Celente Calls for "Revolution" as the Only Solution
Taxed to death, angry at government bailouts, outraged by Wall Street greed, and bitterly resentful of a system that rewards the undeserving rich, the American public is ready to revolt.
Obama vows to fight piracy
President Barack Obama pledged on Monday that the United States would seek to halt the increasing threat of piracy off the Horn of Africa.
Tainted Chinese drywall shows up in Katrina homes
homas Stone and his wife rebuilt after their home was flooded by six feet of water during Hurricane Katrina, never dreaming they would face the agony of tearing it apart all over again.
More Americans wary of U.S. tax man this year
As a deep recession strips Americans of their jobs, homes and investments, the 2009 U.S. tax season promises to see a large uptick in first-time delinquent income taxpayers.
Green Stimulus Money Costs More Jobs Than It Creates, Study Shows
Every “green job” created with government money in Spain over the last eight years came at the cost of 2.2 regular jobs, and only one in 10 of the newly created green jobs became a permanent job, says a new study released this month. The study draws parallels with the green jobs programs of the Obama administration.
Captain’s Rescue Revives Debate Over Arming Crews
A spate of attacks on ships off Somalia and the rescue Sunday of an American captain held hostage by pirates have reinvigorated a long-simmering debate over whether the crews of commercial vessels should be armed.
A Guide to the Bohemian Grove
What really goes on inside the secluded Bohemian Grove, the site of the ultra-exclusive Bohemian Club’s yearly bacchanalia among the California redwoods?
China Slows Purchases of U.S. and Other Bonds
Reversing its role as the world’s fastest-growing buyer of United States Treasuries and other foreign bonds, the Chinese government actually sold bonds heavily in January and February before resuming purchases in March, according to data released during the weekend by China’s central bank.
Taxpayers more frugal with refunds
Most people say they plan to use this year's tax refund to pay bills, deciding in this sour economy to be more frugal with their annual windfall.
Iraq sues to shut newspaper, TV station in Baghdad
Iraq's Shiite-led government criticized foreign and Iraqi media Monday for reports about recent arrests of U.S.-backed Sunni paramilitaries, accusing news organizations of stoking religious tension and threatening national unity
The Myth of the "Conscience Clause"
By Trevor Bothwell
As long as the liberal has the power to achieve his ends everything he does is by definition "moral." As long as the conservative has the power to achieve his ends everything he does is by definition "moral."
Obama to ease some family, business limits with Cuba
President Barack Obama on Monday will ease limits on family travel and cash gifts from the United States to Cuba and allow U.S. telecommunications firms to bid for licenses on the communist-ruled island, a U.S. official said.
Is TARP Investigator on Collision Course With Treasury on Bank Assets?
This could get interesting. The Financial Times tells us that Neil Barofsky, the special investigator general for the TARP, is looking whether banks cooked their books by overvaluing assets to qualify for TARP funding, Remember, bank had to fall into this funny construct of being sick enough to need help, but not so sick as to be terminal.
Ganis: Iran far from what US media say
President of the American Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Sid Ganis says Iran is very different from what the US mainstream portrays.
The rEVOLution is ‘hijacking’ Tea Party movement & the 912 Project
Various forums, blogs and social networking sites on the interwebs are frantically communicating to each other about the ‘hijacking’ of Ron Paul’s grassroots movement by neo-liberal and neo-conservative crusaders.
Treasury Directs GM to Prepare for Bankruptcy Filing
The Treasury Department is directing General Motors to lay the groundwork for a bankruptcy filing by a June 1 deadline, despite GM's public contention that it could still reorganize outside court, people with knowledge of the plans said during the weekend.
Fed Buys $7.37 Billion in U.S. Debt Due in Two to Three Years
The Federal Reserve purchased $7.37 billion of Treasuries maturing between two and three years as part of the central bank’s efforts to reduce lending rates and lift the world’s largest economy out of recession.
Is Goldman Sachs Manipulating the Stock Market? - It Sure Looks Like It
There was a very interesting article on Zero Hedge the other day. In the data provided, I noticed that Goldman Sachs traded more for their Principal account than the next 14 firms COMBINED. And the next 14 were no slouches . . . Citi, JP Morgan UBS, Credit Suisse, Merrill, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, etc.
