[cia-drugs] The Hidden Truth about US Financial Problems - video article
The Hidden Truth about US Financial Problems - video article [EMAIL PROTECTED] Video: Creature From Jekyll Island A Second Look at the Federal Reserve http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6507136891691870450 BAILOUTS: THE WOUND THAT WILL KEEP ON HEMORRHAGING PART 1 of 2 By: Devvy September 25, 2008 © 2008 - NewsWithViews.com No one knows what to do. We are in new territory here. This is a different game. We're not here playing soccer, basketball or football, this is a new game and we're going to have to figure out how to do it. Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV], September 17, 2008 It is exactly that level of ignorance in the U.S. Congress for decades that has brought America to the brink of financial ruin. William Greider, author of Secrets of the Temple, said the same thing during his testimony, House Banking Committee, October 7, 1993: Otherwise confident and intelligent people including members of Congress - defer to the Fed's wisdom mainly because they do not understand itThe only players who are left out of this conversation are the American people and, to a large extent their elected representatives. Instead, they are provided a frustrating stream of evasive euphemisms and opaque jargon and platitudinous generalities and, sometimes, even downright deception. As more than one Federal Reserve governor confided to me, it would be very difficult - perhaps impossible - for the Fed to have an honest discussion of monetary policy with Congress or the public because the level of ignorance is so profound. Clearly, we have made huge strides in educating our fellow Americans about fiat currency and sound monetary policy, but without real newspapers in this country, most Americans don't know the truth. It's also crystal clear that members of Congress, with few exceptions, are clue less. I think it's safe to say that many of those who do know, don't have the courage to go up against the most powerful money cartels in the world; the rest are simply crooks who profit from a corrupted monetary system. Over the decades, Congress has been perfectly willing to forfeit their authority, violate their oath of office and the supreme law of the land as Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, pointed out in USA TODAY, January 7, 1999: The dirty little secret is that both houses of Congress have become irrevelant...In case you hadn't noticed, America's domestic policy is being run by Alan Greenspan and the Federal Reserve Board...Congress is out of the loop. Every so often, some senators or House members politely ask Greenspan to visit and talk about the economy. He obliges by riding up to the Hill and muttering convoluted sentences that no two people interpret in quite the same way. Then he goes back down to the Fed and runs the country. Not long after the unconstitutional Federal Reserve Act was passed and our country was turned over to a cabal of the rich and privileged, there were congressmen who railed against this massive fraud and swindle. Louis McFadden was one of the champions of exposing what happened by the passage of that act. On May 23, 1933, McFadden launched an indictment against the robbers called banker barons: Mr. Chairman, we have in this Country one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Banks, hereinafter called the Fed. The Fed has cheated the Government of these United States and the people of the United States out of enough money to pay the Nation's debt. The depredations and iniquities of the Fed has cost enough money to pay the National debt several times over. This evil institution has impoverished and ruined the people of these United States, has bankrupted itself, and has practically bankrupted our Government. It has done this through the defects of the law under which it operates, through the maladministration of that law by the Fed and through the corrupt practices of the moneyed vultures who control it The Federal Reserve Bank destroyed our old and characteristic way of doing business. It discriminated against our 1-name commercial paper, the finest in the world, and it set up the antiquated 2-name paper, which is the present curse of this Country and which wrecked every country which has ever given it scope; it fastened down upon the Country the very tyranny from which the framers of the Constitution sough to save us As Agents of the foreign central banks the Fed try by every means in their power to reduce our favorable balance of trade. They act for their foreign principal and they accept fees from foreigners for acting against the best interests of these United States. In my last column, I warned we the people would be forced to sacrifice the fruits of our labors to foreign banks -- just as Congressman McFadden said in his
[cia-drugs] FDIC Running out of Cash: No Bank is Safe in this Alarming Atmosphere
FDIC Running out of Cash: No Bank is Safe in this Alarming Atmosphere [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=vaaid=10274 Be very, very careful. There are reports the US Federal Deposits Insurance Commission is running out of money. Chairman Sheila Blair has been forced to issue a statement. US banks are overwhelmingly safe and sound and the Government fund used to cover insured deposits will be adequate to absorb any losses, even high losses, she says. But Brian Bethune, US economist at consulting company Global Insight, said: Additional failures of large banks or savings and loans companies seem likely, and that could overwhelm the FDIC's insurance fund. Christopher Whalen, senior vice-president and managing director of Institutional Risk Analytics, said: We've got a … retail bank run forming in this country. On Monday, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the nation's commercial banking system is safe and sound, and that the American people can be very, very confident about their accounts in our banking system. FDIC officials say 98% of US banks still meet regulators' standards for adequate capital. Associated Press reported that the FDIC was down to $US45.2 billion ($A57 billion) - the lowest level since 2003. Whalen then wrote that reports the FDIC was running out of cash had no basis. His statement said: It is essential that people realise the US Treasury will advance whatever cash is needed by FDIC to address bank failures and make good the deposit insurance guarantee. There is no issue regarding the bank insurance fund, but unfortunately most of the public do not understand this. The FDIC needs to make this clear in all of its public statements. IRA has been constantly in contact with the FDIC and other regulators and knows more about this situation, I would suggest, than the US Government. The situation may not have been helped by a report from American Banker concerning the deal by Bank of America, the FDIC's biggest customer, with 10% of the nation's deposits, to take over Merrill Lynch saying it is unclear how much that acquisition would increase B of A's risk profile. It is an intricate game, with the stability of the nation's finances on the line. American Banker says regulators will meet the Senate Banking Committee, which is increasingly worried about the FDIC's ability to pay for the growing number of bank failures, and relaxing the barriers between banks and the riskier affiliates is likely to raise some concerns. It said the Federal Reserve board had waived long-standing limits designed to prevent commercial banks from bailing out affiliates, including