Friday, December 30, 2011

Greek tax officials on strike over salary cuts - Washington Times

Greek tax officials on strike over salary cuts - Washington Times: ATHENS, Greece — Greek tax officials walked off the job Thursday at the start of a 48-hour strike to protest salary cuts and other austerity measures, as the government struggles to meet revenue targets demanded by the country’s international creditors.

Tax offices shut down for the last two working days of the year, prompting hundreds of Greeks on Wednesday to rush to settle last-minute issues before the strike. Many handed over their car license plates, preferring to keep their vehicles off the road rather than paying an increased tax.

U.S. warns Iran against closing Hormuz oil route - Washington Times

U.S. warns Iran against closing Hormuz oil route - Washington Times: TEHRAN, Iran — The U.S. warned Iran Wednesday that it will not tolerate any disruption of naval traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran's navy chief said the Islamic Republic is capable of closing the vital oil route if the West imposes new sanctions targeting Tehran’s oil exports.

Iran’s Adm. Habibollah Sayyari told state-run Press TV that closing the strait, which is the only sea outlet for the crucial oil fields in and around the Persian Gulf, “is very easy” for his country’s naval forces.

It was the second such warning by Iran in two days, reflecting Tehran’s concern that the West is about to impose new sanctions that could hit the country’s biggest source of revenue, its oil sector. On Tuesday, Vice President Mohamed Reza Rahimi threatened to close the strait if the West imposes such sanctions.

Hackers set to dump intel-analysis firm's emails - Washington Times

Hackers set to dump intel-analysis firm's emails - Washington Times: Security analysts are bracing for the release of millions of emails that computer hackers stole from a U.S. intelligence-analysis firm whose clients include federal agencies, large corporations and foreign countries.

The emails could reveal sensitive material to foreign spy agencies and corporate rivals about Stratfor’s clients, which include employees of the Pentagon, Bank of America and the Austrian armed forces, among others.

The hackers, identifying themselves as part of the collective “Anonymous,” warn they will soon release more than 3.3 million emails and information about Stratfor’s website subscribers. They already have released names, website logins, passwords and credit card information for more than 50,000 subscribers whose names begin with A through M, and promise the release of N through Z.

The NDAA Repeals More Rights

40 Hard Questions That the American People Should Be Asking Right Now

40 Hard Questions That the American People Should Be Asking Right Now: If the mainstream media will not do it, then those of us in the alternative media will be glad to tackle the tough issues. The following are 40 hard questions that the American people should be asking right now....

#1 If Iran tries to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, what will that do to the price of oil and what will that do to the global economy?

#2 If Iran tries to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, will the United States respond by launching a military strike on Iran?

#3 Why is the Federal Reserve bailing out Europe? And why are so few members of Congress objecting to this?

#4 The U.S. dollar has lost well over 95 percent of its value since the Federal Reserve was created, the U.S. national debt is more than 5000 times larger than it was when the Federal Reserve was created and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has a track record of incompetence that is absolutely mind blowing. So what possible justification is there for allowing the Federal Reserve to continue to issue our currency and run our economy?
#5 Why does the euro keep dropping like a rock? Is this a sign that Europe is heading for a major recession?
#6 Why are European banks parking record-setting amounts of cash at the European Central Bank? Is this evidence that banks don't want to lend to one another and that we are on the verge of a massive credit crunch?
#7 If the European financial system is going to be just fine, then why is the UK government preparing feverishly for the collapse of the euro?
#8 What did the head of the IMF mean when she recently said that we could soon see conditions "reminiscent of the 1930s depression"?
#9 How in the world can Mitt Romney say with a straight face that the individual health insurance mandate that he signed into law as governor of Massachusetts was based on "conservative principles"? Wouldn't that make the individual mandate in Obamacare "conservative" as well?
#10 If the one thing that almost everyone in the Republican Party seems to agree on is that Obamacare is bad, then why is the candidate that created the plan that much of Obamacare was based upon leading in so many of the polls?
#11 What did Mitt Romney mean when he stated that he wants “to eliminate some of the differences, repeal the bad, and keep the good” in Obamacare?
#12 If no Republican candidate is able to accumulate at least 50 percent of the delegates by the time the Republican convention rolls around, will that mean that the Republicans will have a brokered convention that will enable the Republican establishment to pick whoever they want as the nominee?
#13 Why are middle class families being taxed into oblivion while the big oil companies receive about $4.4 billion in specialized tax breaks a year from the federal government?
#14 Why have we allowed the "too big to fail" banks to become even larger?
#15 Why has the United States had a negative trade balance every single year since 1976?
#16 Back in 1970, 25 percent of all jobs in the United States were manufacturing jobs. Today, only 9 percent of all jobs in the United States are manufacturing jobs. How in the world could we allow that to happen?
#17 If the United States has lost an average of 50,000 manufacturing jobs a month since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, then why don't our politicians do something about it?
#18 If you can believe it, more than 56,000 manufacturing facilities in the United States have permanently closed down since 2001. So exactly what does that say about our economy?
#19 Why was the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall made in China? Wasn't there anyone in America that could make it?
#20 If low income jobs now account for 41 percent of all jobs in the United States, then how are we going to continue to have a vibrant middle class?
#21 Why do the poor just keep getting poorer in the United States today?
#22 How can the Obama administration be talking about an "economic recovery" when 48 percent of all Americans are either considered to be "low income" or are living in poverty?
#23 Why has the number of new cars sold in the U.S. declined by about 50 percent since 1985?
#24 How can we say that we have a successful national energy policy when the average American household will spend a whopping $4,155 on gasoline by the end of this year?
#25 Why does it take gigantic mountains of money to get a college education in America today? According to the Student Loan Debt Clock, total student loan debt in the United States will surpass the 1 trillion dollar mark in early 2012. Isn't there something very wrong about that?
#26 Why do about a third of all U.S. states allow borrowers who don’t pay their bills to be put in jail?
#27 If it costs tens of billions of dollars to take care of all of the illegal immigrants that are already in this country, why did the Obama administration go around Congress and grant "backdoor amnesty" to the vast majority of them? Won't that just encourage millions more to come in illegally?
#28 Why are gun sales setting new all-time records in America right now?
#29 Why are very elderly women being strip-searched by TSA agents at U.S. airports? Does that really keep us any safer?
#30 The last words of Steve Jobs were "Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow." What did he mean by that?
#31 How in the world did scientists in Europe decide that it was a good idea for them to create a new "killer bird flu" that is very easy to pass from human to human?
#32 If our founding fathers intended to set up a limited central government, then why does the federal government just continue to get bigger and bigger?
#33 Are we on the verge of an absolutely devastating retirement crisis? On January 1st, 2011 the very first of the Baby Boomers started to reach the age of 65. Now more than 10,000 Baby Boomers will be turning 65 every single day for the next two decades. So where in the world are we going to get all the money we need to pay them the retirement benefits that we have promised them?
#34 If the federal government stopped all borrowing today and began right at this moment to repay the U.S. national debt at a rate of one dollar per second, it would take over 440,000 years to pay off the U.S. national debt. So does anyone out there actually still believe that the U.S. national debt will be paid off someday?
#35 If the U.S. economy is getting better, then why are an all-time record 46 million Americans now on food stamps?
#36 How can we say that we have the greatest economy on earth when we have a child poverty rate that is more than twice as high as France and one out of every four American children is on food stamps?
#37 Since 1964, the reelection rate for members of the U.S. House of Representatives has never fallen below 85 percent. So are the American people really that stupid that they would keep sending the exact same Congress critters back to Washington D.C. over and over and over?
#38 What does it say about our society that nearly one-third of all Americans are arrested by the time they reach the age of 23?
#39 Why do so many of our politicians think that it is a good idea to allow the U.S. military to arrest American citizens on American soil and indefinitely detain them without a trial?
#40 A new bill being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives would give the U.S. government power to shut down any website that is determined to "engage in, enable or facilitate" copyright infringement. Many believe that the language of the new law is so vague that it would allow the government to permanently shut down any website that even links very briefly to "infringing material". Prominent websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube would be constantly in danger of being given a "death penalty". The American people need to ask their members of Congress this question: Do you plan to vote for SOPA (The Stop Online Piracy Act)? If the answer is yes, that is a clear indication that you should never cast a single vote for that member of Congress ever again.
Reprinted with permission from the Economic Collapse Blog.