The New American Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
By General (RTD), Mirza Aslam Bag
The forces pushing their evil agendas should not forget what happened to the former USSR in the recent past. A handful of Mujihideen (Holy Fighters) had turned Russian pride into dust and the same fate will befall America. So the leaders of Pakistan should not commit the mistake of relying on anti-Islamic forces against the passions of their faithful (Muslim) citizens. It should be noted that in the last thirty years, this region has been acting as the base of support for defensive forces of the Islamic world against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, America in Iraq, Israel in Lebanon and Gaza, and now America and its coalition forces in Afghanistan have been defeated by the same forces.
The Crazy Factor
By Nancy Levant
Today’s conquerors have new and improved weapons to add to their current arsenals of whole-earth destroying weapons computer systems, satellite systems, digital and nano technologies, genetic and viral hocus pocus, financial and accounting theft, and exquisite dialectical logic, coupled with ivy league educations in psychological operations, social manipulation and engineering today’s new breed conquerors are, I’m very afraid, insane. Chronic pathological lying and manipulation are, after all, diagnosable deviancies.
Action on AIG unit may cost taxpayers: report
The controversy surrounding American International Group Inc's bonuses to employees could make the process of winding down the insurer's financial products unit more costly for taxpayers, the Wall Street Journal cited the unit head Gerry Pasciucco as saying.
ICRC's Damning Expose of US Torture
By Stephen Lendman
On March 12, Mark Danner, in a New York Times op-ed and The New York Review of Books, wrote about the ICRC's revelations of "US Torture: Voices from the Black Sites." He said George Bush (in 2007) "informed the world that the United States had created a dark and secret universe to hold and interrogate captured 'terrorists,' " - at locations outside America, Guantanamo and elsewhere.
Homeland Security on guard for 'right-wing extremists'
A newly unclassified Department of Homeland Security report warns against the possibility of violence by unnamed "right-wing extremists" concerned about illegal immigration, increasing federal power, restrictions on firearms, abortion and the loss of U.S. sovereignty and singles out returning war veterans as particular threats.
Secret DHS Doc Predicts Violence in Response to New Gun Restrictions
The document is designed primarily to radicalize local law enforcement and convince individual police officers that citizens opposed to violations of the Second Amendment, draconian gun legislation (including registration and ammunition tracking schemes) and illegal immigration are terrorists capable of committing acts of violence against them. It is a cynical effort to increase the tension between police and the community at large, especially members of the community that exercise the Second Amendment and oppose open border policies.
Flashback - The FBI's Pipe-bomb Provocateurs
As he signed the anti-terrorism bill into law on April 24th, President Clinton insisted that "we have to take additional steps. I believe we must do more to help police keep suspected terrorists under surveillance.
The King of America
Inside the secret world of Washington Times publisher Rev. Sun Myung Moon; he arranged for himself to be coronated the "King of Peace" on Capitol Hill. The Republicans love him.
Why do the police need masks?
IT'S A balaclava, apparently. No doubt it will be described as essential protective dress. But looking at the video film and photographs of the "territorial support group officer" who has just taken his baton to Ian Tomlinson minutes before the newspaper vendor's death, I'm wondering: why does a British policeman in pursuance of his duties feel the need to be masked?
Peres: Possible strike on Iran
President Shimon Peres had some unusually aggressive words for Iran Sunday, seemingly threatening military action if US President Barack Obama's overtures to the Islamic republic fail to bear fruit.
Compulsory voluntary work for young
Gordon Brown has vowed to make every young person do 50 hours of voluntary work by the time they reach the age of 19.
EU trains a new diplomatic corps - without waiting for Lisbon Treaty
The European Union was accused of "contempt for democracy" on Sunday after it emerged that hundreds of members of a new diplomatic service are being trained - even though the Lisbon Treaty that creates it has not come into effect.
Leading Credit Default Swap Trader: Justifications for CDS are Phony
Leading derivatives trader and expert Satiyajit Das wrote a must-read article today pointing out the falsity of the justifications used by both buyers and sellers of credit default swaps and other complex forms of "financial innovation".
Britain has bloody hands in Zimbabwe
Donald Trelford exposed Robert Mugabe's murderous methods 25 years ago, but couldn't persuade Whitehall to intervene
ADBUSTERS Win Legal Victory Against Canada's Media Giants - Legal Action in the US Next
After 15 years of legal tussling to bring democracy to the public airwaves, Adbusters has finally scored a great victory. The Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted us an appeal in our landmark case against Canada's CBC and Canwest Global, giving us the go-ahead to set a precedent and establish some public rights over the airwaves.
