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2011-06-13
Are Saudi Women Next?
LONDON – The unexpected visibility and assertiveness of women in the revolutions unfolding across the Arab world – in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, and elsewhere – has helped propel what has become variously known as the “Arab awakening” or “Arab Spring.” Major changes have occurred in the minds and lives of women, helping them to break through the shackles of the past, and to demand their freedom and dignity.
Since January 2011, images of millions of women demonstrating alongside men have been beamed around the world by television journalists, posted on YouTube, and splashed on the front pages of newspapers. One saw women from all walks of life marching in hope of a better future, for themselves and for their countries.
http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=1304
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_spring
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The Arab Spring (Arabic: الثورات العربية; literally the Arabic Rebellions or the Arab Revolutions) is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests that has been taking place in the Arab world since 18 December 2010. Prior to this period, Sudan was the only Arab country to have successfully overthrown dictatorial regimes, in 1964 and again in 1985. To date, there have been revolutions in Tunisia[2] and Egypt;[3] a civil war in Libya;[4] civil uprisings in Bahrain,[5] Syria,[6] and Yemen;[7] major protests in Algeria,[8] Iraq,[9] Jordan,[10] Morocco,[11] and Oman,[12] as well as on the borders of Israel;[13] and minor protests in Kuwait,[14] Lebanon,[15] Mauritania,[16] Saudi Arabia,[17] Sudan,[18] and Western Sahara.[19] The protests have shared techniques of civil resistance in sustained campaigns involving strikes, demonstrations, marches and rallies, as well as the use of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, to organize, communicate, and raise awareness in the face of state attempts at repression and internet censorship.[20] Many demonstrations have also met violent responses from authorities,[21][22][23] as well as from pro-government militias and counter-demonstrators.[24][25][26] The slogan of the demonstrators in the Arab world has been "The people want to bring down the regime".[27]
The impact of the Arab Spring is currently being felt as far away as China where for days on end workers have taken part in the 2011 Zengcheng riot.
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The 2011 Zengcheng riot (6•11事件) began on June 10, 2011 in Xintang town (新塘镇), Zengcheng, Guangdong, China and is ongoing. The demonstrators are mainly migrant workers in Xintang.[1]
At around 9pm sunday June 12 over 1,000 migrant workers began gathering. The demonstrators marched toward Phoenix city where ranks of police formed a human barricade.[1] Armed police used tear gas to
http://pakistanbbcnews.com/zengcheng-riot-china-forces-quell-migrant-unrest.html
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A migrant worker from Sichuan who works in the area told Reuters news agency that people were angry with the system.
“I feel the rule of law here doesn’t seem to exist… the local bureaucrat can do what they want,” he said.
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2011/06/09/fed-passes-china-to-become-largest-u-s-creditor/
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June 9, 2011, 4:11 PM ET
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Updated: 3:30 a.m. ET Monday, March 14
If you're wondering how traders in U.S. markets viewed the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, it was this: clearly a terrible problem for the Japanese, but an opportunity for everyone else.
http://thenewsunit.blogspot.com/2011/04/federal-reserve-global-bank-handouts.html
Meanwhile the nullification of Congress and the Constitution continues:
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Since January 2011, images of millions of women demonstrating alongside men have been beamed around the world by television journalists, posted on YouTube, and splashed on the front pages of newspapers. One saw women from all walks of life marching in hope of a better future, for themselves and for their countries.
