BBC: ‘Bankruptcy’ fear hits GM shares (coz of the wars)

General Motors is the quintessential icon of US industry. The largest carmaker. Maybe that is irrelevant in predatory free market capitalism. Although Industrialists do enter politics. Until that time, we do not hear a whisper. Has Bill Gates or Steve Jobs whispered anything about the wars? And where did the big industrialists cast their strength? No doubt they buckled under and figured their industries would at least profit from the war. Maybe Conrad Black did not play the game, A media Mogul who went to jail for six & half years. Anyway Bush wars = declining Dollar = higher Oil Prices = end of US industry. The America I remember rioted. And that is not true right now. Thursday, 3 July 2008 09:49 UK ‘Bankruptcy’ fear hits GM shares General Motors shares have fallen to their lowest level in more than 53 years amid concerns about the carmaker’s future. Investment bank Merrill Lynch warned that GM needs to raise funds and that bankruptcy was “not impossible”. GM has suffered from falling sales as US consumers have cut back on spending and record fuel costs have seen them switch to smaller, more efficient cars. GM’s shares hit a low of $9.96, before closing down 15% at $9.98 on Wednesday. The share price touched its lowest level since September 1954, when the stock hit $9.92 during trading. GM shares have fallen 60% so far this year and Merril Lynch predicted that the shares could fall even further. “We believe there is potential downside in the stock below $7 and that bankruptcy is not impossible if the market continues to deteriorate and significant incremental capital is not raised,” said analyst John Murphy. Merrill’s had previously predicted a value of $28 for GM’s shares. Sales fall Another analyst, David Healy from Burnham Securities was less pessimistic about GM’s prospects. “My own opinion is that they’re unlikely to file [for bankruptcy],” Mr Healy said. “But the conditions in the auto industry are so tough for everybody right now, especially for GM, and that’s why people see this as plausible.” General Motors suffered a big fall in US sales in June, down 18.5% compared with the same month in 2007. The figures, however, were still better-than-expected and its sales fall was less than rival Toyota, which reported sales that were 21.4% lower. All of the major carmakers in the US have experienced a shift in consumer demand from sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and light trucks to smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles as petrol costs have spiralled. Last month, GM announced the closure of a number of plants in North American and Mexico that make trucks and SUVs. Rival Chrysler said it would close a minivan factory and Ford announced a significant cut in production.

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7486972.stm

Harassing the innocent - the Jewish NeoCon way

Micromanaging people. As above so below. That’s what the Greek Hermes said. And so in hegemonic pursuit, it is necessary to tell countries what to say and what to do. And so it is with individuals. And if they won’t wave your flag. Then harassment 24/7 is applied. I outgrew my Mother. Such sacrilege! Worse than genocide! The punishment will be fitting. Spiked food at home, or Just when you are having a casual drink in a cafe or bar. Or will we lace your clothes with a biological drug. These are daily decisions being made worldwide everyday. Once you are in hospital we can finish you off. Or we’ve got the hundred crimes with your fingerprints on the evidence. You were never allowed to make a friend again. All inquiries will reveal a loner/traveler with no legitimacy. . Why the sudden anger? Yesterday I am walking along the promenade and it soon becomes apparent I am being followed. So I challenge the guy. Well someone stole a bag a few days ago, and I look like the suspect. Apart from being photographed in an aggressive stance with this guy. Apart from being flat on my back ill for the past week, and apart from not having been in that area for weeks. We have to wait for the police. They empty my bags and pockets. Who knows if anything went missing to be included in any crime evidence. Yes to the Jews I am a piece of shit, to be harassed on a daily basis. When you control the money, you control the police and the criminals. Here there are more 500 Euro notes than anywhere else in Europe. And the killing goes on! And the torture goes on! What’s that got to do with the Jews? There’s a list of Israeli citizens in the White House Administration. This 36 person list apparently has 5 inaccuracies is on a nice Jewish site. So there is widespread worldwide torture going on from an administration with over 30 known Israelis involved. They are given this authority because they have passed the litmus test. They are responsible family members. Yet in all the countries of overwhelming Jewish influence. The quantity of prisoners is at record levels. The infrastructure is in disrepair. All family units are disintegrating. And the armies are Firing from 20,000 feet at people 10,000 miles away. And you pious responsible family members harass and interfere as is your whim, and your imagined threats. You sunk the whole ship. And today (and recently) Mondoweiss is leading with the whole dual loyalty issue Is this all an overreaction,? Tell that to your tortured victims as you apply you another wound. I have had ten years (and more) of it… I predict one day your bags and pockets will be emptied. What joy you get from humiliating others!

