Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Paul Craig Roberts - In Amerika Law No Longer Exists: The Extermination of Truth
From Paul Craig Roberts
Original source
In the 21st century Americans have experienced an extraordinary collapse in the rule of law and in their constitutional protections. Today American citizens, once a free people protected by law, can be assassinated and detained in prison indefinitely without any evidence being presented to a court of their guilt, and they can be sentenced to prison on the basis of secret testimony by anonymous witnesses not subject to cross examination. The US “justice system” has been transformed by the Bush/Obama regime into the ”justice system” of Gestapo Germany and Stalinist Russia. There is no difference.
In an article available here: http://www.wrmea.org/wrmea-archives/541-washington-report-archives-2011-2015/january-february-2013/11611-why-all-americans-should-care-about-the-holy-land-foundation-case.html Stephen Downs, formerly Chief Attorney with the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct and Kathy Manley, a criminal defense attorney and member of the New York Civil Liberties Union, report on how the US government destroyed a charity, the Holy Land Foundation, which provided money for feeding the poor and for building schools and hospitals in Palestine.
The charity, aware of the perils of being based in the US and doing anything for Palestinians, relied on the US State Department and the US Department of Justice (sic) for guidance on where to send humanitarian aid. The charity sent its aid to the same aid committees in Palestine that the US Agency for International Development and the UN used to distribute aid to the Palestinians.
In the first trial of the Holy Land Foundation, the US government admitted that none of the charity’s donations had gone to terrorist organizations, and the federal prosecutors failed to achieve a conviction. So the prosecutors tried the charity again.
In the second trial, the judge permitted the prosecutors to call an “anonymous expert” to tell the jury that some of the committees used by USAID and the UN and approved by the US Department of State were controlled by Hamas, the elected government of Palestine that Israel requires the US government to brand as “terrorist.”
As Downs and Manley point out, an “anonymous expert” cannot “be challenged because he is unknown.” There cannot be a cross examination. The “expert” could be anyone–someone paid to lie to the jury, a Jew who believes all help to Palestinians comprises “aid to terrorists,” or a member of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service that has throughly infiltrated the US according to US intelligence experts.
Injustices are everywhere, the authors admit, so why is this important to you? The answer is that the due process clause of the US Constitution requires that criminal laws give fair notice as to what conduct is prohibited. According to Downs and Manley, the Holy Land Foundation followed the US State Department’s list of designated terrorist organizations and avoided all contact with organizations on the list, but were indicted and convicted regardless. This tells us that federal prosecutors are viciously corrupt and that jurors are so inept and propagandized that they are useless to defendants.
The US Supreme Court refused to review this most blatant case of wrongful conviction. By so doing, the US Supreme Court established that the court, like the US House of Representatives, the US Senate, and the executive branch, is not only a servant of the police state but also a servant of Israel and supports the destruction of the Palestinians by designating aid to Palestine as an act of terrorism.
What this means for you is that your involvement in legal transactions or associations can be declared ex post facto by secret witnesses to be criminal involvements. The criminality of your past behavior can now be established, according to Downs and Manley, by “anonymous experts,” mouthpieces for the government prosecutors who cannot “be confronted or cross-examined within the meaning of the 6th Amendment.”
Downs and Manley write: “The implications are enormous. The government can now criminalize political, religious and social ideology and speech. Donating to peace groups, participating in protests, attending church, mosque or synagogue, entertaining friends, and posting material on the Internet, for example, could later be found to be illegal because of ‘associations,’ manufactured by anonymous experts, which in some way allegedly support designated terrorist organizations one has never heard of.”
The authors could have added that if the government wants to get you, all it has to do is to declare that someone or some organization somewhere in your past was connected in a vague undefined way with terrorism. The government’s assertion suffices. No proof is needed. The brainwashed jury will not protect you.
Be prepared in the next year or two for all criticism of “our freedom and democracy” government to be shut down. In Amerika, truth is about to be exterminated.
Original source
In the 21st century Americans have experienced an extraordinary collapse in the rule of law and in their constitutional protections. Today American citizens, once a free people protected by law, can be assassinated and detained in prison indefinitely without any evidence being presented to a court of their guilt, and they can be sentenced to prison on the basis of secret testimony by anonymous witnesses not subject to cross examination. The US “justice system” has been transformed by the Bush/Obama regime into the ”justice system” of Gestapo Germany and Stalinist Russia. There is no difference.
