[cia-drugs] Re: Tom Heneghen report on July 17
The following is from Archibald Cox's obituary at Washingtonpost.com That fuck Bork fired Special Prosecutor Cox. That is why Bork never made the Supreme Court. ...An angry Nixon demanded Cox's firing. But Attorney General Elliot Richardson, who had recruited Cox as the Watergate special prosecutor, refused to carry out the president's order. He resigned, as did his deputy, William D. Ruckelshaus. Robert H. Bork, who as solicitor general was the third-ranking officer of the Justice Department, dismissed Cox. Almost overnight, from Capitol Hill and in the national media, came the sounds of protest and dismay. Sen. Barry M. Goldwater (Ariz.), one of the most influential Republicans in Congress, declared that Nixon's credibility has reached an all-time low from which he may not be able to recover. In the House of Representatives, members introduced 22 bills calling for the impeachment of the president or an investigation into impeachment proceedings. More than a million telegrams demanding impeachment poured into congressional offices. Newspaper editorial writers and columnists made somber references to an attempted coup d'etat. Cox appeared on the cover of Newsweek magazine, wearing his trademark bow tie, neatly knotted as always. Time had photos of Cox and the president facing each other over the caption, Nixon on the Brink. The firing of Cox, on Oct. 20, 1973, came at a time of high turbulence and political unrest. The Watergate scandal was increasingly engulfing the Nixon presidency. A summer of televised hearings on Capitol Hill had produced a steady flow of testimony suggesting burglary, lies, duplicity and criminality at the highest levels... --- In cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com, E Bryant Holman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No he can't. Why didn't Clinton just fire Starr? No one can fire a special prosecutor. He was hired just for that reason. - Original Message - From: james Karl To: cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [cia-drugs] Tom Heneghen report on July 17 Bullshit. Bush as President can fire any US Attorney. Linda Minor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This show aired before the disclosure about the actual indictments reported by Flocco. === http://www.total911.info/2005/07/tenet-under-investigation-for- pre-911.html Tom Heneghen reports to Cloak Dagger Internet Radio (late of 50,000-watt blowtorch CFMJ-AM) that a trusted source close to the Fitzgerald investigation says the independent prosecutor is looking into former CIA Director George Tenet's role in pre-9/11 put options placed on American Airlines. Previous editions of Cloak Dagger reported that the special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has taken his investigation beyond who named Valerie Plame as a CIA agent into who frauded up claims that Saddam Hussien was seeking yellowcake uranium and, ultimately, the 9/11 scam. CD correspondent Tom Heneghen reported on the July 17 show that Fitzgerald is looking into insider trading on airline stocks before 9/11. Heneghen reports that over the three trading days before 9/11 on the Chicago Board of Options 4,516 put options (bets the price would tank) were placed on American Airlines stock vs only 748 call options (bets the price would go up). According to CD, Fitzgerald is investigating Tenet's role in connection to Buzzy Krongard, a former No. 3 at the CIA, and that man's relation to the 2,157 airline options placed through Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter, located on 22 floors of the WTC. Texas money laundering operation involving Hunts Philippines V.K. Durham trust Beverly Enterprises and Stephens, Inc.--45 nursing home associates--Mena, Ark. bogus gold cert. Brady Bond fraud Wachovia Bank assassinations--William Doonesbury and ? offshoot of Muslim Brotherhood financial and operational terrorist fraud leaker to Judith Miller Bolton cables and intercepts with Uzbekistan hedge fund in London involving two suicides in NY James Warren at Chicago Trib is obstructing justice Chicago Mercantile Roger Morris, NSC--Air Force One signal of Bush and Cheney talking about Valerie Plame Leo Wanta letter to Dick Cheney about Philippine money -- linked to Wachovia Bank Marc Rich Russian Mafiya Arrest of E.P in London, money laundered through Denmark If Bush fires Patrick Fitzgerald, it will set P.F. free to talk. white-skinned Moslems in Texas Arrests in London are the same as what went on in NY after 9/11 to shut up people who knew too much Subway bombs were underneath the trains and could not have been planted by the youths they arrested. Private company, mock drill, piggy-backed with actual bombing. P-2 and Calipari, who was assassinated in Iraq.
