Europe desperately tries to halt inevitable collapse

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

Howard Zinn: US ‘In Need of Rebellion’

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

Dana Gabriel: The Corporate Takeover of Canada

2008-10-06 Richard Moore http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/Blog/?p=592 The Corporate Takeover of Canada Dana Gabriel – October 3, 2008 Stephen Harper recently announced that if re-elected he will begin further removing barriers to foreign investment in the airline and uranium sectors. His plan is based on proposals set forth by the Competition Review Panel. Harper stayed clear of other … Read more

Jim Willie: Banking System Collapse Approaches Climax

2008-10-05 Richard Moore  Give me enough balloons, it will fly! http://www.masterjules.net/bankrun.htm Bailout Fixes Nothing, Banking System Collapse Approaches Climax Take all your money out of the bank. Take six months living costs minimum, take small bills for food and gas purchases and large ones for rent or mortgage payments. Do not talk about it. If … Read more

Forbes: Next – The Mother Of All Bank Runs?

2008-10-05 Richard Moore http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2008/10/01/goldman-morgan-run-oped-cx_nr_1002roubini.html Doctor Doom Next: The Mother Of All Bank Runs? Nouriel Roubini 10.02.08, 12:01 AM ET It’s plain that the current financial crisis is worsening in spite of–or perhaps because of–the Treasury rescue plan. The strains in financial markets are becoming more, rather than less, severe in spite of the nuclear option … Read more

Oct 7 – not Oct 10

2008-10-05 Richard Moore sorry ___________________________ 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)

FYI, psychic predictions around 10 October

2008-10-05 Richard Moore Bcc: misc. I have no idea if any of this make sense. Judge for yourself. On Oct 10 we’ll find out. -rkm ____ The Web Bots see September 22-27, 2008 as precursor dates to the main turning point date of  October 7, 2008. Closely watch events during September 22-27, 2008 for hints … Read more

Europe stumbling with bailout plans

2008-10-05 Richard Moore http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7648249.stm No banks bail-out fund for Europe Nicolas Sarkozy: Each government will act in a co-ordinated manner Europe’s biggest economies have agreed to work together to support financial institutions – but without forming a joint bail-out fund. French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosted the meeting of the leaders of Britain, Germany and Italy … Read more

Russia boosts S Ossetia security

2008-10-05 Richard Moore http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7652802.stm Russia boosts S Ossetia security Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered security to be tightened in South Ossetia, where eight Russian soldiers were killed in an explosion. The soldiers died on Friday when a car blew up near a Russian military base in the regional capital, Tskhinvali. A senior Russian officer … Read more

Goldman Sachs: bought off all the politicians

2008-10-05 Richard Moore Begin forwarded message: From: anita sands <> Date: October 4, 2008 8:18:35 PM GMT+01:00 Subject: WHY WOULD AMER POLITICOS GO AGAINST YOUR WILL, give 2 TRIL? Goldman Sachs Bribed Senate To Pass Bailout Bill Great 5 min. video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek7zc0lJxbM&eurl=http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=132923 Complete CONTRIBUTION LIST:  http://www.washingtonyourefired.com/goldman_sachs_2008_contributions.html How much bribe money does it take to … Read more

Japan Questions 9/11 and War on Terror

2008-10-04 Richard Moore http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/24-japan-questions-9-11-and-the-global-war-on-terror/ Japan Questions 9/11 and the Global War on Terror IN TOP 25 CENSORED STORIES FOR 2009 Source: Rense.com and Rock Creek Free Press, January 14, 2008 Title: “Transcript Of Japanese Parliament’s 911 Testimony” Author: Benjamin Fulford Student Researchers: Kyle Corcoran, Alan Scher, Bill Gibbons, and Elizabeth Rathbun Faculty Evaluator: Mickey S. … Read more

William Cox: Betrayed by the Bailout: The Death of Democracy

2008-10-04 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10433 Betrayed by the Bailout: The Death of Democracy By William Cox Global Research, October 3, 2008 On this date, October 3, 2008, the American people were betrayed by those whom they had elected to represent them. The members of Congress who voted for the Wall Street “bailout” violated their oath of … Read more