Ben Bernanke The Liar - YouTube

Ben Bernanke The Liar - YouTube: Ben Bernanke The Liar

Military Spending: Bang for the Buck?

Military Spending: Bang for the Buck?: Military Spending: Bang for the Buck?

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

2012 World on the Brink

2012: World On the Brink

By Kurt Nimmo

As we prepare to enter 2012, a number of crucial issues confront us:

Economy: The bankster engineered implosion of the economy - beginning in 2008 with the collapse of the housing market - will likely reach a crescendo in 2012. The eurozone contagion will spread, taking down global economies. It will diminish national sovereignty across the board. The global elite are positioned to offer their world government and banking scheme as a curative and there will be increased pressure to implement their underhanded plan in the coming year.

War: 2012 will more than likely be the year the globalists make their move on Iran and also take down Syria. In recent weeks, the Iranians have awakened from their lethargy and are now making defensive gestures on the world stage. Over the past week Iran has stated in no uncertain terms its military will shut down the Persian Gulf oil trade by blocking the Strait of Hormuz if new sanctions on gas - in effect, a war embargo - are implemented. Iran's ability to intensify and compound the global economic crisis and get nuclear super powers China and Russia involved in a coming cataclysmic war are all part of the plan to realize order out of chaos.

NDAA: The National Defense Authorization Act signals that the global elite are now ready to not only round-up and imprison Americans in internment camps - camps long planned and recently activated by FEMA - but are also ready to assassinate opponents and attack targets in a widespread cyber war against domestic enemies of the state. This is a new and frightening trend that will play out in the year ahead, especially if war is launched against Iran. Government invariably demands fealty and subservience as it rolls out its predictable us-versus-them narrative under the guise of patriotism during its engineered wars.

Police State: As noted last week, the TSA has officially announced it will move its hands-down-your-pants operation from the nation's airports to bus stations, mass transit hubs and beyond . DHS boss Napolitano has said the DHS plans to be entrench its Gestapo apparatus at the local mall . By Christmas of 2012, the TSA and its heavily armed VIPR good squads may be forcing citizens through deadly porno scanners at the mall. Expanding roadside checkpoints - collaborative efforts between local cops, the feds, and the military - with deadly radiation scanners will also become normalized features of the American police state. 2012 may also be the year surveillance drones become a routine sight in the skies over many cities as militarized cops soak up DHS grant cash and further implement the global elite's police and high-tech panopticon authoritarian state control grid.

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Jon Corzine, MF Global, and Unaccountability | NationofChange

Jon Corzine, MF Global, and Unaccountability | NationofChange: During the summer of 2011, the CBOE and FINRA told MF Global Inc. that it didn’t have enough capital behind its repo-to-maturity (RTM) positions in European sovereign bonds – the positions Corzine put on. By mid-August, the SEC got involved and met with Corzine and other MF Globalites. They then had to file a net capital deficiency notice on August 25th for $150 million.

During the week of October, 17th – MF Global Holding had to increase capital again at MFGI - for the same positions. The next week, on October 25th, it released abysmal quarterly earnings, and got downgraded to almost junk status. The stock plummeted and customers were heading for the hills, the fastest ones getting their money out, others getting locked out.

