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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Documents Syriza’s Political Treachery

By David Icke Posted on August 25, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, bailouts, eu, syriza

‘Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is continuing his effort to distance himself from the austerity memorandum Syriza Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has agreed to impose. In doing so, he is succeeding only in confirming the bankruptcy of the entire Syriza project, which has been embraced by pseudo-left groups internationally. Varoufakis became finance minister following […]

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Joe Stiglitz: The Dangerous Economic Thinking That’s Killing Greece and Threatening the European Union

By David Icke Posted on August 24, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, debt, eu, greece, imf, ponzi, troika

‘On August 18, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz joined Harper’s Magazine deputy editor Christopher Beha at Book Culture in New York to discuss the Greek financial crisis. In Stiglitz’s view, the latest bailout not only ensures that the country’s depression will worsen, but undermines the entire European project. Bad economic ideas inflict untold human suffering. When […]

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Tsipras surrendered to troika demands: Ex-finance minister

By David Icke Posted on August 24, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, bailouts, debt, eu, greece

‘Greece’s former finance minister has lashed out at the country’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for “surrendering” to international creditors’ demands for tough austerity measures to secure a third aid package. In an interview with the New Review published on Saturday, Yanis Varoufakis censured Tsipras for going back on his anti-austerity promises and accepting the tough […]

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Austerity – elite terrorism against their target population

By David Icke Posted on August 18, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, Economics, financial terrorism

‘So let’s start by reframing the debate about austerity. When Yanis Varoufakis describes what has happened to Greece as “Fiscal Waterboarding” he is part way in the direction that I mean. His description of austerity as a form of terrorism is also right. The purpose of austerity is to create insecurity and instill fear in […]

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Greek government on its ‘last legs’ while Angela Merkel faces growing rebellion in Berlin

By David Icke Posted on August 18, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, bailouts, ecb, eu, euro, greece, imf, troika

‘Lawmakers voted to ratify a 30-page “Memorandum of Understanding” to keep the country in the eurozone for the next three years on Friday. But the terms of the deal, which roll back a number of key pledges from the anti-austerity government, have split the ruling party. Mr Tsipras failed to get the backing of at […]

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SYRIZA Votes for A Disastrous New EU Austerity Program. A New Popular Political Front against the EU Is Required

By David Icke Posted on August 14, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, eu, greece, syriza

‘The new austerity program that was proposed yesterday (13/8/2015) by the SYRIZA government and voted by the majority of SYRIZA and the discredited old pro-austerity and pro-EU (European Union) parties brings disaster for the Greek people. Economic depression will be aggravated, foreign debt will be increased, wages and pensions reduced even more, poverty exacerbated and […]

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Greeks hold anti-austerity protest in Athens

By David Icke Posted on August 13, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with activism, austerity, bailouts, eu, greece, protests

‘People in Greece have staged an anti-austerity protest rally as Greek lawmakers prepare to vote on an agreement between the country and its international creditors on a third bailout. The protesters shouted slogans against the deal during the peaceful demonstration in the capital, Athens, on Thursday, saying that that the bailout deal will have a […]

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Greeks hold anti-austerity protest in Athens

By David Icke Posted on August 13, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with activism, austerity, bailouts, eu, greece, protests

‘People in Greece have staged an anti-austerity protest rally as Greek lawmakers prepare to vote on an agreement between the country and its international creditors on a third bailout. The protesters shouted slogans against the deal during the peaceful demonstration in the capital, Athens, on Thursday, saying that that the bailout deal will have a […]

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Bailout terms for Athens ‘declare war’ on Greek workers, say campaigners

By David Icke Posted on August 13, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, greece, syriza

‘Requirements attached to Greece’s latest bailout package are “extreme” free market fundamentalism designed to punish ordinary Greek people, a leading social justice campaign has said. After all-night negotiations in Athens, the European Commission (EC) came to an agreement with Greek representatives on Tuesday to provide Greece with an €85 billion (£95 billion) rescue loan. UK […]

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Bailout terms for Athens ‘declare war’ on Greek workers, say campaigners

By David Icke Posted on August 13, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, greece, syriza

‘Requirements attached to Greece’s latest bailout package are “extreme” free market fundamentalism designed to punish ordinary Greek people, a leading social justice campaign has said. After all-night negotiations in Athens, the European Commission (EC) came to an agreement with Greek representatives on Tuesday to provide Greece with an €85 billion (£95 billion) rescue loan. UK […]

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Scott Walker Signs Arena Deal, Handing $400 Million To Billionaire NBA Owners

By David Icke Posted on August 13, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity

‘Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed legislation Wednesday that commits hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money to a new arena for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, a move that could complicate the Republican presidential candidate’s efforts to paint himself as the most ardent small-government conservative in a crowded field. Walker and state GOP leaders […]

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Finally! Greece agrees €85billion bailout with EU creditors after marathon talks – but Tsipras still faces a rough ride getting it through Parliament

By David Icke Posted on August 12, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, greece, referendum, syriza

‘Greece finally agreed a deal on a €85billion bailout with its international creditors today, with the government planning to submit it to parliament later in the day. A government source said an agreement had been reached, with finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos adding: ‘We are very close… there are a couple of very small details remaining […]

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Greece: Raped, Humiliated, Frightened But Standing

By David Icke Posted on August 11, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, bailouts, eu, germany, greece, referendum, treason, troika

‘A small town of Distomo is just 150 kilometers from Athens, positioned in the heart of Greece, literally squeezed between two great world heritage sites: Delphi, the cradle of the European democracy, and a stunning Byzantine monastery of Hossios Luckas. But Distomo is much more than some picturesque village surrounded by mountains and history. Here, […]

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Ireland and the Privatization of Water: Anti-Water Charge Campaigners’ Victory

By ickonic Posted on August 6, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, bailouts, eu, ireland

‘Anti-water charge campaigners had a major moral victory over government plans to make the people pay for the financial crisis when Eurostat determined that Irish Water had failed the Market Corporation Test. [1] One reason given was that “sales must cover at least 50pc of production costs. “This is further amplified by the high number […]

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Anger in Athens as Troika Set to Demand More Austerity Measures

By ickonic Posted on August 5, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with athens, austerity, bailouts, greece, troika

‘The Greek bailout talks are set to hit troubled waters yet again, as it emerged that its creditors – the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Eurozone members – are set to demand Athens passes even more austerity measures. Negotiations over the third bailout since 2010 were only started Tuesday, […]

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