Gloom & Doom an unnecessary NeoCon hell

An open letter to all Israelis (& their sympathizers) over 40. Why over 40? By then the reality of spin & lies by the media has become apparent. Before the 40’s principles and convictions may be strong. But there is no understanding of the strength of an enemy. For those that are over 40 and still identify with principles and no understanding of the adversaries strength, then you are the Jews greatest enemy. You speak with the hubris to conquer. With the logic that some sacrifice is required to achieve the greater goal ( of biblical truth ). And what keeps you afloat is an ability to subdue the weak, whether they be Palestinians, Iraqis or your own independent thinkers. Incidentally the overwhelming military advantage you have had vis a vis the Palestinians, Iraqis and Afghans proves nothing, least of all your ability to wage war on an equal. And the independent thinkers can be routed by framing and deciept, this is what you have been reduced to. Your ideals are based on a belief that spirituality is ethnic. That you are continuing a long line of ancestry. And for this it is necessary for everyone to sacrifice. But you can only control through interference in a person’s private life, and this art you have perfected. Is it from the bible? A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. Well everyday less and less people are reading the mainstream media. The big question remains, are you going to make the peace, or end the days in a glorious fireball. For all the attention you give to making a dissidents life impossible, there are good chances you’ll be able to eliminate them all. And just in time, just when the buttons are being pressed. Or you yourselves could ask to what end is your personal and collective energies leading. Is there no way to negotiate a withdrawal from the ever expansionist neocon direction. God helps those that help themselves. God is not going to help anyone wielding a big stick. And you use your pseudo liberalism to further your aims, by the use of Gays and people of mixed ethnic origin. What about considering less control? You’ve had more control than the earth has ever witnessed before, and all that lies before us, is a collective sense of unfolding gloom and doom. Even the economic system is proving untenable. And the world is holistic, and the whole logic is up for questioning. And if you question it: Spirituality, Ethnicity, Financial systems, then maybe you’ll find a solution. Today right living has become, showing allegiance and doing the ritual. Nothing more nothing less. Just punishing those that don’t. The nightmare that is the NeoCons. Continue eavesdropping and interfering, after all it is for your ancestors that you do it! And enjoy all the ’stitching up’ that is your daily fare.

The Israeli peace statement with everyone. An addition to Avnery’s ‘An apology’

Some additions for Avnery’s ‘An Apology’. The idea to do this is really from Critique of Avnery s Apology  by Henry Lowi This I realize would need to be rewritten: To the Lebanese we say: We are releasing all Lebanese prisoners. The shebaa farms you can have. We’d love to buy some of your water. And all Lebanese are welcome to visit Israeel without a visa, yes even Nasrallah. Now we also have a lot of excess cement which you are welcome to have for free for rebuilding, and we’d like to help locate the cluster bombs. Now to Syria: please, here, take all the Golan heights, maybe some of the settlers would like to stay under Syrian jurisdiction, that is up to them. We’d like to buy some of your oil! And Syrians are welcome without a Visa, maybe we can do some student exchanges. Now to Iran, your Nuclear issues are no longer a pivotal concern for Israel. We want to make an unconditional peace with you. And we are frankly exhausted from hating you, and formenting more of it. And yes we’d like to buy some of your oil. And visas will be available online. And that’s it, end of wars. Iran will help America go home from Iraq at least. Rumor was there were some sad faces in DC.

Washington lawmakers must know the real score.

