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“Cablegate” to Date: A Unique List of What’s Been Revealed

“Cablegate” to Date: A Unique List of What’s Been Revealed By Greg Mitchell from the Huffington Post  Many critics of WikiLeaks still, somehow, claim that there’s “nothing new” in the Cablegate releases (now stretching back to November 28), that most of the issues raised raised by the cables are old hat, and the impact (as […]

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The White Van: Were Israelis Detained on Sept. 11 Spies?

The White Van Were Israelis Detained on Sept. 11 Spies? ABC NEWS June 21 —2002 Millions saw the horrific images of the World Trade Center attacks, and those who saw them won’t forget them. But a New Jersey homemaker saw something that morning that prompted an investigation into five young Israelis and their possible connection […]

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Another Record Profit For Exxon

Who Would Have Thunk It? Exxon Mobil made a profit of $14.83bn (£8.97bn) between July and September, smashing its own record for the highest quarterly profit by a US company. In the second quarter this year, when oil prices were still rising, the oil giant made a profit of $11.68bn. The new record represents a […]

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Arab Markets Get Hit Hard

Arab shares see partial recovery Dubai’s stock market dropped by more than 8% on a turbulent day’s trading, adding to substantial losses caused by fears of a faltering property market. Two of the biggest fallers were the Gulf emirate’s property giant Emaar and construction firm Arabtec. Billions of dollars were wiped off other Mid-East exchanges […]

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