World-News: 10 Juli 2012

''We do have a plan to close the Strait of Hormuz,'' state media quoted General Hasan Firouzabadi as saying on Saturday. "But Iran, acting rationally, will not close the corridor through which 40 per cent of the world's energy passes, unless its interests are in serious trouble," he said,

http://is.gd/9xHJGC

War in August? US sends fourth aircraft carrier and dozens of underwater drones towards Iran

The United States has already sent three massive aircraft carriers to the waterways outside of Iran, including the USS Enterprise, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS Abraham Lincoln, and will now add the USS John C Stennis to that fleet in August.

http://rt.com/usa/news/war-sub-drone-iran-066/

MI6 admits to covert operations against Iran

In his second public speech since he was appointed to the head of MI6, Sawers told senior civil servants in London that MI6 agents had been actively engaged in conducting covert operations against Iran.

http://is.gd/xoG1WE

Why Iran Should Sue US at International Court of Justice

By Franklin Lamb

The US-led sanctions violate international humanitarian law due to the negative health effects of the sanctions on the civilian populations. This renders the sanctions illegal under international customary law.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31847.htm

UK spy chief s Iran warning may go too far

Britain s foreign spy chief has reportedly warned that Iran is two years away from acquiring nuclear weapons, but analysts said he was assuming Tehran is actually developing the bomb.

http://is.gd/CN26fu

How Britain s Top Spy is Beating the Drums for War on Iran

By Michael Higgs

Sawers is building the case for an attack against a supposed unstoppable menace. The parallels with Iraq are truly staggering, but don t be fooled.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31882.htm

Military Doesn t Think Iran s Missiles Will Reach U.S. After All

This means Americans can sleep safely: The Pentagon doesn t believe an Iranian ICBM will obliterate the East Coast any time soon.

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/iran-missiles/

US won t allow Iran to shut down Strait of Hormuz, Panetta vows

The U.S. military will not allow Iran to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Wednesday, adding that if Iran tries to disrupt the vital waterway, they will be defeated.

http://is.gd/P2qJSf

Persian Gulf Primed to Explode?

By Kaveh L. Afrasiabi

The Persian Gulf is hostage to the geostrategic calculations of, on the one hand, a Western superpower and its local client states and, on the other, a traditional regional power with growing military prowess.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31943.htm

Journalism v. Propaganda

By Glenn Greenwald

The US and Israel blame Iran for the suicide attack in Bulgaria, but offer no evidence for the accusation.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31948.htm

Iran in ''open war'' with Israel

President Shimon Peres said Monday, as he pointed the finger at Iran and Hezbollah for last week s bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israelis.

http://is.gd/rWzHoV

From Information Clearing House

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Massive military buildup in the Persian Gulf
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/iranus-sabre-rattling-1/massive-military-buildup-in-the-persian-gulf.html

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At the precipice of war

CounterPunch
by Ben Schreiner

07/16/12

The familiar menace of U.S. war drums have resumed at a fevered pitch, as Iran finds itself once again firmly within the Pentagon s cross hairs. According to multiple reports, the U.S. is currently in the midst of a massive military build-up in the Persian Gulf on a scale not seen in the region since prior to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. The military surge reportedly includes an influx of air and naval forces, ground troops, and even sea drones...

http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/07/16/at-the-precipice-of-war/

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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10 Years Since Downing St. Memo: Is It Happening Again?
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/07/24

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Drone strikes slammed: UN

The practice of drone attacks has become a vaguely defined and unaccountable ''licence to kill'', according to a 2010 report of a UN human rights special rapporteur.

http://is.gd/0zAplx

Drone Pilots to Get Medals?

By Al Kamen

The Pentagon is considering awarding a Distinguished Warfare Medal to drone pilots who work on military bases often far removed from the battlefield.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31827.htm

Bravery And Drone Pilots?

