2009-02-07 Richard Moore What makes Geithner so special? The answer, provided by everyone from the president to the media pundits, is that his services are indispensable because he has the expertise in regulating markets needed to preside over the most massive government intervention in the economy. Are they kidding? No, they’re covering, misdirecting. Geithner is special because … Read more
2009-02-07 Richard Moore And business groups argue that this rate reduction will not be enough to ease the economic crisis, and will not encourage banks to lend. Of course not. Lowered interests rates encourage people to borrow, not to lend. We have a surplus of would-be borrowers, and a shortage of willing lenders. Lowered returns … Read more
2009-02-07 Richard Moore White House press secretary Robert Gibbs Thursday described the base in Kyrgyzstan as “vital” to the US war in Afghanistan and declared that the White House was searching for ways to “remedy” the situation. The deal between Moscow and Kyrgyzstan is part of an increasingly aggressive challenge by the Kremlin to US … Read more
2009-02-07 Richard Moore If the paladins of Corporate America want to know what really threatens “our way of life,” it is their way of life, their boundless way of pilfering their own system, destroying the very foundation on which they stand, the very community on which they so lavishly feed. I have a great deal … Read more
2009-02-07 Richard Moore http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/apr/24/usa.comment Fascist America, in 10 easy steps From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all Naomi Wolf The Guardian, Tuesday 24 April 2007 Article … Read more
2009-02-07 Richard Moore An April 8 internal report by the World Bank found that grain prices increased by 140 percent between January 2002 and February 2008. “This increase was caused by a confluence of factors but the most important was the large increase in biofuels production in the U.S. and E.U. “If the current biofuel … Read more
2009-02-07 Richard Moore A device called the seeker helps the missile detect “insignificant” targets through heat or radiation. The seeker had functioned successfully during the earlier tests of BrahMos. Flummoxed experts could not explain the failure, until they discovered that “US satellites (on which the missile depended totally) blinked during the test window, thereby denying … Read more
2009-02-07 Richard Moore as Thomas Fingar, the U.S. intelligence community’s “top analyst,” suggested … : “[T]he U.S. will remain the preeminent power, but that American dominance will be much diminished over this period of time… [T]he overwhelming dominance that the United States has enjoyed in the international system in military, political, economic, and arguably, cultural … Read more
2009-02-07 Richard Moore Obama’s move more fully formalizes the partnerships between the federal government and faith groups that first began under President Bill Clinton and was expanded by President George W. Bush. But where Bush used the faith office primarily for funding programs — drawing criticism that he was mainly assisting his political supporters — … Read more
2009-02-07 Richard Moore http://www.prisonplanet.com/could-this-be-far-worse-than-the-great-depression.html Could this be FAR WORSE than the GREAT DEPRESSION? The Coming Depression Friday, Feb 6, 2009 There is a high chance a majority of the States within the United States of America could file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. There are currently 46 states with high budget deficits, Arizona being one of … Read more
2009-02-07 Richard Moore http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/9390.php Neil Smith American Empire Roosevelt’s Geographer and the Prelude to Globalization California Studies in Critical Human Geography, 9 $24.95, £17.95 paperback 978-0-520-24338-5 Available Now 584 pages, 6 x 9 inches, 11 b/w photographs, 10 maps March 2003, Available worldwide Categories: Geography; American Studies; Anthropology; United States History; International Relations Description | Awards | About the Author | Related Books Downloadable eBook version available:Adobe … Read more
2009-02-07 Richard Moore This year’s Munich Security Conference represents a turning point in international relations. The role of the US, which dominated the transatlantic axis for decades, is now being challenged by a number of European countries. Longstanding relationships are being eclipsed, while new relations still remain undeveloped. However, under the diplomatic surface, growing tensions … Read more
2009-02-05 Richard Moore http://www.thiscantbehappening.net/?q=node/264 Small Change: Obama’s Betrayal Wed, 02/04/2009 – 20:08 — dlindorff Just two weeks after his historic inauguration ceremony, Obama’s presidency is lurching towards failure, and not because three of his administration picks have been found to be tax cheats, but because nearly all of his administration picks are corporate whores and … Read more
2009-02-05 Richard Moore http://thesixthward.blogspot.com/2008/10/cook-county-sheriff-to-suspend.html THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 Cook County sheriff to suspend foreclosure evictions Tribune: Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said today his office plans to stop serving eviction notices on people who have fallen behind on mortgage payments as well as renters unaware their buildings have fallen in arrears. He said his action … Read more
