Event: Occupy Wall Street – Sept 17, 2011

10 Transnational Crime, Civil Society, Corporations, Corruption, Counter-Oppression/Counter-Dictatorship Practices, Money, Banks & Concentrated Wealth, Power Behind-the-Scenes/Special Interests, Reform
http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet

Response from Adbusters reader: “A week after the anniversary of 9-11 you're going to piss off the NYPD in the most sensitive area of NYC? Good luck with all that… bring bactine.”

Comment:  There has to be plenty of police that are also fed up with Wall Street. Play nice.

Also see Banksterusa.org

(Video) The World According To Monsanto + Article on US State Dept Protecting Them

Commerce, Corporations, Government, Videos/Movies/Documentaries

Watch the documentary free on YouTube

Also see:
“US Sought “Talking Points” to Combat Impact of French Documentary on Monsanto”

By: Kevin Gosztola Thursday August 25, 2011

There are multiple indications in the large cache of US State Embassy cables WikiLeaks has been releasing (extended summary here) that the US State Department is willing to do just about anything to ensure the multinational agricultural biotech corporation, Monsanto, has its interests protected in countries around the world.

Cables show the State Department has been very active in defending Monsanto in France during the past decade. In one particular case, a French documentary, “The World According to Monsanto,” was released. A diplomat with the US embassy in Madrid immediately felt the need for “talking points” so it knew what to say in response to the content in the film. (Full article here)

Also:
French documentary source website
(Arte.tv)

Cynthia McKinney: Seeking the Truth on Libya…

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, 10 Security, 11 Society, Civil Society, Corruption, Government, IO Deeds of War, Military, Peace Intelligence
Cynthia McKinney

Thanks to all who have come out and participated in the Truth Tour.  I have almost come to its end.  Last night in Detroit, several of the women were moved to tears as I explained the situation in Libya right now as I know it to be. Every venue has had every seat occupied or was filled to capacity with standing room only.

Detroit's young singer and band, Sister Ziyah and Black Rain were phenomenal and their music set the tone for the event:  first song, Kickstart the Revolution; second song, Good Morning, America; third song, Today, I'm a Better Me.

Detroit attendees were rapt in the August 26 Tripoli streetfight video that I showed.

This Truth Tour has been unique because the true peace people in this country have revealed themselves by their willingness to step forward and be counted against this war in the very midst of the worst deceit and demonization ever.  NATO war crimes are being excused, discounted, or covered up by those who posed as supporters of justice and peace.  It is never OK to bomb people.  And it is never OK to ask the peace-loving people of this country to sacrifice Social Security and Medicare and education and housing–and I could go on and on–so that war profiteers can fatten their ill-gotten coffers.

Continue reading “Cynthia McKinney: Seeking the Truth on Libya…”

DefDog: Recording Labels Simply Don’t “Get” New World

Commerce, Commercial Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, IO Impotency
DefDog

Recording Labels Sue YouTube Downloader Website, Fail To Grasp The Insignificance Of Their Actions

Devin Coldewey

TechCrunch, 28 August 2011

EXTRACT:

The recording industry doesn’t have the most respectable history when it comes to lawsuits. Between asking for millions for trivial acts of piracy, and asking potentially for trillions in more serious cases, they’ve shown that they’re not only completely disconnected from reality, but totally unheeding of the actual effects of their litigation. So it’s not surprising to see them tilting at yet another windmill.

Read full story….

John Steiner: US State Department Clueless on Tar Sands

03 Economy, 05 Energy, 08 Wild Cards, 12 Water, Civil Society, Commerce, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence, Government, IO Impotency, Misinformation & Propaganda
John Steiner

Canada-U.S. Oil Pipeline Poses Few Environmental Risks — State Dept.

EXTRACT:

Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune slammed the department's review as “an insult to anyone who expects government to work for the interests of the American people.”

U.S. Offers Key Support to Canadian Pipeline

Phi Beta Iota:  Neither the Department of State, nor any other branch of government nor even the environmentalists themselves, are doing holistic analytics.  At root this project is wrong for two reasons: it uses water we cannot afford to waste to flush the tar, and it creates a third rate oil follow-on ecology–doing the wrong thing writer as Russell Ackoff would say.   The US Government lacks the ability to do holistic analytics, and therefore it is incapable of rendering sound decisions in a complex world.

See Also:

John Steiner: Save Water from Big Oil, Get Arrested in DC

Worth a Look: Square, the iPhone Credit Card Machine

03 Economy, Advanced Cyber/IO, Commerce, Worth A Look
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Square, the iPhone Credit Card Machine, Goes Mainstream

Alexis Madrigal

The Atlantic, 27 August 2011

EXTRACT:

But really, the reason Square is exciting isn't as a direct swap-out of existing payment methods. Square is exciting because its mobility and low up-front costs allow entirely different types of business to move money with credit cards. Individuals, freelancers, farmers, nursery owners, Etsy DIY types, and a whole bunch of other people can actually treat cards as cash.

Read full story….

Tip of the Hat to Kristin Nauth at LinkedIn.

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