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Friday, April 17, 2009

Rattner in Question & No Prosecution for US Torturers and More for Friday, April 17, 2009


Everything is not OK. We wanted to post our feelings of shame and sorrow for all Americans. That's right, we're feeling particularly shameful and sorrowful over the Obama Administration's decision not to prosecute the torturers in our midst. We feel that we're all wearing the "scarlet letter" for this one. At least we've found a new symbol for this badge of shame - the caterpillar. We'll get back to this in the near future, or later - if this website is suddenly and mysteriously blocked like one of our other websites.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Rattner





Somali 'pirate' to be tried in US

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8003936.stm

For 250 Families, Piracy Nightmare Goes On

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/17/link/blog/main4951677.shtml

CIA 'amnesty' dismays activists

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8004319.stm

CIA employees won't be tried for waterboarding

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30249847/

Bush-era memo: Insect use OK for interrogation

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/us.torture.documents/index.html

AIG Pampers Execs, Denies Claims of Contractors Injured in Iraq

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7356654&page=1

AIG CEO's $3M Goldman Stake Probed

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/17/link/blog/main4951937.shtml

Exposing Foreclosure Abominations

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=7346226&page=1

West Africa faces 'megadroughts'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8003060.stm

Mega-droughts In Africa Expected To Worsen

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Monday, March 23, 2009

Geithner's $ 1 Trillion Dollar Plan Unveiled and More for Monday, March 23, 2009

Alaska volcano erupts five times

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7959261.stm

Alaska volcano shoots ash 9 miles high

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29833845/

Mount Redoubt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Redoubt_(Alaska)

N.D., Minn. seek sandbag help ahead of flood

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29833266/

ND univ cancels classes to help with sandbagging

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090323/ap_on_re_us/flooding_fargo;_ylt=AqN_hvGmiT45me7xZhWi9x.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlM2NidGhkBHBvcwM1NwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawNuZHVuaXZjYW5jZWw-

Fiery Tokyo plane crash kills two

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7958367.stm

The Cold Facts Of A Melting Arctic

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/22/sunday/main4882340.shtml

US unveils $1tn toxic asset plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7958501.stm

Geithner unveils plan to tame toxic assets

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29817617/

AIG changes its name

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29834658/

Your Tax Dollars at Work? Jets for JPMorgan

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/WallStreet/story?id=7146474&page=1

China To Keep Buying U.S. Debt

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/23/business/main4883530.shtml

Obama ponders Afghan 'exit plan'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7958447.stm

U.S. existing home sales rise in February

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52m3ms-us-usa-economy-housing/

IMF says clean up banks to tackle dire world crisis

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52m1yl-us-financial-imf/

Court says US asked detainee to drop torture claim

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090323/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_torture;_ylt=AheGLQ.mU4jjVeEbRqCwHYys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFiMDlidmhzBHBvcwM0NQRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNjb3VydHNheXN1c2E-


UN criticises Israelis over Gaza

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7958452.stm

Israeli soldiers' shirts joke about killing Arabs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090323/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_army;_ylt=AoYu.jxu2at3yoiTKkcMaTas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFidGk1djNhBHBvcwM0MwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNpc3JhZWxpc29sZGk-

Mumbai attack trial begins, gunman says from Pakistan

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52m13x-us-india-mumbai-kasab/

Pyramid scam ringleader convicted

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7958537.stm

Sudan leader visits Eritrea despite arrest warrant

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090323/ap_on_re_mi_ea/sudan_president;_ylt=AuwmczI7uqgyG6XHSjUhbq.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFiajRoMzNxBHBvcwM0NARzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNzdWRhbmxlYWRlcnY-

South Africa bans Dalai Lama trip
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Friday, March 20, 2009

Innocents Held at Gitmo and More US Ships Collide and More for Friday, March 20, 2009

More on Bailoutrage (Our Comments Posted to WikiNews on 3/20/2009):

About 4 days ago, we "coined" the term "Bailoutrage" (The American Political Handbook, 3/15/2009) to describe the emotions experienced by some of the public over the AIG Bonus Payouts. A poll was posted alongside the term and its definition. The small response has so far been negative and the public seems to identify with this "new" emotion (strongly, in at least one case).

We identify with it strongly, but believe that we must temper our "Bailoutrage" against falling into AIG Hysteria (as one online news source described it). Further, it seems that some of these bonuses may have been repaid and the "Bailoutrage" should be lessened. Had the Obama administration truly expected this level of public outcry, we expect that they may have tried to more forcefully stop the AIG bailouts - which, it now appears, must be stopped at all costs. Had the previous administration been expecting this level of public outcry, we expect they would have went ahead anyway with allowing the bonus payments to proceed.

Punishment and penury seems unfair at this point, however. As some elected officials have pointed out that punishment ex post facto and Bills of Attainder are unconstitutional. The apparent equation is unconstitutional = unfair. But, is it fair to all?

