2008-09-30 Richard Moore http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/09/mussolini-style-corporatism-in-action.html Mussolini-Style Corporatism in Action: Treasury Conference Call on Bailout Bill to Analysts (Updated) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 Various readers wrote us, and it was confirmed by a detailed report on the call at DealBreaker, that the Treasury Department held a conference call this evening for analysts on the bailout bill. A … Read more
2008-09-30 Richard Moore http://www.alternet.org/rights/76388/ FBI Deputizes Private Contractors With Extraordinary Powers, Including ‘Shoot to Kill’ By Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive Posted on February 8, 2008, Printed on September 30, 2008http://www.alternet.org/story/76388/ Today, more than 23,000 representatives of private industry are working quietly with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. The members of this rapidly … Read more
2008-09-30 Richard Moore http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php MichaelMoore.com Mike’s Letter Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Congratulations, Corporate Crime Fighters! Coup Averted for Three Days! …from Michael Moore Friends, Everyone said the bill would pass. The masters of the universe were already making celebratory dinner reservations at Manhattan’s finest restaurants. Personal shoppers in Dallas and Atlanta were dispatched to do … Read more
2008-09-30 Richard Moore http://redstaterebels.org/about/ A Red States rebellion is breaking out. It’s been going on for some time. The stakes are high and the odds are long. And the battles are waged over the essentials of life: water, food, wilderness, and human liberty. Out here there are no fixed blueprints for resistance. No organizational flow … Read more
2008-09-30 Richard Moore http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601089&sid=a_vogPNymGZs&refer=china China May Ease Lending Restrictions, Central Bank Adviser Says By Rob Delaney Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — China may ease limits on mortgages and business loans instead of lowering interest rates, as a global slowdown threatens to pull economic growth below 9 percent, according to Fan Gang, an adviser at People’s Bank … Read more
2008-09-30 Richard Moore An interview on Democracy Now Naomi Klein: Resist the Wall Street Shock Doctrine http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=dzFVICgTqYI&feature=related ___________________________ 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)
2008-09-30 Richard Moore A new, professionally made documentary, being shown in Europe. In Russia, it was shown on prime time TV a few weeks ago, on Sep 11. Evidently it includes new information, not shown in previous 9/11 expose videos. -rkm ZERO : An Investigation Into 9/11 http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=D3kBn1usddI&feature=related ___________________________ subscribe mailto: •••@••.••• websites: http://cyberjournal.org http://www.governourselves.org/ … Read more
2008-09-30 Richard Moore http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.tentcity28sep28,0,7143626.story http://www.truthout.org/093008N In Hard Times, Tent Cities Multiply Sunday 28 September 2008 by: The Associated Press Reno, Nevada – A few tents cropped up hard by the railroad tracks, pitched by men left with nowhere to go once the emergency winter shelter closed for the summer. Then others appeared – people who … Read more
2008-09-30 Richard Moore http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/28/usforeignpolicy.useconomicgrowth A shattering moment in America’s fall from power The global financial crisis will see the US falter in the same way the Soviet Union did when the Berlin Wall came down. The era of American dominance is over John Gray The Observer, Sunday September 28 2008 Our gaze might be on … Read more
2008-09-30 Richard Moore http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/finally-someone-said-%e2%80%9cno%e2%80%9d-by-richard-c-cook/ FINALLY Someone Said “No” by Richard C. Cook Posted on September 29, 2008 by dandelionsalad by Richard C. Cook featured writerDandelion Saladrichardccook.com Sept. 29, 2008 FINALLY, someone said “No” to the criminal gang that runs the U.S. economy when the House voted down the Bush-Paulson $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan by … Read more
2008-09-29 Richard Moore http://www.mcclatchydc.com:80/251/story/53232.html McClatchy Washington Bureau Posted on Mon, Sep. 29, 2008 House rejects bailout bill; what will happen next is unclear Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers last updated: September 29, 2008 04:05:15 PM WASHINGTON — The $700 billion bailout of the financial industry failed to win approval in the House of Representatives … Read more
2008-09-29 Richard Moore http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/exclusive-the-methane-time-bomb-938932.html Exclusive: The methane time bombArctic scientists discover new global warming threat as melting permafrost releases millions of tons of a gas 20 times more damaging than carbon dioxideBy Steve Connor, Science Editor The Independent, Tuesday, 23 September 2008 The first evidence that millions of tons of a greenhouse gas 20 times … Read more
2008-09-29 Richard Moore Thanks Claudia! rkm Begin forwarded message: From: “Claudia Rice” <> Date: September 29, 2008 6:34:13 PM GMT+01:00 To: “Richard Moore” <•••@••.•••>, <•••@••.•••>, <•••@••.•••>, <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: Martial Law Declared in USA? This is a rules procedure in the House: << http://www.republicmedia.tv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=407&Itemid=1 ‘Mr. Speaker I understand we are under Martial Law as declared … Read more
