Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Cyprus Has the Global Money Elite's Fingerprints All Over It

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Cyprus Has the Global Money Elite's Fingerprints All Over It~~ That's confiscation, not taxation -- and their rationale seems to be that these depositors had a really, really good interest rate.
That, and the fact that they weren't bankers.
They'll shaft 100 innocent people to get one person they don't like.
Sure, some Cypriot depositors are Russian oligarchs. But this tax applies to everybody. How many innocent people is it worth shafting to get at one shady character -- 10? 100? 1,000?
They won't say. But apparently it's a lot.
Chief Red Cloud was right.
There is a Native American tribe named the Oglagla Lakota. Like all Native American tribes, they made numerous treaties with the U.S. government, most of which the U.S. government promptly broke.
One of the tribe's chiefs was called Makhpia-sha -- in English, "Red Cloud." The Dakota-Lakota-Nakota Nation's Human Rights Advocacy Coalition reminds us of the famous quote attributed to Red Cloud:
"They made us many promises, more than I can remember. But they kept but one -- they promised to take our land... and they took it."
An EU-guaranteed savings account, like its American counterpart, is a promise. The idea of sovereignty among nations is a promise. Economic self-determination is a promise. A well-regulated banking system that protects your livelihood is a promise.
But the global financial sector's implicit promise, one that was made explicit by events in Cyprus, is this: Whenever they need or want your money, they consider it theirs to take -- and sovereignty be damned.

'Superhuman' efforts made to open Cyprus bank - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page

'Superhuman' efforts made to open Cyprus bank - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page

The Story of Your Enslavement - YouTube

The Story of Your Enslavement - YouTube

Friday, March 22, 2013

Late night: Senate Democrats work to pass budget - Yahoo! News

Late night: Senate Democrats work to pass budget - Yahoo! News

Obama applauds call between Israel, Turkey leaders - Yahoo! News

Obama applauds call between Israel, Turkey leaders - Yahoo! News

Experts see trouble for Calif corruption verdicts - Yahoo! News

Experts see trouble for Calif corruption verdicts - Yahoo! News

Colorado governor a friend of paroled inmate's dad - Yahoo! News

Colorado governor a friend of paroled inmate's dad - Yahoo! News

Cyprus's biggest bank urges government to adopt euro zone plan - Yahoo! News

Cyprus's biggest bank urges government to adopt euro zone plan - Yahoo! News

Feds raid 17 Calif. businesses for nitrous oxide - Yahoo! News

Feds raid 17 Calif. businesses for nitrous oxide - Yahoo! News

stop cps and our courts from ripping family's apart' | stop ripping familys apart give both sets of grandparents equal rights | causes.com

stop cps and our courts from ripping family's apart' | stop ripping familys apart give both sets of grandparents equal rights | causes.com

CHILDREN ARE TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS - WHEN THERE IS NO ABUSE AT ALL. IT HAS TO BE STOPPED | causes.com

CHILDREN ARE TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS - WHEN THERE IS NO ABUSE AT ALL. IT HAS TO BE STOPPED | causes.com

CPAC 2013 - President Obama's Prayer Breakfast Club (feat. Dr. Ben Carso...

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Dr. Ben Carson On Obamacare: Somebody Has To Stand Up To The Bullies - YouTube

Dr. Ben Carson On Obamacare: Somebody Has To Stand Up To The Bullies - YouTube

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Children and Family Court Legislation proposed to U.S. Congress and State Legislatures | Children's Rights | causes.com

Children and Family Court Legislation proposed to U.S. Congress and State Legislatures | Children's Rights | causes.com

GOP George McDonald on Mass Incarceration of black men (via @CapitalNewYork) - YouTube

GOP George McDonald on Mass Incarceration of black men (via @CapitalNewYork) - YouTube

New York Republican Mayoral Candidate: “The Mass Incarceration Of Black Men Has Made Us Safer” | Black Blue Dog

New York Republican Mayoral Candidate: “The Mass Incarceration Of Black Men Has Made Us Safer” | Black Blue Dog

America is shamed that only Rand Paul is talking about drone executions | Amy Goodman | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

America is shamed that only Rand Paul is talking about drone executions | Amy Goodman | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk ~~ Senator Rand Paul during his 13-hour talking filibuster insisting that Obama administration provide stronger assurances that US citizens will never be killed by drone attack on US soil. Photograph: AP
You could say that a filibuster occurs when a senator drones on and on. The problem with the US Senate was that there were too few senators speaking about drones this week.
President Barack Obama's controversial nomination of John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency was held up Wednesday afternoon by a Senate filibuster. The reason: Brennan's role in targeted killings by drones, and President Obama's presumed authority to kill US citizens, without any due process, if they pose an "imminent threat". The effort was led by Tea Party Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky, joined by several of his Republican colleagues. Among the Democrats, at the time of this writing, only Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon had joined in the genuine, old-fashioned "talking filibuster", wherein the activities of the Senate floor are held up by a senator's speech.