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Is there 1 word which describes America, --- a word
with which Americans wish to describe themselves?
Yes there is: Democracy
You dont have it anymore. USA is still in Iraq. The banks
whine, and congress caves. Congress caves on everything
that might distress the banks, Wall St., the pentagon, the
proIsrael lobby, -anyone and everyone who can pony up
a few hundred thousand, or a few million $$. to avoid Any
change to Their preferential circumstances.
If 1 man/woman had just 1 idea of merit that would change
the structure of the economy, the military, or diplomacy,
(such as a Presidential Order to Leave Iraq Now, or the
pentagon to chop 10-20% off its budget Now), he/she
would be mercilessly squeezed by their own party into
capitulation and reversal.
Through several critical elections the same old crowd
comes back to vote for Bush policies even after he
is gone.
Isn't this why Obama supporters are confused and
dissilusioned?
Democracy? Merit? 1 man/woman?
Nothing will change until they wheel out the guillotines
and use them on thousands of special interests and
their lobbyists. I think that this is Obama's plan.
I think that he fully understands the historical and political
meaning and desperation and necessity which leads to
political revolutions. I think that he will accept the isolation
and emptyness endured by Lincoln during the civil war.
Because that is what it will be.
One day Obama will say: 'Tim, it is just not working. You're
Fired.' -then on up and down the ranks. I think that he is
giving the old boys and girls 'X' days to prove their policies,
-then: en avant Les Barricades! He will be able to say '--you
had your chance and you failed'.
After November, who can doubt America's ability to change?
America was born in revolution, and
will be reborn in revolution. How could a frat boy distort the constitution
to the point of political and economic destruction? -Because there is
that much presidential power in that document, -power for good as
much as the opposite.
This should not be a suprise. FDR flattened the old order, and
rebuilt from the inside --there was little opposition: What choice
did America have? None. America is close to the desperation of
a republic yearning for political revolution. America is hungry, and
the blood of its "aristocrats" is not going to deter it.
-What choice do we Have?
None.
It wont be pretty and it wont be easy. You will have 'Change' every hour/day.
En avant L'Amerique! L'histoire vous attendre. ( 'History' waits)
--ARGONNE
MARCH 2009
"Actually, come to think of it, why are we even giving taxpayer money to you people? Why are we not throwing your ass in jail instead?"
"---------But before you even finish saying that, they're rolling their eyes, because You Don't Get It. These people were never about anything except turning money into money, in order to get more money; valueswise they're on par with crack addicts, or obsessive sexual deviants who burgle homes to steal panties. Yet these are the people in whose hands our entire political future now rests." --Matt Taibbi, "The Big
Takeover" Rolling Stone.
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1888: Delhi, Cairo, Mandalay Hong Kong etc etc British Officer:
'I say, Roderick --They dont get it --They just dont get it....
-Get that chap's papers mediately....
1933, BERLIN: SS OFFICER: They just dont get it..
Berlin is ours, all Germany is ours The banks, the government..-
'--show me your papers please...'
1950 CRAKOW: Russian Colonel : They just dont get it....
Poland is ours, all of eastern Europe is ours...The banks, the government,
--all of the East... We have questions for you....
1991: BUENOS ARIES Lawyer for American-Anglo international
bank corp: They just dont get it. All Argentina is ours. You will live
in hunger and poverty until the last peso of interest is paid back: your
choice is simple: Some food, -- or No food.. sign here please.
20003 Nablus, Israeli Officer: They just dont get it: The West Bank
is ours, Golan is ours.Jerusalem is ours. Washington is ours.
Your papers please.....
NYC CEO, Very large bank: they dont get it : They just dont get it...
Treasury is ours, Commerce, SEC, Congress, Senate Pentagon,
State Dept.... All Washington... Are you a US citizen? We have some questions....
They dont get it...-THEY JUST DONT GET IT..............
ARGONNE
The link below will take you to parts I-III
of how the financial crisis started with
the fall of Lehman. Someone, (Hedge fund)
tossed a grenade into the munitions depot
which made a profit for them of a whole
$250 million
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUKSU1qahgE
So, --the world is worth only $250 mill$$$
We need a 'Nuremburg Trial' on this one
-reading Wikipedia on short sales,
and naked short sales will help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUKSU1qahgE
Part I and II provide on screen link
to the next part
The history of the crisis would fill
several librarie --but the clips show
in animated graphs the ARCHDUKE FERDINAND
trigger -the financial markets died.
The presentation is very well done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUKSU1qahgE
Cheers: ARGONNE
Sorry --live link didnt show
You can also Google: Hedge Funds
Global Economic Meltdown Youtube
-or C-P that line into the Google
box.
Argonne
Excellent research reporting, and writing Glen.
We are Russia, We are Argentina, and
No one is crying for US.
Thank-you: Glen, and Salon.
ARGONNE