Financial Crisis in Dubai: Towards a Nightmare Scenario? by Mike Whitney

Dandelion Salad by Mike Whitney Global Research, November 28, 2009 The default in Dubai is not the beginning of Financial Meltdown 2. Don’t look for dominoes here. Yes, it does raise serious questions about the vast debt-overhang in emerging economies–particularly East Europe. But, this is not a “sovereign default” in the strict sense, nor is [...]

Washington alters US Air Force document to hide intentions behind military accord with Colombia by Eva Golinger

Dandelion Salad by Eva Golinger Postcards from the Revolution 27 November 2009 In an explicit attempt to hide Washington’s military objetives in South America, a US Air Force document submitted to Congress in May 2009 that provoked deep concerns in the region has been modified and re-published on November 16, 2009. The official US Air [...]

Troop deployment to begin shortly after Obama’s war strategy speech By Greg Jaffe

Dandelion Salad By Greg Jaffe Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday, November 28, 2009; 3:56 PM KABUL Days after President Obama outlines his new war strategy in a speech Tuesday, as many as 9,000 Marines will begin deploying to southern Afghanistan to renew an assault on a Taliban stronghold that stalled earlier this year amid a [...]

Soaring Unemployment and Double-dip Recession? Blame N.W.O. Larry By Mike Whitney

Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney November 26, 2009 “Information Clearing House“ Barack Obama’s chief economic advisor, Lawrence Summers, is determined to sabotage a second round of stimulus. And, he’s getting plenty of help, too. Congressional Democrats are dragging their feet because they’re worried about the political backlash and midterm elections, the GOP deficit hawks are [...]

Chavez’s historic call for international socialist unity by Federico Fuentes

Dandelion Salad Posted with permission from Green Left Weekly by Federico Fuentes Green Left Caracas 27 November 2009 Addressing delegates at the International Encounter of Left Parties held in Caracas, November 19-21, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that with the capitalist crisis and threat of war risking the future of humanity, “the people are clamoring” [...]