Washington lawmakers must know the real score. That wretched thing “gossip” apart from making & breaking people, travels fast and far, it knows no borders. The lawmakers must be as sussed as the best Blogs are. In fact some commenters on officials blogs are saying everything. Somehow the DC lawmakers have surrendered to the professional lobbyist/strategist. If impeachment becomes necessary, then so be it, and once a nod is given, they will vote accordingly. But there are few who could be relied upon to act with their conscience … and stay around. The lawmakers have a full understanding that the Cabal has lost credibility, internally and externally. And even know many more scandals. The only point of this post is to say the lawmakers are not dumb or unaware, they are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Fear is the only currency of what’s left of the US oligarchy, just like its foreign policy. Apart from Ron Paul and Al Gore. I can only see: “too little, too late”. Tomorrow is for those that think Food, Water, Weather, Energy, Peace, and an equality.

BBC: US faces prison ship allegations by UN

Whatreallyhappened is linking to a BBC article quoting the UN on the US use of torture, and detaining people on ships in the Indian ocean.The UN says: “amounting to enforced disappearances”. The most heinious of crimes. Now there is a powerful lobby emerging against this: The BBC, the UN, McClellan, Carter and many more. Whether it was authorised by Bush Rove Rumsfeld or whoever. Are we to believe these are first time offenders? Adult men suddenly got the idea 7 years ago? It was because of 9/11? Or in the murky waters there is a history of this? Self examination is all that can save us. Looking at our own leaders. The UN is saying the US is not responding to requests for information for over a year. And will start to investigate without US cooperation if necessary. Its beginning to make Nixon’s debacle look like a picnic.

The NeoCons like provoking Russia. Lavrov ‘no trust’

Russia really doesn’t want the US’ missiles in Eastern Europe. It has been so vocal about this for so long. One could surmise there have been behind the scenes bargaining. “Stop helping Iran and we won’t put the missile in Europe”, an American could say. “Don’t put the missiles in Europe and we won’t help Iran so much”, a Russian might say. Well it just goes to show, a NeoCon can only make an enemy. There are obviously people in Washington who think provoking Russia is wise. Lavrov (Russian Foreign Minister) is quoted as saying relations are worse than in the cold war, and also ominously, don’t attack Iran. The decision makers in Washington are probably only looking at Gazprom, if Washington can’t get a cut on Russian oil, there is no sense in cooperating. And so it goes from top to bottom, a trickle down philosophy that might sound familiar. Of course Israel must feel informed of Russian workings. There are a million Russians in Israel. The aspiration of defeating Iran is a false messiah. Everyone is united in this focus. Beg borrow steal lie for the cause. It did work in bringing down the Soviet Union. These are now different times with different challenges. And it is better to build foundations than sabre rattling.

IsraelNews: Ilan Pappe: I am not a traitor (an Israeli harrassed)

This is just the first paragraph, the link below will go to the full article. It is the fact of being harrassed that made me post the link to his web site. Because there is not widespread dissidence in Israel, might be out of fear of harrassment. Last summer, the Pappe family packed its belongings, rented out its spacious house in Israel and moved to Britain. Ever since his support of an academic boycott on Israel’s universities became public, historian Ilan Pappe, 54, has felt like public enemy number one. Pappe says he had received death threats by phone almost on a daily basis. http://ilanpappe.com/?p=60#more-60 Afterthought; Ilan teaching in the UK is good for Israel vis-a-vis the threatened UK academic boycott.

If Iran is attacked, what can it do?

If Iran is attacked, what can it do? It could down every sea going vessel within a few hundred miles. It has sunburn missiles to which NATO admits there is no defense. They did have a range of 250 kilometres, either landbased or airborne launched. And their range may have been extended. This is the type of missile that Hizbollah successfully used on the Israeli navy in 2006. Iran would be obliged to destroy US (and UK & French?) bases nearby. Iraq Bahrain Turkey Oman (and many others). And Iran most most probably does have more than a million missiles. Dependency on Syria could not be taken for certain, but at this time it is most likely that Syria would assist in attacking Israel, and of course Hizbollah would assist. It has been written that Iran purchased ICBM’s from Ukraine (5 or more). Iran has launched its own satellite. Which means it has rocket technology. And western intelligence speak of 600 hundred kilometres of tunnels. Iran will without doubt see the source of its adversarial problem as Israel, and will surely strike Israel. Now what does the US (and Israel) have? The US has failed in all attempts at warfare. It has rarely faced an organised Army, anyway not without bleeding it dry for ten years with sanctions. Israel did fight an effective war in 73. That was 35 years ago…. There are still thousands of Russians in Iran, assisting in the development of Nuclear power. Russia is firmly allied with Iran, even though it has supported non violent UN resolutions. And China’s trade with Iran is also huge. If we are depending for advice on the Israelis, who are reputed to be the most clever and valiant fighters, and who got is so completely wrong two years ago in Lebanon. And who have supported the US’ wars. What will happen with Iran? It will all go wrong like everything else under Bush II has. The moral to the story: the Zionist fervour was functional and successful until they got too much power. Presumably Iran has particularly good intelligence gathering in the countries near it and will know when the US is priming its missile launchers. And what do the clever Israelis, and Anglo Saxons do? They work for defence, instead of inventing ways of helping people and thereby enriching their nations, they are consumed by considering ways of killing and distracting those that might have noble aspirations.

