Monthly Archives: September 2008

McCain Seeks to Delay First Debate Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 24 September 2008 Senator John McCain said Wednesday that he would temporarily suspend his presidential campaign on Thursday to return to Washington to deal with the financial crisis and … Continue reading →

By Kaveh L Afrasiabi, Asia Times, 25 September 2008 NEW YORK – On Tuesday, in his brief meeting with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon asked for Iran’s assistance with the political process in Iraq and … Continue reading →

By Gideon Levy, Ha’aretz, 21 September 2008 Nothing helped. Not the pleas, not the cries of the woman in labor, not the father’s explanations in excellent Hebrew, nor the blood that flowed in the car. The commander of the checkpoint, … Continue reading →

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date : 09-23-2008 On Thursday, September 25 at 10:00 am, the Free Gaza Movement will hold a press conference at the commercial port in Larnaca. Passengers are listed below. They will be leaving immediately after the press … Continue reading →

Where, oh where, is America’s Vladimir Putin, who will drive out the oligarchs who have stolen the country’s treasure and debased its currency? – Spengler, Asia Times Stopping a Financial Crisis, the Swedish Way Deal Book, 23 September 2008 A … Continue reading →