Tuesday, February 17

The financial crisis: Is Europe tanking?

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The February 15 Telegraph column by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard that I linked to my February 15 Ducking götterdämmerung post has been receivin...
Monday, February 16

H5N1 outbreak in China: Here we go again

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Henry Miller, M.D., who for years has kept John Batchelor's audience updated about deadly epidemics and other serious public health issu...

Earth to President Obama: Our neighbor Mexico is in dire straits

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October 28, 2008 , Asia Times : [...] Mexico in some ways is the most worrying place in the Western hemisphere. A low-level civil war betwee...

Rumbles in Canada about Buy America mandate in U.S. stimulus bill

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Great idea! Start a trade war with our Number One trading partner! That's just what we need to stave off boredom about the economic cris...

Well golly gee, the Iraq wallflower is becoming the belle of the ball

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The Iraqi and French governments have agreed upon the establishment of consulates in Basra and Ninewa, and one large embassy in Baghdad. Not...

Aw, why not just spell it out for us, Messr Bayrou?

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My favorite Trotskyite rag, the World Socialist Web Site , is deeply suspicious that Sarkozy's overtures in Baghdad last week are more ...

Madam Secretary Hillbillary off to a roaring start, and a farewell tribute to Secretary Rice

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I do not know, and I never want to know, why Hillary cultists were amused by the public dig she took at her husband in her comments after h...
Sunday, February 15

Durban 2: Should the U.S. boycott or attend?

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The Weekly Standard has praise for Canada's decision to boycott the United Nations' second conference on racism -- the first confer...

Ducking götterdämmerung: SDR as the means to avert trade wars

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In my Feb 8 post I noted that if the USA continued to shove smaller borrowers out of the way to fund massive spending rescues the rest of t...
Saturday, February 14

North Korea to allow American tourists to attend Arirang event this year

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Details are still sketchy and of course the offer could be revoked any minute. From the Gadling site (H/T AOL News): More details on America...
Friday, February 13

Barack Obama's Queen for a Day strategy

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( CNN - Feb 13 ) Taking no chances, President Obama is exerting last-minute pressure on Congress to approve his stimulus plan by highlightin...
Sunday, February 8

President Obama's Fiscal Strategy: Let's hurry up and crash the world economy so we can learn exactly where the US stimulus plan needs fine tuning

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Tired of wading through wildly conflicting opinions on what U.S. lawmakers should do to stave off a depression in the USA and rescue the eco...
Tuesday, January 20

The Barack Obama Inauguration: We can try making lemonade

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I am breaking radio silence to report on what might be a cosmic comment about the Obama presidency. In honor of Barack Obama's inaugurat...
Sunday, January 11

Note

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I'll be away until February 15. Best regards to all, Pundita
Saturday, January 10

"The Obama Administration Inherits the Iran Threat"

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Waiting for Tehran by John Batchelor at 9:17 PM ET. [See the post at his site for pictures, links, and video]: The New York Times repor...

John Batchelor Sunday Show: "The Slumdog Trillionaire Special"

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Wow is all I can say, after reading the schedule for tomorrow's show. When Batchelor is on the air the radio medium beats out TV six wa...
Friday, January 9

Vote for Uppity Woman, Riehl World View, and Pundita

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I have never mistaken a paper doily for dessert but often I am so lost in thought that I have been known to leave the house wearing a busine...
Thursday, January 8

Is the US dollar going the way of the pengo?

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From the Wikipedia article on hyperinflation : The largest denomination banknote ever officially issued for circulation was in 1946 by the H...

The Hanukkah War: Hamas plays The Crying Game

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Hamas Blinking By John Batchelor on January 7, 2009 10:44 PM Tehran Sends Larijani to Meshaal in Damascus The report in the last news cycl...
Tuesday, January 6

The Hanukkah War: Game over for Hamas

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Here's John Batchelor's latest update, Trapped and Abandoned , published at 2:28 PM today but just now making the rounds. Can Hamas ...