Police = Capital’s Militia
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April 26, 2012
April 5, 2012
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In some ways, we’re already living in a post-Obama age. Sure, he may still be president, but except for those running liberal magazines or voting in Republican primaries, few still think he’s waiting to reveal his secret progressive identity for the second term. Like other promise-filled politicians, he had a chance to bring about change, but embraced the comfort of the status quo. Instead of defending the people’s property against fraudulent foreclosures, he’s stood by as banks repossess land they often can’t even prove they own, with an eye not towards working class solidarity, but towards financial market stability.
Turning their backs on the false promise of electoral politics, those who would like change to be more than just a politician’s ad campaign are increasingly turning to direct action. And with camps associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement almost entirely evicted at this point - almost all by Democratic mayors - activists are now spanning out into the cities they were occupying to address the housing crisis that is tearing them apart.
They haven’t all been moral victories, either. This month, government-backed mortgage giant Freddie Mac agreed to allow a resident of Prince George’s County, Maryland, who had been falsely foreclosed upon, stay in her home after activists with Occupy DC took up her cause. Freddie Mac’s announcement was made just an hour after a rally outside its Washington headquarters.
In Minneapolis, community activists rallied to keep Bank of America - a recipient of billions of dollars in federal aid - from evicting 57-year-old Bobby Hull from his home. Sold at foreclosure for under $84,000, roughly a third of the $230,000-plus Hull still owed on the home, the bank yielded to pressure and backed out of the sale, agreeing to negotiate a modification to Hull’s mortgage.
"— http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/201231313940444494.html
February 26, 2012
Gaza airport and Palestinian Airlines (see Historical Background )
Airports in Palestine, including Gaza, were important stops in the prestigious network of Imperial Airways. Palestinian Airways, founded in July 1937 by Pinhas Rutenberg, began with flights between Haifa and Lydda using 2 Shorts S.16 Scion 2 planes. Palestine Airways ceased its operations in August 1940 and its aircraft were taken-over by the Royal Air Force during the second world war.
During the fifties and sixties, there were no air services to Gaza while flights to the West Bank were operated through Jerusalem’s Kolundia Airport (JRS). Regional flights were flown to JRS by several Arab airlines, most of the traffic being carried by those registered in Jordan. The Six Days war in 1967 saw Kolundia airport taken over by the occupation.
An international airport in the Palestinian Authority’s territory was difficult for Israel to accept for both security and symbolic reasons. Israeli restricted possible sites to the Gaza strip and required close and direct Israeli supervision. Construction of the Yasser Arafat International Airport [GZA] was the best that could be accomplished before a peace agreement. Work started in January 1996. The costs were mainly covered by donations from Japan, Europe and Morocco. Located near Rafah, GZA had a single runway that could handle most airliner types including the Boeing 747 and was designed for up to 700,000 passengers yearly.Palestinian Airlines began operating from Port Said in January 1997 with two Fokker F-50s donated by the Dutch government and a Boeing 727 donated by Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal. The airline transferred its base to GZA and started operating scheduled flights from Gaza in November 1998, flying to Amman and Cairo. Two De Havilland Dash-8s were purchased in order to reinforce regional frequencies and two Canadair Regional Jets were ordered and there were plans for the lease or purchase of 3 Boeing 737s in order to expand the network towards Athens, Rome, Frankfurt, Paris and London. Palestinian Airlines’ highest level of operation was in the Summer of 2000. Other airlines flying to GZA at that time Russavia, Tarom, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian and Egyptair.
The airline was grounded in October 2000 following the start of the Al-Aqsa Intifada and was forced to move to El Arish International Airport in Egypt when on on December 12th 2001 GZA was bombed by the Israeli army and the control tower destroyed. On 10 January 2002, the US$60 million runway was completely destroyed by the Israeli army, shattering hopes for the resumption of flights to the airport.(x)
February 5, 2012
Occupy All Streets: Bank Of America Sends Internal Email Exposing Where Occupy Movement Is Hurting It Most
An internal email was sent out to all Bank of America Corp Field Services regarding the Dec. 6th National Day of Action to Occupy Our Homes. See the email below.
The email reads that this event “could impact our industry.” Well, yes, BAC, that is our hope. Thanks for…
(Source: zerohedge.com, via occupyallstreets)
January 20, 2012
October 15, 2011
"Citigroup’s chief executive, Vikram S. Pandit, even said he would be happy to talk with the protesters any time they wanted to drop by. Mr. Pandit, onstage Wednesday at a Fortune magazine conference, said that the protesters’ 'sentiments were completely understandable.... I would also corroborate that trust has been broken between financial institutions and the citizens of the U.S., and that it’s Wall Street’s job to reach out to Main Street and rebuild that trust,' Mr. Pandit said. The protesters should hold Citi and others 'accountable for practicing responsible finance,' he said, 'and keep asking us about how we’re doing.'"
(Source: inothernews, via stfuconservatives)
September 29, 2011
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Bank of America, the nation’s biggest bank, said on Thursday that it planned to start charging customers a $5 monthly fee when they used their debit cards for purchases. It was just one of several new charges expected to hit consumers as new regulations crimp banks’ profits.
Wells Fargo and Chase are testing $3 monthly debit card fees. Regions Financial, based in Birmingham, Ala., plans to start charging a $4 fee next month, while SunTrust, another regional powerhouse, is charging a $5 fee.
"— NYtimes. Ugh.
September 6, 2011
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Turkey is “totally suspending” all trade, military and defence industry ties with Israel, the Turkish prime minister said.
“Trade ties, military ties, regarding defence industry ties, we are completely suspending them,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said in Ankara on Tuesday.
“This process will be followed by different measures,” said Erdogan, who referred to Israel as “a spoiled child”.
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Thank god, finally something good from Turkey’s questionable Islamish movement.
August 9, 2011
July 3, 2011
World Bank invests record sums in coal - Guardian.co.uk
“Last year, 3.4 billion USD was invested in the dirtiest fossil fuel despite international commitments to cut emissions”
Well of course Western imperialists aren’t going to give anything but obsolete technology to the people they want to exploit and dominate. Sad but true.
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