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An American Housewife (occasionally) in London 11/11/2012 In the US we know, vaguely, of November 11th as Veteran’s Day, which follows the Marine Corps birthday by a day. Sadly, it isn’t much noticed. Memorial Day in May is bigger in the national consciousness. In the UK Remembrance Sunday is held the closest Sunday […] November 11th, 2012 | Tags: "Animal in War" memorial, "In Flanders Fields", Alexis Helmer, Belgium, Boston, Dog Tag Memorial, Enda Kenny, Gen. George S. Patton, George Orwell, Ireland, John McCrae, London, Nowzad Dog [Animal] Rescue, Old North Church, Pen Farthing, poetry, President Ronald Reagan, Queen Elizabeth II, Remembrance Day, service animals, Veterans' Day, Ypres | Category: Afghanistan, Canada, Europe, Great Britain, History, Iraq, Massachusetts, United States, World War I, World War II | Comments are closed
In my judgment the authorities have a three months’ window during which they could still correct their mistakes and reverse the current trends. By the authorities I mean mainly the German government and the Bundesbank because in a crisis the creditors are in the driver’s seat and nothing can be done without German […] June 3rd, 2012 | Tags: "bubble", "open society", Angela Merkel, Bundesbank, Enda Kenny, Euro, European Central Bank (ECB), eurozone, fiat money, interest rates, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ireland, Maastricht Treaty, social engineering, Spain | Category: Banking and finance, Economy, European Union, George Soros, Germany, Politicians, Taxes | Comments are closed
Tyler Durden ZeroHedge 11/17/2011 Nigel Farage needs no introduction: the famous Euroskeptic is one of very few men who has had the temerity to question, often in an abnormally high decibel fashion, the stupidity of the Eurozone leaders from day one. Now that he has been proven correct, he has every right to gloat, which […] November 17th, 2011 | Tags: Enda Kenny, eurozone, Greece, Ireland, Italy, MEP Nigel Farage, national sovereignty, technocracy, technocrats | Category: Economy, Elections, European Union, Fascism, Germany, Socialism, Video | Comments are closed
“…the interest on our debt could reach €12bn [$16.6 billion US] by the end of next year. This would eat up roughly 85pc of income tax revenue. That is an impossible burden and clearly unsustainable. That is just a beginning. We are required by the EU to take on the debts […] February 28th, 2011 | Tags: bailout, Celtic Tiger, Common Market, Enda Kenny, Fine Gael, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ireland, revolution, Taoiseach | Category: Banking and finance, Economy, European Union, Politics | Comments are closed
“Ireland is open for business.” ~Enda Kenny
Sarah Lyall The New York Times 2/26/2011 LONDON — Ireland ousted its discredited government on Saturday, electing new leaders who pledged to restore faith in the country after the trauma of a calamitous economic collapse. With most of the votes counted […] February 26th, 2011 | Tags: Enda Kenny, Ireland | Category: Economy, Elections | Comments are closed
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