| 18.Sep.2008 Nervöse Staatsbank: Ratsmitglied wirft KfW schlechte Informationspolitik vor (Wirtschaft) 18.Sep.2008 Nasa: "Hubble"-Reparaturmission könnte sich verzögern (Wissenschaft) 18.Sep.2008 Israel: Warum Livnis Triumph den Friedensprozess schwächt (Politik) Complaint Statement by E H Robinson to Dorset Police 1. 00.000.1993 -Summer- Mr Perry Bennet reported fraud and corruption by Lloyds Bank Plc in their architect departments to Devon and Cornwall Police. That enquiry was passed to Dorset Police, an investigation should be carried out why Devon and Cornwall Police passed the enquiry to Dorset Police. Mr Bennett reported when he worked for a mechanical firm in Cornwall carrying out Lloyd's work he would quote to do work in the bank, for example £11,000-00 but, his directors would change his quote to for example £33,000-000, these inflated prices were being carried out by all contractors working for Lloyds Bank Plc but controlled by certain architects. 07.Jan.1999 I reported a 7 Billion pound bank fraud. I have evidence how this fraud is carried out. The Serious Fraud Office refused to interview me and Dorset Police have not interviewed me. The revenue figure, every day runs into millions. 18. On the 18.Mar.1999 I wrote to Sgt Bryson and requested an interview on tape, I wish to report evidence on several matters, one regarding Hayward & Sons Ex Building Contractors this was to protect creditors in receivership, I am still to be interviewed by Dorset Police, Hayward & Sons was stated in my statement to Troon in 00.Oct.1993 05.Oct.1999 "Ich fürchte, die Regierung hat den Punkt überschritten, an dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt", sagte der Finanzhistoriker Ron Chernow der "New York Times". "Wir haben die Ironie einer Regierung der freien Marktwirtschaft, die Dinge tut, die die meisten linksliberalen, demokratischen Regierungen in ihren wildesten Träumen nicht zu tun gewagt hätten." Die positiven Effekte der American-International-Group- -Rettung durch die US-Notenbank waren binnen weniger Stunden verpufft. In der Nacht zum Mittwoch hatte die Fed den Versicherungsriesen vor dem Kollaps bewahrt. Sie gewährte AIG einen Kredit von bis zu 85 Milliarden Dollar und übernimmt im Gegenzug rund 80 % der AIG-Aktien - der Versicherer wird damit sozusagen verstaatlicht. Insider rechnen damit, dass er, um Verluste auszugleichen, zum Teil filetiert wird. Finanzieren will die US-Regierung die jüngsten Finanzspritzen für AIG und die beiden Hypothekenfinanzierer 18.Sep.2008 Abstimmung: US-Senat billigt Milliarden-Etat für Kriegseinsätze (Politik) 18.Sep.2008 Galaxien-Simulation: Wandernde Sterne verblüffen Astronomen (Wissenschaft) Two former top Justice Department officials, former Solicitor General Paul Clement and former Ashcroft chief-of-staff David Ayres, “emerged Wednesday as figures in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal,” the AP reports. Both Clement and Ayres were in e-mail correspondence with former Abramoff associate Kevin Ring, who is “facing trial on 10 counts of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, bribery and fraud.” Though there is “no public indication that either Clement or Ayres is implicated in wrongdoing,” one of the charges against Ring include an episode in which he tried to lobby Justice Department officials. "Bavarian police searched the home of the spokesman for the German Pirate Party (Piratenpartei Deutschland) looking for an informant who leaked information about a government Trojan used to eavesdrop on Skype conversations. (The link is a Google translation of the German original.) There is a high probability that the Trojan is used illegally. A criminal law specialist said, 'The Bavarian authorities worked on the Trojan without a legitimate basis and now try to silence critics.' The informant need not worry since 'every information that could be used to identify him' is protected against unauthorized access by strong encryption. The Trojan is supposedly capable of eavesdropping on Skype conversations and obtaining technical details of the Skype client being used. It is deployed by e-mail or in place by the police. A Pirate Party spokesman said, 'Some of our officials seem to want to install the Big Brother state without the knowledge of the public.'" "The Newspaper is reporting that the leading private traffic enforcement camera vendors are seeking to establish a national vehicle tracking system in the United States using existing red-light and speed enforcement cameras. The system would utilize Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) to track vehicles passing surveillance cameras operated by these companies. If there are cameras positioned correctly the company will enable images and video to be taken of the driver and passengers. The nice thing in their view is that absolutely no warrants are needed. To gain public acceptance, the surveillance program is being initially sold as an aid for police looking to solve Amber Alert cases and locate stolen cars." MATTHEWS: I’m just asking you where’s the President of the United States tonight? You got Paulson out there. Where’s the President? He’s pulling one of these Katrinas again. Where is he? The country’s worried like hell when you lose this amount of value in the wealth of this country in a matter of days. You’d think the President would come on television and explain the situation to the American people. I’m just asking where he is. That’s all I’m asking. CANTOR: Chris, you’ll have to ask — I don’t know where he is. I assume he’s in the White House. “There is an invisible man in the 2008 election: the president of the United States. Republican candidates have all but shunned him, save those who need him to help raise money.” Even former Bush spokesman, Ari Fleischer, admitted that the President’s presence would “hurt the party and hurt John McCain.” Some examples of Republican candidates’ reactions to Bush: — “[T]here’s nothing in the works with Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi. ‘ Senator Wicker is running his own race ,’ campaign spokesman Ryan Annison said.” – “There are lots of places he’s not likely to go, like the Hampton Roads region in southeast Virginia. ‘We haven’t even discussed it,’ said Corry Bliss, campaign manager for Virginia U.S. Representative Thelma Drake, when asked about a Bush visit. ‘ This campaign is about next year and the future. ‘” – “Asked whether the nominee would be appearing with President Bush this fall, McCain’s campaign chief Rick Davis gave an emphatic no, saying ‘ we’ve turned that page .’” President Bush “will not attack Iran to halt its nuclear weapons program before his term ends in January,” former Cheney adviser David Wurmser told The Jerusalem Post yesterday. “No, Bush won’t go,” said Wurmser, adding that “his certainty” had to do with the fact that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice now has “the upper hand in the administration in her struggle with Cheney.” With Wall Street in turmoil, the White House has canceled any press coverage of President Bush’s meeting with his chief advisory group on the reeling financial markets . Bush was scheduled to make a statement Tuesday to a pool of White House reporters after huddling with his financial working group. That won’t happen now. Spokesman Tony Fratto says the White House decided it would be best to limit public comment about markets . The meeting went on as planned. The group is led by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and includes Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and the chairpersons of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Karl Rove, the former Deputy Chief of Staff and senior advisor to President George W. Bush, discussed presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama and gave his take on the legacy of the current president. In his speech, Rove said he felt Bush was a “successful” president, but they had “done a lousy job of explaining” why he was. The following are internal Stratfor documents produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. These documents are not forecasts, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. Given the speed with which... Authorities in the unrecognized republic of South Ossetia claim that dark-skinned mercenaries took part in the attack on Tskhinvali, reports RIA Novosti, citing representative of the South Ossetian president in Russia Dmitry Medoev. He said there were bodies of many Georgian soldiers on the streets on Tskhinvali.... Former Israeli soldier returns disillusioned from training Georgian soldiers for company owned by Brig.-Gen. Hirsch in preparation for war with Russia; says confidential army material such as charts, officers' names was revealed... Schwarzer Montag an den Finanzmärkten: Lehman Brothers pleite, Merrill Lynch vor dem Bankrott von der Bank of America aufgekauft, die Aktienmärkte im freien Fall. Der Dow Jones Aktienindex der USA fiel gestern um mehr als 500 Punkte. 500 Milliarden US Dollar lösten sich mal eben in Luft auf. Unter den Verlierern sind gerade auch Pensionskassen. Overall, the operation, dubbed Project Reckoning, has resulted in more than 500 arrests, the seizure of more than 16 tons of cocaine and $60 million, Mukasey said. ``These arrests are a substantial blow to the Gulf Cartel,'' Mukasey said, according to the text of his remarks. The variations in their responses to oscillating stimuli then lead to spatial mislocalization, causing solid objects to appear to be bending at their center. posted by Prof. Hex The email accounts have caused some controversy as it has been alleged that Palin used personal email accounts to avoid public records laws. More here. posted by Prof. Hex In perhaps one of the strangest twists to date in the story of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a video now shows the governor crediting her electoral success to a preacher who claims to successfully hunt witches. posted by Prof. Hex Wall Street just jumped into the race for the White House in a big way. The ongoing crisis in credit markets—and taxpayer assistance for a growing list of troubled companies—is taking center stage for both Presidential campaigns. McCain adopts populist tone Reuters In a sign of how the financial crisis is hitting small investors, a huge money-market fund, the Reserve Primary Fund, announced Tuesday that it lost money as its net asset value fell below the hallowed $1-per-share level, the first time one of these conservative funds has had a loss in 14 years. Neben der aktuellen Finanzkrise gibt es auch noch andere Gründe für den Börsencrash in Russland: Die fallenden Ölpreise verstärkten den Absturz am russischen Markt. Die Energieriesen Lukoil, Gasprom und Rosneft sorgten für einen zusätzlichen Abwärtstrend. Auch der Georgien-Feldzug der russischen Armee sorgte am russischen Aktienmarkt für herbe Verluste. Wamu führt über 40 Millionen Konten, und ihr Credit Rating war am Montag Abend auf "Junk" runter gerated worden. 