Gerald Celente Top 2012 Predictions | Gerald Celente Trends Blog

Gerald Celente Top 2012 Predictions | Gerald Celente Trends Blog: "If you do not have your money in your pocket you do not own it , period paragraph " "they don't have the money" " they want your money to gamble with" do not trust the banks anymore warns Gerald Celente we will see bank holidays in this 2012 . They are going to kill USA off completely but first USA has another job to do attack Pakistan/china . and when USA is bankrupted and exhausted from all wars and gold is being bought by Rothschild banks ,The US is over with. They are several steps ahead of everyone and smiling at the exposing. They have plenty of solutions for the problems they created. ..we truly are in extreme danger with these people at the helm. at this point, frankly, there could be two horns protruding from Ron Paul's forehead and I would not care as long as he ENDS THESE WARS! and hopefully the Federal Reserve too, both he openly claims he wants to do.

SOPA debate puts GoDaddy in hot water over domain transfers - The Washington Post

SOPA debate puts GoDaddy in hot water over domain transfers - The Washington Post: Users of domain registrar Namecheap who've been trying to transfer domains in from GoDaddy in the wake of its SOPA revolt in the past couple days have been running into a bit of a speed bump: Namecheap alleges in customer service emails that GoDaddy is blocking its WHOIS requests, which means it needs to "manually insert WHOIS details into the form." In a follow-up blog post today, Namecheap also says that GoDaddy "appears to be returning incomplete WHOIS information" in violation of ICANN rules, taking the opportunity to sling a little mud in GoDaddy's direction:

These executives lead some of today's most innovative and influential technology firms.

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From product launches to a flubbed merger to privacy disputes, these were the stories that had gadget and tech policy geeks talking.

It's a shame that GoDaddy feels they have to block their (former) customers from voting with their dollars. We can only guess that at GoDaddy, desperate times call for desperate measures.

Montanans Launch Recall of Senators Who Approved NDAA Military Detention. Merry Christmas, US Senate - Salem-News.Com

Dec-25-2011 17:57

Montanans Launch Recall of Senators Who Approved NDAA Military Detention. Merry Christmas, US Senate

Ralph Lopez Special to Salem-News.com

The issue of federal official recall has never reached the federal courts.

Special thanks: Campaign photos on Facebook

(HELENA) - Moving quickly on Christmas Day after the US Senate voted 86 - 14 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 (NDAA) which allows for the indefinite military detention of American citizens without charge or trial, Montanans have announced the launch of recall campaigns against Senators Max Baucus and Jonathan Tester, who voted for the bill.

Montana is one of nine states with provisions that say that the right of recall extends to recalling members of its federal congressional delegation, pursuant to Montana Code 2-16-603, on the grounds of physical or mental lack of fitness, incompetence, violation of oath of office, official misconduct, or conviction of certain felony offenses.

Section 2 of Montana Code 2-16-603 reads:

"(2) A public officer holding an elective office may be recalled by the qualified electors entitled to vote for the elective officer's successor."

The website Ballotpedia.org cites eight other states which allow for the recall of elected federal officials: Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, and Wisconsin. New Jersey's federal recall law was struck down when a NJ state judge ruled that "the federal Constitution does not allow states the power to recall U.S. senators," despite the fact the Constitution explicitly allows, by not disallowing ("prohibited" in the Tenth Amendment,) the states the power to recall US senators and congressmen:

"The powers not...prohibited...are reserved to the States...or to the people." - Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The issue of federal official recall has never reached the federal courts.

Montana law requires grounds for recall to be stated which show conformity to the allowed grounds for recall. The draft language of the Montana petitions, "reason for recall" reads:

"The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees all U.S citizens:
"a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed..."
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 (NDAA 2011) permanently abolishes the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, "for the duration of hostilities" in the War on Terror, which was defined by President George W. Bush as "task which does not end" to a joint session of Congress on September 20, 2001.
Those who voted Aye on December 15th, 2011, Bill of Rights Day, for NDAA 2011 have attempted to grant powers which cannot be granted, which violate both the spirit and the letter of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
The Montana Recall Act stipulates that officials including US senators can only be recalled for physical or mental lack of fitness, incompetence, violation of the oath of office, official misconduct, or conviction of a felony offense. We the undersigned call for a recall election to be held for Senator Max S. Baucus [and Senator Jonathan Tester] and charge that he has violated his oath of office, to protect and defend the United States Constitution."

Montana residents William Crain and Stewart Rhodes are spearheading the drive. Mr. Crain is an artist. Mr. Rhodes is an attorney, Yale Law School graduate, and the national president of the organization Oath Keepers, who are military and law enforcement officers, both former and active duty, who vow to uphold their Oath to the US Constitution and to disobey illegal orders which constitute attacks on their fellow citizens. Rhodes said:

"These politicians from both parties betrayed our trust, and violated the oath they took to defend the Constitution. It's not about the left or right, it's about our Bill of Rights. Without the Bill of Rights, there is no America. It is the Crown Jewel of our Constitution, and the high-water mark of Western Civilization."

Two Medals of Honor - Marine Gen. Smedley Butler

Rhodes noted that:

"Two time Medal of Honor winner Marine General Smedley Butler once said "There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. Time to fight. "

Butler famously ended his career as a Marine General by touring the country with his speech and book denouncing war, "War is a Racket."Butler confessed that he had spent most of his life as a "high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers...a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism..."

Eighteen states at present have recall laws, most of which do not apply to federal officials. For these and other states to recall federal officials, state legislatures would have to first pass or amend such laws.

Rising on the House floor to oppose the bill based on the military detention provisions for Americans, Rep. Tom McClintock said before the House vote:

" today, we who have sworn fealty to that Constitution sit to consider a bill that affirms a power contained in no law and that has the full potential to crack the very foundation of American liberty."

