| Cleaves |
Independent Open Publishing
|
|
| "The price of ignorance is slavery" |
|
|
|
 Topics - Social/Political
  Regress report on Bush-Cheney regime posted by budgie, 2008-08-18 09:30:57
No need to remind the American public the economy is in RECESSION; the Georgian distraction hasn’t succeeded with the savvy US public, has it? The Fed continues to print (unpegged) toilet paper money that you will soon be able to paper your walls with. The Iraq success story needs no embellishment; Bush’s boys couldn’t have done a better service for Iran by gifting it Iraq. Iraqi Shia have steadily removed minority Sunis from positions of power, while consolidating their own power base, effectively annexing Iraq to Iran. Even the puppet PM Maliki, has demanded that occupation forces withdraw from his nation. (full story)
social/political / international
 America-China: social d/Evolution posted by Kwang zi, 2008-08-08 23:10:51
As America pursues totalitarian methods with a vengeance, domestic spying, legalised torture, illegal detention, and denial of a raft of human rights, China steadily evolves into a more liberal society. Noticeably absent from the opening ceremony/spectacle of the Olympic games in Beijing was any reference to the last totalitarian, despotic emperor of China, Mao Zedong. A truly surprising but intentional omission in the dramatic opening display that touched on important periods/events in China’s history. (full story and 1 comments)
social/political / international
 The ‘living’ corpse scenario posted by laz, 2008-08-08 03:16:13
When powerful leaders die without an heir apparent, nations face possible collapse, chaos or at the very least social catharsis. Strong, all pervading rulers must be replaced immediately to prevent instability or collapse. History records numerous instances when powerful monarchs/Popes/rulers died without a suitable replacement. The death was kept secret for fear the State would implode! (full story)
social/political / international
 Bush’s China speech: brazen American hypocrisy posted by barra, 2008-08-07 12:22:59
The last person in a position to reprimand or give advice to China is the now fully divorced from reality George ‘lobotomised’ Bush. G W Bush delivered his anti-China speech en route to Beijing from Bangkok, perhaps Tierra del Fuego would have been more appropriate after considering Bush’s comments. (full story)
social/political / international
Banks target nation's family jewels, "infrastructure" assets, after destroying economy posted by Jonathan Stempel via krill, 2008-08-06 01:06:35
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cash-strapped U.S. state and city governments are likely to sell or lease more highways, bridges, airports and other assets to investors desperate for stable returns after being frazzled by the credit crisis. (full story)
social/political / international
 Murdoch’s man: Oz PM, Kevin Rudd, hand picked for the job! posted by budgie, 2008-08-05 11:29:30
Few remember the fateful lunch in New York that sealed the fate of a nation for three years.
When Rupert Murdoch and Kevin Rudd, now Prime Minister of Australia, emerged from a New York restaurant Murdoch responded to a reporter’s question with, “I think Kevin Rudd would make a good Prime Minister.” However, the crucial follow-up question was not asked, FOR WHOM, because conditions for the population are worse now than under the previous Howard government? (full story)
social/political / international
 Known by the Company you keep posted by budgie, 2008-08-01 22:52:37
Infamous member of the ‘coalition of willing criminals,’ John Howard -- a reprehensible LIAR, RACIST, WAR CRIMINAL, LACKEY and COWARD – has thrown his poisonous support behind the current leader of the opposition, Brendan ‘super hornet’ Nelson. The enmity between Howard and former treasurer Peter Costello, who is rumoured to be making a bid for the opposition leadership, is such that Howard would emerge from his rat hole to support Nelson and risk arrest for his complicity in the Haneef scandal. (full story)
social/political / national
 Economic Free Fall? posted by William Greider via krill, 2008-08-01 09:32:46
Washington can act with breathtaking urgency when the right people want something done. In this case, the people are Wall Street's titans, who are scared witless at the prospect of their historic implosion. Congress quickly agreed to enact a gargantuan bailout, with more to come, to calm the anxieties and halt the deflation of Wall Street giants. Put aside partisan bickering, no time for hearings, no need to think through the deeper implications. We haven't seen "bipartisan cooperation" like this since Washington decided to invade Iraq. (full story)
social/political / international
 The Response! posted by peptide, 2008-07-29 11:37:26
