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Germany Expels CIA Chief Over Spying Scandal Amid “Deep Rift”

You know things are not going your way when a long-time ally and peer in the world’s power structure ‘shuns’ you. On the heels of the exposure of a 2nd “spy case”, Germany has had enough… *GERMANY EXPELS U.S. DIPLOMAT OVER … Continue reading

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Runaway US spying rattles European leaders

by ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEG I write this week from Brussels, where the United States spying scandal has overshadowed the two-day summit of European leaders that started on Thursday (Oct. 24). The scandal hit new highs with revelations that the cell phone … Continue reading

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Cyprus: That’s The Way To Do It

Cyprus is fixed. Again. Like Greece, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, Spain and New Zealand. I wondered over the weekend how the Cypriot government would pass any deal brokered to solve their bankruptcy. Now we know: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said … Continue reading

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Merkel tells irate Greeks painful reforms will pay off

Tens of thousands of angry Greek protesters filled the streets of Athens on Tuesday to greet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who offered sympathy but no promise of further aid. Police fired teargas and stun grenades to hold back crowds chanting … Continue reading

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A Nazi Greeting in Greece for Angela Merkel

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Quantitative Easing Is Actually Counterfeiting

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Merkel tries to calm storms over Greece, ECB policy

 Angela Merkel tried to calm a growing storm over euro zone crisis strategy on Sunday after the Bundesbank likened ECB bond-buying plans to a dangerous drug and a conservative ally of the German leader said Greece should leave the currency bloc by … Continue reading

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Egan Jones Downgrades Germany From AA- To A+

The unstoppable Egan-Jones juggernaut continues: 6/26/2012: Federal Republic Of Germany: EJR lowered AA- to A+ (Neg.) (S&P: AAA) (3413Z GR) Synopsis: German chancellor Angela Merkel continues to create tension with EU member states by resisting calls for EU bonds (shared liabs.), … Continue reading

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“It is time for a breakthrough to a new Europe” – Merkel

The race is on to see who will control Europe. The collapse of the Italian bond market today will collapse several large French banks. The players involved in picking up the pieces and the formation of a “new Europe” include: … Continue reading

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