‘Death of American Capitalism:’ The 10 final scenes

By Paul B. Farrell, MarketWatch ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Good news, Americans are “downbeat about today. Upbeat about tomorrow,” says the latest USA Today/Gallup Poll. “Americans feel battered by hard times, record home foreclosures, stubbornly high unemployment rates and war.” And yes, we are “fed up with Washington and convinced more than 3 to [...]

Reuters photographer says reborn after freed by U.S. – REUTERS

10:46 AM EST – 2/10/10 By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S. military freed a Reuters photographer in Iraq on Wednesday, almost a year and a half after snatching him from his home in the middle of the night and placing him in military detention without charge. The U.S. military has never said exactly [...]

Happiness in Slavery – REVOLT OF THE PLEBS

By Keith Johnson Don’t open your eyes You won’t like what you see The blind have been blessed with security Don’t open your eyes Take it from me I have found you can find Happiness in slavery Nine Inch Nails-Happiness in Slavery Think you’re free? Think again, slave! This week the Federal government will attempt [...]

Obama Administration Approves Killing Americans Abroad

by Noel Brinkerhoff http://www.allgov.com/Top_Stories/ViewNews/Obama_Administration_Approves_Killing_Americans_Abroad_100205 Friday, February 05, 2010 Being a U.S. citizen will not spare an American from getting assassinated by military or intelligence operatives overseas if the individual is working with terrorists and planning to attack fellow Americans. This policy was acknowledged by Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair while testifying on Wednesday before [...]

Is Afghanistan an Unexploited Gold (and Copper and Precious Stone) Mine?

Wednesday, February 03, 2010 Written by: Noel Brinkerhoff Afghanistan Geological Survey Members performing a song at Geologist`s Day ceremony, April 2005 (photo: USGS) What would a modern American war be without an economic exploitation angle? While Iraq has long been characterized as a war for oil, Afghanistan has been portrayed as a security-based conflict rooted [...]

Intelligence can target Americans *OFFICIAL*

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61251Z20100203 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In unusually frank comments, the top U.S. intelligence official acknowledged on Wednesday that spy agencies can target for killing Americans who are involved in terrorism. “We take direct action against terrorists, in the intelligence community,” Dennis Blair, director of national intelligence, said. “If … we think that direct action will involve [...]

Former Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis Charged with Fraud; It’s Only a Start

Written by: Michael Shedlock On April 24, I wrote Let the Criminal Indictments Begin: Paulson, Bernanke, Lewis. You will be pleased to read Ex-BofA chief Lewis charged with fraud. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday it was bringing civil charges against senior Bank of America (BAC) executives, including former company CEO Ken Lewis, [...]

Enough With The Government Cover-Ups

Edward Harrison, 01.12.10, 04:20 PM EST What really happened to AIG and other bankrupt firms. It has come to light recently that American International Group withheld important information about its dealings with financial counterparties in the lead-up to its collapse and bailout by the Federal Reserve. What is most troubling about this episode is that [...]