CounterPunch: Total surveillance (& control) with technology

This is 2008: total surveillance. If you are a dissident, or indeed if you are being head hunted by the mafia, a corporation or an intelligence agency. Expect to be undermined with the aid of technology. Techno-Fascism: Every Move You Make Chellis Glendinning: CounterPunch Surveillance of private calls and emails. Cameras documenting every move. No habeas corpus. Unimpeded entry into personal financial records. Voting machines changing election outcomes with the flick of a switch. Protest defined as terrorism. With some private knowledge on an individual it is perfectly possible to undermine their social life. To this end a human is somewhat useless on his or her own. Or if necessary disrupt the family life. “Inverted totalitarianism,” as [Sheldon Wolin] calls it in his recent Democracy Incorporated, “lies in wielding total power without appearing to, without establishing concentration camps, or enforcing ideological uniformity, or forcibly suppressing dissident elements so long as they remain ineffectual. [...] Inverted totalitarianism is both inverted and totalitarian because of the power of modern mass technological systems to shape and control social realities, just as they shape and control individual understandings of those realities Its contemporary existence is most definitely the result of the efforts of a group of right-wing fundamentalists who hurled themselves into power through devious means — but today’s desperate social inequities, dire ecological predicament, and fascist politic are the offspring of long-evolving technological centralization and control. [...] Perhaps a post mortem on our civilisation will say: the humans weren’t ready for technology, all they could do with it is interfere in peoples lives. The authour Chellis Glendinning ends the post by suggesting the future will be a return to localisation. And therefore the end of our rapid mass mobility. A kind of back to roots and eating locally: Or visions of the forced localization that Peak Oil, economic collapse, climate change, and ecological devastation propose. © 2008 Chellis Glendinning

SOURCE: http://counterpunch.com/glendenning06192008.html
URL: http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2008/06/20/techno_fascism_every_move_you_make

America, will you sink already?!

America, will you sink already?! Waging war on Pakistan’s tribal area. About to start a naval blockade on Iran. Trying to set up a missile system in Lithuania. Wooing Georgia and Ukraine into NATO. Ya you got support at the UN for your resolutions. But don’t you think Russia and China and Iran are aligned? Talking all the time. You have bankrupted your own country. Nor is the UK in good shape. Practiced genocide and torture. The world doesn’t need you. “Washington must learn from its past mistakes or face a valiant nation that is not afraid of ridding the region of their presence once and for all,” said Larijani on Wednesday. The US actions do not make sense, they are simply self defeating. And your allies: UK France Italy Canada Dutch, none of the people support the warring. Which makes for a boss no one likes. Now don’t get me wrong, American people are great. Then the question is: ‘what has gone wrong?’

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In the end the Jewish empire will collapse.

Could the Jews stop the wars & the destruction of the planet? Yes at the drop of a hat they could. The ones at the top have the brains and the power. Perhaps they are worried about their own necks, meaning stopping the wars would be an admission of guilt. This unabashed craving for hegemony, to conquer others will be the undoing. Underneath the faulty hubris must be a messianic call. In the end the Jewish empire will collapse. Because they couldn’t care less about lives. And they couldn’t care less about an individuals liberty. And that includes other Jews and Israelis. So much blood, for what? And all signs from Tel-Aviv and Washington are for ‘more of the same. The Universe will teach the NeoCons that they are humans too. Even if they thought they were chosen. For the time being they will listen to noone, even though it is obvious the entire world (except for chosen mercenaries and the totally corrupted) is opposed to the White House policies.

