Monthly Archives: September 2009

Video: Former Chief U.N. Weapons Inspector Discusses Iran MSNBC Morning Meeting with Dylan Ratigan September 29, 2009 Former Chief U.N. Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter talks about whether President Obama is effectively handling the nuclear threat from Iran. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31510813/#33072097

Key facts to keep in mind while opposing war against Iran By Phil Wilayto After Downing Street 2009-09-29 Representatives of Iran and six of the world’s most powerful countries are scheduled to meet this week in Geneva, one of a … Continue reading →

Iceland one year on: small island in big trouble Icelanders are suffering in the aftermath of the catastrophic collapse of their country’s economy Simon Bowers The Guardian Monday 28 September 2009 A year on from a ruinous banking crash, there … Continue reading →

Microsoft to release free antivirus PC software The Associated Press 5:05 p.m. September 28, 2009 REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. says its new computer security program can be downloaded starting on Tuesday. Microsoft Security Essentials, as the free antivirus software … Continue reading →

Federal Reserve Buys More Than 100% of Mortgages Issued in 2009   by Chris Martenson chrismartenson.com September 28, 2009 It turns out that in 2009 (again, through August), the Federal Reserve has bought $624 billion of MBS and a further … Continue reading →

Unprecedented U.S. corporate default seen for ’09 By Chelsea Emery and Emily Chasan reuters.com 2009-09-28 NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. corporate debt default rates are expected to hit “unprecedented” levels in 2009, even though the economy may be past the … Continue reading →

The Presidency Problem: High Crimes by Greg Guma Global Research September 28, 2009 If staging coups, waging secret wars, suspending civil liberties, or torturing people were merely aberrations pursued by a handful of zealots, Congress could simply punish the offenders … Continue reading →

Chavez invites Obama to Peace Dialogue by James Suggett Venezuela Analysis 2009-09-24 Mérida — During a meeting with U.S. labor union leaders in New York on Wednesday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez invited the unionists to participate in the fair trade … Continue reading →

Panama agrees to host two U.S. naval bases Russian Information Agency Novosti 2009-09-27 MEXICO: Panama will sign before October 2009 a treaty with the United States on the opening of two U.S. naval bases on its territory, a senior Panamanian … Continue reading →

VIDEO: Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Factory The Revelations of Mordechai Vanunu Global Research September 28, 2009 Mordechai Vanunu was a technician at Dimona, Israel’s illegal secret underground nuclear facility, from 1976 to 1985. He discovered nuclear weapons were being secretly produced … Continue reading →