By Glenn Greenwald

Justifying drone warfare requires pretending that the act entails some sort of bravery, so the U.S. military is increasingly taking steps to create the facade of warrior courage for drone pilots.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31828.htm

From Information Clearing House

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The Collapsing US Economy and the End of the World

Starmail - 10. Jul, 08:31

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'Romney has a Koch Problem': Protesters Stake Out Romneys Fundraising Sweep

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/09-3

Romney s Exit from Bain: Lying Then or Lying Now?
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/12-2

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The Koch Brothers Go After Actor Zach Galifianakis and the Film ''The Campaign''

Alyssa Rosenberg, ThinkProgress: ''While the Koch brothers have become a staple of political coverage, it s taken longer for them to become fixtures in popular culture, and [Koch Industries' president for government affairs'] response suggests they are not enjoying the attention.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10769-the-koch-brothers-go-after-zach-galifianakis-and-the-campaign

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Libor: Scandal of All Scandals

The Wall Street Scandal of All Scandals

Robert Reich, Robert Reich s Blog: ''We trust that the banking system is setting today s rate based on its best guess about the future worth of the money. And we assume that guess is based, in turn, on the cumulative market predictions of countless lenders and borrowers all over the world about the future supply and demand for the dough. But suppose our assumption is wrong. Suppose the bankers are manipulating the interest rate so they can place bets with the money you lend or repay them ...''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10222-the-wall-street-scandal-of-all-scandals

Bank Scandal Turns Spotlight to Regulators

Ben Protess and Mark Scott, The New York Times: ''As big banks face the fallout from a global investigation into interest rate manipulation, American and British lawmakers are scrutinizing regulators who failed to take action that might have prevented years of illegal activity. Politicians in both London and Washington are questioning whether regulators allowed banks to report false rates in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis and afterward.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10259-bank-scandal-turns-spotlight-to-regulators

Will the Obama Administration Prosecute the Big Banks for LIBOR Manipulation?

Paul Jay, The Real News Network: ''[I]s this a criminal conspiracy? Well, let s take the word criminal first. There s no dispute this is a criminal problem. How do we know that? Because the United States Department of Justice entered into an agreement with Barclays and agreed that Barclays would not be prosecuted for criminal conduct if Barclays would pay $160 million to the United States and agree to a set of facts which clearly lays out criminal conduct.''

http://truth-out.org/video/item/10359-will-obama-admininistration-prosecute-the-big-banks-for-libor-manipulation

Big Business Has Become Disconnected From the Well-Being of Most Americans

Robert Reich, Robert Reich s Blog: ''The American economy has moved way beyond outsourcing abroad or even 'in-sourcing.' Most big companies headquartered in America don t send jobs overseas and don t bring jobs here from abroad. That s because most are no longer really 'American' companies. They have become global networks that design, make, buy, and sell things wherever around the world it s most profitable for them to do so.''

http://robertreich.org/post/27527895909

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LIBOR Scandal Latest Sign of Financial System s Rotten Core

By Aaron Task

Imagine finding out the Dow is rigged or the S&P 500 doesn t really measure the stocks of the 500 largest U.S. firms and you have a hint at how big a deal this really is.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31806.htm

Former Barlcays boss forgoes $30m bonus

Former Barclays chief Bob Diamond will still collect $3m after the bank was fined $450m for rate fixing.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/07/201271014614247730.html

Wall Street Executives Believe Employees Need To Engage In Illegal Behavior To ''Succeed''

In a survey of 500 senior executives in the United States and the UK, 26 percent of respondents said they had observed or had firsthand knowledge of wrongdoing in the workplace, while 24 percent said they believed financial services professionals may need to engage in unethical or illegal conduct to be successful.

http://is.gd/EM61Oi

UK Minister: ''14 Banks Involved In Libor Scandal, Anyone Who Falsifies Market Indices Must Go To Prison''

British minister for financial market regulation Mark Hoban also called for investigators to have access to bankers' telephone, email, Facebook and Twitter accounts, in order to investigate criminal action.

http://is.gd/89or35

The Libor Scandal Explained

Graphic
http://is.gd/u5QBXF

Bankers robbing Central Banks and governments: Max Keiser

Video

Max talks to Ellen Brown about the European Stability Mechanism as a permanent bailout fund for the rich.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1L_KUnPlQU&feature=youtu.be

The Real Libor Scandal

By Paul Craig Roberts and Nomi Prins

We have learned that the Fed has been aware of Libor manipulation (and thus apparently supportive of it) since 2008. Thus, the circle of complicity is closed.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31866.htm

How Wall Street Scams Counties Into Bankruptcy

By William D. Cohan

For some reason, Wall Street never seems to get the message that bribing government officials, and paying each other off, to get access to lucrative municipal-bond underwriting business is illegal.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31898.htm

The Libor Scandal In Full Perspective

By Paul Craig Roberts

The Federal Reserve and the Bank of England should be indicted for their participation in the fraud.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31935.htm

