Honestly, I don’t believe it. I mean, first off, they’re a terrorist group. And I know the Saudis own a big chunk of Fox; but, I mean — c’mon. How much can this news get filtered, really? A high-ranking Hezbollah commander told IBT the number of victims is much closer to 4,000. They say theContinue reading “Hajj stampede death count 4,000: Hezbollah”
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China is dumping U.S. debt
Well, then… Would you like a mint? I love mints. America’s biggest economic rival is selling off U.S. Treasuries in a bid to save its sinking currency. Source: China is dumping U.S. debt
China to Cut 300,000 Troops
Did we just win WWIII? President Xi Jinping offered an unexpected olive branch by saying China would cut its troop levels by 300,000. That would streamline one of the world’s biggest militaries, currently around 2.3-million strong. Source: China puts on huge show of force at parade, to cut troop levels | Reuters
LOL – BlackBerry Named “Venice”
They should have named it “Orson” or “Touch of Evil” maybe. RIM really phoned it in on this one. Source: BlackBerry’s Android-powered Venice phone surfaces in the wild
Bill Gates Lost $3.2 Billion Yesterday
Puts a lot of things in perspective. Twenty-four billionaires saw their wealth fall by more than US$1 billion on Monday. They included Bill Gates, whose wealth dropped US$3.2 billion via Asia’s richest man loses US$3.6 billion on China’s ‘Black Monday’ as world’s billionaires see their fortunes tumble | South China Morning Post.
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