Tag: greece
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A hint of civilisations clashing
from economist.com: As my last posting noted, the first edgy thing which the new Greek government did was to downgrade, albeit very politely, its relations with the church. The second thing was to upgrade a relationship whose historic roots are at least partly religious, with Russia. On his first day in office, prime minister Alexis Tsipras met the Russian ambassador,…
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#Tsipras Sellout Shouldn’t Seem Surprising
Alexis Tsipras: Latest so-called ‘Leftist’ to sell-out to the bankers — RT Op-Edge: “For the so-called ‘radical leftist’ from Greece is only the latest in a long line of ‘radicals’ and ‘leftists’ to betray the people who had voted for them and cave into the demands of imperialist international finance capital. The only surprising thing…
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@RadioFreeBlood: James Evan Pilato on Helter Skelter
Media Monarchy joins Jack Blood for a jingoistic June to talk about shooters, fakers and super flag freakouts + ‘This Day In History’ headlines and more on Radio Free Blood! Download/Subscribe
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#Solutions: Greek community creates an off-the-grid Internet
from dailydot.com: In an effort to buck the expensive rates of unreliable corporate telecom companies, a community in Athens, Greece has created its own private Internet. Built from a network of wireless rooftop antennas, the Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network (AWMN) now has more than 1,000 members. Data moves “through” the AWMN mesh up to 30…
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#Newspurge: Cream and Bastards Rise
#MegaMillions Jackpot soars to largest ever! // North American Leaders Summit and Reviving Trilateral Integration // “This is my last election… after my election I have more flexibility.” // What the Muck? Portland Harbor is a toxic embarrassment, there’s plenty of blame to go around // Earl Ray Tomblin, West Virginia Governor, Joins Others In…
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#March20 Iran Oil Bourse to Trade In Non-US Dollar Currencies
“If the Washington/Tel Aviv-promoted hysteria is already at fever pitch, wait for March 20, when the Iranian oil bourse will start trading oil in other currencies apart from the US dollar, heralding the arrival of a new oil marker to be denominated in euro, yen, yuan, rupee or a basket of currencies.”
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Stocks gain on Greece, Dow briefly hits 13,000
from reuters: Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow briefly topping 13,000 for the first time since May 2008 after Greece secured a bailout to avoid a March default, but gains were limited as investors had priced in expectations of a deal. Signs of improvement in the economy and stabilization of Europe’s debt crisis have…
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greece risks meltdown after bailout vote bombshell
video: greek bailout referendum stirs strong feelings* from reuters: The Greek government faced possible collapse on Tuesday as ruling party lawmakers demanded Prime Minister George Papandreou resign for throwing the nation’s euro membership into jeopardy with a shock call for a referendum. Caught unawares by his high-risk gamble, the leaders of France and Germany summoned…