17.Sep.2008 -00.000.2004 -Since- new registration applicants have had to provide a driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number to register (voters who don't have them are assigned a unique number by the state). States are required to try to authenticate the numbers with motor vehicle records and the Social Security Administration database. But databases are prone to errors such as misspellings and transposed numbers, and applicants are prone to make mistakes or write illegibly on applications. The Social Security Administration has acknowledged that matches between its database and voter-registration records have yielded a 28.5 % error rate . Wenn eine Rückversicherung platt macht, und dazu noch eine derart große, steht die gesamte Versicherungsbranche mit einem Bein im Aus. Da muss dann nur ein dicker Wirbelstum kommen (oh, so ein Zufall, haben wir ja gerade einige im Angebot). Deshalb können die AIG nicht pleite gehen lassen. Da ist im Vergleich Lehman unwichtig. Und lest euch auch mal den Wikipedia-Artikel zu AIG durch. Ich zitiere mal ein paar Details: According to the 00.000.2008 Forbes Global 2000 list, AIG was the 18th-largest company in the world. AIG owns International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) , the world's largest aircraft leasing company, with hundreds of aircraft ranging from Airbus A319s to Boeing 747s. 30.Jun.2008 -as of- AIG Total assets under lease are $55 billion . Gold for December delivery rose as much as $90.40, or 11.6 %, to $870.90 an ounce in after-hours trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange after jumping $70 to settle at $850.50 in the regular session. That was the biggest one-day price jump ever; on. 29.Jan.1980 gold's previous single-day record was a $64 gain . The US government took control of American International Group Inc. in an $85 billion bailout to prevent the bankruptcy of the nation's biggest insurer and the worst financial collapse in history. Ahead of the Bell: AIG shares down after bailout Forbes Kasten: Das haben Experimente gezeigt, in denen Versuchspersonen tagelang in völlig stillen und dunklen Kammern lebten. 17.Sep.2008 DIW: "Das Schlimmste liegt hinter uns" (Wirtschaft) 17.Sep.2008 HypoVereinsbank: "Vielleicht ist der Tiefpunkt noch nicht erreicht" (Wirtschaft) 17.Sep.2008 Bank of America: "Der Ölpreis ist auch wichtig" (Wirtschaft) 17.Sep.2008 DekaBank: "Das Finanzsystem funktioniert" (Wirtschaft) 17.Sep.2008 M.M. Warburg: "Kursrückgänge sind absehbar" (Wirtschaft) 17.Sep.2008 Anti-Drogen-Waffe: Wissenschaftler bauen Super-Enzym gegen Kokain (Wissenschaft) Alles hatte darauf gewartet, wie es mit AIG weiter geht: "Wenn die auch noch in die Knie gegangen wären", so Roth, "dann hätte es kein Halten mehr gegeben." Das hatte offensichtlich auch die Fed begriffen und die starken ideologischen Bedenken im Land gegen staatliche Eingriffe in den Wind geschlagen. Die Berichte über die 85-Milliarden-Dollar-Finanzspritze und den möglichen Einstieg der US-Regierung wurden im Verlauf des Abends bestätigt. Gegen 21 Uhr meldeten dann von der "New York Times" bis zu alle maßgeblichen Nachrichtenorganisationen die Übernahme - das Weiße Haus hatte den Deal genehmigt. . Denn die deutsche Tochter von Lehman Brothers sei dem Sicherungsfonds mit einer Deckungssumme in dieser Höhe angeschlossen. Für den Einlagensicherungsfonds sei die Lehman-Pleite der bislang größte Schadensfall der deutschen Wirtschaftsgeschichte. Ob sich die Belastung noch reduziere, hänge davon ab, ob sich Teile der deutschen Lehman-Tochtergesellschaft verwerten ließen. Gelinge das nicht, müssten die dem Fonds angeschlossenen Institute womöglich Kapital nachschießen. Nach Angaben des Bundesfinanzministeriums betrage das Volumen des Sicherungsfonds 4,6 Milliarden Euro. 17.Sep.2008 US-Wahlkampf: Eigene Beraterin hält McCain und Palin für schlechte Chefs (Politik) 17.Sep.2008 Finanzkrise: US-Notenbank rettet Versicherungsgigant AIG (Wirtschaft) When it collapsed 00.000.2001, Superior Bank represented the largest failure of a U.S.-insured depository institution for a decade. 07.Feb.2002 -in-“The failure of Superior Bank was directly attributable to the Bank’s Board of Directors and executives ignoring sound risk management principles,” said FDIC Inspector General Gaston Gianni Jr. in a report. “The Pritzker family’s Superior Bank “started life with enormous tax benefits and a substantial amount of FSLIC-guaranteed assets under a FSLIC assistance agreement,” "We can confirm that, as HBOS already stated, HBOS has a strong capital base and continues to fund satisfactorily." Pakistan soll da auf US-Hubschrauber geschossen haben, bzw Auch ansonsten wird es da gerade schwierig, denn Pakistan hat aus Protest auf einen Raketenangriff der Amis die Treibstofflieferungen für die NATO-Truppen in Afghanistan gesperrt. Dann ist Morgan Stanley die letzte unabhängige Wallstreet-Investmentbank. Update : McCain beklagt "Gier und Korruption" an der Wall Street. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, ausgerechnet McCain! Bwahahahaha, das haben doch die Republikaner so eingerichtet, als sie den Markt "dereguliert" haben! Das ist ja echt zum Totlachen. Was für eine Witzfigur, dieser McCain. Und noch ein Schenkelklopfer: Barclays will die Brokersparte von Lehman Brothers kaufen. Barclays... DIE Barclays, die sich von Bear Stearns Klärschlamm haben andrehen lassen, und die laut der Bank of Scotland selber kurz vor dem Crash stehen? Großartiges Entertainment! Und noch einer zum Lachen: Sorgen um das Bankensystem seien "nicht gerechtfertigt", sagte Bundesbank-Präsident Weber. Finanzminister Steinbrück bekräftigte, das deutsche System sei stabil. Die Äußerungen sind der Versuch, die Aufregung über die US-Bankenkrise zu dämpfen. Laut "Handelsblatt" sind nicht nur Anleger betroffen, die direkt in Emissionen von Lehman investiert haben. Die US-Investmentbank war auch im sogenannten White-Labeling-Geschäft aktiv. Sie hat also Produkte für andere Banken und Sparkassen aufgelegt und garantiert. Auch bei diesen Papieren sei offen, ob und wie die Rückzahlung erfolgt, berichtet die Zeitung. Auch Sparformen wie die Lebensversicherung gelten als sicher. Verbraucherschützer warnen daher vor einer Panik. 16.Sep.2008 Haushaltsdebatte: SPD und Union lächeln die Finanzkrise einfach weg (Politik) 16.Sep.2008 US-Bankenbeben: Wie sicher Ihr Geld noch ist (Wirtschaft) 16.Sep.2008 A Race for Cash at A.I.G. 16.Sep.2008 A Fight for a Piece of What’s Left 16.Sep.2008 Wall Street dégringole 16.Sep.2008 Lehman Brothers en faillite 16.Sep.2008 Jobs cull begins in London and NYC 16.Sep.2008 World reacts to collapse of a colossus Church of England entschuldigt sich bei Charles Darwin und stellt sich gegen den Kreationismus. Und sie bewegen sich doch! 16.Sep.2008 Venezuelan military holds anti-invasion exercises: Saturday's maneuvers in southern Bolivar state featured Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets, ground troops, patrol boats and helicopters that fired rockets at targets. 16.Sep.2008 Two Chevron Lawyers Indicted in Ecuador: Ecuadorean government accuses in-house lawyer and outside counsel of helping to fraudulently certify predecessor company's environmental cleanup 16.Sep.2008 China may cut its dollar holdings - CICC: China, which holds a fifth of its currency reserves in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debt, may cut the portion held in US dollars, according to China International Capital Corp (CICC), one of the nation's biggest investment banks. 16.Sep.2008 US economy: Retail sales slump as consumers tighten their belts: Analysts had expected sales to rise by 0.3% last month but data from the Commerce Department today showed a fall of 0.3%. This is the second month in a row that sales have declined, and the figure for July was also sharply revised, to a drop of 0.5%. It had previously been reported as a 0.1% fall. 16.Sep.2008 Warning: 30 airlines will go bust this year: Up to 30 more airlines will go bankrupt before Christmas, the chief executive of British Airways warned yesterday, as the biggest rescue of stranded passengers in travel industry history began. 16.Sep.2008 Russia: Moscow-Tehran ties don't harm Israel: The Russian foreign minister didn't answer the question directly, but did say that Russia's decisions on the issue of Iran are not meant to harm Israel. We have good historic ties with the Iranians. "We send them weapons, but only for defensive purposes ? no weapons that would cause regional instability." 16.Sep.2008 US stonewalling Ahmadinejad visa process: The US has failed to issue a visa to allow Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to attend the UN General Assembly in New York. 16.Sep.2008 Ahmadinejad: Iran will support Hamas until collapse of Israel: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Friday to keep supporting the Palestinian militant group Hamas until the "collapse of Israel." 16.Sep.2008 'Who the f*** are you to lecture me?': Russian minister's extraordinary rant at David Miliband 16.Sep.2008 Syrian port to be used by Russia: Russia announced on Friday it was renovating a Syrian port for use by the Russian fleet in what signals an effort for a better foothold in the Mediterranean amid the rift with the United States over Georgia. 