2008-09-06 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/paki-s06.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : Asia : Pakistan Pakistan’s parliament says future US raids should be repelled “with full force” By Keith Jones 6 September 2008 Both houses of Pakistan’s parliament voted unanimously Thursday in favor of a motion calling on the government to take … Read more
2008-09-06 Richard Moore http://www.alternet.org/rights/97632/ Amy Goodman: Why We Were Falsely Arrested By Amy Goodman, Truthdig Posted on September 5, 2008, Printed on September 5, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/97632/ ST. PAUL, Minn. — Government crackdowns on journalists are a true threat to democracy. As the Republican National Convention meets in St. Paul, Minn., this week, police are systematically … Read more
2008-09-06 Richard Moore Former US secretary of state, Henry Kissinger, has stated that a future with a nuclear armed Iran would represent a change in the world order. “It means that proliferation is likely to be unchecked after that, that there would be many more countries that have nuclear weapons that might be used against … Read more
2008-09-05 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/paki-s05.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : Asia : Pakistan US attack inside Pakistan threatens dangerous new war By Peter Symonds 5 September 2008 A ground assault by US Special Forces troops on a Pakistani village on Wednesday threatens to expand the escalating Afghanistan war into its … Read more
2008-09-05 Richard Moore “This is the clarification of the nuclear doctrine,” Sergei Karaganov, a defense expert and the dean of the International Politics Department at the Higher School of Economics, told The Moscow News. “What [Baluyev sky] means is the enhanced deterrence doctrine, which was created in the United States” and used by NATO for … Read more
2008-09-05 Richard Moore We all know what a virus is, either the organic kind of the computer kind. What the Federal Reserve did – quite intentionally – was to inject a destructive virus into the international financial system. That virus came in the form of bundled debts, fraudulently insured as being grade A investments, and … Read more
2008-09-03 Richard Moore In the past 1000 years, three previous such events — the Dalton, Maunder, and Spörer Minimums, have all led to rapid cooling. One was large enough to be called a “mini ice age”. For a society dependent on agriculture, cold is more damaging than heat. The growing season shortens, yields drop, and … Read more
2008-09-03 Richard Moore Asked by exactly what measures Russia would take in response to NATO ships in the Black Sea, Putin was quoted as answering, “You’ll see.” http://www.countercurrents.org/isachenkov030908.htm Putin Vows ‘An Answer’ To NATO Ships Near Georgia By Vladimir Isachenkov 03 September, 2008 Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that … Read more
2008-09-02 Richard Moore European Union leaders have agreed to suspend talks on a new partnership agreement with Moscow until Russian troops have withdrawn from Georgia. So, that’s it – no real sanctions. Russia, the Kremlin leader declared, would no longer accept a situation whereby a single country, like the US, sought global domination… He made it … Read more
2008-09-02 Richard Moore “This is the mother of all storms, and I’m not sure we’ve seen anything like it,” Mr. Nagin said at an evening news briefing. “This is the real deal. This is not a test. For everyone thinking they can ride this storm out, I have news for you: that will be one … Read more
2008-09-02 Richard Moore http://www.countercurrents.org/jensen010908.htm Technological Fundamentalism In Media And Culture By Robert Jensen 01 September, 2008 Countercurrents.org While media watchdogs and bloggers probe contemporary news media for signs of bias — from every angle, on virtually every issue — perhaps the most important of journalists’ biases is ignored: their routine acceptance of society’s technological fundamentalism. … Read more
2008-09-01 Richard Moore http://www.thestar.com/article/487995 Soaring social inequality makes too many people sick PEDRO MOLINA/NEWSART Ronald Labonté is a Canada research chair in globalization and health equity at the Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa. He chaired the globalization knowledge network for the WHO COmmission on Social Deeterminants of Health. WHO study confirms health closely … Read more
2008-09-01 Richard Moore http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/08/30/police_raids/index.html Massive police raids on suspected protestors in Minneapolis Glenn Greenwald SATURDAY AUG. 30, 2008 12:44 EDT [updated below (with video) – Update II – Update III – Update IV] Protesters here in Minneapolis have been targeted by a series of highly intimidating, sweeping police raids across the city, involving teams of … Read more
2008-09-01 Richard Moore http://www.countercurrents.org/walberg310808.htm Global Famine – Is It A Conspiracy? By Eric Walberg 31 August, 2008New Dawn Mag Food protests and riots have swept more than 20 countries in the past few months. On 2 April, World Bank President Robert Zoellick told a meeting in Washington that there are 33 countries where price hikes … Read more