[cia-drugs] Milestones deserve recognition
Let all who post and read here know that Vigilius Haufniensis did not post anything at all during the entire 24 hours of August 2, 2005. Either he is too ill to post, or he has exercised the kind of discipline, forebearance and restraint associated with recovering pederasts who find themselves in the midst of a busload of cub scouts. In either event, he has my best wishes. Keep up the good work, Vig! Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h81ikn5/M=362329.6886306.7839369.3040540/D=groups/S=1705372463:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123061562/A=2894321/R=0/SIG=11dvsfulr/*http://youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=1992 Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back!/a./font ~- Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cia-drugs/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[cia-drugs] The Bank for International Settlements Calls for Global Currency [Veon]
THE BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS CALLS FOR GLOBAL CURRENCY The BIS is at the apex of the global financial system. It was birthed in 1944 when the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were set up By Joan VeonAugust 3, 2005 Basel, Switzerland -- The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released their 75th Annual Report on June 27 to commemorate its founding in 1930. Most countries today have a central bank which is a private corporation that handles its monetary system. Bi-monthly, central bank ministers from 40 countries meet at the BIS to review ways to promote the co-operation of central banks and to provide additional facilities for international financial operations. Once a year the worlds central bankers meet in Basel to take a closer look at the status of the worlds central banking system. Besides the annual review, this years Report considered the need for new mechanisms to keep the financial system more in balance. The BIS report highlighted the uneven global expansion that they see. While world output expanded by 5% in 2004, the highest rate in nearly thirty years, they said its growth showed a new uneven economic expansion. Although the United States is an engine of growth, they noted the key Asian economies as being at the second pole of global dynamism, while slower growth can be seen in other larger advanced economies. The U.S. and China accounted for nearly 50% of the worlds increase in global output with the global economy growing at 4% in 2005, in spite of oil prices which are projected to remain high for a prolonged period of time. The BIS is at the apex of the global financial system. It was birthed in 1944 when the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were set up. Should we dare to mention that its founders were Harry Dexter White who worked in the Treasury Department and who was a communist spy along with John Maynard Keynes, a Fabian socialist? Keynesian economics is at the heart of the reason for all levels of government being broke. In 1971, President Richard M. Nixon took the dollar off the gold standard, which forced all the other countries of the world to follow suit, thus changing the global monetary system from one of fixed currencies to one of floating currencies. When a currency is no longer backed by gold it is then possible to play all kinds of games with its value. By buying or selling a large quantity of one particular currency, an economically powerful individual or bank can literally move the market in their favor by buying low and selling high. The new patterns of booms and busts which the BIS refer to are not only man-made, as a result of the floating currency, but the highs and lows have been exacerbated by the fact that the barriers between the nation-states are gone. The ability to buy and sell currency on a global basis was seen in the Asian Crisis. For the countrys that refused to open their markets to the World Trade Financial Services Agreement, their currencies were crashed. Furthermore, the highs and lows of a countrys stock market is a result of the respective central bank buying and selling that countrys treasury bills. For example, when the Federal Reserve adds money to our banking system, interest rates drop and the stock market rises. Since the NASDAQ crash, interest rates in the U.S. have fallen to 45 year lows, stimulating both the prices of real estate to historic highs and the stock market. The BIS Annual Report cited three such cycles of highs and lows. The first began in the 1970s when the dollar was taken off the gold standard. Mr. White said that the change in the gold standard with very important in world affairs. The second cycle began in the mid-1980s, ending in a property bust; and the current cycle began in the mid-1990s. All Americans should be concerned about this report for the worlds bankers are signaling the end of the third cycle which can only end with higher interest rates as money is taken out of the market. Will we have another property bust as seen in the mid-1980s or will we have a repeat of the Nasdaq? Interestingly enough, the BIS cites household debt being at historic highs. In a way they created it. Of course buyers would seize the opportunity to trade up their home for a bigger one since they can afford more because of lower interest rates. As a result, Spain, the U.K., France, the U.S. and the Nordic countries have had huge increases in property values with household debt-to-income ratios at unprecedented highs. Furthermore, household saving is not evident in the U.S. to the same extent that it is in the Asian countries. World national savings rose to 25% of Gross Domestic Product or about 1% point more than the annual average for the current decade. This was due to higher savings habits in the developed world and in particular, China, where savings rose to 48%. High debt-to-income ratios and low
[cia-drugs] Without Africa's Poverty, Global Taxation is Not Possible [Veon]
WITHOUT AFRICA'S POVERTY, GLOBAL TAXATION IS NOT POSSIBLE At every turn, it is public-private partnership, the selling off of government owned resources, or privatizing through partnering with business. By Joan VeonJuly 30, 2005 The focus for the last seven years, since the last G8 in England, has been aid for Africa. In 1998, the churches organized the Jubilee Debt Relief Campaign. The terminology used was to remind world leaders of the Biblical Year of Jubilee recorded in the Old Testament where the debts of debtors were forgiven. I remember going to one of the non-governmental organizations-NGOs workshop on global tax. There I interviewed a key leader who told me that with the huge flows possible that it would be more than enough for the UN and Africa! Then in 2000, the United Nations held the Millennium Summit in which they set forth their goals for the 3rd Millennium. These goals will cost the world $50B a year which will escalate to $126B by 2015 when the UN is suppose to have reduced poverty, hunger and HIV/AIDS by 50%, and provide basic education and clean drinking water to the whole world. Seven years later, both debt forgiveness and the concept of global taxation have come full circle. This is it. This is where the rubber meets the road. Over the last ten years, the idea of global taxation has gone through a number of revisions. Last year, French President Jacques Chirac put the idea of global tax on the leaders agenda. At that time he proposed a tax for the poor and said he would make concrete proposals after a major study was completed. This year he has called his international tax scheme an International Solidarity Levy. The levy would be a tax on airline tickets. Countries in favor include Brazil, China, and Germany. This would be easy to set up as there are no international treaties which prohibit the creation of a flat tax on airline tickets since a number of airlines already have various types of taxes on airline tickets for airport renovation and the like. The rate would be personalized according to the level of a countrys willingness with airlines collecting the revenues and passing them on to the respective government to supplement their foreign aid funds. So why has Africa perpetually poor? There are a number of reasons, but we can go back to World Bank loans that were forced on a number of African countries during the 1970s. Under World Bank President Robert McNamara, who