16.Sep.2008 US to invade Iran any day now?: A few weeks ago the Russian newspaper Izvestia, a well-known and authoritive daily published nationwide and abroad, came forward with something that would have been looked upon as a conspiracy theory if published by a tabloid. 16.Sep.2008 Pakistan sends fighter jets to tribal region: - Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Saturday sent its fighter aircraft to the northwestern tribal region as the U.S.-led coalition forces are increasing cross-border raids, local media reported. 16.Sep.2008 Bush secret order to send special forces into Pakistan: The unprecedented executive order, signed by Bush in July after an intense internal administration debate, comes amid western concern that the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan and its al-Qaida backers based in "safe havens" in western Pakistan's tribal belt is being lost. 16.Sep.2008 Nicaragua's Ortega says he won't meet with Bush in solidarity with Bolivia: During his announcement Saturday, Ortega also accused Washington of trying to foment a coup against Morales. 16.Sep.2008 Brazil plans to build 50 more nuclear power plants: - Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao announced Friday Brazil plans to build 50 to 60 nuclear power plants in half a century, with each having capacity of 1,000 megawatts. 16.Sep.2008 Bin Laden Statements, 1994-2004: A U.S. government compilation of interviews and other public statements issued by Usama bin Laden between 1994 and 2004 is now publicly available 16.Sep.2008 Intelligence officer claims CIA was complicit in torture in Uzbekistan: Officer also claims British UN official was killed by order of Uzbek president Karimov 16.Sep.2008 US army is breaking rules to make terrorists talk: THE US military is training psychiatrists to interrogate terrorism suspects, in defiance of internationally agreed codes of conduct which bar doctors from involvement in interrogation. 16.Sep.2008 U.S. Arms Sales Jump: From tanks, helicopters and fighter jets to missiles, remotely piloted aircraft and even warships, the Department of Defense has agreed so far this fiscal year to sell or transfer more than $32 billion in weapons and other military equipment to foreign governments, compared with $12 billion 00.000.2005. 16.Sep.2008 Lehman Workers Clear Desks, Weep After Bankruptcy: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s employees worldwide are clearing their desks, waiting to hear if they'll be paid, and starting to look for work after the investment bank filed for the biggest bankruptcy in history. 16.Sep.2008 Wake-Up Call: Lehman's Mortgage Marks: Anyone else holding large amounts of tainted mortgages has to worry. Lehman's potential unwinding, along with any aggressive actions by Merrill and AIG to offload mortgage assets, could mean widespread losses as other banks mark down their own holdings. 16.Sep.2008 10 Banks Form $70B Fund to Stave Off Crash: Ten of the world's largest banks have formed a massive liquidity fund to mitigate the effects of the Lehman Brothers meltdown, reports the Financial Times. All the investment banks will be able to borrow up to a third of the $70 billion fund in order to reduce volatility and stay in business while Lehman is being wound down. They will also be able to borrow from the Fed under newly relaxed terms 16.Sep.2008 S&P cuts BofA rating, may cut again, Moody's may cut: Moody's Investors Service also placed the bank on review for downgrade after it said it will purchase Merrill Lynch (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) for $50 billion. 16.Sep.2008 China Cuts Rates as U.S. Turmoil Adds to Global Risks: China cut interest rates for the first time in six years and allowed most banks to set aside smaller reserves as worsening credit-market turmoil and weakening export demand dimmed the outlook for economic growth. 16.Sep.2008 The next big bang is private equity: Wall Street is in crisis, undoubtedly the worst in history, as one tarnished giant after another topples. The real problem, though, is no one can tell where it will end. 16.Sep.2008 Wilbur Ross: Possibly a Thousand Banks Will Close: In an exclusive interview with CNBC.com, Wilbur Ross, chairman and CEO of WL Ross & Co., says he sees possibly as many as a thousand bank closures in the coming months. 16.Sep.2008 Industrial Production in U.S. Fell More Than Forecast: Industrial production in the U.S. fell in August by the most in almost three years as the slowdown in consumer spending prompted automakers to cut back. 16.Sep.2008 14/09/08 Cheney Scales New Heights of Hypocrisy -By- ROBERT FANTINA - If anyone doubted the vice president’s disdain for those who elected him and kept him in power, this speech should have been an eye-opener. Continue 16.Sep.2008 The End of the Myths -By- Bill Noxid 16.Sep.2008 Democrats Do Poland (Again) -By- David Michael Green 16.Sep.2008 The Syria-Israel Peace Gambit -By- Ramzy Baroud 16.Sep.2008 Record Corporate Bailout Reveals the Bankruptcy of American Capitalism -By- Barry Grey 16.Sep.2008 There Is an Alternative to Corporate Rule -By- Mark Engler 16.Sep.2008 35 Years After Original 9/11 New Transcripts of Kissinger's Role in Chilean Coup -By- Peter Kornbluh 16.Sep.2008 -11.Sep.1973 -Now, on the 35th anniversary of the CIA-backed military coup in Chile, phone transcripts that Kissinger made of his talks with President Nixon + the CIA chief among other top government officials reveal in the most candid of language the imperial mindset of the Nixon administration as it began plotting to overthrow President Salvador Allende, the world's first democratically elected Socialist. Continue 16.Sep.2008 Nicaragua's Ortega says he won't meet with Bush in solidarity with Bolivia: During his announcement Saturday, Ortega also accused Washington of trying to foment a coup against Morales. 16.Sep.2008 Brazil plans to build 50 more nuclear power plants: - Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao announced Friday Brazil plans to build 50 to 60 nuclear power plants in half a century, with each having capacity of 1,000 megawatts. 00.000.1994-00.000.2004 Bin Laden Statements,: A U.S. government compilation of interviews + other public statements issued by Usama bin Laden between 1994 and 2004 is now publicly available 22.Aug.2008 the US troops in ISAF killed 95 civilians, including 60 children and 19 women, adding to the ever increasing number of civilian deaths. 16.Sep.2008 Afghanistan Is in Its Worst Shape Since 2001, European Diplomat Says; One of the most experienced Western envoys in Afghanistan said Sunday that conditions there had become the worst since 00.000.2001 . He urged a concerted American and foreign response, even before a new American administration took office, to avoid “a very hot winter for all of us.” 16.Sep.2008 Manufacturing Consent For An Attack On Iran?: Iran 'sending weapons to Taleban': Elements in the Iranian state are sending weapons across the border to the Taleban in Afghanistan, a BBC investigation has uncovered. 16.Sep.2008 Manufacturing Consent For An Attack On Iran?: IAEA: Iran stalling probe into alleged atom bomb research: Monday, the IAEA released a report indicating that Iran has produced approximately one quarter of the amount of enriched uranium required to build its first nuclear bomb. 16.Sep.2008 White House warns of fresh sanctions on Tehran over IAEA's latest report: Monday, the White House threatened to impose another round of sanctions on Iran, after the UN atomic watchdog reported it had failed to make meaningful progress in assessing Tehran's past nuclear activities. 16.Sep.2008 IAEA confirms nuclear Iran on right track: "The agency has been able to continue to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran," read the latest International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran's nuclear activities. 16.Sep.2008 US plans to sell Israel 1,000 bunker-buster bombs: In announcing the proposed $77 million deal, which still needs Congressional approval, the U.S. Defense Department said the sale of the Boeing GBU-39 smart bombs would be consistent with the U.S. interest of assisting Israel "to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability." 16.Sep.2008 Pakistan's tribes threaten to join Taliban : AMERICA’S cross-border raids into Pakistan have drawn fresh hostility from Pakistani tribesmen, who vowed to form an army to launch attacks on US troops in Afghanistan. 16.Sep.2008 US faces the F-16s it supplied Pakistan: The United States is suddenly faced with the uncomfortable scenario of confronting the very same weapons and military hardware, including F-16 fighter jets, it has armed Pakistan with for decades. 16.Sep.2008 US Army general warns Pakistan of new war: A new war could begin if Pakistan does not step up its fight against terrorists, Maj Gen Jeffrey J Schloesser of the US Army said in a report published in an American weekly on Sunday. 16.Sep.2008 Quagmire, Phase 2: The Invasion of Pakistan: . 00.000.1970 the problem was the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia. Today it is Taliban and al-Qaida bases inside Pakistan, which the United States has been attacking from the air for some time, with controversial “collateral damage.” 