Politicians scrambled to lie and point fingers, as they tried to figure out how to make sure that someone else was blamed for the plunge on world markets on Thursday. It was a truly vomit-inducing spectacle. Jose Manuel Barroso On
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Another horrific day of slaughter in Hama, Syria People duck to avoid gunfire from snipers in Hama (Reuters) It’s been another horrific day of slaughter by the regime of president Bashar al-Assad, targeting ordinary
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syrian tanks move into center of Hama Tanks in Hama, Syria, after heavy shelling in the city (Reuters) The Syrian regime’s massacre of the city of Hama that began on Sunday continued on Wednesday
Mainstream economists and analysts expected the stock market to rise on Tuesday, after the uncertainty about raising the debt ceiling was resolved by a bill passed by Congress. Instead, stocks on Wall Street fell 2%. As usual, mainstream economists were
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Ethnic and political violence kills 34 in two days in Karachi, Pakistan Burned out vehicles in Karachi (EPA) Ethnic violence and politically-motivated targeted killings have left at least 34 people dead in Pakistan’s southern
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. China could defeat U.S. in war over Taiwan China’s DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile A new report by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense concludes that China already can defeat both Taiwan and the U.S. in
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syria’s regime massacres hundreds of peaceful citizens as Ramadan approaches Smoke rises in the city of Hama on July 31, 2011 (Reuters) Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad increased the level of slaughter and massacres of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Resignation of Turkey’s military commanders signals major social changes Recep Tayyip Erdogan Following the mass resignation of senior military officers that we reported yesterday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Saturday to
On a story posted at 6:04 am on Friday morning, the Washington Post said, “The consensus forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg is that GDP rose at a 1.8 percent annual rate in the second quarter [from april to June],
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Mass resignation of Turkey’s senior military commanders put government in crisis U.S. Gen. David Petraeus (now the designated CIA chief) poses with Turkey’s Chief of Staff, Gen. Isik Kosaner, on July 18, 2011 (AP)
European leaders have long expressed confidence that the US would find a resolution to its ongoing debt impasse. But now there is growing concern that it won’t, according to Spiegel. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble says, “Everyone in the US
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Killing of Libyan rebel military commander signals split among rebels Abdel Fatah Younis (Reuters) In an event that some are calling a disaster for Libya’s rebels, the commander of Libya’s rebel army was assassinated
The culture of fraud and extortion is now consuming both sides of the Atlantic. As I’ve written many times in the past, there is no solution to the Greece debt problem. It’s not a matter of left- or right- wing
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. India swoons over Pakistan’s hot new Foreign Minister India’s 79 year old FM S.M. Krishna poses with Pakistan’s new FM Hina Rabbani Khar (AFP) In her first visit to India, Pakistan’s hot new Foreign
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Taiwan’s fighters intercept Chinese jets pursuing U.S. reconnaissance plane Gen Chen Bingde, China’s chief military officer Taiwan sent two F-16 fighters to intercept Chinese Sukhoi-27 jets purusing a U.S. reconnaissance plane into Taiwanese airspace
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Israel considers revoking the 1993 Oslo accords Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat signing the Oslo Accords in 1993 (Reuters) Israel’s National Security Council is discussing the option of revoking
Norway in shock over ‘blond on blond’ terrorist violence Norwegians thought they were immune to this kind of violence. Norway is the land of peace and tranquility. They are the peace brokers, involved in conflict resolution, proud of their country
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. High-speed bullet train falls off bridge in China, killing 22 Wreckage of train after two carriages fell off a bridge (AP) At least 22 people were confirmed dead, and more than 100 people have
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Dual terrorist attack in Norway kills at least 17 people Aftermath of terrorist bombing in central Oslo (EPA) A meticulously planned terrorist attack on Norway, the worst atrocity since World War II, killed at
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. East Africa famine – a catastrophe in the making Famine on the Horn of Africa (Spiegel) After the worst drought since 1950, with no precipitation at all in the last two rainy systems, countries
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Merkel and Sarkozy agree on plan for Greece after seven hours Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel, Europe’s odd couple, in Berlin Wednesday After seven hours of talks that ran late into Wednesday night between
Surely the most spectacular moment in the hearings on Tuesday occurred when Robert Murdoch’s young 42 year old wife, Wendi Deng, got up and slugged an intruder throwing a paper plate full of shaving foam at her husband, according to
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Germany continues to insist that Greece be allowed to default Greece 2 year bonds – 39.0% Germany’s panel of economy advisers is urging a default on Greece’s debt, with a “haircut” on existing bonds
Over the weekend, Der Spiegel quoted former German Chancellor as saying of the current Chancellor, Angela Merkel: “Die macht mir mein Europa kaputt!” — “She is destroying my Europe.” A highly emotional photo of Mitterand and Kohl at Verdun in
