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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 9 June, 2011: Uncivilized Relations: Israel Confronts its Neighbours
9 June, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Raids West Bank Towns Overnight IMEMC – Thursday June 09, 2011 – 17:14, Maan news agency is reporting that five Palestinian men, including minors, were abducted over night during raids on West Bank towns and villages by the Israeli military. Continue reading
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KILL BILL 2011: THE ONGOING SABOTAGE OF FINANCIAL REFORM By Danny Schechter
Some years back Thomas Franck nailed it in his book, “The Wrecking Crew.” It was subtitled “How Conservatives Rule” and showed how narrow self-interest and well practiced cynicism in the service of partisan warfare has crippled our political system resulting in a deep paralysis despite the threat of a collapse. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 26 May, 2011: There's a Secret Patriot Act, Senator Says
26 May, 2011 — Information Clearing House Syria – What’s Behind Protests? By Joyce Chediac Both the U.S. and the Economic Union have imposed sanctions on Syrian government officials. Why? www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28192.htm Continue reading
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Why are we banking on banks to a promote economic recovery? By Danny Schecter
This week the financial crisis finally went prime time in the form of a big budget HBO docudrama called “Too Big To Fail.” Continue reading
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn Was Trying to Torpedo the Dollar By Mike Whitney
Whoever wants to nail IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has really pulled out all the stops. Their agents have been rummaging through diaries, hotel registries, phone records, yearbooks, yada, yada, yada. The UK Telegraph even paid a visit to a high-priced DC knocking shop to get a little dirt from Madame Botox; whatever it takes to… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 22 January, 2011
22 January, 2011 — creative-i.info There are three WikiLeaks projects in the works. When did this become the … Entertainment Weekly by Sandra Gonzalez Image Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/Getty ImagesEverybody’s hungry for a piece of the WikiLeaks pie, apparently. … popwatch.ew.com/2011/01/21/three-wikileaks-projects-in-the-works/ Continue reading
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18 January 2011 — williambowles info Ex Banker…
18 January, 2011 — williambowles.info Ex-Banker Gives Data on Taxes to WikiLeaks New York Times By DEALBOOK A former senior Swiss bank executive said on Monday that he had given the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, details of more than 2000 prominent … dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/ex-banker-gives-data-on-taxes-to-wikileaks/ Continue reading
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Wikileaks under attack: the definitive timeline By Charles Arthur
Since Wikileaks released the US embassy cables on 28 November it has come under pressure on several fronts, from DDoS attacks to frozen bank accounts. We list the companies, politicians and organisations making life difficult for Wikileaks and Julian Assange Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: BROTHERS-IN-ARMS: CAPITALISM AND CORPORATE JOURNALISM
An essential role of corporate journalism is to shore up public confidence in an unjust, crisis-riven financial and economic system. Although plenty of gloom and doom is permitted, especially in the face of obvious crisis, the legitimacy of the system is rarely questioned. Continue reading
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To rob a country, own a bank Pt4 By William Black
Ten steps to reform the finance sector – that the Administration and Congress won’t do Continue reading
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To rob a country, own a bank Pt3 By William Black
So many shoes to fall from this crisis it will be like Imelda Marcos closet after an earthquake Continue reading
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To rob a country, own a bank Pt2 By William Black
20 March, 2010 — The Real News Network http://therealnews.com/permalinkedembed/mediaplayer.swf Watch Part 1 Here Continue reading
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“The best way to rob a bank is to own one” Part 1 By William Black
19 March, 2010 — The Real News Network Watch Part Two Here Bio William K. Black, author of THE BEST WAY TO ROB A BANK IS TO OWN ONE, teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri — Kansas City (UMKC). He was the Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention from 2005-2007. Continue reading