their investment banking units. The waiver, which will last until January, was seen as helping B of A make the Merrill deal. That's specifically so that no one will question Bank of America's ability to capitalise Merrill Lynch because it allows B of A to use its deposit base, which is enormous, to capitalise the broker- dealer, said Chris Low, chief economist at First Horizon National Corp's FTN Financial Capital Markets. The initial worry for the FDIC is that deposits will be used to backstop investment banking operations, which in and of itself is risky. This sort of statement has the potential to roil troubled markets. Statements to the effect that there is no cause for alarm, although accurate in the immediacy, can cause the public to consider the opposite. But the genie is out of the bottle. These developments draw attention to how close we are to widespread alarm, and in that environment no bank is safe. Paul Craig Roberts was assistant secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration. He was associate editor of The Wall Street Journal editorial page and contributing editor of National Review. He is co-author of The Tyranny of Good Intentions. He wrote on Tuesday: Most Americans, including the presidential candidates and the media, are unaware that the US Government today, now at this minute, is unable to finance its day-to-day operations and must rely on foreigners to purchase its bonds. The Government pays the interest to foreigners by selling more bonds, and when the bonds come due, the Government redeems the bonds by selling new bonds. The day the foreigners do not buy is the day the American people and their government are brought to reality. This is not the financial position of a superpower … Will what happened to Lehman Brothers today be America's fate tomorrow? Hopefully, tomorrow is a long way off. Meanwhile, RSG Monitor, a creation of Professor Nouriel Roubini and other top international economists and policymakers, reports: The biggest US savings and loan, Washington Mutual, might be close to a bust. Dozens of other banks could be near bankruptcy and the beginning of a silent bank run is looming as depositors are nervous about
[cia-drugs] Fwd: Banks in China ordered to halt lending to US banks during meltdown
Begin forwarded message: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: September 25, 2008 1:45:18 PM PDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Banks in China ordered to halt lending to US banks during meltdown China banks told to halt lending to US banks Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:52pm EDT http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSPEK16693720080925 BEIJING, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have told domestic banks to stop interbank lending to U.S. financial institutions to prevent possible losses during the financial crisis, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday. The Hong Kong newspaper cited unidentified industry sources as saying the instruction from the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) applied to interbank lending of all currencies to U.S. banks but not to banks from other countries. The decree appears to be Beijing's first attempt to erect defences against the deepening U.S. financial meltdown after the mainland's major lenders reported billions of U.S. dollars in exposure to the credit crisis, the SCMP said. A spokesman for the CBRC had no immediate comment. (Reporting by Alan Wheatley and Langi Chiang; editing by Ken Wills) Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators.
[cia-drugs] The Mob's President: Richard Nixon's Secret Ties to the Mafi
http://www.crimemagazine.com/06/mobpresidentnixon,0205-6.htm February 5, 2006 President Richard Nixon with Bebe Rebozo (left) and J. Edgar Hoover (center) at the Florida White House. Credit: National Archives. The Mob's President: Richard Nixon's Secret Ties to the Mafia by Don Fulsom During the height of the Watergate scandal, Atty. Gen. John Mitchell's wife, Martha, sounded one of the first alarms, telling a reporter, ''Nixon is involved with the Mafia. The Mafia was involved in his election.'' White House officials privately urged other reporters to treat any anti-Nixon comments by Martha as the ravings of a drunken crackpot. Time, however, has proved Mrs. Mitchell right. Richard Nixon's earliest campaign manager and political advisor was Murray Chotiner, a chubby lawyer who specialized in defending members of the Mafia and who enjoyed dressing like them too, in a wardrobe highlighted by monogrammed white-on-white dress shirts and silk ties with jeweled stickpins. The monograms said MMC, because – perhaps to seem more impressive – he billed himself as Murray M. Chotiner, though, in reality, he lacked a middle name. In this cigar chomping, wheeler-dealer, Nixon had found what future Nixon aide Len Garment called ''his Machiavelli – a hardheaded exponent of the campaign philosophy that politics is war.'' When Nixon went on to the White House, both as vice president, and later as president, he took Chotiner with him as a key behind-the- scenes advisor – and for good reason. By the time he became president in 1969, thanks in large part to Murray Chotiner's contacts with such shady figures as Mafia-connected labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, New Orleans Mafia boss Carlos Marcello, and Los Angeles gangster Mickey Cohen, Richard Nixon had been on the giving and receiving end of major underworld favors for more than two decades. In his first political foray – a successful 1946 race for Congress as a strong anti-Communist from southern California – Nixon received a $5,000 contribution from Cohen plus free office space for a ''Nixon for Congress'' headquarters in one of Mickey Cohen's buildings. And there was more to come. In 1950, at Chotiner's request, Cohen set up a fund-raising dinner for Nixon at the Knickerbocker Hotel in Los Angeles. The affair took in $75,000 to help Nixon go on and defeat Sen. Helen Gahagan Douglas, whom he had portrayed as a Communist sympathizer – ''pink right down to her underwear.'' ''Everyone from around here that was on the pad naturally had to go,'' Cohen himself later recalled, looking back on the Knickerbocker dinner, ''… It was all gamblers from Vegas, all gambling money. There wasn't a legitimate person in the room.'' The mobster said Nixon addressed the dinner after Cohen told the crowd the exits would be closed until the whole $75,000 quota was met. They were. And it was. Cohen has said his support of Nixon was ordered by ''the proper persons from back East,'' meaning the founders of the national Syndicate, Frank Costello and Meyer Lansky. Why would Meyer Lansky become a big fan of Richard Nixon? Senate crime investigator Walter Sheridan offered this opinion: ''If you were Meyer, who would you invest your money in? Some politician named Clams Linguini? Or a nice Protestant boy from Whittier, California?'' Lansky was considered the Mafia's financial genius. Known as ''The Little Man'' because he was barely five feet tall, Lansky developed Cuba for the Mob during the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, when Havana was ''The Latin Las Vegas.'' Under its tall, swaying palms, gambling, prostitution and drug trafficking netted the U.S. Syndicate more than $100-million-a-year – even after handsome payoffs to Batista. In the mid-‘50s, Batista designated Lansky the unofficial czar of gambling in Havana. This was so Batista could stop some Mob-run casinos from using doctored games of chance to cheat tourists. A shrewd, master manipulator whose specialty was gambling, Lansky was also known among mobsters as honest. It wasn't necessary to rig the gambling tables to make boatloads of bucks. Lansky directed all casino operators to ''clean up, or get out.'' Lansky, in turn, was very generous with the Cuban dictator. As former Lansky associate Joseph Varon has said: ''I know every time Myer went to Cuba he would bring a briefcase with at least $100,000 (for Batista). So Batista welcomed him with open arms, and the two men really developed such an affection for each other. Batista really loved him. I guess I'd love him too if he gave me $100,000 every time I saw him.'' Lansky saw to it that his friends were generous to Batista too. In February 1955, Vice President Richard Nixon traveled to Havana to embrace Batista at the despot's lavish private palace, praise ''the competence and stability'' of his regime, award him a medal of honor, and compare him with
