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Published on allAfrica, by Marxist Group, Windhoek, March 27, 2015;

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has established new ministries, among them the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development, as well as the Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare.

This is evidently in line with Vision 2030 objectives that envisage an advanced level of industrial growth in terms of wide-scale manufacturing, technological improvements and, in general, productive activities … // Continuer la lecture de « Namibia: Industrialisation and Women's Liberation »

related articles published during March 2015 … :     Continuer la lecture de « Basic Income BIG – Revenu de Base – Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen BGE, MARCH 1-31, 2015 »

• Reuters lied: MH17 witness says reporter falsified story, on Russia Todsay RT, March 30, 2015: A Lugansk region resident, whom Reuters cites as saying he saw evidence of a surface-to-air missile launched from rebel-held territory on the day MH17 was downed, told RT the news agency gave a false report of his interview.
• US Laser Test That Destroyed Germanwings, Next Plunges Holland Into Darkness, Posted on EU Times.net, by blog owner, March 29, 2015 (See:
  Major power outage throughout northern Holland (PHOTOS, VIDEO); and: High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS) Programme, United States of America; Continuer la lecture de « different concerns in our world »

Published on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, March 29, 2015.

An unusually move by a thin-skinned too big to fail bank, Citigroup, to slap down the finance-skeptic faction of the Democratic party appears to be backfiring … //

… Warren fingered Citigroup’s extensive connections to the Executive branch when she fought the addition of a rider to a must-pass spending bill that would eliminate a Dodd Frank provisions to force banks to stop trading certain derivatives in taxpayer-backstopped entities (the so-called swaps pushout rule). As you’ll see below, not only did Warren have the bad taste to point out that the current Treasury secretary is a Citigroup alum, and that Sandy Weill, Citigroup chairman, had offered Timothy Geithner the opportunity to run the bank, she also said that Dodd Frank had come up short by not forcing Citigroup’s breakup. If you’ve not seen this speech, you need to watch it. You’ll understand why Citigroup is desperate to find a way to leash and collar Warren.   Continuer la lecture de « Elizabeth Warren Strikes Back as Citigroup Tries to Blackmail the Democratic Party »

• Rebellunion #9 – Verschwörungstheorien 1, 16.27 min, von wwwKenFMde am 27. März 2015 hochgeladen: … Standardvorwurf gegenüber Aktivisten …;
• Wann startet Europa einen Neuanfang – Prof. Flassbeck, 45.58 min, von Nuklear Aussstieg jetzt am 11. Februar 2014 hochgeladen: … übereifernde Handelbilanz, Überschusspolitik, Soziale Marktwirtschaft …;
• Das Märchen vom Wirtschaftswunder – 2008, 43.31 min, von HomosapienFloraFauna am 21. Jan 2014 hochgeladen: Marshall-Plan, D-Mark, Marktwirtschaft, Ludwig Erhard;

Continuer la lecture de « … und noch dies … »

Published on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, March 27, 2015.

A substantial portion of the site’s commentariat has wanted to believe that the Greek government’s defiance of the will of the Troika has been effective, either in and of itself, or as a means of preparing the Greek public and buying time before a Grexit … // Continuer la lecture de « The Troika’s Leverage Over Greece: The Ongoing Bank Run »

Published on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Nasser Arrabyee in Sanaa, March 26, 2015.

While Yemen’s different groups are continuing to attend the country’s national dialogue, each is preparing for civil war.
The rebel Houthi group leader Abdel-Malik Al-Houthi this week declared a “war on terrorists” from the Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) groups that he says are trying to take over the volatile south and north of the country. Continuer la lecture de « War threatens Yemen »

on Global Research.ca (first on Web of Debt), by Ellen Brown, March 26, 2015.

In California’s epic drought, wars over water rights continue, while innovative alternatives for increasing the available water supply go untapped.

Wars over California’s limited water supply have been going on for at least a century. Water wars have been the subject of some vintage movies, including the 1958 hit The Big Country starring Gregory Peck, Clint Eastwood’s 1985 Pale Rider, 1995’s Waterworld with Kevin Costner, and the 2005 film Batman Begins. Most acclaimed was the 1975 Academy Award winner Chinatown with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, involving a plot between a corrupt Los Angeles politician and land speculators to fabricate the 1937 drought in order to force farmers to sell their land at low prices. The plot was rooted in historical fact, reflecting battles between Owens Valley farmers and Los Angeles urbanites over water rights.   Continuer la lecture de « California Water Wars: Another Form of Asset Stripping? »

Published on ZNet (first on Venezuelanalysis.com), by Rachael Boothroyd, March 25, 2015.

… What the hearing did reveal, however, aside from Senator Rubio’s lack of regular interaction with reality, is that U.S. intervention in Venezuela looks set to intensify over the coming year and will be implemented through a variety of mechanisms. Chiefly; further “targeted” sanctions against Venezuelan officials, more funding for Venezuelan opposition groups and NGOs, destabilisation of Venezuela’s economy, specifically its oil industry, an international media campaign against the country aimed at constructing a matrix of opinion surrounding human rights abuses and through further efforts to weaken Latin American integration and unity … // Continuer la lecture de « But What About the Oil? »

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Manfred Ertel, Katrin Kuntz and Walter Mayr, March 21, 2015:

Is Germany liable to Athens for loans the Nazis forced the Greek central bank to provide during World War II? A new study in Greece could increase the pressure on Berlin to pay up … //

… Outstanding German Debt:

• The central question in the report is that of forced loans the Nazi occupiers extorted from the Greek central bank beginning in 1941. Should requests for repayment of those loans be classified as reparation demands — demands that may have been forfeited with the Two-Plus-Four Treaty of 1990? Or is it a genuine loan that must be paid back? The expert commission analyzed contracts and agreements from the time of the occupation as well as receipts, remittance slips and bank statements.   Continuer la lecture de « Nazi Extortion: Study Sheds New Light on Forced Greek Loans »

Published on Russia Today RT, March 20, 2015 – (with Picture: Screenshot from Bank of Greece.gr Website)

While Mr Tsipras isn’t saying what’s left in the bank, he acknowledges Greece is facing « liquidity pressure. » The country’s cash shortfall is projected to hit €3.5 billion in March, according to Bloomberg calculations based on 2015 budget figures.

Greece’s coffers are spread thin, but the country has €3-4 billion in buffer cash stored at the Bank of Greece that could be used at a pinch, according to Economy Minister George Stathakis. Continuer la lecture de « Bank of Greece solicits donations on website to pay off debt »

Published on Russia Today RT, March 20, 2015.

… The agreement defines the basic conditions for cooperation in Russian gas supply to China via the so-called eastern route. It includes the terms of design, construction and operation of the cross-border pipeline sector, the government said Friday.   Continuer la lecture de « Russian govt approves eastern route for gas supplies to China »