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If you want a pro Ukrainian viewpoint, read these newspapers.
Kiev Post and Pravda UA
http://en.pravda.com.ua/
http://www.kyivpost.com/
Looks like SI is down 11/06/08. Do we use this as the 1st Backup thread?
Brown stands firm on finances
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1149473.html?menu=
Chancellor Gordon Brown has faced down critics in the City and the trade unions by insisting he would not relax financial disciplines in response to threatened strikes and soaring oil prices.
Economists have warned that Mr Brown is in danger of breaking his "golden rule" because of worsening Treasury finances.
And he faces the prospect of 300,000 civil servants walking out on November 5 in protest at plans to cut around 100,000 jobs.
But he insists: "We will do nothing that puts at risk the short term or long term stability of the economy. There will be no relaxation of our discipline."
Speaking to a conference of the left-of-centre thinktank Compass, Mr Brown made clear that he wants a "progressive" Labour manifesto for the upcoming General Election, with radical policies to extend skills training and childcare, reinvigorate local government and complete the reform of the House of Lords.
And - in what may have been a shot across the bows of Labour campaign co-ordinator Alan Milburn - he sent out a warning about the limitations of the market, which he said would always prove both less equitable and more expensive than the public sector in delivering essential services.
Mr Brown told the London conference that he had taken a succession of "tough choices" since 1997 and could not afford to be less strict now, given the fragile state of the world economy.
Some City experts have suggested he will have to abandon his golden rule of borrowing only for investment over the economic cycle.
But Mr Brown said: "With oil prices at over 50 dollars a barrel, having doubled in two years, and a slowdown in growth in all the major countries, I will continue to take the necessary action to entrench stability and promote the conditions for growth.
"We will meet our fiscal rules in this cycle and the next. There will be no return to inflationary wage demands."
The prime minister has promised the troops will be home by Christmas.
During WW1, they said the "war would be over by Christmas" too in 1914..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3764912.stm
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UK troops prepare for Iraq move
The Black Watch is on its second tour in Iraq
Hundreds of British troops are getting ready to go to central Iraq in response to a US request for assistance.
It is thought 500 Black Watch soldiers and 350 support personnel will move to the province of Babil, south of Baghdad
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon told MPs the deployment would last "weeks rather than months", and that the troops would stay under British command.
A military spokesman said the troops were relieved a decision had been made and wanted to "get on with the job".
The United States has welcomed the decision, saying it "demonstrates once again the role Britain is prepared to play".
They just want to get on with their work, get up there and get on with the job
Major Charles Mayo
British Army spokesman
Preparations for the redeployment have been under way at the Black Watch's base in Basra, in southern Iraq, for several days.
The regiment's Warrior armoured fighting vehicles have been reinforced to provide better protection against possible insurgent attacks.
British Army spokesman Major Charles Mayo acknowledged the troops had a tough few weeks ahead, but added that morale within the unit was high.
"There's just relief. They've been waiting for a decision, we've now got it. They just want to get on with their work, get up there and get on with the job," he said.
BBC correspondent in Basra Ben Brown said the Black Watch soldiers viewed the new deployment as an "exciting challenge" and were "up for it".
British command
BRITISH REDEPLOYMENT
500 Black Watch soldiers with up to 50 Warrior armoured vehicles
100 Royal Dragoon Guards with 12 Scimitar armoured vehicles
50 Royal Marines light infantry from 40 Commando
300 support personnel such as engineers, logisticians, signallers and medics
Hoon statement in full
Profile: The Black Watch
He said the military would use ground and air surveillance to ensure the safety of the troops during the move north, which will take in hundreds of miles of potentially hostile terrain.
The BBC's defence correspondent Paul Adams said 100 members of the Queen's Dragoon Guards and 50 Royal Marines would join the Black Watch group, along with around 300 other personnel including logistics officers and engineers.
"It'll be under the tactical control of an American Marine unit, but still under overall British command, with British rules of engagement," he said.
He said the battlegroup could be headquartered in Iskandariya.