[cia-drugs] Rep Barney Frank blames House GOP for breakdown of deal
in writing and bring it to the floor. That's really up to the House Republicans. Shelby, however, said he has a letter from some 200 economists saying the plan as structured by Paulson is a mistake and won't work. I say this will not solve the problem, he said on ABC's Good Morning America.: We're going to spend close to a trillion dollars, we're going to borrow it, I say we can do better, Shelby said. Republicans and Democrats alike seemed unsure which way McCain was leaning. His campaign's statement late Thursday shed little light. At this moment, the plan that has been put forth by the administration does not enjoy the confidence of the American people, it said. It was unclear whether McCain would attend Friday night's scheduled debate against Democratic nominee Barack Obama in Oxford, Miss. Ordinarily a Republican president's problems are with Democrats, especially if they control the House and Senate. In this case, Bush seemed almost over that hurdle. To be sure, Democrats demanded a number of changes in his plan, but administration insiders signaled they probably were acceptable. They included greater oversight, more protections for taxpayers, efforts to head off home foreclosures and piecemeal allocations of the federal money to buy toxic mortgage securities. What caught some by surprise, either at the White House meeting or shortly before it, was the sudden momentum behind a dramatically different plan drafted by House conservatives with Minority Leader John Boehner's blessing. Instead of the government buying the distressed securities, the new plan would have banks, financial firms and other investors that hold such loans pay the Treasury to insure them. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., a chief sponsor, said it was clear that Bush's plan was not going to pass the House. But Democrats said the same was true of the conservatives' plan. It calls for tax cuts and insurance provisions the majority party will not accept, they said. At one point in the White House meeting, according to two officials, McCain voiced support for Ryan's criticisms of the administration's proposal. Frank, a gruff Massachusetts liberal, angrily demanded to know what plan McCain favored. These officials also said that as tempers flared, Bush struggled at times to maintain control. At one point, several minutes into the session, Obama said it was time to hear from McCain. According to a Republican who was there, all he said was, 'I support the principles that House Republicans are fighting for.' Some at the table took that to mean the conservatives' alternative proposal, which stands little chance of passage. A few hours later, Paulson and the handful of negotiators wearily headed for home. Frank told The Associated Press: I did tell Secretary Paulson that this whole thing is at risk if the president can't get members of his own party to participate. More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080926/ap_on_bi_ge/ financial_meltdown;_ylt=Agok6EOfka7_Sgry9tFplFGs0NUE -- Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. Have a great day, Tommy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links
[cia-drugs] McCain Suspends Campaign, Dodges Debate, But Keeps Right On Campaigning Anyway. What a liar!
McCain Suspends Campaign, Dodges Debate, But Keeps Right On Campaigning Anyway. What a liar! Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *McCain Suspends Campaign, Dodges Debate, But Keeps Right On Campaigning Anyway. What a Liar!* *John McCain has missed hundreds of Senate votes, but now he suddenly wants to appear to drop everything and put on a dog and pony show and appear all Presidential to the sheeple, while dodging the first debate with Barack Obama. Well the campaign and the ads kept right on going! He pretends to take off his Republican hat, but he instantly replaces it with a Tin Foil Hat and piles on some more make-up for the cameras! -T* So what did Senator McCain ACTUALLY do after he notified the public that he would be suspending his campaign? Well, politics as usual, of course: - A meeting with Lady de Rothschild (former supporter of Hillary Clinton, and now vocal advocate and donor to McCain) - A meeting with the Prime Minister of India - An interview with Katie Couric AND - A short stop in at the Clinton Global Initiative SO, 23 hours after he suspended his campaign, Mr. McCain arrived in Washington to save our country from the economic crisis. McCain Cuts and Runs *Wed Sep 24, 3:19 PM ET* The Nation http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/thenation/cm_thenation/storytext/ 45363946/29237423/SIG=10qa2akrp/*http://www.thenation.com http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/thenation/cm_thenation/storytext/ 45363946/29237423/SIG=10qa2akrp/*http://www.thenation.com After calling for debates all summer, John McCain is cutting and running from the first one. In one of the weirder political ploys of a long campaign season, McCain says he will suspend his campaign on Thursday. He is also pushing for a postponement of the first presidential debate. McCain says he is taking these dramatic steps because he wants to focus on congressional negotiations over the bailout. It's not clear how a national presidential debate -- the ultimate bully pulpit in this political season -- would detract from any effort to build national consensus on solutions for the economic crisis. The debate, scheduled for 9pm EST on Friday, would have provided the first direct, extended exchange between the nominees on foreign policy, and presumably would have included economic discussions as well, given the current crisis. Both candidates could travel to Washington the next morning -- Obama is already scheduled to do so -- so McCain's decision to bail on the debate as his polling slips is odd. Today's Washington Post/ABC poll showed Obama taking a national lead, powered by voters flocking to him on economic issues. The Obama campaign just released a statement describing their collaboration with McCain, though it did not directly address his debate gambit: At 8:30 this morning, Senator Obama called Senator McCain to ask him if he would join in issuing a joint statement outlining their shared principles and conditions for the Treasury proposal and urging Congress and the White House to act in a bipartisan manner to pass such a proposal. At 2:30 this afternoon, Senator McCain returned Senator Obama's call and agreed to join him in issuing such a statement. The two campaigns are currently working together on the details. That's nice. Here's a better idea: Lay out those details in public, in a transparent, free-wheeling televised debate this Friday, after officially changing the topic from foreign policy to the economy. Good leaders can change course to meet a crisis, but they don't run from public scrutiny. John McCain may hope his Beltway trip looks presidential, but you don't need to be in Washington to rally the American people to a solution to these problems. More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080924/cm_thenation/45363946_1 -- Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. Have a great day, Tommy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links
