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Gerard Depardieu Is Latest Refugee From French Millionaire Tax; Escapes To Belgium

Gerard Depardieu Is Latest Refugee From French Millionaire Tax; Escapes To Belgium | MN News Hound | Scoop.it
We wonder how the media will respond as more and more wealthy Frenchmen decide, now that the seal has been broken, to do just that and leave France to its grassroots movement where it is only "fair" that those who have more income and/or wealth, pay more than everyone else to keep the myth of the welfare state alive and well.
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How Maliki and Iran Outsmarted the U.S. on Troop Withdrawal - IPS ipsnews.net

How Maliki and Iran Outsmarted the U.S. on Troop Withdrawal - IPS ipsnews.net | MN News Hound | Scoop.it

WASHINGTON, Dec 16, 2011 (IPS) - Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's suggestion that the end of the U.S. troop presence in Iraq is part of a U.S. military success story ignores the fact that the George W. Bush administration and the U.S. military had planned to maintain a semi-permanent military presence in Iraq.

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Vladimir Putin's persecution campaign targets protest couple

Vladimir Putin's persecution campaign targets protest couple | MN News Hound | Scoop.it

Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov has gone on hunger strike in a Moscow prison as his wife Anastasiya carries on organising the pro-democracy campaign.

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