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An Important Speech and Newsbits
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Thu, 7 Aug 2003 21:47:28 GMT
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‘The President’s Ideologically Narrow Agenda has Seriously Divided America...’
http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0807-15.htm
edit: Why is the guy I didn’t vote for suddenly nailing it? He should have
been this interesting during his campaign. Anyway, it’s a must read for an
understanding of the U.S.’ current political crisis. One of the better parts
that kinda says it all:
The 2001 winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics, George Akerlof, went even
further last week in Germany when he told Der Spiegel, “This is the worst
government the US has ever had in its more than 200 years of history...This is
not normal government policy.” In describing the impact of the Bush policies on
America’s future, Akerloff added, “What we have here is a form of looting.”
Immunity for Iraqi Oil Dealings Raises Alarm
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0807-03.htm
But lawyers for various advocacy organizations said the two-page executive order
seemed to completely shield oil companies from liability - even if it could be
proved that they had committed human rights violations, bribed officials or
caused great environmental damage in the course of their Iraqi-related business.
“As written, the executive order appears to cancel the rule of law for the oil
industry or anyone else who gets possession or control of Iraqi oil or anything
of value related to Iraqi oil,” said Tom Devine, legal director for the
Washington-based Government Accountability Project, a nonprofit group that
defends whistle-blowers.
snip!
He cited in particular the part of the order that says “judicial processes” are
“null and void.”
That language “seems to destroy the prospect of any enforcement of civil or
criminal liability,” Raskin said. “People are saying of Iraq, ‘It’s a jungle out
there,’ and this order kind of makes that the law.”
edit: I wanted to be sure that everyone understood that the invasion of Iraq
was in no way related to a power-grab for oil. Uh-uh. No way! Not that...never.
Banks Used Investment Funds to Shelter Hundred of Millions From State Taxes
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0807-05.htm
NEW YORK - At least 10 large banks avoided state taxes on hundreds of millions
of dollars by setting up investment funds that didn’t offer shares to the
public, but instead paid tax-exempt dividends back to the banks, according to a
newspaper report.
edit: file under “deal-breakers” or “how to make money in Shrub’s big business
economy -- steal if from your legitimate corporate taxes!” I’d be surprised if
anyone even got a slap on the wrist for this stuff, but woe to you petty thieves
-- you will do hard time!
-- Hop-Frog
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