current diplomatic efforts to stop its alleged nuclear weapons program. http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1119192.html === Dollar falls on oil plan report: The dollar has fallen following a report that Gulf states are in secret talks to replace the greenback as the main currency for the trading of oil. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8292011.stm === Saudi Bank Governor Denies Talks to Replace Dollar : Saudi Arabia hasn't held talks with China and other countries on dropping the dollar as the currency for pricing oil, Saudi Central Bank Governor Muhammad al-Jasser said, denying a report in the U.K.'s Independent newspaper. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=apt5We30uqlA === Lawyers scarce for poor facing foreclosure: The nation's foreclosure crisis has swamped lawyers for the poor, leaving thousands of low-income homeowners across the country without legal assistance that could save their homes. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-10-05-foreclosure-lawyer_N.htm === U.S. Apartment Vacancies Hit 23-Year High of 7.8% : Job losses and falling wages are shrinking the pool of potential tenants. The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in September, the highest since 1983, the Labor Department said Oct. 2. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=arslYEazGY30 === Retail sales to show slump may persist: "If last year was a socks-and-underwear Christmas, I think this year is going to be even tougher," Edwards said. http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5950R220091006 === --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/shadowgovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
