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Things I read today 04-15-09



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Open Source, Open Mind, Open Life! (P.1) - Forest of Thought
Being honest and truthful goes a long way.

TPC: THE MOTHER OF ALL PARADOXES: THE AMERICAN SOCIAL MODEL - By Gaither Stewart / With Patrice Greanville
Great read. Learn something about ourselves.

UK: Council spends £60,000 snooping through bins on early morning raids - Blacklisted News
Testing people's acceptance of their 'rights'.

UK police stage 'pre-emptive raids' on climate activists - Blacklisted News
The UK seems to be the police state amongst us. Intimidating the public into conformity.

Fiji's military have been given permission to shoot civilians without fear of being prosecuted - Blacklisted News
I once asked a US military person if they could shoot their own citizens if the government asked, he said 'yes'.

'Innocent explanation' for RCMP inaccuracies, Taser inquiry hears - CBC News
Getting away with murder in the Canadian justice system. Poor recollections of "a fast-paced, stressful situation." (please feels empathy for the officers as they were under 'stress')

White House pushing GM toward bankruptcy - By Jerry White
Obama the 'saviour' to save the 'good' parts of GM and get rid of the 'bad' (such as health care and retirement). Note that Obama fired the CEO which opposed this and installed an 'idea' receptive one. Sounds like the many years of experience installing puppet regimes is paying off.

Germany Bans Cultivation of GM Corn - Story
"She stressed that the ban should be understood as an "individual case" and not as a statement of principle regarding future policy relating to genetic engineering." - leaves the door wide open. Will Monsanto sue Germany under free trade agreement laws? Let's wait and see.

A Truly Global Currency [with Gold included?] - by Julian D. W. Phillips
A global currency and more IMF power, just what the world needs ... NOT!

Swiss bank UBS to cut 8,700 jobs - BBC News
More jobs by the town-load go, but hey as long as it doesn't affect 'me'.
Note the CBC headline - Switzerland's largest bank reports Q1 loss of close to $1.75B US - all about profits.

Air France-KLM to cut 3,000 jobs - BBC News
Through "natural attrition" - gotta make it sound natural and normal.

Satistfaction Guaranteed (or Your Money Back) - by Emily Levine
Funny and insightful.

LA school board votes to lay off 5,400 employees - Story
Cuts to education must be the way to go.

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