16.Sep.2008 Raids into Pakistan: What U.S. authority?: The evolution of operations in Pakistan from covert to overt actions is reminiscent of a trajectory followed in some aspects by the Vietnam War, some analysts note. 16.Sep.2008 Patrick Cockburn: The US strategy for Afghanistan won't work: Covert operations only succeed when they have strong local allies who want outside support 16.Sep.2008 Conflict Over Spying Led White House to Brink -By- Barton Gellman - Cheney had kept her out of the loop, but it was hard to hide a warrantless domestic surveillance program completely from the president's chief terrorism adviser. Continue 16.Sep.2008 Capital Punishment: Lehman on its way to the Gallows? -By- Mike Whitney 16.Sep.2008 `Tectonic' Shift on Wall Street as Lehman Fails, Merrill Sold -By- Christine Harper 16.Sep.2008 Financial Russian Roulette -By- PAUL KRUGMAN 00.000.1931 revisited. Continue 16.Sep.2008 The Crash of Western Capitalist Civilization? -By- Richard_C_Cook 16.Sep.2008 This is Your Nation on White Privilege -By- Tim Wise - For those who still can't grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help. Continue 16.Sep.2008 Zardari is the New Musharraf -By- Eric S. Margolis SPIEGEL ONLINE: Alles in allem: Wer trägt die Verantwortung für das Debakel? Rogoff: Ach, da wären so viele zu nennen - das würde wie der Abspann eines Kinofilms aussehen. Ganz vorn allerdings stehen Präsident George W. Bush und der US-Kongress: Sie haben das Problem absichtlich ignoriert und die Aufsichtsbehörden häufig zum Nichtstun gedrängt. Rogoff: Dies ist die schlimmste Finanzkrise seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, da gibt es nichts zu beschönigen. Die ganze Branche ist einfach explodiert. Allerdings war das auch überfällig. Die US-Finanzbranche war völlig aufgebläht und rücksichtslos geworden. Jetzt werden ihr die Zügel angelegt. SPIEGEL ONLINE: Was lief falsch? von den neunziger Jahren bis 2006 und 2007 -So stieg der Anteil derjenigen, die mindestens zwei Jahre unterhalb der Armutsgrenze lebten, um die Hälfte auf nun zwölf %. Als arm gilt, wer als Single weniger als 891 Euro im Monat oder als Paar mit zwei Kindern 1871 Euro einnimmt. Das entspricht 60 % des mittleren Einkommens aller Erwerbstätigen. Schon 2009 werde die Konjunkturflaute überwunden, sagte HWWI-Direktor Thomas Straubhaar in Hamburg. Er sieht in der US-Finanzkrise eine Chance für Europa, nämlich im Banken- und Börsensektor eine weltweit führende Rolle zu übernehmen. Hamburger Hafen: Spürbare Erholung in Sicht 16.Sep.2008 Geologen in der Arktis: Schatzsuche im Eisbärenland (Wissenschaft) 16.Sep.2008 Bankenkrise: "Man kann nicht mit dünner Luft Geld verdienen" (Wirtschaft) 16.Sep.2008 Börsenbeben: Finanzkrise drückt Dax ins Minus (Wirtschaft) 16.Sep.2008 Entstehung des Lebens: Planloses Universum, besamte Erde (Wissenschaft) 00.000.1958 an American publisher released the book The Lightning and the Sun, by Savitri Devi (“ Hitler ’s Priestess ”), which presents Adolf Hitler as an avatar ... www.iivs.de/~iivs01311/SDLE/Part-2-12.htm 15.Sep.2008 ... ' AIG could be a much bigger problem than Lehman Brothers' ... production of the electric earlier, they would be in the catbird seat . bstocksdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/09/15/gm-brings-its-electric-car-gamble-to-market/ 20070404 Bush Sr's Carlyle Group Gets Fat On War And Conflict By Jamie Doward HAIL TO THE CHIEF - Sightings from The Catbird Seat ... alfatomega.com/20070404.html 20070204 Sightings from The Catbird Seat . Nora Slatkin - ... Maurice "Hank" Greenburg -- The CEO of AIG insurance, manager of the ... alfatomega.com/20070204.html Who Killed John O'Neill Summary - Democratic Underground There are very close links between the Greenberg family ( AIG , Kroll, Marsh etc.) and the Bush family and they have participated in companies like Harken ... www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=125x100059 Democratic Underground Forums - Printer friendly page, topic ID ... AIG /Kroll/Marsh are closely connected to the Bush administration, to Henry Kissinger. https://www.the-catbird-seat.net/TridentFunds.htm www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=printer_friendly&forum=125&topic_id=92675 HousingPANIC - The Housing Bubble and Crash Blog with an Attitude ... The Seven Sisters need to talk to President Bush fast, otherwise they might ... At the moment these guys are, to mix my metaphors, in the catbird seat . ... housingpanic.blogspot.com/2008/10/bubbletalk-open-thread-to-talk- about.html Cable News Canada Chevron cedes control of Hebron oil field to Exxon Globe and Mail ... CI Financial in the catbird seat Globe and Mail; Separating the useful from the ... archive.wn.com/2008/08/26/1400/cablenewscanada/ 00.0002003 charging four individuals with securities fraud for their participation in an ... www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr18092.htm 12.Sep.2008 SEC News Digest (Issue 2008-178; ) 12.Sep.2008 The complaint alleges that Bruce Grossman and Jonathan Curshen engaged ... on 11.Sep.---- , it filed securities fraud charges in the United ... www.sec.gov/news/digest/2008/dig091208.htm SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ... charging four individuals with securities fraud for their participation in an alleged ... + two promoters, Carter Allen Jones + Jonathan Curshen . www.johnreedstark.com/ClassMaterials/LitigationReleases/freedomgolf.htm 05.May 2006 -2 Financial Crime News OPERATORS OF $13 MILLION COMMODITY FRAUD SCHEME CONVICTED IN NEW JERSEY ... stock promoter Jonathan Curshen ; the president of Freedom Golf, ... home.att.net/~fcwriter/news103.htm A Bad Day for Criminals and the Journalists Who Love Them | Deep ... Bruce Grossman and Jonathan Curshen , Civil Action No. 08 Civ. .... widow of the exiled Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, of racketeering and fraud . ... Curshen | Deep Capture For example, he traveled, undercover, to Costa Rica to meet Jonathan Curshen , a former trader for the Mafia-infested Pacific International and current ... www.deepcapture.com/index.php?s=curshen 00.Sep.2008 gary-weiss.com: ... a "naked shorting conspiracy" in the arrest of a Jonathan Curshen the other day. ... fraudster Richard Altomare of the Universal Express stock fraud , ... garyweiss.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html gary-weiss.com ... "naked shorting conspiracy" in the arrest of a Jonathan Curshen the other day. ... fighting securities fraud , and his job on the board of a company that ... garyweiss.blogspot.com/ Comments on Business Stories - Mixx Bruce Grossman and Jonathan Curshen Charged With Bribery Scheme To Manipulate Market F ... Inc. Charged With Securities Fraud ; about 2 hours ago; view story ... www.mixx.com/comments_business Law Blog - WSJ.com : Judge Frederic Block: A Good Draw For Cioffi ... 15.Aug.2008 Back in the 90s, the Manhattan DA got into the securities fraud act by ... of Jonathan Curshen of Red Sea Management in New York yesterday. blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/08/15/judge-frederic-block-a-good-draw-for-cioffi- and-tannin/ Offshore Business Management » Blog Archive » About Jonathan Curshen Jonathan Curshen is a specialist in worldwide wealth protection and is considered an international expert in offshore trusts + foundations + offshore ... www.offshore-business-management.com/offshore/about-jonathan-curshen.html Offshore Business Management » scam ... planning experience Financial Financial Security financial services funds insurance international trust investing investment Jonathan Curshen Jonathan ... www.offshore-business-management.com/tag/scam www.BackgroundNow.com » Background Checks During the course of the fraud , Lay repeatedly lied to and misled the Bureau as to ... Bruce Grossman and Jonathan Curshen Charged With Bribery Scheme To ... www.backgroundnow.com/blog/category/background-checks/ 5 ton coke bust- planes owners- Tom Delays appointee, and CIA?, page 9 Here a interesting quote on Red Sea's Jonathan Curshen : ... Elgindy was convicted of racketeering and fraud yesterday for parlaying illegal tips from an FBI ... www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread204012/pg9 VRI Open Discussion forum Akerley sued Zakas on similar charges including fraud and deceit, ... INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, Bruce Grossman, Jonathan Curshen - The Securities + ... www.vcresearch.info/open/forums.asp?ForumId=69&TopicId=7863 VRI Open Discussion forum FREEDOM GOLF CORPORATION – Jones & Company, Carter Allen Jones, Timothy J. Miles, Gaylen P. Johnson, Jonathan Curshen . FREEDOM IN 14 DAYS - Gerard Chiarella ... www.vcresearch.info/open/forums.asp?ForumId=65&TopicId=4516 Er beschäftigt sich hauptsächlich mit dem Nahostkonflikt, dem Islamismus, sowie dem Antiamerikanismus und Antizionismus der deutschen Linken. (dk): Frei übersetzt bedeutet dies: "Die vom Mars - wir haben sie gefunden". Die Wissenschaftler beschrieben ihre Entdeckung im Fachmagazin " Proceedings of the National Academy of Scienes". "Ein für jedermann zugängliches Online-Strafregister ist in Deutschland keinesfalls vorstellbar", sagt Dietmar Müller, Sprecher des Bundesbeauftragten für den Datenschutz, SPIEGEL ONLINE. "Die im BZR gespeicherten Daten sind äußerst sensibel. Daher verstieße ein offenes Online-Register fundamental gegen Prinzipien des Datenschutzes und gegen den Schutz der Privatsphäre." Opium ist die Geißel Afghanistans. Der Stoff ist verboten und doch der größte Exportartikel. Und immer mehr davon wird mit Hilfe von Chemikalien an Ort und Stelle weiterverarbeitet – zu noch potenterem Heroin. Vor allem aber ist das Opium der Schmierstoff von Korruption, Kriminalität und des Kriegs am Hindukusch, weil sich die Taliban mit hohen Schutzsteuern bereichern, die sie den Mohnbauern abpressen. Das Geld dient ihnen zu Waffenkäufen. 16.Sep.2008 Sensationeller Fund: Forscher entdecken bizarre Raubameise (Wissenschaft) 16.Sep.2008 Sparprogramm : Hewlett-Packard streicht fast 25.000 Stellen (Wirtschaft) 16.Sep.2008 Skrupellos: Räuber werfen Baby aus Auto (Panorama) 16.Sep.2008 Kursrutsch: US-Finanzkrise löst Börsenbeben in Asien aus (Wirtschaft) 16.Sep.2008 Afghanistan: Mit Safran gegen Opium und Heroin (Wissenschaft) 15.Sep.2008 -11.Sep.2001 : Der Dow Jones schloss am Montag bei 10.917 Punkten. Das entspricht einem Verlust von mehr als 500 Punkten oder 4,42 % - und ist 00.Jul.2006 der tiefste Stand seit . 