Posts Tagged ‘tolls’

The bell tolls for fiat

The importance of Russia’s announcement that a new gold-backed trade currency is on the BRICS meeting agenda for August 22—24 in Johannesburg seems to have gone completely over everyone’s heads, with mainstream media not even reporting it. (Article by Alasdair Macleod republished from GoldMoney.com) This is a mistake. China and Russia know that if they are […]

VC Who Blamed the Government for $140 in Tolls During Uber Ride Should Blame Uber Instead

On Monday afternoon, prominent venture capitalist Martin Varsavsky took an Uber from Manhattan to Philadelphia. He then tweeted about it because, as he put it, “different governments charged me $140 in various tolls and taxes.” The tweet with its clear anti-big-government implications went semi-viral, mostly thanks to folks pointing out he could have avoided paying […]

Ambassador: Forcing Iranian trucks to pay tolls is against tripartite agreement

Ambassador: Forcing Iranian trucks to pay tolls is against tripartite agreement – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN- “According to the tripartite talks between Russia, Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan in the ceasefire agreement, the transit road was supposed to have its former status in order to complete the new road,” the Iranian ambassador in Armenia, Abbas Badakhshan […]

Claudio Grass: Death knell tolls for the euro as more European nations repatriate gold

     The latest trend among European countries of bringing home their gold reserves has been raising concerns in Brussels. RT talked to Claudio Grass of Precious Metal Advisory Switzerland to understand what’s behind that trend. According to Grass, the process means disintegration, which usually comes with instability, unrest, more government intervention and control. “The central […]

Officials Investigate Contradicting Civilian Death Tolls In Afghan Airstrike

According to officials, Afghan and U.S. military personnel are investigating reports that about 13 civilians were killed during an operation in Kunduz. The U.S. military said it had launched a probe into what is believed to be a joint U.S.-Afghan operation on Nov. 3. Afghan Defense Ministry said security officers were assigned to investigate the […]

Bandung – Creative City or the Legacy of US Imperialism?

The Empire has developed a complex system of slapping faces and humiliating all those who defy its dictate. It has also become increasingly generous when rewarding its allies and lackeys. Of course no medals are distributed. But much better goodies are offered. The Empire uses all sorts of propaganda tricks, even “employing” some international organizations, like the United Nations, to reward its best pawns. Very often then, what is obviously black […]

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