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Unions Realize there is a Class War

In U.S. history we now have the greatest disparity, the greatest gap between income and wealth between the rich and the poor.

We’re fighting wars for the sake of Oil companies and others like that. The recent bank scams and bailouts will take generations of taxpayers to pay off and result in hardship to the middle classes and working poor, exploitation of tax law and abuse of government contracts are worse than ever — many jobs going overseas.

This class war of the SuperRich has been worse than ever. But the status quo only calls it ‘class war,’ when the people realize it and start to fight back.

Amplify’d from www.latimes.com

We’ve got to keep an eye on the battle that we face: The war on workers,” Hoffa said. “And you see it everywhere, it is the tea party. And you know, there is only one way to beat and win that war. The one thing about working people is we like a good fight. And you know what? They’ve got a war, they’ve got a war with us and there’s only going to be one winner. It’s going to be the workers of Michigan, and America. We’re going to win that war,” Hoffa said.

“President Obama, this is your army. We are ready to march. Let’s take these son of bitches out and give America back to an America where we belong,” Hoffa said.
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Feds File 17 Lawsuites Against Bad Banks

We’ll have to tune in a couple of years from now to see if any real accountability took place for these bank scams that were a big part of starting the global financial crisis, a crisis that taxpayers will wrongly be paying for, for generations and responsible for a great deal of the cutbacks in promised pensions, benefits, and jobs.

At least an appropriate step was taken.

Amplify’d from www.wallstreetjournal.com

uits filed Friday against 17 banks by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, big banks also face investigations and lawsuits on multiple fronts from other government agencies, individuals and companies.

banks’ legal battles will stretch over a period of years.

he FHFA’s suits, which allege violations of underwriting guidelines for loans that were packed into mortgage securities sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,

BofA could face potential losses from the FHFA actions ranging from $1.15 billion to $11.48 billion,

Of course, even with such wide ranges it’s tough to predict outcomes, especially if the cases go to trial, rather than settle. And the legal process could be protracted, so any losses may be years away.
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Turkey to Challenge Gaza Genocide In Court

It has been amazing how over a million and a half people can slowly be starved to death and their homes, farms, water and electric infrastructure, schools and businesses destroyed and the world watches and does nothing.

It’s good that one country has finally taken legal action. Now that the UN has sold out — and the U.S. Congress long a partner in this genocide — we’ll get to see if there is any real justice or morality in the court.

Amplify’d from www.bloomberg.com

Turkey Will Challenge Israel’s Gaza Strip Blockade at International Court

Turkey plans to challenge Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip at the International Court of Justice, dismissing a United Nations report that said it was legal.

Turkey will apply to the court at The Hague next week, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told state-run TRT television in an interview yesterday. Davutoglu’s comments came the day after Turkey suspended military agreements with Israel and moved to downgrade diplomatic relations.
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Japan Commits to Phasing Out Nuclear Power!

Real headline news!

But even though there may be some mushy words, like when politicians promise peace then go to war, it is a clear declaration; how dramatic!

Alternative and non-destructive renewable energy sources are not just a path to a better future, they are the only path we have if we want to see a future at all.

No joke.

Amplify’d from www.nytimes.com

Japan’s New Prime Minister Vows Gradual Nuclear Phaseout

TOKYO — Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, promised on Friday to keep Japan on its path of phasing out nuclear power, saying it was “unrealistic” to build any new reactors in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis or extend those at the end of their life spans.

“To build new reactors is unrealistic, and we will decommission reactors at the end of their life spans,” he said. “But it is also impossible to immediately reduce our dependence to zero,” he said, adding that a stable energy supply was “the lifeblood” of the Japanese economy.

Mr. Noda’s remarks came as he picked a cabinet of fresh faces on Friday to help him guide a country struggling in the wake of its recent natural and nuclear disasters and chronic economic slump.
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Turkey Expels Israel’s Ambassador, plus…

This UN report saying the genocide going on in Gaza is okay is pretty horrific.

But why is Turkey no longer going along with the Master Plan? Something to do with the recent dismissal of their previous main military leaders? Something to do with their attacks on the Kurds in Iraq?

If they don’t get in line and start to behave maybe the UN will order in NATO to protect the people….after we take care of Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Of course, this might be a bad idea.

Amplify’d from www.voanews.com

Turkey Expels Israel’s Ambassador, Cuts Military Ties Over UN Report

expulsion of the Israeli ambassador, along with a suspension of all military agreements with Israel,

The expulsion comes after details were leaked of a U.N. report into the killing last year by Israeli forces of nine Turks who were taking part in a flotilla of ships seeking to break Israel’s economic blockade of the Gaza Strip.