In an article available here: http://www.wrmea.org/wrmea-archives/541-washington-report-archives-2011-2015/january-february-2013/11611-why-all-americans-should-care-about-the-holy-land-foundation-case.html Stephen Downs, formerly Chief Attorney with the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct and Kathy Manley, a criminal defense attorney and member of the New York Civil Liberties Union, report on how the US government destroyed a charity, the Holy Land Foundation, which provided money for feeding the poor and for building schools and hospitals in Palestine.
The charity, aware of the perils of being based in the US and doing anything for Palestinians, relied on the US State Department and the US Department of Justice (sic) for guidance on where to send humanitarian aid. The charity sent its aid to the same aid committees in Palestine that the US Agency for International Development and the UN used to distribute aid to the Palestinians.
In the first trial of the Holy Land Foundation, the US government admitted that none of the charity’s donations had gone to terrorist organizations, and the federal prosecutors failed to achieve a conviction. So the prosecutors tried the charity again.
In the second trial, the judge permitted the prosecutors to call an “anonymous expert” to tell the jury that some of the committees used by USAID and the UN and approved by the US Department of State were controlled by Hamas, the elected government of Palestine that Israel requires the US government to brand as “terrorist.”
As Downs and Manley point out, an “anonymous expert” cannot “be challenged because he is unknown.” There cannot be a cross examination. The “expert” could be anyone–someone paid to lie to the jury, a Jew who believes all help to Palestinians comprises “aid to terrorists,” or a member of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service that has throughly infiltrated the US according to US intelligence experts.
Injustices are everywhere, the authors admit, so why is this important to you? The answer is that the due process clause of the US Constitution requires that criminal laws give fair notice as to what conduct is prohibited. According to Downs and Manley, the Holy Land Foundation followed the US State Department’s list of designated terrorist organizations and avoided all contact with organizations on the list, but were indicted and convicted regardless. This tells us that federal prosecutors are viciously corrupt and that jurors are so inept and propagandized that they are useless to defendants.
The US Supreme Court refused to review this most blatant case of wrongful conviction. By so doing, the US Supreme Court established that the court, like the US House of Representatives, the US Senate, and the executive branch, is not only a servant of the police state but also a servant of Israel and supports the destruction of the Palestinians by designating aid to Palestine as an act of terrorism.
What this means for you is that your involvement in legal transactions or associations can be declared ex post facto by secret witnesses to be criminal involvements. The criminality of your past behavior can now be established, according to Downs and Manley, by “anonymous experts,” mouthpieces for the government prosecutors who cannot “be confronted or cross-examined within the meaning of the 6th Amendment.”
Downs and Manley write: “The implications are enormous. The government can now criminalize political, religious and social ideology and speech. Donating to peace groups, participating in protests, attending church, mosque or synagogue, entertaining friends, and posting material on the Internet, for example, could later be found to be illegal because of ‘associations,’ manufactured by anonymous experts, which in some way allegedly support designated terrorist organizations one has never heard of.”
The authors could have added that if the government wants to get you, all it has to do is to declare that someone or some organization somewhere in your past was connected in a vague undefined way with terrorism. The government’s assertion suffices. No proof is needed. The brainwashed jury will not protect you.
Be prepared in the next year or two for all criticism of “our freedom and democracy” government to be shut down. In Amerika, truth is about to be exterminated.
Beaches, Rum and No Capitol Gains Tax
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- John Paulson, a lifelong New Yorker, is exploring a move to Puerto Rico, where a new law would eliminate taxes on gains from the $9.5 billion he has invested in his own hedge funds, according to four people who have spoken to him about a possible relocation. Bloomberg's Zach Mider reports on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart."
Can the Bank of Japan Revive the Economy?
From CNBC.com
Paul Krake from View from the Peak: Maco Strategies and Jorge Mariscal, Regional CIO, Emerging Markets at UBS discuss what the Japanese central bank must do to support the market rally.
Paul Krake from View from the Peak: Maco Strategies and Jorge Mariscal, Regional CIO, Emerging Markets at UBS discuss what the Japanese central bank must do to support the market rally.
Surprising Weakness in Chinese Economy
From WSJ Live
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Richard Silk reports China's economy showed signs of weakness in the first two months of the year, which surprised observers expecting continued strong growth and low inflation.
