Tuesday, 19 April 2011


U.S. Gov't Agency Plans $2.84 Billion Loan for Oil Refinery—In Colombia: The money would go to Reficar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ecopetrol, the Colombian national oil company.

US credit rating at risk: A downgrade would erode status as the world's most powerful economy and the dollar's role as dominant global currency.

China urges U.S. to protect creditors after S&P warning: China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the United Statesmust take "responsible" measures to protect investors in its debt after Standard & Poor's threatened to lower its credit rating on the United States due to a bulging budget deficit.

Shock employment figures: Fewer than 46% of Americans have jobs: The percentage of Americans who have jobs has fallen to the lowest point in three decades and now hovers just above 45 percent of the total population, according to an analysis of labor data published by USA Today.

Obama Settles on 2012 Campaign Slogan

By Mike Whitney

There's a big opening for the GOP to retake the White House in 2012 and implement the final phase of their nightmarish vision for America. Continue


Lobby, Lobbification, Lobbified

By Lawrence Davidson

Among the major lobbies that have, over the decades, carried out this corrupting process are the Zionist organizations in their various Jewish and Christian manifestations. Continue



By Chris Hedges

The two most destructive forces of human nature—greed and envy—drive the financiers, the bankers, the corporate mandarins and the leaders of our two major political parties, all of whom profit from this system. Continue


Egypt: Mubaraks had wealth beyond their means: Egypt's financial oversight body says the former president of Egypt and his family have amassed wealth be

yond their means in the form of properties and bank accounts.

Fidel Castro hails brother's call for change: Aging Cuban revolutionary praises Raul Castro's speech proposing economic major changes and term limits for leaders.

"Let's Hang Some Bankers"

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Must Watch - Max Keiser On "Ten O'clock Live". Continue

Sinaloa Drug Cartel Controlled and Protected by Both Mexican and U.S. Governments?:Recent testimony by captured drug cartel leader Vicente Zambada in Federal Court points to DEA and FBI protection and collaboration with one of the most dangerous and powerful criminal organizations in the world: the Sinaloa Drug Cartel.