What It Really Means

The S&P Downgrade

By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS

August 9, 2011

http://counterpunch.org/roberts08092011.html

it is often the case that more is going on than traditional thinking can know about or explain.

It is always a challenge to get people’s thinking into a new paradigm.

Nevertheless, unless the effort is made, people might never comprehend the behind-the-scenes power struggle.

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Statement by Federal Open Market Committee on Interest Rates: Full Text

Aug 9, 2011 11:18 AM PT

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-0 ... -text.html

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Open Letter to U.S. and S. Korean Authorities

August 8. 2011

The army and people of the DPRK are not what they used to be in the past. They do not hide that they have had access to nuclear deterrent powerful enough to protect themselves.

If the other party launches a nuclear war, the DPRK is ready to counter it with nukes. It is its
solemn declaration.

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The U.S. and south Korea are gravely mistaken if they think they would remain safe in case of a war on the Korean Peninsula.

http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2011/201108/ ... 820ee.html

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President al-Assad: Syria Will Not Be Tolerant in Pursuing Armed Terrorist Groups... Determined to Complete Reform

Aug 09, 2011

Syria is open to any help offered by the brotherly and friendly countries in this regard.

http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/08/09/363155.htm

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9 August 2011 Last updated at 07:46 ET

London riots: Timeline and [>] map of violence

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14436499

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London riots and UK unrest: fourth night live updates

Tuesday 9 August 2011 21.13 BST

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2011/ ... -four-live

This page will update automatically every minute

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Mathaba: African Union Should Send Armed Forces to Bomb England to Protect Civilians

2011/08/09

http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=627935

All the above is 100% valid and logical as it has been thus endorsed by no less than NATO, Cameron, Sarkozy and Obama in Africa.

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Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Black-led Rebellion Enters Fourth Night in Britain: Unrest Spreads to Manchester, Wolverhampton and Other Cities

http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/2011 ... night.html

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US firm to invest in $100 mln Tanzania farms JV

Tue Aug 9, 2011 11:50am GMT

http://af.reuters.com/article/investing ... 09?sp=true

JV = joint venture (for cover)


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Major protests erupt against Chile's Pinera

SANTIAGO | Tue Aug 9, 2011 8:18pm EDT

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/ ... 2K20110810

Spearheaded by students demanding more affordable and improved education, tens of thousands of protesters marched in the streets of Santiago. A small core of protesters started fires and threw rocks at police, who fired tear gas and water cannons.