2008-10-10 Richard Moore The automobile is perhaps the most unsustainable machine ever invented, particularly when combined with the business strategy of planned obsolescence – ie, a newer car every few years. It’s not just the blatant waste of fuel – ferrying around a single individual everywhere along with a ton of steel – but all … Read more
2008-10-10 Richard Moore Tuesday also saw the government announce that it was taking control of Landsbanki. It appointed an entirely new executive board to run the bank’s operations amid rumours of Landsbanki being declared bankrupt. By Wednesday, the bank had been placed in receivership. It seems to me Iceland is responding to the crisis in … Read more
2008-10-10 Richard Moore http://www.precaution.org/lib/08/prn_dead_zones_expanding.080929.htm Reuters, September 29, 2008 OCEAN “DEAD ZONES” SPREAD, FISH MORE AT RISK — STUDY [Rachel’s introduction: The number of reported “dead zones” in the world’s oceans has grown to 140 from almost none 30 years ago, rising at about 5% per year and threatening marine fisheries.] By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent … Read more
2008-10-10 Richard Moore http://www.precaution.org/lib/08/prn_high_stakes_in_alberta_oil_sands.080930.htm Christian Science Monitor, September 30, 2008 HIGH STAKES IN CANADA’S VAST OIL-SANDS FIELDS [Rachel’s introduction: Canada ranks second only to Saudi Arabia in terms of total oil reserves, thanks to the enormous Athabascan “oil sands” out west in Alberta. Oil worth an estimated $34 trillion can be recovered there with available … Read more
2008-10-10 Richard Moore Dart acknowledged he is at risk of violating court orders to evict and could be found in contempt. But he says he also is responsible for making sure justice is being done. “We will no longer be a party to something that’s so unjust,” he said. http://www.truthout.org/100908T http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-sheriff-foreclosureoct09,0,6213711.story Cook County Sheriff: I … Read more
2008-10-10 Richard Moore http://www.truthout.org/100908S October 10, 2008 Stocks Plunge Again; Dow Under 8,600 By VIKAS BAJAJ Until 3 p.m. on Thursday, it seemed as if the stock market might escape another dark day. Then the selling hit — and hit and hit again, mimicking trading on Tuesday and Wednesday. What had been a moderately down … Read more
2008-10-10 Richard Moore http://www.truthout.org/100908A In Reversal, Democrats Shelve Iran Resolution Thursday 09 October 2008 by: Maya Schenwar, t r u t h o u t | Report Falling from shoo-in status to widely rejected legislation within the space of four months, a resolution that would have opened the door for a naval blockade on Iran … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/07/AR2008100703245.html Md. Police Put Activists’ Names On Terror Lists Surveillance’s Reach Revealed By Lisa Rein Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, October 8, 2008; A01 The Maryland State Police classified 53 nonviolent activists as terrorists and entered their names and personal information into state and federal databases that track terrorism suspects, the state … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore http://www.alternet.org/story/101973/ Why It’s Hard to Change People’s Minds By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet Posted on October 7, 2008, Printed on October 8, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/101973/ A long time ago, Mark Twain told us: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” Audre Lorde “…the process of production appears merely as an unavoidable intermediate link, as a necessary evil for the sake of money-making. All nations with a capitalist mode of production are therefore seized periodically by a feverish attempt to make money without the … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10473 Secret Bush Administration Plan to Suspend US Constitution “Continuity of Government” (COG) Provisions activated in 2001 By Tom Burghardt Global Research, October 6, 2008 Antifascist Calling… Ten months before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld approved an updated version of the U.S. Army’s secret operational Continuity … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore http://www.infowars.com/?p=4803 U.S. Troops In Homeland “Crowd Control” Patrols From October 1st Posted By admin On September 24, 2008 @ 8:20 am In Featured Stories | 319 Comments Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Wednesday, September 24, 2008 U.S. troops returning from duty in Iraq will be carrying out homeland patrols in America from … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore Chilling dramatization of Martial Law in US http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=reCpV1YHuYs&NR=1 ___________________________ 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)
