Archive for the 'Elite' Category
Drowning in Debt: What the Nation’s Budget Woes Mean for You
February 18th, 2010Three pages of ABC neWz about the snowballing debt crisis and not one word about the WarBama regime’s absurd military spending increases and adventures. Pentagon Black Budget Sees Year Over Year Record Funding; Tops $56 Billion Obama Budget Seeks More Money for Nuclear Weapons Cost of Keeping One U.S. Soldier in Afghanistan Per Year: One […]
Possibility of EU Greek Intervention a Step Closer
February 18th, 2010Via: Irish Times: THE PROSPECT of an EU intervention in the Greek economy drew a step closer when European finance ministers endorsed a 28-day deadline imposed on its government to show that its budget plan is yielding dividends. With European Central Bank president Jean Claude-Trichet pushing hard for Athens to adopt new budget measures, finance […]
Greece: Cash Business Transactions Over €1500 Will Be Outlawed in 2011
February 15th, 2010Via: Reuters: “From 1. Jan. 2011, every transaction above 1,500 euros between natural persons and businesses, or between businesses, will not be considered legal if it is done in cash. Transactions will have to be done through debit or credit cards”
Societe Generale: Breakup of the Euro Region?
February 15th, 2010I doubt it. The Plan is for fewer currencies, not more. Ordo ab chao. Via: Business Week: The Greek budget crisis is a symptom of imbalances that will lead to the breakup of the euro region, according to Societe Generale SA strategist Albert Edwards, and Harvard University Professor Martin Feldstein said monetary union “isn’t working” […]
Flashback 2002: Bush Given Plans for Worldwide War Against Al-Qaida Two Days Before 9/11
February 14th, 2010Via: MSNBC: President Bush was expected to sign detailed plans for a worldwide war against al-Qaida two days before Sept. 11 but did not have the chance before the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, U.S. and foreign sources told NBC News. The document, a formal National Security Presidential Directive, amounted to a “game […]
Obama Signs Law Raising Public Debt Limit from $12.4 Trillion to $14.3 Trillion
February 14th, 2010Via: ABC News: Behind closed doors and with no cameras present, President Obama signed into law Friday afternoon the bill raising the public debt limit from $12.394 trillion to $14.294 trillion. The current national debt is $12.3 trillion. Check out the National Debt Clock, which tells you your share of that — roughly $40,000 per […]
BAE to Settle Bribery Cases for More Than $400 Million
February 13th, 2010This is right out of Yes, Minister – The Moral Dimension. Here’s an audio clip from that episode. Note that the name of the “fictional” company is BES, British Electronic Systems *wink*: Via: Wall Street Journal: Britain’s BAE Systems PLC reached settlements totaling almost $500 million with the U.S. Justice Department and the U.K. Serious […]
How Goldman Sachs Helped Greece to Mask its True Debt
February 11th, 2010Via: Spiegel: Goldman Sachs helped the Greek government to mask the true extent of its deficit with the help of a derivatives deal that legally circumvented the EU Maastricht deficit rules. At some point the so-called cross currency swaps will mature, and swell the country’s already bloated deficit. Greeks aren’t very welcome in the Rue […]
Just Released 9/11 Images Taken by NYPD Helicopter Pilot
February 11th, 2010Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth Niels Harrit: “Once you have realized this, there is no way back.” Via: Telegraph: The images were taken by a police helicopter pilot, Detective Greg Semendinger, who was first into the air after the attacks and on the scene within minutes. Mr Semendinger took the pictures as his co-pilot […]
Legatus Honors Bush in Dana Point
February 10th, 2010Via: Dana Point Times: A small group of activists gathered yesterday evening Feb. 4 outside the St. Regis Monarch Beach in response to reports that President George W. Bush is attending the 2010 Annual Legatus Summit being held there. The summit began yesterday and is scheduled to run through Sunday. Legatus, a self-described, membership organization […]