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Richard Silk reports China's economy showed signs of weakness in the first two months of the year, which surprised observers expecting continued strong growth and low inflation.
Bank Of Japan May Buy Derivatives
From ZeroHedge.com
Original source
Because having legal authority to buy corporate bonds, ETFs and REITs, in addition to everything else the Fed now buys, is apparently not enough to crush, mangle and suicide its currency, the BOJ is now considering adding yet another "asset" to its cocktail of eligible securities for purchase: those which Buffett once declared weapons of mass financial destruction - derivatives.
From Bloomberg: "Bank of Japan governor nominee Haruhiko Kuroda said that the central bank will consider buying derivatives if he’s confirmed as governor and signaled a readiness for a quick expansion in monetary stimulus. “We will carefully consider such a proposal,” Kuroda, the Asian Development Bank chief, said in response to a lawmaker’s question in his second Diet confirmation hearing today." This development makes intuitive sense: central banks are desperate to destroy their currencies in the fastest and most spectacular fashion, and what better way than to have your central bank load up on the riskiest of "assets", which would be one brief downturn away from wiping away all the of the bank's capital and then some, and thus sending the currency into an even greater tailspin - just the outcome sought.
After all, in the new normal, it is he who "collateralizes" their currency with the most toxic biohazard, that wins. The Bank of Japan may have just taken a commanding lead over everyone else. The question now is: how soon until Bernanke follows suit and demands that the Fed be allowed to monetize equities, HY bonds, and other E-Trade baby specials.
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Because having legal authority to buy corporate bonds, ETFs and REITs, in addition to everything else the Fed now buys, is apparently not enough to crush, mangle and suicide its currency, the BOJ is now considering adding yet another "asset" to its cocktail of eligible securities for purchase: those which Buffett once declared weapons of mass financial destruction - derivatives.
From Bloomberg: "Bank of Japan governor nominee Haruhiko Kuroda said that the central bank will consider buying derivatives if he’s confirmed as governor and signaled a readiness for a quick expansion in monetary stimulus. “We will carefully consider such a proposal,” Kuroda, the Asian Development Bank chief, said in response to a lawmaker’s question in his second Diet confirmation hearing today." This development makes intuitive sense: central banks are desperate to destroy their currencies in the fastest and most spectacular fashion, and what better way than to have your central bank load up on the riskiest of "assets", which would be one brief downturn away from wiping away all the of the bank's capital and then some, and thus sending the currency into an even greater tailspin - just the outcome sought.
After all, in the new normal, it is he who "collateralizes" their currency with the most toxic biohazard, that wins. The Bank of Japan may have just taken a commanding lead over everyone else. The question now is: how soon until Bernanke follows suit and demands that the Fed be allowed to monetize equities, HY bonds, and other E-Trade baby specials.
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Bitcoin to kill The Fed?
From TheAlexJonesChannel
Alex Jones talks with former stock trader and television host Max Keiser about the roller coaster stock market casino and the slowly disintegrating global economy as the global elite continue their move to consolidate wealth and power. Max's site: maxkeiser.com
Alex Jones talks with former stock trader and television host Max Keiser about the roller coaster stock market casino and the slowly disintegrating global economy as the global elite continue their move to consolidate wealth and power. Max's site: maxkeiser.com
Why the Bull Market Isn't Over
For existing bullion investors or those wanting to know more about bullion investments ABC Bullion is holding a seminar in Sydney, Australia on 4 April 2013.
Event Details:
The ABC Bullion Investor Education Seminar 2013:
Introduction to Precious Metals: Why The Bull Market Is Not Over
ABC Bullion are pleased to announce the first in a series of Investor Eductation Seminars for 2013:
featuring Chief Economist, Jordan Eliseo
"Introduction to Precious Metals -
Why The Bull Market Is Not Over"
Thursday 4th April, 6.15pm for 6.30pm start
The Wesley Auditorium, 220 Pitt St, Sydney
This seminar is ideal for those who are:
- interested to hear what's really going on in the economy today.
- keen to learn more about the precious metals market.
- taking their first steps in precious metal investing.
- wanting to know if the bull market is over or indeed has much further to run.
- interested in being able to identify the REAL top of a bull market.
- wanting to know how best to capitalize on the bull market.
Tickets for the seminar are available at just $35 for a single and $50 for a double. However, until the 15th March, we are offering exclusive 'early bird' ticket prices of just $25 for a single and $40 for a double!
