Cheney Defends Torture, Claims Country is Guided by the “Hand of Providence”

Last week, a group of conservative journalists sat down with Vice-President Cheney for a two hour discussion on the last eight years in the White ... not get credit for a lot of things that didn’t happen; or to translate, Cheney is again making the claim ... the country safe in the future. We know, from the Senate Armed Services Committee report releas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 09:56:00

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Roger Wiegand: Economic Predictions for 2009

“We think we now have enough data from both the fundamentals and technicals to make some serious forecasts and predictions for 2009 ... solvent and stay in business. They are doing nothing to extend credit to any business enhancing ... discovered but a small portion of this monster derivative mess. His ripping-off of the taxpayers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:08:00

International News - Jan 14

** Also see our searchable archive of past story summaries; and Offshore Watch for more stories. **Executive at UBS Is Deemed a FugitiveJan 13 (NYT) ... Obama to Raise Taxes on Wealthy This YearJan 8 (Washington Post) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ... Financial Corp. is attempting to take advantage of the credit crisis to cash in early on a complex [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:49:00

To p2pnet — ‘You’ll be sorry!’

p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P: “You a fucking washed out loser. You can not make a living in any other way except by running a site which says it is a new site that which is nothing but you shooting your mouth off.” That’s part of several emails I found waiting for me following yesterday’s Trolls? Not. But flames? OK (mostly) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 15:27:24

Four at Four: Looking for Cash

Whatever remaining euphoria that existed on expectations for the passage of a mighty bailout package that will cure all bad debts and even ... s not ideal.” Business as usual means looking forward to the jobs report due out in the morning, the lackluster demand for consumer goods, and ongoing credit problems that have reduced borrowing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 11:40:00

GHI: Grande Hotel

The Ghost Hunters International team seems to have made their way from Peru to Brazil without losing any more investigators (some may not, but I miss Andy Andrews, Master Debunker) and in fact they seemed to have temporarily picked one up in the form of Robert Hernandez, whom Robb assigned to "assist" Barry in Tech [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:58:02

January 9, 10, 11 - Unemployment Risies to 7.2% - Highest Yearly Job Loss Since 1945 - Google Rumors - Freightliner Dismisses 2137 - Semitool Chips Away 280 Jobs - Union Pacific Derails 231 - Boeing to Layoff 4500? - Beechcraft Ending 1600 Jobs? - Seagate to Delete More this Month

                                     Mike: Good day to all. Today’s big number is the Employment Situation, which is released at 8:30 EST ... %.             * Breaking news: Yet another sobering government labor report released Friday showed the economy ... jobs report, the unemployment rate rose to 7.2% last month from 6.7% in November and higher than [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:51:10

Is Fred Barnes Homophobic Or Just Out Of Touch?

During the “Up and Down” segment of the December 20th Beltway Boys show, Rick Warren (not surprisingly on America’s “Christian” network) ... redefinition” of marriage. Kondracke took a reasoned view. Not surprisingly Barnes didn’t – and come to find out, he doesn’t seem to have a reasoned view of gays as evidenced by past commentary [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 20:26:33

DrumBeat: December 29, 2008

Gazprom, Once Mighty, Is Reeling MOSCOW — A year ago, Gazprom, the Russian natural gas monopoly, aspired to be the largest corporation in the world. Buoyed by high oil prices and political backing from the Kremlin, it had already achieved third place judging by market capitalization, behind Exxon Mobil and General Electric [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 14:06:30

LBTM: That's our Buck!

Left Behind: The Movie has conveniently been divided into 11 parts for posting on YouTube. This neatly provides us with stopping points as well as the ability to watch together as we work our way through the movie. We have some cause for optimism as we begin. Yes, there's the Kirk Cameron factor, but that might not be insurmountable [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 23:03:42

Fed Watch: Bad to Worse

Tim Duy looks at monetary and fiscal policy options in light of an economy that continues to slide downhill: Bad to Worse, by Tim Duy: ... that the limits to US deficit spending are soon approaching? Adding to the dismal manufacturing report early ... to the highest level in 25 years. The all important employment report only added to the gloom – a [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 08:24:00