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said in opposing the final NDAA:

”This bill also contains misguided provisions that in the name of fighting terrorism essentially authorize the indefinite imprisonment of American citizens without charges.”

And in a New York Times op-ed piece by two retired four-star U.S. Marine generals, Charles Krulak and Joseph Hoar, Krulak and Hoar said that "Due process would be a thing of the past."

Montana would be the first recall drive to be launched as a result of the vote for the NDAA military detentions provisions. A number of Facebook pages appeared after the passage of the bill from locations across the country.

References:

Facebook: "Recall Every Congressman Who Voted for the NDAA"

http://www.facebook.com/...

"Recalling Senators and Congressmen"
http://www.uscitizensassociation.com/...
"How to Recall US Senators and Congressmen"
http://recallthetraitors.blogspot.com/...

Special thanks to Daily Kos

Gerald Celente: Money Junkies and The Coming "Bank Holiday" 1/2 - YouTube

Gerald Celente: Money Junkies and The Coming "Bank Holiday" 1/2 - YouTube: Gerald Celente: Money Junkies and The Coming "Bank Holiday" 1/2

Gerald Celente: Money Junkies and The Coming "Bank Holiday" 2/2 - YouTube

Gerald Celente: Money Junkies and The Coming "Bank Holiday" 2/2 - YouTube: ney Junkies and The Coming "Bank Holiday" 2/2

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factory Farms Can Be Prosecuted as Terrorists

FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factory Farms Can Be Prosecuted as Terrorists: The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force has kept files on activists who expose animal welfare abuses on factory farms and recommended prosecuting them as terrorists, according to a new document uncovered through the Freedom of Information Act.

This new information comes as the Center for Constitutional Rights has filed a lawsuit challenging the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) as unconstitutional because its vague wording has had a chilling effect on political activism. This document adds to the evidence demonstrating that the AETA goes far beyond property destruction, as its supporters claim.

Ron Paul Challenges Mindless Militarism - Reason Magazine

Ron Paul Challenges Mindless Militarism - Reason Magazine: Reporters routinely describe Ron Paul's foreign policy views as "isolationist" because he opposes the promiscuous use of military force. This is like calling him a recluse because he tries to avoid fistfights.

The implicit assumption that violence is the only way to interact with the world reflects the oddly circumscribed nature of foreign policy debates in mainstream American politics. It shows why Paul's perspective is desperately needed in the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

As the Texas congressman has patiently explained many times, he supports international trade, travel, migration, diplomacy, and cultural exchange. Furthermore, he supports military action when it is necessary for national defense—in response to the 9/11 attacks, for example.

Prediction: Your Standard of Living is Going Down in 2012

Prediction: Your Standard of Living is Going Down in 2012: reasons are pretty simple: stocks have been hard to pick, gold and silver have given up most of their gains, and this coming week (December 21st) the National Association of Realtors will update housing prices going all the way back to 2007 because of apparent over-reporting of sales. Sources tell us it hasn’t been uncommon for people counting deeds in courthouses in different areas of the country to count things like foreclosures as sales since training on number-gathering does take some attention to details.

The first part of this article is a bit “numbers intensive” but hang in there, the results are important.

Ron Paul’s House record stands out for its futility and tenacity - The Washington Post

Ron Paul’s House record stands out for its futility and tenacity - The Washington Post: Paul has become a surprising force in the Republican presidential race, promising to use “the bully pulpit of the presidency” to demand deep cutbacks across government. But Paul has had only limited success using his current pulpit — a seat in Congress — to rally lawmakers behind his ideas.

Of the 620 measures that Paul has sponsored, just four have made it to a vote on the House floor. Only that one has been signed into law.
House colleagues say the genial Paul has often shown little interest in the laborious one-on-one lobbying required to build a coalition behind his ideas. This year, for instance, Paul has sponsored 47 bills, including measures to withdraw from the United Nations, repeal the federal law banning guns in school zones and let private groups coin their own money.

London Trader - There are Tremendous Silver Shortages

London Trader - There are Tremendous Silver Shortages: King World News is receiving reports of significant waits for delivery of silver. Today King World News interviewed the “London Trader” to get his take on the situation. The source stated, “It is so tight, the silver market is so tight that we’ve been waiting three weeks plus, before this takedown, for deliveries of size to arrive. I’m talking about tonnage orders. This is also key, most of the silver being delivered was refined after the orders had been placed, and again, that was before the takedown. You can just imagine how long the wait times will be going forward.”

The London Trader continues:

The Year in Pictures - 2011 - YouTube

The Year in Pictures - 2011 - YouTube: The Year in Pictures - 2011

Larouche Emergency Broadcast : We are On The Verge of WW3 | Gerald Celente Trends Blog

Larouche Emergency Broadcast : We are On The Verge of WW3 | Gerald Celente Trends Blog: Emergency Broadcast December 23rd, 2011 • 4:00 PM Thermonuclear war may breakout before the end of 2011. As the world sits on the eve of the looming breakout of thermonuclear war and economic meltdown, Lyndon LaRouche made an emergency international broadcast, calling for immediate action to remove Barack Obama from office, Not that I agree with everything, I think some of what he says is true. They are trying to start WW3, but I think Obama is just a puppet, and whether it is Obama, or Biden, or Boehner their plans will continue. It's the Federal Reserve and its partner banks that are the problem. They run just about everything. They can be stopped. You need to cut off the head, but the head is not Obama.Obama is not the head of anything, but a new honest president like Ron Paul who can direct the military could of course stop a war. Ron Paul would not be taking orders from The City of London like the rest its a Globalist agenda, not a British one.Ron Paul 2012 is our last chance for love and peace in this world!!!