Food Riots Have Already Begun as Global Grain Prices Skyrocket

2008-10-04 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10437 Food Riots Have Already Begun as Global Grain Prices Skyrocket, Supplies Dwindle by David Gutierrez Global Research, October 4, 2008 NaturalNews (NaturalNews) Riots and other forms of civil unrest have already broken out around the world in response to a global grain shortage and surging food prices. According to data from the … Read more

Walden Bello: A Primer On Wall Street Meltdown

2008-10-04 Richard Moore http://www.creative-i.info/?p=963 Trying to make sense of things in this crazy, capitalist world Creative-i WALDEN BELLO, “A PRIMER ON WALL STREET MELTDOWN” Flying into New York Tuesday, I had the same feeling I had when I arrived in Beirut two years ago, at the height of the Israeli bombing of that city — … Read more

Mass executions in wake of Katrina?

2008-10-04 Richard Moore Cynthia McKinney: 5000 PEOPLE WERE EXECUTED!!! (video) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEEyTIVKMI ___________________________ 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)

Get Your Dollars Out Now!

2008-10-04 Richard Moore http://www.asalbuchi.com.ar/?p=82 Go Get Your Dollars Out Now! FAST!!! Oct 3rd, 2008 | By asalbuchi | Category: English Press Communiqué No. 52 – 03-Oct-08   TERMINAL CRISIS BRINGS DOWN THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM THE INEVITABLE FINALLY OCCURRED, SO…  Go Get Your Dollars Out Now!  FAST!!!   The events of the last two weeks have clearly revealed … Read more

Day of Infamy: House backs bail-ou

2008-10-04 Richard Moore http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7651060.stm House backs $700bn bail-out plan The moment the rescue package was approved in the House of Representatives The US House of Representatives has passed a $700bn (£394bn) government plan to rescue the US financial sector. The 263-171 vote was the second in a week, following its shock rejection of an earlier … Read more

Bruce Ivins: he knew too much

2008-10-03 Richard Moore http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/24/ap/cabstatepent/main4476351.shtml Documents: Ivins Bragged He Knew Anthrax Killer Court Records Show Ivins E-mailed Himself To Brag He Knew Identity Of Anthrax Killer WASHINGTON, Sep. 24, 2008  (AP) (AP) Bruce Ivins, the Army scientist accused of masterminding the 2001 anthrax attacks, e-mailed himself last year saying he knew who the killer was, according to … Read more

Ireland: credible UFO sighting

2008-10-03 Richard Moore http://www.independent.ie/national-news/were-not-alone—-politician–and-pilot–spot-ufo-1484949.html Independent.ie We’re not alone . . . politician and pilot spot UFO By Anita Guidera Monday September 29 2008 THE truth is out there — and if a senior garda, a Fianna Fail politician and a pilot are to be believed, aliens are keeping a close eye on us from above. … Read more

The financial crisis: a charming parable

2008-10-03 Richard Moore http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2008/9/25/102414/031 The Crisis Explained – Really by rdf Thu Sep 25th, 2008 at 10:24:14 AM EST Analogies are never perfect, but here’s one using horse racing. Don’t expect a perfect correspondence to the banking situation, but I think it is close enough for government work. Joe goes to the track and bets … Read more

Bailout: keeps fuel prices high

2008-10-03 Richard Moore http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20910.htm Bailing Out The Oil Market By William Pentland 01/10/09 “Forbes” — – 09.23.08, 11:35 AM ET — While everyone knows the U.S. government is looking to bail Wall Street banks, few people realize that it’s also bailing out speculative oil and commodities traders in the process, fueling a sharp rise in … Read more

Britain: Forty percent of children live in poverty

2008-10-03 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/oct2008/chld-o03.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : Europe : Britain Britain: Forty percent of children live in poverty By Peter Reydt 3 October 2008 Back to screen version | Send this link by email | Email the author More than 40 percent of children in the United … Read more

Britain’s spies monitored Omagh bombers

2008-10-02 Richard Moore A good article, but it avoids the obvious conclusion: Omagh was an operation of British Intelligence from the beginning. A tactical move in the so-called peace process. -rkm http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/oct2008/omag-o02.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org BBC reveals how Britain’s spies monitored Omagh bombers By Steve James 2 October 2008 According to a BBC … Read more

Fwd: What is the REAL purpose of the bail out bill?

