Bankergate: Emails Expose Criminal Financial Dictatorship At Work
Explosive emails released last week could see Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner become embroiled in criminal charges for his role in the AIG cover up.
A North American Security Perimeter on the Horizon
A major part of the U.S. security agenda already includes the defense of North America, but a full blown security zone would bring Canada and Mexico further under its control. A Fortress North America poses a serious threat to our sovereignty and would mean the loss of more civil liberties
85-Year-Old Woman Terrorized By Airport Security Thugs
An 85-year-old woman who was terrorized by airport security thugs at Ottawa Airport yesterday got little sympathy from Canadian transport minister John Baird, who refused to apologize, warning that disabled grandmas will continue to be treated as possible Al-Qaeda suicide bombers.
America slides deeper into depression as Wall Street revels
The labour force contracted by 661,000. This did not show up in the headline jobless rate because so many Americans dropped out of the system. The broad U6 category of unemployment rose to 17.3pc. That is the one that matters.
Ron Paul On Bringing Transparency To The Federal Reserve
In this oldie but a goodie, Ron Paul hammers home the point of why the Federal Reserve needs to finally be accountable and transparent, despite the desires of Barney Frank, Wall Street, Ben Bernanke and all the current failed system’s apparatchicks
In 2009, the Federal Reserve Bought 80% of U.S. Debt?!
Update: CNBC: “I Guess You Can Use the Word Ponzi Scheme”
China banks eclipse US rivals
Chinese banks have cemented their position as the most highly valued financial institutions, taking four of the top five slots in a ranking of banks’ share prices as a multiple of their book values.
The Military-Industrial Complex is Ruining the Economy
Everyone knows that the too big to fails and their dishonest and footsy-playing regulators and politicians are largely responsible for trashing the economy.
Robert Gibbs: Record Cold Is Result of ‘Climate Change’
“I would say that even in places that are used to getting very cold weather, record cold…our weather patterns have been affected by change in our climate.”
Torture Is Continuing Under the Obama Administration, Creating More Terrorists and Further Destabilizing the Economy
The U.S. has imprisoned 2,500 children since 9/11 as “enemy combatants”, in violation of the Geneva Convention against classifying children as POWs …
TV Presenter Warned By Police – Carrying Knife In Own Home Is Illegal
Myleene Klass was said to be “aghast” and “bemused” after being warned by police for waving a knife at youths who entered her garden.
7 million lost jobs: Gone forever?
A two-year string of job losses appears to be near an end, if it hasn’t ended already.
Willem Buiter warns of massive dollar collapse
The long-held assumption that US assets – particularly government bonds – are a safe haven will soon be overturned as investors lose their patience with the world’s biggest economy, according to Willem Buiter.
Want a job? Try the government
As economists and investors reel from a surprisingly weak jobs number, there are 3,300 people that may actually be cheering December’s report
Obama unveils $2.3 billion for clean energy jobs
President Obama unveiled a program Friday that will provide $2.3 billion in tax credits for the clean energy manufacturing sector, a move aimed at creating 17,000 jobs.
China Ends U.S.’s Reign as Largest Auto Market
China supplanted the U.S. as the world’s largest auto market after its 2009 vehicle sales jumped 46 percent, ending more than a century of American dominance that started with the Model T Ford.
Protests grow over new US travel watchlist
Afghanistan and Iraq on Wednesday joined a chorus of protest over a new US watchlist targeting visitors from 14 countries, describing the measure as ineffective and “counterproductive.”
The mini ice age starts here
The bitter winter afflicting much of the Northern Hemisphere is only the start of a global trend towards cooler weather that is likely to last for 20 or 30 years, say some of the world’s most eminent climate scientists.
The ‘false’ pandemic: Drug firms cashed in on scare over swine flu, claims Euro health chief
The swine flu outbreak was a ‘false pandemic’ driven by drug companies that stood to make billions of pounds from a worldwide scare, a leading health expert has claimed.
Lawmaker presses NY Fed on AIG payment details
A U.S. lawmaker said on Sunday he is seeking more information from the New York Federal Reserve Bank about its controversial emails on insurer AIG’s bailout, saying he was shocked that the disclosures were never brought to then-bank president Timothy Geithner’s attention.
Ron Paul avoids the partisan bait on Rachel Maddow
Ron Paul looks and sounds dare I say “Presidential” in this interview with Rachel Maddow. Maddow’s attempts to get him to attack his fellow Republicans or Democrats fails with Paul continuing his long standing policy of holding BOTH parties to account.
Campaign to Move Money From Giant Banks to Community Banks Is Going Viral
Arianna Huffington and Rob Johnson’s campaign for people to move their money from the giant “too big to fail” banks to local community banks and credit unions is quickly going viral.
Yemen and the War of the Worlds
Yemen might well become the next American quagmire if the plans of the Obama Administration in its global war on terrorism that is now referred to as “overseas contingency operations” are implemented.
GUNS FOR FOOD. Drop guns and take bread line voucher to station #4
