The Long Arm of the Lawless, by Fred Burton and Scott Stewart

Significantly, the impact of violent Mexican criminals stretches far beyond Mexico itself. In recent weeks, Mexican criminals have been involved in killings in Argentina, Peru and Guatemala, and Mexican criminals have been arrested as far away as Italy and Spain. Their impact — and the extreme violence they embrace — is therefore not limited to Mexico or even just to Latin America. For some years now, STRATFOR has discussed the threat that Mexican cartel violence could spread to the United States, and we have chronicled the spread of such violence to the U.S.-Mexican border and beyond.

It’s a Depression: How Wall Street Bankers and Oil Magnates are Destroying America. Part II.

The present crisis is not an economic one, but the manifestation of something much more sinister. It is a direct consequence of the fact that America is a country betrayed by its ruling class.
by Servando Gonzalez
(libertarian)
Tuesday, March 3, 2009

EDITORIAL: Obama’s NIC chief causes a stir

Reposted from Taipai Times
Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009, Page 8
The appointment by the administration of US President Barack Obama of Charles Freeman as National Intelligence Council (NIC) chairman has caused a stir in many circles, not least among China/Taiwan watchers. Freeman, John Chait warned in the Washington Post, is from the “realist school” and would drop [...]

Exclusive: Derivatives for Dummies by The Other Katherine Harris

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The Other Katherine Harris

by The Other Katherine Harris
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Dandelion Salad
Feb. 18, 2009
Recent attempts by corporate media to explain the nature of our economic meltdown have left me ready to bite the ears off mice. They’ve been superficial, profoundly misleading and, above all, apologias for the likes of Paulson, Bernanke and Geithner. So, having spent [...]