Canada to join EU?

2008-10-07 Richard Moore http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081003.CHAREST03/TPStory/National FOREIGN AFFAIRS: PROPOSAL EXCEEDS SCOPE OF NAFTA Provinces key to EU trade deal, Quebec Premier says KAREN HOWLETT October 3, 2008 NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONT. — Canada’s premiers will play a pivotal role in the country’s efforts to integrate its economy with the 27 nations of the European Union, Quebec Premier Jean Charest … Read more

How the collapse affects Ireland

2008-10-07 Richard Moore http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/05/AR2008100502179.html Feeling the Pain As Irish Property Values Plummet By Mary Jordan Washington Post Foreign Service Monday, October 6, 2008; A09 SUTTON, Ireland — Denis Finn spent about $4 million on a grand house in this pretty seaside town north of Dublin three years ago, but it was the mansion’s grassy grounds … Read more

Fwd: Canada-EU deal ‘groundbreaking’ in scope

2008-10-06 Richard Moore Begin forwarded message: From: Constance Fogal <•••@••.•••> Date: October 6, 2008 6:46:24 AM GMT+01:00 To: •••@••.•••, •••@••.•••, •••@••.••• Subject: [Fogal_contacts] Quebec premier says Canada-EU deal’groundbreaking’  in scope Reply-To: •••@••.••• From: Brent Patterson Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 8:42 AM Subject: [coc-chaps-l] NEWS: Quebec premier says Canada-EU deal’groundbreaking’ in scope Dear chapter activists, … Read more

British diplomat paints bleak view of Afghan war

2008-10-06 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/oct2008/afgh-o06.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : Asia : Afghanistan British diplomat paints bleak view of Afghan war By James Cogan 6 October 2008 With insurgent activity rising and casualties at an all-time high, the representatives of the US and NATO occupation of Afghanistan are growing increasingly … Read more

UK: Government Permission Required For Parents To Kiss Children

2008-10-06 Richard Moore http://www.infowars.com/?p=2870 Government Permission Required For Parents To Kiss Children Posted By admin On June 26, 2008 @ 8:10 am In Featured Stories | 122 Comments Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Thursday, June 26, 2008 Sweeping new policies set to be introduced in the UK will mandate parents to get government permission to … Read more

Gov’t says FBI agents can’t testify about 9/11

2008-10-06 Richard Moore http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/19/america/Sept-11-Lawsuits.php Gov’t says FBI agents can’t testify about 9/11 The Associated Press Thursday, June 19, 2008 NEW YORK: Government lawyers say the ongoing investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks could be compromised if the airline industry is allowed to seek more information from the FBI to defend itself against lawsuits brought by … Read more

Police chase UFO over Cardiff

2008-10-06 Richard Moore http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2160814/Police-chase-UFO-over-Cardiff.html Police chase UFO over Cardiff A police helicopter crew gave chase to a UFO after it almost collided with their aircraft near a military base. By Laura Clout Last Updated: 2:35AM BST 20 Jun 2008 The pilot was forced to bank sharply to avoid being hit by the mystery aircraft as … Read more

Cindy Sheehan: Bailing Out Wall Street by Selling out Main Street

2008-10-06 Richard Moore http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20936.htm “Small People.” Bailing Out Wall Street by Selling out Main Street By Cindy Sheehan 03/10/08 “ICH” — – I am watching the debate on CSPAN over HR 1424 the “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act.” As you can imagine there is empty rhetoric on both sides of the issue and there is bi-partisan … Read more

Europe desperately tries to halt inevitable collapse

2008-10-06 Richard Moore http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7653868.stm Germany clinches bank rescue deal Germany’s finance ministry has agreed a 50bn euro ($70bn; £40bn) plan to save one of the country’s biggest banks. The deal, reached with private banks, to save Hypo Real Estate is worth 15m euros more than the first rescue attempt, which fell apart on Saturday. Germany … Read more

Howard Zinn: US ‘In Need of Rebellion’

2008-10-06 Richard Moore http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20721.htm Howard Zinn: US ‘In Need of Rebellion’ Al Jazeera speaks to Howard Zinn, the author, American historian, social critic and activist, about how the Iraq war damaged attitudes towards the US and why the US “empire” is close to collapse 09/09/08 “Al Jazeera” — – – HZ: America has been heading … Read more