2008-10-02 Richard Moore Interesting video. Is the bailout bill really all about paying off the bad debts of foreign banks? I think the video misses the point main point on this however. The US economy depends on being propped up by investments from China, Japan, etc. Buying up their bad debts from Wall Street is … Read more

Michael Moore: How to Fix the Wall Street Mess

2008-10-02 Richard Moore http://yubanet.com/opinions/Michael-Moore-Here-s-How-to-Fix-the-Wall-Street-Mess.php From YubaNet.com OP-EDMichael Moore: Here’s How to Fix the Wall Street Mess Author: Michael Moore Published on Oct 1, 2008 – 2:04:07 PM Friends, The richest 400 Americans – that’s right, just four hundred people – own MORE than the bottom 150 million Americans combined. 400 rich Americans have got more … Read more

Finance crisis: will it split the EU?

2008-10-02 Richard Moore The storyline is evolving much as eurosceptics predicted, yet the final chapter could end either way as the recriminations fly. Germany has already shot down the French idea. The nationalists are digging in their heels in Berlin and Madrid. We are fast approaching the moment when events decide whether Europe will bind … Read more

World Financial Crisis Reveals Vulnerability Of Russia’s Economy

2008-10-01 Richard Moore “This has been something absolutely irrational,” declared Sergei Grechishkin during the rush of events. He is president of the “KIT-Finance” bank, which was threatened with bankruptcy and began negotiations over the sale of its shares to a strategic partner. “We are witnessing completely senseless closing quotes, since, if you look at several … Read more

Code Red Emergency: Survival Measures Required

2008-10-01 Richard Moore http://www.rense.com/general83/cdel.htm Code Red Emergency: Survival Measures Required 9-29-8   RHINEBECK, NY 29 September 2008 — The Greatest Depression has begun. Conditions will drastically deteriorate. We urge you to consider taking proactive and protective measures to secure your future before it’s too late.   The “Panic of ’08” that has gripped the financial … Read more

Arrighi: Times of change are also times of confusion

2008-10-01 Richard Moore In the present financial expansion, in contrast, the declining power of the old organizing centers has been associated not with a fusion of a higher order but with a fission of military and financial power. While military power has become centralized further in the hands of the United States and its closest … Read more

Engdahl: The End of the World as We Knew It

2008-10-01 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10392 Financial Tsunami: The End of the World as We Knew It By F. William Engdahl Global Research, September 30, 2008 The unexpected rejection by the US Congress of the Bush Administration financial rescue plan, TARP on September 29 has opened up the spectre for the first time of a 1931-style domino … Read more

Robbery Bailout: Empire strikes back

2008-10-01 Richard Moore http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/business/01bailout.html October 1, 2008 Senate to Vote Wednesday on Bailout Plan By CARL HULSE and ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON — Senate leaders scheduled a Wednesday vote on a $700 billion financial bailout package after accepting tax breaks and a higher limit for insured bank deposits in a bid to win House approval and … Read more

Washington imposes sanctions on Bolivia

2008-10-01 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/oct2008/boli-o01.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : South & Central America Washington imposes sanctions on Bolivia By Rafael Azul 1 October 2008 The Bush administration has imposed fresh sanctions on Bolivia in retaliation for the decision of the country’s president Evo Morales to expel the US ambasssador … Read more

Mussolini-Style Corporatism in Action

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

InfraGard: private contractors w/shoot-to-kill powers

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

Michael Moore: Coup Averted for Three Days!

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

Red State Rebels: grassroots resistance in the heartland

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

China May Ease Lending Restrictions

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

Naomi Klein: Resist the Wall Street Shock Doctrine

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)

ZERO : An Investigation Into 9/11 (video)

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

America, where the streets are lined with homeless

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