2 Feb 2012

The Real Economic Picture: "There is No Recovery"


More Bank Staff Steal From Customers


Dishonest actions by staff to gain a benefit by theft or deception have risen 41% in twelve months, according to CIFAS, anti-fraud organisation.

Dishonest bank staff are increasingly preying on their elderly customers, new fraud figures have shown.
CIFAS, an anti-fraud organisation whose members include most major banks and building societies, said that there had been an "alarming increase" in the level of fraud committed by employees, with a third of it involving the theft of cash from customer accounts.
"Many of these fraudsters steal from elderly and more vulnerable account holders," said Richard Hurley, from CIFAS. "The perpetrators' actions are as bad as muggers in the street."
Arjun Mehdi, Staff Fraud Adviser at CIFAS, said that the number of dishonest actions by staff to gain a benefit by theft or deception had risen 41pc in twelve months. He said that there was a trend for longer-serving staff to engage in fraud, after spending several years working out a bank's systems. "They systematically hit certain accounts knowing that they will not be noticed," he said.

Interview with John Perkins, former Economic Hitman, about 2012, government corruption, and more

Jonathan Landsman from NaturalHealth365.com and Mike Adams interview New York Times best selling author, John Perkins. Discussed is the state of the global economy, the changing atmosphere of world politics, and what John believes is in store for us in 2012. Source

Iran Has Uranium For 4 Nukes, Builds US-Reach Missiles - Israel

Iranian scientists have already managed to enrich enough radioactive material to successfully produce not just one, but four nuclear bombs, Israel’s military intelligence chief has announced.
General Aviv Kochavi broke the news at a security conference on Thursday. The intelligence chief says he believes Iran would need a year from the word go to actually producing a crude device, and another year or two to manufacture a nuclear warhead that can be installed on a ballistic missile.
Kochavi also claimed that “Iran is very actively pursuing its efforts to develop its nuclear capacities, and we have evidence that they are seeking nuclear weapons."However, no actual evidence was produced or even referred to at the conference.
The Israeli Deputy PM added fuel to the fire, claiming that Iran has also succeeded in building a long-range missile capable of putting the US within its reach. Moshe Ya’alon, who had just returned from Washington where he discussed the Iran situation with President Obama’s administration, chose to echo Kochavi’s words of warning, saying “The Israeli government will stop Iran one way or another.”

73 Killed As Egyptian Soccer Fans Riot on Field

104 SHOCKING 73 KILLED EGYPTIAN FANS RIOT AFTER GAME !!!

Google to Allow Censorship of Blogger Content


Google quietly revealed earlier this month it will allow censorship in some countries of content on its Blogger service.
The move came shortly before Twitter announced it will allow foreign governments to censor specific Tweets.
Google said that users in some countries accessing the Blogger platform will be redirected to a country-specific Web addresses.
"For example, if you're in Australia and viewing [blogname].blogspot.com, you might be redirected [blogname].blogspot.com.au," Google explained.
The change will allow Google to comply with censorship requests on a "per country basis."
"Migrating to localized domains will allow us to continue promoting free expression and responsible publishing while providing greater flexibility in complying with valid removal requests pursuant to local law," Google wrote. Source

Palestinians Terrorised by Israeli Settlers - Cameras vs Fists

The Israeli government has vowed to end systematic attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, but has done little to curb the violence. Now an Israeli human rights group is using technology to tackle the problem.

Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Testifies On "The State Of The US Economy"


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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify at House Budget Committee (Chairman Paul Ryan, R-WI) full committee hearing on "The State of the U.S. Economy." The highlight of today's hearing will be watching Bernanke face his nemesis runner up, Paul Ryan, who will surely grill Blackhawk Ben with questions that are far more intelligent than the press corps could come up with during the last FOMC canned remark presentation. Watch the full testimony live at C-Span after the jump. Please Click on Image to take you to the Live Feed


Shakedown, Chutzpah Economics - Max Keiser

Chutzpah economics, unrequited transfers and shakedowns. In the second half of the show, Max talks to economist, Saifedean Ammous, about the standoff between Egypt and the IMF debt pushers as well as the war against the online free market by Hollywood middlemen. Source

When ignorance not bliss: US politicians without borders

Every four years, as another US presidential election comes around, along comes a new batch of candidates with dodgy foreign policy credentials.Their blunders have inspired endless jokes, but they also discredit America in the eyes of the world.


From Palin’s famous: “You can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska,” to Michele Bachmann’s public support for waterboarding, some US politicians demonstrate a lack of basic knowledge of geography and international law.

Palestinian protesters throw shoes at UN chief in Gaza

Angry Palestinian protesters have thrown shoes and small stones at the convoy of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in the Gaza Strip. Source

Soros Arrest Warrent Issued by Putin???


by Tom Heneghan, International Intelligence Expert

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vs financial terrorist George Soros
UNITED STATES of America - It can now be reported that the Russian Federation and its Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has issued an arrest warrant for noted financial terrorist and Hungarian bank dick, George Soros.