From Information Clearing House

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LIBOR Scandal Jumps Pond: US Banks, Regulators Face Grilling over Manipulation of Baseline Interest Rate
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/10-4

A Challenge To American Regulators Over LIBOR Scandal
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/07/10-1

Time for Banksters To Be Prosecuted
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/07/10-9

Wall Street Crimes of 2008 Go Unpunished
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/12-3

The Challenge of Keeping Banks Honest
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/07/16-0

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Fractional Reserve Banking, Government, and Moral Hazard
http://lewrockwell.com/paul/paul813.html

How the Feds Feed the Rich
http://lewrockwell.com/bonner/bonner560.html

The Untouchables
http://lewrockwell.com/north/north1172.html

Ron Paul Has the Final Say
http://lewrockwell.com/spl4/ron-paul-has-final-say.html

What central bankers actually believe
http://lewrockwell.com/rozeff/rozeff389.html

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Kucinich Explains ''LIBOR''
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcyX6Hlqldk&feature=youtu.be

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Fehlende Vorratsdatenspeicherung hat weder Internetkriminalität noch Aufklärung beeinflusst

Gegner der anlasslosen Vorratsdatenspeicherung werten die Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik für das Jahr 2011 in ihrem Sinne aus.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/37/37235/1.html

Ertappte Opposition

Ein entlarvendes Video zeigt, wie im Bundestag in 57 Sekunden die Möglichkeit zum Verkauf der Meldedaten an Adresshändler und Werbetreibende beschlossen wurde.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/37/37231/1.html

''Macht nichts''

Der in der Vergangenheit durch zahlreiche Skandale auffällig gewordene CSU-Abgeordnete Hans-Peter Uhl zeigt sich von Kritik an seinen handstreichartig eingefügten Änderungen im Meldegesetz unbeeindruckt.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/152361

Vorratsdatenspeicherung zur Terrorismusbekämpfung? Sinnlos!

Die Technische Universität Darmstadt gibt denjenigen Recht, die die Vorratsdatenspeicherung (VDS) als präventives Mittel gegen Terrorismus für unsinnig und erfolglos halten.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/5/152764

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Stoppt das Meldegesetz
http://www.avaaz.org/de/stoppt_das_meldegesetz/?bMKidab&v=15939

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Datenschutz: Meldeämter und Datenhandel

In 24 Stunden über 110.000 gegen neues Meldegesetz

''Ein Appell von Campact und VZBV macht Druck auf den Bundesrat, das neue Meldegesetz abzulehnen. Die Initiatoren empören sich zugleich über Äußerungen von Hans-Peter Uhl (CSU), der das Gesetz ernsthaft mit Anfragen für Klassentreffen begründete. Innerhalb rund eines Tages haben über 110.000 Menschen einen Appell gegen das neue Meldegesetz unterzeichnet. Gegenwärtig zählt der Online-Appell 110.042 Unterstützer. Die Initiatoren sind das Kampagnennetzwerk Campact, die Bürgerrechtsorganisation Foebud und der Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (VZBV)?'' Meldung auf Golem.de vom 10.07.2012 [Anmerkung: Mittlerweile haben 140.860 Menschen unterzeichnet; 12.07.12] http://www.golem.de/news/online-appell-in-24-stunden-ueber-110-000-gegen-neues-meldegesetz-1207-93108.html

Aus: LabourNet, 12. Juli 2012

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Zeig der Vorratsdatenspeicherung die Rote Karte!

''Die Vorratsdatenspeicherung droht uns noch immer, deshalb müssen wir aktiv werden. Der Petitionsausschuss des Bundestages behandelt Mitte Oktober die Petition gegen die anlasslose Speicherung aller unserer Telekommunikationsdaten. Vor der Anhörung wollen wir vom Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung mit einem bundesweiten Aktionstag am Samstag, 13. Oktober 2012 Druck auf die Politik ausüben. Ob Demo, Infostand, Flashmob oder Straßentheater, lasst uns gemeinsam der Vorratsdatenspeicherung die Rote Karte zeigen und den Stimmen von 64.704 Mitzeichnern der Bundestagspetition Nachdruck verleihen?'' Aufruf zum Aktionstag von und bei AK Vorrat http://wiki.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/Aktionstag_2012

Aus: LabourNet, 25. September 2012

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