served as president from 1969 to 1981, World Bank economists forced their way into African countries in order to come up with a financial plan for their development. Their plans were so secret that not even the president of that country was privy to what the plan called for. He was pressured into taking huge World Bank loans to carry out these grandiose projects which were suppose to bring the country enough income to repay the loans. Unfortunately most of these projects became White Elephant projects, leaving these countries with huge indebtness. These are the Highly Indebted Poor Countries which you and I are being asked to bail out with increased foreign aid, debt forgiveness, and/or international taxation. So how much does Africa owe the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund? According to John Hilary from War on Want, about $532B is owed by the 60 Highly Indebted Poor Countries. Currently only 18 countries have qualified for debt forgiveness as a result of meeting World Bank conditions. The amount of debt forgiveness is $40B but the debt servicing of the remaining $492B owed is $45B a year. Hence the reason for global tax. The World Bank requires countries to take specific steps in order to qualify for debt forgiveness which include: changing their structure of government to be more accountable, make all financial figures public, privatize their energy sector, water, electricity, etc. and set up regional government structures. At every turn, it is public-private partnership, the selling off of government owned resources, or privatizing through partnering with business. This is seen in President Clintons New Partnership for African Development-NEPAD. President Bush has set up his own initiative, the Millennium Challenge Corporation-MCC, a U.S. government corporation, to administer funds. An informational brochure handed out at the G8 described it as an innovative new foreign assistance program designed to eliminate extreme poverty and promote sustainable economic growth. The purpose of which is to set up public-private partnerships where governments end up transferring assets into this new partnership to be run by the corporations. As expected, there are steps that countries need to take in order to be eligible, just like the World Bank qualifications. For example, the MCC Board approved a Compact with Cape Verde for approximately $110M. The Compact will support their efforts in achieving its overall
[cia-drugs] Tarpley Index
VENICE V1. The Venetian Conspiracy Address delivered to the ICLC Conference near Wiesbaden, Germany, Easter Sunday, 1981; (appeared in Campaigner, September, 1981) V2. The Role of the Venetian Oligarchy in Reformation, Counter-reformation, Enlightenment, and the Thirty Years' War ICLC Conference, 6 September 1992; (appeared in New Federalist, April, 1993) V4. How the Dead Souls of Venice Corrupted Science ICLC Conference, September, 1994 V5. Venice's War Against Western Civilization Appeared in Fidelio, Summer 1995 V6. The War of the League of Cambrai, Paolo Sarpi and John Locke From ICLC Conference panel titled: "The Axioms of the American System," Feb. 18, 1996; (appeared in New Federalist, March 18, 1996) THE BRITISH B1. How the Venetian System Was Transplanted Into England New Federalist, June 3, 1996 B3. The British Empire Bid for Undisputed World Domination, 1850-1870 Schiller Institute Food For Peace Conference, Chicago, February 22-23, 1992 B4. Lord Palmerston's Multicultural Human Zoo ICLC Conference, February 20, 1994 B5. King Edward VII of Great Britain: Evil Demiurge of the Triple Entente and World War 1 ICLC Conference, February, 1995 Return to ABJ Press Home Page or to Webster G. Tarpley Home Page. * * * http://www.abjpress.com/tarpindx.html Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM SPONSORED LINKS United state patent United state army United state flag United state navy flag United states patent office Central intelligence agency YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[cia-drugs] The Yuan Grows Up
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_32/b3946147_mz035.htm The Yuan Grows Up Untethered from the dollar, it could become a major world currency Call it one small step for China, one very big step for the world. While it's always hard to see the long-term consequences from a single event, financial historians may mark July 21 as the real start of China's development as a global monetary power. That was the day China offered up a modest revaluation of its currency, the yuan, and said it would begin to adjust the money's value based on a basket of currencies, ending the fixed peg that had been in place since 1994. In itself that's no big deal. Plenty of economies peg their money to a basket of currencies. It's often described as an interim way for a developing country to manage exchange rates with key trading partners -- until it feels comfortable enough to let its currency float freely. In practice, because floating means losing a big chunk of control over the price of money, few countries make it to that last step. So why is China any different? It's still carefully managing yuan exchange rate movements. Its ultratight capital controls mean money can't move freely into the country -- or out. And it's certainly not interested in making its exports expensive enough to slow down a rip-roaring economy that needs to absorb 10 million new workers a year. So very little in practical terms changed between July 20 and July 22. The reason the move to revalue has attracted so much attention is simple. It involves China, a $1.6 trillion economy that punches way above its weight when it comes to trade, global commodity consumption, and capital flows.There's more revaluing to come. China has some $700 billion in currency reserves, mostly dollars, in its treasury, the second-biggest stash behind Japan's. That gives it a lot of heft in global foreign exchange markets. Unlike tiny Singapore, which also uses a currency basket, when China decides to tinker with the value of its currency vis-à-vis others, it will be felt around the world. Beijing's decision to allow the yuan to rise about 2% against the dollar in July may be only the opening salvo of a carefully managed, multi-tiered appreciation over the next couple of years, although Governor Zhou Xiaochuan of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) denies that. David Malpass, Bear, Stearns Co. chief economist in New York, expects a 6% gain by the end of 2006 while Nouriel Roubini, an associate economics professor with New York University's Stern School of Business, sees a 10% appreciation of the yuan vs. the dollar in just the next 12 months.China Talks, Asia ListensHere's why China's move is a step toward the yuan becoming a major world currency. First, People's Bank now can act like a central bank, not just a foreign outpost of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Until now, PBOC had to stabilize the yuan by buying huge amounts of dollars from exporters in exchange for the Chinese currency every time the dollar weakened -- often in response to Fed moves. It then had to mop up all those excess yuan in the Chinese financial system by selling short-term notes and bonds to banks, or run the risk of a runaway money supply and inflation. Also, China has been powerless to stop its currency from moving in lockstep with the dollar against other major currencies such as the euro and yen. But with a basket system that includes, say, the dollar, yen, euro, and key Asian currencies, it can juggle the weightings to keep its trade competitiveness more broadly in control. The yuan might strengthen against the dollar but fall against the yen and euro. This makes sense, since China trades everywhere -- not just with the U.S. Its biggest trading partner as of mid-2005 was the euro zone, followed by the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia.Second, China now has an arsenal to use against speculators. By not disclosing the contents of its basket, it leaves markets uncertain about the timing of future yuan revaluations. True, in the short term this may open the door to more currency speculation among those expecting a further pop in the yuan-dollar rate. But for the longer term, speculators used to making big and destabilizing one-way bets on the currency based only on dollar movements will need to think twice. After all, Beijing still sets the foreign exchange rate -- not the open market. Big multinationals and Chinese companies with international operations will also need to adjust for more currency risk in the post-peg era. The offshore market for nondeliverable forward currency derivatives used by foreign investors to bet on the yuan's future value has mushroomed in recent years and will surely grow bigger.Thousands of businesses are sifting through the implications of the Chinese move. So are the nation's Asian neighbors, which already seem to be resetting their clocks to the Chinese sundial. It is no coincidence that Malaysia