[cia-drugs] +FINA CRISIS-A few snapshots before the market opens
On Fri, 9/26/08, don.stacey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ### FINANCIAL CRISIS: A few snapshots before the market opens ### What a week to be away! Lousy scheduling on my part. LOL. As I try to catch up on messages in my inbox and my favorite website, here are a few snapshots of where we are as of early morning on Friday, September 25: From indexcalls.com: For openers... Biggest bank failure in history, WaMu[Washington Mutual] is ovah. JPM [J P Morgan Chase] comes in to feed on the carcass. MORE 1. Gold coin sales halted after retail rush By Javier Blas in London Published: September 25 2008 23:03 The rush by retail investors into gold on Thursday forced the US government to “temporarily” suspend the sales of the popular American Buffalo one-ounce bullion coin after depleting its inventories. The shortage of gold coins is the latest sign of investors seeking a safe haven into bullion amid Wall Street woes. Gold prices this week surged above $900 an ounce, up about 20 per cent from its level before the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Safe-haven buying spurred by a weakening dollar and rising inflation on the back of high commodity prices have also benefited gold sales, analyst said. The US Mint said in a memorandum that “demand has exceeded supply” and, therefore, it was “temporarily suspending sales of these coins”. “We are working *diligently to build up our inventory and hope to resume sales shortly,” it added. Spot gold in New York on Thursday traded at $875 an ounce, down $5 on the day. Traders said bullion prices came under pressure from a strengthening in the dollar. Gold set a record of $1,030.80 an ounce in March. The US Mint said it has sold 164,000 ounces of gold in American Buffalo one-ounce bullion coins since January, almost 54 per cent more than in the same period of last year. Demand for other gold coins from the US Mint is also very strong. Last August, a shortage of American Eagles one-ounce bullion coins, another popular gold investment, due to “unprecedented demand” also forced the US Mint to suspend sales and later to place limits on the number it ships to dealers. The US Mint has sold since last January about 419,500 ounces of bullion in the form of American Eagles coins, more than double the 198,500 ounces it sold during the whole 2007. In 2006, it sold 261,000 ounces. The scarcity of gold coins comes as investors in bullion-backed exchange traded funds (ETFs) have amassed a record 1,054 tonnes of bullion, becoming the largest holders of gold after the reserves of the US, Germany, the International Monetary Fund, Italy, France and Switzerland. 2. Paulson down on one knee. lol Here's the skinny to get you up to speed this am, Source: Yahoo, A bad day for the GOP on politics, bailout plan Uncertainty dawns after bad day for Bush, McCain and the $700 billion bailout plan Even for a party whose president suffers dismal approval ratings, whose legislative wing lost control of Congress and whose presidential nominee trails in the polls, it was a remarkably bad day for Republicans. A White House summit meeting on Thursday meant to shore up John McCain's shaky campaign devolved into a contentious shouting match. And that's how McCain's own campaign described it. The meeting revealed that President Bush's $700 billion bid to combat the worst financial crisis in decades had been suddenly sidetracked by fellow Republicans in the House, who refused to embrace a plan that appeared close to acceptance by the Senate and most House Democrats. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson begged Democratic participants not to disclose how badly the meeting had gone, dropping to one knee in a teasing way to make his point according to witnesses. And when Paulson hastily tried to revive talks in a nighttime meeting near the Senate chamber, the House's top Republican refused to send a negotiator. This is the president's own party, said Rep. Barney Frank, a top Democratic negotiator who attended both meetings. I don't think a president has been repudiated so strongly by the congressional wing of his own party in a long time. By midnight, it was hard to tell who had suffered a worse evening, Bush or McCain. McCain, eager to shore up his image as a leader who rises above partisanship, was undercut by a fierce political squabble within his own party's ranks. The consequences could be worse for Bush, and for millions of Americans if the impasse sends financial markets tumbling, as some officials fear. Closed-door negotiations were to resume Friday, but it was unclear whether House Republicans would attend. Republicans and Democrats alike seemed unsure which way McCain was leaning. His campaign's statement late Thursday shed little light. At this moment, the plan that has been put forth by the administration does not enjoy the confidence of the American people, it said. It was unclear whether McCain would attend Friday night's
[cia-drugs] Combat Troops in Iraq repatriated to help with civil unrest
Pre-election Militarization of the North American Homeland. US Combat Troops in Iraq repatriated to help with civil unrest [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php? context=viewArticlecode=CHO20080926articleId=10341 http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php? context=viewArticlecode=CHO20080926articleId=10341 Pre-election Militarization of the North American Homeland. US Combat Troops in Iraq repatriated to help with civil unrest By Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, September 26, 2008 The Army Times reports that the 3rd Infantry´s 1st Brigade Combat Team is returning from Iraq to defend the Homeland, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks. The BCT unit has been attached to US Army North, the Army's component of US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). (See Gina Cavallaro, Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1, Army Times, September 8, 2008). Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the 1st BCT will be under the day-to- day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks. It is not the first time an active-duty unit has been tapped to help at home. ... But this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to NorthCom, a joint command established in 2002 to provide command and control for federal homeland defense efforts and coordinate defense support of civil authorities. After 1st BCT finishes its dwell-time mission, expectations are that another, as yet unnamed, active-duty brigade will take over and that the mission will be a permanent one. The command is at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., but the soldiers with 1st BCT, who returned in April after 15 months in Iraq, will operate out of their home post at Fort Stewart, Ga., ... The 1st of the 3rd is still scheduled to deploy to either Iraq or Afghanistan in early 2010, which means the soldiers will have been home a minimum of 20 months by the time they ship out. In the meantime, they´ll learn new skills, use some of the ones they acquired in the war zone and more than likely will not be shot at while doing any of it. (ibid) The BCT is an army combat unit designed to confront an enemy within a war theater. With US forces overstretched in Iraq, why would the Pentagon decide to undertake this redeployment within the USA, barely one month before the presidential elections? The new mission of the 1st Brigade on US soil is to participate in defense efforts as well as provide support to civilian authorities. What is significant in this redeployment of a US infantry unit is the presumption that North America could, in the case of a natgional emergency, constitute a war theater thereby justifying the deployment of combat units.. The new skills to be imparted consists in training 1st BCT in repressing civil unrest, a task normally assumed by civilian law enforcement. What we are dealing with is a militarization of civilian police activities in derogation of the Posse Comitatus Act. The prevailing FISA emergency procedures envisage the enactment of martial law in the case of a terrorist attack. The 1st BCT and other combat units would be called upon to perform specific military functions: They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control or to deal with potentially horrific scenarios such as massive poisoning and chaos in response to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive, or CBRNE, attack. Training for homeland scenarios has already begun at Fort Stewart and includes specialty tasks such as knowing how to use the jaws of life to extract a person from a mangled vehicle; extra medical training for a CBRNE incident; and working with U.S. Forestry Service experts on how to go in with chainsaws and cut and clear trees to clear a road or area. The 1st BCT´s soldiers also will learn how to use the first ever nonlethal package that the Army has fielded, 1st BCT commander Col. Roger Cloutier said, referring to crowd and traffic control equipment and nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals without killing them. It´s a new modular package of nonlethal capabilities that they´re fielding. They´ve been using pieces of it in Iraq, but this is the first time that these modules were consolidated and this package fielded, and because of this mission we´re undertaking we were the first to get it. The package includes equipment to stand up a hasty road block; spike strips for slowing, stopping or controlling traffic; shields and batons; and, beanbag bullets. Civil unrest resulting from from the financial meltdown is a distinct possibility, given the broad impacts of financial collapse on lifelong
[cia-drugs] Great news about media campaign, SB 1738 and Holly Collins!
Great news about media campaign, SB 1738 and Holly Collins! Dear Friends, Scroll to the end for great news about Holly Collins. 1. SB 1738 the PROTECT Our Children Act passed the Senate! _www.protect.org_ (http://www.protect.org/) . You can call Senator Reid at (202) 224-3542 and Senator Coburn at (202) 224-5754 to thank them for helping. 2. Dr. Joy Silberg, Geraldo and Jennifer Collins appeared on the Mike and Juliet Show on Wed Sept 25! _http://www.mandjshow.com/videos/parental-alienation-syndrome/_ (http://www.mandjshow.com/videos/parental-alienation-syndrome/) 3. A protest was staged at Alec Baldwin's book signing at Barnes and Noble in NY on Tuesday Sept 23 to let him and the public know the truth about PAS: it is a legal defense for child molesters and batterers. _http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jp7rQ_fN4CYpznMTaIjiIaiadB0QD93CQ9H80_ (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jp7rQ_fN4CYpznMTaIjiIaiadB0QD93CQ9H80) . Many thanks to Tasha Amador, Voices of Women, Leadership Council, and Children's Protection Alliance for this and other upcoming national media events. _www.childrensprotection.org_ (http://www.childrensprotection.org/) . Even the men's rights groups are disgusted with Baldwin's whining and outbursts. _http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/09/23/alec-baldwin-is-no-poster-boy-for-fathers-rights/_ (http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/09/23/alec-baldwin-is-no-poster-boy-for-fathers-rights/) 4. Visit Stop Family Violence at _http://capwiz.com/sfvo/issues/alert/?alertid=11955481type=CU_ (http://capwiz.com/sfvo/issues/alert/?alertid=11955481type=CU) to send a free message to Mr. Bill Geddie, executive producer of The View, urging him to include experts on the program who can challenge Mr. Baldwin’s propaganda and provide information that will help keep women and children safe. Last year, ABC's The View stooped to a real low - inviting Alec Baldwin to make excuses for his abusive phone call to his daughter Ireland. On Wednesday September 24, 2008 The View invited Alec Baldwin back to promote his book and the junk science abuse excuse of Parental Alienation. 5. Holly Collins can come home at last, thanks in large part to her amazing daughter Jennifer's advocacy. Jennifer spoke at the International Violence, Training, and Abuse conference in San Diego last week, and received a Courageous Kid medal from CA Protective Parents Association and The Leadership Council. Holly's attorney brokered a plea agreement.8,000 emails were sent to the Hennipen County DA through _www.stopfamilyviolence.org_ (http://www.stopfamilyviolence.org/) and were pivotal in this great outcome for Holly and her children. Fugitive Mom Gets Probation in Old Custody Dispute Fugitive mom returns to US from Netherlands, gets probation in old custody dispute By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press Writer _http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=5871574_ (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=5871574) MINNEAPOLIS September 23, 2008 (AP) The Associated Press A mother who fled the country with her three children 14 years ago in a dispute over custody and domestic abuse allegations received probation and an order to perform community service when she went to court Tuesday. Holly-Ann Collins, 43, flew to Minneapolis from the Netherlands to plead guilty to contempt of court after her attorneys worked out a deal with federal and local prosecutors to drop felony charges. She left the United States with her children in 1994, and the Dutch government granted her asylum. The family lived quietly in a town near Amsterdam until last year when U.S. authorities located them and tried unsuccessfully to bring her back. Collins decided to come back because her daughter, Jennifer, now 23, wanted to work in Washington, D.C., as an advocate for children caught in similar circumstances, said Collins' attorney, Tim Webb. After her hearing, Collins said no mother should have to do what she did just to keep her children safe. She said she'd even recommend that other mothers do the same. I should have left sooner, she said. And everyone has to make their own decision, but the family court is not protecting kids right now. Jennifer Collins was at her mother's side. I have a wonderful life, she said. But I want to come home, and I shouldn't not be able to come home because of what my father has done to me. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said the children's father, Mark Collins, was fine with the plea agreement. Defending the deal, he said prosecutors had to decide whether they could prove their case. Holly-Ann and Mark Collins, who divorced in 1990, were often in court over custody and visitation rights, trading allegations that he was abusive and that she was an unfit parent. Mark Collins had sole custody of Jennifer and Zachary, now 28, when she fled with them in 1994. She had
