2008-09-15 Richard Moore http://links.org.au/node/623 Venezuela: New mission, laws to extend popular power; trade union movement rebuilds By Federico Fuentes Caracas, September 6, 2008 — The August 24 announcment by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to officially launch the social mission April 13, and the decreeing of 26 new and reformed laws on July 29, represent a … Read more

2008-09-15 Richard Moore The decision not to intervene carries the risk that the ripples of Lehman’s failure will prove impossible to contain. What worries regulators and Wall Street is a massive, multitrillion-dollar lattice of interlocking financial instruments known as derivatives. The most worrisome to bankers are “credit default swaps,” in essence a form of insurance … Read more

2008-09-15 Richard Moore http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/business/15merrill.html Stunning Fall for Main Street’s Brokerage Firm September 15, 2008 By LOUISE STORY It’s the end of an era for Merrill Lynch, the brokerage firm that brought Wall Street to Main Street. Merrill, which has lost more than $45 billion on its mortgage investments, agreed to sell itself to Bank of … Read more

2008-09-15 Richard Moore http://tinyurl.com/6qpefb NEW KISSINGER ‘TELCONS’ REVEAL CHILE PLOTTING AT HIGHEST LEVELS OF U.S. GOVERNMENT Nixon Vetoed Proposed Coexistence with an Allende Government Kissinger to the CIA: “We will not let Chile go down the drain.” National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 255 Posted – September 10, 2008 For more information contact: Peter … Read more

2008-09-15 Richard Moore The Syrian ambassador to the US, Imad Mustafa, underlined Syria’s desire to be brought into the Western fold in a comment in Washington last month: “We desire peace to recognise each other and end the state of war. Let us make peace.” However, Assad has resorted to balancing between the interests of … Read more

2008-09-15 Richard Moore The Syrian ambassador to the US, Imad Mustafa, underlined Syria’s desire to be brought into the Western fold in a comment in Washington last month: “We desire peace to recognise each other and end the state of war. Let us make peace.” However, Assad has resorted to balancing between the interests of … Read more

2008-09-15 Richard Moore http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24336245-25837,00.html Pakistan order to kill US invaders Bruce Loudon, South Asia correspondent | September 13, 2008 KEY corps commanders of Pakistan’s 600,000-strong army issued orders last night to retaliate against “invading” US forces that enter the country to attack militant targets. The move has plunged relations between Islamabad and Washington into deep … Read more

2008-09-15 Richard Moore http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/2688873/Japan-warns-of-increasing-Russian-military-presence.html Japanese alarm at rise in Russian military activity Japan has warned of an increasing Russian military presence in North-East Asia, with additional exercises and incursions into Japanese territory in the last 12 months by naval and airborne forces. By Julian Ryall in Tokyo Last Updated: 5:50PM BST 05 Sep 2008 Tokyo’s … Read more

2008-09-15 Richard Moore http://tinyurl.com/5pe6hu Tribesmen say they are with army, warn US Staff Report MIRANSHAH: Tribal elders in North Waziristan on Saturday vowed to defend the country’s frontiers by fighting alongside security forces against any ‘possible American attack’. Malak Nasrullah, Malak Qadar Khan, Malak Mamoor, Malak Muhammad Afzal Khan, Malak Mumtaz and Malak Habibullah welcomed … Read more

2008-09-15 Richard Moore http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/washington/14arms.html http://www.truthout.org/article/us-arms-sales-nearly-triple-three-years With White House Push, U.S. Arms Sales Jump September 14, 2008 By ERIC LIPTON WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is pushing through a broad array of foreign weapons deals as it seeks to rearm Iraq and Afghanistan, contain North Korea and Iran, and solidify ties with onetime Russian allies. From … Read more

2008-09-15 Richard Moore Web of Debt unravels the deceptions in our money scheme and presents a crystal clear picture of the financial abyss towards which we are heading. Then it explores a workable alternative, one that was tested in colonial America and is grounded in the best of American economic thought, including the writings of … Read more

