The Bundesbank is moving exorability to the Maurice Allais position that Europe will have to adopt regionalism, with all that implies namely the cessation of foreign workers and all immigration.
I expect the same thing to happen in the US within a few years. There are too many non-productive people living off the public teat, for it to be sustainable as a whole. So expect it to break into two or three regions.
[Ennahar] For protesters, the situation resembles the one in Egypt, the latter gave the name of Hosni Mubarak to their governor. Demonstrators were protesting against a new law that prohibits workers the right to strike.
According to the BBC website, demonstrations continued for a week in the United States of America and have grown Saturday and Sunday, when not less than 140,000 Americans erupted into the streets, during the weekend end, at the call of unions and student organizations in the state of Wisconsin to protest against a new bill of the governor of this state, a Republican, to limit the power of unions.
The law, which has irritated the Americans in the city of Madison, state capital of Wisconsin, prohibits the right to strike, was considered by the majority of protesters, made up mainly of students and state officials, as a encroachment on the liberties and rights guaranteed not only by the U.S. Constitution and federal laws but also by the laws in each state.
The protesters gathered during the last seven days before the seat of the governor, Scott Walker, but things took another turn in the city of Madison in the last three days of protests. A cons demonstration was started where dozens of demonstrators pro governor, displaying banners and chanting slogans in support of the new law.
They have chosen to come together at the same place where the protesters hostile to the new law and insults and verbal altercation broke out between the two groups.
According to many observers, the situation resembled to that in Egypt before the fall of the Mubarak regime, when the latter resorted to "Baltagias" (thugs) to quash the revolt.
The Americans accuse the authorities of their State to adopt the same policy of Hosni Mubarak and Qadaffy. A demonstrator was carrying a banner that read "Welcome to Tahrir Square" in reference to Tahrir Square in Cairo, "another was carrying a portrait of the state governor written below" Hosni Mubarak".
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Ennahar seems to be an Algeria oriented on line pub.
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The workers with cushy government jobs are the ones in favor of keeping the regime in power in Libya. The protesters in Wisconsin are on the wrong side if you want to compare them to Libya.
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The law, which has irritated the Americans in the city of Madison...
Well, not all Americans - just some. In fact, even in the birthplace of American Progressivism, there is a plurality (If not an outright majority) that beleive the time for Unions to make concessions is long overdue.
...prohibits the right to strike...
No...not really. The rules that regulate public employee "strikes" have already been written and agreed to contractually.
...made up mainly of students and state officials...
Not so much. The bulk of protestors are adult citizens that are labor union members. And it's probably helpful to recognize that most of the "students" participating are fulfilling their usefull tool role for groups like SDS. Plus, any "state officials" opposed to this legislation have either been in the background, in a television studio, or left the state.
...as a encroachment on the liberties and rights guaranteed not only by the U.S. Constitution and federal laws but also by the laws in each state.
Ummm...no. Nothing in the bill even comes close to infringing on the right to assembly or free speech. Nor does anything in the legislation supersede federal labor laws. And finally, the beautiful thing about living in a Republic is the folks in Wisconson that disagree can always move to Illinois. Of course, switching alliegence from the Packers to the Bears may be a bridge too far for most.
No they were bussed in from neighboring cities and states - or were hapless students kidnapped (taken without their parents permission) and brought in by their union teachers to protest what they knew nothing about.
A cons demonstration was started where dozens of demonstrators pro governor,
Dozens? Who's doing your counting - CNN? And what's with the 'cons'?
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It should also be noted that the people being bussed in, like the NY Teamsters, are not working but seem to have the money for an impromptu leave of absence.
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Madison (Mad City) has been a Mecca for draft dodgers and war protestors, communists, and revolutionaries for decades. Referring to these people as "Americans" is a bit of a stretch.