Dana Gabriel: The Corporate Takeover of Canada

2008-10-06 Richard Moore http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/Blog/?p=592 The Corporate Takeover of Canada Dana Gabriel – October 3, 2008 Stephen Harper recently announced that if re-elected he will begin further removing barriers to foreign investment in the airline and uranium sectors. His plan is based on proposals set forth by the Competition Review Panel. Harper stayed clear of other … Read more

Jim Willie: Banking System Collapse Approaches Climax

2008-10-05 Richard Moore  Give me enough balloons, it will fly! http://www.masterjules.net/bankrun.htm Bailout Fixes Nothing, Banking System Collapse Approaches Climax Take all your money out of the bank. Take six months living costs minimum, take small bills for food and gas purchases and large ones for rent or mortgage payments. Do not talk about it. If … Read more

Forbes: Next – The Mother Of All Bank Runs?

2008-10-05 Richard Moore http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2008/10/01/goldman-morgan-run-oped-cx_nr_1002roubini.html Doctor Doom Next: The Mother Of All Bank Runs? Nouriel Roubini 10.02.08, 12:01 AM ET It’s plain that the current financial crisis is worsening in spite of–or perhaps because of–the Treasury rescue plan. The strains in financial markets are becoming more, rather than less, severe in spite of the nuclear option … Read more

Oct 7 – not Oct 10

2008-10-05 Richard Moore sorry ___________________________ subscribe mailto: •••@••.••• websites:  http://cyberjournal.org http://www.governourselves.org/ http://escapingthematrix.org/ http://www.wakingthephoenix.org/ recent archives: http://groups.google.com/group/cyberjournal http://groups.google.com/group/newslog old archives:  http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/ http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?lists=newslog Moderator: •••@••.•••  (comments welcome)

FYI, psychic predictions around 10 October

2008-10-05 Richard Moore Bcc: misc. I have no idea if any of this make sense. Judge for yourself. On Oct 10 we’ll find out. -rkm ____ The Web Bots see September 22-27, 2008 as precursor dates to the main turning point date of  October 7, 2008. Closely watch events during September 22-27, 2008 for hints … Read more

Europe stumbling with bailout plans

2008-10-05 Richard Moore http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7648249.stm No banks bail-out fund for Europe Nicolas Sarkozy: Each government will act in a co-ordinated manner Europe’s biggest economies have agreed to work together to support financial institutions – but without forming a joint bail-out fund. French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosted the meeting of the leaders of Britain, Germany and Italy … Read more

Russia boosts S Ossetia security

2008-10-05 Richard Moore http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7652802.stm Russia boosts S Ossetia security Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered security to be tightened in South Ossetia, where eight Russian soldiers were killed in an explosion. The soldiers died on Friday when a car blew up near a Russian military base in the regional capital, Tskhinvali. A senior Russian officer … Read more

Goldman Sachs: bought off all the politicians

2008-10-05 Richard Moore Begin forwarded message: From: anita sands <> Date: October 4, 2008 8:18:35 PM GMT+01:00 Subject: WHY WOULD AMER POLITICOS GO AGAINST YOUR WILL, give 2 TRIL? Goldman Sachs Bribed Senate To Pass Bailout Bill Great 5 min. video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek7zc0lJxbM&eurl=http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=132923 Complete CONTRIBUTION LIST:  http://www.washingtonyourefired.com/goldman_sachs_2008_contributions.html How much bribe money does it take to … Read more

Japan Questions 9/11 and War on Terror

2008-10-04 Richard Moore http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/24-japan-questions-9-11-and-the-global-war-on-terror/ Japan Questions 9/11 and the Global War on Terror IN TOP 25 CENSORED STORIES FOR 2009 Source: Rense.com and Rock Creek Free Press, January 14, 2008 Title: “Transcript Of Japanese Parliament’s 911 Testimony” Author: Benjamin Fulford Student Researchers: Kyle Corcoran, Alan Scher, Bill Gibbons, and Elizabeth Rathbun Faculty Evaluator: Mickey S. … Read more