00.000.2004 -after top Justice Department lawyers refused to re-certify the legality of President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program, the Bush administration re-authorized the program anyway without the Justice Department’s approval. Previous accounts of the program’s re-authorization reported that the “line for the attorney general’s signature remained blank.” But in the Washington Post -today- Barton Gellman reports that Vice President Cheney’s lawyer, David Addington, actually signed then-White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales’s name to the document: Addington opened the code-word-classified file on his computer. He had a presidential directive to rewrite. It has been widely reported that Bush executed the March 11 order with a blank space over the attorney general’s signature line. That is not correct [15]. For reasons both symbolic and practical, the vice president’s lawyer could not tolerate an empty spot where a mutinous subordinate should have signed. Addington typed a substitute signature line: “Alberto R. Gonzales.” Gellman writes that “Only Richard M. Nixon, in an interview after leaving the White House in disgrace, claimed authority so nearly unlimited” as the authority Addington claimed for the president in the document he signed with Gonzales’ name. Yesterday in a local report on KTRK-TV in Houston, TX, reporter Wayne Dolcefino revealed that media have been blocked from covering Hurricane Ike’s devastation. In a press conference, Dolcefino pressed Gov. Rick Perry on why media aren’t even allowed to fly over parts of Galveston Island, noting that media access was far better in Mississippi and Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. Perry tried to brush off Dolcefino’s concerns, but eventually passed blame to federal officials: DOLCEFINO: That is unprecedented and quite honestly not appropriate because it’s our job to inform people. Why can’t we go to Bolivar and West End? PERRY: I think when the local officials decide it was appropriate, whether it’s the media or first responders or what have you. The fact of the matter, that is actually a local decision, Wayne, that is made by the local county judge and by the mayor of those — DOLCEFINO: They don’t control that area. PERRY: Last time, the state of Texas doesn’t even. DOLCEFINO: So it’s the federal government? PERRY: I don’t know. Watch it: <object width="320" height="240"> <embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/PoSxup2yw40" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="240"> (HT: TP reader PD) Transcript: (more…) 00.000.1989 hätten in der DDR 60 % des Bruttoinlandsproduktes eine Staatsverschuldung von 7590 DM zugelassen. 00.000.1989 : Die Schulden der BRD betrugen zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits 14900 DM je Bundesbürger. 15.Sep.2008 -00.000.1989 -Bis heute- sind sie – umgerechnet in DM – auf über 34000 DM, bezogen auf die höhere Bevölkerungszahl seit 1990, gestiegen. Berücksichtigt man des weiteren, daß nach den von mir und anderen in dem Buch »Die Schulden des Westens« veröffentlichten Berechnungen von 00.000.1949-00.000.2000 mindestens sieben Billionen DM aus dem Osten Deutschlands herausgepreßt wurden, beantwortet sich die Frage, wer auf wessen Kosten gelebt hat und weiter lebt, von selbst. 00.000.1931 -seit- Krupp förderndes Mitglied der SS, 00.000.1937 -ab- Krupp »Wehrwirtschaftsführer« und ab 00.000.1938 -ab- Krupp NSDAP-Mitglied, wurde am 31.Jul.1948 Krupp vom US-Militärtribunal in Nürnberg wegen Kriegsverbrechen und Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit zu zwölf Jahren Haft und zur Einziehung seines gesamten Vermögens verurteilt. Dem Alleininhaber des Krupp-Konzerns, des größten Rüstungsbetriebes des »Dritten Reichs«, war nachgewiesen worden, daß er nicht nur von der Ausbeutung von Zwangsarbeitern profitiert hatte, sondern auch an der Plünderung von Wirtschaftsgütern in den von Deutschland während des WWII. Zweiten Weltkriegs besetzten Gebieten beteiligt war. Dabei dürfte er sich nicht zuletzt auf die Erhebungen und Datensammlungen willfähriger Wissenschaftler gestützt haben. 00.000.1951 -Bereits- wurde Krupp aus der Haft entlassen, 00.000.1953 erhielt Krupp sein gesamtes Vermögen zurück. The director of Privacy International, Simon Davies, said last night the database would give police "extraordinary powers of surveillance". "This would never be allowed in any other democratic country," he said. "This is possibly one of the most valuable reserves of data imaginable." Peter Fry, of the CCTV User group, said that licence plate images captured by CCTV are generally retained for 31 days. "There's not a great deal of logic to explain keeping the same images for five years," he said. Printable version 15.Sep.2008 Paul Lewis on police plans to store car surveillance records for five years 17.Jun.2008 Daily Mail editor promises new look at personal privacy rules for journalists 27.Feb.2008 Uncertain future for a controversial database 21.Feb.2008 Who's listening? Printable version 15.Sep.2008 U.S. Futures Contracts Fall With the Dollar 15.Sep.2008 Big Insurer Seeks Cash as Portfolio Plummets 00.000.2007 National Intelligence Estimate fading from the nation's memory, a former CIA analyst offers sound advice. 00.Jun.2008 an Indian judge agreed, using BEOS to find a woman guilty of killing her former fiancé. Scientific experts are calling the decision "ridiculous" and "unconscionable", protesting that Mukundan's work has not even been peer reviewed. How reliable should a test have to be, when eyewitnesses are notoriously fallible? Does a person have a right to privacy over their own memories, or should society's interest in holding criminals accountable come first?" Watch it:<object width="320" height="240"> <embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/igAmVs0cvY8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="240"> Though McCain noted that “these are very, very difficult times,” he seemed oblivious to today’s evidence of the crumbling foundations of the economy, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping 300 points in the first 15 minutes of trading this morning. 14.Sep.2008 -Yesterday- former Fed chief Alan Greenspan said this economy is the worst he has ever seen. Markets sank in Europe and Asia today, stock index futures slipped sharply on Wall Street + the dollar plunged as two giant investment banks, Lehman Brothers + Merrill Lynch, collapsed over the weekend. Compounding the financial uncertainty, insurance giant A.I.G. “sought a $40 billion lifeline from the Federal Reserve, without which the company may have only days to survive.” Former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan said the U.S. credit squeeze has brought on a “once-in-a-century” financial crisis that is likely to claim more big firms before it eases. “Indeed, it will continue to be a corrosive force until the price of homes in the United States stabilizes,” Greenspan said. A new poll released by the AP + National Constitution Center finds “ Americans strongly oppose giving the president more power at the expense of Congress or the courts, even to enhance national security or the economy.” Two-thirds of Americans oppose altering the balance of power to strengthen the presidency. He has installed natural soundscapes at museums around the country, with the latest scheduled to debut later this month at the California Academy of Sciences. Listen with us to five of them. SPIEGEL ONLINE: Was werfen Sie Saakaschwili vor? Chatschischwili: Seine Macht ist nicht demokratisch. Er hat Wahlen gefälscht und Andersdenkende einsperren lassen. Am November hat er den Ausnahmezustand verhängt und ist mit Gewalt gegen Bevölkerung und Massenmedien vorgegangen. Deutsche-Bank-Papiere verloren 8,4 %, die Postbank notierte 7,3 % schwächer. Auch die Kurse der Versicherer wie Allianz und Münchener Rück waren am Montag deutlich im Minus. 15.Sep.2008 US-Börse: Wall Street startet mit kräftigem Minus (Wirtschaft) 15.Sep.2008 Kohle und Verkehr: Greenpeace kritisiert umweltfeindliche Steuergeschenke (Wissenschaft) 15.Sep.2008 US-Bankenkrise: Lehman-Pleite erschüttert Deutschlands Märkte (Wirtschaft) 15.Sep.2008 Opposition in Georgien: "Saakaschwili wollte Krieg" (Politik) 00.Jun.1945 Military Agency Records RG 226 ; XL 12735 Memorandum on connection between the Nazi Party and I.G. ... 10710, Safehaven report on Boehringer and Sohne GmbH of Mannheim, ... www.archives.gov/research/holocaust/finding-aid/military/rg-226-3f.html 00.Oct.1945 Military Agency Records RG 226 39624, Ex- Nazi Party member transfers property to his daughter. 1 p.. 39634, German has suspicious connections and dealings with Switzerland. www.archives.gov/research/holocaust/finding-aid/military/rg-226-3g.html Well this doesn’t happen every day. GOP strategist Karl Rove said yesterday even the McCain camp has gone a bit overboard. Democrat Barack Obama laid into the Republican opposition Monday as Americans awoke to fearsome news from Wall Street - the disappearance of two investment banking stalwarts - as the US economy faced what he called "the most serious ... In the biggest reshaping of the financial industry since the Great Depression, two of Wall Street's most storied firms, Merrill Lynch & Co. Is anyone left to save WaMu? Money.com 00.Jul.2002 largest bankruptcy was that of WorldCom Inc., which had $104 billion of assets. Leider haben sie das offenbar erst Sonntag nachmittag entschieden, und das war zu kurzfristig, daher kam da so gut wie keiner. Aber da sieht man mal, wie da der Arsch auf Grundeis ist. Treasurys jumped Monday, pushing yields down by the most since 00.Sep.2001, as investors clamored for the safety of government debt in the wake of Lehman's bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch's demise and AIG's need for cash. Der Spiegel dismissed 9/11 conspiracy theories as a "panoply of the absurd", ... forum.nexusedizioni.it/index.php?action=printpage;topic=292.0 Treasurys jumped Monday, pushing yields down by the most since 00.Sep.2001 as investors clamored for the safety of government debt in the wake of Lehman's bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch's demise ... Weekend Merger Struck With Bank of America Washington Post Lehman Brothers Holdings is closing its doors with more than $600 billion of debt. Lehman Files for Biggest Bankruptcy as Suitors Balk (Update2) Der von den Folgen der Finanzkrise ebenfalls schwer getroffene Versicherer AIG werde unter anderem seine Luftfahrt-Leasing-Firma ILFC verkaufen, berichtet die US-Presse. Der einst größte Versicherungskonzern der Welt brauche von Investoren schnell mehr als 40 Milliarden Dollar, zitiert die "New York Times" eine mit den Verhandlungen vertraute Person. Demnach habe der Versicherer die US-Notenbank um einen Überbrückungskredit in dieser Höhe gebeten. Die Aktien von AIG waren allein am Freitag um 