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Boat of US activists sets sail for Gaza, but turned back by Greek Coast Guard listen

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Tags: Gaza, Audacity of Hope, Colonel Ann Wright, Alice Walker, Greece, Israel, flotilla

The U.S. boat in an aid flotilla bound for Gaza was turned back by Greek commandos today. The boat, the Audacity of Hope, set sail without permission today, but according to Tweets from journalists on board, was stopped in open waters by the Greek Coast Guard. The boat’s captain attempted to negotiate with the Coast Guard, who wanted the ship to return to port. But the captain was reluctant because at least two boats in the flotilla have been sabotaged in Greek port, presumably by Israeli age...

An economist analyzes the European economic crisis

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Tags: recession, debt crisis, government spending, tax cuts, Reagan, Greece, Potugal, Spain, Italy

The so-called PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain) countries are undergoing economic hard times. Is the solution to cut government spending? Our next guest says no- it's dangerous to cut government spending during a recession. Our Guest is Mark Weisbrot, PhD. He's co-director of the Center for Economic and policy Research in Washington, DC.