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 Using the TPP to Renegotiate and Expand NAFTA posted by Dana Gabriel via gan, 2012-06-26 09:11:38
Both Canada and Mexico have been invited to join the U.S., along with other countries already engaged in negotiations which will deepen trade and economic ties within the Asia-Pacific region. Such a deal would surpass NAFTA in size and scope. The U.S. led talks which have been criticized for their secretive nature, could be used to update aspects of existing trade pacts among member nations. This would provide the perfect opportunity for a backdoor renegotiation of NAFTA without officially having to open it back up. (full story and 1 comments)
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The Balkanization of Nepal gathers pace posted by Dr. Arun Shrivastava via sadh, 2012-06-21 01:02:26
Nepal’s leadership failed to draft a new Constitution. The mandate of 602-member Constituent Assembly [CA] elected in 2008 ended on 27th May, 2012 without a consensus as to how Nepal should be governed. Total cost of the exercise came to Rs 8,900 million [roughly US$100 million] ending up in endless blame game and petty bickering. The big issue is identity federalism; the intractable issue distribution of power. (full story)
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Economics not Sustainability as the Dominant and Destructive Primary Discourse posted by millie, 2012-06-21 00:23:01
When something is established over a relatively long period of social time -- decades in this case -- the 'given' often appears as 'natural,' as is now the case with economics firmly established as the primary social discourse. However, a step outside that dominant discourse reveals an entirely different critical picture than the many deceptive images presented. The world and societies everywhere are going to wrack and ruin largely as a result of the myopic adherence to the economic discourse to the exclusion of more critically important discourses/issues on sustainability and non-monetary matters. That's right darlings, the world/universe has never been reliant on money or driven by economics, it survives -- long term -- on harmony and co-operative relations, not divisive and destructive conflict/war profiteering for financial and corporate elites. So no prizes for guessing which forces have established the economic discourse as the primary political and social 'reality' today. (full story and 1 comments)
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  Political Flights of Fancy and Democratic Farces posted by andy, 2012-06-20 13:33:46
A crude but effective strategy for limiting discourse and narrowing political choice is to present pre-selected, owned candidates. Take for example the current media saturation on Romney and Obama, two servants of the same ruling elite, and the point is well illustrated! (full story)
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 15 minutes of shame, posted by spot, 2012-06-19 14:42:26
In 1968 Andy Warhol coined the phrase, "... everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes!" (full story)
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 EuroZone as it is posted by Mr Fish via lon, 2012-06-18 02:44:39
No additional elaboration required: (full story)
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 Oz PM Gillard calls for Europe to back failing private banks posted by Paul Osborne via stewy, 2012-06-15 23:40:43
Reprehensible LIAR and Corporate lackey PM, Juliar 'carbon GSachs' Gillard, has once again shown her traitorous credentials and true colours by supporting the clearly corrupt, gambling, PRIVATE Banks and not the people. (full story)
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 Austerity for Oz! posted by baz, 2012-06-15 00:41:54
Almost on cue, the Banker and Transnational cartels have utilised their faithful SERVANT, former conservative Treasurer, Peter Costello, to submit a report and of course warn of dire consequences for Queensland, arising from the State's debt.
You could almost pick the day this would occur, after UNESCO's warning of threats to the Great Barrier Reef, ARISING DIRECTLY from rampant Corporate EXPLOITATION and the social unrest/protests over under-regulated CSG exploitation, or toxic 'FRACKING,' as it is internationally known. (full story and 3 comments)
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 Did you doubt Obama's Puppet Status? posted by staff report via stele, 2012-06-14 09:58:40
WASHINGTON -- A critical document from President Barack Obama's free trade negotiations with eight Pacific nations was leaked online early Wednesday morning, revealing that the administration intends to bestow radical new political powers upon multinational corporations, contradicting prior promises. (full story)
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 Oz: "we are hiring mercenaries" posted by major mitchell, 2012-06-10 02:24:38
In a thinly disguised effort to 'internationalise' the ADF and weaken its fiercely independent, highly skilled and dedicated, patriotic fighting forces, the treasonous Gillard government has -- on orders from Washington -- implemented a policy to dilute our fighting forces with FOREIGN mercenaries that have no allegiance to anything other than themselves and money! (full story)
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The Pathetic 'Occupy Wall Street' (Static) movement posted by effy, 2012-06-07 22:07:10
We have said much about the orchestrated by the man, 'Occupy' movement --none of it good. Our observations have now been historically verified. (full story)
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 The New Kamikaze Politics of Today posted by quill, 2012-06-04 01:01:00
For those not familiar, the term “Kamikaze” is originally Japanese and loosely renders into English as ‘the divine wind.’ It referred originally to Japanese suicide pilots of WWII. These very young pilots willingly died for their ‘Emperor;’ their training hours in the air were minimal, time mostly spent perfecting targeted dives. Their planes were flying bombs packed to the hilt with explosives, in effect they were the first human guided missiles sent to devastate the enemy; very few Kamikaze pilots survived their attacks. (full story and 1 comments)
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Aussies Turn their Backs on Major Parties posted by smiley, 2012-06-03 11:31:17
The Australian Labor and Liberal Parties have been rejected by the majority of Aussies as unrepresentative sell-outs to Big Business, the Corporations and Washington. How did the Labor Party expect to survive Gillard's disgusting and insulting LIE on the Carbon crucifixion and how did the Liberal Party hope to survive after Howard's shameless, cowardly kowtowing to Washington's every whim to the extent of involving us in America's illegal and immoral civilian killing wars? (full story)
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 Carbon Tax Gillard most popular (what!) posted by addy, 2012-05-28 23:28:35
In what surely must be the most tortured political poll ever taken, Juliar Gillard has emerged as Australia's preferred leader -- who are you people trying to kid? (full story)
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 Assange Symbolically Defers to the Power of the ANONYMOUS Underground posted by lynx, 2012-05-24 23:07:18
In what may be his last voluntary public appearance, “gifted hacker,” publisher and founder of the WikiLeaks whistle blowing website, has worn the V for Vendetta mask, which has become the default icon of the ANONYMOUS underground – a rapidly growing army of invisible hackers and specialists that present the only real VIABLE opposition to the criminal ruling elites of today. (full story and 1 comments)
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