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Why European Union's stance on Hezbollah differs from USA, Canada? The United States, Canada and Israel consider Hezbollah a terrorist organization, claiming that the organization initiates attacks against civilians and ideologically supports such attacks by other similar organizations. The European Union does not list Hezbollah as a 'terrorist organization', but does list Imad Mugniyah,who is widely believed to be heading the international branch of the Hezbollah.[citation needed] Russia does not consider Hezbollah as a terrorist organization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah

I think that article is only available to subscribers. Also, those figures are likely American figues. Chrysler's most productive and best rated factories have been in Canada. This has been true of GM and Ford as well. They might cut production but it doesn't necessarily mean it will be the Canadian factories that are cut. And Canadian sales have differed from U.S. sales. Two different markets. I have no idea what the latest results are. Buy Canadian sounds good but Canada lives on exports. We are more likely to suffer from chauvinistic policies on trade. I copied and pasted for you. The good news is that second-quarter net profit doubled to €1.81 billion ($2.3 billion). But strip out the €800 million gain from hedges it held on its 22% stake in Airbus parent EADS (they increased in value as EADS shares plunged on news of its production problems), and the overall improvement is just 37%. The results clearly show that the Mercedes-Benz unit, which includes the troublesome Smart car business, is out of intensive care. That helped lift the company's stock (ticker: DCX) nearly 5% last week, to $51.15 on Friday. The Chrysler side, however, appears to have had another relapse. Unit sales fell 9% for the quarter and revenue declined 4%, resulting in operating profits collapsing to just 10% of the previous year's level. As efficient as Chrysler's productivity has become, that's of little use if inventory is allowed to build up because customers are buying fewer cars. Chrysler is struggling to cut inventory thought to be about 76 days of supply and is offering car and truck buyers zero percent financing to help bring levels down. Meanwhile, production will be cut back by around 10% in the third quarter and discounting may need to increase through the rest of the summer if the unit is to achieve its objectives. Whatever Chrysler does will no doubt be followed by Ford (F) and GM (GM). All three continue to see sales figures ravaged by higher gas prices, intense Japanese competition, too much capacity, and tight pricing. At the same time, price discounting is having less success than previously in enticing new customers to buy cars -- which is presumably why Chrysler warned of a substantial third-quarter loss. While this must be a concern for now, DaimlerChrysler management is confident that revenue will improve in the final quarter as a result of new models, and that Chrysler will end the year in the black. Back in Stuttgart, news that Mercedes-Benz produced €807 million in operating profit compared with €12 million in the comparable quarter last year is just what investors needed to hear. But even at Mercedes, worries persist that vitally important truck sales may have peaked. DaimlerChrysler says its full-year operating profit will exceed €6 billion, which encourages stock buying. But that doesn't mean there aren't some big problems to face. Auf Wiedersehen, Wal-Mart German retailers' ability to resist Wal-Mart's efforts to squeeze them out explains the U.S. giant's costly pullout, but only in part. The simple truth is that Wal-Mart's strategy in Germany was flawed from the start. The postmortem will reveal a variety of causes for its failure. Top of the list are: poor acquisition strategy, scant respect for local regulations, and the erroneous belief that U.S.-style marketing would lure German consumers. Wal-Mart (WMT) started well in 1997 by buying 21 Wertkauf stores that collectively generated profits of 3% of sales. But its 1998 deal to buy 75 hypermarkets from Spar was a wrong move. Those stores were considered run-down and never generated adequate revenues per square meter. What's more, Wal-Mart reportedly paid €560 million for the Spar stores -- but only two years before, Spar had bought 36 of them for €85 million. One reason for Wal-Mart's U.S. success is its ability to extract concessions from suppliers on the strength of its distribution. But in Germany strict zoning and planning regulations don't easily allow organic growth. Indeed, Wal-Mart admitted Friday that its inability to achieve economies of scale quickly was the primary reason it couldn't succeed in Germany. Another mistake was the initial failure to take on an experienced German to head its business. In an industry where knowledge of local sentiments matters most, the company started off with a U.S. citizen, switched to a Brit and then settled on a German. But by then Wal-Mart was starting to clash with unions. Another mismatch with Wal-Mart's strategy: Germany allows retail stores to stay open just over 80 hours a week, half of what's permitted in the U.K. German laws that restrict retailers' ability to sell goods below cost price also played against Wal-Mart. This prevented the retailing behemoth from attracting needed traffic away from rivals. All said, Wal-Mart alone is to blame for its failure in Germany. It clearly should have done more risk analysis and thought twice before making its investments. Show Time for Vodafone Arun Sarin has avoided being made the scapegoat for Vodafone's woes, securing the support of shareholders and both the outgoing and incoming chairmen. Yet the CEO of the mobile titan shouldn't read this as grounds for complacency. Instead, it is a warning shot. A majority of shareholders -- almost 86% by proxy -- voted in favor of Sarin's reelection. Lord MacLaurin, the departing chairman, came out in support of the CEO, denying there was any rift in the board. Sir John Bond, who now becomes chairman, also stood by Sarin. Still, almost 10% of shareholders -- including institutional holders such as Standard Life and Morley Fund Management -- voted against Sarin. And not without cause. Vodafone's underperforming shares (VOD) are down 15% over the last five years; 21% in the last 12 months. It's now time for Sarin to prove he isn't simply managing Vodafone's decline. That means spelling out a strategy that until now he has only vaguely defined.