Lavrov says Georgia conflict proves dangers of NATO expansion
The August conflict with Georgia demonstrated just how dangerous NATO's eastward expansion could be, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a session of the Foreign and Defense Policy Council on Saturday.
Science unlocks secrets of our deepest love
THE secrets of unconditional love, one of the most mysterious emotions, are being uncovered by scientists tracing the unique brain activity it creates. They have found that the emotion, experienced as a desire to care for another person without any thought of reward, emerges from a complex interplay between seven separate areas of the brain. Such brain activity has only limited overlap with the cerebral impulses seen in romantic or sexual love, suggesting it should be seen as an entirely separate emotion.
Israel calls for assassination of Nasrallah
Israeli Transport Minister Yisrael Katz calls for the assassination of the chief of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah.
Lloyds bank staff ‘puts frighteners’ on debtors
LLOYDS Banking Group staff are intimidating victims of the recession who have fallen behind on loan payments, an investigation by The Sunday Times has found.
Israeli Scholar Disputes Founding Myth
Sand argues, many of today’s Israelis who emigrated from Europe after World War II have little or no genealogical connection to the land. According to Sand’s historical analysis, they are descendents of European converts, principally from the Kingdom of the Khazars in eastern Russia, who embraced Judaism in the Eighth Century, A.D.
Former PM describes Jerusalem as 'home'
Tony Blair has always tried to present himself as a visionary leader when he talks about his twin passions: politics and religion.
Somali pirates vow revenge over comrades' killings
Somali pirates threatened revenge on Sunday after two separate hostage-rescue raids by foreign forces killed at least five comrades, raising fears of future bloodshed on the high seas.
Thai troops move against protesters
Troops in Thailand have begun cracking down on anti-government protesters, with shooting heard in the capital, Bangkok.
Iran accuses Netherlands of overthrow plot: report
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards has accused the Netherlands of plotting to overthrow the Islamic regime by supporting the opposition through the media and the Internet, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Summit of the Americas: Anti-corruption accord was a first
It was a bright Saturday in December 1994 when hemispheric leaders who gathered for the First Summit of the Americas stood for a photo in the Vizcaya gardens in Miami with stiff smiles and a formal wave.
AIG in spotlight over derivatives
The unit that all but destroyed AIG has failed to sign up for the overhaul of the global derivatives market which was given added impetus by the troubles at the US insurance group.
AIG confirmed that its financial products unit, whose soured bets on credit default swaps forced the company into government hands last year, did not adopt the “Big Bang” protocol that has been signed by more than 2,000 market participants.
Contractors Cash in on HUD Program, Not Poor
A federal program designed to help poor families buy affordable homes has actually been lining the pockets of investors and contractors.
Black market nukes
We pay a lot for "national defense."
The four branches of the military, the CIA, the NSA, and god only knows what else.
Here's a guy dealing in black market nuclear weapons - and a bunch of rag tag low budget journalists can find him.
Why isn't this guy and all the others like him being shut down?
Russia, Iraq call for fair new world order
Russia and Iraq signed a joint communique here on Friday, calling for the establishment of a new world order and speaking highly of the agreement on the forces pullout from Iraq, local media reported.
Nationwide Tax Revolt Is Coming Cities, states, and municipalities have a huge budget problem. That problem is caused by too much spending. The sensible thing to do would be to reduce expenditures.
Key U.N. Powers Agree on N. Korea Statement
The U.N. Security Council's five permanent powers and Japan reached agreement Saturday on a statement condemning North Korea's April 5 rocket launch over Japan. The text would revive a 2 1/2 -year-old threat of financial and travel sanctions against individuals and entities linked to Pyongyang's missile program.
Zimbabwe shelves own currency for one-year
The Zimbabwean government has decided to suspend the country's national currency for a year, which has in fact already disappeared from circulation, state-run media reported Sunday.
Navy Frees Captive U.S. Cargo Ship Captain Phillips
U.S. Navy forces freed Richard Phillips, the American cargo-ship captain held by pirates off the coast of Somalia, killing three of his captors and taking one into custody, the Navy said.
Ginsburg And Foreign Law In Interpreting Our Constitution
In wide-ranging remarks, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg defended the use of foreign law by U.S. judges and suggested that torture shouldn't be used even when it might yield important information.
Obama half-brother ‘linked to UK sex attack’
BARACK OBAMA’s half-brother has been refused entry to Britain after reportedly being accused of an attempted sex attack on a 13-year-old girl on his last visit.
