Thursday, June 21, 2012

12-06-21 Day 277: Live stream coverage of Occupy

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Thousands of activists have descended on Wall Street since past weekend as part of the#OccupyWallStreet protest organized byseveral action groups. What follows is a live video stream of this event as well as a live twitter stream of the #OccupyWallStreet Hash Tag.
Occupation Coverage at NationofChange:
For more up-to-the-minute information about the protests, click here.

Watch live streaming video from globalrevolution at livestream.com

12-06-20 Ireland Wants Answers: Why Was Finance Minister at Bilderberg Meeting?

In the US we don't even question Mr Bernanke's doing in Bilderberg or elsewhere...
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Ireland Wants Answers: Why Was Finance Minister at Bilderberg Meeting?

2012 JUNE 21
tags: Bilderberg, Finance Minister, Ireland
Posted by Stephen Cook

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Ireland Wants Answers: Why Was Finance Minister at Bilderberg Meeting?

Stephen: My, it’s all happening in the “I”-elands today…

As it appears Iceland is starting to arrest those responsible for its financial ruin (see unconfirmed story, below, on Iceland), just across the waters this week, Ireland’s Finance Minister Michael Noonan is facing tough questions from his parliamentary colleagues  as to why he attended the 2012 Bilderberg Meeting last month – and what he said.

But he’s not talking…

Noonan Presence at Bilderberg Group Conference Cost 4,300 Euros

By Paul Cullen, Irish Times – June 16, 2012

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0616/1224318057271.htmlThe cost of Minister for Finance Michael Noonan’s attendance at the annual conference of the secretive Bilderberg group in the US this month was more than €4,300, he has told TDs.

He was invited to attend the meeting “given my position as Minister for Finance” and used the opportunity to tell fellow attendees of the opportunities that exist in Ireland for investors and multinational companies.

Mr Noonan, along with former attorneys general Paul Gallagher and Peter Sutherland, was one of 145 invited leaders and opinion formers who took part in the three-day conference of the western world’s movers and shakers in Chantilly, Virginia.

His attendance was queried by a number of TDs from Labour, Sinn Féin and the technical group, all of whom sought information in parliamentary questions on his discussions at the meeting and the cost.

Mr Noonan told the Deputies that he outlined the significant progress Ireland was making in restoring stability and growth to the economy.

Pat Nulty, who lost the Labour whip last year over opposition to budget cuts, said Mr Noonan’s response lacked detail.

“The Irish people have a right to know what their senior Ministers are saying at a meeting like this, and what stance they are taking on global issues.”

Prison Planet‘s Steve Watson adds:http://www.prisonplanet.com/irish-politicians-grill-finance-minister-over-bilderberg-meeting-attendance.htmlCritics have noted that the recent bailout of Ireland and it’s compliance with the so called troika agenda of the European Central Bank, the European commission and the International Monetary Fund are undoubtedly the key reasons why Noonan’s presence was requested at the meeting.

In the wake of Bilderberg, it has been rumoured that the three elitist institutions are considering relaxing the terms of the bailout to allow Ireland to return to borrowing on the open market.

Previously leaked documents from meetings have illustrated how the Bilderberg Group, contrary to the media-generated myth that the confab represents a harmless talking shop, sets the consensus for policy decisions sometimes decades in advance.

A clear example is the 1955 Bilderberg meeting held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany. Documents read by the BBC and later released by Wikileaks divulge how Bilderberg members were discussing the creation of the euro single currency nearly 40 years before it was officially introduced in the 1992 Maastricht Treaty.

In the US, politicians attending Bilderberg have been charged with violating the Logan Act, a law passed under the John Adams administration in 1799 which states that it is illegal for “unauthorized citizens” to negotiate with foreign governments.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

12-06-20 More on drones...



UN Investigator Criticizes US Drone War
By Daphne Eviatar
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings has just released a report decrying the lack of accountability in the U.S. overseas killings by unmanned drones.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31634.htm

Unconstitutional Uses of Drones Must Stop
By Rep. Ron Paul
We must curtail the government's ability use drones right away lest the massacres in Yemen and Pakistan turn out to be crude training exercises for what the administration has in mind on our own soil.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31635.htm

Is This Still America?
40 Years of Growing Surveillance
By Nat Hentoff
An example that far exceeds the once-fearsome vision of George Orwell's 1984.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31636.htm

12-06-20 Assange dodges jail!

