May 2011

Wikileaks: US Ambdassador Called Pakistani Military Instructors "Naive" And "Biased"

You can hardly believe it, can you?

But it's fodder for discussion if nothing else.

Religions, Banks and Power

The following is offered as background to the forces at play in the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his resultant resignation from the IMF which was the subject of my previous post. I don't have any definitive answer as to who is doing what and why but I can offer some thoughts on some of the players involved and their interests together with a bit of history.

It is a mistake to see the forces in the West as being tied to or representing a particular country. It is also a mistake to see a country (particularly in the West) as a political force in itself. It is a creature of the interests or groups that happen to be in control at any one time. These interests can change over time. There are four main groups; the Vatican, the aristocracy, the bankers and the industrialists.


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The Big Split? - with Addendum


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Recently, the head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK), was arrested in New York accused of sexually attacking a hotel maid at the hotel he was staying at. There has been much press fanfare and all of it one sided as DSK has been refused bail and so cannot comment. To refuse bail to someone of DSK's 'stature' is highly unusual, to say the least, and this fact is not being commented on in the jewish press as far as I can see.

The only reason I can think of for this decision is that they need to keep him held incommunicado, at least for a time, maybe permanently. Actually, there is another reason and that is that it is very difficult to organise a defence from jail plus his captors get to hear his conversations with his lawyers (despite what anyone else might say to the contrary). But this is secondary. It is worthwhile to note that DSK had been reported in the European press as saying he thought he was being followed and that he might be set up in exactly the manner of his alleged offence just days before it happened. See Aangirfan for the details
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7/7 Ripple Effect

An excellent (albeit 4 year old) video about the 7/7 attacks in London. Back in the news since the maker (Muad'Dib) was recently arrested, for - get this - “intending to pervert the course of justice,” extradited from Ireland to England and held for 5 months, before being released after a jury hearing.

More details here http://mtrial.org/
Thanks to flogging dead horses for the news.

Double Bogus When Lit

The stories don't need to be credible. They only need to exist.

Double Bogus When Lit: Obama Campaign Begins, Reality Obliterated

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Civic Duty

When you live in a pretend democracy, every now and then you have to go out and pretend to vote. Best wishes to my Canadian friends on the occasion of their civic duty.