Mexican drug wars force police to claim asylum in US
When Lieutenant Salvador Hernandez heard his name was on a death list posted by drug gangs in the violence-gripped Mexican border city of Juarez, he knew it was time to skip town.
Ron Paul, Right About the Economy, Right About Freedom
By Szandor Blestman
Last year in the debates Ron Paul was right about the direction the economy was taking. He was right about the federal government disregarding freedoms. He remains right about establishing a new, sound monetary system based on something other than debt.
New bird flu cases suggest the danger of pandemic is rising
First the good news: bird flu is becoming less deadly. Now the bad: scientists fear that this is the very thing that could make the virus more able to cause a pandemic that would kill hundreds of millions of people.
Key Dutch party: Sanctions against Israel if it thwarts peace
The Netherlands must impose economic sanctions against Israel if the new government in Jerusalem thwarts the peace process with the Palestinians, the Dutch Labor party said last week.
Flashback - Piracy in the Red Sea: Saudi points towards Israel
Not only do columnists and analysts openly accuse Israel of sponsoring acts of piracy that multiply off Somali waters, but they also do not hide their fears of an internationalization of security in the Red Sea, where Israel plays a decisive role.
U.S. shipped 989 munitions containers to Israel week before Gaza invasion
In the dying days of the Bush administration, and a week before Israel launched an aerial bombing campaign, followed by a land invasion of the Gaza Strip, the U.S. military shipped 989 containers of munitions to Israel.
Banker charged with stealing from elderly
A suburban banker befriended some of her elderly customers, then used the trust she had gained to steal more than $100,000 from their accounts, DuPage County authorities said Friday.
Ghost in the terror machine
Rauf’s plans for Europe-wide attacks leave intelligence agencies rushing to locate and defuse a group of ticking timebombs. Whether he is dead or alive, those ticking bombs are his real legacy.
Politically Timed "Terror" Arrests - the Real Bob Quick Scandal
By Craig Murry
The mainstream media is in a flurry of excitement over the “Terror” arrests of students in the North West of England. Linked to this is the media feeding frenzy over the resignation of Bob Quick, Scotland Yard’s anti-terror chief. It is important to note that the Quick incident only brought forward the arrests by a few hours. Yet in all the acres of coverage in the newspapers, and all the hype on TV, nobody seems to have noticed the real story.
More political turmoil expected if Zardari does not ink peace deal
Pakistan could witness more political turmoil coupled with law and order problems in its sensitive Frontier Province bordering Afghanistan if President Asif Ali Zardari refuses to sign a peace deal between the provincial government and cleric Sufi Mohammad in the next few days, officials said.
150 militants attack U.S.-NATO supply line
About 150 militants armed with rockets and automatic weapons attacked a transport terminal in northwestern Pakistan that lies along a key supply route used by U.S. and NATO troops, wounding three guards and torching eight cement trucks Sunday, police said.
Rioting follows state of emergency in Thai capital
Thailand's ousted prime minister called for a revolution Sunday after rioting erupted in the capital, with protesters commandeering public buses and swarming triumphantly over military vehicles in unchecked defiance after the government declared a state of emergency.
Warships track U.S. hostage floating to Somalia
Military helicopters flew over Somali pirate lairs and battleships stalked a boat on Sunday in which gunmen were holding an American hostage in a five-day high seas standoff.
K'Naan on Somali Pirates
Somali-Canadian poet, rapper and musician says the Somali hijacking is in part a response to multinational companies dumping nuclear waste in his country.
You are being lied to about pirates
By Johann Hari
Did we expect starving Somalians to stand passively on their beaches, paddling in our nuclear waste, and watch us snatch their fish to eat in restaurants in London and Paris and Rome?
The Great Geithner Coverup
Economist William K. Black of the University of Missouri appeared in an interview on PBS last week with Bill Moyers. He pulls no punches in spelling out who is really responsible for our current economic disaster, and why our own Treasury Secretary is leading the charge to keep the truth covered up. Here's the Full Moyers interview with WIlliam K. Black
Federal Authority Over the Internet? The Cybersecurity Act of 2009
There's a new bill working its way through Congress that is cause for some alarm: the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, introduced by Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Olympia Snowe (D-ME). The bill as it exists now risks giving the federal government unprecedented power over the Internet without necessarily improving security in the ways that matter most. It should be opposed or radically amended.
