Monday, December 17, 2007

Week ending 17 December 2007

News from 10/12/07 to 17/12/07

World bankers resort to firebreak
Never before have the central banks of North America, Europe, and Britain, acted together as such a unified phalanx, but never before have transatlantic credit markets seized up with such violent effect.


Mobile Labs to Target Iraqis for Death
U.S. forces in Iraq soon will be equipped with high-tech equipment that will let them process an Iraqi’s biometric data in minutes and help American soldiers decide whether they should execute the person or not, according to its inventor.

U.S. Army To Lay-Off 200,000 Civilians, Contractors


Children are targets of Nigerian witch hunt
Evangelical pastors are helping to create a terrible new campaign of violence against young Nigerians. Children and babies branded as evil are being abused, abandoned and even murdered while the preachers make money out of the fear of their parents and their communities.

Kosovo President: Independence Days Away


Russia vows to stop unilateral Kosovan independence


Russia orders British Council to shut down operations


Russia plans no forces build-up after CFE freeze
Russia has no plans to mass armed forces near its Western borders after freezing compliance with a landmark arms treaty signed at the end of the Cold War, senior government and army officials said on Saturday.

But Russia's top general said the firing of a weapon from a U.S. anti-missile system in eastern Europe could be misread by the country's defenses, triggering the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in return.

Ray of hope: Can the sun save us from global warming?



Oil-Rich Nations Use More Energy, Cutting Exports

The economies of many big oil-exporting countries are growing so fast that their need for energy within their borders is crimping how much they can sell abroad, adding new strains to the global oil market.

Derivative Trades Jump 27% to Record $681 Trillion

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