Goldman Sachs Socialism
By William Greider Wall Street put a gun to the head of the politicians and said, Give us the money--right now--or take the blame for whatever follows. The audacity of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's bailout proposal is reflected in what it refuses to say: no explanations of how the bailout will work, no demands on the bankers in exchange for the public's money. The Treasury's opaque, three-page summary of plan includes this chilling statement: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20853.htm === Has Deregulation Sired Fascism? By Paul Craig Roberts The US cannot be a hegemonic power without foreign financing. All indications are that the rest of the world is tiring of US arrogance. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20854.htm === Half a Trillion Bailout For The Creators of the Market Crisis By Bob Chapman The House Finance Committee, headed by Rep. Barney Frank, and the Senate Finance Committee, headed by Sen. Christopher Dodd, will give it their usual Boo-Boo, response: "I don't know, Yogi," in order to give the clueless sheople the appearance that they are going to protect taxpayers from the slimy bankers, when the reality is, it is already a done deal and has been planned long in advance, probably for many months, if not years, just like the Patriot Acts. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20849.htm === Forbes publishes list of 400 wealthiest Americans By Tom Eley The recently released Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans shows that the combined wealth of the aristocracy has increased 2 percent, even amidst the financial breakdown and recession of the economy. "In this, the 27th edition of the list," Forbes glumly notes, "the assembled net worth of America's wealthiest rose by $30 billion-only 2%-to $1.57 trillion." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20852.htm === McDeregulation By Keith Olbermann - 6 Minute Video There is a man running for president who actually believes -- right now -- that deregulation has been a great thing for the U-S economy... He has surrounded himself with lobbyists who made millions pushing for the regulatory changes that facilitated the current crisis... And he thinks that deregulation of the banking industry has been so great... we should do the exact same thing with -- make that "to" -- health care. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20850.htm === Larry King Interview with Iran's President Ahmadinejad Video Larry King interviews Iran's president on Tuesday night 23 September 2008. His interview with Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad got his take on America's elections, political candidates, Israel, Zionism, and Iraq. Ahmadinejad is in New York for the United Nation's 63rd General Assembly. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20851.htm ==== US Plans To Station Active Unit Inside The United States For The First Time: 1 Minute Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYxTzDFofZQ ==== Source: Freddie Mac paid McCain aide's firm: Almost up until the time it was taken over by the government in the nation's financial crisis, one of two housing giants paid $15,000 a month to the lobbying firm of John McCain's campaign manager, a person familiar with the financial arrangement says. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_freddie_mac ===== In Case you missed it: Forecast: U.S. dollar could plunge 90 pct: "We are going to see economic times the likes of which no living person has seen," http://tinyurl.com/4vfj66 ==== Democrats signal support for Wall Street bailout at Senate hearing: At a hearing Tuesday, Democratic members of the Senate Banking Committee assured Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke that they would move quickly to pass legislation authorizing the Bush administration to launch a trillion-dollar-plus bailout of Wall Street. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/bail-s24.shtml --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ShadowGovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