2009-02-05 Richard Moore http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/26/david_korten_agenda_for_a_new David Korten: “Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth” As President Barack Obama reveals more details of his $825 billion economic stimulus plan, we turn to David Korten of YES! Magazine. In his new book, Korten argues that the nation faces a monumental economic challenge that goes far … Read more
2009-02-05 Richard Moore http://www.truthout.org/020409T http://i3.democracynow.org/2009/2/3/rep_marcy_kaptur_d_oh_urges Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) Urges Homeowners to Stay in Foreclosed Homes After an $850 billion bailout for Wall Street and another $25 billion for the auto industry, struggling homeowners still await large-scale government assistance. The Obama administration says it’s working out the details of its plan to stem foreclosures. In … Read more
2009-02-04 Richard Moore Of course I’m in favor of a reduction in nuclear arms, but I’m not sure how to interpret this development. It could mean, for example, that the US wants to reduce tensions in the world generally. At the other extreme, it could be a way of tipping the balance of power to … Read more
2009-02-04 Richard Moore http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2009/cbarchive_20090127.html A Very Real New World Order by Chuck Baldwin January 27, 2009 It is hard to believe, but a majority of Americans (including Christians and conservatives) seem oblivious to the fact that there is a very real, very legitimate New World Order (NWO) unfolding. In the face of overwhelming evidence, most … Read more
2009-02-04 Richard Moore A more populated world – and there could be another 2.5 billion people on the planet by 2050 – is likely to be a thirstier world. Those extra people will need feeding; and as agriculture accounts for about 70% of water use around the world, extra consumption for growing food is likely … Read more
2009-02-04 Richard Moore http://killinghope.org/bblum6/aer66.html The Anti-Empire Report February 3rd, 2009 by William Blumwww.killinghope.org Change (in rhetoric) we can believe in. I’ve said all along that whatever good changes might occur in regard to non-foreign policy issues, such as what’s already taken place concerning the environment and abortion, the Obama administration will not produce any significantly … Read more
2009-02-04 Richard Moore “Our two countries have stood side by side confronting global challenges for a very long time,” Mrs Clinton said at a joint news conference with him. “We share fundamental values and important fundamental objectives,” Mrs Clinton said. Yes, the US-UK special relationship began in the 1920s, when they divided up the oil … Read more
2009-02-04 Richard Moore http://www.truthout.org/020309EA http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/02/biofuels-health Biofuels More Harmful to Humans Than Petrol and Diesel, Warn Scientists Monday 02 February 2009 by: Alok Jha, The Guardian UK Corn-based bioethanol has higher burden on environment and human health, says US study. Some biofuels cause more health problems than petrol and diesel, according to scientists who have calculated the … Read more
2009-02-04 Richard Moore http://goldnews.bullionvault.com/guersney_experiment_credit_creation_gold_standard_051920083 http://tinyurl.com/8rndt4 The Guernsey Experiment – Monday 19th May 2008 A long-forgotten alternative to unfettered credit creation…AS WEARY TROOPS returned from a protracted foreign war, they encountered a land racked with debt, high prices and a crumbling infrastructure, whose flood defenses were about to be overwhelmed, writes Toby Birch of Blackfish Capital Holdings… Not … Read more
2009-02-04 Richard Moore Rudd vowed to “throw everything” at avoiding the national economy falling into recession. Step one: throw all the big money into a hopeless black hole, with money borrowed from the elite financiers. We long ago reached the limits of real global growth, and for decades we’ve been riding on artificial bubbles. The … Read more
2009-02-04 Richard Moore The Obama administration’s emerging rescue plan for the banking system would amount to financial triage, with the Treasury Department playing the delicate role of deciding which of the trillions of dollars in troubled assets plaguing the economy to buy, guarantee or leave in the hands of banks, sources said. In other words, … Read more
2009-02-03 Richard Moore This self-destructive system of bloated budgets and purchases of the wrong weapons has persisted for so long thanks to the aura of invincibility surrounding the Armed Forces and a mistaken belief that jobs in the arms industry are as valuable to the economy as jobs in the civilian sector. That’s one theory. … Read more
2009-02-03 Richard Moore http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8606.html Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted TotalitarianismSheldon S. Wolin Winner of a 2008 Lannan Notable Book Award Cloth | 2008 | $29.95 / £21.95 376 pp. | 6 x 9 Democracy is struggling in America–by now this statement is almost cliché. But what if the country is no longer a … Read more