Afghan jail break: US assisted

Extracts from: ‘Afghanistan: The Killing Fields’ In the aid conference [on] Afghanistan. Sarkozy, as usual, confused everyone by saying, “We cannot give in to torturers.” Des Browne, the British defense secretary, hailing the Afghan campaign as “the noble cause of the 21st century”. Now why would the Americans allow supposed Taliban to escape. One reason would be the possibility of tagging the escapees, and then knowing where they are. Another possibility is with the supposed success of the awakening councils in Iraq, it is deemed better to negotiate with the Taliban. And the Taliban were allowed to kill the Afghan guards (these must be the most hated traitors in the Taliban’s eyes). Maybe the rout of the Taliban today in areas near Kandahar was also stage managed. It is impossible to know, but the final quote on this post certainly suggests the US allowed the jail break. But I’ve left out the really spectacular news, the attack by Taliban militants on the main prison in southern Afghanistan late Friday, exploding a car bomb at the main gate in a multi-pronged assault that freed over 1000 prisoners, including 400 suspected Taliban. The complex attack included a car bomb, suicide bombers who entered the prison, and rockets fired from outside it. “All the prisoners escaped. There is no one left,” said Kandahar President The article ends on this note: Only by killing virtually the entire population will the US plan for Afghanistan succeed. Is this the objective?

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20080618&articleId=9373

US role in Afghan prison attack Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:39:43 Abridged extract US-led forces have played a part in a Taliban attack on an Afghanistan prison that set hundreds of militants free, some reports speculate. Experts in regional affairs believe that Taliban militants attacked the Kandahar prison with the green light from US forces. They say it is questionable - how could the militants dare attack the prison with US-led troops stationed just northeast of the jail? The sources also noted that although clashes between Afghan security forces and the militants lasted for several hours, US-led troops did not intervene. Ordinary people share the idea, asking how is it possible that hundreds of militants could attack a government prison, detonating more than 800 kilograms of explosives and foreign forces show no reaction. They say the blasts were deafening and awakened everyone in the region. No one can claim not being aware of the attack. Showing no reaction proves that foreign forces had a role in the escape of more than 1000 inmates, 400 of them Taliban, from the prison.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=60249&sectionid=351020403

New US naval blockade on Iran: To be an act of war

The US looks set to pass laws imposing a naval blockade on Iran. I guess this is in retaliation for Teheran’s opposition to the occupation treaty the US wants with Iraq. Tehran has survived this far through being clever, it might well back down (if only temporarily) from Uranium enrichment. Time might create a friendlier Obama presidency or time might increase Iran’s weapon capability. There are Press releases from the Iranian web site presstv suggesting a willingness to negotiate. It would be hard to imagine Tehran putting up with a naval blockade! Each war discovers a new weapon, In Lebanon the anti-tank weapons (albeit 1970’s vintage) and the anti ship missiles. In Iraq the roadside bomb. Maybe with a blockade there will be a non explosive slow missile that just leeches on to a ship, and drills a hole so that it slowly sinks. A US House of Representatives Resolution effectively requiring a naval blockade on Iran seems fast tracked for passage, gaining co-sponsors at a remarkable speed, but experts say the measures called for in the resolutions amount to an act of war. H.CON.RES 362 calls on the president to stop all shipments of refined petroleum products from reaching Iran. It also “demands” that the President impose “stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains and cargo entering or departing Iran.” http://www.globalresearch.ca/ There is also evidence that for every dollars worth of oil imported from the Persian Gulf region the Pentagon takes five dollars out of the Federal budget to ’secure’ the flow of that oil! This is a clear indication that the claim that the U.S. military presence in the Middle East is due to oil consideration is a fraud From “Are They Really Oil Wars?” by Ismael Hossein-zadeh

