Things I read today 27-11-08

You ain’t seen nothing yet - By Mike Whitney http://www.blacklistednews.com/news-2407-0-5-5--.html
Very interesting reading on the financial 'crisis'.

Video suggests chaos during taser incident at Camp Randall - Story
Police taser 54 year old woman at football game. Sounds like it was because she snuck someone in with her season ticket. What kind of social experiment is this? Why are these crowds of people not attacking the police when they do things like this?

A Last Push To Deregulate - Washington Post
Being the sneaky little weasel that Bush is, he is trying to rush through a lot of things before he leaves. Tell me again why the American public let him go this far.

Australia: Private Intelligence Company Monitors Activists Online for Police - Story
I guess that is one way to get around privacy laws for the government.

Ex-CIA Officials Tied to Rendition Program and Faulty Iraq Intel Tapped to Head Obama’s Intelligence Transition Team - Story
Still think there is going to be 'change'?

Flaherty to axe subsidies to political parties in fiscal update: sources - CBC News
The transformation to a lobby government. Let them 'raise' funds. This won't foster corruption at all.

Chopra: Attack prompts tough questions - CNN News
Something that makes sense from CNN?

Thai protesters shut down airport - BBC News
Thai cabinet in emergency meeting - BBC News
Defiant Thai Premier Rejects Army Pressure to Quit - Truthout
Some people actually do something when their democracy as at risk.

Expert: Tenet, Gonzales, Rumsfeld could get 'preemptive pardons' - Raw Story
Time to go, but first I have to take care of the friends.