[cia-drugs] Rep. Robin Hayes Flip-flops His Initial No Vote to Yes at Last Minute for Empty Promises on Textiles . Again
http://www.commondreams.org/news2005/0801-06.htm Flat-Out, Completely, Horizontally Opposed to CAFTA, Rep. Robin Hayes Flip-flops His Initial No Vote to Yes at Last Minute for Empty Promises on Textiles Again WASHINGTON - August 1 - Turning his back on the textile and apparel workers in North Carolinas 8thDistrict, Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.) dramatically reversed his previous opposition to the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) expansion of NAFTA to again become a deciding last vote that delivered CAFTAs 217-215 passage, after being made vague promises by Republican leaders to help the U.S. textile and apparel industry. In response to the unprincipled deal-making by Hayes, Public Citizen announced today a new initiative the CAFTA Damage Report to track the fallout from Hayes flip-flop in terms of the negative impact of CAFTA on working families in the United States, the foreseeable failure of his deal to materialize in real change and the political repercussions that Hayes is likely to suffer at the hands of angry constituents. A week before the vote, Hayes stated that he was flat-out, completely, horizontally opposed to CAFTA,[1] arguing that CAFTA is an extension of NAFTA that was not in the best interest of a core constituency I represent. Every time I drive through Kannapolisand I see those empty plants, I know there is no way I could vote for CAFTA.[2]Hayes initially cast a no vote but then was persuaded by Republican House leaders to change his vote to a yes after the House Republican leadership kept the voting open 45 minutes past the time limit. Unbelievably, this is the second time Hayes has switched his vote on a major piece of trade legislation. As constituents of North Carolinas 8thDistrict know, in 2001, Hayes switched from initially casting a no vote to yes, making him the deciding vote that gave President Bush Fast Track trade authority, a measure he had previously (and vehemently) opposed, which was the authority under which the CAFTA NAFTA expansion was negotiated. Even in cynical Washington political circles, no one can understand how Hayes would elect to irreversibly destroy his voters trust in him by again betraying the clear will of his constituents, and the obvious threat CAFTA poses to them, by doing what the Republican leadership asks of him again after all of the apologies made to constituents for his Fast Track retreat, his 2004 campaign promise to oppose CAFTA, and his vehement public opposition to CAFTA last week, said Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizens Global Trade Watch. No one can imagine that he is so weak as to have been brow beaten into betraying his constituents again, so many assume he is retiring. Hayes claims that he obtained a Bush administration promise to support a new Hong Kong Customs Enforcement pact, ostensibly to toughen textile transshipment measures.[3] However, as Hayes himself admitted in a letter to an industry representative after the CAFTA vote, the terms of this promise have not been determined or identified.[4] In a press release, Hayes indicated that his previous concerns about textile rules in CAFTA were addressed sometime in the wee hours of the morning before his vote switch,[5]even though the CAFTA agreement had not been changed at all. Three years ago, Hayes offered the tie-breaking vote on Fast Track in exchange for a Bush administration promise to secure funds to hire 72 customs officers to fight textile transshipment. While Hayes fought for, and eventually secured appropriations for the agents, the Bush administration, to this day, has still not hired these agents. After being left politically exposed once when he never got the 2001 promise to obtain more customs inspection for transshipped goods made in exchange for Hayes deciding Fast Track vote he did it again. But this time, the fig leaf is totally see-through, and everyone expects his voters will throw him out for indecent exposure, said Wallach. Hayes failed Fast Track deal is among nearly 100 deals-for-trade-votes that Public Citizen has tracked over a decade, of which nearly 80 percent have been dramatically broken or reversed. The newly announced CAFTA Damage Reportwill systematically track deals made for CAFTA votes, as well as CAFTAs economic damage. North Carolinas textile and apparel industry is losing hundreds of jobs a month, said Todd Tucker, research director at Public Citizens Global Trade Watch. Rep. Hayes was
[cia-drugs] CNOOC abandons $18.5bn bid for Unocal
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=FTDate=20050802ID=5011244 CNOOC abandons $18.5bn bid for UnocalBy Francesco Guerrera and Joe Leahy in Hong KongThe Financial TimesPublished: August 2 2005 06:33 | Last updated: August 2 2005 15:41CNOOCCNOOC on Tuesday abandoned its $18.5bn bid for Unocal, ending the most ambitious takeover attempt by a Chinese company and leaving Chevron to buy the US energy group for about $17.3bn in cash and shares.The end of CNOOC's eight-month quest for Unocal raises questions over the ability of Chinese companies to grow through cross-border takeovers in the face of potential political opposition and stiff competition from foreign rivals."This is certainly going to make Chinese companies take a longer look before they make the investment of time and money in trying to make a bid like this in the US," said Andy Rothman, China strategist with the brokerage CLSA in Shanghai."I don't think that's a positive thing for the US economy given that there's no national security issue here."The state-controlled Chinese group on Tuesday blamed the political backlash in the US as the main reason for the collapse of its bid, which failed to win the approval of Unocal's board because it was regarded as riskier than Chevron's lower offer."The unprecedented political opposition ... was regrettable and unjustified," CNOOC said in a statement. "We deeply appreciate the support we have had from shareholders ... but feel it is no longer in their fundamental best interests that we pursue our bid in these circumstances."CNOOC's withdrawal follows weeks of staunch political opposition in Washington to the Chinese state-owned oil company's bid for Unocal.Last week, Congress approved an amendment to an energy bill delaying a government review of a CNOOC acquisition by almost two months.The bid encountered even more trouble on Monday as Institutional Shareholder Services, an influential proxy voting firm whose recommendations can sway US takeover battles, backed the existing deal with Chevron.ISS said it was supporting Chevron because of the significant premium associated with the $17.5bn offer, as well as the regulatory risks associated with CNOOC's bid.Investors will vote on Chevron's cash-and-shares offer on August 10.That date left CNOOC with little time to persuade Unocal's board and shareholders to back its bid.Analysts and investors believe CNOOC would have had to raise its offer above $70 per share to win support from Unocal's board members. However such a move had become increasingly unlikely after several days of discussions within the Chinese company, according to people familiar with the matter.Meanwhile, Wall Street investors had already bet against the chances of a higher offer from CNOOC.Unocal shares closed down at $64.37 in New York trading on Monday, approaching the value of Chevron's offer of about $64 per share in cash and stock. CNOOC's bid was worth $67 per share in cash.CNOOC's shares rose to a new record in Hong Kong trading on Tuesday, gaining 2.8 per cent to HK$5.50. Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[cia-drugs] What Comes After King Fahd?