Ron Paul: Audit Fort Knox: FLASHBACK Nov 07

If he wanted to audit Fort Knox, that means something fishy is going on. I think he has officially withdrawn from the presidential race. But anything is possible, there are 5 and a half months left. And people who rock the boat, disappear, often with heart attacks. I wouldn’t count him out of the running. He seems to have a sense of how far he can go. But Fort Knox being filled with Hershey bars could upset some people. Ron Paul has made the preservation of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights a centerpiece in his campaign for the Whitehouse and has said in the past that he would ‘repeal the police state’ referring to the Patriot Act. Paul hammered the Federal Reserve monetary system for creating money out of thin air and said that true inflation was being covered up. He also said to volcanic cheers that he wanted to Audit Fort Knox. Paul linked freedom to prosperity. We can’t afford empire, empire costs money and we are going into debt to finance the war. Paul criticized the cost of ‘maintaining empire’  referring to the U.S. global military presence.

http://suzieqq.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/amidst-cheers-ron-paul-honors-veterans-and-calls-for-audit-of-fort-knoxx-gold/

9/11 truth movement hitting mainstream media

Oh 9/11 won’t you go away? We had a few bad guys at the top, but most of us are loyal and compassionate. Dear truth movement have you to bring the whole system down? Intelligence agencies clean themselves, they don’t go through the courts and the media. Given the popularity of the subject it would appear most people want to know more. Which means most people don’t believe the official version. And when the suspicions first started, most people kept their head low. But now we have Chiefs of Staff, ex government ministers and even an ex Prime Ministervoicing opposition. As to what the correct path should be (for the oligarchy)? Calling off the war on terror will create a little calm. Condoning the transfer of power to non neocons will allow behind the scenes plea bargaining. Even Nixon got a pardon. The entire upper echelon is in a grip of fear, (see Pelosi won’t go for impeachment). You can’t become a public figure without being smeared is some corruption. And anyway their family’s would suffer. So like the Czars chose to listen to Rasputin (who said the people will never rise). The cabal is left to wage war, that is all they know. This policy will likely lead to some social unrest, which might mean the ‘haves’ will become the ‘havenots’. But the whole imperial post 2nd WW strategies have come to an end. Of course there is a reverse argument, that the US will conquer Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Venezuela, Cuba …. Obama on 9/11 “It was the Republicans who helped engineer the distraction of the war in Iraq at a time when we could have pinned down the people who actually committed 9/11,” he asserted. Extracts from a post on 9/11 & international questioning In a September 2003 article for The Guardian newspaper, Michael Meacher, who served as Tony Blair’s environment minister from May 1997 to June 2003, shocked the establishment by calling the global war on terrorism “bogus.” Even more controversially, he implied that the U.S. government either allowed 9/11 to happen, or played some role in the destruction wrought that day. Maj. Gen. Albert Stubblebine, who was commanding general of U.S. Army Intelligence and Security until 1984, is quoted on the ‘ Patriots Question 9/11 ‘ Web site as saying, “I look at the hole in the Pentagon and I look at the size of an airplane that was supposed to have hit the Pentagon. And I said, ‘The plane does not fit in that hole. One [9/11] commission member (Sen. Max Cleland) resigned, saying the White House did not disclose enough information.” On Democracy Now’s radio show in March 2004, Cleland even went as far as to say, “This White House wants to cover it (the facts of 9/11) up.” Ron Paul this week Meanwhile, those who do not fight the war, but fund it, are forced to pay both the immediate costs, as well as seeing their long term purchasing power erode, as the twin pillars of debt and inflation are foisted upon the backs of current taxpayers and future generations. The danger is when the noose appears, war with someone will look more attractive. Are we all to suffer (at least in income) for a few waywards at the top? The Financial Times has just done a piece on 9/11, and so has Switzerlands largest selling daily (Blick). June 18, 2008 Global Research Tim Russert, Dick Cheney, and 9/11” by Prof. David Ray Griffin This article painstakingly goes through the details of peoples movements and raises some questions. Tim Russert has died too.

All the experts say a dollar rout is likely.

