Dubai Plans Appeal to Bondholders

"Dubai’s government is preparing a campaign to persuade the holders of a bond due for repayment next month to agree to a delay even if that sparks claims that the emirate has defaulted on the debts of a government-backed company, bankers said on Sunday. Pushing aside...

Dubai: One of the Great Lies of Our Time

" Dubai: One of the Great Lies of Our Time Johann Hari, The Independent Dubai is finally financially bankrupt - but it has been morally bankrupt all along. The idea that Dubai is an oasis of freedom on the Arabian peninsular is one of the great lies of our time. Yes, it has...

Iran threatens to end cooperation with the IAEA, quit NPT

Iran threatens to end cooperation with the IAEA, quit NPTfrom DEBKAfile Tehran may well break off cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency-IAEA and withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty after the IAEA's 35-nation board of governors Friday, Nov. 27 approved...

D.C. to pay 13.7 million to mistreated World Bank, IMF protesters

" D.C. to pay 13.7 million to mistreated World Bank, IMF protesters By Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON — The city of Washington has agreed to pay 13.7 million dollars to some 700...

Global Warming, the War on Terrorism, and "Planet X"

Independent scholarly testimony suggests that humanity may not be getting the full truth about Global Warming. It is apparent that harmful industrial by-products associated with Greenhouse Gas emissions have contributed to a context of Global Warming. Indeed, there in no...

Wall Street Journal Supports Break-Up Of Big Banks

Wall Street Journal Supports Break-Up Of Big BanksAdd the Wall Street Journal editorial board --  to the growing ranks of those calling for a restoration of barriers between commercial and investment banking. \The editorial heavily criticized Democratic proposals to...

Hasan Won't Plead Guilty, May Plead Insanity

Defense Attorney: Hasan Won't Plead Guilty, May Use Insanity Defense -- ABC NewsJohn Galligan, defense attorney for the Fort Hood Ramapage shooter, Hasan, stated that his client will probably plead not guilty and that an insanity defense is possible."I anticipate that the...