2008-09-01 Richard Moore This article is interesting in that it gives us statements from several EU leaders, revealing their positions re/ dealing with Russia. Germany, the dominant EU power, seems to be taking a very sensible attitude: …UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown called in a newspaper article for a fundamental review of relations with Russia … Read more
2008-08-31 Richard Moore This article explains how the Republicans, ever since Nixon, have used dirty tricks to win elections. Note however these two excerpts: Though Johnson and his top advisers knew of Nixon’s gambit, they kept it secret apparently out of concern that it could further divide the country. Again, however the Democrats feared that … Read more
2008-08-31 Richard Moore http://www.rense.com/general83/natoh.htm Russia Issues War Warning To NATO The Earl of Stirling 8-30-8 As the attention of the America public is focused on the American election, with the Democratic Convention having just ended, and the announcement today of McCain’s female running mate, and the Republican Convention next week, the public has missed … Read more
2008-08-31 Richard Moore “In 10 or 15 years, Russia will be the leading force in world agriculture, just because of its mass,” Mr. Orloff said. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/business/worldbusiness/31food.html August 31, 2008 THE FOOD CHAIN Russia’s Collective Farms: Hot Capitalist Property By ANDREW E. KRAMER PODLESNY, Russia — The fields around this little farming enclave are among the … Read more
2008-08-30 Richard Moore The Katrina response was not a mistake, it was a preview of worse to come. rkm ____________ http://www.blackwaterusa.com/jobs/default_contract.asp Contract Opportunities Security for Hurricane Gustav Blackwater is compiling a list of qualified security personnel for possible deployment into areas affected by Hurricane Gustav. Applicants must meet all items listed under the respective … Read more
2008-08-30 Richard Moore http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080829/116377956.html Russia ‘could destroy NATO ships in Black Sea within 20 minutes’ 16:03 | 29/ 08/ 2008 MOSCOW, August 29 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is capable of destroying NATO’s naval strike group currently deployed in the sea within 20 minutes, a former fleet commander said on Friday. (Russian Navy … Read more
2008-08-30 Richard Moore http://en.rian.ru/world/20080830/116412855.html OSCE report points finger at Georgia for S. Ossetia crisis 30/08/2008 17:07 BERLIN, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has accumulated evidence pointing to “numerous wrong decisions” made by Georgian leaders that led to a military crisis with Russia, Der Spiegel said on Saturday. … Read more
2008-08-29 Richard Moore The US state department yesterday warned that disclosure of secret information in the case of a British resident said to have been tortured before he was sent to Guantánamo Bay would cause “serious and lasting damage” to security relations between the countries. Sound familiar? These are the words of a bully, “Do … Read more
2008-08-29 Richard Moore Meanwhile, Georgia’s foreign minister said the “ethnic cleansing” of Georgians from South Ossetia was nearly complete – but did not specify who was carrying it out. This statement is interesting from two points of view. First, it is probably a lie, reminiscent of the ‘incubator babies’ in the lead-up to Desert Storm. … Read more
2008-08-29 Richard Moore These moves indicate that despite the French-brokered cease-fire framework that Russia accepted, it is striving to maintain considerable economic and military pressure on Georgia, a close ally of the United States. The ultimate goal, it seems, is the ouster of its president, Mikheil Saakashvili, who is detested by the Russian leadership, and the … Read more
2008-08-29 Richard Moore Thanks Raleigh for checking this out! rkm __________ Begin forwarded message: From: Raleigh Myers <•••@••.•••> Date: August 28, 2008 4:16:54 PM GMT+01:00 To: Richard Moore <•••@••.•••> Cc: •••@••.•••,•••@••.•••, •••@••.•••,•••@••.••• Subject: Re: Brian Harring: Israeli intrigue in Georgia Some Brian Herring research: Tue Jul 12, 2005 at 03:35:09 PM PDT For those of … Read more
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2008-08-29 Richard Moore If you let a drowning person grab hold of you, and you don’t understand rescue techniques, you both drown. rkm ________________ http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aafNFhZiOg.w&refer=home http://tinyurl.com/64bwpw U.S., Europe, Japan Devised Plan to Prop Up Dollar, Nikkei Says By Timothy R. Homan Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) — Finance officials from the U.S., Japan and Europe in mid-March … Read more
2008-08-29 Richard Moore http://www.commondreams.org/view/2008/08/28-1 Published on Thursday, August 28, 2008 by CommonDreams.org The Land of the Silent and the Home of the Fearful by Dave Lindorff I was a speaker last night at an anti-war event sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, Progressive Democrats of America and Democrats For America in Lincroft, … Read more