Q & A with Lewis Schiff

Lewis Schiff, author of the Middle Class Millionaire, a book I reviewed last week graciously answered questions from readers of the review ... -Class Millionaires emerging clearly in the form of mergers and acquisition (small business activity ... , life insurance policies and business lines of credit to borrow against that others might not. How [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 13:30:48

BRAIN PLUNGER NEEDED, STAT

Click here to view the embedded video. Above, specifically at about 1:20: Joe the Plumber, reporting in Gaza for Pajamas Media TV, ... be honest with you. I don’t think journalists should be anywhere allowed war. I mean, you guys report where our troops are at. You report what’s happening day to day. You make a big deal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:13:58

Loose Lips Daily: Fenty Bids Dubya Farewell

As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com. And get LL Daily sent straight to your inbox every morning! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—”Man Dies at City Detox Facility“; “Wilson Building Gift Grab Begins” DATELINE CHICAGO—Morning all [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 14:47:20

Conspiracy of the Lemmings: Barack Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis; Part II

Cross-posted by Maggie at Maggie’s Notebook By Jim Simpson Note: I am indebted to the incredible efforts of many bloggers, who did the yeoman’s work of ferreting out many of the hard-to-find facts in this article. I particularly want to thank David Horowitz and his Discover the Networks team, Trevor Loudon of New Zeal blog, Cliff Kincaid, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 14:25:21

A 1988 Template Into The Future – Educational Trends

I was about 10 years old. I had just finished a science fiction story that had flying cars,food everywhere and dome housing ... change our society in the years to come. I have a copy of the 1988 report with some interesting ... go then read this report from George Mason University.Allison Ohle, gained experience working [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:21:00

GLOBALISATION AND ITS IMPACT ON WALES

Polish road signs are now a common sight all over Our CountryRight I am going to do something a little different with what may be the penultimate post of the year.But before I start it, I would like to give a public thank you to Ancient Brit who provided me with the information I will be publishing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 08:52:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/8/2009

The latest word is that an agreement with Russia has been reached, and the flow through the gas pipeline will resume.Also, look for the storming of the Israeli consulate in Montreal, as well as other Gaza-inspired violence around the world.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, Insubria, JD, Tuan Jim, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:49:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/16/2008

Don’t miss “Letter From Iceland” under the “General” heading. The most concentrated essence of the financial crisis can be found in Iceland, and the account of recent events there is fascinating — and sobering.Thanks to C. Cantoni, Conservative Swede, Diana West, Insubria, JD, no2liberals, RRW, TB, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 04:57:00

Hillary Clinton Re-Imagined

Hillary Clinton Re-ImaginedHillary Rodham Clinton will serve in a non-partisan role as secretary of state, which may provide her an opportunity to recast her legacy.Hillary Rodham Clinton's confirmation hearing today in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee marks a turn in the legacy of a family that has dominated Democratic politics for [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 20:05:21

The White House

YESTERDAY PRESIDENT BUSH MADE HIS LAST PRESS CONFERNECE AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED:THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Tapper. We have been through a lot together. As I look through the room, I see Jake, Mike, Herman, Ann Compton. Just seemed like yesterday that -- that I was on the campaign trail and you were analyzing my speeches and my policies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:04:00

Senate, Once August Body - Mired in Muck!

Watch this and you will understand, perhaps, if you are objective why terrorists dig tunnels under homes,attachments:HamasCivillians.wmv (1992KB) also,India understands. So does a Cuban born Spanish author. (See 1 below.)How about this for proportionality - every IDF soldier killed is equivalent to 50 plus of ours. (See 2 and 2a below.) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:29:00

Annals of Liberation: Sex is Death in a Darkened Land

While the world is mesmerized by the bait-and-switch going in Washington -- where the ramshackle, post-Republic triumvirate of Bush, McCain and Obama held an "historic" meeting on Thursday to demonstrate their bipartisan concern for the welfare of the filthy rich -- atrocity and repression still stalk the American satrapy of Iraq [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 23:44:01

Annals of Liberation: Sex is Death in a Darkened Land

While the world is mesmerized by the bait-and-switch going in Washington -- where the ramshackle, post-Republic triumvirate of Bush, McCain and Obama held an "historic" meeting on Thursday to demonstrate their bipartisan concern for the welfare of the filthy rich -- atrocity and repression still stalk the American satrapy of Iraq [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 23:44:01

