Sunday, June 29, 2008

Weeks ending 29 June 2008

News from 15/06/08 to 29/06/08

Dow Chemical hiking prices 25%
Chemical company cites soaring energy costs for new price boost, following a 20% jump three weeks ago.


Scientists warn of lack of vital phosphorus as biofuels raise demand


A Pretty Stunning Graph of World Cement Production


RBS issues global stock and credit crash alert
The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks.

U.S. Says Israeli Exercise Seemed Directed at Iran
Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Pentagon ‘three-day blitz’ plan for Iran
Alexis Debat, director of terrorism and national security at the Nixon Center, said last week that US military planners were not preparing for “pinprick strikes” against Iran’s nuclear facilities. “They’re about taking out the entire Iranian military,” he said.

'US builds 4 bases on Iraq-Iran border'


French army falling apart, documents show


Iraqi refugee crisis grows as West turns its back


Taliban Destroying Bridges, Planting Mines In Prep For Battle With Afghan Troops


Efforts to train Afghan troops slump
Only two of the 105 Afghan army units are capable of performing their primary mission, the Government Accountability Office reported.

Drugs cartel led by woman turns Mexican town into shooting gallery
[The] United States’ seemingly insatiable demand for cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine...has sparked the bloodiest drugs war in the Americas and cost more than 4,000 lives in the past 18 months.

Honey Bee Crisis Could Push Food Prices Even Higher


US nuclear weapons 'leave British soil at last' after half a century of controversy


An Epidemic of Psychological Wounds


Poll: 44% of Americans favor torture for terrorist suspects


Global military spending soars 45 pct in 10 years

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