The Truth Handler

Thursday, March 19, 2009

The REAL AIG Conspiracy

"Here’s the problem with all the hoopla over the $135 million in AIG bonuses: This sum is only less than 0.1% – one thousandth – of the $183 BILLION that the U.S. Treasury gave to AIG as a "pass-through" to its counterparties. This sum, over a thousand times the magnitude of the bonuses on which public attention is conveniently being focused by Wall Street promoters, did not stay with AIG. For over six months, the public media and Congressmen have been trying to find out just where this money DID go. Bloomberg brought a lawsuit to find out. Only to be met with a wall of silence."

The Real AIG Conspiracy - Global Research.ca

As usual, Global Research gets it right.

The Illegality of Stealing Depends On Who You Stole From

US Army Confirms Israel Has Nukes

"The Army has let slip one of the worst-kept secrets in the world -- that Israel has the bomb.

Officially, the United States has a policy of "ambiguity" regarding Israel's nuclear capability. Essentially, it has played a game by which it neither acknowledges nor denies that Israel is a nuclear power.

But a Defense Department study completed last year offers what may be the first time in a unclassified report that Israel is a nuclear power. On page 37 of the U.S. Joint Forces Command report, the Army includes Israel within "a growing arc of nuclear powers running from Israel in the west through an emerging Iran to Pakistan, India, and on to China, North Korea, and Russia in the east.""

US Army Confirms Israeli Nukes - Military.com

Why hasn't Israel signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, thus allowing IAEA inspections, like every other country?

U.S. Fed Injecting Billions Into Foreign Central Banks

U.S. Injecting Billions Into Foreign Central Banks

"The Fed program adds up to serious money. The most recent balance sheet released by the Fed shows that $314 billion U.S. dollars are currently doled out to foreign central banks under the foreign exchange program. That's down from a December peak of nearly $600 billion, as central banks have repaid some of the loans."

2007 Breaks Baby Boom Birth Record

"More babies were born in the United States in 2007 than in any other year in American history, according to preliminary data reported Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics.

The 4,317,000 births in 2007 just edged out the figure for 1957, at the height of the baby boom. The increase reflected a slight rise in childbearing by women of all ages, including those in their 30s and 40s, and a record share of births to unmarried women."

’07 U.S. Births Break Baby Boom Record - NYTimes.com

Iraq War Began Six Years Ago Today

Who Killed the Electric Car? (watch the whole movie!)

U.N. panel says world should ditch dollar

"A U.N. panel will next week recommend that the world ditch the dollar as its reserve currency in favor of a shared basket of currencies, a member of the panel said on Wednesday, adding to pressure on the dollar."

U.N. panel says world should ditch dollar | U.S. | Reuters

Keep spendin', America! Obviously, you're immune to the laws of economics! U!S!A! U!S!A!

Baghdad's water still undrinkable 6 years after invasion

"Everybody complains about the water in Baghdad , and few are willing to risk drinking it from the tap. Six years after the U.S. invaded Iraq , 36 percent of Baghdad's drinking water is unsafe, according to the Iraqi Environment Ministry — in a good month. In a bad month, it's 90 percent. Cholera broke out last summer, and officials fear another outbreak this year."

Baghdad's water still undrinkable 6 years after invasion

Soldier suicides skyrocket

Soldier suicides skyrocket | Salon News

Ex-Bush admin official: Many at Gitmo are innocent

"Many detainees locked up at Guantanamo were innocent men swept up by U.S. forces unable to distinguish enemies from noncombatants, a former Bush administration official said Thursday. "There are still innocent people there," Lawrence B. Wilkerson, a Republican who was chief of staff to then-Secretary of State Colin Powell, told The Associated Press. "Some have been there six or seven years.""

Ex-Bush admin official: Many at Gitmo are innocent

The U.S. has admitted to torturing innocent people. We're not the shining beacon on the hill anymore, are we?

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Bailout money is flowing abroad

Bailout money is flowing abroad - Home News, UK - The Independent

In a global economy, dominated by multinational corporations, why do taxpayers think that bailout money helps their citizens exclusively? You're bailing out corporations, that's all. Corporations that don't give a shit about which country they are creating jobs in.