The Turkish foreign minister said his government will now provide full support to the families of those killed to pursue prosecution of any Israeli military or government members responsible for the deaths.

some of those killed were shot in the back and at close quarters. But the report also defended Israel’s right to enforce its economic embargo on Gaza. That finding is strongly condemned by the Turkish government. President Abdullah Gul strongly condemned the report.
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NATO wants to keep on ‘protecting people’

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Libya conflict: UK forces attack Gaddafi’s last strongholds

RAF and Royal Navy target Bani Walid and deposed leader’s birthplace Sirte as rebel forces prepare for final assault

Nato has said that, despite the fall of Tripoli, its role in Libya will continue to enforce the UN’s mandate for the protection of civilian life.

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Obama Guts EPA - Stocks Drop?

Why would stocks drop because President Obama cut business regulations?

I suppose we can only attribute such a story to an age where nothing has to even make sense anymore, everything just an endless blame game.

In general all the one-line reasons we get for what Wall St. had done are, at the least, over simplifications —- if it was all so ‘one line simple,’ then thousands of traders should be clued into it.

The other Wall St. distortion is thinking that if it goes up it’s good for people; if it goes down, it’s bad because it often will get up when people get screwed on their wages, because this is consider good for business and it will go out if thousands of jobs get moved overseas because the cheaper labor is good for business.

As far as ‘gutting the EPA,’ I guess that depends if you like smog or not. Smog is good for business, or at least not having to spend money to control it.

So, pro-smog people should be happy. And it would seem that the stocks of smog companies should rise.

But let’s get the wars with Syria and Iran over first. We can’t protect our own people from smog, but we got to go next to protect the people in Syria, for sure.

Amplify’d from www.reuters.com

NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Small and mid-cap industrial stocks fell on Friday after U.S. President Barack Obama unexpectedly asked the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw a plan to limit smog pollution.

Obama said the move to kill one the EPA’s major initiatives to clean up the environment was part of a broader government effort to reduce regulatory burdens and uncertainty.
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Iran Nukes! Iran Nukes!

We all know how false were the claims of Iraq having weapons of mass destruction proved to be…but the Big Lie worked that time so why not try again.

It seems reasonable enough that if unnamed ‘member states,’ have provided the UN with documents this is good enough to go to war. After all, forged documents about Saddam trying to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger were good enough.

But despite Iran pointing out that it’s legal under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel and reports about it making nuke weapons are lies (or pointing out that Israel has nuclear weapons), war with Iran seems on the agenda.

‘Western Powers,’ and ‘the International Community,’ are just waiting to pull the trigger.

Amplify’d from news.yahoo.com

UN: Credible evidence Iran working on nuke weapons

the International Atomic Energy Agency said “many member states” are providing evidence

restricted 9-page report

“extensive and comprehensive … (and) broadly consistent and credible,” said the report.
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How to commit suicide?

Humm….I still wonder if the super-rich boyfriend had something to do with it.

Of course, I’m a bit busy now, myself…we got the global wars going on, the economic crisis, the bank scams, the gutting of the middle-class and working class, a year and a half of talking about the next elections, the Mickey Mouse versions of 9/11 being ‘celebrated,’ on it’s tenth anniversary…

…so if a woman strips naked, beats herself up a bit, ties her feet and then ties her hands behind her back then gets her head in a noose and hangs herself…well, that’s the way things go these days.

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Sister: Investigators rule mansion death a suicide

a 32-year-old woman’s naked body was found hanging from a historic Southern California mansion’s balcony with her ankles and wrists bound,

investigators confirmed that it was suicide
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UN Report Says OK to Gaza Genocide

Just measured on a scale of ‘irony,’ it’s pretty impressive to have a world organization that was set up with a promise of working for peace now not only approving and helping to start global wars, but now endorsing genocide.

So now it seems clear that not only do Zionist supports dominate the U.S. Congress but the UN as well. It’s a disgrace, the worst chapter in American History.

Amplify’d from www.nytimes.com

Report Finds Naval Blockade by Israel Legal but Faults Raid

The report takes a broadly sympathetic view of Israel’s sea blockade of Gaza.

The report is hard on the flotilla,

Turkey is particularly upset by the conclusion that Israel’s naval blockade is in keeping with international law and that its forces have the right to stop Gaza-bound ships in international waters, which is what happened in the 2010 episode. That conclusion oversteps the mandate of the four-member panel appointed by the United Nations secretary general and is at odds with other United Nations decisions, Turkey argued.
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