All reports speak of the US’ declining power, and the trend looks set to continue. We observe some inflation and less dinero. But a real decline is a crash. In this case a $ crash. Britain, Sweden, Argentina and many others have seen what a ‘run’ on a currency can do. It can happen very quickly, over a few days a currency can markedly devalue. The big question is: would it make the Americans withdraw their troops from around the world? The current slow decline will continue till suddenly the $ goes over the precipice. Maybe the US will create a new currency with a Govt. Owned central bank. The MegaIndustrialists cum imperialists will witness increasing defiance amongst the population. Yet they will still be plotting, sabotaging, and making spin. People become more self reliant, Grow Your Own, and living outside the system. And with extreme weather likely to continue, its all looking like a load of separate ingredients. Where everyone has different priorities. If they’ve lost control of foriegn policy, they’ve also lost control of domestic policy, (see the economy). The NeoCons couldn’t cope with an emergency, it would be Katrina all over again. There have been black Mondays and Black Fridays on World Stock Markets, and so they learned a few new restrictions, no automatic computer sell offs. But the currency markets probably have a mind of their own. And tricks are all there is, and tricks won’t fix the dollar. Stopping the wars will. This is what Ron Paul was saying this week: Neither conspiracy nor coincidence explains steep increases in the price of gas as the war drags on. No, this is simply a reality of the inflationary policies that, among other things, make this war possible. As people are continually asked to choose whether our nation’s teetering economy or the failed foreign policy of the past several decades is most important as we look forward, it is well for those of us who understand that these two issues are closely linked, to continue to explain this fact to our fellow citizens. To fix the problem requires a proper diagnosis.

Link to Ron Paul on Crimes and Punishment

Source of Ron Paul text:
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2008/tst061608.htm

The NeoCons eye Pakistan, 11 Pakistani soldiers died.

The US fired a missile and killed 11 Pakistani soldiers last week. The US has described this as unfortunate. Presumably decisions were taken at higher command levels. The expectation no doubt is to pressure the Pakistan Govt. to acquiesce. Certainly the decision knowingly ups the ante. Wondering about the people on the ground: Pakistani soldiers, Taliban, ISI, Tribals, sympathisers, etc. Perhaps they will find common cause in revenging the attacks. The US’ policies and advice in Pakistan have only weakened Musharaf. It is strange that by any gauge the US is overstretched yet is chooses to militarily expand into the tribal areas of Pakistan. The war of conquest continues. Many news reports speak of the possibility of the Taliban winning. Given the history of the independence of the tribal areas. The power of the mountains to ward off invaders. And the canniness of the Afghans to have survivable supply routes no matter what. One can only guess the motive? Destabilise Pakistan? It has Islamic Nuclear bombs anyway, which is unacceptable to many in the west. Some have suggested the US would like a front on Iran from Pakistan. Well second guessing a bubble wrapped and illogical elite becomes impossible. Apparently Afghanistan has a lot of resources…. China has excellent relations with Pakistan (and Iran), the Chinese have only to pick up all the pieces after the NeoCon strategies. China ends up a superpower before its time. It is the seventh year of warring, and the NeoCons are still going in the same direction. Over 90% of Pakistanis are oppposed to US policies. And the US wants warfare between the Pakistani Army and some of its Pakistans citizens….

Capitalism Denial Now Illegal

This week Presidential directives from both the EU and the US have made it illegal to deny the benefits of capitalism. In recognition of the banks, the money traders, advertisers and investors it is necessary to show homage and respect to the above professions. Anyone suggesting that consumerism, interest rates and or debt is a bad thing can be tried in a court of law and face five years in jail. The presidents found these new laws necessary because people who had personal or family problems were misguided into blaming our economic way of life. Furthermore the words “In god we trust” now on the Dollar bills will be replaced with “In capitalism we trust”.

Why isn’t Israel making a peace agreement? Because of security!