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Bradley Manning, Julian Assange

How 20th Century!

Abandoning proper legal process? Such thinking seems so  - to borrow words from the eminent legal scholar Alberto Gonzales - so "quaint," so "obsolete," so pre-9/11! Abandoning proper legal process post-9/11 has become the "new paradigm" adopted not only by the Bush, but also by the Obama administration.

Not only is Julian Assange within his rights to seek asylum, he is also in his right mind. Consider this: he was about to be sent to faux-neutral Sweden, which has a recent history of bowing to U.S. demands in dealing with those that Washington says are some kind of threat to U.S. security. Glenn Greenwald on Tuesday provided an example:

"In December 2001, Sweden handed over two asylum seekers to the CIA, which then rendered them to be tortured in Egypt. A ruling from the U.N. Human Rights Committee found Sweden in violation of the global ban on torture for its role in that rendition (the two individuals later received a substantial settlement from the Swedish government)."

(from Ray McGovern, linked below)


Julian Assange asylum move is 'a tragedy' for his accusers, says lawyer: 
Lawyer representing two women who accuse WikiLeaks founder of sexual assault says he still expects extradition to go ahead
http://is.gd/wGn5Za

Julian Assange requests asylum at Ecuador embassy - live coverage 
http://is.gd/wGn5Za

Julian Assange's Artful Dodge
By Ray McGovern
Barring a CIA drone strike on the Ecuadorian embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's sudden appeal for asylum there may spare him a prison stay in Sweden or possibly the United States. 
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31662.htm

Julian Assange's Right to Asylum
By Glenn Greenwald
Given the travesty that is American justice, WikiLeaks' founder is entitled to seek asylum and well-advised to fear extradition. 
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31645.htm

12-06-20 Michael Badnarik's Constitution Class 1 of 43





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Boycott the US presidential vote! It only legitimizes the illegitimate...
12-04-15 2012 Presidential election votes will be counted in Spain
http://www.scribd.com/doc/89464081/

12-06-20 Jail the Bankers

12-06-20 What is YAMAM? Wikipedia




YAMAM
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YِAMAM is an elite unit of the Border Patrol for fighting terror.  YAMAM is the acronym of "Special Central Unit"... but it is often called the Counter-terrorism Unit.


YAMAM is the senior assault unit of the State of Israel.  Other assault units in Israel include ...


YAMAM parallels other counter-terrorism units elsewhere in the world, such as the US SWAT units, the French GIGN, and the German GSG-9...


ימ"מ


הימ"מ היא יחידת העילית של משמר הגבול ללוחמה בטרור. ה"ימ"מ" הוא ראשי תיבות של "יחידה מרכזית מיוחדת"‏[1]‏[2] (ולא "יחידה משטרתית מיוחדת" כפי שנהוג לחשוב), אך לעתים רבות נקראתהיחידה ללוחמה בטרור.
הימ"מ היא יחידת ההשתלטות הבכירה של מדינת ישראל. יחידות השתלטות נוספות בישראל הן סיירת מטכ"ל של צה"ל ולוט"ר אילת, יחידת מילואים צה"לית.
הימ"מ מקבילה ליחידות לוחמה בטרור הפועלות בעולם, כגון יחידות ה-SWAT האמריקניות, ה-GIGN הצרפתית וה-GSG-9 הגרמנית (שהוקמה בעקבות רצח המשלחת הישראלית באולימפיאדת מינכן) שהוקמו באירופה בשנות ה-70 של המאה ה-20 כדי להילחם בחטיפות מטוסים על ידי מחבלים פלסטינים. הימ"מ נחשבת לאחת היחידות המקצועיות והטובות מסוגה בארץ ובעולם‏[1]‏[3], למרות תקציבה הקטן יחסית.