Major Tim Collins, former commander of the Royal Irish Regiment said the area had a tradition of insurgency.
"The danger above all is that the insurgents will seek to create British casualties pretty early on," he said.
'Compelling justification'
The redeployment was announced by Mr Hoon in Parliament, after ministers decided to agree to the US request, based on a recommendation from the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Michael Walker.
"After careful evaluation, the chiefs of staff have advised me that UK forces are able to undertake the proposed operation, that there is a compelling military operational justification for doing so, and that it entails a militarily acceptable level of risk for UK forces," he told MPs.
The Liberal Democrats' Paul Keetch accepted Britain had a "responsibility to the people of Iraq", but did not back the move.
Redeploying UK soldiers to an area south-west of the Iraqi capital will free US troops for an anticipated assault on insurgent-held Falluja.
Sir Michael said there was a 30-day limit attached to the deployment.
"If time limit is breached, there will need to be a unit to replace the Black Watch," the general said.
The prime minister has promised the troops will be home by Christmas.
Testing 1,2,3..
http://www.mises.org/
Bush says had no warning of 9/11
Thu 25 March, 2004 21:16
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=483271§ion=news
By Caren Bohan
NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush insisted he had no advance warning of the September 11, 2001, attacks as he challenged the assertions of a former aide who accused him of not placing a high enough priority on pursuing al Qaeda prior to the tragedy.
Visiting a community college in the election swing state of New Hampshire on Thursday, Bush tried to shore up his credibility on national security, which may be key to stopping Democrat John Kerry from taking the White House from him in November.
"Had I known that the enemy was going to use airplanes to strike America, to attack us, I would have used every resource, every asset, every power of the government, to protect the American people," Bush said, appearing with Cheryl McGinnis, the wife of a pilot killed in the attacks.
Counterterrorism expert Richard Clarke, who served the last four U.S. presidents, said Bush did not take the threat of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda organisation seriously and downgraded its importance in comparison to the administration of former President Bill Clinton.
Clarke delivered his scathing critique of Bush in testimony on Wednesday before the commission investigating the events leading up to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
One of the most damaging revelations was a letter Clarke wrote a week before the attacks asking White House policymakers to imagine a day after hundreds of Americans lay dead at home and abroad after a terrorist attack and ask themselves what they could have done.
BUSH RAISING MONEY ON KERRY TURF
The White House has sought to undermine Clarke's credibility, brandishing comments he made previously which had been favourable to the administration.
Clarke's allegations, detailed in a new book, have blanketed the U.S. airwaves in recent days, putting the president on the defensive just as his campaign was gaining momentum with an effort to attack Kerry.
Kerry, who has remained out of the fray on vacation throughout the saga, returned to the campaign trail on Thursday, promising to restore trust in the White House.
Bush, who planned later on Thursday to raise $1.2 million (660,000 pounds) in Kerry's home state of Massachusetts, did not mention Clarke in his remarks. But he did refer to the commission, with which his administration has had a somewhat rocky relationship.
Bush said the panel was doing "very important" work and noted it was looking not only at his administration but also "the eight years of the previous administration."
Bush initially opposed the panel's creation and has been involved at various times over the past few months in delicate negotiations over the timing and circumstances of his own testimony with the panel and those of his staff.
The president has agreed to meet with the commission but both he and his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, have declined to testify in public hearings. The administration has cited separation of powers because the panel was created by Congress, but commission members have expressed disappointment that Rice did not join administration officials such as Secretary of State Colin Powell and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in testifying publicly this week.
R.I.P SI ?
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=2681477
I'm sure the SI puter geeks are going to beat this. They know how to exceed expectations -g-
U.S. stocks rally sharply; Nasdaq gains more than 2%
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - U.S. stocks traded sharply higher Thursday, as blue chips posted a triple-digit rise, while the Nasdaq Composite soared 2.5 percent, driven by strength in semi-conductor shares and a second session of gains for Microsoft, the most-heavily weighted company on the tech-rich index.