Land Productivity Limiting Human Population - YouTube

Land Productivity Limiting Human Population - YouTube: Land Productivity Limiting Human Population

Why You Should Look Into Voting For Ron Paul - YouTube

Why You Should Look Into Voting For Ron Paul - YouTube: Why You Should Look Into Voting For Ron Paul

Unrelenting Global Economic Crisis: A Doomsday View of 2012

Unrelenting Global Economic Crisis: A Doomsday View of 2012: Within the US , Obama has laid the groundwork for a new and bigger war in the Middle East by relocating troops from Iraq and Afghanistan and concentrating them against Iran . To undermine Iran , Washington is expanding clandestine military and civilian operations against Iranian allies in Syria , Pakistan , Venezuela and China . The key to the US and Israeli bellicose strategy toward Iran is a series of wars in neighboring states, world- wide economic sanctions , cyber-attacks aimed at disabling vital industries and clandestine terrorist assassinations of scientists and military officials. The entire push, planning and execution of the US policies leading up to war with Iran can be empirically and without a doubt attributed to the Zionist power configuration occupying strategic positions in the US Administration, mass media and ‘civil society’.

Unrelenting Global Economic Crisis: A Doomsday View of 2012

Unrelenting Global Economic Crisis: A Doomsday View of 2012: Specifically, the crises wracked European Union will break up and the de facto multi-tiered structure will turn into a series of bilateral/multi-lateral trade and investment agreements. Germany , France , the Low and Nordic countries will attempt to weather the downturn. England - namely the City of London, in splendid isolation, will sink into negative growth, its financiers scrambling to find new speculative opportunities among the Gulf petrol-states and other ‘niches’. Eastern and Central Europe, particularly Poland and the Czech Republic , will deepen their ties to Germany but will suffer the consequences of the general decline of world markets. Southern Europe ( Greece , Spain , Portugal and Italy ) will enter into a deep depression as the massive debt payments fueled by savage assaults on wages and social benefits will severely reduce consumer demand.

Prison Planet.com » New Year Prediction: Israel and U.S. Will Attack Iran

Prison Planet.com » New Year Prediction: Israel and U.S. Will Attack Iran: CBS News predicts Israel will attack Iran this year and the U.S. will participate.

New Year Prediction: Israel and U.S. Will Attack Iran amirbarati20111226130438123

National Security Correspondent David Martin:

“If Iran doesn’t blink Israel will strike… Go after its nuclear facilities, if Iran doesn’t blink… [The U.S. will] have no choice but to support Israel. And depending on what the evidence is at that time they might even want to take part in that raid, it depends on what kind of intelligence they have about that decision that Iran has to make about whether to really build a bomb and go beyond putting all the pieces in place, which is what it’s doing now.”

On Saturday, Iran began a 10-day drill in international waters near the strategic oil route that passes through the Strait of Hormuz. The exercise is dubbed “Velayat 90″ and will likely be conducted in proximity to U.S. naval ships.

“To show off its might, the navy needs to be present in international waters. It’s necessary to demonstrate the navy’s defense capabilities,” Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said at a press conference last week.

Iran begins military drills in Strait of Hormuz

Iran begins military drills in Strait of Hormuz: Two weeks ago a member of Iran’s parliament named Parviz Sarvari told the student news agency ISNA, “Soon we will hold a military maneuver on how to close the Strait of Hormuz. If the world wants to make the region insecure, we will make the world insecure.” At the time, many news and media outlets thought the statement was just another open-ended threat from Iran, a country known to make bold threats and outrageous statements. Needless to say, this time they were telling the truth. On Christmas eve, Iran began its military exercises in the straight of Hormuz.

Today, Iran’s navy continued exercises in international waters beyond the Strait of Hormuz near the mouth of the Persian gulf. The drill comes in wake of mounting international pressures concerning the country’s controversial nuclear program. Iran denies the charges, claiming its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.

Jury Refuses to Convict Anyone for Marijuana Possession! - YouTube

Jury Refuses to Convict Anyone for Marijuana Possession! - YouTube: Jury Refuses to Convict Anyone for Marijuana Possession!

The IRS & DOJ Are Grabbing New Powers In The Hunt For Revenue - Business Insider

The IRS & DOJ Are Grabbing New Powers In The Hunt For Revenue - Business Insider: Two headlines. Similar stories. The first from Switzerland:

US OFFERS SWISS BANKS A DEAL

The United States authorities have offered to lift the threat of legal action against 11 Swiss banks in exchange for information, a Swiss paper reported on Sunday.

This is part of a very long story. The US Justice Department has been doing everything it can to get the names of US citizens who have Swiss bank accounts. The DOJ damn near busted UBS over this a few years back. Now they are going after the other Swiss banks. The lawyers at the DOJ don’t kid around:

“Give us the names or we’ll sue the shit out of you”.

Given what happened to UBS ($780mm in fines), the other banks have no choice but to fold and hand over the info.
This second story ratchets things up a bit and brings it home:(Link)

FEDERAL JUDGE GREEN LIGHTS IRS SEARCH FOR CALIFORNIA GIFT TAX CHEATS

A federal district court judge has given the Internal Revenue Service permission to serve a “John Doe” summons on the California State Board of Equalization demanding the names of residents who transferred property to their children or grandchildren for little or no money, from 2005 to 2010.

The IRS has used John Doe summons to seek lists of American taxpayers unreported offshore accounts at Swiss Bank UBS and at HSBC’s bank in India.