[cia-drugs] 2009 Ritual Abuse and Mind Control Conference, FLDS
2009 Ritual Abuse and Mind Control Conference, FLDS The 2009 Twelfth Annual Ritual Abuse, Secretive Organizations and Mind Control Conference - August 14 16, 2009 information is at _http://members.aol.com/smartnews/smart-2009-conference.htm_ (http://members.aol.com/smartnews/smart-2009-conference.htm) More FLDS members indicted on sexual assault charges (CNN) - Three more members of a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs are facing sexual assault charges, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Tuesday. The latest charges come two months after Warren Jeffs and five followers were indicted in Texas. On Tuesday, a Texas grand jury indicted the three male members of Jeffs' Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints compound outside Eldorado, Abbott said. Each faces one felony count of sexual assault of a child. Two of them also face felony bigamy chargesThe charges stem from a state and federal investigation into the sect's Yearning for Zion Ranch. In April, child welfare workers removed more than 400 children from the compound, citing allegations of physical and sexual abuse. After a court battle, the Texas Supreme Court ordered the children returned in June, saying that the state had no right to remove them and that there was no evidence to show the children faced imminent danger of abuse on the ranch. Jeffs, 52, is the leader and prophet of the estimated 10,000-member FLDS, an offshoot of the mainstream Mormon church. The FLDS openly practices polygamy at the YFZ Ranch and in two towns straddling the Utah-Arizona state line: Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona. Jeffs, who is facing a sentence in Utah of up to life in prison and is awaiting trial in Arizona, could face another life sentence in Texas if convicted on the latest charge. In Utah, he was convicted on accomplice to rape charges for his role in the marriage of a sect member to a 14-year-old. He faces similar charges in Arizona. _http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/23/polygamy.indictments/_ (http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/23/polygamy.indictments/) **Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall0001)
[cia-drugs] Comcast Tells All About New Traffic Management Scheme
Comcast Tells All About New Traffic Management Scheme Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: EFFector list Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 12:26 PM Subject: Comcast Tells All About New Traffic Management Scheme EFFector Vol. 21, No. 33 September 26, 2008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424 : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : In our 485th issue: * EFF WAS PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW COMCAST'S NEW TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME, published last week in a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). EFF hopes that transparent disclosure becomes a normal business practice for Internet service providers (ISPs) so that consumers, technologists, entrepreneurs, and regulators can make informed decisions about their Internet usage. For more of analysis of Comcast's plans: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/09/comcast-unveils-its-new-traffic- management-archite * YET ANOTHER COURT CONFIRMED THAT MAKING AVAILABLE IS A BOGUS LEGAL THEORY. In the latest order in Capitol v. Thomas, the first peer-to-peer jury trial, U.S. District Court District of Minnesota Chief Judge Michael Davis agreed with EFF's view that simply making a music file available in a shared folder does not violate copyright law. In addition, Chief Judge Davis called on Congress to amend the Copyright Act's oppressive damages provisions. For more legal analysis: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/09/capitol-v-thomas-judge-orders- new-trial-implores-c : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : * Government Files to Dismiss Telecom Surveillance Cases The government started the formal retroactive immunity process for the communications companies that assisted in its illegal spying. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/09/government-files-dismiss-nsa- surveillance-cases : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : miniLinks ~ Spore Makers Sued for Duplicitous DRM Game maker Electronic Arts is facing a lawsuit for the use of copy protection that secretly installs a restrictive program on a user's computer. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/09/spore-securom-d.html ~ ISP: It's Impossible for Us to Stop Illegal P2P A Belgian ISP, ordered by a court to stop illegal file sharing, now says that effective filtering is impossible. http://torrentfreak.com/isp-its-impossible-for-us-to-stop-illegal- p2p-080923/ ~ Analysis on EFF's Case Against the NSA Ars Technica's Julian Sanchez has some thoughts on the implications of EFF's new case against the government. http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/eff-suit-against-bush.ars For more miniLinks: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/09/minilinks-2008-09-25 : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : Announcements * The Boiling Suns Host EFF Fundraiser in SF Next Week! On Saturday, October 4th, local San Francisco rock band The Boiling Suns is hosting a fundraiser for EFF in support of our work to preserve fair voting practices and fighting against illegal wiretapping. The band would like to invite EFF supporters (21+) to Bender's Bar and Grill in San Francisco's Mission District for drinks and blues-based rock and roll. A portion of the $5 admission will be donated to EFF. For more on the Boiling Suns: http://www.myspace.com/theboilingsuns : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : Administrivia EFFector is published by: The Electronic Frontier Foundation http://www.eff.org/about
[cia-drugs] Messages to Congress as high as 300 to 1 against bailout
Messages to Congress as high as 300 to 1 against bailout Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Downsizer Dispatch Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 9:38 AM Subject: Messages to Congress as high as 300 to 1 against bailout D o w n s i z e r - D i s p a t c h Quote of the Day: Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few. -- Alexander Pope Subject: Messages to Congress running as high as 300 to 1 against the bailout First the Republicans were for it (the Big Bailout), and then they were against it. What happened? What happened is YOU, and others like you, pounding on Congress to NOT pass the Big Bailout. There were constant reports on CNBC yesterday, and in other places, that calls and messages to Congress were running roughly 300 to 1 against the Big Bailout. This is what made the Republicans reverse course. Your messages and calls to Congress do make a difference! But pressure from powerful special interests also has an impact, so we must maintain OUR pressure. It would also help to provide Congress with an alternative plan that is better than the Big Bailout. Fortunately, we can do that. All Congress has to do is remove the mark-to-market