British say "British made, perfect made". Americans had a campaign "Do not buy Japanese". Should Canadian made Chrysler 300 (half Mercedes Benz) replace BMW?. Chrysler is struggling to cut inventory thought to be about 76 days of supply and is offering car and truck buyers zero percent financing to help bring levels down. Meanwhile, production will be cut back by around 10% in the third quarter and discounting may need to increase through the rest of the summer if the unit is to achieve its objectives. http://online.barrons.com/article/SB115412...ine_market_week

BMW? Big No. Buy Canadian made Chrysler 300.

Is modern day Freemasonry something like a golf club? It was a surprise to discover that anyone wanting to join one of the world's most secretive organisations need only log on to a website, call a number cited there, and make an appointment to see one Chris Connop at the Freemason's Hall in Covent Garden. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/7a59912a-1dd5-11db...00779e2340.html

What does it mean to be a conservative? It is a simple question on its surface, but one that could potentially lead to a wide array of theoretical labels for elephant party members. Washington, D.C., interns gathered together on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for Rep. Jack Kingston’s (R.-Ga.) last 2006 summer intern event called, “Better Know a Conservative.” “It’s easy to be conservative, because that is what America is all about,” said Rep. Sam Johnson (R.-Tex.). “To be a conservative means to be for freedom.” Johnson was held captive as a POW for seven years during the Vietnam War. “I didn’t know the Lord until then,” he said. He was tried as a war criminal in the country and was sentenced to the death penalty. “Unless you had someone point a gun at you,” Johnson said, “you really don’t know what it is all about.” He said he was blindfolded by Vietnamese soldiers and taken to the middle of the jungle where five men armed with AK-47s were waiting for him. Johnson said all he could do was pray to the Lord for his survival. All five rifles misfired. He said that at that point he started to laugh, after which the enemy soldiers started to beat him and left him in a ditch. “I never had to fear them again because I knew the Lord was with me. The Lord is with the United States of America, we are a conservative nation and we don’t need to back down to anyone.” Johnson said that when the U.S. withdrew troops from Vietnam territory and deadlocked government aid for its restoration process, North Vietnam came in and took over, which eventually spawned the nation’s present communist status. “For the first time in Iraq, they are seeing what freedom is like,” said Johnson. He said that he hoped the U.S. would not make the same mistakes it made in Vietnam and continue to “fight for freedom against worldwide terrorism.” Rep. Patrick McHenry (R.- N.C.) recommended interns read Johnson’s book about his Vietnam POW experiences in his autobiography, “Captive Warriors,” “so you can understand the concept of giving up your freedom [and] sacrificing yourself for a cause greater than yourself.” “President Bush is pushing for freedom, his foreign policy goal, that people are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights that are not government granted, are not strong man granted, not granted by a king, but they are given to you by your creator, and everyone has the same rights from birth,” McHenry said. Conservatives want to spread freedom and democracy, lower taxes to enable hard-working Americans to keep more of what they earn and for the promotion of traditional family values. “We demand less government and more efficiency and they are for more government control,” he said. McHenry said he was not afraid to call out members of Congress, like Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.) who succumbs to mass media propaganda. “We should be ashamed that [McCain’s ideas] are conservative.” Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R.-Tenn.) said that when she thought about what it meant to be a conservative a quote from Margaret Thatcher came to mind. “I like what Margaret Thatcher said about America being more than a superpower and more than a great nation, she says that America is an idea.” Rep. Mike Conaway (R.-Tex.) said that there was a “broad spectrum” of what it meant to be a conservative, and this was evident when evaluating how conservative members of Congress vote. “Labels are dangerous,” he said. “As we go about our work, as we go about our jobs, if you label yourself as a conservative, understand that it has a very broad definition,” said Conaway. “Understand what that means … and live to the conservative code.” Herman Cain, author and radio show host for WSB 750, said that he was a conservative because “this is the greatest country in the world and we have to keep it that way.” “I like thinking for myself,” said Cain. In conclusion Kingston said, “When you go back to college,” remember that communism does not only exist in China, Cuba and North Korea, “but it also seems to be alive and well on many college campuses, in terms of their professors.” “We want you to be able to agitate them a little bit,” he added, “and do so with a smile on your face http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=16239

