What does this $700bn US bailout mean for the UAE? « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" In the UAE the banking sector is very well capitalized and if its lending is now reduced then it comes as the economy was in danger of overheating. Recent inflation figures and shortages of skilled labor point to an economy in need of tighter credit. This could actually...

Palin on Ahmadinejad: 'He Must Be Stopped'

"By SARAH PALIN | September 22, 2008Governor Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, was scheduled to speak today at a rally in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to protest the appearance here of President Ahmadinejad of Iran. Her appearance was canceled by rally organizers...

Iran to build cars in Afghanistan

" Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:10:56 GMT Iran's ambassador to Kabul says an assembly line for the manufacture of Iranian-designed cars will soon launch production in Afghanistan. “The negotiations to install the production line for the Iran Khodro Company in Afghanistan have...

Financial Weapons Of Mass Destruction

"Financial Weapons Of Mass Destruction photo credit: laffy4k New York Times called the possibility of an AIG liquidation “as close to an extinction-level event as the financial markets have seen since the Great Depression.” We keep hearing that the current...

Atlantic SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT

More trouble could be brewing in the Caribbean.  Even if it does not reach storm status, the last thing Haiti, Cuba and other area islands need is more rain."SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 415 PM EDT SUN SEP 21 2008 ...

Protesters Wreak Havoc At Casey Anthony Home

The case of Casey Anthony, the Florida mom who is suspected in the death of her child, seems to be getting more bizarre and more volatile. Protestors have been gathering outside the woman's parents' house, and he says they've been throwing rocks, forcing him to engage in...