These pushy techniques have worked well in Switzerland. The hard working folks at the DOJ/IRS are now bringing them to California. This means that the IRS can look at anyone’s real estate transactions. With John Doe warrants, they can go fishing/snooping wherever they like.
Think what you will of this. The country is starved for revenue. The outfit that is charged with collecting that revenue has an army of tough-minded lawyers behind it. It will have the power to turn over stones as it pleases. In the end this effort will raise some additional revenue. It will scare the crap out of a few folks as well. Some will cheer this. I see the John Doe warrants as a big and dangerous step on a very slippery slope. It sure won’t do much for Uncle Sam’s image.
Unrelated Note:
In my forecasts for 2011 I said:

-Kim Jong-Il will die. His son will take over. The heir is a nut, there will be more military exercises that results in shells landing on S. Korea soil. China will make public statements that it is trying to bring order; behind the scenes they will be applauding the chaos.

I got the first part right. I believe I will be right on the second part too. This could get very messy. Fast.

World's Second And Third Largest Economies To Bypass Dollar, Engage In Direct Currency Trade

World's Second And Third Largest Economies To Bypass Dollar, Engage In Direct Currency Trade: As Bloomberg reports, "Japan and China will promote direct trading of yen and yuan without using dollars and will encourage the development of a market for the exchange, to cut costs for companies, the Japanese government said. Japan will also apply to buy Chinese bonds next year, the Japanese government said in a statement after a meeting between Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing yesterday." And before someone blows it off as merely more foreign relations posturing, "“Given the huge size of the trade volume between the Asia’s two biggest economies, this agreement is much more significant than any other pacts China has signed with other nations,” said Ren Xianfang, a Beijing-based economist with IHS Global Insight Ltd." As for China's reverse mercantilist move, one which will stun anyone who believes that Yuan is still undervalued, "Finance Minister Jun Azumi said Dec. 20 buying of Chinese bonds would be beneficial for Japan because it would help reveal more information about financial markets in China, the world’s largest holder of foreign currency reserves." Speaking of, has Albert Edwards gloated yet that given enough time, he always ends up being proven right, in this case about the CNY's upcoming devaluation?

So while the US and Europe bicker over just who it is that will first end up bailing out one then the other, those who are supposedly doing the bailing, have decided to gradually move away from the interminable financial sink hole that is the developed world. All that needs to happen next is for Russia and India to join this compact, and Jim O'Neill will be proven 'right', although with a 100% inverse outcome to the one desired by the Goldmanite, as globalization proceeds merrily on its way... just without the US and Europe.

Monday, December 26, 2011

Stop Voting A Certain Party - VOTE Dr Ron Paul - YouTube

Stop Voting A Certain Party - VOTE Dr Ron Paul - YouTube: Stop Voting A Certain Party - VOTE Dr Ron Paul

Raw footage shows Ron Paul DIDN'T storm out of CNN interview - YouTube

Raw footage shows Ron Paul DIDN'T storm out of CNN interview - YouTube: Raw footage shows Ron Paul DIDN'T storm out of CNN interview

Gerald Celente Trends Blog

Gerald Celente Trends Blog: William Cooper - The Ultimate Goal of the Illuminati : William (Bill) Cooper explaining what he has learned from his studies about the beliefs of the Illuminati secret societies, a very informative speech about the Illuminati and it's implications. This plan outlines the formation of a one world socialist totalitarian government ruled by a behind-the-scenes "council of wise men" with a "benevolent dictator" who is perceived by the public as a "Messiah" head of government. The Constitution of the United States of America and its Bill of Rights will be scrapped. A parliamentary form of government will take its place. All military forces and individuals are to be disarmed except for an internal police force which will be armed only with the minimum weapons needed to maintain internal order.You cannot hope to understand the philosophy (Illuminism) of any branch of the "Mystery School" (Illuminati) without many years of study and a complete knowledge of their "symbolic" language.

The Rise Of FEMA - Police State 4 | Gerald Celente Trends Blog

The Rise Of FEMA - Police State 4 | Gerald Celente Trends Blog: The Rise Of FEMA - Police State 4
As the public wakes up to the lie of the 'recovery' and realize we have begun an economic collapse, civil unrest will ensue. The US citizens are a real threat to the US government because of gun rights, the police state is coming to protect the 'elite' from the wrath of angry citizens. Tyranny is HERE! The grim future foretold in 1984 has become reality. The United States is now recognized globally as one of the most oppressive police states on earth. And it's only getting worse.Thank you Obama for this new dictatorship.It's hard to know exactly what they have in mind with the Fema camps. I know it is very odd that they changed the barbed wire to facing inward, as to keep something in, instead of the normal outward. It's my understanding they have remodeled each camp and have even added quite a few more across the country. Each camp has over 100,000 military coffins stacked up outside. It's obvious they have something planned for these camps, it's a question of what? Very Weird!

This is not a Recovery It is a Cover-up | Gerald Celente Trends Blog

This is not a Recovery It is a Cover-up | Gerald Celente Trends Blog: This is not a Recovery It is a Cover-up
The real national debt is not $14 trillion but a whopping $211 trillion , Who on Earth do all these governments owe all this money to? Rothschild's, Morgan's, bollox to them!! Tear up the paper the debt is written on. Send them to HELL where they came from and belong. Everyone take all your money out of banks and spend it on seeds, but not Monsanto seeds. End the FEd. Destroy the City of London. Reboot and start again. roll on 2012 when the whole world is gonna go 'BANG' and we're all gonna be looking for safe havens away from the riots and world war 3

Friday, December 23, 2011

shuts the Zionist up!! Must see...Hilarious!!!!!!GEORGE GOD BLESE YOU - YouTube

shuts the Zionist up!! Must see...Hilarious!!!!!!GEORGE GOD BLESE YOU - YouTube: shuts the Zionist up!! Must see...Hilarious!!!!!!GEORGE GOD BLESE YOU

Engineering the Eurozone Collapse - F. William Engdahl on GRTV - YouTube

Engineering the Eurozone Collapse - F. William Engdahl on GRTV - YouTube: Engineering the Eurozone Collapse - F. William Engdahl on GRTV

You Like Ron Paul, Except on Foreign Policy - YouTube

You Like Ron Paul, Except on Foreign Policy - YouTube: You Like Ron Paul, Except on Foreign Policy

Anonymous attacking creators of indefinite detention bill — RT

Anonymous attacking creators of indefinite detention bill — RT: With President Obama read to sign away the freedoms of Americans by inking his name to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, opponents are already going after the lawmakers that made the legislation possible.