31 % eingebrochen. "Schwarzer Sonntag" an der Wall Street Nach der Pleite des Reiseveranstalters XL Leisure Group hatten zunächst bis zu 85.000 britische Touristen an Urlaubszielen in der ganzen Welt festgesessen. Inzwischen konnten 12.000 von ihnen nach Hause fliegen. Zusammen würden beide Banken "das führende Finanzinstitut der Welt" bilden, erklärte Merrill-Lynch-Chef John Thain. Man hörte nur noch: "Ich will es mir überlegen" oder "Ich will es versuchen", aber nicht "Ich will". Seit die Belastungen des Alltags verschwunden sind – der Zeitaufwand für Isaac Newton, mit der Kutsche von London nach Cambridge zu fahren, die langen Wege zur Arbeit (ohne iPod), die lesefeindliche Finsternis –, kommt uns jede nicht produktiv genutzte Minute als verpasste Gelegenheit vor. Die Grenzübergriffe amerikanischer Truppen verletzten die Souveränität seines Landes, die verteidigt werde, "koste es, was es wolle". Der pakistanische Armeechef Ashfaq Parvez Kayani äußerte sich unmissverständlich: Das Land werde auf seinem Gebiet keine ausländischen Truppen dulden. Die territoriale Integrität Pakistans werde um jeden Preis verteidigt. Die Bank of America übernimmt in einem überraschenden Deal nun die angeschlagene drittgrößte US-Investmentbank Merrill Lynch . Der Kaufpreis liege bei rund 50 Milliarden Dollar in Aktien, teilten beide Unternehmen am Montagmorgen mit. Der Abschluss der Transaktion wird im ersten Quartal 2009 erwartet. Mit einem Gewinnbeitrag wird ab 2010 gerechnet. Auf diese Weise sollten "Vermögenswerte geschützt und sein Wert maximiert" werden. 15.Sep.2008 US-Finanzkrise: Dax fällt unter 6000 Punkte (Wirtschaft) 15.Sep.2008 US-Finanzkrise: Zehn Großbanken legen Nothilfefonds an (Wirtschaft) 15.Sep.2008 EU-Studie: DGB-Chef Sommer verlangt kürzere Arbeitszeiten (Wirtschaft) 15.Sep.2008 Bankenkrise: Heftige Turbulenzen erschüttern US-Finanzmarkt (Wirtschaft) 15.Sep.2008 Rednerqualitäten: Linkspartei entrüstet über Schmidts Nazi-Vergleich (Politik) "...the unthinkable is thinkable..." BBC reports Lehman Holdings Inc to go into bankruptcy; Merrill Lynch sold; AIG to re-structure; Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to report declines in quarterly profits; future of WaMu in doubt; experts fear short trades; global financial leaders set up emergency fund to prevent worldwide collapse; Wall Street said to be "FRANTIC" 00.000.1953 [It was all about oil when the CIA overthrew the democratic government of Iran and it's all about oil today. That action has haunted the US ever since in the Middle East and led to counter-terrorism against America. What the Eisenhower administration did in Iraq is little known to the American public. It is unlikely that the history of U.S. intelligence includes another operation conceived and supervised by the office of the vice president. White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. had “no idea,” he said, that the presidential orders were held in a vice presidential safe . An authoritative source said the staff secretariat, which kept a comprehensive inventory of presidential papers, classified and unclassified, possessed no record of these. In an interview, Card said the Executive Office of the President, a formal term that encompassed Bush’s staff but not Cheney’s, followed strict procedures for handling and securing presidential papers. “If there were exceptions to that, I’m not aware of them,” he said. “If these documents weren’t stored the right way or put in the right places or maintained by the right people, I’m not aware of it.” Asked why Addington would write presidential directives, Card said, “David Addington is a very competent lawyer.” After listening all the problems currently facing the country, Whitehouse asked the experts whether anyone thought drilling was the “number one issue” right now. Almost nine seconds went by with complete silence: WHITEHOUSE: Gentlemen, we’re in the middle of a near total mortgage system meltdown in this country. We have a health care system that burns 16 % of our GDP, in which the Medicare liability alone has been estimated at $34 trillion. We’re burning $10 billion a month in Iraq. This administration has run up $7.7 trillion in national debt, by our calculation. And there is worsening evidence every day of global warming, with worsening environmental and national security ramifications. In light of those conditions, do any of you seriously contend that drilling for more oil is the number one issue facing the American people today? [NINE-SECOND SILENCE] WHITEHOUSE: No, it doesn’t seem so. Watch it: <object width="320" height="240"> <embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/wnJAIeEgjSM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="240"> House Republicans have spent the past month claiming that their political stunt was “America’s greatest hour” and the “2008 version of the Boston Tea Party.” Not only are they out of step with energy experts, but according to recent polls, the majority of the American public believes that the economy — not drilling — is the most important issue facing the nation. More here and here on why drilling isn’t the answer to lowering gas prices. (HT: Get Energy Smart) wird die Aufkauferei und das Uebernehmen alsbald zum Stillstand kommen, mangels verfügbarer finanzieller Mittel, und dann wird es Bankrotte hageln. President Bush signed the immunity legislation July 10 after Congress passed the measure the day before. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is trying to overturn the immunity legislation, saying it is unconstitutional. Vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden did not vote. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. moved closer to filing for bankruptcy after Barclays Plc and Bank of America Corp. Other PNAC founders, including Dick Cheney , Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, ... forums.rinf.com/showthread.php?p=3107 Merrill Lynch & Co., the third- biggest US securities firm, is in merger talks with Bank of America Corp. Bank of America in talks to buy Merrill: report Reuters https://blog.fefe.de/ Die US-Regierung zeigt sich mal wieder als echtes Kompetenzzentrum: die zwei Level 4 Biodefense Labs des DHS sind: a) auf einer periodisch von Hurricanes geplätteten Insel und b) in einer dicht besiedelten Gegend in Boston. Here at the Biodefense Barbeque, we tip our hats to the visionaries in Washington and at the University of Texas System that decided to put a huge lab handling the most dangerous and exotic diseases in the world on a barrier island known for periodically being cataclysmically obliterated by hurricanes. Maybe they were taking George Bush's rhetoric denying global warming a little more seriously than prudent planners would. Die Lektüre lohnt sich übrigens unabhängig von der Zensur, weil Putin da mal die Geschichte aufrollt, wann sich wer den Russen angeschlossen hat und dass nur durch Stalin (ein Georgier) Ossetien und Abchasien den Georgiern zugeschlagen wurde. (Danke, Wolfgang) 07.Jul.2008 ... We would like to publicly disclose the role of Marvin Bush , the president's brother and former principal at Securacom , later named Stratesec ... www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread369094/pg1 15.Sep.2001 Hijackers May Have Trained at U.S. Bases,” Newsweek ,. ... 911exposed.org/Hijackers.htm Die Rückenflosse ist ab. Dann die Brustflossen. Der blutende Hai wird wie Abfall über Bord geschmissen. Er sinkt taumelnd auf den Meeresgrund hinab, wo er langsam zugrunde geht. Für viele Touristen mögen die Malediven ein Paradies sein, für Andreas Bode von der Haischutzorganisation sharkproject.org sind sie schlichtweg die Hölle: "Die Situation für die Haie rund um die Malediven ist katastrophal. Grundsätzlich sind an allen Stellen, an denen wir noch Haie beobachten können, die Populationen drastisch zurückgegangen." Und an den Orten, nahe der Touristeninseln, wo man früher noch viele Tiere sehen konnte, seien sie zum Teil gänzlich verschwunden. Fast täglich Bilder getöteter Haie Die Organisation hat der Regierung der Malediven bereits im Jahr 2004 den "Shark Enemy Award" verliehen, eine Trophäe, mit der die aus Sicht der Haischützer "verlogene Regierungspolitik" gebrandmarkt werden soll. 14.Sep.2008 Kritik an McCains Vize: Palin beförderte Schulfreunde in Regierungsämter (Politik) 14.Sep.2008 Taifun-Warnung: 170.000 Menschen in China flüchten (Panorama) 14.Sep.2008 Temporary Respites from Permanent Decline -By Paul Craig Roberts 14.Sep.2008 The Red White and Blue Roots of Terrorism - By: Peter Chamberlin- The "extremists" who are using violence and terror are America's extremists. Continue 14.Sep.2008 Russia Boosts Defense Budget to Record $50 Billion : Defense spending, including arms purchases and pay raises, will reach 1.28 trillion rubles ($50 billion) 00.000.2009, Kudrin told lawmakers in Moscow today. The increase was approved before the conflict with Georgia, said Kudrin, who is also a deputy prime minister. 14.Sep.2008 Israel asks U.S. for arms, air corridor to attack Iran: The security aid package the United States has refused to give Israel for the past few months out of concern that Israel would use it to attack nuclear facilities in Iran included a large number of "bunker-buster" bombs, permission to use an air corridor to Iran, an advanced technological system and refueling planes. 14.Sep.2008 U.S. Intelligence Sees It Russia’s Way: American intelligence confirms that the latest military actions in South Ossetia were started by Georgia and Russia’s position in the conflict was correct, says Republican California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher. 14.Sep.2008 Olbermann Slams Republicans For Exploiting 9/11 Video On the eve of the seventh anniversary of 9/11, Keith Olbermann delivered a special comment slamming Republicans for their exploitation of 9/11 for political purposes.Continue 14.Sep.2008 Zero An Investigation Into 9/11 Video ZERO: An Investigation into 9/11, has one central thesis - that the official version of the events surrounding the attacks on 9/11 can not be true. This brand new feature documentary from Italian production company Telemaco explores the latest scientific evidence and reveals dramatic new witness testimony, which directly conflicts with the US Government's account. Click to view 14.Sep.2008 U.S. Foreclosures Hit Record in August as Housing Prices Fell: Owners of 303,879 properties, or one in 416 U.S. households, got a default notice, were warned of a pending auction or foreclosed on last month. That was the most since reporting began in January 2005. 