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‘UK petition to arrest Netanyahu for Gaza war crimes reaches over 80,000 signatures’
https://www.rt.com/uk/313319-netanyahu-petition-war-crimes/
“A petition calling on the UK government to arrest Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes in Gaza when he arrives in London has garnered more than 80,000 signatures. But David Cameron’s government says no way: Netanyahu has diplomatic immunity.
Israel-Gaza strikes
The petition, posted on the UK government’s website, has already been signed by some 81,000 Brits. Its initiator, Damian Moran, claims that under international law, the Israeli prime minister can be detained when he comes to the British capital in September “for the massacre of over 2,000 [Palestinian] civilians” during the 51-day offensive by the Israeli Defense Force in Gaza last year. The number of signatures has doubled in the last two weeks….
Economic and Social Tipping Points: Have We Arrived?
Economic Tipping Points
Was the Surprise Devaluation and Currency War by China two weeks ago an economic tipping point?
How about the 1000+ Point Plunge in the Dow partially recovered on Monday?
Oil prices at six year lows?
Read more at http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2015/08/economic-and-social-tipping-points-have.html#EtOhybJEhdqD2p4y.99
‘China no longer engine of global growth’
http://www.rt.com/shows/boom-bust/313431-china-interest-rates-banks/
“On Tuesday, it was another large fall in Chinese shares as The Shanghai Composite index tumbled 7.6 percent. In an effort to stop the bleeding, the People’s Bank of China cut interest rates for the fifth time since November. The central bank has also lowered the reserve requirement ratio. Ameera David weighs in. Then, Ameera sits down with Max Wolff, chief economist at Manhattan Venture partners, to continue the conversation on China.
After the break, Boom Bust’s Bianca Facchinei reports on the refugee crisis now gripping Europe. As the refugee crisis in Europe escalates, several countries are responding with aggressive police tactics, like using stun guns and tear gas against the refugees, or building walls at the border. Then Boom Bust’s Erin Ade tells us how concern over China might be affecting the IPO market. And in The Big Deal, Ameera and Edward Harrison talk about the huge Chinese debt burden that has developed since 2007 and what impact it will have on China and the global economy.
Take a look!”
The refugee problem should be handed over to the Americans who started these wars in the first place.The American government has blood on its hands and profit made by wars in their pockets,
agreed…unfortunately some Europeans like Sarkozy also joined in the destabilisation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-allies-prepare-military-action-against-libya-as-gaddafi-forces-continue-attacks/2011/03/18/ABLAOfs_story.html
https://libcom.org/blog/lies-slaughter-capital-2011-nato-intervention-libya-part-two-13012014
another interesting read on the destabilisation of Libya and the consequent humanitarian disaster and refugees…by Sarkozi , Cameron, Goldman Sachs
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/02/libya-intervention-nato-imperialism/
( admittedly Libya is just part of the refugee problem…Syria and Iraq also have many fleeing towards Europe)
is sanity about to break out around our drug laws in nz..?
…is dunne going to go from zero to hero..
..these – and so many more questions..
..will he get a strain named after him..?..
(suggestion:..’dunne-i-myte’..?..or a strong somnambulant-strain just called ‘dunne-like-dogs-dinner’..?)
http://www.whoar.co.nz/2015/drug-review-focuses-on-compassion-op-ed/
If this is Dita De Boni’s final column for NZH, then she’s certainly going out with a bang. Excellent article, saying it just exactly how it is.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11503338
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