Here Is the Crux of the Economy's Problems...The Ratings Agencies

George Washington's Blog: Ratings Agencies "Sold Their Soul" . . . Joining Wall Street and the Government

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Finally, Someone Else Besides Ron Paul Gets It's the Federal Reserve's Fault

Ex-Bush Economist: Blame The Federal Reserve For The Crash | - CBS News

"As you might guess from the title, Taylor concludes that blame lies primarily with the Federal Reserve's unreasonably low interest rates for much of the last decade. He also points an accusatory finger at "the failure to rein in Fannie and Freddie" (meaning Rep. Barney Frank and other Democratic congressional enablers) and "the lack of clarity in the operation" of last fall's financial bailout plan (meaning the Bush administration, plus congressional leaders who drafted the legislation)."

Sunday, February 22, 2009

The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration spent more than $123,000 to charter a private jet to fly to Bogota, Colombia, last fall instead of taking one of the agency's 106 planes.

McClatchy Washington Bureau | 02/16/2009 | DEA has 106 planes, so why did it charter private jet for chief?

Obama Sides With Bush, Detainees Can't Challenge Detention in U.S. Courts

Obama: No rights for Bagram prisoners - White House- msnbc.com

"The Obama administration, siding with the Bush White House, contended Friday that detainees in Afghanistan have no constitutional rights

In a two-sentence court filing, the Justice Department said it agreed that detainees at Bagram Airfield cannot use U.S. courts to challenge their detention. The filing shocked human rights attorneys."

U.K. government is criminalising legitimate dissent under the guise of fighting 'extremism', a word for which it has no definition

Seumas Milne: According to the UK government, we are all extremists now | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

What about extreme sports? Are they criminal? What about that "extreme" new flavor of Mountain Dew?

The American Form of Government

Soros sees no bottom for world financial "collapse"

"Renowned investor George Soros said on Friday the world financial system has effectively disintegrated, adding that there is yet no prospect of a near-term resolution to the crisis.

Soros said the turbulence is actually more severe than during the Great Depression, comparing the current situation to the demise of the Soviet Union."

Soros sees no bottom for world financial collapse | U.S. | Reuters

Debt is what killed the Soviet Union, yet the U.S. just piles more and more on.

Big Pharma Quietly Hikes Drug Prices 100 Percent or More

"Without any fanfare, pharmaceutical companies have been raising the prices of many of their drugs by 100 percent or more, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota."

Hey, gotta get ready for the gov't paying for it...

Bush Had Used Accouting Gimmicks to Show Smaller Budget Deficit, Obama to Get Rid of Them

"For his first annual budget next week, President Obama has banned four accounting gimmicks that President George W. Bush used to make deficit projections look smaller. The price of more honest bookkeeping: A budget that is $2.7 trillion deeper in the red over the next decade than it would otherwise appear, according to administration officials."

Obama Bans Gimmicks, and Deficit Will Rise - NYTimes.com

Civilians Continue to Be Killed En Masse in Afghanistan

"An airstrike by the United States-led military coalition killed 13 civilians and 3 militants last Tuesday in western Afghanistan, not “up to 15 militants” as was initially claimed by American forces, military officials here said Saturday."

U.S. Concedes Afghan Attack Mainly Killed Civilians - NYTimes.com

Monsanto's Tactics in India Lead to Farmer Suicides

There is a great documentary available on Netlfix called, The Future of Food, which describes Monsanto and the whole notion of patenting bioforms. I highly recommend it.

Friday, February 20, 2009

US authorities 'had been investigating Allen Stanford for 15 years'

US authorities 'had been investigating Allen Stanford for 15 years' - Times Online

Now do you see how the "authorities" are a waste of our money, and only act to legitimize bad businesses?

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Former Head of MI5 Says Fear of Terrorism Is Being Exploited by Gov't

"Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5, has warned that the fear of terrorism is being exploited by the Government to erode civil liberties and risks creating a police state."

Spy chief: We risk a police state - Telegraph

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Is America a Democracy or a Republic?

Everyone should watch this video.

Just wild video

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Congress' Authorization of the Iraqi War Ended on Jan. 1

The Iraq War Is Now Illegal | War on Iraq | AlterNet

U.S. Troops Shoot Iraqi Woman in First Test of SOFA

"Only a few hours after the United Nations Mandate for Iraq expired and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) went into effect, US forces have sparked an incident which may prove to be the first major test of the SOFA’s power and the Iraqi government’s authority."

US Troops Shoot Iraqi Woman in First Test to Pact | News From Antiwar.com

U.S. Troops Now Under Iraqi Authority

As UN Mandate Expires, Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Takes Effect

US Troops Now Under Iraqi Authority | News From Antiwar.com

FBI diverts anti-terror agents to Bernard Madoff $50 billion swindle - Times Online

Another example of big guys get away with things, little guys go to jail. Why did Madoff avoid scrutiny for so long? Most likely he paid some of the auditors off.