2008-08-29 Richard Moore http://www.infowars.com/?p=4191 Nuclear Armaggedon: Jason Bermas Interviews Paul Craig Roberts Infowars August 27, 2008 Listen to the interview here. Paul Craig Roberts, economist and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration, tells Jason Bermas on the Alex Jones Show that the Bush neocons are leading the United States into a … Read more
2008-08-29 Richard Moore http://www.financialsense.com/Market/daily/monday.htm charts and graphs in original Today’s Market WrapUp 08.25.2008 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Kirby Archive Wake-Up Call BY ROB KIRBY Last week, widely regarded silver analyst Ted Butler, reported on recent developments during the July 1 – August 5, 2008 time period in the precious metals complex [specifically, open-interest data … Read more
2008-08-29 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/aug2008/denv-a29.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : North America Repression in Denver highlights assault on democratic rights in US By Tom Eley 29 August 2008 On Wednesday, police raided the headquarters of a group—Unconventional Denver—protesting at the Democratic National Convention, arresting several people, destroying, and seizing property. … Read more
2008-08-29 Richard Moore http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5454035 Rachel killed when police send her wired to make deal with major drug dealers. Police blame her. ___________________________ 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)
2008-08-29 Richard Moore http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/08/29/cnrussia129.xml Russia may cut off oil flow to the West By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Last Updated: 4:02pm BST 29/08/2008 Fears are mounting that Russia may restrict oil deliveries to Western Europe over coming days, in response to the threat of EU sanctions and Nato naval actions in the Black Sea. Any such move would … Read more
2008-08-28 Richard Moore http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4592765.ece From The Times August 23, 2008 Rockets, guile and the lessons of history: the Taleban besiege Kabul Jeremy Page in Kabul The lorry drivers who bring the Pepsi and petrol for Nato troops in Kabul have their own way of calculating the Taleban’s progress towards the Afghan capital: they simply count … Read more
2008-08-28 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=FOE20080826&articleId=9946 Militarism and a Uni-polar World By Lenora Foerstel Global Research, August 26, 2008 The Trilateral Commission was founded in 1973 by David Rockefeller as an off-shoot of the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR). David Rockefeller was chairman of the CFR in 1970 and subsequently became the founding chairman of the Trilateral … Read more
2008-08-28 Richard Moore http://tinyurl.com/5mahpv Death from the Skies August 24, 2008 by Brian Harring South Ossetian officials accused Georgia on Sunday of building up military forces along the edge of South Ossetia and claimed a Georgian unit fired sporadically at villages overnight. There were no reports of casualties, but South Ossetian spokeswoman Irina Gagloyeva … Read more
2008-08-28 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/aug2008/denv-a28.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : North America Police continue repressive tactics in Denver By Tom Eley 28 August 2008 In the two days since Denver police—acting at the direction of U.S. Secret Service—attacked and jailed nearly 100 peaceful protesters outside the Democratic National Convention, the … Read more
2008-08-28 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/aug2008/gree-a28.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : Australia & South Pacific Australian media attacks Germaine Greer over essay on Aboriginal violence By Richard Phillips 28 August 2008 Back to screen version | Send this link by email | Email the author Australia’s mainstream media last week launched … Read more
2008-08-28 Richard Moore http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q3/080718a_nr.html Boeing, Missile Defense Agency Successfully Complete Missile Defense Sensor Integration Test ST. LOUIS, July 18, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], working with industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, today successfully completed a Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system test that demonstrated the most complex integration to date of … Read more
2008-08-28 Richard Moore http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=67757§ionid=351020602 Russia: NATO interference means war Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:09:45 GMT Russia’s ambassador to NATO, Dmitri Rogozin Russia’s ambassador to NATO has warned that any military interference in the Caucasus conflict will be considered as declaration of war. In an interview with the Russian newspaper Vremya Novostei, Dmitry Rogozin, warned that … Read more