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2008-10-09 Richard Moore http://www.truthout.org/100808R http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/07/AR2008100703358.html Retirement Savings Lose $2 Trillion in 15 Months Wednesday 08 October 2008 by: Nancy Trejos, The Washington Post The stock market’s prolonged tumble has wiped out about $2 trillion in Americans’ retirement savings in the past 15 months, a blow that could force workers to stay on the job longer … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore It’s like on one of those hospital TV shows. They’re desperately trying to revive the patient, and on the screen nothing but a flat line and a beep. -rkm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7658958.stm Central banks cut interest rates Six central banks, including the Bank of England, have cut interest rates by half a percentage point … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore I knew something was in the works a year or so ago when I read that the Bank of England was quietly unloading gold. Obviously that was for the benefit of the insiders who were doing the buying. This controlled-demolition collapse has been planned for quite some time. It is capitalism that … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore Chicago-based psychologist Nancy Molitor told AFP the numbers of people seeking help because of finance-related anxiety had skyrocketed. “In my 20 years of practice I have never seen anything like this, the anxiety is through the roof,” Molitor said, estimating she had seen a 50-percent increase in volume of calls. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/International_Business/Economic_911_exacting_grim_psychological_toll_in_US/articleshow/3572068.cms http://tinyurl.com/3w9u3o … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore Did you know thatthe U.S. vaccinates more than any other country in the world …“VACCINE NATION” DVDfrom NY Times bestselling authorGary Null, Ph.D. A wonderful new film from one of America’s top health experts about a highly questionable multi-billion $$ industry that is protected from lawsuits!FACT: Vaccines have NEVER prevented disease.FACT: Vaccines contain … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore Chinese bank officials have dismissed as groundless reports that China plans to buy up to 200 billion US dollars worth of US treasures to help Washington combat the deepening financial crisis. In a statement published on the central bank’s website this week, governor Zhou Xiaochuan said the bank views a “stable currency … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore http://www.truthout.org/100808E http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/07/AR2008100703245.html Maryland Police Put Activists’ Names on Terror Lists Wednesday 08 October 2008 by: Lisa Rein, The Washington Post Surveillance’s reach revealed. The Maryland State Police classified 53 nonviolent activists as terrorists and entered their names and personal information into state and federal databases that track terrorism suspects, the state police … Read more
2008-10-09 Richard Moore http://www.truthout.org/100808A http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/10/07/national/w145035D49.DTL Back to Article AP Exclusive: Documents say detainee near insanity By PAMELA HESS, Associated Press Writer Wednesday, October 8, 2008 (10-08) 03:52 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) — A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation … Read more
2008-10-08 Richard Moore There is as yet little sign of an internationally coordinated interest rate move designed to shore up slowing growth and restore market confidence. But pressure for further easing is growing by the day, and the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, on Tuesday signaled a readiness to cut rates further, given that … Read more
2008-10-08 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10473 Secret Bush Administration Plan to Suspend US Constitution “Continuity of Government” (COG) Provisions activated in 2001 By Tom Burghardt Global Research, October 6, 2008 Antifascist Calling… Ten months before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld approved an updated version of the U.S. Army’s secret operational Continuity … Read more
2008-10-08 Richard Moore Begin forwarded message: From: Dahr Jamail’s dispatches <•••@••.•••> Date: September 23, 2008 7:55:48 PM GMT+01:00 To: Dahr Jamail Dispatches <•••@••.•••> Subject: MidEast Dispatches: Nazzal/Jamail story voted #1 Reply-To: •••@••.••• Sender: •••@••.••• “Iraq: Not our country to Return to” for Inter Press Service, by Maki al-Nazzal and Dahr Jamail, voted #1 most censored … Read more
2008-10-07 Richard Moore http://truthtellers.org/alerts/internationalhatelawsbitedown.htm National Prayer Network INTERNATIONAL HATE LAWS BITE DOWN By Rev. Ted Pike 6 Oct 08 About four years ago, much of the world was shocked when three controversial historians were seized and imprisoned by “anti-hate” thought police. Holocaust reductionists Ernst Zundel, Germar Rudolph, and David Irving all served jail time … Read more
2008-10-07 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 – for … Read more
2008-10-07 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/oct2008/pani-o07.shtml WSWS : News & Analysis : World Economy Panic grips global financial markets By Barry Grey 7 October 2008 Use this version to print | Send this link by email | Email the author The financial crisis, used to justify the $700 billion Wall Street bailout approved by Congress and signed … Read more
2008-10-07 Richard Moore http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/439.html (video) Who’s in charge? I was under the impression that Canada and Australia were sovereign countries. I guess not. This video shows the heads of both these states reading the same exact statement – word for word – supporting the invasion of Iraq. Who wrote this thing? Who distributed it? Who compelled … Read more
2008-10-07 Richard Moore Fall of the technological world by Jan Lundberg Culture Change Letter #204 http://culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=223&Itemid=1 The technological world is going to fall and disintegrate, much like the financial house of cards appears to be doing. We need to embrace this reality and start living in a reasonable, responsible fashion, because we cannot escape it … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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