bozno
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 Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:42 am Post subject: UN Brains Trust Strikes Again!! |
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October 7 2008
The United Nations last year again demonstrated the acute judgement it>s
brought to bear on every issue from human rights to global waming, this
time giving its coveted elephant stamp to Iceland:
Iceland is the world>s best place to live according to an annual UN
report published on Tuesday November 27, 2007. The index takes into
consideration figures on life expectancy, education levels, and real per
capita income to rank 175 nations of the world.
So, less than 12 months later, let>s drop in to see how the UN>s best
place is faring:
Iceland is on the brink of collapse. Inflation and interest rates are
raging upwards. The krona, Iceland>s currency, is in freefall and is
rated just above those of Zimbabwe and Turkmenistan. One of the country>s
three independent banks has been nationalised, another is asking
customers for money, and the discredited government and officials from
the central bank have been huddled behind closed doors for three days
with still no sign of a plan. International banks won>t send any more
money and supplies of foreign currency are running out.
Yesterday people were buying up supplies of olive oil and pasta after a
supermarket spokesman announced on Friday night that they had no means
of paying the foreign currency advances needed to import more
foodstuffs.
Much as you>d expect, then.
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/un/
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Warmest Regards
Bonzo
"One thing lefties cannot abide is any hint of Christian religion. New
Age yes, Muslim yes, vague yoga-nistics sure, Mother Earth and soaring
hawks as spiritual messengers absolutely, but Christianity? Not a
chance." Anon |
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