William Cox: Betrayed by the Bailout: The Death of Democracy

2008-10-04 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10433 Betrayed by the Bailout: The Death of Democracy By William Cox Global Research, October 3, 2008 On this date, October 3, 2008, the American people were betrayed by those whom they had elected to represent them. The members of Congress who voted for the Wall Street “bailout” violated their oath of … Read more

Food Riots Have Already Begun as Global Grain Prices Skyrocket

2008-10-04 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10437 Food Riots Have Already Begun as Global Grain Prices Skyrocket, Supplies Dwindle by David Gutierrez Global Research, October 4, 2008 NaturalNews (NaturalNews) Riots and other forms of civil unrest have already broken out around the world in response to a global grain shortage and surging food prices. According to data from the … Read more

Walden Bello: A Primer On Wall Street Meltdown

2008-10-04 Richard Moore http://www.creative-i.info/?p=963 Trying to make sense of things in this crazy, capitalist world Creative-i WALDEN BELLO, “A PRIMER ON WALL STREET MELTDOWN” Flying into New York Tuesday, I had the same feeling I had when I arrived in Beirut two years ago, at the height of the Israeli bombing of that city — … Read more

Mass executions in wake of Katrina?

2008-10-04 Richard Moore Cynthia McKinney: 5000 PEOPLE WERE EXECUTED!!! (video) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEEyTIVKMI ___________________________ subscribe mailto: •••@••.••• websites:  http://cyberjournal.org http://www.governourselves.org/ http://escapingthematrix.org/ http://www.wakingthephoenix.org/ recent archives: http://groups.google.com/group/cyberjournal http://groups.google.com/group/newslog old archives:  http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/ http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?lists=newslog Moderator: •••@••.•••  (comments welcome)

Get Your Dollars Out Now!

2008-10-04 Richard Moore http://www.asalbuchi.com.ar/?p=82 Go Get Your Dollars Out Now! FAST!!! Oct 3rd, 2008 | By asalbuchi | Category: English Press Communiqué No. 52 – 03-Oct-08   TERMINAL CRISIS BRINGS DOWN THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM THE INEVITABLE FINALLY OCCURRED, SO…  Go Get Your Dollars Out Now!  FAST!!!   The events of the last two weeks have clearly revealed … Read more

Day of Infamy: House backs bail-ou

2008-10-04 Richard Moore http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7651060.stm House backs $700bn bail-out plan The moment the rescue package was approved in the House of Representatives The US House of Representatives has passed a $700bn (£394bn) government plan to rescue the US financial sector. The 263-171 vote was the second in a week, following its shock rejection of an earlier … Read more

Bruce Ivins: he knew too much

2008-10-03 Richard Moore http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/24/ap/cabstatepent/main4476351.shtml Documents: Ivins Bragged He Knew Anthrax Killer Court Records Show Ivins E-mailed Himself To Brag He Knew Identity Of Anthrax Killer WASHINGTON, Sep. 24, 2008  (AP) (AP) Bruce Ivins, the Army scientist accused of masterminding the 2001 anthrax attacks, e-mailed himself last year saying he knew who the killer was, according to … Read more

Ireland: credible UFO sighting

2008-10-03 Richard Moore http://www.independent.ie/national-news/were-not-alone—-politician–and-pilot–spot-ufo-1484949.html Independent.ie We’re not alone . . . politician and pilot spot UFO By Anita Guidera Monday September 29 2008 THE truth is out there — and if a senior garda, a Fianna Fail politician and a pilot are to be believed, aliens are keeping a close eye on us from above. … Read more

The financial crisis: a charming parable

2008-10-03 Richard Moore http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2008/9/25/102414/031 The Crisis Explained – Really by rdf Thu Sep 25th, 2008 at 10:24:14 AM EST Analogies are never perfect, but here’s one using horse racing. Don’t expect a perfect correspondence to the banking situation, but I think it is close enough for government work. Joe goes to the track and bets … Read more

Bailout: keeps fuel prices high

2008-10-03 Richard Moore http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20910.htm Bailing Out The Oil Market By William Pentland 01/10/09 “Forbes” — – 09.23.08, 11:35 AM ET — While everyone knows the U.S. government is looking to bail Wall Street banks, few people realize that it’s also bailing out speculative oil and commodities traders in the process, fueling a sharp rise in … Read more

