2011年11月4日星期五

The toppling of Bashar al-Assad isjust matter of time

Earlier, it jumped to C$0.9457 to the U.S. dollar, or$1.0574, its strongest level Rosetta Stone since May 2. Chandler said he expected the currency could climb as highas C$0.94 in the near term, though he noted that it had come along way in a relatively short period, and could encounter abit of a hurdle. Canadian government bond prices were lower across thecurve, reflecting the possibility that interest rate increasesmay come before year-end. The two-year bond CA2YT=RR, which is especially sensitiveto rate moves, was down 9 Canadian cents to yield 1.527percent, while the 10-year bond CA10YT=RR lost 42 Canadiancents to yield 2.947 percent. A Reuters poll of analysts released on Wednesday suggestedthat Canadian government bond yields will climb in the comingyear as an expanding global economy and fading sovereign debtfears prompt the central bank to resume hiking rates. In June elections, Kurds won36 parliament seats, almost double their previous total. From the streets of Syria's Qamishli, where Kurdishprotesters call for freedom, to the Citadel in Arbil, where aKurdish flag waves over Iraq's biggest boomtown, many Kurds seea promising Rosetta Stone languages future for pan-Kurdish nationalism. "There is no such a thing as half-revolution," said KhalidAli, a Syrian Kurdish activist in Arbil."Syrians have decided it. The toppling of Bashar al-Assad isjust matter of time," he said, referring to the Syrian leaderwho has cracked down on pro-democracy protests. Syria blamesarmed groups linked to Islamists for stirring violence. Exiled Syrian activists living in Iraqi Kurdistan are usingsocial media tools such as Facebook, and collect donated moneyto support protesters at home. "If this regime falls, it would be better for the Kurds.They will be free to work in their own regions," said MahmoudYa'aqub, 34, who administers Facebook groups in Arbil. David Romano, a Middle East politics professor at MissouriState University, says the success of the Syrian revolutionwould have profound impact on other countries, including Iran. "Iran will be more isolated if Syria falls," said Romano,the author of The Kurdish Nationalist Movement. From a hideout high in the Qandil Mountains, Amir Karimi, asenior anti-Iran rebel leader, espouses a more radical vision. "If Syria falls, Iran would be the next target," he said."Turkey would be left with two choices: Either to wipe out theKurds completely ... or surrender to reality." The BOJ has stood pat since easing credit in March Rosetta Stone Spanish but hasexpressed its readiness to act if Japan's recovery prospects arethreatened. Its next rate review will be held on Aug. 4-5. BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa warned on Wednesday that yenrises would hurt Japan's economy in the short term, although hestuck to the view that growth will pick up as companies steadilyrestore their supply chains.

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