The act, abbreviated as NDAA FY2012, managed to make its way through Congress with overwhelming support in recent days, despite legislation that allows for Americans to be detained indefinitely and tortured by authorities for the mere suspicion of committing “a belligerent act." The Obama administration originally decreed that they would veto the bill, only for the White House to announce a change of heart on Wednesday this week.

With the passing of the act almost certain at this point, hackers aligned to the massive collective Anonymous are taking a stab at staking out the politicians that helped put the bill in the president’s hands.
On Wednesday, Internet hacktivists gathered on the Web to find a way to take on the lawmakers, who have allowed for this detrimental legislation to make it all the way to the Oval Office desk. Upon discussion of routes to take to show their opposition to the overwhelming number of politicians who voted in favor of NDAA, Anonymous members agreed to begin with Senator Robert J Portman, a Republican lawmaker from the state of Ohio.
By Thursday morning, an Anonymous operative released personal information pertaining to the lawmaker, and revealed that not only was Sen. Portman among the politicians to vote “aye” on the legislation, but it has also been revealed that the senator had good reason to do so.
According to a OpenCongress.org, Sen. Portman received $272,853 from special interest groups that have shown support for NDAA.
“Robert J. Portman, we plan to make an example of you,” writes an Anonymous operative. The hacktivist has also released personal data including the senator’s home address, phone number and social networking accounts in an attempt to further an infiltration from the Internet to show the opposition to the bill that colossally impacts the constitutional rights of Americans.
According to the information posted by the operative, the nearly $300,000 in special interest monies lobbied at Portman could have helped him purchase around $1.7 million in real estate in Ohio.
The next lawmaker to receive anywhere near as much as Sen. Portman is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada and third-ranked official in Congress, who pulled in more than $100,000 less than his Ohio counterpart with $172,635.
Among the supporters of NDAA are California-based manufacturer Surefire, L.L.C., who won a $23 million contract from the Department of Defense three months ago. Also contributing to the cause (and the lawmakers who voted ‘yes’) are Honeywell (who secured a $93 million deal with the Pentagon last May and a $24 million contract this year) and Bluewater Defense, a longtime DoD-ally that produces, among other garments, fire resistant combat uniforms.
When the military storms down your door for suspicion of “belligerent” acts, you can thank Bluewater and Senator Portman for the lovely flame-proof attire the soldiers will be donned in as they haul you off to Gitmo.

Obama Family’s Hawaii Vacation May Top $4 Million | TheBlaze.com

Obama Family’s Hawaii Vacation May Top $4 Million | TheBlaze.com: So, just how much will President Barack Obama’s Hawaiian vacation cost this year? That‘s a question that can’t be definitively answered until the costs are in and the trip has concluded, but an assessment of the numbers shows that it will likely be the 44th president’s most expensive vacation to date.

The Hawaii Reporter has estimated that travel, alone, will cost $3,629,622 — a startlingly large figure considering the length of the trip. And, yes, in case you were wondering: Taxpayers will be footing a chunk of the bill. After all, it‘s not cheap to ensure that the world’s most powerful leader is safe as he travels and enjoys time away from the grind.

Ron Paul proves he is not against Blacks and Latinos

Cafferty : People In Iowa Are Rallying Around Someone Who Represents real change, REAL CHANGE! - YouTube

Cafferty : People In Iowa Are Rallying Around Someone Who Represents real change, REAL CHANGE! - YouTube: Cafferty : People In Iowa Are Rallying Around Someone Who Represents real change, REAL CHANGE!

Cops Ready for War - Yahoo! News

Cops Ready for War - Yahoo! News: Every city squad car is equipped today with a military-style assault rifle, and officers can don Kevlar helmets able to withstand incoming fire from battlefield-grade ammunition. And for that epic confrontation—if it ever occurs—officers can now summon a new $256,643 armored truck, complete with a rotating turret. For now, though, the menacing truck is used mostly for training and appearances at the annual city picnic, where it’s been parked near the children’s bounce house.

“Most people are so fascinated by it, because nothing happens here,” says Carol Archbold, a Fargo resident and criminal justice professor at North Dakota State University. “There’s no terrorism here.”

Like Fargo, thousands of other local police departments nationwide have been amassing stockpiles of military-style equipment in the name of homeland security, aided by more than $34 billion in federal grants since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a Daily Beast investigation conducted by the Center for Investigative Reporting has found.
Interactive Map: States Spend Billions on Homeland Security

The buying spree has transformed local police departments into small, army-like forces, and put intimidating equipment into the hands of civilian officers. And that is raising questions about whether the strategy has gone too far, creating a culture and capability that jeopardizes public safety and civil rights while creating an expensive false sense of security.

“The argument for up-armoring is always based on the least likely of terrorist scenarios,” says Mark Randol, a former terrorism expert at the Congressional Research Service, the nonpartisan research arm of Congress. “Anyone can get a gun and shoot up stuff. No amount of SWAT equipment can stop that.”

Merry Christmas America, Now Give Us Your Money - Love, EPA. - Forbes

Merry Christmas America, Now Give Us Your Money - Love, EPA. - Forbes: If you found it difficult this year to save enough money to purchase Christmas gifts for your loved ones, just wait until 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday announced new mercury restrictions on coal power plants that will impose anywhere from $10 billion (EPA’s estimate) to $200 billion (third-party estimates) in new costs on energy production. On a per household basis, that imposes anywhere from $100 to $2,000 in additional energy costs on the average U.S. household each and every year.