2008-09-29 Richard Moore Begin forwarded message: From: The Editor <•••@••.•••> Date: September 29, 2008 6:03:21 PM GMT+01:00 To: •••@••.••• Subject: InI – ‘one-stop’ shopping for the real news hungry 27-29 September, 2008 Reply-To: •••@••.••• Last Updated: Monday, September 29, 2008 17:45 Only £2.50 per month for which you get single site access to literally thousands … Read more
2008-09-29 Richard Moore http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/ MichaelMoore.com Mike’s Letter Monday, September 29th, 2008 The Rich Are Staging a Coup This Morning …a message from Michael Moore Friends, Let me cut to the chase. The biggest robbery in the history of this country is taking place as you read this. Though no guns are being used, 300 million … Read more
2008-09-29 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10363 Will NATO’s Expansion Bubble Burst? By Sara Flounders Global Research, September 28, 2008 Workers World. U.S. imperialism’s every effort to assert itself and reverse its declining global domination confirms its weakened position. Washington increasingly looks to threats of sanctions and/or military attack to resolve its every problem and challenge. But the … Read more
2008-09-29 Richard Moore http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7640872.stm US lawmakers publish rescue deal House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces bail-out package US politicians have announced a $700bn deal to rescue America’s financial system and end the credit crunch. The move, backed by both Republican and Democratic leaders, allows the Treasury to spend up to $700bn (£380bn) buying bad debts from … Read more
2008-09-29 Richard Moore FEMA Concentration Camps: Locations and Executive Orders http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2004/FEMA-Concentration-Camps3sep04.htm FEMA Concentration Camps: Locations and Executive Orders There over 800 prison camps in the United States, all fully operational and ready to receive prisoners. They are all staffed and even surrounded by full-time guards, but they are all empty. These camps are to be operated by … Read more
2008-09-29 Richard Moore Begin forwarded message: From: “Mark Batten-Carew” <> Date: September 29, 2008 4:14:03 AM GMT+01:00 To: “Richard K Moore” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Martial Law Declared in USA September 27, 2008 by Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi ? I have no idea if this video is a very elaborate hoax or not, but at the 1 … Read more
2008-09-28 Richard Moore http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/mobile-phone-use-raises-childrens-risk-of-brain-cancer-fivefold-937005.html http://tinyurl.com/4yzphg Independent.co.uk Mobile phone use ‘raises children’s risk of brain cancer fivefold’ Alarming new research from Sweden on the effects of radiation raises fears that today’s youngsters face an epidemic of the disease in later life By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor Sunday, 21 September 2008 Children and teenagers are five times … Read more
2008-09-28 Richard Moore http://www.dollardaze.org/blog/?post_id=00255 “Let me issue and control a nation’s money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.” October 19th, 2007 America’s Forgotten War Against the Central Banks By Mike Hewitt “Let me issue and control a nation’s money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.” (Mayer Amschel Rothschild, … Read more
2008-09-28 Richard Moore http://www.johnpilger.com/page.asp?partid=503 The new world war – the silence is a lie 24 Sept 2008 In an article for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes the ‘great silence’ over the annual British party conferences as politicians and their club of commentators say nothing about a war provoked and waged across the world the … Read more
2008-09-28 Richard Moore Congress is making only cosmetic changes to the bailout plan – the Greatest Robbery in history. -rkm http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/business/28bailout.html Breakthrough Reached in Negotiations on Bailout September 28, 2008 By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and CARL HULSE WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders and the Bush administration reached a tentative agreement early Sunday on what may become … Read more
2008-09-28 Richard Moore Begin forwarded message: From: Larry Victor <> Date: September 28, 2008 7:09:11 AM GMT+01:00 To: Laurence Victor <•••@••.•••> Subject: BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS I receive many emails with lists of interesting urls. Here I respond in kind with a few that I encountered surfing. followed by my take on the present. Larry … Read more
2008-09-28 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10341 Pre-election Militarization of the North American Homeland. US Combat Troops in Iraq repatriated to ” help with civil unrest” By Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, September 26, 2008 The Army Times reports that the 3rd Infantry’s 1st Brigade Combat Team is returning from Iraq to defend the Homeland, as “an on-call federal … Read more
2008-09-28 Richard Moore http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7585696.stm ‘Car sleepers’ the new US homeless By Rajesh Mirchandani BBC News, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara boasts a classic laidback California lifestyle, with uncongested beaches, wholesome cafes and charming Spanish-style architecture. Of course there’s a hefty price tag: nestled between the gentle Santa Ynez mountains and the inviting Pacific Ocean are multi-million … Read more