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Madison, and particularly UW, has always been a center for radicalism. Madison was the place where 40 years ago, four radicals who were linked to SDS/Weather Underground blew up Sterling Hall with amfo, a building where math research was done. An innocent student was killed in the explosion. The SDS/Weather Underground was also linked around that time (1970) to other left-wing radicals Bill Ayers and his wife Bernadine Dorhn, neighbors of Barack Obama in Chicago.
[Asharq al-Aswat] A race has reached its peak in Iran, between plots hatched by the Iranian regime to form a regional alliance under its leadership, and the ability of the Iranian opposition - with its various divisions -- to destroy such plans and expose the Iranian regime.
Before Egyptian geriatric President Hosni Mubarak was tossed, two counties publicly and officially welcomed what was happening in Tahrir Square. In Iran, the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, together with President Mahmoud Short Round Ahmadinejad, considered what was happening in Egypt to be a continuation of the Iranian Islamic theocracy. In Syria, immediately after Mubarak was tossed, President Bashar "Pencilneck" al-Assad ... hereditary dictator of Syria ... said "the Egypt of Camp David has gone"(although the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem stated last Monday that "the Egyptian military leadership's decision to continue adhering to its international and regional treaties is a purely Egyptian decision").
Anyone observing the Iran's way of thinking would realize that Iran is insistent on implementing its expansionist plots, even if it is forced to resort to violence against its own people. The change that has occurred in Egypt will strengthen Iran's conviction that it is now on the verge of success. In January 2010, Iran and Syria had initiated a plan of coordination between them, relating to Egypt in the "post-Mubarak era". The two countries began to take early steps to influence the election of a successor to Mubarak, after they became convinced that he would step down due to ill health.
After the outbreak of the Egyptian revolution in Tahrir Square, Syria considered its own state of affairs to be stable, and predicted that Mubarak's regime would inevitably fall, expecting other Arab countries to follow it. Thus, this was an opportunity for Syria and Iran to exploit, in order to strengthen their radical alliance.
Therefore, senior Syrian officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented a report to their top political representatives, detailing the situation in Egypt as well in other Arab states. They proposed to accelerate the implementation of the Iranian-Syrian agreement, aiming to pressure Egypt to join their anti-American alliance. The report also highlighted the need for bigwigs from both countries to discuss the state of affairs in other Arab countries.
The report emphasized that there was no current danger to stability in Syria, whilst recommending that several secret precautions be taken. If precautions were taken overtly, they might be misinterpreted, giving the impression that the regime was greatly concerned, and this would prompt the opposition in Syria to provoke the regime. In the end, access to Facebook and Youtube was permitted, as the internet is not widespread in Syria.
The report's authors believe that what happened in Tunisia has no precedent in modern Arab history, although the Arab region is accustomed to military coups or foreign interventions, when regimes are tossed. Yet they alluded to the possibility of repeated cases of collapse regarding Arab regimes, "especially in Egypt." The report's authors used Iranian intelligence regarding the decline of the Egyptian regime's ability to deter [civil unrest], in the face of educated young people who suffer from poverty, unemployment, deplorable living conditions, and a political regime beset by corruption. Hence, it was impossible for the Egyptian regime to neutralize the popular uprising, because it did not have solutions to the economic problems inherent in Egypt, and was cautious about resorting to violence to confront the demonstrations, because of [the presence of] Arab satellite channels, especially "al-Jazeera". The report indicated that a study is currently being conducted to gauge this channel's policy towards Syria, and to try to reach an agreement with it, as Iran did during the demonstrations that erupted after the 2009 elections, when Ahmadinejad was declared victorious.
Analysts from the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs concluded that the incidents in Egypt do not concern Iran greatly, because it has been successful in the past 18 months in establishing a considerable deterrent force against Iranian opposition. Those opposition members who suffered at the hands of the regime will not contemplate challenging it again. In addition, following the demonstrations that marred Ahmadinejad's electoral victory, Iran carefully studied the modus operandi of the opposition, and is now capable of besieging all opposition movements and preventing future demonstrations.