Why isn’t Israel making a peace agreement? Because security has not said the time is right, they still see threats to the security of Israel. Well maybe they can’t see the wood for the trees, especially with all the intelligence gathering. The Israelis are buried in information. In the future there could be a sense of a missed opportunity. In the year of 2008 what were they doing? They were talking about talking about peace. With no attempt to alleviate the daily suffering. In the end there was more war, because security was not satisfied. With faulty policies, security will never be satisfied. Even with a whole nation of policemen eavesdropping and following and surveilling all perceived threats. The only security solution is to have a guard at every public place, and to listen in on everyone in the world. Or change tack, compromise, seems to me more attractive than war and every one being a policeman. I think there has been some kind of earthquake at the very top, perhaps in the intelligence agencies, and the Pentagon. As if a lot has been decided in advance, like: Diminished NeoCon/Zionist influence. The US will not start a war with Iran. Of course agreements can change and can be broken. These are just some of the newsitems that made me wonder: McCellan paved the way for Bush to accept guilt. An Israeli in the US charged with espionage he did decades ago. Top USAF personel replaced. Israeli in S. Africa says she was spying. And it would seem that Bush’s visit to the UK is highlighting Britains desire to leave Iraq. Amidst the vaccuous Bush presidency Israel cannot find its center, it doesn’t know how to deapartheid its policies. Nor how to cope with seeming dethronement (some will say it is only seeming). To repeat this Blogs theme: The internet has rapidly altered the worlds consciousness, this trend will strengthen. …If you can’t beat em join them… Anyway this weeks subject of Uri Avnery’s weekly piece is: An Apology, he writes a script for a Prime Minister to say to the Israeli parliament: On behalf of the State of Israel and all its citizens, I address today the sons and daughters of the Palestinian people, wherever they are. We recognize the fact that we have committed against you a historic injustice, and we humbly ask your forgiveness. [...] We shall evacuate the Israeli settlements, which have caused so much suffering and iniquities to you, and bring the settlers home, Read it all here: An Apology

Economist: likelihood of ban on Turkish ruling party is a disastrous mistake.

The likelihood of a ban on the ruling party is growing. It would be a disastrous mistake.

The economist makes a long list of convincing reasons why banning the AKP would be very bad for Europe. It predicts disorder and a strengthening of islamic parties and disquiet over much of the Turkish nation. The secularist elite, the economist points out, is shrinking. The question is, is there outside meddling. Is it a neocon manipulation? Are forces of industry and finance desiring a ‘regime change’. Judging from the economist we can expect it all to go haywire. It all seems similar to the PA challenging Hamas in Gaza or the Leb. government taking on Hizbollah. The AKP just won 47% of the vote, and have ruled for 6 years. The economist does not mention the size of Turkey’s military (it is huge), nor the repercussions for the west if the judiciary and military become discredited, through a failed policy. The panic amongst the secularists and the military is that the government could move towards Iran. Turkey has refused to accept any more hospitality from the IMF and the government feels it can succeed without the loans and subsequent policing of them. So we know the IMF is upset (and that includes their friends, other private and institutional investors). It smells like turmoil is on its way, and the irony is this is the government that started talks with the EU. Maybe Iran can act as peacemaker? It has a good record in Iraq and Lebanon. And Iran is cooperating with Turkey on Kurdish issues. BTW the auhoritative economist has its own intelligence unit. If this is a NeoCon triggered plan, how can they imagine to succeed when nothing else they have done has worked? From another Economist opinion piece on the same issue: To many the case is like a judicial coup: a last-ditch attempt to cling to power by an elite that refuses to share wealth and social space with a rising class of pious Turks, symbolised by the AKP. It may also further discredit the constitutional court. And this article ends on this sentence: … the threat of radical Islam in Turkey may have increased thanks to the secularists’ attack on the AKP.

The above text is from here:
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11541234&CFID=9707135&CFTOKEN=42981181

Crimes and Corruptions: Gaza’s imminent Explosion

Also see Reuters: Egypt deploys hundreds of policemen on Gaza border

Barak incredulous that Hezbollah fortifying

Barak yesterday stated that Hizbollah are fortifying their positions. Actually every armed force in the world is fortifying their positions. Baraks incredulity is a bad omen for Israel. Hamas is also fortifying, and the US is fortifying the PA. So let us try and understand what he is saying: Everyone hate this out of control enemy. Or it is impossible for an enemy of Gods chosen people to arm themselves. Or prepare for war. Or my world has gone upside down.. It is hard to understand what he is trying to say. It is the same belief system that ordered the Israelis to go to the Litani river. And the same indomitable sense that complained the Syrians are arming Hizbollah. The answer is “Get real”. Or forget about the childhood triumphs.

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