Предсказания Кюнстлера на 2009 - США, Нефть, Геополитика, Путин

Спонсор месяца - #1 RX pharmacy affiliate program!Сайт дня (как попасть) - http://www.business-magazine.ru/There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 07:59:00

Martial Law, the Financial Bailout, and War

Once again the great Professor Peter Dale Scott comes out with a definitive analysis of the perils of these most dangerous and uncertain of times, of the deep state and the decline of empire. We are posting this here and strongly recommending all of the fine the work by Professor Scott as well as the other fine contributors to Global Research to [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:31:00

Congressional Payfarce

This is an update of a previous posting on this topic. "If they will only do their job that is all that they are being overpaid for."David O. Selznick, on actors and actressesAs the economy caves in at an ever faster rate, our elected officials are cashing in, their pay raise, that is. It seems small, a 2.8 percent increase in pay [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 21:38:00

Morning Update

Economic Clouds ObscureA deepening recession, a worse-than-expected quarter from Alcoa, and soft guidance from CSX Corp ... , Sony may be set to report is first annual operating loss in over a decade, while Treasuries ... $32) announced that it expects to earn $0.90 per share in 4Q, below the consensus view of $0.99 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 08:18:00

DrumBeat: December 18, 2008

Oil drops 9 pct as demand outlook overshadows OPEC NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. crude prices dropped more than 9 percent to $36 a barrel Thursday as slumping demand and swelling U.S. inventories offset OPEC's record supply cut agreement. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Wednesday agreed to cut output by 2 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:42:11

Contrasting recent Oklahoma City and Winnipeg morning radio coverage about education

I had a moment of significant cognitive dissonance this morning driving in to work, listening to the radio. photo credit: rakkasan69 This past Friday morning, for THREE HOURS, I was a minor guest ... them put down with disgust a news report about a school (in the UK, I think) where the school [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:10:21

January Effect for Credit But Not Equities

Good Evening: 2009 has put seven trading days into the books, and it already bears a passing resemblance to the opening days of 2008 ... drivers of price action were a further digestion of Friday’s payrolls report and some weakness ... . And, as the BAC/MER report you see below points out, the downward revisions to previously reported [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:49:07

Perspective; Brothers in arms - Israel’s secret pact with Pretoria (Israeli apartheid)

During the second world war the future South African prime minister John Vorster was interned as a Nazi sympathiser. Three decades later he was being feted in Jerusalem. In the second part of his remarkable special report, Chris McGreal investigates the clandestine alliance between Israel and the apartheid regime [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 15:39:07

Biden v. Palin (III)

Sarah Palin plans to go on the attack in tonight’s debate, hitting Joe Biden for what she will call his foreign policy blunders ... .  You can take the view that these were necessary interventions, which is wrong, but you are then compelled to give Biden credit for working alongside your running mate in pursuing these policies [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 21:24:41

Joe Calzaghe isn't your typical British fighter

... . on Saturday in an HBO pay-per-view light-heavyweight bout, has restored the reputation of British fighters ... Times report from Newbridge, Wales, earlier this year. A lot of boxing is psychology, and I've [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 05:01:01

Morning Commentary

Start with Markus K. Brunnermeier. While the overall mortgage losses are large on an absolute scale, ... or other loans as collateral...To ensure funding liquidity, the sponsoring bank grants a credit line ... vehicles, and then granting a credit line to that pool to ensure a AAA-rating, allowed banks to reduce [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 12:11:23

A Round-Up of M&A Forecasts

As part of Alacra's business is driven by M&A transaction volume, we keep pretty close tabs on the forecasts for M&A activity ... that are emerging with fewer wounds from a historic and ongoing global credit crisis, according ... to the credit crunch given its smaller deal values. To explore how M&A activity in the global mid [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:18:03

Is Freedom from Foreign Oil a Worthy Goal?

