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Economy still on life support, Says chief North American economist at Merrill Lynch

Posted by Matt in March 10th, 2010 | no comment 
Published in Economy, , , , , , ,

“The economy is still on life support,” says Harris, who took over as chief North American economist at Merrill Lynch last September from David Rosenberg. “It’s a long way to go before we start thinking things are OK.”
Too early to declare victory, top forecaster says Forecaster of the Month – MarketWatch

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Yanukovych declares victory in Ukrainian vote – Yahoo! News

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment 
Published in general, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych declared victory in Ukraine’s presidential runoff but his opponent rejected the claim, saying the vote was too close to call.
Exit polls showed Yanukovych — the main foe of protesters in Ukraine’s 2004 Orange Revolution — with a narrow lead in Sunday’s vote over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a key figure [...]

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Heatwaves, a guerrilla trade war and victory for Brazil: welcome to 2010 – FT.Com

Posted by Matt in December 30th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Forecasts, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Once again, the Financial Times’ top pundits have assembled to pit their wits against the fickle future. Some of them are recklessly putting years of calm reflection and carefully built reputations at stake, piling up their chips on what they foresee for 2010. Others are simply taking a punt, going for broke as they scramble [...]

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Iran and Hezbollah Prepare for Pre-Emptive War | Sonoran Weekly Review

Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Israel, Middle East, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The word is they plan to take out Israeli bases in a prelude to invasion in the Sheba’a Farms, Ghajar, and the Seven Villages region of the Golan. Any invasion, attack, or even a successful victory there would only embolden the Iranians, Syrians, and others to act on other unknown plans. Remember, Hezballah declared victory [...]

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Buying time / A victory in Iran’s war of attrition – Haaretz – Israel News

Posted by Matt in October 21st, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Iran, Nuclear, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The already distant option of military action against Iran drew even further away yesterday, as a draft agreement on Iran’s nuclear program dealt a serious blow to chances that the United States will attack Iran.
The full draft of the agreement between six world powers and Iran is still to be published, and the little we [...]

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Russia and Islam are not Separate: Why Russia backs Al-Qaeda by Konstantin Preobrazhensky

Posted by Matt in September 24th, 2009 | 3 comments 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A key distinction between Russian and American attitudes towards Islamic terrorism is that while for America terrorism is largely seen as an exterior menace, Russia uses terrorism as an object as a tool of the state for manipulation in and outside the home country. Islamic terrorism is only part of the world of terrorism. Long [...]

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Putin until 2024? -Times Online

Posted by Matt in September 12th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Vladimir Putin has often used an annual meeting with Western journalists and academics to set out his views on the world, on Russia and on himself. This year he told The Times and a few other papers that Russia needed to lower inflation and hold down the rouble exchange to revive the battered economy. He [...]

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Anthony H. Cordesman – A Chance to Avoid Defeat in Afghanistan – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in August 31st, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Conflict, , , , , , , , , ,

The United States cannot win the war in Afghanistan in the next three months — any form of even limited victory will take years of further effort. It can, however, easily lose the war. I did not see any simple paths to victory while serving on the assessment group that advised the new U.S. commander, [...]

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Irag: Going, Ready or Not – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in August 29th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Middle East, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The withdrawal of American forces from Iraqi city centers is a remarkable moment in Iraq’s modern history. The Iraqi government publicly celebrated that event as never before, linking it to the 1920 revolution against British forces in Iraq, and describing it as “the day of victory.”
But Iraqis have their worries: was the American withdrawal real, [...]

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