accounting rule, and replace it with a discounted cash flow accounting rule. Doing so would . . . * Enable firms to record a more realistic value for their assets * Boost balance sheets and restore credit ratings * Provide useful information that would serve to create a liquid market for these assets In short, this one simple regulatory change would accomplish everything the Big Bailout is supposed to achieve, with NO expenditure of federal funds! If you want to learn more about mark-to-market accounting vs. discounted-cash-flow there's a good write-up of it here. Please send another message to Congress right now. The message for the campaign we're using for this purpose reads: Please cut federal spending. Use your personal comments to add something like the following . . . The Big Bailout moves in the wrong direction, toward more spending and more debt. Oppose the bailout! Instead, remove the mark-to-market accounting regulation, and replace it with a discounted-cash-flow accounting rule. This will free up the markets at no cost to the taxpayer. You can send your message here. Thank you for being a part of the growing Downsize DC army. Perry Willis Communications Director DownsizeDC.org, Inc.
[cia-drugs] Fwd: Bank Borrowing From Fed Already Exceeded Bailout Total in Last Week
Begin forwarded message:From: "Sardar" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: September 26, 2008 2:22:15 PM PDTTo: "Sardar" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Bank Borrowing From Fed Already Exceeded Bailout Total in Last Week Bank Borrowing From Fed Already Exceeded Bailout Total in Last Week$700 billion figure means nothingSteve WatsonInfowars.netFriday, Sept 26, 2008U.S. banks borrowed $188 billion per day on average in the latest week from the Federal Reserve, meaning that the Fed loaned out more money than the Treasury’s proposed bailout in just one week, still barely managing to keep the economy afloat.Federal Reserve data showed on Thursday the total amount banks borrowed nearly quadrupled the previous record of $47.97 billion per day notched just the week before, Reuters reports.$188 billion per day on average over the course of five days means that the total amount borrowed from the Fed in the week ending the 24th September stood at $940 billion - a figure that easily eclipses the proposed $700 billion bailout.As we have already reported, the $700 billion number was simply pulled out of thin air by the Treasury.The Treasury’s fact sheet about the bailout states, “The Secretary will have the discretion, in consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, to purchase other assets, as deemed necessary to effectively stabilize financial markets.”(Article continues below)This gives the government and the Federal Reserve carte blanche to do whatever they want to long as it is done in the name of stabilizing financial markets, they can nationalize any company or industry and use taxpayer money, above and beyond the initial $700 billion, for whatever purpose is deemed necessary, without any oversight. Paulson’s bailout plan is also unreviewable by any court, it will remain in perpetuity.Paulson’s draft bailout plans says: “The Secretary’s authority to purchase mortgage-related assets under this Act shall be limited to $700,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time.”As Chris Martenson writes, “This means that $700 billion is NOT the cost of this dangerous legislation, it is only the amount that can be outstanding at any one time. After, say, $100 billion of bad mortgages are disposed of, another $100 billion can be bought. In short, these four little words assure that there is NO LIMIT to the potential size of this bailout. This means that $700 billion is a rolling amount, not a ceiling.”If the bailout bill passes it is just the beginning of something much larger. $700 billion is a meaningless figure that will do nothing to shore up the economy. It is not a bailout, it is a giveaway that will allow insiders to purge themselves of bad bets and free to continue where they left off. The real reason for the bill is the unprecedented transfer of power to the Executive Branch and into the hands of the global corporate elite. a.. b.. Social bookmarks c.. d.. Email this article e.. f.. Print this page4 Responses to “Bank Borrowing From Fed Already Exceeded Bailout Total in Last Week” 1.. 4 beijingyank Says: September 26th, 2008 at 1:48 pm Alex, Reports state that the U.S. gold inventory has not been auditedThe message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments:Shortcut to: http://www.prisonplanet.com/bank-borrowing-from-fed-already-exceeded-bailout-total-in-last-week.htmlNote: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. = bank-borrowing-from-fed-already-exceeded-bailout-total-in-last-week.url Description: Binary data
[cia-drugs] Fwd: Stand by for Black Monday: Britain braced for meltdown
Begin forwarded message:From: "Sardar" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: September 26, 2008 2:37:43 PM PDTTo: "Sardar" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Stand by for Black Monday: Britain braced for meltdown Stand by for Black Monday: Britain braced for meltdownDAILYMAILFriday, September 26, 2008The U.S. President today admitted he has failed to land a bank bail-out deal, leaving the world on the brink of a global financial catastrophe.President Bush was forced to admit he had not yet been able to persuade senior Republicans to back his $700 billion rescue plan.Experts predict the London Stock Exchange could fall by up to 1,000 points when it opens next week if the deal is not signed.It would be a ‘Black Monday’ meltdown similar to the financial crash of 1987. Other world markets would also be sure to fall dramatically.(ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW)In a terse statement from in front of the White House, the President conceded this afternoon: ‘We’ve got a big problem and we’ve got to move quickly.’He admitted there were still disagreements about the plan which saw a summit descend into a ’slanging match’ last night but insisted the U.S. would deliver.‘The legislative process is sometimes not very pretty but we are going to get a passage passed. We will rise to the occasion - Republicans and Democrats will come together to pass a substantial rescue plan,’ he said.However, his candid statement that the rescue deal masterminded by U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson had still not been approved - interpreted as a fresh plea to Congress to sign up to it - leaves the global economy on the brink of disaster.American politicians now effectively have three days of frantic negotiations to save the world’s financial system from a seizure that could cast it into a deep recession.FULL STORY CLICK HERE a.. b.. Social bookmarks c.. d.. Email this article e.. f.. Print this page7 Responses to “Stand by for Black Monday: Britain braced for meltdown” 1.. 7 DNBriittani Says: September 26th, 2008 at 1:23 pm HAHAHA I HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR 2 MONTHS NOW I PREDICT THE STOCKThe message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments:Shortcut to: http://www.prisonplanet.com/stand-by-for-black-monday-britain-braced-for-meltdown.htmlNote: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. = stand-by-for-black-monday-britain-braced-for-meltdown.url Description: Binary data
[cia-drugs] Contact Congress Now! Do all you can to thwart a long-term, drawn-out economic disaster and a taxpayer-funded bailout of Corporate execs.
