Germany Worries About Its Gold Reserves

Philipp Missfelder, member of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union, tried to inspect German gold reserves stored in New York, but was not given access. (Getty Images)  German politicians and accounting bodies want more guarantees concerning the security of Germany’s gold reserves, with Germany’s federal audit office due to report to the finance committee of the German Parliament on the...

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Germany’s Gold Hoard by Ron Fraser and Andrew Miller

Germany’s gold reserves may prove a powerful weapon in the troubled world economy. (Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images) Gold skyrocketed to over us$1,800 an ounce on Tuesday. One nation gained powerfully as a result: Germany. As the markets fixate on Europe, seeking to understand the complexities involved in Franco-German moves to stabilize the eurozone and hence the global economy, little attention...

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Did the Holy Roman Empire Plan the Greek Crisis? by Gerald Flurry

The Greek riots are a sign of a far greater upheaval that is threatening to engulf much of Europe. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images) I’d like to add my thoughts to a critical article written by Richard Palmer, titled “Who Will Stop the Greece Fires?” It was placed on our website Dec. 16, 200...

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Italy Calls in the Army to Protect Tax Collectors

Italy’s Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri announced May 13 that Equitalia, the private company that collects taxes, and Finmeccanica, an aerospace and defense conglomerate, may receive military protection after they were attacked by anarchists. Cancellieri warned that the army may also need to protect Italy’s high-speed rail network.&nbs...

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Somewhere In Nigeria by Faith Abiodun

Twitter. Trends. Nigeria #somewhereinNigeria In one sudden flash, young Nigerians have taken to Twitter like an army of vultures on post-World War II Japan. The last couple of months have witnessed such an influx of opinion makers and shameless attention-seekers to the Twittersphere, that one wouldn’t be surprised if the elderly ones start to challenge the younger ones thus: “Don’t you know...

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Omojuwa interviews Senator Bukola Saraki

Senator Bukola Saraki spoke to Omojuwa.com’s Japh and Fiyinfoluwa Elegbede. We spoke on issues ranging from his current travails with the police, the Senate and it’s allowances, the competence (or otherwise of president Jonathan), his tenure as Kwara State Governor and the issues around the N21 billion loan saga amongst others...

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Still on Failing State & Fading Peacekeepers by Nasir El-Rufai

Last week’s column on our nation’s peacekeeping failures ruffled more than a few feathers both within the defence establishment and corridors of executive power. That was expected, because when those wasting our resources in the name of our defence become exposed in the way our peacekeeping capacity has rapidly deteriorated, all kinds of motives will be imputed to divert attention from the...

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Between Terrorism and Corruption – Implications For Nigeria : Paper Presented by Nasir El-Rufai

Between Terrorism and Corruption – Implications for Nigeria (Draft for Discussion) Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai Protocols Introduction I am pleased to be with the Silver Knights this afternoon to share my thoughts about two issues that confront our nation – terrorism and corruption. As a well-known opposition figure, I want to state clearly that the views expressed here are mine, and not of the political party I belong to – the Congress for Progressive Change. Secondly, my opinions are based...

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To Your Tents, O Nigerians! By Faith Abiodun

Why is everyone tired of Nigeria? Rather, why shouldn’t they be tired of Nigeria?  It was about 8:30am and I needed to make a quick stop on my 4-hour drive from Syracuse to the United Nations headquarters in New York City. I pulled over at the closest gas station somewhere around Philadelphia and went into the store to conduct quick business. Ten minutes later, I emerged with my breakfast and set about resuming my trip, but wait, I needed to grab an extra bottle of water. I...

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Musings From 35,000 Feet By Faith Abiodun

I’m sitting precariously at 35,000 feet above the earth, on a Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta, Georgia to Syracuse, New York; thinking back on the activities of the weekend. I was at an event in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday where former US President, Bill Clinton was guest speaker. I’ve always been fascinated by the Clintons, and it’s barely three weeks since I was listening to Hillary talk about the role of young people in building a better world. Hillary spoke directly...

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Rashidi Yekini Was Murdered By Segun Odegbami

This is one of the most difficult articles I have ever written. I now believe that the universe sought me out some months ago for an assignment, to bear witness and to testify in the unfolding events surrounding the life and death of Rashidi Yekini! But why me? Within the football circle I believe I am one of a very few persons that Rashidi Yekini was comfortable with. Secondly, in the past three months I have had the closest interaction with the man up till the time I received...

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Britain Tells Germany to Rearm by Richard Palmer

Britain’s military establishment has a shockingly shallow grasp of history. British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said Germany must recognize “that it can’t continue to be the dominant economy in Europe without also significantly increasing its military capability,” after talks with his German counterpart Thomas de Maiziere in Germany, May...

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Merkel and Monti Revive Old Berlin-Rome Axis by Ron Fraser

Ron Fraser examines the next step for Germany as it has already lost an ally in Nicholas Sarkozy as he lost the election to Francois Hollande. Angela Merkel looks to Mario Monti for a new partnership. Sixty years of work by European elites to create a united Europe consummated recently in two events that bring the seventh and final resurrection of the Holy Roman Empire much closer to being a current-day reality. First, the “Berlin Group,” a fringe EU group of nations formed...

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This Is Germany’s Moment! by Brad MacDonald

In this article Brad MacDonald provides an insight into events around Europe and what steps the Germans are taking to take full advantage. Happy reading. It appears the current phase of Europe’s debt crisis is entering its last hour. We’ll know soon, but it’s possible the weekend of May 5, 2012, will be remembered as a transformative moment in the history of Europe. Once again, the nation at the center of it all is Germany. On Sunday, a noteworthy chain of events will culminate...

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