2008-10-20 Richard Moore After the collapse of Enron in 2002, the Justice Department moved aggressively against corporate fraud — too aggressively, in the view of some people within the administration. It set up a national task force to tackle the problem, garnered hundreds of convictions at companies like WorldCom, Adelphia and Enron, and forced the … Read more
2008-10-20 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10599 Financial Crisis: Paulson Panics as UK, Germany find own solution By F. William Engdahl Global Research, October 18, 2008 America’s de facto Finance Czar, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has reached for the panic button and made a dramatic 180-degree reversal of his financial bailout plan passed only days before. On … Read more
2008-10-20 Richard Moore http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JJ18Df01.html Pakistan does some US dirty work By Syed Saleem Shahzad KARACHI – Pakistan’s seven-year association with the United States’ “war on terror” has moved to a new and dangerous level: the US has given it a contract to build 1,000 Humvees for use by troops in Afghanistan against the Taliban-led insurgency. … Read more
2008-10-20 Richard Moore http://www.oneworldtrust.org/owtframe.cfm?page=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eguardian%2Eco%2Euk%2Fbusiness%2F2008%2Foct%2F13%2Fworldbank%2Dusa http://tinyurl.com/6795j7 US surrenders power to appoint World Bank president Heather Stewart and Larry Elliott in Washington The Guardian, Monday October 13 2008 The US is to lose its power to appoint the president of the World Bank after the UK’s development secretary, Douglas Alexander, brokered a deal to throw open the … Read more
2008-10-19 Richard Moore http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/10/baltic-dry-shipping-collapses.html Baltic Dry Shipping Collapses The Baltic Dry Shipping Index covers dry bulk shipping rates and some view it as a proxy for general economic health. The index continues to collapse. Baltic Dry Index Notice that the indicator is back at levels not seen since 2005 and is below levels seen in … Read more
2008-10-19 Richard Moore http://www.i-sis.org.uk/WTPIS.php ISIS Press Release 13/08/08 Why the Planet is Sick Prof. Peter Saunders reviews Stan Cox. Sick Planet. Pluto Press, London, 2008.ISBN 978-0-7453-2741-9 £45.00. ,ISBN 978-0-7453-2740-2, £14.99 (paperback) pp219. Familiar territory with a new slant There are currently many books on the harm that is being done to our health and to … Read more
2008-10-19 Richard Moore http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/18/cuban-oil · Self-reliance beckons for communist state · Estimate means reserves are on a par with US • Rory Carroll, Latin America correspondent • The Guardian, • Saturday October 18 2008 • Article history A worker walks at an oil rig in Havana, Cuba. Photograph: Enrique De La Osa/Reuters … Read more
2008-10-19 Richard Moore http://www.counterpunch.com/martens10172008.html The Charmed Lives of the Crony Capitalists How the Banksters are Making a Killing Off the Bailout By PAM MARTENS In 1897, when 8-year old Virginia O’Hanlon posed her Santa Claus query to the New York Sun, she received a heart-warming editorial response reassuring her that “He exists as certainly as … Read more
2008-10-18 Richard Moore Folks, we have a smoking gun here, you would have to be blind not to see that the Bernanke-induced crisis is being used by Paulson to funnel money to Goldman Sachs and his other crony favorites. The plan all along was to help out “healthy banks”. It’s on tape from the interim Assistant Secretary … Read more
2008-10-17 Richard Moore http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21931834~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html http://tinyurl.com/5mvoy2 Global Food and Fuel Crisis Will Increase Malnourished by 44 Million Double shock is a threat to basic survival, new report says Press Release No:2008/107/EXC Contacts: In Washington :Carl Hanlon 202-473-8087; •••@••.•••; Philip Hay 202-473-1796 •••@••.••• WASHINGTON, October 8, 2008 – High food and fuel prices will increase the … Read more
2008-10-17 Richard Moore http://www.countercurrents.org/oconnor161008.htm Stock Markets Fall As Global Recession Takes Hold By Patrick O’Connor 16 October, 2008 WSWS.org Stock markets in the US and Europe fell sharply yesterday amid mounting evidence that the US economy is entering into a severe recession. On Wall Street yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 7.8 percent, … Read more
2008-10-16 Richard Moore This message is available online at http://www.WantToKnow.info/008/081014_elections_irregularities Below are many highly revealing excerpts of important elections articles from the mainstream media. These articles present key, little-known information showing that the U.S. elections system is filled with irregularities which have not been adequately investigated. Links are provided to the full articles on major … Read more
2008-10-14 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10546 The Capitalist Shakedown By William Bowles Global Research, October 13, 2008 “It is only in these dire circumstances that the United States, where private property is more sacrosanct probably than anywhere else in the world, is talking about some kind of nationalization of banks, if only limited. In financial circles they … Read more