http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=1304
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_spring
Excerpt:
The Arab Spring (Arabic: الثورات العربية; literally the Arabic Rebellions or the Arab Revolutions) is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests that has been taking place in the Arab world since 18 December 2010. Prior to this period, Sudan was the only Arab country to have successfully overthrown dictatorial regimes, in 1964 and again in 1985. To date, there have been revolutions in Tunisia[2] and Egypt;[3] a civil war in Libya;[4] civil uprisings in Bahrain,[5] Syria,[6] and Yemen;[7] major protests in Algeria,[8] Iraq,[9] Jordan,[10] Morocco,[11] and Oman,[12] as well as on the borders of Israel;[13] and minor protests in Kuwait,[14] Lebanon,[15] Mauritania,[16] Saudi Arabia,[17] Sudan,[18] and Western Sahara.[19] The protests have shared techniques of civil resistance in sustained campaigns involving strikes, demonstrations, marches and rallies, as well as the use of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, to organize, communicate, and raise awareness in the face of state attempts at repression and internet censorship.[20] Many demonstrations have also met violent responses from authorities,[21][22][23] as well as from pro-government militias and counter-demonstrators.[24][25][26] The slogan of the demonstrators in the Arab world has been "The people want to bring down the regime".[27]
The impact of the Arab Spring is currently being felt as far away as China where for days on end workers have taken part in the 2011 Zengcheng riot.
Excerpt:
The 2011 Zengcheng riot (6•11事件) began on June 10, 2011 in Xintang town (新塘镇), Zengcheng, Guangdong, China and is ongoing. The demonstrators are mainly migrant workers in Xintang.[1]
[edit] Background
On June 10, 2011 a 20-year old pregnant woman named Wang Lianmei (王联梅) was manhandled by security personnel in front of a supermarket in Dadun village, Xintang. The security personnel was hired by the local government.[1] In the scuffle the woman fell to the ground. and her husband Tang Xuecai (唐学才) was beaten to death. Both are from Sichuan province.[2][edit] Riot
The incident started late Friday June 10 with the riot lasting several days at Xintang. By June 11 more than a thousand people participated. Cars were smashed, ATMs were broken into. Police were attacked.[3]At around 9pm sunday June 12 over 1,000 migrant workers began gathering. The demonstrators marched toward Phoenix city where ranks of police formed a human barricade.[1] Armed police used tear gas to
http://pakistanbbcnews.com/zengcheng-riot-china-forces-quell-migrant-unrest.html
Excerpt:
A migrant worker from Sichuan who works in the area told Reuters news agency that people were angry with the system.
“I feel the rule of law here doesn’t seem to exist… the local bureaucrat can do what they want,” he said.
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2011/06/09/fed-passes-china-to-become-largest-u-s-creditor/
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June 9, 2011, 4:11 PM ET
Fed passes China to become largest U.S. creditor
The Federal Reserve has surpassed China as the single largest creditor of the U.S. government.
UniCredit’s Chief U.S. Economist Harm Bandholz is out Thursday with the details:
As a result of its asset purchase program (QE2), the Federal Reserve at the end of 1Q held about 14% of total outstanding federal debt (debt held by the public). It is, therefore, now the single-largest creditor of the US government.
According to separate data from the Treasury Department, China is ranked second. It owned in late March Treasuries worth USD 1,145bn, which is slightly less than 12% of the total amount outstanding.
After the Fed and China, the biggest holders of U.S. debt are
- the household sector
- Japan
- state and local governments
- and private pension funds.
In addition:
By the end of this month, the Fed will have boosted its Treasury holdings by another USD 250bn (annualized 1tr), and will own about 16% of all outstanding Treasuries (not to mention the 15% of GSE mortgage-backed securities)…
As QE2 ends in three weeks, the critical question remains, “who will buy them thereafter?” We think that private households and foreign investors, who have both been very cautious in recent months, will ramp up their Treasury purchases again. But they might ask for higher yields than the US central bank did.
Bond bulls beware!
-Tom Bemis
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What's ahead for stocks: Japan and the Fed
The cost of rebuilding after Friday's earthquake and tsunami will start to come into focus; Japanese stocks plunge in Monday trading. Investors face a Federal Reserve meeting, key inflation reports and earnings from Nike and Ross Stores.
By Charley Blaine on Fri, Mar 11, 2011 11:03 PM
Updated: 3:30 a.m. ET Monday, March 14If you're wondering how traders in U.S. markets viewed the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, it was this: clearly a terrible problem for the Japanese, but an opportunity for everyone else.
http://thenewsunit.blogspot.com/2011/04/federal-reserve-global-bank-handouts.html
Meanwhile the nullification of Congress and the Constitution continues:
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