Prison Planet 22 Nov 2008 08:24 am

Solana ?worried? by Iran?s lack of cooperation on nuclear issue

AFP Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Friday he was "worried" by an international watchdog's report that Iran is not cooperating with calls to stop its sensitive nuclear work. "I am worried (by) the report of the Agency in Vienna," Solana told reporters after the International Atomic ...

Prison Planet 22 Nov 2008 08:24 am

Prospect of Israel war on Iran ?stronger?

Press TV Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 Israeli intelligence sources say the prospect of military action against Iran has increased significantly in the past few weeks. Israeli sources told the Times on Friday that in the past few weeks Tel Aviv has witnessed an increase in the chances of launching an airborne attack on ...

Prison Planet 22 Nov 2008 08:24 am

Citigroup May End Up With Government Rescue After Stock Skids

Christine Harper and Bradley Keoun Bloomberg Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 The U.S. government may step in to rescue Citigroup Inc. after a crisis in confidence erased half the bank’s stock-market value in three days, according to investors and analysts. Citigroup’s $2 trillion of assets dwarfs companies such as American International Group Inc. that got ...

Prison Planet 22 Nov 2008 08:24 am

The Bond Market Is Expecting a Corporate Default Rate CONSIDERABLY HIGHER than the Great Depression

George Washington's Blog Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 Junk bond guru Martin Fridson told Bloomberg on Wednesday: "Either the [high-yield bond] market is right and expecting a default rate considerably higher than it was in the Great Depression, or we have such profound dislocations and selling pressures going on that it really is ...

Prison Planet 22 Nov 2008 08:24 am

Nationalisation threat to banks

Nigel Morris London Independent Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 Banks are told to do their bit for the economy / Downing Street considers 'nuclear option' to make lenders release cash The Government is using the threat of a wholesale nationalisation of banks in an attempt to force institutions to lend billions to small companies struggling ...

Prison Planet 22 Nov 2008 08:24 am

Only drastic action now will save us, says Gordon Brown

Philip Webster London Times Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 Britain would face an even more severe recession without the multi-billion-pound tax cut and spending package that will be unveiled on Monday, Gordon Brown said yesterday. In a dramatic attempt to raise the political stakes before the most important Pre-Budget Report since Labour came to power, ...

Prison Planet 22 Nov 2008 08:24 am

Seeking $25 Billion, Big Three to Get a Second Chance on the Hill

Kendra Marr Washington Post Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 In just 10 days, Detroit's Big Three automakers hope to re-plead their case for a $25 billion emergency loan. But this time they will be expected to produce clearer business plans. Yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) ...

Prison Planet 22 Nov 2008 08:24 am

Vice President Joe Biden promises WeAreChange an upcoming crisis

We Are Change Youtube Saturday 22nd November, 2008 Several days before election day I caught up with Joe Biden and asked him what he meant when he said mark his words Obama's presidency will bring a "generated crisis". He told me it would happen regardless of who's president, he stated he was only ...

Prison Planet 22 Nov 2008 08:24 am

Clinton Is Said to Accept Offer of Secretary of State Position

PETER BAKER and HELENE COOPER NY Times Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to give up her Senate seat to become secretary of state in the Obama administration, making her the public face to the world for the man who dashed her own hopes for the presidency, confidants ...

Prison Planet 22 Nov 2008 08:24 am

Obama Picks New York Fed Chief to Lead Treasury

David Cho, Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray Washington Post Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 FLASHBACK: Obama's Treasury Candidates: Old Guard Of The Corporate Elite President-elect Barack Obama has selected New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy F. Geithner as Treasury secretary, handing the post to a primary architect of the Bush administration's response to ...

Prison Planet 21 Nov 2008 07:07 pm

The Alex Jones Show - L I V E - Nov. 21 With Lindsay Williams

Prison Planet.tv Friday, November 21, 2008 Alex talks with Debbie McKee of End the Fed, Lindsey Williams, the author of The Energy Non-Crisis who predicted oil prices would drop to $50 when they were at $150 back in July, Senior Director of Congressional Relations at the American Farm Bureau Federation, Rick Krause, ...

Prison Planet 21 Nov 2008 02:49 pm

Gold surges more than 6% on safe-haven buying

Market Watch Friday, November 21, 2008 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures surged more than 6% Friday, poised for their biggest weekly gain in two months, as wary investors returned to the safety of the precious metal. Other metals also moved broadly higher. Gold futures rallied $46.30, gaining 6.2% to $795 an ounce ...

Prison Planet 21 Nov 2008 02:49 pm

Perth Mint suspends orders amid rush to buy bullion

Sarah-Jane Tasker The Australian Friday, November 21, 2008 FEARS of the unknown long-term effects from the global financial crisis have sparked a new gold rush. With retail and wholesale clients around the world stocking up on the precious metal, the Perth Mint has been forced to suspend orders. As the World Gold Council reported that the ...

Prison Planet 21 Nov 2008 02:49 pm

Zinn: 9/11 Truth Is For ?Fanatics?, Has ?No Practical Political Significance?

New comments cause more outrage after leftist historian said he didn't care about what really happened on 9/11 Steve Watson Infowars.net Friday, Nov 21, 2008 Just days after left-wing anti-war icon Howard Zinn told an audience that he didn’t care if 9/11 was an inside job, he has repeated the sentiment, stating that ...

Prison Planet 21 Nov 2008 02:49 pm

Huge fines if ID card details wrong

The Press Association Friday, November 21, 2008 Women who change their names after marriage could face fines of up to £1,000 if they fail to tell the Government, it was revealed. Anyone holding a biometric passport or ID card will be required to notify the National Identity Register of changes to the personal ...

Prison Planet 21 Nov 2008 02:49 pm

Helicopter in dramatic near-miss with ?sinister? UFO 1,500ft above Birmingham

David Wilkes UK Daily Mail Friday, November 21, 2008 Aliens may have once made a 'sinister' night time visit to Birmingham, a new report suggests. The claim stems from a curious incident when a police helicopter dramatically had to swerve out of the way of a mystery aircraft to avoid a crash at 1500ft ...

Prison Planet 21 Nov 2008 02:49 pm

Shiite protesters burn Bush effigy in Baghdad square to protest security pact

Think Progress Friday, November 21, 2008   The AP reports that Shiite protesters “stomped on and burned an effigy of President George W. Bush in the same central Baghdad square where Iraqis beat a toppled statue of Saddam Hussein with their sandals five years earlier.” Shiites were protesting the proposed U.S.-Iraqi security pact ...

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