Greece’s
gross debts add up to around $320 billion in nominal value, according
to the International Monetary Fund. That’s big compared to the
Greek economy, but tiny compared to the world outside. It’s less
than 3% of the entire eurozone economy, which is about $13.5
trillion. So even if Greece refused to pay one more nickel of its
debts — an outcome no one is suggesting — the eurozone could make
up the difference with about eight days’ output ... or an
hour’s money-printing by the ECB.
Democracy Now! Eleven peace activists and one journalist on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship, the "Madleen," were detained by Israeli soldiers as their ship carrying vital humanitarian aid for starving Palestinians approached Gaza. The ship was intercepted by Israeli forces in the middle of the night in international waters. Its supplies were seized and communications jammed. The unarmed activists will likely be transported to Israeli detention or "immediately deported," says Ann Wright, a U.S. military veteran who has participated in four Freedom Flotilla journeys and now serves on the steering committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. She calls on citizens of countries around the world to push for the activists' release and an end to Israel's war on Gaza.
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