Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magician’s secrets are unveiled. Here is a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, the pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A boring subject? Just wait. You’ll be hooked in five minutes. It sounds like a detective story, which it really is, but it’s all true. Based on Mr. Griffin’s book of the same title, this address will shatter your old ideas about money and change the way you view the world. 1998 lecture.
The US aims to disconnect Iran from the SWIFT global payment network as part of new economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic in November. Disconnection from network would make it difficult for Iran to get paid for exports. Continue reading →
A number of airstrikes by the U-S led coalition has killed at least 62 civilians in Syria. The air raids struck the villages of al-Susa and al-Bubadran in al-Bukamal region of Dayr al-Zawr province. Dozens more have been wounded. Many of the dead include women and children. Local sources say the number of fatalities is expected to rise as most of the injured are in critical condition. Many remain under the rubble. Reports say one of the airstrikes targeted a Mosque. The U-S led coalition is operating in Syria without authorization from the government in Damascus or a UN mandate.
[Background: The following article is taken from PCM Online, Spring 2001, Volume 37, No. 2. The original title was Lives of a Saint. The new title in use was inspired by one of the many Greek blogs that have translated this article. Other curious titles on Greek blogs are Fr. Seraphim Rose: The White Man’s Hour (or Time).]
Anya Parampil updates us on reports in Syrian media that the US coalition dropped white phosphorus, banned under the Geneva Conventions, in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. Anya asks former UK MP George Galloway whether not a double standard exists when it comes to accusations of the use of chemical weapons in Syria.