From Reuters: Crowds chanted “Death to Britain” at Tehran University on Friday prayers as a hardline Iranian cleric warned the U.N. and European Union against siding with London after students and militia stormed the British embassy in Tehran. Cleric Ahmad
Alternate Headline: Tons of Awesome Saddam Palace Swag Soon to Enter U.S.A. From Reuters: The U.S. military returned its biggest base in Iraq to the government on Friday, a huge compound near Baghdad airport that housed the American war operations
After responding to possible new sanctions with a destructive assault on Britain’s embassy, Iran faces a two forms of repercussions–one diplomatic and one karmic. From the Wall Street Journal: The U.K. closed its embassy in Iran on Wednesday and expelled
From Reuters: Iranian protesters stormed two British diplomatic compounds in Tehran on Tuesday, smashing windows, hurling petrol bombs and burning the British flag in protest against sanctions imposed by London. [youtube 5OMCe_spdWs nolink] Britain said it was outraged by the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Arab League prepares package of sanctions against Syria * Israel to assist Kenya’s invasion into Somalia to attack Al-Shabaab * Egypt’s liberal parties show confusion as Muslim Brotherhood gathers strength * U.S. and
The already strained relations between the United States and Pakistan took a direct hit over the Thanksgiving weekend. A NATO air attack on military outposts in Northern Pakistan Saturday killed as many as 28 troops. From Reuters: Pakistan retaliated by
A friend of mine was recently opining on Facebook, in the midst of the Occupy Albany movement announcing plans for a Black Friday flash mob scene at the local mall – What are the Occupiers trying to get done? It
You couldn’t pay me to go to journalism school, but I imagine they spend considerable time talking about the importance of headlines. Most readers, myself included, simply don’t read much past the headline unless they have a personal interest in
Since I’ve written before about Canada’s remarkable period of fiscal restraint during the 1990s, I am very pleased to see that the establishment press is finally giving some attention to what our northern neighbors did to reduce the burden of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Saif al-Islam Gaddafi captured in Libya * Massive violence in Egypt may be a turning point * Stuxnet virus suspected in last week’s explosions in Iran * Remote cyber attack destroys pump in
What costs over ten million dollars, is twenty feet long, weighs fifteen tons, (that’s 30,000 pounds), carries two and a half tons of high explosive, is satellite guided, and penetrates the earth up to 200 feet before it pulverizes “underground
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Obama’s Australia announcement considered a ‘betrayal’ by China * MF Global bankruptcy begins to claim victims * Barnhardt Capital Management closes because of MF Global outcome * News site ‘Politico’ approves fraud by
From Reuters: Chu, a bookish physicist and Nobel laureate, took full responsibility for decisions on the loan, but did not apologize. He said his department did its due diligence on the risks, and was not influenced by Solyndra investor George
[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets111511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss a new push to politically unite Europe to save the Eurozone, how
Kyle Wingfield in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: See if you can follow me here: 1. CBS’s “60 Minutes” caused a stir with its report Sunday, based on a forthcoming book by Peter Schweizer, about members of Congress who may have traded
In the wake of the $700 billion TARP bailout, Warren Buffett apparently shaped a plan to clean up toxic assets that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner later adopted–resulting in massive profits for Buffett. That’s the latest bombshell revelation from investigative journalist
Some of my friends criticize me because they believe I am too hard on President Obama. They say they can’t believe that there is not one of his policies which I supported wholeheartedly. Even a broken clock is right two
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * World focuses on Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank for the ‘Big Bazooka’ * Greece chooses a technocrat as interim prime minister * Italy also chooses a technocrat to replace Berlusconi *
Reuters recently offered an apologetic profile on Solyndra figurehead, RockPort Capital Managing Partner, and Solyndra Board Member David Prend. The article, a fawning exhibition of non-investigative journalism, referred to Prend as the “Guru of Green.” Reuters neglected to question whether
From Accuracy in Media’s Roger Aronoff: The incident involving a live microphone that took place last week at the G20 summit in Cannes, France involving President Barack Obama, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, and the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin
Some of my friends criticize me because they believe I am too hard on President Obama. They say they can’t believe that there is not one of his policies which I support wholeheartedly. Even a broken clock is right two
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Greece’s Papandreou says his successor will be … * Italy unravels in bond panic * Pandemonium in Europe shocks world markets * Chaotic European politics raises fears of a collapse of the euro
So far this month, two MSNBC personalities–Alex Wagner and Craig Melvin–have twice mocked or otherwise maligned the Second Amendment and the people who look to it as a bedrock guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms. In one
From Reuters: [youtube xKAEp4T4vPs nolink] Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday expressed regret over a botched operation meant to track guns smuggled to Mexican drug cartels and said his department misinformed Congress about it. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley slammed Holder
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets110811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss the need for entitlement reform, Barack Obama’s government centered plan, and the solutions proposed by each of the