Last year's seminar was a brilliant success, and we were innundated with positive feedback from our clients who attended.
featuring Chief Economist, Jordan Eliseo
"Introduction to Precious Metals - Why The Bull Market Is Not Over"
Thursday 4th April, 6.15pm for 6.30pm start
The Wesley Auditorium, 220 Pitt St, Sydney
Bring A Friend And Get Your Gold Discounted!
We know that you are ready to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the current precious metals bull market and know how to use gold and silver to protect your wealth.
But we'd like your help to spread the word! Our existing clients are our best advocates for helping spread the message about the importance of precious metal investment in this environment.
This seminar is the perfect opportunity to show your friend, colleague or relative what they are missing out on. Whether it's a child who's looking to start saving, a friend fascinated by the thought of buying gold, a relative who is convinced that property is still the place to be or a colleague who is looking for options outside of their existing portfolio, bring them along and we'll show them why they should incorporate precious metals into their portfolio.
To thank you for bringing a new face to our seminar, we're going to do something we've never done before. For one week only, following the seminar, we are going to discount purchases for clients who brought a friend to the seminar.
How Do I Get My Discount?
All you need to do is buy one of our 'double' tickets, and we'll automatically apply your discount for 7 days following the seminar, as long as you brought a friend.
In addition to this, if the friend you bring along opens an account with us in the week following the seminar, we'll give them the discount too!
It's just a small way for us to thank you for helping us spread the word.
featuring Chief Economist, Jordan Eliseo
"Introduction to Precious Metals - Why The Bull Market Is Not Over"
Thursday 4th April, 6.15pm for 6.30pm start
The Wesley Auditorium, 220 Pitt St, Sydney
Event Details:
The ABC Bullion Investor Education Seminar 2013:
Introduction to Precious Metals: Why The Bull Market Is Not Over
ABC Bullion are pleased to announce the first in a series of Investor Eductation Seminars for 2013:
featuring Chief Economist, Jordan Eliseo
"Introduction to Precious Metals -
Why The Bull Market Is Not Over"
Thursday 4th April, 6.15pm for 6.30pm start
The Wesley Auditorium, 220 Pitt St, Sydney
This seminar is ideal for those who are:
- interested to hear what's really going on in the economy today.
- keen to learn more about the precious metals market.
- taking their first steps in precious metal investing.
- wanting to know if the bull market is over or indeed has much further to run.
- interested in being able to identify the REAL top of a bull market.
- wanting to know how best to capitalize on the bull market.
Tickets for the seminar are available at just $35 for a single and $50 for a double. However, until the 15th March, we are offering exclusive 'early bird' ticket prices of just $25 for a single and $40 for a double!
Last year's seminar was a brilliant success, and we were innundated with positive feedback from our clients who attended.
featuring Chief Economist, Jordan Eliseo
"Introduction to Precious Metals - Why The Bull Market Is Not Over"
Thursday 4th April, 6.15pm for 6.30pm start
The Wesley Auditorium, 220 Pitt St, Sydney
Bring A Friend And Get Your Gold Discounted!
We know that you are ready to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the current precious metals bull market and know how to use gold and silver to protect your wealth.
But we'd like your help to spread the word! Our existing clients are our best advocates for helping spread the message about the importance of precious metal investment in this environment.
This seminar is the perfect opportunity to show your friend, colleague or relative what they are missing out on. Whether it's a child who's looking to start saving, a friend fascinated by the thought of buying gold, a relative who is convinced that property is still the place to be or a colleague who is looking for options outside of their existing portfolio, bring them along and we'll show them why they should incorporate precious metals into their portfolio.
To thank you for bringing a new face to our seminar, we're going to do something we've never done before. For one week only, following the seminar, we are going to discount purchases for clients who brought a friend to the seminar.
How Do I Get My Discount?
All you need to do is buy one of our 'double' tickets, and we'll automatically apply your discount for 7 days following the seminar, as long as you brought a friend.
In addition to this, if the friend you bring along opens an account with us in the week following the seminar, we'll give them the discount too!
It's just a small way for us to thank you for helping us spread the word.
featuring Chief Economist, Jordan Eliseo
"Introduction to Precious Metals - Why The Bull Market Is Not Over"
Thursday 4th April, 6.15pm for 6.30pm start
The Wesley Auditorium, 220 Pitt St, Sydney
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