Posts Tagged ‘central government’

Showdown in Spain: Spanish Banks Warn Against Catalonia Independence

On September 27, the Catalonia region of Spain holds parliamentary elections. It now seems near-certain that Catalan political parties favoring independence will increase their outright majority of seats, putting the region on a collision path with the central government in Madrid. Voter Intentions image: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DWJUsOEbUxI/Vf20uLLzzvI/AAAAAAAAfe8/7JZcuko0PaQ/s400/Independence.PNG Thanks to reader […]

Tragedy in Ramadi, denial at the White House and a seismic shift in the balance of power

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The fall of the critically important city of Ramadi to terrorists, the widening humanitarian crisis throughout the country involving millions of displaced persons, and the continuing pressures on a still-fragile central government in Baghdad, bode ill for Iraq’s future stability and security. These setbacks for […]

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