http://www.forexnews.com/AI/default.asp?f=A20050801A.mgn What Comes After King Fahd? by Ashraf Laidi 8/1/2005, Forexnews.com Saudi Arabias King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud has died today at the age of 82 after 23 years on the throne. Its already known that the majority of decision-making powers in Saudi Arabia have been assumed by Fahds Half brother Abdullah over the past 9 years. King Abdullah 81, is more of a conservative figure and is not seen as sympathetic to the US as his predecessor . Despite Abdullahs general assumption of power, mounting speculation suggested that the death of Fahd could lead to a more abrupt change of Saudi foreign policy towards the US such as oil diplomacy and socio-economic currents. In order to have a better perspective on what makes King Abdullah stand out from the rest of the pack of possible appointees, its important to point out that King Abdullahs mother came from the Shammar tribe and is not the same mother as that of the late Fahd (Hassa bint Sudeiri). While Fahd and his 6 full brothers (Princes Sultan, Abdel-Rahman, Nayef, Turki, Salman and Ahmed) were known as the Sudairi Seven, Abdullah had no full brothers. In 1996, Abdullah was handed much of the executive powers after Fahd had a stroke. The transfer of power led to much acrimony among the senior princes, but did not stop Abdullah from acquiring more control over the subsequent years. Abdullahs growing dominance emanated from his closeness to the tribal chieftains, an essential attribute in governing the Kingdom. The loyalty he had from the Tribes of the Najd region also enabled him to maintain dominance in the National Guard, most of which is made up from the tribal population of the Najd region. The Guard has also been considered as a counterweight to the Armed Forces. King Abdullahs conservativeness stems from his innate closeness to the tribes, his observance of Bedouin traditions and his relative infrequency of trips to the US. King Abdullah is widely believed to have opposed the introduction of foreign forces into the Kingdoms holy soil during the 1991 Gulf War. He is also a more vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause. Few months after September 11, King Abdullah canceled a widely expected trip to Washington and ended up going to Canada. While vocal in denouncing terrorism, King Abdullah was just as explicit in criticizing Western interference with Saudi affairs, including US pressure on the Kingdoms security policy. The presence of US manpower forces in Saudi Arabia has now been reduced to about 200 contractor and technical advisors to the National Guard, from more than 5,000 troops in 2003. Although US oil consumption from Saudi Arabia has now fallen below that from Canada, Mexico and Venezuela, bilateral relations remain more than cordial. Upon his visit to the US last April, King Abdullah discussed the salient topics of oil supply, war on terrorism, the war in Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative, which was proposed by Abdullah in 2002. While the US remains dependent on Saudi oil, Saudi Arabia remains dependent upon US support for its application to the World Trade Organization. The US continues to press Saudi Arabia for developing longer range investments in its oil sector so as to improve to its ability to stabilize world prices. Ryadh responded that it would aim at production target of 12.5 million bpd by the end of the current decade from the current 9 million bpd. Saudi Arabias efforts to diversify its energy wealth have led it to place increased focus on natural gas. These efforts also include the intention to strengthen ties with China and Russia. Out of the 6 companies expressing interest in developing Saudi gas sector last year, the 3 winners were Chinas SINOPEC, Russias Lukoil Holdings, and a consortium of European firms. The Next Generation With the death of King Fahd, Prince SultanSecond Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense becomes the eldest of the Sudairi Seven and the most likely successor of King Abdullah. While the latter has reined over the National Guard since the 1960s, Prince Sultan has done the same in the army, navy and air force over the same period. Sultan was notable for denying the USs use of Saudi bases to stage military attacks on Afghanistan in fall 2001, on the basis that no soldier will attack Muslims or Arabs on Saudi soil. Prince Sultan is also Chairman of the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs, a recently-formed organization dedicated to the service of Muslim affairs world-wide.One of Sultans sons is Prince Bandar, who occupied the powerful post of Ambassador to the US since 1984. Bandar resigned this summer now that his father Sultan will step up the ladder in the monarchy. Sultans other son is Prince Khalid, commander of the Saudi forces with the UN Coalition. Thus, it is interesting to note that while King
Re: [cia-drugs] Tom Heneghen report on July 17
STARR was an independent council. the law creating those does not exist anymore. starr was illegally representing the same chinese intel front corporation he was ostensibly investigating clinton over, btw. - Original Message - From: E Bryant Holman To: cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 9:08 PM Subject: Re: [cia-drugs] Tom Heneghen report on July 17 No he can't. Why didn't Clinton just fire Starr? No one can fire a special prosecutor. He was hired just for that reason. - Original Message - From: james Karl To: cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [cia-drugs] Tom Heneghen report on July 17 Bullshit. Bush as President can fire any US Attorney.Linda Minor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This show aired before the disclosure about the actual indictments reported by Flocco.===http://www.total911.info/2005/07/tenet-under-investigation-for-pre-911.htmlTom Heneghen reports to Cloak Dagger Internet Radio (late of 50,000-watt blowtorch CFMJ-AM) that a trusted "source close to the Fitzgerald investigation" says the independent prosecutor is looking into former CIA Director George Tenet's role in pre-9/11 put options placed on American Airlines.Previous editions of Cloak Dagger reported that the special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has taken his investigation beyond who named Valerie Plame as a CIA agent into who frauded up claims that Saddam Hussien was seeking yellowcake uranium and, ultimately, the 9/11 scam. CD correspondent Tom Heneghen reported on the July 17 show that Fitzgerald is looking into insider trading on airline stocks before 9/11. Heneghen reports that over the three trading days before 9/11 on the Chicago Board of Options 4,516 put options (bets the price would tank) were placed on American Airlines stock vs only 748 call options (bets the price would go up).According to CD, Fitzgerald is investigating Tenet's role in connection to Buzzy Krongard, a former No. 3 at the CIA, and that man's relation to the 2,157 airline options placed through Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter, located on 22 floors of the WTC.Texas money laundering operation involving HuntsPhilippinesV.K. Durham trustBeverly Enterprises and Stephens, Inc.