An earlier edition of Oracle..
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-03/25/content_1385091.htm
SI down again I see. Just as well hardly anyone uses it.
Hi J
SI is down again by the looks of it. Talk about organizing piss ups at a brewery. Silicon is almost the most prevalent element on the planet, but obviously we don't have enough of it -g-
Well, Dan, is that bullish or bearish for gold?
I'd say this bit..
Germany would be motivated to sell gold because it could probably earn a better return from a switch to other investments, he noted.
is a daring challenge in todays investment environment. If you could choose where your retirement money was going, where would you put it?
I have chosen commodity based investment, and gold is at the top of my list.
silicon molester down again?
Looks like it.
Are you banned for long from SI? The Heinz thread is doing well.
/edit. Just checked... SI is back for now
it's my guess that enough skeletons will tumble out of cupboards now to justify the war several times over.
WMD and the rest.
SI is back now I think.
I guess SI was 'E-Bombed' today... :o)
I was beginning to wonder when you would get fed up with the FADG thread enough for extreme action to be taken -ggg-
Looks like the race to the airport is over..
ABC television network reporter Bob Schmidt, with the 3rd Infantry Division, says he was standing on the airport tarmac when he filed his report.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_767159.html?menu=
Got a bullish headline here...
Baghdad airport 'seized by US troops'
[I just hope this Iraq stuff is over soon, got no idea what happens to stocks over the short term]
US troops have reportedly captured Baghdad's Saddam Hussein International Airport.
ABC television network reporter Bob Schmidt, with the 3rd Infantry Division, says he was standing on the airport tarmac when he filed his report.
He says tanks and armoured units captured the airport against almost no opposition from Iraqi forces.
Schmidt said: "US forces encountered very little Iraqi resistance, although some units of the 3rd Infantry Division did encounter scattered firing by Iraqi foot soldiers and men in pick-ups."
He has reported seeing Iraqis waving and cheering as US tanks rolled toward the airport.
There was no information on which Iraqi divisions had been manning the airport's defences.
ABC said the airport assault was led by a combination of special operations forces and the 82nd airborne.
They were followed by elements of the 3rd Infantry Division and 101st Airborne.
CNN reported that civilians living in the area were being ordered by Iraqi authorities to drive to the airport. It said all Iraqi checkpoints at the entrances to Baghdad had been closed for the first time.
Story filed: 21:28 Thursday 3rd April 2003
I expect SI went down because it was so busy with all the news... two people tried to post at once -gg-
but sources said US forces had discovered some sort of tunnel system under the airport and one tunnel led all the way back to the Tigris river
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_767158.html
Too late for Saddam to save himself, says Rumsfeld
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_767148.html
BA hit by war and killer bug fears
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2914237.stm
yep, still got a few trades going, QCOM and various miners of silver and gold. Making a few pennies after some ups and downs.
I think that bible quote was taken out of context btw. That was the King James version, this is the international translation (I didn't realize every version of the bible was on the internet, in most languages, and all versions... you can even have it read to you...wow)
http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible?passage=Matthew+6+&NIV_version=yes&language=englis...
I think it's just a message not to worry I guess.
OK, back to lurk mode, best of luck...
Just chipping in, I have this thread under observation as a lurker, not as a poster.
Trouble is I got chucked off SI for bad behavior, so I can't post there. No problem... enjoying my new found freedom actually -g- Anyway... some punter wanted to post this as a reply to your post on Dr Parks interview...
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Matthew Ch6 vs. 28
Not sure what it means, summink to do with bankers doing a better job I think -g-
rgds,
pb.
This is a back up thread. The thread is currently running on Silicon Investor.
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/subject.gsp?subjectid=34445
Will SI come back on time?
and you aren't part of western culture?
yes I suppose so. GFY -g-
SI is all F**ked up again i see.
Do you think we go up or down Monday?
I'm thinking Down. -g-
I couldn't get Invesors Hub to work over the weekend either. Had to post on RB board.
What a shambles! Western culture is indeed falling apart -g-