Marklar's Blog – September 2009 Archive (30)

Sand Animation, Kseniya Simonova

Added by Marklar on September 30, 2009 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

Peace Day Dove

Added by Marklar on September 30, 2009 at 10:26pm — 1 Comment

Everything is Okay Montage

Added by Marklar on September 30, 2009 at 9:11pm — No Comments

Police hold violent unpermitted protest at G20 - Original Satire

By Marklar

September 28th 2009

As has been noted elsewhere while some protesters at the G20 were granted the permits they had applied for while others protested in unpermitted and unlawful assemblies. One such group was the Pittsburgh Police Department, an extremist militant organization bent upon disrupting peaceful protesters as a political… Continue

Added by Marklar on September 28, 2009 at 9:49pm — 3 Comments

Goldman Sachs’ Media Takeover

Zero Hedge

09/20/2009

One wonders why Goldman and JPM were so eager to provide “rescue” financings to virtually the entire distressed media space: both companies knew too well that sooner or later they would end up with full equity control over essentially the most coveted… Continue

Added by Marklar on September 28, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

More Lies, More Deception

“What does imperialism mean? It means the assertion of absolute force over others.” Robert Lowe 1878

By Paul Craig Roberts

September 27, 2009 "Information Clearing House" -- The G-20 ministers declared their meeting in Pittsburgh a success, but as Rob Kall reports in OpEdNews.com, the meeting’s main success was to turn Pittsburgh into “a… Continue

Added by Marklar on September 27, 2009 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

DoJ Official Blows Cover Off PATRIOT Act

By Ryan Grim

September 24, 2009 "Huffington Post' -- In the debate over the PATRIOT Act, the Bush White House insisted it needed the authority to search people's homes without their permission or knowledge so that terrorists wouldn't be tipped off that they're under investigation.

Now that the authority is law, how has the Department of Justice used the new power? To go after drug dealers.

Only three of the 763 "sneak-and-peek"… Continue

Added by Marklar on September 24, 2009 at 6:47pm — 2 Comments

Former CIA Inspector General Confirms BBC Torture Report

By Hilary Andersson

September 22, 2009 "BBC" Sept 21, 2009 --- The former CIA inspector general, John Helgerson, has confirmed that the Bush administration authorised the CIA to use a harsh interrogation method on terror suspect Abu Zubaydah before written legal clearance was given.…

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Added by Marklar on September 23, 2009 at 1:09pm — No Comments

Obama: We Need To Bail Out Newspapers Or Blogs Will Run The World

Yael Bizouati and John Carney|Sep. 21, 2009

Obama yesterday expressed concern at the sorry state of the news industry and said that he will look at a news paper bailout, because otherwise, blogs will take over the world, and that would be a threat to democracy, The Hill reports.

"I am concerned that if the direction of the news is all blogosphere, all opinions, with no serious fact-checking, no serious attempts to put… Continue

Added by Marklar on September 23, 2009 at 12:57pm — 3 Comments

Landmark Decision Promises Massive Relief For Homeowners And Trouble For Banks

By Ellen Brown

September 22, 2009 "Information Clearing House" -- - A landmark ruling in a recent Kansas Supreme Court case may have given millions of distressed homeowners the legal wedge they need to avoid foreclosure. In Landmark National Bank v. Kesler, 2009 Kan. LEXIS 834, the Kansas Supreme Court held that a nominee company called MERS has no right or standing to bring an action for… Continue

Added by Marklar on September 22, 2009 at 10:45pm — No Comments

Revealed: The ghost fleet of the recession anchored just east of Singapore

Mail Online

By Simon Parry

16th, September 2009

The biggest and most secretive gathering of ships in maritime history lies at anchor east of Singapore. Never before photographed, it is bigger than the U.S. and British navies combined but has no crew, no cargo and no… Continue

Added by Marklar on September 18, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Blood on the Tracks: The Continuing Lessons of Terror and Tyranny

Empire Burlesque

Written by Chris Floyd

Wednesday, 16 September 2009

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At some point earlier this month, Barack Obama took a moment out of his busy day to sign an "execute order." That is, he ordered American agents to kill a man without… Continue

Added by Marklar on September 18, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Prison Nation

Added by Marklar on September 17, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Nigel Farage flags Barroso over Lisbon treaty

Added by Marklar on September 17, 2009 at 4:20pm — No Comments

Juror's Handbook - A Citizen's Guide to Jury Duty

Added by Marklar on September 17, 2009 at 9:38am — 1 Comment

Trailer for 'CIA Secret Experiments' from National Geographic - airing Sunday September 20

A great way to help people wake up I think, even if it does throw some whitewash into the mix.

You see, our government does horrible evil things, even to it's own citizens. Even National Geographic says so, Did you hear about the prosecutions resulting from this stuff? I sure didn't. Is that consistent with the rule of law? Is it okay for government agents to be above the… Continue

Added by Marklar on September 17, 2009 at 8:34am — No Comments

Will the Corporate Supremes now dance on democracy's corpse?

By Harvey Wasserman

September 14, 2009

www.freepress.org

The Four Courtsmen of the Apocalypse are poised to finally bury American democracy in corporate money. The most powerful institution in human history---the global corporation---may soon take definitive possession of our electoral process.

It could happen very soon.

While America agonizes over health care, energy… Continue

Added by Marklar on September 14, 2009 at 5:04pm — No Comments

Jury Nullificationcation - Why you should know what it is

By Russ Emal (with a little assistance from the Internet)

Is it true or false that when you sit on a jury, you may vote on the verdict according to your own conscience. "True", you say, but then why do most judges tell you that you may consider "only the facts" and that you are not to let your conscience, opinion of the law, or the motives of the defendant affect your decision?

In a trial by jury, the judge's job is… Continue

Added by Marklar on September 14, 2009 at 2:25am — No Comments

Blur and Radiohead join forces to battle Government over proposed piracy laws

Blur and Radiohead are among a host of bands calling on the Government to abandon proposals to cut off the internet connections of people who illegally download music.