Britain: Forty percent of children live in poverty

2008-10-03 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/oct2008/chld-o03.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : Europe : Britain Britain: Forty percent of children live in poverty By Peter Reydt 3 October 2008 Back to screen version | Send this link by email | Email the author More than 40 percent of children in the United … Read more

Britain’s spies monitored Omagh bombers

2008-10-02 Richard Moore A good article, but it avoids the obvious conclusion: Omagh was an operation of British Intelligence from the beginning. A tactical move in the so-called peace process. -rkm http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/oct2008/omag-o02.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org BBC reveals how Britain’s spies monitored Omagh bombers By Steve James 2 October 2008 According to a BBC … Read more

Fwd: What is the REAL purpose of the bail out bill?

2008-10-02 Richard Moore Interesting video. Is the bailout bill really all about paying off the bad debts of foreign banks? I think the video misses the point main point on this however. The US economy depends on being propped up by investments from China, Japan, etc. Buying up their bad debts from Wall Street is … Read more

Michael Moore: How to Fix the Wall Street Mess

2008-10-02 Richard Moore http://yubanet.com/opinions/Michael-Moore-Here-s-How-to-Fix-the-Wall-Street-Mess.php From YubaNet.com OP-EDMichael Moore: Here’s How to Fix the Wall Street Mess Author: Michael Moore Published on Oct 1, 2008 – 2:04:07 PM Friends, The richest 400 Americans – that’s right, just four hundred people – own MORE than the bottom 150 million Americans combined. 400 rich Americans have got more … Read more

Finance crisis: will it split the EU?

2008-10-02 Richard Moore The storyline is evolving much as eurosceptics predicted, yet the final chapter could end either way as the recriminations fly. Germany has already shot down the French idea. The nationalists are digging in their heels in Berlin and Madrid. We are fast approaching the moment when events decide whether Europe will bind … Read more

World Financial Crisis Reveals Vulnerability Of Russia’s Economy

2008-10-01 Richard Moore “This has been something absolutely irrational,” declared Sergei Grechishkin during the rush of events. He is president of the “KIT-Finance” bank, which was threatened with bankruptcy and began negotiations over the sale of its shares to a strategic partner. “We are witnessing completely senseless closing quotes, since, if you look at several … Read more

Code Red Emergency: Survival Measures Required

2008-10-01 Richard Moore http://www.rense.com/general83/cdel.htm Code Red Emergency: Survival Measures Required 9-29-8   RHINEBECK, NY 29 September 2008 — The Greatest Depression has begun. Conditions will drastically deteriorate. We urge you to consider taking proactive and protective measures to secure your future before it’s too late.   The “Panic of ’08” that has gripped the financial … Read more

Arrighi: Times of change are also times of confusion

2008-10-01 Richard Moore In the present financial expansion, in contrast, the declining power of the old organizing centers has been associated not with a fusion of a higher order but with a fission of military and financial power. While military power has become centralized further in the hands of the United States and its closest … Read more

Engdahl: The End of the World as We Knew It

2008-10-01 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10392 Financial Tsunami: The End of the World as We Knew It By F. William Engdahl Global Research, September 30, 2008 The unexpected rejection by the US Congress of the Bush Administration financial rescue plan, TARP on September 29 has opened up the spectre for the first time of a 1931-style domino … Read more

Robbery Bailout: Empire strikes back

2008-10-01 Richard Moore http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/business/01bailout.html October 1, 2008 Senate to Vote Wednesday on Bailout Plan By CARL HULSE and ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON — Senate leaders scheduled a Wednesday vote on a $700 billion financial bailout package after accepting tax breaks and a higher limit for insured bank deposits in a bid to win House approval and … Read more

Washington imposes sanctions on Bolivia

2008-10-01 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/oct2008/boli-o01.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : South & Central America Washington imposes sanctions on Bolivia By Rafael Azul 1 October 2008 The Bush administration has imposed fresh sanctions on Bolivia in retaliation for the decision of the country’s president Evo Morales to expel the US ambasssador … Read more