14.Sep.2008 U.S. retail sales fell in August: The Commerce Department said sales fell at electronics and appliance stores, clothing shops, building and garden stores, and department stores. Gasoline sales also dipped as prices retreated. Sales at furniture and home furnishing stores were flat. 14.Sep.2008 Honduras in diplomatic snub to US over Bolivia: Honduras, a former U.S. ally in Central America now run by a leftist government, told a U.S. envoy not to present his credentials as ambassador on Friday in a diplomatic snub in support of Bolivia. 14.Sep.2008 U.S. accuses top Venezuelan officials of aiding Colombian rebels: The United States has sanctioned two senior Venezuelan officials, accusing them of aiding Colombian rebels in a move that caps a week of escalating diplomatic tension between the two countries. 14.Sep.2008 US coup in Bolivia would fail: We understand there is an indigenous majority in Bolivia --represented by President Morales -- and a minority of European descent, which has for the first time lost power in the country. How do you think this is contributing to the unrest there? And is this indeed the main problem? 14.Sep.2008 Yankee hegemony finished: Chavez: “The Yankee hegemony is finished,” said Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez in a televised speech announcing the arrival of Russia’s warplanes. - Russia’s Navy plans to send a nuclear cruiser flagship, submarines and anti-ship aircraft to Venezuela for joint naval manoeuvres later this year. 14.Sep.2008 UNICEF: More than 2.5 million evacuated in Cuba: UNICEF expressed concern today over the 2.5 million Cubans who have been evacuated from their homes, and the scores of children who have been left without schools, their communities and hospitals without electricity and hundreds of roads washed away. Two powerful hurricanes - Gustav and Ike - pummeled the island of Cuba in the last nine days with high winds and torrential rains that left a broad path of destruction. 14.Sep.2008 Cuba rejects U.S. “aid with strings”: . The U.S. said on Tuesday they were ready to send aid to Cuba — but only on the condition that it is accompanied by experts to evaluate the damage. 14.Sep.2008 'Israeli extremists using the Sabbath to terrorise Arabs':It is tragic and nauseating that the Sabbath, prescribed by Judaism as a day of rest from the toils of a pious life, is taken by a few extremists as the perfect opportunity to go and terrorise some Arabs. 14.Sep.2008 George Bush isn't in charge, says Vladimir Putin: In a thinly veiled dig at George Bush, Vladimir Putin today suggested that the US President was not in charge of American affairs, saying that it was “the court that makes the king”. 14.Sep.2008 Eight killed in Bolivia clashes, US tensions rise: Opposition activists shot dead seven peasant farmers in the remote Amazon region of Pando, a government official said, describing the incident as a massacre. An employee of the opposition-led regional government was also killed. 14.Sep.2008 Bolivian president wants U.S. ambassador to leave: President Evo Morales said Wednesday that he is expelling the U.S. ambassador in Bolivia for allegedly inciting violent opposition protests. 14.Sep.2008 US expels Bolivian ambassador: "In response to unwarranted action and in accordance with the Vienna Convention, we have officially informed the Government of Bolivia of our decision to declare Ambassador Gustavo Guzman persona non grata,'' said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack. 14.Sep.2008 Venezuela expels U.S. ambassador: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced on Thursday his decision to expel the U.S. ambassador and ordered him to leave the country in 72 hours. 14.Sep.2008 U.S. expelling Venezuelan envoy in response to Chavez: "We have informed the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States that he will be expelled and should leave the United States," McCormack said. 14.Sep.2008 Karzai opposes long-term presence of foreign troops: President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday he opposed the long-term presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan, adding any new U.S. strategy to tackle militancy must involve a greater role for his government. 14.Sep.2008 New UN nuclear report on Iran 'to be presented Sept. 15': IAEA General Director Mohamed ElBaradei, in his previous report on Iran, presented to the Board of Governors in May, noted progress in clearing up the remaining issues on Iran's past nuclear activities, but said several questions remained unanswered 14.Sep.2008 Russia says no to war, sanctions on Iran: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he will not accept military action or new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities. 14.Sep.2008 Iran, Syria talks in Moscow amid stand-off with West: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki for talks on the completion by a Russian company of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, a cooperation that has worried Washington. - Russia on Friday also held talks with another close Middle East ally, Syria, on the use of the Soviet-era Mediterranean naval base at Tartus, Interfax and RIA Novosti reported. 14.Sep.2008 Presstitute and war pimp alert: : Iran is a threat, but the West can't afford to have Israel bomb it - yet: With almost every day that passes, the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme appears to move a step closer to what looks increasingly like its inevitable conclusion - military action. 14.Sep.2008 Palin backs Israeli right to strike Iran: The US must ensure that Teheran does not obtain weapons of mass destruction and should not second guess an Israeli decision to carry out a strike against Iran's nuclear facilities 14.Sep.2008 Palin leaves open the option of waging war with Russia : Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin left open the option Thursday of waging war with Russia if it were to invade neighboring Georgia and the former Soviet republic were a NATO ally. 14.Sep.2008 Putin warns US against new arms race in east Europe: After accusing the United States of acting like "a Roman emperor", Mr Putin warned Poland and the Czech Republic against hosting the US missile shield. 14.Sep.2008 Mossad could capture Ahmadinejad: Pensioners Minister and former Mossad agent Rafi Eitan hinted that the intelligence agency could capture Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and haul him before the International Criminal Court in The Hague. 14.Sep.2008 Candidate Biden: U.S., Israel Joined at the Hip: "A strong America is a strong Israel," said Biden. "I have a 35-year record of supporting Israel, and Israel's security is enhanced the stronger America is. 14.Sep.2008 Sharif's Party Warns U.S. on Strikes: Pakistan's main opposition party said Friday the country could pull out of the war on terror over stepped-up attacks by U.S. forces from across the border with Afghanistan. 14.Sep.2008 US a Step Closer to Iran Blockade -By- Kaveh L Afrasiabi 14.Sep.2008 Palin Links Iraq to Sept. 11 Attack -By- Anne E. Kornblut 14.Sep.2008 Sarah Palin is a Disaster in Waiting -By- Joan Burnie - Sarah Palin, with her rigid belief that God and the gun can solve everything, scares the lipstick off me. Continue 14.Sep.2008 Fear By Fantasy -By- Yvonne Ridley 14.Sep.2008 Once again the wretched racists and Islamaphobes in the Metroplitan Force and the British Government have further demonised Muslims and resulted in further ethnic and religious profiling at airports through their fear by fantasy policies. Continue 14.Sep.2008 Alleging Coup Plot, Chávez Ousts U.S. Envoy -By- SIMON ROMERO 14.Sep.2008 Go Home, Gringo -By- Richard Gott 14.Sep.2008 Global Starvation Ignored by American Policy Elites -By- Peter Phillips 14.Sep.2008 US Bailout of Mortgage Giants Sets Stage for Wider Financial Crisis -By- Barry Grey 00.000.2005 Steinmeier, der -bis- als Chef des Kanzleramtes für die Aufsicht über die Geheimdienste zuständig war, hat die Kritik am Einsatz der BND-Mitarbeiter erneut zurückgewiesen. Die Öffentlichkeit werde sich seiner Ansicht nach nicht vormachen lassen, dass bei mehr als 100.000 US-Soldaten im Irak zwei BND-Mitarbeiter ausreichten, "um Deutschland im Nachhinein zur Kriegspartei zu machen", sagte er der "Süddeutschen Zeitung" vom Samstag. Auch bei den schon untersuchten Fällen sei von den Vorwürfen "nichts übrig geblieben". Im Detail will sich Steinmeier erst vor dem BND-Untersuchungsausschuss äußern. 