2008-09-15 Richard Moore http://www.commondreams.org/view/2008/09/09 Published on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 by CommonDreams.org Darfur Deception An Open Letter to Human Rights Colleagues Concerned About Darfur…and Iraq by Peter Erlinder To my dear and well-meaning Human Rights colleagues, The story of displacement and death in the Darfur region of Sudan is indeed horrific.  And, since Sudan is … Read more

2008-09-15 Richard Moore http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10167 Christian Fundamentalism Permeates the Republican Party:  Sarah Palin’s links to the Christian Right By F. William Engdahl Global Research, September 13, 2008 Some days ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following her Vice Presidential acceptance speech, viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin … Read more

2008-09-13 Richard Moore http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/usec-s12.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : North America US bailout of mortgage giants sets stage for wider financial crisis By Barry Grey 12 September 2008 Since the Bush administration announced on Sunday the US government takeover of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in … Read more

2008-09-13 Richard Moore The new orders reflect concern about safe havens for Al Qaeda and the Taliban inside Pakistan, as well as an American view that Pakistan lacks the will and ability to combat militants.  Pakistan’s top army officer said Wednesday that his forces would not tolerate American incursions like the one that took place … Read more

2008-09-11 Richard Moore      This is the same method the Federal Bureau of Investigation has used in its attacks on Muslim organizations and other “terrorism” suspects. In such scenarios, anonymous police infiltrators enter an organization, create a provocation or even a crime itself, and then turn over uncorroborated testimony, thereby implicating an entire group of people … Read more

2008-09-11 Richard Moore http://www.infowars.com/?p=4435 What Is The Secret Killing Weapon In Iraq? Woodward compares clandestine program to Manhattan Project, could secret weapon be terrifying radiation canon? Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet September 9, 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward revealed to Larry King last night that the U.S. has embarked on a “secret killing program” … Read more

2008-09-11 Richard Moore http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=9223 BREAKING – RUSSIA WILL NATIONALLY TELEVISE 9/11 TRUTH DOC “ZERO” ON Sept 11 TO 30 MILLION Diary Entry by Amanda Lang 9/11 TRUTH IS NOW UNSTOPPABLE! Public showing of Italian Truth film could lead to international tribunal. :::::::: Russian television is to give prime time airing 9/11 film on the eve … Read more

2008-09-11 Richard Moore Brussels said the three countries would see two negative quarters of economic growth in a row, which is the technical definition of a recession. In its latest economic forecast, the commission also downgraded its outlook for eurozone growth again. It said the 15-nation euro bloc would now grow by 1.3% this year, … Read more

2008-09-10 Richard Moore http://mises.org/story/3085 America’s Economic Myths Daily Article by David Saied | Posted on 9/10/2008 Mainstream economists and so-called experts have filled the minds of most Americans with many economic myths that are constantly reinforced by the media and repeated on the streets. These myths are erroneous at best, sometimes based on half truths. … Read more

2008-09-10 Richard Moore Another good analysis from WSWS. Sorry about the socialist rant at the end.  rkm ______________ http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/fafr-s10.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : North America Record corporate bailout reveals the bankruptcy of American capitalism By Barry Grey 10 September 2008 The US government takeover of the mortgage finance … Read more

2008-09-10 Richard Moore Yushchenko has threatened to dissolve parliament and call snap elections unless a new coalition can be formed, blaming the crisis on Tymoshenko. The two were the leading figures of the 2004 “Orange Revolution,” in which forces backed by Washington and western European powers orchestrated a campaign to secure the presidency of Ukraine … Read more

2008-09-10 Richard Moore The US wanted to draw a line, saying Russia must retreat from the two breakaway provinces. The EU was more sensible and only required that they withdraw from the other parts of Georgia. Washington has apparently failed in its initial attempt to build a barrier between Russia and the rest of Europe. … Read more

2008-09-09 Richard Moore http://www.truthout.org/article/how-indias-nuclear-waiver-was-won How India’s Nuclear “Waiver” Was Won Tuesday 09 September 2008 by: J. Sri Raman, t r u t h o u t | Perspective     According to India’s National Security Adviser, M. K. Narayanan, the country won a waiver of the normal, non-proliferation conditions of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) over the … Read more