Bob Dylan once penned a lyric that applies today more than ever, “you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” Ninety nine percent of Americans today do not require any qualifications to determine that criminals in the White House, Pentagon, CIA, NSA and FBI have in concert subverted the sacred principles upon which the United States was founded and allowed Bankers and CEOs to rob the nation/people blind – the economy is in ruins and no amount of bullshit from ‘experts’ can reverse the inevitable collapse. (full story and 2 comments)
social/political / international
The Road to [Economic] Perdition: Paulson's Scatterbrain Capitalism posted by Mike Whitney via reed, 2008-07-25 09:33:45
Something has gone terribly wrong with the economy, but no one wants to say what it is. This is more than just a typical downturn in the demand-cycle or a temporary "rough patch". In fact, it's not a recession at all; it is a meltdown of the financial system. And it's obvious. The "deep pocketed" Federal Reserve is currently providing hundreds of billions of dollars through its auction facilities to the most craven speculators on the planet, the investment banks. These very same banks have no ability to pay that money back. Show me their revenues; show me their assets; show me their capital cushion which is calculated mainly in terms of "Level 3 assets" and which allow the banks to assign their own value to the bad paper that's overflowing from their vaults. Have you ever heard of anything more ridiculous? One blogger called Level 3 assets "mark to fantasy". He's right, too. It's all smoke and mirrors. So why are we letting crooks decide what their assets are worth? (full story)
social/political / international
Intellectual elites defecting in droves posted by cleaves, 2008-07-22 21:48:58
CRIMINAL and evil cabals that have stolen government, our democracies and plunged the world into conflict and war are losing their intellectual support base at speed. It is not a matter of defecting to the ‘other side;’ it is a matter of WITHDRAWING SUPPORT FROM CRIMINAL GOVERNMENTS! Vile governments that spy on their own populations, legalise TORTURE, subvert legal process, illegally detain citizens and engage in all manner of criminal activities, including invasive warfare and mass murder, remind us of the most oppressive and despicable totalitarian regimes of the 20th century. (full story)
social/political / international
Serbia: eat shit and learn to like it! posted by branko, 2008-07-20 23:31:29
As Belgrade considers returning ambassadors to nations that recognised the illegal secession of Kosovo, Montenegro considers recognition! Recognition by Montenegro would be the last straw for the Serbian people and nation; Serbia would be destined for oblivion, which has been the American/NATO plan since the illegal bombings of 1999. (full story)
social/political / international
 Learn from U.S. Failures posted by Kingfisher, 2008-07-19 22:47:37
The entire world has a great opportunity to learn from the devastating failures of the USA. America’s major failures include (the lack of) government accountability, disregarding LAW and international convention, economic MISMANAGEMENT and of course DESTRUCTIVE FOREIGN POLICY! The perpetrators and others responsible are well known; rounding them up for trial would be a simple matter. (full story and 2 comments)
social/political / international
Greatest opportunity since War of Independence posted by major mitchell, 2008-07-18 23:36:53
The founding fathers shared the fear that commercial or other self-serving interests would one day hijack their new democratic Republic. [Current circumstances in the U.S. prove these fears were not unfounded]. Provisions were encoded in the Constitution and Bill of Rights to safeguard the fledgling democracy and ensure it remained free of commercially destructive, self-serving interests. The right of citizens to bear arms allowed for a ready militia or citizen’s army that could march on the Capital at short notice if the need arose. The RIGHT to bear arms was NOT designed for personal defence it was designed for NATIONAL DEFENCE AGAINST AN INTERNAL ENEMY! (full story and 1 comments)
social/political / international
Inept Oz governments attempt to avoid scrutiny/accountability posted by quin, 2008-07-18 01:00:09
The following example pertains to Australia, however, it easily applies to other developed nations today. The report principally highlights attempts by scurrilous politicians, incompetent governments and regulatory authorities to avoid scrutiny and accountability. If the truth of bungling, incompetence, treasonous activity and downright criminality was made public those involved would spend the rest of their remaining years in jail or at the very least disgraced and ostracised by civil society. (full story and 1 comments)
social/political / international
page newer stories | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | older stories |
|
|