2008-10-14 Richard Moore We should keep in mind here that Brzezinski is Obama’s foreign policy advisor. -rkm ____ http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20994.htm What will the US foreign policy be tomorrow ? By MICHEL COLLON When Bush goes, everyone will be hoping for a change – or fearing the worst. McCain or Obama ? What will that change for Iraq, … Read more
2008-10-14 Richard Moore http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2008/10/2008109174223218644.html ‘Toxic waste’ behind Somali piracy By Najad Abdullahi Somali pirates have accused European firms of dumping toxic waste off the Somali coast and are demanding an $8m ransom for the return of a Ukranian ship they captured, saying the money will go towards cleaning up the waste. The ransom demand … Read more
2008-10-14 Richard Moore Begin forwarded message: From: Constance Fogal <•••@••.•••> Date: October 13, 2008 11:59:46 PM GMT+01:00 Subject: [Fogal_contacts] US army prepares to invade USA- follow up to Naomi Wolfe video It makes me cringe to say so. U.S. Army prepares to invade U.S. http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=UgMx2F41XD0 — CANADIAN ACTION PARTY/PARTI ACTION CANADIENNE LEADER, CONSTANCE (Connie) FOGAL … Read more
2008-10-14 Richard Moore http://groups.google.com/group/nz.general/browse_thread/thread/ce8de409d7a22b79 13 October 2008 FINANCIAL DICTATOR CALLED U-K N.E.C. America’s disease of delegating the control of real governing to corporate interests has been contracted by the United Kingdom, completely bypassing democratic processes and controls. Using the financial meltdown as an excuse for lack of any public or Parliamentary debate, the Cabinet has … Read more
2008-10-14 Richard Moore What this means is that the insiders know currencies will become worthless, and they want to hog all the gold. -rkm ____ http://www.infowars.com/?p=5264 Blatant Banker Manipulation Of Gold Prices Posted By aaron On October 13, 2008 @ 11:24 am In Economic Crash in Focus, Economic Crisis | 36 Comments Paul Joseph WatsonPrison … Read more
2008-10-13 Richard Moore It is precisely because the measures are so antithetical to any notion of democratic accountability and societal interests that there was no public consultation on the government’s plan, which was drawn up behind closed doors and then unveiled at 7 a.m. last Wednesday morning—without any discussion in Parliament—in time for the opening … Read more
2008-10-13 Richard Moore http://www.infowars.com/?p=5252 Bond Market Collapse is Imminent Posted By admin On October 12, 2008 @ 10:07 pm In Economic Crash in Focus | 16 Comments Adrian Douglas Goldseek Ocorber 12, 2008 Imagine a country such as Venezuela announced that it was bailing out an investment bank, then just days later said it was … Read more
2008-10-13 Richard Moore In the aftermath, most will be nationalized. All of Western Civilization is about to become a smoldering collection of fascist police states. The entire world financial system is headed for oblivion, and there is nothing on earth that can stop it. All they can do currently is try to delay and hide … Read more
2008-10-13 Richard Moore The House acquiesced to threats from President Bush, who said he would veto the bill if it contained provisions banning mercenaries from interrogating prisoners of war and giving Congress a role in the decision-making process about whether U.S. soldiers can be stationed in Iraq permanently. http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/largest_military_budget_152.html http://www.knowthelies.com/?q=node/2898 Congress Easily Passes Largest Military … Read more
2008-10-13 Richard Moore Outside Europe, the plan was welcome by the head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. But even as attention focussed on rescue plans for nations of the rich West, the head of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, warned that the global crisis could hit developing countries even harder. “The poorest and … Read more
2008-10-13 Richard Moore Such a liquidation of a large international bank, known for its worldwide interconnections and unsound banking practices, was nearly a repeat of the mistake made in letting the large Vienna-based Creditanstalt bank fail, on May 13, 1931. This was a bank that had borrowed large amount of money in London and in New York … Read more
2008-10-12 Richard Moore http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/3869 Published on venezuelanalysis.com (http://www.venezuelanalysis.com) Minister Calls on Venezuelans to Repatriate Their Investments in the U.S. Author: Tamara Pearson – Venezuelanalysis.com Mérida, October 10, 2008 (venezuelanalysis.com)– As world stock markets tumble, a range of economic experts met in Caracas to discuss alternative solutions to the crisis. Venezuela’s Minister for Planning and Development, … Read more
2008-10-12 Richard Moore After cars, the food system uses more fossil fuel than any other sector of the economy — 19 percent. And while the experts disagree about the exact amount, the way we feed ourselves contributes more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere than anything else we do — as much as 37 percent, according … Read more