Contact Congress Now! Do all you can to thwart a long-term, drawn-out economic disaster and a taxpayer-funded bailout of Corporate execs « Ron Paul’s Joint Economic Committee StatementI’m not sure they understand… » Action Alert Action Alert Congress.org Capitol Hill Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 “Dear Senator/Representative: You MUST reject the Paulson/Bernanke plan for bailing out and propping up reckless banks at taxpayer expense. This is madness to ask us, the taxpayers, to cover the liabilities of Wall Street. We are tired of being fleeced. If you vote to support this plan, I will do everything in my power to remove you from office before you can give away any more of our money to failed businessmen. Thank you, [Your name]” Activist Materials: We have developed a simple one page handout that can be distributed door-to-door or easily handed out to anyone you come across. This handout sums up the current situation, gives a four-step solution to getting our country out of this mess, and includes contact information for people to reach their representatives and senators. It’s designed to get as much information in the hands of as many people as possible as fast as possible. Get the PDF here: Crisis on Wall Street The key with the first handout (which we know had an awful lot of info for a one-page handout) is that it exists to get information out there - even if that means just using it as a resource for discussing the topic with other people. PDF of succinct handout: Slim Jim Sponsored Interviews: Radio Interview: Dr. Bob Murphy and Dr. Mark Thornton Archived MP3 of the interview: http://dissentradio.com/radio/08_09_22_murphythornton.mp3 Radio Interview: Robert Blumen Archived MP3 of the interview: http://dissentradio.com/radio/08_09_23_blumen.mp3 Radio Interview: Peter Schiff Archived MP3 of the interview: http://dissentradio.com/radio/08_09_24_schiff.mp3 This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 5:45 pm and is filed under Action Item, Economy, Federal Reserve. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed. Comments are closed. Ron Paul’s Campaign For Liberty is proudly powered by WordPress Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS). Podcast Powered by podPress (v8.8) Blessings of Light, Craig Combs 6-Cimi/Transformer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://SacredStar.com/ If you always do what you always do, you always get what you always get. So, what is insanity? Thinking you'll get something different.-- Author Unknown
[cia-drugs] Bailout deal stalls as Republican lawmakers revolt + Vote for Ron Paul in this FOX Poll! --- KEEP CALLING YOUR CONGRESSMAN!
Bailout deal stalls as Republican lawmakers revolt + Vote for Ron Paul in this FOX Poll! --- KEEP CALLING YOUR CONGRESSMAN! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now 79%! KEEP CALLING YOUR CONGRESSMAN!!! Bailout deal stalls as Republican lawmakers revolt!!! http://www.foxbusiness.com/ Vote for Ron Paul in this Fox Business News poll - RON'S @ 66%!!! We appreciate you! Successfully yours, Christopher S. Lawton 864.325.6400 800.790.7959 http://www.chrislawton.com None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, attorney-client and work product, subject to copyright or constitutes a trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from us may be monitored. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error- free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Therefore, we do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions that are present in this message, or any attachment, that have arisen as a result of e- mail transmission. If verification is required, please request a hard- copy version. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the firm. WARNING: Due to Presidential Executive Orders the National Security Agency (NSA) may have read this email without probable cause, warrant or notice. And now the government is permitted to listen to you via your own cell phone even when it is turned off. Under Executive Orders to the NSA, and US District Court rulings for the FBI, either agency may do this without any judicial or legislative review or oversight. Great accomplishments occur when a small group of individuals with laser-beam focus work in harmonious cooperation with each other, with a specific vividly defined goal written down! by Chris Lawton All Common Law Rights are reserved explicitly without prejudice UCC 1-103, 1-105, 1-207. PLEASE NOTE: ALL REMOVAL NOTICES - SIMPLY REPLY REMOVE IN SUBJECT LINE Take The Financial Security Worksheet Quiz (takes only 90 Seconds) Do you know how much money you will need for your retirement? Do you intend to maintain your standard of living? Do you have an idea of what you want to do when you retire? If so, how much will it cost? Quiz: http://www.richardbrooke.com/ezine/february08/index.asp NOW, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN EMERGENCY RETIREMENT PLAN? http://www.chrislawton.com www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == ctrl is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing— please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis-directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, ctrl gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. ctrl gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. There are two list running, [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] has unlimited posting and is more for discussion. [EMAIL PROTECTED] is more for informational exchange and has limited posting abilities. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Omimited posting abilities. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Om
