Monthly Archives: September 2012

Q3: BAILOUTS AND BANKS.

Posted on September 27, 2012 by stutteringsteps

Bailouts. The recent announcement of Q3 (further Quantitive Easing), by Ben Bernanke of the US Federal Reserve, indicated that at least his part of the US establishment saw the solution in the same way. They think sorting out the current … Continue reading →

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RELIGION AND VIOLENCE.

Posted on September 19, 2012 by stutteringsteps

In a previous article I argued that not all of the motives, behind the recent and past attacks upon western embassies and other economic, social or cultural artefacts, have sprung from religious sensibility to criticism. I have suggested [in the … Continue reading →

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SPRING TURNS TO AUTUMN.

Posted on September 15, 2012 by stutteringsteps

Can it really be surprising that the Arab Spring has turned into an Anti-west Autumn? Are the recent violent attacks on US and European Embassies and their staff, along with assorted western commercial targets, really something that was provoked by … Continue reading →

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WHAT TRIGGERED THE CRISIS?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by stutteringsteps

It is generally recognised that there is an ongoing economic crisis taking place within the 21st century capitalist system. However, its causes and what has triggered it – which are not necessarily the same – are the subject of considerable … Continue reading →

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