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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

LIBYA- THE PROGRESSIVE BUZZ

What's buzzing around progressive circles is that Howard Dean (former Governor of Vermont, and former chairman of the DNC), who is sticking up for the president on his Libya stance, was somehow corralled by the president to support him. For whatever reason, Howard knows that a challenge to President Obama in the Democratic primaries, might just cause the Democrats to lose the White House in 2012.
New/corporate/Third Way/conservative Democrats will be tip toeing around the "why Libya? ", and "is there a military solution?" questions.
[Update 3/23 (pm): Wow, this president moves pretty damn fast rallying support...]


While Susan Rice and Samantha Power probably had good intentions (wanting to protect the Libyan people and "watch video"), this "no fly zone" that the president agreed to, reeks of, 1. *neo liberal, *2. military contractors, 3. *France - oil, 4. *privatization, and 5. the interests of a certain "state" [and especially if you look at the geography and understand what is truly happening with *North Africa, and the unrest in the Middle East .]

There also seems to be a rather disturbing trend by the Obama administration to either ignore, or shift focus away from our corrupt corporations, Afghanistan, budget cuts, the Economy, the destruction of the Middle Class, what's going on with workers, the unions and collective bargaining, and the Republicans mad dash to privatize every thing they can get their hands on.  And believe me they will privatize everything [including social security] unless somebody gets in their way.

As to Republicans bickering about Libya. They absolutely, without question, want to invade Libya for purely selfish reasons; but, they also want to destroy President Obama. Are they being disingenuous? YOU BETCHA! (By the way, we're absolutely not a Sarah Palin fan ... not by any stretch of the imagination.)

Where does mainstream media (MSM), who are controlled by the 1%ers, stand when it comes to reporting on Libya? Will they walk that fine line? Why bother with them at all? Why not go straight to AJ English or Democracy Now?

As to why the president is in Brazil? The progressive buzz ...
Brazil (1), (2) abstained from the vote on the "no fly zone" resolution. So ... (conclusions anyone?)

Since India also abstained from the vote on a "no fly zone" in Libya ... will the president be going to India next, or just making a few phone calls?

Anyone doing any research on just how WWII started? (3)





Libya crisis – live updates | World news | guardian.co.uk


*Updates




Is Obama About to Turn NATO into a Global Robocop? | | AlterNet 11/19/2010, Pepe Escobar


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Unrest in the Middle East:



2011-03-24 Does Gaddafi Have Chemical Weapons to Use? (What WikiLeaks Cables Reveal) | WL Central March 23, 2011



US presses NATO to lead; Gadhafi still on attack - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com March 23, 2011


Syrian police shoot nine people dead in attack on area sheltering protesters | World news | The Guardian March 23, 2011


BBC News - EU envoy defends Bahrain police amid unrest March 23, 2011


France24 - Israel kills 8 Gazans as border violence spirals March 23, 2011


Israel's Knesset: Critics say Knesset laws discriminate against Israeli Arabs - latimes.com Edmund Sanders, March 23, 2011


Libya and Congress.: Libya decision leaves some in Congress feeling shut out - latimes.com March 22, 2011, James Oliphant


Canada conducts first mission over Libya by Mark Iype, March 21, 2011


Hamas fires dozens of rockets at Israel - The Denver Post by Ian Dietch, March 19, 2011


Libya No-Fly Zone Approved By U.N. Security Council by Edith Lederer, March 17, 2011


Libya uprising - Wednesday 2 March as it happened: part 2 | World news | guardian.co.uk

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Special Comment: Libya, Obama and the Five-Second Rule


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THIS IS JUST PLAIN DAMN INTERESTING - LOOK WHOSE CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK

AND FINALLY, JUST HOW DISGRACED IS CHARLES PRINCE?
(8), (9)

REMEMBER THE DOCUMENTARY "INSIDE JOB"?



Friday, December 19, 2008

The Magnitude of Corruption is Mind Blowing!

I find it interesting that Citigroup and other financial institutions, got bailed out by their buddy Paulson (who worked for Goldman Sachs for 15 years and whose 5 yr compensation w GS was over $45Mil and his current net worth over $700Mil).

Wonder why those financial institutions got bailed out?

Remember the Enron scandal? About 11 institutions were sued.

Among those sued: JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup who were the last to settle this year and Alliance Capital Mgmt.

There are even more scandals, lawsuits and SEC fines involving these financial institutions. AIG will probably be uncovered as a scandal that is bigger than Citigroup.

Now get this … a lot of these institutions have turned themselves into bank holding companies that benefit from the bailout; and, JPMorgan Chase (the biggest bank holding company and whose current CEO, Jamie Dimon [who was a key executive and supposed CEO heir to Citigroup before his falling out with Sandy Weill]), is buying up failed financial institution’s assets.

So it would seem to me that the American taxpayer, the honest shareholder’s of Enron stock [and shareholders of other failed company stock] and the honest employees who lost their pensions in the Enron scam, bailed out a bunch of companies that were involved in the fall of Enron; and bailed out organizations involved in other scandals.

Corruption is everywhere … from state Governors, Congress, the Senate, the President, domestic and international financial institutions, attorneys, accountants, etc., etc.

That’s why nothing is ever resolved regarding Wall Street or anything for that matter. Most Americans know that this corruption exists, but feel powerless to do anything about it. You President-elect have to chip away at this mess. Good luck.


See:
LAST MAN STANDING .. When a Banking Feud Got Physical by Duff McDonald, Sept. 18, 2009 [Sandy Weill, Jamie Dimon, John Reed]

http://www.socialismtoday.org/63/enron.html

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/aug2003/enrn-a05.shtml

http://www.lawyershop.com/practice-areas/criminal-law/white-collar-crimes/securities-fraud/lawsuits/enron

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040711/news_lz1e11fields.html

http://www.lawyershop.com/practice-areas/criminal-law/white-collar-crimes/securities-fraud/lawsuits/jp-morgan/