Last U.S. Troops Leave Iraq, Ending War
By Patrick Markey and Joseph Logan | Reuters – 1 hr 1 min ago http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/18/us-iraq-withdrawal-idUSTRE7BH03320111218 BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The last convoy of U.S. soldiers pulled out ofIraq on Sunday, ending nearly nine years of war that cost almost 4,500…
‘Mother Of All Bank Runs’ Has Already Begun In Eurozone
By FP Editors, firstpost.com, Dec 12, 2011 http://bit.ly/rWyw9v Uncertainty over the future of the eurozone runs high, despite last week’s high-on-hot-air agreement on moving towards greater fiscal union. And that uncertainty is driving…