“Our oil addiction hamstrings America’s foreign policy and military, ... In the Chicago Tribune today, Jim Tankersley and Christi Parsons report that each of our front running ... view of Energy Independence involves complete global market isolation which erupts in negative [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 22:40:14

Citi: The Losses Keep Coming

Beyond any gains that come from a brokerage deal, investors expect more pain from souring loans to consumers, commercial real estate, ... investors, and assorted small and midsize businesses. The consequences of bad lending in those areas during the credit bubble have yet to hit Citi, whose stock price tumbled 1.15, or 17%, on Jan. 12 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:01:00

THE BEAST 50 MOST LOATHSOME PEOPLE IN AMERICA, 2008

side note: I found this late last night and I enjoyed it so much it kept me up later then I wanted…but was well worth it! Enjoy with your morning coffee! http://www.buffalobeast.com 50. Barack Obama Charges: Beyond a few token acts of bipartisan marketing, Barry’s major duty in the Senate was to avoid legislating, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 09:06:30

Posts about Home Supply as of January 14, 2009

Choosing Your Water Filter - invertedumbrellas.com 01/14/2009 by Andrew Caxton Most of the population in the United States agree (rightly or wrongly-that is a point of debate) … overwhelmed when it comes to choosing one. Just stop in at the home supply store that carries air … and reactions so you get the opinion of actual home users of these [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:37:33

Forecast for 2009

Introduction       There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) is that our problems of finance and economy will self-correct and allow the project of a "consumer" economy to resume in "growth" mode [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:33:57

As The Politicians Battle It Out Ukraine’s Economy Tunnels South In Search Of Australia

“In Ukraine, the evidence is still that policymakers do not quite understand the seriousness of the challenges they face,”. Timothy Ash, analyst at the Royal Bank of Scotland. “There is a burgeoning economic crisis in the European periphery,” Krugman said on the ABC network Dec. 14. “The money has dried up [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 16:06:18

The Next Front in the Rankings War: Paying Admitted Students to Retake the LSAT?

I previously blogged the rankings implications of the new early admission programs at Illinois and Michigan for admitting their undergrads without ... ; World Report. Here’s what happened at Baylor this year: When the class that enrolled this fall ... offered any admitted student a $300 book credit at the campus store just for taking the SAT again [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 15:07:16

Be careful what you wish for, Mr. Obama

Last week you said that "If Paul Krugman has a good idea, in terms of how to spend money efficiently and effectively to jump-start the economy, ... economist, released estimates of what the Obama economic plan would accomplish. Their report is reasonable ... . But the report also makes it clear that the plan falls well short of what the economy needs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 11:14:34

Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/1/2008

USACalif. Lawmakers Get Free GasolineIMF Adds to Pressure on Congress to Approve Bail-OutNorth Carolina Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Federal Hate CrimesObama’s Assault on the First AmendmentObama and SlaverySchwarzenegger: Communism Still Bad IdeaThe Greenlining Institute: Does the Financial Crisis Have Its Origins in Berkeley? [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 00:29:00

We Will Never Die: The Story of One Man's Attempt To Inform America Of The Ongoing Holocaust

From Jewish Virtual Library:In early 1943, a Gallup poll asked Americans: "It is said that two million Jews have been killed in Europe since the war began. Do you think this is true or just a rumor?" Although the Allied leadership had publicly confirmed that two million Jews had been murdered, the poll found that only 47% believed it was true, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 16:15:00

ACORN REGISTERS ‘MICKEY MOUSE’

I am not sure which is worse; the fact that Mickey registered, or the idiot that wrote this article: Nationwide, ACORN is a favorite GOP target for allegations of voter registration fraud this year. That’s not new. Similar complaints followed the 2004 elections. A criminal investigation in Florida found no evidence of fraud [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 15:07:37

The role for banks as content creators - UBank embraces YouTube

NAB direct banking arm UBank has launched a YouTube video channel and webisode series called “Money Box” ... informed she is actress Rachael Coopes who plays Sigourney in the SBS parody Life Support. You can view ... to poke fun at the global credit crunch, but at the same time deliver some educational messages. Research [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 06:10:01

Linkage

Time to Hit the Car Lots: We think it is an excellent time to hit the car lots. Sales are slow, inventories are high, raw materials ( ... . Free online course from MIT: Climate Change: Economics, Science, and Policy Check the site ... due to the credit crunch. Dealers and manufacturers are hurting and are hungry for business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:09:22

Ukraine Wobbles As The Financial Ground Beneath It Trembles

The medium-term outlook (for Ukraine) is sensitive to both external developments and policy responses ... 2006 Article IV Consultation Staff Report (February 2007) Ukraine’s economy is in trouble ... market and credit crunchg problems at this point in time (but here, of course, there is no strength [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 12:15:13

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