2009-02-03 Richard Moore http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_02/016703.php February 1, 2009 By: Hilzoy The LA Times On Rendition The LA Times has an article today called “Obama preserves renditions as counter-terrorism tool“: “The CIA’s secret prisons are being shuttered. Harsh interrogation techniques are off-limits. And Guantanamo Bay will eventually go back to being a wind-swept naval base on the southeastern … Read more
2009-02-03 Richard Moore http://www.modernhistoryproject.org/mhp/ArticleDisplay.php?Article=FinalWarning The Modern History Project Featured commentary:Propaganda, Terrorism and Hypocrisy Articles > Books > FinalWarning Final Warning: A History of the New World Order Illuminism and the master plan for world domination— by David Rivera, 1994 source: View From the Wall :: With hyperlinks to the MHP database. Follow links for related info :: Table of Contents MHP … Read more
2009-02-03 Richard Moore http://www.truthout.org/020209U http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013003085.html A Conversation with Mohamed ElBaradei Sunday 01 February 2009 by: Lally Weymouth, The Washington Post As director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), did Mohamed ElBaradei soft-pedal Iran’s nuclear ambitions to ensure that the Bush administration wouldn’t attack that country? That’s what many in the former administration, as … Read more
2009-02-03 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/feb2009/chin-f03.shtml US-China trade tensions set to escalate By John Chan 3 February 2009 From the outset, the Obama administration has signalled a more confrontational approach to Beijing. Last month, President Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, testifying before US Senators, accused China of keeping the yuan, or renminbi, artificially weak in … Read more
2009-02-03 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/feb2009/nycb-f03.shtml As budget crisis hits New York City Bloomberg demands huge cutbacks, tax hikes and contract givebacks By Fred Mazelis 3 February 2009 With the city facing a massive $4 billion budget gap for the fiscal year beginning July 1, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled proposals in his annual budget address … Read more
2009-02-02 Richard Moore He called for co-operation and the rebuilding of “out-of-date” institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. “This is a global banking crisis and you’ve got to deal with it for what it is, a global banking crisis,” he said. If we take into account how the collapse same … Read more
2009-02-02 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=12092 Obama’s New Bank Giveaway Is this administration’s bank policy Bush-3 – or Clinton-5 or Reagan 8? by Michael Hudson Global Research, January 29, 2009 After (1) threatening for eight years that the prospect of a trillion-dollar deficit spread over a generation or so is sufficient reason to stiff Social Security recipients … Read more
2009-02-02 Richard Moore In 1930, Congress fired the first shot in a protectionist battle that prolonged and deepened the Great Depression. After passing a bill aimed at saving American jobs by effectively barring 20,000 imported goods, including French dresses and Argentine butter, other nations retaliated by raising their own barriers on U.S. products, effectively bringing … Read more
2009-02-02 Richard Moore After all the publicity about closing Guantanamo, we now find that was a total sham, as regards ending the use of torture by the US. With rendition continuing, Washington is simply outsourcing the dirty work, while continuing to decide who gets tortured and when. It is time to sop making excuses for … Read more
2009-02-02 Richard Moore http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/02/20092113347246126.html ‘WSF had a prophetic voice’ This years World Social Forum was held simultaneously with the World Economic Forum in Davos [AFP] Walden Bello has attended every World Social Forum. He is a senior analyst at Focus on Global South, president of the Freedom from Debt Coalition and a professor at the University … Read more
2009-02-02 Richard Moore The current issue of Der Spiegel magazine warns: “The possibility of the disintegration of the Eurozone has become a burning issue on financial markets.” On January 29, Die Zeit commented: “The crisis is widening the gap between the euro countries. Serious economists are wondering when the first state will go bankrupt. After that it’s only a … Read more
2009-02-02 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/feb2009/slmi-f02.shtml Thousands of Sri Lankan soldiers perish in northern offensive By the our reporters 2 February 2009 The Sri Lankan government’s ongoing military offensive against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has not only created a massive humanitarian crisis in the northern Wanni area, where UN agencies have warned that … Read more
2009-02-02 Richard Moore http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/uk-banks-edge-ever-closer/story.aspx?guid=%7B687C8603-FBFA-4653-8338-64C3156C4DD3%7D http://tinyurl.com/d6jdb6 U.K. banks edge ever closer to nationalization Royal Bank of Scotland favorite to follow Northern Rock into public ownership By Simon Kennedy, MarketWatch Last update: 5:52 a.m. EST Jan. 20, 2009 LONDON (MarketWatch) — The U.K. government’s latest bank rescue package has done little to stave-off the prospect of further nationalizations, … Read more