Serbian FM asks around 80 countries to address ICJ

Source: Tanjug
 
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic has sent a letter to around 80 countries, proposing that they consider sending their opinion on the proclamation of the independence of Kosovo to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).  On behalf of Serbia, he expressed gratitude for the shown respect for Serbia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well [...]

India against Kosovo independence

Indian Ambassador in Belgrade, Ajay Svarup, said that India will continue to support Serbia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity over Kosovo.
“India will support Serbia on the issue of protection of her sovereignty in all international forums. Our position is well known to other countries, and our position in the international relations today is such that India’s [...]

Another Real Estate Crisis is About to Hit – Paul Craig Roberts-

The Second Stage
 
Another Real Estate Crisis is About to Hit
 
By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
 
For a picture of the US real estate crisis, imagine New Orleans wrecked by Hurricane Katrina, and before the waters even begin to recede, a second Katrina hits.
The 1,120,000 lost US retail jobs in 2008 are a signal that the second stage of [...]

Top Balkans bankers believe financial crisis would affect region slightly

Source: Portalino
 
The heads of the central banks of eight Southeast European states agreed that the region would be affected slightly by the global financial crisis.
The central bank directors from Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia held their regular meeting in Sofia in October 2008.
The Director of the Bulgarian National [...]

World military update

Serbia develops Lazar armoured vehicle
 
The Serbian defence industry has completed the prototype of a new
multirole armoured combat vehicle (MRACV) called the Lazar, which has
been developed by the Serbian Military Technology Institute to meet the
potential requirements of Serbia as well as export customers. Designated
Lazar BVT 8808-SR, the first prototype was completed in late 2008 and is
currently [...]

Third Balkan War on the Horizon

Source: http://de-construct.net/e-zine/?p=4298
If the UN and the EU fail to seriously address the issue of Albanian land-grabbing terrorism, the malignancy will spread and grip not only all of Serbia but the entire Balkans. Albanian separatist-terrorist movement will not be satiated with the secession of Kosovo and Metohija province from Serbia, but it will extend its tentacles [...]

World military update

USAF releases new energy policy
The US Air Force (USAF) has issued a new ‘Energy Program Policy’: a blueprint for driving forward future energy-related initiatives, which are set to be a high priority for the Obama administration. The policy lays out a set of efforts to decrease demand for oil-based fuel products, increase supply and change [...]

Israel’s fait accompli in Gaza

By Eric S. Margolis
Al Jazeera
There are two completely different versions of what is currently happening in Gaza.
In the Israeli and North American press version, Hamas – ‘Islamic terrorists’ backed by Iran – have in an unprovoked attack fired deadly rockets on innocent Israel with the intent of destroying the Jewish state.
North American politicians and [...]

Column One: Hamas’s march to victory

By CAROLINE GLICK
Jerusalem Post
George Orwell once quipped, “The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.”
Since Tuesday it has become clear that the Olmert-Livni-Barak government has decided to end the war with Iran’s Hamas proxy army in Gaza as quickly as possible. That is, the government has decided to lose the [...]

Πηγές πληροφόρησης για την παγκόσμια οικονομική κρίση

Ιωάννης Μιχαλέτος
 
Η τωρινή παγκόσμια οικονομική κρίση είναι κατά τα φαινόμενα η δριμύτερη από την περίοδο 1929-’33.
 
Οι παρακάτω έγκυρες πηγές δίνουν μια σφαιρική εικόνα για τον ερευνητή, σπουδαστή και κάθε ενδιαφερόμενο πολίτη. Εμπεριέχονται ακαδημαϊκές αναλύσεις, επιχειρηματικές αναφορές και στατιστικά-ιστορικά στοιχεία.
Είναι βέβαιο ότι η «Γνώση είναι δύναμη», σε χαλεπούς καιρούς.
 
Η κατάρτιση του καταλόγου των πηγών έγινε από [...]