Posted by MK on May 11, 2008
MNF-Iraq – The White House will nominate Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, currently commander of Multinational Force Iraq, to be the next U.S. Central Command commander, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced April 23. “I recommended him to the president because I am absolutely confident he is the best man for the job,” Gates told reporters.
He cited Petraeus’ in-depth understanding of the situation in Iraq as well as counterinsurgency operations, and the successes seen in Iraq under his leadership. “The kinds of conflicts we are dealing with not just in Iraq, but in Afghanistan and some of the challenges that we face elsewhere in the region in the CentCom area, are very much characterized by asymetric warfare,” he said.
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Posted by MK on May 11, 2008
News.com.au – Treasurer Wayne Swan has confirmed that his Budget on Tuesday will include a provision to lift the tax on luxury cars above $57,000 from 25 per cent to 30 per cent, affecting 105,000 car purchases a year.
Yeah baby, yeah, finally the proletariat get to stick it to the filthy bourgeoisie, all hail the glorious new leadership and fresh ‘new’ taxing ideas. First was the tax on the alcopops and now this, it’s coming baby, these slimeballs are just getting started.
Mr Swan defended the rise, saying he needed to find savings following years of unsustainable spending by the Howard government. “We don’t think it is unreasonable for people who have done well in recent years from government decisions in terms of top-end tax cuts – just pay a little more for a luxury car,” Mr Swan said. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by MK on May 11, 2008
Daily Mail – The Tories are poised to achieve their first parliamentary by-election gain since the heyday of Margaret Thatcher, dealing a hammer blow to Gordon Brown’s hopes of survival. That is the remarkable finding of the first opinion poll conducted in the Labour stronghold of Crewe, where a by-election to be held in 11 days’ time could seal the Prime Minister’s fate. The ICM survey for The Mail on Sunday puts the Tories on 43 per cent with Labour trailing on 39 – a dramatic ten per cent swing in the Cheshire constituency since the last General Election.
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