2008-09-09 Richard Moore Another very good analysis from the World Socialist Website. They are one of the most objective sources I’ve seen, and they look into background of current topics.   rkm ______________ http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/turk-s09.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : Middle East : Turkey Georgian conflict poses dilemma for Turkey … Read more

2008-09-09 Richard Moore http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7604376.stm Russians ‘agree Georgia deadline’ Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Medvedev on Russia-Georgia withdrawal Russia has conditionally agreed to remove its forces from Georgian land – excluding Abkhazia and South Ossetia – by the second week of October. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the pull-out would happen once … Read more

2008-09-08 Richard Moore      Treasury officials also have held informal conversations with leading buyers of Fannie and Freddie debt — including the central banks of China, South Korea, India and Taiwan — to reassure them that the mortgage companies remained viable and would receive U.S. government support. As recently as two weeks ago, according to a … Read more

2008-09-08 Richard Moore This article tells us what the NY Times leaves out, the part ‘not fit to print’, the important part. rkm Its real aim is to bail out the banks which bought Fannie’s and Freddie’s unsecured debts as investments with the understanding that the US treasury ultimately stood behind these so-called “government-secured enterprises.” … Read more

2008-09-08 Richard Moore And thus the people will pay for the lootings and crimes of the financial elites. rkm ___________________ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/business/08fannie.html In Rescue to Stabilize Lending, U.S. Takes Over Mortgage Finance Titans September 8, 2008 By STEPHEN LABATON and EDMUND L. ANDREWS WASHINGTON — The Bush administration seized control of the nation’s two largest mortgage … Read more

2008-09-08 Richard Moore http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0633952420080907 Venezuela to host Russia navy exercise in Caribbean Sat Sep 6, 2008 11:57pm EDT CARACAS (Reuters) – Several Russian ships and 1,000 soldiers will take part in joint naval maneuvers with Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea later this year, exercises likely to increase diplomatic tensions with Washington, a pro-government newspaper reported … Read more

2008-09-08 Richard Moore http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4692237.ece From The Sunday Times September 7, 2008 Vladimir Putin set to bait US with nuclear aid for Tehran Mark Franchetti in Moscow Russia is considering increasing its assistance to Iran’s nuclear programme in response to America’s calls for Nato expansion eastwards and the presence of US Navy vessels in the Black … Read more

2008-09-07 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

2008-09-07 Richard Moore http://www.infowars.com/?p=4375 Corporate Media Refuses to Report Pakistan’s Blocking Major Fuel Route to NATO Infowars September 6, 2008 For the corporate media, the fact Pakistan has blocked a major fuel supply route for occupation forces in Afghanistan is a story not worthy of mention. Pakistan blocked the route after the U.S. once again … Read more

2008-09-07 Richard Moore      What was different in St. Paul was that the police seemed especially intent on singling out independent journalists and activists covering the Republican convention for the Internet and other alternative forms of media.  http://www.truthout.org/article/st-pauls-police-protest-press St. Paul’s Police Protest the Press Saturday 06 September 2008 by: Michael Winship, t r u t h … Read more

2008-09-07 Richard Moore http://www.countercurrents.org/bin060908.htm China Still On-Side With Russia By Yu Bin 06 September, 2008 Asia Times Online Sino-Russian relations have been under intense scrutiny lately because of the Georgian-Russian conflict over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia. For many in the West, China’s cautious “neutrality” is a departure from, if not a betrayal … 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

2008-09-06 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 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 Hear audio interview with Engdahl: http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=2212&updaterx=2008-09-03+04%3A55%3A18 http://tinyurl.com/5waq6f President Dimitri Medvedev criticized the European Union for having a biased approach in regards to the Georgian conflict. Medvedev however stated that the EU acted in a rational manner by not implementing sanctions against the Russian Federation. F William Engdahl believes the EU response mirrors … Read more

2008-09-06 Richard Moore http://tinyurl.com/6kqucg Report: Israel won’t allow a nuclear Iran By JPOST.COM STAFF Israel will not allow Iran to attain nuclear capability and if time begins to run out, Jerusalem will not hesitate to take whatever means necessary to prevent Iran from achieving its nuclear goals, the government has recently decided in a special … Read more