12-06-20 What is YAMAR? _ Wikipedia




YAMAR "The Central Unit" is an investigation and intelligence unit in the Israel Police. In each District there is a YAMAR, which deals with high crimes, which are not handled in the Station level. The YAMARs deal with murder, organized crime, extortion, threats, etc... All cases in the YAMAR are classified "Confidential", or "Top Confidential"... The YAMARs operate under-cover agents among drug dealers, follow illegal drug imports...



היחידה המרכזית


היחידה המרכזית הינה יחידת חקירות ומודיעין אשר פועלת ברמת המחוזות השונים במשטרת ישראל. בכל מחוז קיים ימ"ר שתפקידו לטפל בפשיעה החמורה בתחום המחוז. עבירות ופשעים חמורים עוברים מרמת התחנות לרמת הימ"ר על פי החלטת מפקד המחוז, ראש אגף החקירות והמודיעין והמפכ"ל. היחידות מטפלות בעבירות רצח, ארגוני פשיעה ופשע מאורגן, סחיטות ואיומים וכו'.
היחידות מורכבות מחוקרים, בלשים אנשי מודיעין ואמצעים טכנולוגיים לביצוע המשימה. מרבית תיקי החקירה שמתנהלים בימ"ר מסווגים ברמת סודי וסודי ביותר. רק לאחר "פיצוח" והגשת כתב אישום החקירה מדווחת לאמצעי התקשורת. הימרים מפעילים סוכנים סמויים בקרב סוחרי סמים, עוקבים אחרי בלדרים שמייבאים מחו"ל לארץ סמים ואמל"ח. היחידות המחוזיות גם שותפות לפעילות פח"עית. היחידה המרכזית מהווה ראש חץ בפעילות כנגד הפשיעה החמורה בארץ ולעתים קרובות מוצאים בה השוטרים את עצמם בעימות ישיר בינם לבין העבריינים בהם הם מטפלים. היחידה המרכזית למעשה יחידת עילית של המחוז ונותנת מענה למפקד המחוז בתופעות בעייתיות.

12-06-20 Video: COINTELPRO 101 - The Sabotage Of Legitimate Dissent

COINTELPRO 101 - The Sabotage Of Legitimate Dissent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISkqQ3hpW5E

Real examples from the pentagon, military, politicians and the media



12-06-20 COINTELPRO - Wikipedia


COINTELPRO (an acronym for Counter Intelligence Program) was a series of covert, and often illegal,[2] projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting domestic political organizations.

The FBI has used covert operations against domestic political groups since its inception; however, covert operations under the official COINTELPRO label took place between 1956 and 1971.[3] COINTELPRO tactics included discrediting targets through psychological warfare; smearing individuals and groups using forged documents and by planting false reports in the media; harassment; wrongful imprisonment; and illegal violence, including assassination.[4][5][6] The FBI's stated motivation was "protecting national security, preventing violence, and maintaining the existing social and political order."[7]

FBI records show that 85% of COINTELPRO resources targeted groups and individuals that the FBI deemed "subversive,"[8] including communist and socialist organizations; organizations and individuals associated with the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and others associated with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the Congress of Racial Equality and other civil rights organizations; black nationalist groups; the American Indian Movement; a broad range of organizations labeled "New Left", including Students for a Democratic Society and the Weathermen; almost all groups protesting the Vietnam War, as well as individual student demonstrators with no group affiliation; the National Lawyers Guild; organizations and individuals associated with the women's rights movement; nationalist groups such as those seeking independence for Puerto Rico, United Ireland, and Cuban exile movements including Orlando Bosch's Cuban Power and the Cuban Nationalist Movement; and additional notable Americans—even Albert Einstein, who was a member of several civil rights groups, came under FBI surveillance during the years just prior to COINTELPRO's official inauguration.[9] The remaining 15% of COINTELPRO resources were expended to marginalize and subvert "white hate groups," including the Ku Klux Klan and the National States' Rights Party.[10]

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover issued directives governing COINTELPRO, ordering FBI agents to "expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, or otherwise neutralize" the activities of these movements and their leaders.[11][12]

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

12-06-19 Addendum to complaint against alleged Shabak (secret internal security) and/or criminal Haim/Yoel/Shmuel filed with the Israel police

Photo: 12-06-19 Addendum to complaint against alledged Shabak (secret internal security) and/or criminal Haim/Yoel/Shmuel filed with the Israel police 
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The original complaint, filed June 6, 2012, detailed:
a) Serious threats
b) Harassment
c) Attempt to harm a police officer on duty.

