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international / crime and justice Friday December 26, 2008 - 00:24 by Terence
 9 comments (last - sunday january 11, 2009 - 18:06)
In a brilliant piece of detective work and logic reasoning, writer Muhammad Rafeeq has exposed what Madoff is really at by pleading guilty to the $50 billion so called fraud. Rafeeq worked for many years in large investment firms and knows how the system works. On reading that banks like HSBC and Santander and others have lost billions, he says there is absolute no way that these banks would commit money to a single institute like Madoff without an extensive history of accounts going back at least 3 years and investigation and analysis of the investment model, assets and other data. There are teams of specialists in these banks to do this all the time. Rafeeq suggests that Madoff fund simply went bust in which case the investors would not be entitled to get any money back. But by claiming it is a fraud and Madoff has pleaded guilty, and the state accepts it, it means all the so called defrauded investors are entitled to be fully compensated under the US government's financial fraud protection scheme. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 24, 2008 - 23:35 by F.E.M.
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The Netherlands are violating the rights of under aged parents. They take the children away for the sole reason of the parent not being 18 years of age. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday December 23, 2008 - 12:23 by Peter O'Callaghan
8 comments (last - wednesday january 28, 2009 - 00:46)
Tommy Sheridan will appear in the next Channel 4 Big Brother Series : http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/scottish/scottish_news/....html ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday December 23, 2008 - 11:22 by JayC
3 comments (last - saturday december 27, 2008 - 23:55)  1 image
Muireann Ni Mhorain, head of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta, attempts to justify extra points for those taking exams in Irish in the Leaving Cert. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday December 23, 2008 - 05:34 by Courage to Resist
André Shepherd is the first American GI to have applied for political asylum in Germany. Shepherd, who deserted to avoid going back to fight in Iraq, argues that the war there is in violation of international law. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday December 23, 2008 - 00:18 by bjoerndaeler häagmundson
6 comments (last - wednesday january 28, 2009 - 13:15) 5 images
Things are more and more fucked here in Iceland.
Iceland's three main banks have been nationalised and the tax payer now has to pay off the loans. The country is broke and the IMF have been called in and have imposed their usual austerity measures. Unemployment is growing rapidly along with the threat of people losing their homes. Alongside this the population is growing increasingly angry. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday December 22, 2008 - 15:21 by pat c
2 comments (last - friday december 26, 2008 - 08:41)
Torab Salehi addressed the agm of HOPI Britain on the continuing threat of Imperialist aggression towards Iran. Here are some extracts from his speech. Full article at link. What we said and should continue saying is very simple: to build an effective and broad campaign opposing US war against Iran means we should not align ourselves with those who in the name of support for the Iranian people are actually aiding the plans of US imperialism to control and dominate the Middle East. Nor should we align ourselves with those who in the name of anti-imperialism and anti-US militarism, apologise for the Iranian mullahs’ theocratic hold on power. To this day, not one of our critics have given a straight answer as to why this statement is wrong. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Monday December 22, 2008 - 12:33 by cock roach
2 comments (last - friday february 20, 2009 - 13:34)
Interesting head to head poll in the Times today- Mary Lou McDonald explains that is the same dinner, warmed up and stuck on a different plate, while Dick Roche tries to tell us that all Irish concerns have been met. But we didn't vote just as self-interested Irish people Dick, we voted as good Europeans. We want the best for Europe -which doesn't mean writing a blank cheque to the arms industry. ... read full story / add a comment |
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