2008-09-26 Richard Moore On Thursday, German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück joined the fray and declared the US to be the source of the crisis. In a speech to the German parliament Steinbrück declared, “The world will never be the same … the US will lose its status as the superpower of the global financial system.” … Read more
2008-09-26 Richard Moore While Democrats scramble to cave in to Bush, Republicans show some sense and mettle. -rkm Under the alternative Republican plan, the government would set up an expanded insurance system, financed by the banks, that would rescue individual home mortgages. The government would not have to buy up the toxic mortgage-backed assets that … Read more
2008-09-26 Richard Moore http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/business/26bailout.html Talks Implode During Day of Chaos; Fate of Bailout Plan Remains Unresolved September 26, 2008 By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, CARL HULSE and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG This article was reported by David M. Herszenhorn, Carl Hulse and Sheryl Gay Stolberg and written by Ms. Stolberg. WASHINGTON — The day began with an … Read more
2008-09-26 Richard Moore In fact, some of the most basic details, including the $700 billion figure Treasury would use to buy up bad debt, are fuzzy. “It’s not based on any particular data point,” a Treasury spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. “We just wanted to choose a really large number.” http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/09/23/bailout-paulson-congress-biz-beltway-cx_jz_bw_0923bailout.html http://tinyurl.com/3fc92x The Paulson Plan Bad News … Read more
2008-09-26 Richard Moore http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/ Take Back America It is time to take back America from Wall Street and return it to Main Street USA. Treasury Secretary Paulson is attempting to ram down the throats of US taxpayers, a $700 billion bailout of Goldman Sachs (GS), JPMorgan (JPM), Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS) and other many … Read more
2008-09-26 Richard Moore …and did nothing to stop it… Fratto insisted that the plan was not slapped together and had been drawn up as a contingency over previous months and weeks by administration officials. He acknowledged lawmakers were getting only days to peruse it, but he said this should be enough. http://www.rollcall.com/news/28599-1.html White House Dispatches … Read more
2008-09-25 Richard Moore http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman250908.htm New Coup D’Etat Rumblings In Venezuela By Stephen Lendman 25 September, 2008 Countercurrents.org Since taking office in January 2001, the Bush administration targeted Hugo Chavez for removal. It tried and failed three previous times: — in April 2002 for two days; aborted by mass street protests and support from many in … Read more
2008-09-25 Richard Moore In hearings on Capitol Hill so far this week, criticism of the bailout plan put forward by Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke has largely been restricted to the shape of the $700 billion proposal, how the money will be spent and what sort of oversight Treasury should have. But Orszag … Read more
2008-09-25 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/mili-s25.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : North America Army deploys combat unit in US for possible civil unrest By Bill Van Auken 25 September 2008 For the first time ever, the US military is deploying an active duty regular Army combat unit for full-time use inside … Read more
2008-09-24 Richard Moore What were US Marines doing in the Marriot Hotel just before the attack? http://www.infowars.com/?p=4780 Because You’ll Believe Anything: Unknown Terrorist Group Claims Responsibility For Marriot Bombing Winter Patriot September 23, 2008 In a phone call to an Islamabad TV station, “a group calling itself Fedayeen-i-Islam” has claimed responsibility for the bombing of … Read more
2008-09-24 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/paul-s23.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : North America Who is Henry Paulson? By Tom Eley 23 September 2008 Back to screen version | Send this link by email | Email the author The plan to rescue the US financial industry arrogates virtually unlimited money and power … Read more
2008-09-24 Richard Moore http://boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/09/bolivia-indigenous-government-defies-us.html Bolivia: Indigenous government defies US-backed fascists Federico Fuentes, September 20, 2008 Relative calm has returned to Bolivia following a three-week offensive of violence and terrorism launched by the US-backed right-wing opposition denounced by Bolivian President Evo Morales as a “civil coup”. This campaign of terror, centred on the four resource-rich eastern … Read more
2008-09-24 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10062 Russia, Europe and USA: Fundamental Geopolitics By F. William Engdahl Global Research, September 4, 2008 As details of the larger strategic picture emerge over what is at stake in the Georgia and larger Caucasus crisis, it is becoming clearer that Moscow is not determined to roll back the borders of Stalin … Read more
2008-09-24 Richard Moore http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080924/world-news/old-europe-sees-hope-for-new-order-in-capitalism Wednesday, 24th September 2008 ‘Old Europe’ sees hope for new order in capitalism Reuters Viewed from the capitals of continental Europe, the financial market mayhem of the past week was an accident begging to happen ever since the US and Britain rejected calls for stronger regulation. Now, as Washington resorts to … Read more