13.Sep.2008 Sicherheitslücke: Hacker knacken Teilchenbeschleuniger LHC (Wissenschaft) 13.Sep.2008 Irak-Krieg: BND half US-Truppen beim Sturm auf Bagdad (Politik) SPIEGEL ONLINE: Herr Kitz, in Ihrem Buch zitieren Sie eine Studie, laut der vier von fünf Deutschen von ihrem Job frustriert sind. Das wären mehr als 35 Millionen Menschen. Ist das nicht zu hochgegriffen? Kitz: Nein. 13.Sep.2008 Numerator: Zwei neue Rekord-Primzahlen entdeckt (Wissenschaft) Zum anderen müsse man sich jedoch klarer darüber werden, welche bedeutende Rolle die Religion spielen könne, «um zu einem grundsätzlichen ethischen Konsens in der Gesellschaft beizutragen». Sarkozy habe mit seiner Formulierung einer «positiven Laizität» ein offeneres Verständnis im Verhältnis zwischen Kirche und dem Staat ausgedrückt, lobte der Papst. Im Übrigen kann man Bin Laden nicht fangen, ausser man ist ein Superheld und hat Superheldenkräfte. https://blog.fefe.de/ Das hat Heise aber schön zum 11. September getimed, 12 Minuten nach Mitternacht: EU-Innenpolitiker wollen sämtliche digitalen Nutzerspuren überwachen. Wie üblich, fette Datenbanken, alles reinkippen, blah. Auch ansonsten ist die Sprache schön, sie sprechen da von Fünfjahresplänen. Und wer hat die Arbeitsgruppe einberufen, die unsere Menschenrechte so zertrampeln wird? Na wer schon, Onkel SSchäuble! https://blog.fefe.de/ HAHAHAHA, Oh Mann! Kanadier ändert seinen Namen, weil er von den Amis wegen deren Antiterror-Bullshit immer stundenlang am Flughafen festgehalten wurde, und zwar ungefähr monatlich über sieben Jahre. (Danke, Florian) https://blog.fefe.de/ LHC Webcams. Falls ihr den Link schon mal gekriegt habt: diesmal länger als nur die ersten 5 Sekunden gucken! https://blog.fefe.de/ Gorleben kennt ihr ja sicher, unser Endlager. Total sicher, weil ein alter Salzstock. Was kann da schon passieren. Nun, wie es sich rausstellt, wird das ansonsten sehr stabile Salz nach hoher Bestrahlung plötzlich stark explosiv, ausgelöst von Hitze über 100°C. Na da haben wir ja die perfekte Umgebung gefunden. Wieso lagern wir den Atommüll nicht gleich in einem Munitionslager der Bundeswehr? Oh, warte, auch nicht sicher... (Danke, Martin) https://blog.fefe.de/ Das Problem mit Russland ist, dass die Bodenschätze haben. Über kurz oder lang werden die bekloppten Amis auf die Idee kommen, da mal einzumarschieren. Und tatsächlich: "Palin: U.S. Must Be Prepared to Fight Russia". (Danke, Christiane) https://blog.fefe.de/ Nach draußen meckern sie über die Chinesischen Zensurmethoden, aber hinten herum sind sie neidisch und wollen das auch haben. Aktuell: Die ITU, eine UNO-Behörde, arbeitet an einem chinesischen Entwurf für das Zurückverfolgen von IP-Traffic. The U.S. National Security Agency is also participating in the "IP Traceback" drafting group, named Q6/17, which is meeting next week in Geneva to work on the traceback proposal. Members of Q6/17 have declined to release key documents, and meetings are closed to the public. Klingt wie eine krude Verschwörungstheorie? Schön wäre es, aber leider muß man Declan McCullagh sowas glauben, der deckt seit Jahren sowas auf und hatte bisher immer Recht. "What's distressing is that it doesn't appear that there's been any real consideration of how this type of capability could be misused," said Marc Rotenberg, director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, D.C. "That's really a human rights concern." Völlig klar, die wollen Tor plattmachen. Ist wahrscheinlich nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis gegen die Titanic-Redaktion ein Europäischer Haftbefehl erwirkt wird. 13.Sep.2008 Maroder US-Gigant: Bank of America erwägt Lehman-Kauf per Konsortium (Wirtschaft) 12.Sep.2008 Behördenwarnung: Wer Hurrikan Ike trotzt, setzt sein Leben aufs Spiel (Panorama) 11.Sep.2008 Halifax West NDP candidate Tamara Lorincz was among a group of Halifax Peace Coalition protesters demonstrating outside the Cunard Centre on ... thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/1077616.html 04.Aug.2008 ... Belgian-Dutch bank Fortis acknowledges it is facing "difficult" times after it reports a 40% fall in half-yearly profits. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7540216.stm 22 May 2008 ... Fuentes de esta organización han explicado a EFE que los activistas han accedido hasta el vestíbulo de la empresa y han depositado en el ... 26 May 2008 ... Greenpeace , which claims it has spent weeks trying to speak with the firm's managers to no avail, alleges that Expal produces cluster bombs ... www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Greenpeace-raids-cluster-bomb-manufacturer-in-Spain.html This study, prepared by William M. Sprecher of the Economic Bureau of ... links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-3433(1966)3%3A2%3C97%3AWDE%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V The table reports the U.S. share of the world total. c Thompson, William . From a peak of nearly 70 % of world military spending in the mid-1950s, ... 00.000.1929 -im Sommer- Bei Beratungen der Präsidenten der "Federal Reserve" Banken, des eigentlichen Finanzzentrums der Wallstreet, der fünf unabhängigen Banken, Vertreter der Royal Dutch, der Standard Oil, Rockefeller jun. und anderen wurde Warburg schließlich gebeten zu prüfen, ob Hitler für amerikanisches Geld zugänglich sei. Als Gegenleistung hätte dieser gegenüber Frankreich eine aggressive Außenpolitik einzuleiten, sollte aber in die wirklichen Motive der amerikanischen Unterstützung nicht eingeweiht werden. Wer half Hitler? https://www.hagdise.de/forum/werhalfhitler.pdf . 17 deutscher Michel // Aug 10, 2007 at 18:10 ... Sarah Palin droht das amerikanische Frauenbild ins Archaische zu verschieben. Und womöglich kommt sie mit ihrer Mischung aus Jagd, Mutterschaft und Gebet weiter als alle anderen Frauen im Weißen Haus vor ihr. Das ist nicht nur für Demokraten eine unheimliche Vorstellung - denn damit verriete sie alle emanzipatorischen Ideale. Befreiung durch Bildung - Abigail Adams zeigte damit eine Art Königsweg für alle benachteiligten Bürger auf. Und bis heute gilt eben dies aus demokratischer Perspektive als wesentlicher Teil des amerikanischen Traums. Aus den Terroranschlägen in den USA seien viele Lehren gezogen worden. "Ich wünschte mir, dass die Welt auch aus dem 8. August ihre Lehren zieht", sagte Medwedew vor den ausländischen Gästen des Forums. Georgien hatte die südossetische Hauptstadt Zchinwali in der Nacht zum 8. August angegriffen. Moskau warf der Regierung in Tiflis danach "Völkermord" an den Osseten vor. Die russische Gegenoffensive wurde von den USA und der EU als "überzogen" kritisiert. Nach dem Krieg hat Russland unter internationalem Protest Südossetien und die ebenfalls von Georgien abtrünnige Region Abchasien als unabhängig anerkannt. , sagte Medwedew nach Angaben russischer Agenturen am Freitag bei einem internationalen Expertenforum in Sotschi am Schwarzen Meer. Vor einem Konflikt mit der Nato hat er nach eigenem Bekunden keine Angst. Sollte es erneute "Provokationen" aus Georgien im Kaukasus-Konflikt geben, werde er nicht zögern, das Land erneut anzugreifen. Das gelte auch, wenn Georgien sich im Prozess für eine Nato-Mitgliedschaft befinde. Den Angriff Georgiens auf die abtrünnige Region Südossetien am 8. August verglich er mit den Terroranschlägen in den USA vom 11. September 2001. Für Russland seien diese Ereignisse von der weltpolitischen Bedeutung her "absolut" vergleichbar, sagte Medwedew. "Die Welt hat sich nach dem 8. August verändert. Für Russland ist der 8. August so wie der 11. September für die USA", sagte Medwedew. 12.Sep.2008 John Lennon: Neue Biographie versetzt McCartney in Rage (Panorama) 12.Sep.2008 Niedersachsen: Forscher finden spektakuläre Dinosaurier-Spuren (Wissenschaft) 12.Sep.2008 Freizeit: Was der Erfolg des Ausrüster-Imperiums Globetrotter über die deutsche Psyche verrät (Reise) 00.000.0200 AD. Since the site was not built over by the Maya at all (as most of the major trade sites were), and has only been excavated, not restored, you know that every rock you see was likely placed there 2000 years ago. It's awe-inspiring. Of course, we all know about Mayan astronomical competence, but it's entirely different to actually see doorways 00.000.2000 year-old individual homes that are lined up to greet the rising sun exactly at the summer solstice. This is the pre-classic part. After the priests got going, the doorways are generally lined up to the north, to greet the priest *pretending* to be the rising sun coming out of the temple. It's still awe-inspiring. the smashing + ripping out of the mangrove along the edges of the river where the sugar barge trains, which make the journey with only one tug, swing wide + scrape into the outer curves of the river. The damage of course has complicated impacts, but he explained it like this. With no trees right over the water, the bromeliads don't grow and collect rain in their flowers; so no mosquitoes breed; so no dragonflies come around to catch mosquitoes; no frogs come to catch dragon flies; no iguanas (maybe) to catch frogs; SO nothing for the crocodiles to eat. Probably this sad story would be more persuasive if just ONE of the animals in the chain was cute and fuzzy, but it's a jungle out there. 02.Apr.2008 Comments of g. jarvis on S7-08-08... the involvement of Jonathan Curshen and his Costa Rican Offshore ... Elizabeth Dalehite, et al . v . United States does not apply here. 11, 2008, Bruce Grossman and Jonathan Curshen See also: Complaint in this matter ... See also: Complaint v . Angel Acquisition Corp., et al .; Complaint v . ... www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.shtml Im Großraum Houston, der viertgrößten Stadt der USA, leben rund vier Millionen Menschen. "Ike" ist im Durchmesser mehr als tausend Kilometer groß und füllt beinahe den Golf von Mexiko aus. Bedroht ist auch das Herz der amerikanischen Ölraffinerie-Industrie. Wer nicht lebensmüde sei, solle den Hurrikan ernst nehmen. Auch der Gouverneur von Texas, Rick Perry, warnte mit deutlichen Worten. "Ich kann nicht genug betonen, welcher Gefahr wir gegenüberstehen", sagte er. "Ike" werde schwere Schäden anrichten und die Stromversorgung kappen. Für einen 650 Kilometer langen Küstenstreifen zwischen Corpus Christi und Morgan City wurde eine Hurrikan-Warnung herausgegeben. Die Weltraumbehörde Nasa schloss das Johnson Space Center. Die Arbeiterbienen wechseln sich bei der Futtersuche und der Abwehr von Feinden ab. Die Abwehr soll das Nest zu einem sicheren Zufluchtsort für die Mitglieder der Bienenkolonie machen, während potentielle Feinde abgeschreckt werden. Diese Verteidigungswellen sind die wichtigste Strategie, mit der die Riesenhonigbienen Angreifer auf Abstand halten und so ihre offenen Nester verteidigen, vermuten die Forscher. 12.Sep.2008 RAF: LKA verfolgte vor Buback-Anschlag falsche Fährte (Panorama) 12.Sep.2008 Cleveres Verhalten: Bienen wehren Feinde mit La-Ola ab (Wissenschaft) 12.Sep.2008 Datenschutzlücke: iPhone macht ständig Screenshots von Anwendungen (Netzwelt) 12.Sep.2008 Prozessauftakt: NPD-Schatzmeister gesteht Veruntreuung von Parteigeld (Politik) 12.Sep.2008 Bahrain: US-Dozentin wegen Beleidigung des Propheten Mohammed angeklagt (Panorama) 12.Sep.2008 Hurrikan Ike: Wetterdienst warnt Texaner vor "sicherem Tod" (Panorama) 12.Sep.2008 Maroder US-Investment-Gigant: Lehman stellt sich komplett zum Verkauf (Wirtschaft) 12.Sep.2008 Krise in Bolivien: Venezuela weist US-Botschafter aus (Politik) |