"There is increasing political interest in using measures of happiness as a national indicator in conjuntion with measures of wealth. A recent BBC survey found that 81% of the population think the Government should focus on making us happier rather than wealthier." Adrian White said “The concept of happiness, or satisfaction with life, is currently a major area of research in economics and psychology, most closely associated with new developments in positive psychology. It has also become a feature in the current political discourse in the UK.” Denmark ranks 1, Canada is 10. http://www.le.ac.uk/pc/aw57/world/sample.html

Russian president tells press conference in Madrid he intends on inviting group leaders to Moscow in near future; Hamas official says group would accept invitation Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a press conference in Madrid Thursday that he intends on inviting the leaders of the Palestinian terror group to Moscow, Itar-Tass news agency said. Hamas politburo Khaled Mashaal welcomed the Russian initiative saying group representatives will travel to Moscow should Putin address an official invitation. “If an invitation is addressed we will accept it. We welcome the courageous Russian position and the declarations of Mr. Putin … in which he does not classify us a terror organization,” AFP quoted Mashaal as saying. He added that Russia’s position “will lead to a certain equilibrium” in international relations especially that “America’s influence has started to wane because of numerous impasses in which the American administration is entangled.” Putin was quoted as telling a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in Madrid, where he was on a visit, that "Russia is maintaining contacts with the Hamas organization and intends in the near future to invite the leadership of this organization to Moscow." Putin reiterated that Russia does not consider Hamas a terrorist organization, and urged the global community to work with a Hamas-led Palestinian government. "Hamas has arrived at the doors of power through legitimate elections," Putin said. "We must respect the Palestinian people and we have to look for solutions for the Palestinian people, for the international community, and also for Israel. Contacts with Hamas must continue," he added. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3213707,00.html

HUNGRY men are more likely to fancy FAT women, a study claims. But once they have eaten they go back to lusting after skinny girls. Boffins say it is a throwback to the days when starving cavemen saw obesity as a sign of health. Liverpool University’s Viren Swami asked 60 lads, half who had eaten, to rate pictures of girls. She said: “Hungry men rate big girls positively.” http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006340642,,00.html

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Next time provide some links so we can check this out. Here you are, if any help to you. It does not provide English version. Will post if find somewhere else. http://www.rzeczpospolita.pl/gazeta/wydani.../swiat_a_1.html English links would be good. Why would you not have done that in the first place? It takes long time for the original, Polish link to open and I believed nobody could read it so it did not make a difference. And there is no English translation/version and if I come across I will post it for sure. /quote]

Next time provide some links so we can check this out. Here you are, if any help to you. It does not provide English version. Will post if find somewhere else. http://www.rzeczpospolita.pl/gazeta/wydani.../swiat_a_1.html

US want to open missile inclave in Poland to shoot down Iranian or other Arab missiles directed to USA with exclusive right to fire without consulting Polish government. US soldiers subject to US law and courts only. Americans have no such rights in any other of their basis.

Kindred, Jesus Christ is an example how end up those who care for poor and disabled and expose establishment doublethink.

Two Russian-made Su-30 jets arrived in Venezuela on Sunday and Caracas plans to purchase 24 of the fighter jets from Moscow this year, the military announced, Xinhua news agency reports. Chavez has also vowed to sell Venezuela’s F-16 fighter planes, if the United States refuses to provide spare parts to his country. Alberto Muller Rojas, the presidential advisor, has indicated that Venezuela is considering selling the planes to Iran if Venezuela does not receive spare parts from Washington. He described Sukhoi Su-30s as “100 times better than the F-16s that Venezuela bought from the United States.” http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/07/03/su3...enezuella.shtml