--45 nursing home associates--Mena, Ark.bogus gold cert.Brady Bond fraudWachovia Bankassassinations--William Doonesbury and ?offshoot of Muslim Brotherhoodfinancial and operational terrorist fraudleaker to Judith MillerBolton cables and intercepts with Uzbekistanhedge fund in London involving two "suicides" in NYJames Warren at Chicago Trib is obstructing justiceChicago MercantileRoger Morris, NSC--Air Force One signal of Bush and Cheney talking about Valerie PlameLeo Wanta letter to Dick Cheney about Philippine money --linked to Wachovia BankMarc RichRussian MafiyaArrest of "E.P" in London, money laundered through DenmarkIf Bush fires Patrick Fitzgerald, it will set P.F. free to talk.white-skinned Moslems in TexasArrests in London are the same as what went on in NY after 9/11 to shut up people who knew too muchSubway bombs were underneath the trains and could not have been planted by the youths they arrested.Private company, mock drill, piggy-backed with actual bombing.P-2 and Calipari, who was assassinated in Iraq.Niger's embassy broken into and papers stolenBush is desperate to fire Fitz., but can't. Indictments will open up the whole money laundering network.Throughout the tape, there has been no mention of any sources for the information--where any leaks are coming from other than documents submitted by Tom Heneghen.===http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/documents/health/beverly_arkansas.html A Rose Law Firm Deal, RevisitedThe Wall Street Journal PAGE A20 - - - 03/15/1994Jonathan Roos(Copyright (c) 1994, Dow Jones Co., Inc.) The following is reprinted with permission from the Des Moines Register of June 13, 1993. A related editorial appears nearby {see related editorial: "Review Outlook (Editorial): Who Was Webster Hubbell? -- I" -- WSJ March 15, 1994}. When Hillary Rodham Clinton complained in a recent speech about profiteering in the health care industry, she could have found a ready example in the role one of her former Arkansas law partners played in an Iowa nursing-homes deal that made millions for the deal makers. William H. Kennedy III, a partner in the Rose Law Firm of Little Rock and now associate counsel to President Clinton, shepherded the deal for Beverly Enterprises,
Re: [cia-drugs] Milestones deserve recognition
Let all who post and read here know that Vigilius Haufniensis did not post anything at all during the entire 24 hours of August 2, 2005. Either he is too ill to post, or he has exercised the kind of discipline, forebearance and restraint associated with recovering pederasts who find themselves in the midst of a busload of cub scouts. In either event, he has my best wishes. Keep up the good work, Vig! VMANN: i was out of town. vigilius haufniensis Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hj6osd5/M=362329.6886306.7839369.3040540/D=groups/S=1705372463:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123115675/A=2894321/R=0/SIG=11dvsfulr/*http://youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=1992 Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back!/a./font ~- Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cia-drugs/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[cia-drugs] Intelligence Brief: Caribbean Spheres of Influence
02 August 2005Two of Pakistan's major newspapers released articles on Tuesday discussing PINR's latest analysis on Pakistan, titled "Pakistan: a Geopolitical Crux". The articles can be found below: "Pakistan called a 'regional great power'"http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_2-8-2005_pg7_58 "Pakistan's geopolitical importance increases"http://www.dawn.com/2005/08/02/top4.htm In light of Iran's recent nuclear posturing, we recommend the following past PINR Intelligence Brief: July 2005: "Intelligence Brief: Iran"http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_reportreport_id=322 --Intelligence Brief: Caribbean Spheres of Influence Drafted By: Dr. Michael A. Weinstein http://www.pinr.com Widening and deepening competition for spheres of influence in the Western Hemisphere became evident during the week of July 25 with the summit meeting of the Association of Caribbean States (A.C.S.) and the passage of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives approving the Central American Free Trade Agreement (C.A.F.T.A.). [See: "Intelligence Brief: C.A.F.T.A."]Through the election of center-left governments pledged to implementing social welfare and import substitution models of economic development, in place of the neo-liberal free trade paradigm, in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, in addition to the election of Hugo Chavez, who promotes a more radical model of cooperativism, to Venezuela's presidency, Washington's leadership in the hemisphere has been credibly challenged over the past several years.The rise of the center-left and populist left in South America has opened up a north-south split and a resulting competition between the two sides that reaches its flash point in Central America and the Caribbean -- the border between the two power blocs where they contend for dominant influence.With their high poverty and unemployment rates, and their lack of military power, the states of Central America and the Caribbean are dependent upon more prosperous and stronger outside powers for their economic sustenance and development, and their security. In turn, the powers of the north and south of the hemisphere bid for the allegiance of the weaker states in the center.In part, the north-south competition is a normal development of power politics -- the rise of Brazil's economic power and the use by Caracas of Venezuela's petroleum-created wealth for geostrategic purposes inexorably leads to a rebalancing of hemispheric power. The general tendency toward multipolarity is compounded by clashing models of economic development that reflect conflicts generated by domestic and national interests of the contending sides.A.C.S. SummitFounded in 1994 and including 25 states in and bordering the Caribbean Sea, the A.C.S. is committed to fostering "consultation, cooperation and concerted action" among its members. One of the maze of regional organizations that have sprung up around the world since the fall of the Soviet Union and the consequent collapse of the bipolar configuration of world power, the A.C.S. has functioned as a consultative forum and has made only small steps toward integration and none toward concerted action.The A.C.S. has remained a forum because of the divergent