Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Australian Julian Assange seeks political asylum in Ecuador
Jun 19, 2012 by RTAmerica
On Tuesday, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange sought political asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, UK. At a press conference today in Quito, the foreign minister said to the media that the government is evaluating the request and looking into the rules of international law. Back in 2010 the country offered the whistleblower citizenship, but why is Assange seeking to depart to Ecuador now?
On Tuesday, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange sought political asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, UK. At a press conference today in Quito, the foreign minister said to the media that the government is evaluating the request and looking into the rules of international law. Back in 2010 the country offered the whistleblower citizenship, but why is Assange seeking to depart to Ecuador now?
May 22, 2012 by RussiaToday
This week, Julian Assange talks to the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa. Correa is a left wing populist who has changed the face of Ecuador. But unlike his predecessors he holds a Ph.D. in economics. According to US embassy cables, Correa is the most popular President in Ecuador's democratic history. But in 2010 he was taken hostage in an attempted coup d'etat. He blames the coup attempt on corrupt media and has launched a controversial counter-offensive. Correa says the media defines what reforms are possible. Assange tries to figure out is Ecuadorian president justified and what is his vision for Latin America.
Keiser Report: Elite Losers & Heroes of Fraud
Jun 19, 2012 by RussiaToday
In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss whether elites are failures and losers or whether they are acting in show trials while wearing Presidential seals of approval. They also review Bloomberg's lawsuit seeking evidence of tacit collusion between the EU and Greece regarding Goldman Sachs' swap deals to hide its debt. In the second half of the show Max talks to economist, professor and Member of Parliament in Tunisia, Moncef Cheikhrouhou, about building real economies so that the next generation will inherit olive trees not debts.
In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss whether elites are failures and losers or whether they are acting in show trials while wearing Presidential seals of approval. They also review Bloomberg's lawsuit seeking evidence of tacit collusion between the EU and Greece regarding Goldman Sachs' swap deals to hide its debt. In the second half of the show Max talks to economist, professor and Member of Parliament in Tunisia, Moncef Cheikhrouhou, about building real economies so that the next generation will inherit olive trees not debts.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Game On! - Italian police seize gold worth €2m at Swiss border
From The Guardian
Original source
Italian tax police have seized 50kg (110lb) of gold from an Italian businessman at the Swiss border.
The gold, worth around €2m (£1.6m), was found in a hidden compartment in his car last Thursday, the police said on Monday.
The man and his daughter, who was also in the car, were both charged with smuggling.
Italians are believed to have billions of euros in undeclared wealth stashed in Switzerland – funds that Italy is trying to have the Swiss authorities tax retroactively.
Many Italians have also bought gold as a refuge from a worsening European debt crisis.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Counting the Cost - Lessons for Europe from Japan's 'lost decade'
Jun 16, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish
On this episode of Counting the Cost, we
head east to take a look at some of Asia's new economic miracles and to
ask what lessons they can offer to Europe as it struggles with its
financial crisis.
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