Although the new restrictions do not take effect until 2015, energy providers will have to take immediate action to meet the deadline. U.S. electricity prices have already increased by nearly 50 percent during the past decade, and EPA’s new restrictions will merely accelerate that trend. Start taking still more money out of next year’s Christmas envelope and transfer it over to the monthly electricity envelope.

IMF urges members to boost funding under 2010 plan - International Business Times

IMF urges members to boost funding under 2010 plan - International Business Times: The changes to members' quotas, which determine how much each country contributes to the IMF and their voting shares, are critical as a euro zone debt crisis escalates and is set to slow global growth in 2012.

Lagarde said the IMF's 187 countries had until October 2012 to get the necessary votes to implement the 2010 decision to double quotas, which would make China the Fund's third-largest member country.

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Future Release in US | Natural Society

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Future Release in US | Natural Society: To those of you who have been eager to hear the latest news concerning the potential release of genetically modified mosquitoes – here it is. It turns out that the genetically modified mosquitoes could be released into the U.S. environment as early as January of 2012. A private firm plans to initiate the release of the GE mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. Florida will be the first beta testing grounds to determine whether or not the mosquitoes lead to detrimental environmental and genetic impact. Residents in this area will also be subjected — without choice — to these genetically manipulated insects, unless the private firm decides to seek permission.

» Congress To Fund Massive Expansion Of TSA Checkpoints Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

» Congress To Fund Massive Expansion Of TSA Checkpoints Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!: Congress is set to give the green light on funding for a massive expansion of TSA checkpoints, with the federal agency already responsible for over 9,000 such checkpoints in the last year amidst increased fears America is turning into a police state following the passage of the ‘indefinite detention’ bill.

The increase in funding has nothing to do with the TSA’s role in airports – this is about creating 12 more VIPR teams to add the federal agency’s 25 units that are already scattered across the country and responsible for manning checkpoints on highways, in bus and train terminals, at sports events and even high school prom nights.

America is a Republic not a Democracy | Gerald Celente Trends Blog

America is a Republic not a Democracy | Gerald Celente Trends Blog: In a Democracy: People vote on laws, majority wins. and in a Republic: People vote for representatives that vote on laws . America is a Republic not a Democracy Article 4 Section 4 of the US Constitution The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A4Sec4.html

Kleptocracy

Kleptocracy, alternatively cleptocracy or kleptarchy, (from Ancient Greek: κλέπτης (thief) and κράτος (rule), "rule by thieves") is a form of political and government corruption where the government exists to increase the personal wealth and political power of its officials and the ruling class at the expense of the wider population, often without pretense of honest service. This type of government corruption is often achieved by the embezzlement of state funds.

Economic Collapse -- Why It Won't Be Stopped - YouTube

Economic Collapse -- Why It Won't Be Stopped - YouTube: Economic Collapse -- Why It Won't Be Stopped

Economic Collapse Destruction Of America By Proxy | Gerald Celente Trends Blog

Economic Collapse Destruction Of America By Proxy | Gerald Celente Trends Blog: When will Americans wake up and see that this country is being decimated by a group of tyrants?? When will Americans wake up and realize the government has been infiltrated by a ruthless oligarchy that is sabotaging the mechanisms that make this country run for the people?? What will it take, another false flag attack that kills even more innocent Americans by that evil group of traitors, criminals, and NWO ?? Why are Americans cowarding when we all know damned well it was them that did 911?? Obama will never take responsability for this economy. When he is relected in 2012 and the economy is still on the skids in 2013 or 2014 he will keep refering to "the problem he inherited".Bush, Obama, et al, are ALL owned by Corporations. They don't care about you, me, and all of us. They only care about power, and the benefits they get from it.

Gerald Celente Gloomy 2012 Forecast - Expect Bank Holiday | Gerald Celente Trends Blog

Gerald Celente Gloomy 2012 Forecast - Expect Bank Holiday | Gerald Celente Trends Blog: Lanigan & Malone - WMJI 22 December 2011 : Gerald Celente gives a gloomy forecast for 2012 "it's going to be a tough year " he says " we are looking for something along the line of even possibly a bank holiday this year , what's going on in Europe is real and it is not going to be solved by dumping more money onto the situation ...They are bankrupt ! " Gerald explains , the Banks made a lot of bad bets they are loan sharks basically and now they want their money back and they cannot get it back and so they have things called austerity measures this and that " Gerald explains and the United States is in the same situations he added

Ron Paul Walks Out On a CNN Interview | Gerald Celente Trends Blog

Ron Paul Walks Out On a CNN Interview | Gerald Celente Trends Blog: Ron Paul Walks Out On a CNN Interview

CNN and MSM in general are clearly trying to undermine Ron Paul's campaign because from day one Ron Paul has not sold out to anyone, and that kind of thing has to be punished..... Honestly: a newsletter from over 20 years ago?? Is that all you got, CNN ? 40 years of active politics, and this is ALL they have. This is all they've EVER had. Ron Paul's integrity is impeccable. You media pundits at the top who work for the Globalists & banksters who own you, are really reaching here. Trying to make a big deal out of nothing. He didn''t write it, he didn't read it. FORGET ABOUT IT! Ron Paul wants to STOP the War On Drugs!! The others don't! The WOD harms the Black population the most. He wants to stop this harm. How is that racist? so the racist is the one candidate who wants to end the most racist policy the us has- the drug war. no racist would ever end a policy that locks up minorities and destroys minority communities the way that one does. ever. it's ludicrous. that policy is a racist's dream (probably why we still have it). so attack the guy trying to put an end to it? man, if he's racist then what do you call the rest of them? GIVE IT A REST and VOTE Ron Paul