Archive for the 'Elite' Category
Ahmadinejad Stresses Need for a New World Order
June 16th, 2009Via: PressTV: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls for the creation of a new world order in dealing with the many challenges arising in the international political arena. “What we need now is a dramatic change in world political thought,” said President Ahmadinejad in a Tuesday address to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Moscow. “Western-style […]
Elmer Fudd Nation
June 16th, 2009Via: Counterpunch: If I was an oligarch and I wanted to buy my spoiled little shit of a son a toy that would make him laugh and laugh for hours, I’d buy him a middle-class American. Because Americans are funny the way all dupes and chumps are funny. You can trick today’s Americans time and […]
Ancient Mass Grave Found on Olympics Site
June 15th, 2009Related Audio: Rik Clay’s interviews on Red Ice Creations Via: Reuters: An ancient burial pit containing 45 severed skulls, that could be a mass war grave dating back to Roman times, has been found under a road being built for the 2012 British Olympics. Archaeologists, who have only just begun excavating the site, say they […]
CIA Chief Believes Cheney Almost Wants U.S. Attacked
June 15th, 2009Why not go all the way and detail Cheney’s role in 9/11? Or any of the dozens of other links between the regime and 9/11? Ah, because the same regime is in power! How’s the Change working out? Obama Exempts CIA Torture Staff from Prosecution Obama Signals His Reluctance to Look Into Bush Policies Obama […]
Witnesses Defend Lover Who Fatally Shot Banker During S&M Session
June 13th, 2009Via: AFP: GENEVA: A prominent French banker who was shot dead by his lover during a sado-masochistic sex session was “calculating and manipulative”, a witness told a Geneva court yesterday. Edouard Stern, 50, scion of one of France’s wealthiest families and whose influential circle of friends included President Nicolas Sarkozy, was found dead in March […]
U.S. Cities May Have to be Bulldozed in “Shrink to Survive” Strategy
June 13th, 2009Change. Via: Telegraph: Dozens of US cities may have entire neighbourhoods bulldozed as part of drastic “shrink to survive” proposals being considered by the Obama administration to tackle economic decline. The government looking at expanding a pioneering scheme in Flint, one of the poorest US cities, which involves razing entire districts and returning the land […]
The Federal Reserve Would Be Shut Down If It Was Audited
June 12th, 2009Oh, you can’t just keep throwing confetti through the paper shredder indefinitely and then not account for where it went? Woops. Related: H.R. 1207: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 Via: CNBC: The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet is so out of whack that the central bank would be shut down if subjected to a conventional […]
“Capitalism” 2.0: Stimulus Fraud Could Reach About $50 Billion
June 12th, 2009Via: MarketWatch: Swindlers, con men, and thieves could siphon off as much as $1 out of every $10 spent as billions of dollars in stimulus money begin flowing into all corners of the economy in coming months. Companies will face increased pressure to try to stem the tide, and need to be prepared to safeguard […]
Bank Rescue Costs EU States $5.3 Trillion, More Than German GDP
June 12th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: European governments have approved $5.3 trillion of aid, more than the annual gross domestic product of Germany, to support banks during the credit crunch, according to a European Union document. The U.K. pledged 781.2 billion euros ($1.1 trillion) to restore confidence in its lenders, the most of any of the 27 EU members, […]
U.S. Government Will Own 34 Percent of Citigroup
June 11th, 2009Via: New York Times: Many of its rivals are getting ready to throw back the government’s lifeline, but not Citigroup: To the contrary, Citi on Wednesday said it was moving forward with a plan to convert a large chunk of its preferred shares into common equity. The long-awaited move is expected to give the United […]
