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Triumph of the Money Party
Health Care Reform DOA. Why the Surprise?
They Did what they Always Do
The Money Party is a small group of enterprises and individuals who have most of the money in this country. They use that money to make more money. Controlling who gets elected to public office is the key to more money for them and less for us September 30, 2007
Dr. Howard Dean, MD, just said pull the plug on the current health care reform effort. The cure is worse than the disease according to the good doctor.
Why the surprise?
Last week the president announced that he's sending 30,000 troops to Afghanistan without a declaration of war by Congress and without Afghanistan posing a direct threat to the United States violating both the United States Constitution and international law at the same time.
The bailed out Wall Street failures are paying back just enough of their loans to the Treasury Department to allow a new round of huge bonuses. At the same time, they continue to get tons of cash through the Federal Reserve. Pay back a few billion, get seven trillion dollars in credit. Not a bad deal.
Targeting Lawyers: The Case of Paul Bergrin
by Stephen Lendman
The Constitution's Sixth Amendment assures defendants in "all criminal prosecutions" the right to speedy, public, fair trials with "the Assistance of (competent) Counsel for his (or her) defense" provided free if unable to pay for it. The Fourteenth Amendment holds government subservient to the law and guarantees due process respect for everyone's legal right to judicial fairness on matters relating to life, liberty, or property.
In America and elsewhere, defending unpopular clients is a long, honored tradition. So is upholding the law and challenging unfettered power that defiles it. Yet doing it risks lawyers being criminalized for doing their job too vigorously or making enemies of powerful, influential government or business officials in the process.
Russia, NATO and Afghanistan: High stakes Great Game
Eric Walberg
What did Medvedev have up his sleeve when he welcomed Obama's new surge in Afghanistan?
US President Barack Obama's now expanding war against the Taliban is garnering support from liberals and neocons alike, from leaders around the world, even from Russia. “We are ready to support these efforts, guarantee the transit of troops, take part in economic projects and train police and the military,” Russian President Dmitri Medvedev declared in a recent press conference with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Moscow and Washington reached an agreement in July allowing the US to launch up to 4,500 US flights a year over Russia, opening a major supply route for American operations in Afghanistan. Previously Russia had only allowed the US to ship non-lethal military supplies across its territory by train.
Chile: Socialist Alliance, dissidents and Communists, have announced they will support the candidacy of Frei, the Center continues Nominee
James Petras Comments for CX36 Radio Centenario
Comments for CX36 Radio Centenario, the American sociologist, Prof. James Petras from the United States. Monday, 14 December 2009. "Right of return as a major force in Chile, reflects the exhaustion of the left center project, which many people think of the popular classes that development where the main focus of government policy is to keep fiscal accounts in a position to accumulate reserves and stimulate investment has had the effect of redistributing income. Inequality in Chile continue as before in the Pinochet era www.radio36.com.uy
Guantanamo Detainee Deaths
by Stephen Lendman
Under the direction of Professor Mark Denbeaux, Seton Hall University School of Law's Center for Policy & Research (CP&R) published 15 "GTMO Reports," including profiles of detainees held, allegations against them, and discrepancies in government accounts explaining reasons for reported deaths.
An earlier report analyzed unclassified government data (obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests) based on evidentiary summaries of 2004 military hearings on whether 517 detainees held at the time were "enemy combatants." Most were non-belligerents. In fact, a shocking 95% were seized randomly by bounty hunters, then sold to US forces for $5,000 per claimed Taliban and $25,000 for supposed Al Qaeda members. At least 20 were children, some as young as 13.
Throwing Our Energy at Impossible Dreams
P.F. Henshaw
"as mankind proceeded to get bigger and bigger we silently crossed a threshold"
Signs of cognition, maybe? In the haystack of contentious arguments at Copenhagen it seems only the occasional unofficial commentary pointed to the real solvable source of our monumental collision with the limits of the earth. Somehow in the process of growing ever bigger, mankind got "big", and continuing to grow still bigger is optional. Yes, it sort of "happened naturally", and is also natural for us to be a bit confused about the whole turn of events it precipitates, but it is still also definitely our own choice to be doing it too, and we're simply hiding from the problem it creates on the whole.
Recent and Current Economic Costs of Climate Change to Australia
Barrie Pittock [1] and Andrew Glikson [2]
Lake Eldon, Victoria.
Despite the strong conclusions of the international and Australian scientific communities there are people yet to be convinced that human-induced climate change is likely to or already having adverse impacts.
Climate scientists tend to focus on what might happen decades into the future based on scenarios of varying greenhouse gas emissions. However, the starting point should be the pre-industrial climate or at least the reliable climatic data of the 20th century. Observed trends of rising temperatures, more severe droughts, depleted water resources, more heatwaves, shifting storm tracks, rising sea levels and other more extreme events provide a good basis for looking at costs to date.
How to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Zahir Ebrahim Project Humanbeingsfirst.org
The Answer to the Burning Question du jour: Why was President Obama Gifted the Nobel Peace Prize?
Also see: Obama: Manufacturing A Savior––A Case Study In Social Engineering || The Brilliant Construction of World Order – Or a children's bedtime story
In complete realization of the 'change' mantra:
“We are gonna spread happiness,
Franklin Graham Repeats Attack on Islam
from: CAIR
Muslim civil rights group calls for meeting to clear up ‘misconceptions’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/11/09) - A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today requested a meeting with Christian evangelist Franklin Graham to discuss his latest remarks attacking Islam.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said it has received a number of complaints from concerned Muslims who watched an interview last night on CNN during which Graham stated in part: “…we have many Muslims that live in this country. But true Islam cannot be practiced in this country. You can't beat your wife. You cannot murder your children if you think they've committed adultery or something like that, which they do practice in these other countries…I don't agree with the teachings of Islam and I find it to be a very violent religion.”
Washington – Tear Down Your Wall Against Currency Competition
by Ron Holland
On December 9, 2009, Congressman Ron Paul introduced the Free Competition in Currency Act before the US House. The need for this legislation is a clear indication of how far our financial rights and freedoms have fallen in the United States as much of the world outside Washington’s financial iron curtain already have free competition in currencies.
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