No, it is not. Because some of us that were scheduled to receive monies through the omnibus spending plan are now finding that those monies have been stopped. For example, those disqualified from receiving unemployment payments will not receive their meager stimulus funds. (Meager being defined as a payment of some $ 25 per week). While some of us believe that the stoppage of those stimulus payments through a state-run apparatus is unfair, it may still be constitutional. What may be constitutional, may not have the appearance of fairness to all concerned. —66.51.146.94 16:30, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Ex-Bush admin official: Many at Gitmo are innocent

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_guantanamo_wrongly_held;_ylt=AgifGpFSQA45G3SLcakXRGYDW7oF

SEC probes insider trading at subprime lenders

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52j3jp-us-financial-fraud-sec/

U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission

http://www.sec.gov/

Anti-AIG demonstrations draw small, animated crowds

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52i7zp-us-financial-aig-protests/

Obama offers Iran 'new beginning'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7954211.stm

Obama promotes reforms on TV show

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7954187.stm

New car sales push up January retail activity

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/03/20/retail-sales-january-834.html

Nineteen US states go after AIG

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7954942.stm

EconWatch: Treasury Says AIG Could Have Been Stopped

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/20/link/main4879255.shtml

Democrats blame each other on AIG bonuses

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29780457/

House passes bill taxing AIG, other bonuses

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29771499/

AIG bonus tax: Feels good, but is it?

http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/19/news/economy/bonus_tax_policy/index.htm?cnn=yes

Ex-AIG CEO: Don't Blame Me For Bonuses

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/20/earlyshow/main4878528.shtml

Bonuses Not All Bad? Who Deserves Them?

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=7125611&page=1

Madoff To Remain Locked Up

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/20/business/main4879254.shtml

Sex scandal puts focus on how CIA polices itself

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29786453/

FBI puts spies in mosques, group says

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/20/fbi.muslim.groups/index.html

US navy vessels collide in Gulf

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7955185.stm

USS Hartford (SSN-768)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hartford_(SSN-768)

USS New Orleans (LPD-18)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Orleans_(LPD-18)

Russian planes again fly over U.S. Navy ships (Who can blame them, what with the US Navy crashing its ships into each other and French submarines...)?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/us.russia.planes/index.html

U.S. deports former Nazi guard to Austria

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/20/austria.nazi.guard.deported/index.html

Documents show U.S. knew of Guatemalan human rights abuses

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Documents_show_U.S._knew_of_Guatemalan_human_rights_abuses

CFIA recalls 2 more meat products from No Frills store in Guelph

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/03/20/cfia-guelph.html

Weak Food Inspection Protocol Revealed

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/20/health/main4878412.shtml

AG Signals Shift In Medical Pot Policy

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/19/politics/100days/domesticissues/main4875417.shtml

As Planet Warms, Poor Nations Face Economic Chill

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090316173421.htm

Odds Of Tipping: Better Than Even Chance Of Major Changes In Global Climate System, Experts Predict

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090317095450.htm

10 wounded in shooting near French school, nursery

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/03/20/lyon-nursery-school-shooting.html

Africa rejects Madagascar 'coup'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7954356.stm

Pirates 'seize ship off Somalia'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7954467.stm

Somalis reject Bin Laden threats

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7954670.stm

Chinese guard shot dead in attack

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7954712.stm

WKMG: Wal-Mart gives $933M to hourly workers

http://www.clickorlando.com/money/18973265/detail.html

Fiat says it won’t assume Chrysler debt in deal (Come to think of it, would you buy a used debt from Chrysler?).


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29789956/

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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

A Step Towards Universal Gay Rights? and More Ugliness on AIG and Roppongi Travel Warning and More for Wednesday, March 18, 2009

U.S. To Endorse U.N. Gay Rights Statement

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/18/national/main4873350.shtml

AIG: What Obama and Congress really knew

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29754670/

Fake Outrage? AIG Bonuses Known Months Ago

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/18/politics/main4873238.shtml

AIG chief: Bonus payments 'distasteful'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29752003/

US to force AIG to repay bonuses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7949729.stm

Congress to AIG: Give back those bonuses

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29733519/

US agency says it failed to see some AIG flaws

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_bi_ge/aig_outrage;_ylt=Aq0SyrbAYjZJ2Ky6E2Le5ims0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlaXY3b2cxBHBvcwM5MgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX2J1c2luZXNzBHNsawN1c2FnZW5jeXNheXM-

Office of Thrift Supervision

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Thrift_Supervision

Is Hoover To Blame For AIG Mess?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/18/link/blog/main4873412.shtml

AIG's Liddy says bonus payments were required

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52h3rp-us-financial-aig-liddy/

Edward M. Liddy

http://www.nndb.com/people/024/000125646/

AIG firestorm raises alarm for other firms

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29749994/

Those in Glass Houses: Will Obama, Dodd Return AIG Donations?