interests of its members that reflect the pushes and pulls of the north-south split. The north projects itself into the organization through Mexico, a partner in the Washington-led North American Free Trade Agreement (N.A.F.T.A.). The south is present through Venezuela, which pursues an assertive policy of oil diplomacy. The weaker states in the middle have divided allegiances, with market-oriented center-right governments -- primarily in Central America -- supporting Washington, and the Caribbean islands and Panama leaning toward Caracas because of its provision of subsidized oil to them.Although the A.C.S. cannot be expected to be a vehicle of concerted action, it is politically significant as an arena in which the competing powers can bid for influence among the member states. The north-south split was starkly apparent at the A.C.S. summit of heads of government and top cabinet ministers held in Panama City on July 28-29. The major news from the summit was the push by Caracas of its "PetroCaribe" plan, which offers Central American and Caribbean states crude oil on favorable terms. Venezuelan Foreign Secretary Ali Rodriguez announced that Caracas was ready to expand its program by tailoring deals to the particular conditions and needs of each participating state: "We can use methods from the most ancient to the most modern to achieve these types of exchanges." Those methods include credits, subsidized prices and barter exchanges.Caracas' oil diplomacy won wide support at the summit. Thirteen of the 15 island countries in the A.C.S. have already signed on to PetroCaribe, Panama is in negotiations and even Washington's chief ally in South
[cia-drugs] Succession Quiets Royals' Rivalries
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-saudi2aug02,0,4351005.story?coll=la-home-headlines Succession Quiets Royals' Rivalries Politicking princes are likely to fall into line behind new king, whose stance toward reform is uncertain.By Megan K. Stack, Times Staff Writer RIYADH, Saudi Arabia For the first time in a decade, the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia with its vast pools of oil, its status as the cradle of Islam and its violent clashes over faith and power fell under the control of a strong king with centralized powers.The death of King Fahd on Monday has freed Saudi Arabia from the limbo of an ailing ruler and muted the power struggles among the princes that began a decade ago when the king grew too ill to rule. Now all eyes are on King Abdullah, the longtime de facto ruler who smoothly took the throne as Fahd's death was announced. He has cultivated a reputation as a reformist, a man whose progressive ideas often crashed into the more traditional elements in the ruling House of Saud. But despite his image, there is no clear notion of how he will rule.Abdullah has inherited a deeply troubled empire. The government is coping with intense pressure from Islamist extremism as well as a growing movement for democratic change.The new monarch has angered members of the royal family by pushing modest political reforms and slashing some of the subsidies paid to the thousands of Saudi princes and princesses. But his ascension to the throne will probably put an end to the battles for eminence. Whatever their private grudges, family members are conditioned to set aside their differences and fall in line behind the king, analysts said."The royal family isn't just a family, it's a political institution. It's the only institution in the country, and it's not new," Saudi author Turki Hamad said. "I don't think they'll jeopardize the political system just because they have differences. We shouldn't look at these members as just members, but as part of the institution."People here are skeptical about how much Abdullah will change the status quo and even what reform means in a land that is so firmly entrenched in strict interpretations of the Koran, the holy book of Islam, and the absolute power of monarchs and clerics. "We are really talking about a ruling institution that's developed a certain style over the century and decades," said Ihsan Ali Bu-Hulaiga, a member of the appointed council that advises the royal family. "I can't see big changes, really."But others argue that the fight for Saudi Arabia's soul has only been deferred with the ascension of the aging Abdullah, not avoided. Both Abdullah and the newly named Crown Prince Sultan are about 80, so the current leadership appears to be a phase rather than an enduring regime. The question of which princes will be appointed to what posts and who will emerge as ascendant to the throne remains unsettled."On the surface it's pretty stable, but just beneath and for quite a depth there's a lot of turmoil," said a Saudi source close to the royal family. "It's still not really clear where this government is going long-term."For decades, Saudi Arabia has appeared to both citizens and outsiders as a maze of contradictions. Hypermodern infrastructure is superimposed on an ancient, tribal way of life; the petrodollar decadence of Versace and Mercedes is intertwined with rigid Sunni Islam; opulence and poverty rub shoulders.The new king will inherit the struggle that defined Fahd's reign: balancing progress against tradition. The Saudi government has maintained tight ties with America even though the relationship enrages homegrown militants, notably Osama bin Laden. The government also has struggled to mute extremist teachings without alienating the clerics or undermining the strict Wahhabism that is a pillar of the House of Saud.There is the balancing act, too, of luring Westerners into the kingdom to staff the oil and gas companies without compromising what many Saudis see as a delicate and threatened Islamic identity.The recent battles with insurgents go to the heart of Saudi Arabia's struggle to combine the Western trappings of modernity with the conservative values extolled in the historic birthplace of Islam.The most extreme fundamentalists in Saudi Arabia view the royal family as corrupt, greedy and far too friendly with the West. Bands of Islamists have launched a sporadic uprising meant to topple the regime and drive out the foreigners who are still the kingdom's economic lifeblood. With suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage-takings, they've cut a grisly swath across the kingdom, frightening away some foreigners and rattling the royal family.Although Saudi security forces have arrested and killed many insurgents, Saudi radicalism is deeply entrenched.Meanwhile, intellectuals, leftists and women have begun to demand political reform and a crackdown on corruption. The
[cia-drugs] FLOCCO OFFLINE
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[cia-drugs] Uzbekistan Evicts U.S. From Air Base
