The federal government’s case against banks for duplicitous and potentially illegal mortgage practices may be reaching an unsatisfactory final settlement even as one of the largest perpetrators of foreclosure fraud takes outrageous steps to block further investigation into their actions at the height of the housing crisis. Tens of millions of homeowners remain “underwater,” owing [...]
“BUT SIR, WE HAD TO TAKE A LEAK SOMEWHERE!” (UK Telegraph) U.S. officials fall over themselves to “deplore” action of U.S. Marines caught in a video which shows them urinating on the corpses of slain Afghans. These include Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who vows that the incident will [...]
House padlocked? Pet bird kidnapped? Threatening letters arriving in the mail for no apparent reason? Be careful, because America’s biggest bank is also its biggest perpetrator of fraudulent foreclosures, and it may be coming after you… Bank of America, already neck-deep in litigation and fallout from rampant fraud and mistakes relating to its booming post-recession foreclosure business, has another [...]
AS WORLD PRAYS FOR PEACE ON EARTH, PENTAGON PREPARES FOR FULL SPECTRUM DOMINANCE OF THAT EARTH (Global Research) Michel Chossudovsky and Finian Cunningham, for Global Research, review the history across presidential administrations from Truman to Obama, and embracing the leadership of both major U.S. parties of an agenda of promoting what George H.W. Bush called [...]
“MAKING EVIL ACTS SEEM ENTERTAINING.” (Black Agenda Report) This is Margaret Kimberley’s view of the “mission accomplished” Veterans Day appearance by President Obama on the U.S.S. Vinson, the ship used to carry the body of Osama bin Laden to its summary burial at sea. His appearance coincides with the news that several NCAA basketball games [...]
PRESIDENT OBAMA, SUPREME COURT LET TROY DAVIS DIE: “THE STATE OF GEORGIA IS ABOUT TO DEMONSTRATE WHY GOVERNMENT CAN’T BE TRUSTED WITH POWER OVER LIFE AND DEATH.“ (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Troy Davis, who most believe was unjustly convicted of killing on off-duty police officer in 1989, was put to death by the state of Georgia last [...]
“UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — YOU HAVE A NEW ALLY IN NORTH AFRICA.” (Global Research) This phrase was printed on a banner welcoming Sen. John McCain to Benghazi, Libya on his visit to the main stronghold of the “rebel” fighters opposing the regime of Moammar Gaddafi. The sentiment of that banner is important to understand [...]
IF BAGHDAD IN 2003 WAS A “CAKEWALK,” IS TRIPOLI IN 2011 TO BE CAKEWALK II? (Sydney Morning Herald) This is a troubling possibility, says Paul Geough, noting the same cluelessness today as in 2003 about the future of a country “liberated” after a quick march into a capital city from a much-hated dictator. Now as [...]
OBAMA UBER ALLES: 15 MEMBERS OF CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS HELP PASS “DEBT RELIEF” BILL THAT WILL COMPLETE THE “RUINATION” OF BLACK AMERICANS. (Black Agenda Report) Glen Ford names names among the 40 members of the Black Caucus after minority leader Nancy Pelosi releases them to “vote their conscience” on a bill that, Ford says, will [...]
THE RUPERT MURDOCH SCANDAL AND THE CORRUPTION OF MEDIA AND GOVERNMENT: THE MORE THINGS SEEM TO CHANGE, THE MORE THEY WILL STAY THE SAME. (Black Agenda Report) This is Margaret Kimberley’s perspective in reflecting on the denunciation by political leaders in the U.S., U.K. and Australia of the atrocious “news” practices of the media mogul’s [...]
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