The addendum detailed:
a) Organizing illegal drug sales
b) Undermining basic security procedures in a public building.

The crime investigator, who took the original complaint, refused to deal with the case any longer.

Instead, I was referred to the City Center Station's Intelligence Officer.  He in turn claimed that it was beyond his authority, since it involved attempt to harm a police officer on duty. He referred me to the YAMAR Officer of the District.  The latter immediately knew, who "Haim/Yoel/Shmuel" was, and promised to follow up.

Combined, the complaints, and additional evidence, show a pattern of inducing public disorder and criminal environment, in places that were orderly and law-abiding. 
Haim/Yoel/Shmuel - Alleged Shabak (Israeli Internal Secret Security Service) and/or Criminal


The original complaint, filed June 6, 2012, [1] detailed:
a) Serious threats
b) Harassment
c) Attempt to harm a police officer on duty.

The addendum detailed:
a) Organizing illegal drug sales
b) Undermining basic security procedures in a public building.

The crime investigator, who took the original complaint, refused to deal with the case any longer.

Instead, I was referred to the City Center Station's Intelligence Officer. He in turn claimed that it was beyond his authority, since it involved attempt to harm a police officer on duty. He referred me to the YAMAR Officer of the District. The latter immediately knew, who "Haim/Yoel/Shmuel" was, and promised to follow up.

Combined, the complaints, and additional evidence, show a pattern of inducing public disorder and criminal environment, in places that were orderly and law-abiding.



LINKS:
[1] 12-05-06 Criminal complaint (No 189216/2012) filed with Israel Police, Jerusalem District, against "Haim/Shmuel", a suspected Shabak (undercover internal security service) Agent and/or criminal, for Harassment, Threats, Attempt to Harm Police Officer on Duty s
http://www.scribd.com/doc/92580152/
[2] 12-05-10 Schlepper on the Roof - Tziplonyshka - with "Haim" and Pietro in cameo appearances
http://youtu.be/m4G0ZmsR9Vc

12-06-18 Minnesota Man Brutalized by SWAT Executive Officer for Talking Loud on Cell Phone (Updated)

Monday, June 18, 2012


Minnesota Man Brutalized by SWAT Executive Officer for Talking Loud on Cell Phone (Updated)

Joe Wright
Activist Post

An epidemic of police brutality and outright crazy behavior from law enforcement was illustrated once again, as an executive officer of the Minneapolis SWAT team "Superman punched" Brian Vander Lee for talking too loud on his cell phone while standing on the patio of a restaurant.

The account given by Brian Vander Lee's friend in the video below perfectly captures the disbelief when those who are sworn to protect the public become predators.  An interesting background note is mentioned about the assailant, Sgt. David Clifford, in the Raw Story article about the incident:
An online biography indicated that Clifford had served with the Army�s 82nd Airborne Division as team leader of Personal Security Detachments in Kosovo and Iraq.

While it would be unfair to definitively conclude  that Clifford's training and experience might have desensitized him to acts of extreme violence, it is a footnote that should give pause as police throughout the country continue on a militarized path, with many local law enforcement agencies hiring those who have spent time in dangerous theaters of war.

Brian Vander Lee's family can receive benefit donations at any TCF Bank location for those who can lend their support to help cover costs for this outrageous and tragic incident that caused this father of four to spend Father's Day in intensive care.

Update: good news is being reported by MyFox9.com: Brian is responding to commands and can wiggle his fingers and toes. Meanwhile, Sgt. David Clifford has officially been charged with 3rd degree assault.  Do you believe this is a fitting charge for the crime?  Feel free to comment below.

Watch Video: http://www.activistpost.com/2012/06/minnesota-man-brutalized-by-swat.html
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