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=7110145&page=1

U.S. mortgage applications spike on refinance demand

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52h2o2-us-usa-economy-mortgages/

Madoff May Be Worthless, Literally

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/18/link/blog/main4873957.shtml

Madoff accountant charged with fraud

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29754993/

David Friehling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_G._Friehling

Stun Guns May Cause Seizures

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090316173210.htm

Taser

http://www.taser.com/
Obama ventures into troubled California

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29752749/

Former Bush aide gets 30 months in prison

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_aide_cuba;_ylt=AuxVxLk5gDsXucB7VJ6pqous0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTI5aXZqOGlrBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMzE4L2J1c2hfYWlkZV9jdWJhBHBvcwMxNARzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNmb3JtZXJidXNoYWk-



Windsor auto workers seize shuttered plant

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/03/18/windsor-plant.html

Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Health Coverage

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=7097002&page=1

Keep a job or get a raise by going online?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/18/economy.online.degrees/index.html


Afghanistan needs 4,000 extra soldiers for elections: NATO

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/03/18/nato-afghanistan-elections.html

China's Milk Victims Claim Intimidation

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/17/world/main4871640.shtml

US urges citizens to avoid Tokyo nightlife area

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_re_us/as_japan_us_alcohol;_ylt=AqoRW0JFp08kFOkkoT7sx8ms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFhNHVoczloBHBvcwM1BHNlYwN5bl9tb3N0X3BvcHVsYXIEc2xrA3VzdXJnZXNjaXRpeg--

Tokyo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo

Roppongi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roppongi

Czechs halt US missile treaties

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7950583.stm

World Bank lowers China forecast

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7949819.stm

Coke's China juice move collapses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7949903.stm

Pakistan rejects US strike report

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7950417.stm

Sudan leader: No foreign court can touch me

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29753914/

North Korea refuses US food aid

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7949785.stm

Fresh attack on Koreans in Yemen

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7949961.stm

Rape reports rise in US military

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7950439.stm

UK to publish detainee interrogation rules

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7950109.stm

Madagascar court backs handover

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7950183.stm

Sri Lanka children 'being killed'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7949814.stm

Software To Mitigate Disaster, Disease

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/17/scitech/pcanswer/main4872932.shtml

State Farm recalls promotional teddy bears

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29753940/

Ministers' £1bn UK science plea
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Senator Grassley's Bid for AIG Seppuku?! and More AIG Bailoutrage and More for Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Senator: ‘Follow the Japanese example’

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29733519/

Senator Charles Grassley

http://grassley.senate.gov/

Seppuku

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku

Economic crisis sets back water utilities: World Bank

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52g37o-us-water-crisis/

Banks' bad assets rise 149 percent

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29619163/

As U.S. rivals shrink, 4 Canadian banks crack North American top 10

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/03/17/canada-banks.html

Web guide to the stimulus plan

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29660507/

Treasury to rework AIG aid to recoup bonuses

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52f602-us-aig/

Dodd suggests tax to recoup AIG bonuses

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/17/aig.bonuses/index.html

AIG likely won’t be able to pay taxpayers back

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29728732/

Congress played major role in AIG mess

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29724816/

Could Be Worse: How Your $165M to AIG Could Have Been $330M

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=7097759&page=1

Banks Giving Back Bailout Money?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/16/eveningnews/main4870208.shtml

US new homes increase by quarter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7948376.stm

US law sparks Mexican trade row

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7947428.stm

GM bondholders: Our plan best chance for automaker

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52g06b-us-gm-bondholders/

Caterpillar lays off more than 2,400 workers in three states

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1044650

Madoff Victims Get Relief From IRS

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/17/business/main4871276.shtml

Luxembourg seeks Madoff deal

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52g1nk-us-funds-summit-madoff/

Josh's journey: Surviving a layoff

http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/news/economy/josh_hager_one_year_later/index.htm?cnn=yes

Survey: Sick skipping care because of cost

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/16/health.care.survey.deloitte/index.html

Downsize your life in one of these cities

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29723949/

As economy falters, interest in teaching surges

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29732200/

Can't sell? House swapping gaining momentum, brokers say

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1044633

US firm to close branch due to lack of employees

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090316/ts_alt_afp/useconomyjobscompany;_ylt=AqBGbSsPksh9jwSs4UIOe2Ks0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFhNHVyMjFtBHBvcwM0BHNlYwN5bl9tb3N0X3BvcHVsYXIEc2xrA3VzZmlybXRvY2xvcw--

Sykes Enterprises

http://www.sykes.com/

North Korean premier arrives in China

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/nkorea.china.visit/index.html

Bomb lobbed at police station in China's west

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet;_ylt=AjH8dydm2tHPSUeNtDqQvY6s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFibmJudjd1BHBvcwM0MwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNib21ibG9iYmVkYXQ-

1st Lebanese Embassy Opens In Syria

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/17/link/main4870624.shtml

UK PM in new Iran nuclear warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7947285.stm

China seeks export carbon relief

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7947438.stm

Madagascar president 'to resign'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7948196.stm
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