World Globalisation Newswire Archive

Tehran, April 26 - Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh said on Wednesday that the establishment of Oil Stock Exchange is in its final stage and the bourse will be launched in Iran in the next week.

He told reporters, upon arrival from Qatar where he attended the 10th General Assembly of International Energy Agency and consultations with OPEC member states, that registration of the Oil Stock Exchange is underway and the entity will operate after being approved by by Council of Stock Exchange.

He rejected a statement attributed to him saying that Oil Stock Exchange will bring to the ground the US economy and said, "I don't know who has speculated that I've not talked about US economy." Asked about conference on energy in Doha, he said that more than 60 countries and 30 oil companies and consultants took part in the conference.

 http://www.iribnews.ir/Full_en.asp?news_id=212013&n=32

In light of the oening of the neocon propaganda psyop "United 93", here is another version you might want to listen to. (20:00)

The Boycott Body shop campaign will be holding the 2nd Day of action against the Body Shop this Saturday 29th April.

How to make money the Khashoggi-way - worldwide - with the help of some friends.

It's not getting any cheaper and could cost the US over 100 billion this year.

Over 80 communities in Switzerland including the three most populous cities have insisted on stopping GATS-liberalization.. In Europe, more than 1000 communities have declared themselves GATS-free zones.

Crude oil prices jumped to a new all time record high of over $74 a barrel today as the market responded to a faster than expected decline in U.S. gasoline stocks and growing unease over the situation of U.S. led action against Iran.

Riots broke out in the Solomon Islands after Snyder Rini was declared prime minister. However, there are claims that votes were bought by Mr Rini's financial backers. "Not only promises but gifts of money. So how can you fight that?" said Francis Billy Hilly, a spokesperson for the opposition. It has been reported that an angry crowd threw stones at the Parliament building, resulting in tear gas being fired by the police. Cars and buildings were set alight in Honiara and several Australian and New Zealand police officers were injured.

Pointless news, but interesting all the same.

European slavery: The 'managers' running Holland with it's 16 million inhabitants, will start 'opening' the borders for workers coming May 1st. Even if desperate people want to work for 10 cents an hour, without social security. Sold to the cheapest bidder...

The UK ID card is not what you think it is. It is not a simple identity document like your passport or driving licese. It is in fact, a database backed control grid and the fulfilment of Orwells nightmare.

In this lecture by Michel Chossudovsky, he blows away the smokescreen put up by the mainstream media...

Slightly cleaned up and re-edited show (items re-ordered due to live radio problems with playing interview).

Two versions at different kbps rates ( hr .mp3):

Functionless profits do not lead to more investments, growth and employment.. The market, competition and profits are not ends in themselves..The economy exists for people, not vice versa.. Capital needs a counterveiling power through an equal worker participation in all economic affairs.

Rossport Solidarity Camp host a June bank holiday weekend gathering to celebrate our first year of resistance to Shell, Statoil, Marathon and the Irish state

New video evidence released. Cameraman testifies the video was cut. He is then stopped and searched on a train leaving Genova and threatened.
Il Manifesto - 26/03/06
Translation is not 100 percent, due to time and state of health problems.

Group for Legal Support of the Network Against G8 (NAG8) was founded at the international coordination meeting of NAG8 in february 2006. The main tasks of group are: - information gathering about repression against people and groups who are suspected of protests preparing for the summit G8 in St.Petersburg - legal and informational support of people who are aim of repression - spreading information about cases of persecution of participants of protests and participants of protests preparation process. We completely share foundations of Network Against G8. We need help of professional lawyers and translators.
Contact:  piter.legal@yahoo.com (russian, english and german)

By now, the manner in which Blair & Co have again hoodwinked Britain into a totally illegal military strike -this time using nuclear weapons- against a peaceful nation should have become frighteningly clear.

Coca-Cola is one of the most recognizable brands in the world. The company claims to adhere to the “highest ethical standards” and to be “an outstanding corporate citizen in every community we serve”. Yet Coca-Cola’s activities around the world tell a different story. Coca-Cola has been accused of dehydrating communities in its pursuit of water resources to feed its own plants, drying up farmers’ wells and destroying local agriculture. The company has also violated workers’ rights in countries such as Colombia, Turkey, Guatemala and Russia. Only through its multi-million dollar marketing campaigns can Coca-Cola sustain the clean image it craves.

The world has reached a point where whenever something goes wrong – when something bad happens: a car bomb, a disease outbreak or a tsunami – people – especially the victims – blame the USA. This is a remarkably simplistic and yet sophisticated reaction – the universal scapegoat.