2008-10-12 Richard Moore http://www.alternet.org/rights/100688/ The Ultimate 9/11 ‘Truth’ Showdown: David Ray Griffin vs. Matt Taibbi By Matt Taibbi and David Ray Griffin, AlterNet Posted on October 6, 2008, Printed on October 12, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/100688/ A poll of 17 countries that came out September of this year revealed that majorities in only nine of them “believe … Read more
2008-10-12 Richard Moore http://www.alternet.org/rights/101958/ Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out “Crowd Control” By Naomi Wolf, AlterNet Posted on October 8, 2008, Printed on October 12, 2008http://www.alternet.org/story/101958/ Background: the First Brigade of the Third Infantry Division, three to four thousand soldiers, has been deployed in the United States as of … Read more
2008-10-12 Richard Moore http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/3846 Published on venezuelanalysis.com (http://www.venezuelanalysis.com) Capitalist vs. Socialist State Intervention of the Economy Author: Martin Saatdjian The current financial crisis reveals the first symptoms of a major, perhaps revolutionary, socio-economic change in world affairs. Much has been said how, after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, capitalism overshadowed socialism and “the end … Read more
2008-10-12 Richard Moore Begin forwarded message: From: “tony falsetto” <•••@••.•••> Date: October 11, 2008 4:59:21 PM GMT+01:00 To: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: Martial law preparedness bill Richard, This video is a fake. It’s made by the Onion News Network. www.onion.com. Quite professional, brilliant satire. But a fake. they’re very convincing sometimes. The onion logo is … Read more
2008-10-12 Richard Moore Alex Jones critiques Zeitgeist: Addendum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyQtN4HY4Ko Alex is very opinionated, and there is much to disagree with in his philosophy, but the there is also much truth in what he says. Besides, he’s very genuine and concerned, and it’s interesting to hear how he sees things. rkm ___________________________ subscribe mailto: •••@••.••• websites: … Read more
2008-10-11 Richard Moore Rounding up the fire brigade after the house has burned down. -rkm ____ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/business/11global.html October 11, 2008 Rich Nations Pushing for Coordination in Rescue By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON — The United States and six other nations that are among the world’s richest agreed on Friday to a coordinated plan to rescue the … Read more
2008-10-11 Richard Moore The slow dismantling of the concrete walls is the most visible sign of a fundamental change here in the Iraqi capital. The American surge strategy, which increased the number of United States troops and contributed to stability here, is drawing to a close. And a transition is under way to the almost … Read more
2008-10-11 Richard Moore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6ONPZi9OaE ___________________________ 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)
2008-10-10 Richard Moore Here’s another review of the book, by Tom Segev: http://www.rense.com/general81/iuvnt.htm rkm _______ http://www.thenational.ae/article/20081006/FOREIGN/279853798 Book refuting Jewish taboo on Israel’s bestseller list Jonathan Cook, Foreign Correspondent Last Updated: October 06. 2008 10:38PM UAE / October 6. 2008 6:38PM GMT TEL AVIV // No one is more surprised than Shlomo Sand that his latest academic … Read more
2008-10-10 Richard Moore By initiating state partial nationalizations across the EU, and rejecting the Berlusconi/Sarkozy bailout scheme, the governments of the EU, interestingly enough this time led by the German, are laying a more sound foundation to emerge from the crisis. Stay tuned, it’s far from over. This is a fight for the survival of … Read more
2008-10-10 Richard Moore Keynesian plans for top-down creation of jobs by government deficit spending has never worked and has always ended in an attempt by the government to inflate its way out of debt. Everything being suggested by the Obama/McCain campaigns is based on the failed Keynesian formula. An entirely new paradigm is needed. This can be … Read more
2008-10-10 Richard Moore http://www.alternet.org/story/100688/ The Ultimate 9/11 ‘Truth’ Showdown: David Ray Griffin vs. Matt Taibbi By Matt Taibbi and David Ray Griffin, AlterNet Posted on October 6, 2008, Printed on October 10, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/100688/ A poll of 17 countries that came out September of this year revealed that majorities in only nine of them “believe … Read more
2008-10-10 Richard Moore “Obviously the crisis comes from an important regulatory and supervisory failure in advanced countries . . . and a failure in market discipline mechanisms,” Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF’s managing director, said yesterday before the fund’s annual meeting in Washington. The immediate crisis, yes, that’s about orchestrated deregulation and looting. The deeper crisis … Read more
2008-10-10 Richard Moore http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5987804&page=1 [videos in original] Exclusive: Inside Account of U.S. Eavesdropping on Americans U.S. Officers’ “Phone Sex” Intercepted; Senate Demanding Answers By BRIAN ROSS, VIC WALTER, and ANNA SCHECTER Oct. 9, 2008— Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been … Read more