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/080105_world_stories.shtml [This is more than a sign of an empire in decay. In addition to weakening US military capabilities in the region and being a slap in the face for US prestige, it is also a direct move to reduce the US's (read CIA's) control over the world-record opium harvest being smuggled out of Afghanistan through Tashkent. I have no doubt that many of the flights leaving Karshi-Kanabad - just as they were from Laos in the 1960s and Honduras, Costa Rica and El Salvador during the 1980s - have been filled with drugs. The timing of this with China's first partial revaluation of the Yuan is another warning signal for the already fragile US economy. - MCR] Uzbekistan Evicts U.S. From Air Base By Robert Burns, AP Military WriterSaturday, July 30, 2005 (07-30) 15:06 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) - http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/07/30/national/w080431D29.DTL In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. The Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan has ended its agreement allowing U.S. military aircraft and personnel to use an air base that has been an important hub for American military operations in Afghanistan, administration officials said Saturday. No reason Uzbekistan was evicting U.S. forces from Karshi-Khanabad air base, commonly referred to as K2, was offered by either the State Department or the Defense Department. The Washington Post, which first reported the eviction notice, said no reason was given by Uzbekistan and that U.S. forces would have six months to leave. The New York Times reported Saturday on its Web site that a State Department official cited the abrupt action as a response to a United Nations operation to take hundreds of Uzbek refugees from the region. More than 400 people who had fled to Kyrgyzstan after an Uzbek uprising in May were flown Friday to a refugee camp in Romania. The Uzbek government had sought their return. The U.S. Embassy in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent received the diplomatic note terminating the agreement late last week, State Department spokeswoman Nancy Beck said. A Pentagon spokesman, Glenn Flood, said the notice was received Friday. "This is a bilateral agreement between two sovereign nations, and under that agreement either side has the option to terminate that agreement," Beck said. The State Department had no further comment, she said. The Uzbek government in recent months had tightened restriction on use of the base, including banning night flights. "We have to step back and look at our options now and see where we go from here," Flood said. "That airfield has been very important for our operations in Afghanistan" - humanitarian as well as military. K2 has been a critical staging point for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan since the earliest days of the war, which began in October 2001. More recently, the base has been used to move supplies, including humanitarian aid, into northern Afghanistan. It also is a refueling point for transport planes. The eviction notice came just days after Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld returned from a Central Asia visit to two Uzbek neighboring states, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Officials in Kyrgyzstan affirmed to Rumsfeld that U.S. forces can continue to use Manas air base for as long as the Afghan war requires. U.S. forces do not use any bases in Tajikistan, which shares a long border with northern Afghanistan. The Pentagon has an arrangement that permits U.S. planes to refuel there under certain circumstances. During his trip, Rumsfeld said he did not believe U.S. operations in Afghanistan would be hurt if the Uzbek government denied continued use of K2 because there are other air base options in the region. "We're always thinking ahead. We'll be fine," Rumsfeld said on Monday. In early July, a regional organization led by Russia and China issued a statement calling for the U.S. to set a timetable for withdrawing its forces from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Uzbekistan's ties with Washington have deteriorated after the Bush administration joined other Western nations in urging an international investigation into the suppression of a May uprising in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan. Uzbek government troops fired on protesters in the city after militants seized a prison and a government building. Authorities denied that troops fired on unarmed civilians and said that 187 people died in the unrest; human rights groups put the figure as high as 750. Uzbekistan's president, Islam Karimov, who has ruled for 16 years and tolerates no dissent, has blamed the violence on Islamic militants. He has rejected the demands for an outside inquiry, and, facing Western criticism, has found a strong support in Russia and China. Both of them
Re: [cia-drugs] FLOCCO OFFLINE
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[cia-drugs] Re: FLOCCO OFFLINE
Flocco is walking around his neighborhood with a kick me sign taped to his back. I'll bet he doesn't swallow all of Heneghen's bullshit so readily next time. Flocco, unfortunately, has ruined himself as far as being an alternative news source. --- In cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com, Vigilius Haufniensis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.tomflocco.com/ does tom flocco's site come up for anyone? vigilius haufniensis Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hcfc7ja/M=362329.6886306.7839369.3040540/D=groups/S=1705372463:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123128593/A=2894321/R=0/SIG=11dvsfulr/*http://youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=1992 Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back!/a./font ~- Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cia-drugs/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [cia-drugs] Re: FLOCCO OFFLINE
Flocco is walking around his neighborhood with a kick me sign taped to his back. I'll bet he doesn't swallow all of Heneghen's bullshit so readily next time. Flocco, unfortunately, has ruined himself as far as being an alternative news source. VMANN: not really. to me, he's just building a reputation for 'running' with the story. like when he ran that story about katheryn harris's plane crashing. all journalists have to make corrections. flocco puts out plenty of good info. vigilius haufniensis Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h3q2n22/M=362329.6886306.7839369.3040540/D=groups/S=1705372463:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123129977/A=2894321/R=0/SIG=11dvsfulr/*http://youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=1992 Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back!/a./font ~- Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cia-drugs/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/