Written by Foras Teamhrach
“The debt is becoming excessive. It is inevitable that it will be reduced, so the debt is not transmitted to future generations.” [The CFDT’s (French Democratic Labor Confederation – WSWS]. * The measures include: * A hike in sales tax from 5.5 to 7 % on a range of goods & services: water, food, [...]
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Written by Foras Teamhrach
CPI Statement – “The revelation that documents relating to the forthcoming budget were found today (17 November) in the German Bundestag, with German politicians poring over their contents, while neither Dáil Éireann nor, most importantly, the Irish people have seen or read what is in store for them, is almost beyond belief. The [...]
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Big states and Little States, or No State At all Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has “confirmed” a 2% increase in the vat rate to 23% after the information was included in a leaked budget memo made public in Germany’s Bundestag yesterday. The increase will be included in the 2012 budget. The Irish Independent [...]
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AP 18 Hours Ago – “Masked youths clashed with riot police outside Greece’s parliament and the U.S. embassy Thursday as thousands of austerity-weary Greeks marched through Athens in an annual commemoration of a bloody student uprising in the 1970s. Police fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the rioters, and some 78 people [...]
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WSWS – “The Obama Administration is pushing to allow the use of a weapon prohibited by an international treaty because of its indiscriminate killing and maiming of civilians, particularly children. The US is seeking clearance for all cluster munitions made after 1980 even though the weapons are currently banned by 111 states that have [...]
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WSWS – “On Wednesday, the former EU commissioner, banker and economics professor Mario Monti, 68, was sworn in as the new head of government in the Italian presidential palace, where he also presented his ministers. On Thursday, Monti underwent a vote of confidence in the Senate, and the same procedure is planned for Friday [...]
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WSWS – “Wednesday’s three-day deadline by the Arab League for Syria to meet its terms is a political provocation. It presents terms that the Syrian government cannot possibly accept, to allow other Middle Eastern regimes to continue an imperialist-backed intervention against Damascus. The Arab League plan calls on Syria to withdraw its tanks from [...]
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JPG File: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Irish_Army_Cap_Badge.png The Barracks to be Closed: 500 soldiers are directly affected by the decision to close four barracks in Mullingar, Clonmel, Cavan and Castlebar. This will mean that there will be almost no significant military barracks left on the border. The 170 members of the 4th Field Artillery based at Columb Barracks [...]
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Big states and little states, or (perhaps), no state at all The Irish Times reported that the The Government is “under pressure” (what pressure?) to confirm or deny reports that details of next month’s Budget, including a planned hike in the VAT rate, were communicated yesterday to a German parliament budget committee. Taoiseach [...]
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Written by Foras Teamhrach
"EU, IMF out!" is the chant of Greek marchers. Reuters are quoting that more than 30,000 Greeks protested in Athens today in a protest rally that marked the first public test for a new (and unelected) national unity government. According to the BBC, the march is imbued with a lot of [...]
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