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Aston Martin: Emission Clouds Looming

By The Anglo American | May 7, 2008

Aston Martin CEO Overlooks Full Environmental Impact

Aston Martin’s Chief Executive has spoken out against proposed EU emission laws that would penalize luxury car companies such as his. In a recent interview {Financial Times, May 3rd} Ulrich Bez claimed that owners of these sports cars cover such little mileage that their real world emissions are very low. He also suggested that emissions should be calculated on a car’s Carbon Dioxide emissions against yearly mileage rather than a CO2 per kilometer test.

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The Mayor of London ousted by WMD Journalist

By The Anglo American | May 3, 2008

Anndrew Gilligan {right} with the Consrvative party leader, David Cameron

Andrew Gilligan won the British Journalist of the Year award for his investigative skills. After the British Government had done its best to discredit him, it was a vote of confidence by his peers. If there were a journalist hall of fame he would be right there with Woodward and Bernstein.

Gilligan won this award for his investigation of corruption in the in the Greater London Authority - the city council for all of London. But the award resurrects his reputation as serious professional journalist - a reputation all but destroyed by the British government. With the passage of time, it could be argued that it is the British Government whose reputation is now beyond the credibility of repair.

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Jimmy Carter backing for Barack Obama

By The Anglo American | April 30, 2008

Former President Jimmy Carter has all but confirmed his support for Barack Obama. In an interview in Britain the former President said:

“I don’t see any reason at all to continue after June 3rd. when we know who got the most [pledged] delegates, who got the most popular votes, who won the most states and so forth,”

The writing appears to be on the wall for Senator Clinton in that the race is over and that she has lost. It is almost impossible for Senator Clinton to overtake Senator Obama in the popular vote.

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World Bank: Silent Famine - Pakistan, India, Afghanistan

By Maverick Pakistanis | April 27, 2008

The World Food Program’s map of Asia

From Maverick Pakistanis:ISLAMABAD, April 25 (Internews): The World Bank (WB) has warned about ‘silent famine’ hitting millions of poor in habitants of Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and others South Asian states owing to skyrocketing food prices, saying that only way out from the existing severe crisis will be enhancing regional cooperation by lifting trade restrictions on commodities.

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Quilliam Foundation: British Muslims Reclaim their Faith

By The Anglo American | April 23, 2008

A new organization, the Quilliam Foundation, was launched in Britain this week to counter radical Islamism in Britain. It will have a powerful voice as many of its founders are ex-members of radical Islamist groups, which have provided a conduit for terrorism in Britain.

Maajid Nawaz, the Director of Quilliam Foundation, was recruited by the Islamic radical group, Hizb ut-Tahrir (The Liberation Party) when he was only 16.

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Gordon Brown……who?

By The Anglo American | April 21, 2008

Gordon Brown’s visit to the US has left many Americans under whelmed if not a little bewildered. With the Democrat election taking center stage, did America miss the British election? And Tony Blair, he lost - right? Read the rest of this entry »

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Northern Ireland: The Phoney Peace

By The Anglo American | April 16, 2008

Tony Blair with Jonathan Powell

Jonathan Powell was chief of Staff for the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. His recent book Great Hatred Little Room, is an attempt by British Labour politicians to draw a line under the Ulster conflict. But as much as Blair and Powell try to consolidate their legacy there is still a nagging doubt. Is this really peace in our time or, as Neville Chamberlain found to his cost, not worth the paper it was written on? Read the rest of this entry »

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US House Prices at One Third of Their 2001 Value

By The Anglo American | March 10, 2008

It only takes 240 ounces of gold to buy a US house. There has never been a better time to melt the jewelry. In gold terms, an average US house price has dropped to one third of its 2001 value. Read the rest of this entry »

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London’s Heathrow Airport is as Bad as it Gets. But You Can avoid it!

By The Anglo American | March 7, 2008

People hate JFK, that is, until they fly to London’s Heathrow Airport.

They then discover how bad a major international airport can be. It is so bad that experienced travelers are now avoiding Heathrow by planning alternative ways to get to Britain’s capital city. Read the rest of this entry »

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European Style Drinking Leads to Chaos in Britain

By The Anglo American | February 29, 2008

The British Government’s experiment with European style liberal drinking hours has failed. In over two years since the law was changed there has been a 46% rise in alcohol related incidents.

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