Regarding the likely implications of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions - which according to the report would become realities -- it was claimed that both revolutions further confirmed the weakness of the US, Britain and La Belle France in the region, and that what happened would tarnish the image of the West, which used to support such regimes, yet failed to stand up for them when they encountered crises. The report regarded this as a significant development, and urged Syria to establish its position in the Arab world and the region, building on the victories it achieved recently in Leb.
The Syrian analysts who drew up the report believe that although the Islamists were not behind what happened in Tunisia or Egypt, Islamist movements will soon be in control of both countries, and will act to bring them closer to Iran and Syria. Accordingly, both Syria and Iran should accelerate their implementation of what was previously agreed between the two countries, with regards to "the post-Mubarak era". Most importantly, the report stressed the need to establish permanent relations with the Moslem Brüderbund, so as to ensure a common strategy with the aim of controlling the [Egyptian] regime.
Iran was the primary advocate of this idea, as expressed by Iran's diminutive President Ahmadinejad on the 25th February 2010, when he visited Damascus. He emphasized the need for Iranian-Syrian intervention in Egypt, at a time when the country was preparing to elect a president to replace Mubarak. This was such a rare opportunity to influence Egypt, and bring it towards the radical camp. Ahmadinejad added that Iran and Syria must not waste time; for fear that Gamal Mubarak would be elected in the absence of any internal factors impeding his election.
Iranian opinion was settled on invoking the Moslem Brüderbund as a means to cause internal unrest in Egypt, in the period both before and after the presidential election. According to a reliable, informed source regarding this Iranian-Syrian plot, the Iranian proposal to involve the Brotherhood led to a disagreement between Tehran and Damascus, as the latter is known for its hostility towards the "Brotherhood", and their plans. The Iranians had initially proposed to hold meetings between them and the Egyptian Moslem Brüderbund on Syrian soil, yet they were only successful in obtaining Syrian approval once they declared that the negotiations would instead be held in Egypt.
Subsequently, the Syrians approved the proposal and the plot began to take shape. Security meetings between the two countries were held to monitor Mubarak's health condition, as well as Egypt's weakening influence in Africa and the Arab region.
Iran encouraged Syria to embrace Mubarak's likely successor - who would enjoy a prestigious status and influence in the region - so that Syria could later have the upper hand in Egyptian-Syrian relations, thus gearing them towards the radical alliance's interests.
It is worth noting that the Iranians highly commended Mohamed ElBaradei, and sought to find a way to help him attain the presidency. He was once the Director General of the ineffective International Atomic Energy Agency, the Nobel Peace Laureate, and holds many significant relations with the West.
In Egypt, the Mubarak regime has been tossed and the army has assumed responsibility for civil protection, until a new politicianship emerges. Everyone cherishes the Egyptians' joy, but what happened in Egypt was not a complete revolution, but rather a semi-revolution. This means that the country's future is the center of attention for many regional and international players.
Iran has been preparing for this moment for a year. If the Arab countries could only see what lies ahead for Egypt in the near future, then they would be able to change its course, for the benefit of Egypt firstly, and for a better future altogether.
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A new market for the bottom dwelling scum suckers.
Is anybody surprised?
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I'm am surprised. I know quite a few attorneys who I doubt would approve of this. It would be hard to toss aside the will of the people expressed through their legislatures. The ABA will most likely make an attack through the court system.
If the membership of the ABA generally approves of this initiative, the ABA does not stand for much or deserve any respect. Falls in the category of a subversive organization trying to undermine the U.S. in my thinking.
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The Draft Laws that caused the de-regulation fiasco, can all be sourced at the ABA's "Administrative Law" section. In the big picture, lawyers worked against their own companies, in propping up the junk Derivative and CDO markets. More lawyers than MBAs benefited from the misery of the majority.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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Bashar "Pencilneck" al-Assad
