December 20, 2013
Unfit for Next Crisis; Laughable Banking Union Revisited
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Links Thai Crisis: Alternative Thai News Round Up December 18, 2013 (Tony Cartalucci) – With the ongoing counter-color revolution unfolding in Thailand against the Wall Street-backed regime of Thaksin Shinawatra, here are some stories published on Alternative Thai News that weren’t yet posted on Land Destroyer. Thailand: Inside the Mind of a Thaksin Regime Supporter Disturbing 2009 interview with pro-Thaksin demagogue reveals mentality of regime’s supporters – utter ignorance regarding human rights, basic human freedom, and the very concept of democracy they claim to be defending. December 16, 2013  (Forward by Tony Cartalucci) – The following interview via Chiang Mai City Life , features pro-Thaksin demagogue Kanyapak (DJ Aom) Maneejak in late 2009, revealing "democracy" as defined by the current regime’s supporters. From demanding participants of a legally sanctioned parade get their approval before proceeding (after violently dispersing a previous parade), to claiming "self-defense" when butchering an old man outside of his own home with knives and guns, to referring to convicted criminal, fugitive, and mass murderer, billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, as the "embodiment of democracy," we are given a roller coaster ride through the twisted minds of Thailand’s electorate which continues to return a dangerous criminal to power, whether or not he is on the ballot, or even in the country.
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Fed Study Shows Drop in Participation Rate Explained by Retirement; Let’s Explore that Idea, in Depth and in Pictures A November Fed study on the Causes of Declines in the Labor Force Participation Rate by Shigeru Fujita at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia concludes " The decline in the participation rate in the last one-and-a-half years (when the unemployment rate declined faster than expected) is entirely due to retirement.
Congress passed 57 bills in 2013, compared with an average of 282 passed bills per year from 1973 through 2012 The House recently adjourned for the year after being in session for only 155 days in 2013. The Senate has logged 146 days in session so far this year. In Congress’s first year, 1789, members were in session for 168 days
Congress passed 57 bills in 2013, compared with an average of 282 passed bills per year from 1973 through 2012 The House recently adjourned for the year after being in session for only 155 days in 2013. The Senate has logged 146 days in session so far this year. In Congress’s first year, 1789, members were in session for 168 days
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AP would also report on the starvation of Sirte in its article, " U.N. Warns Libya Is Short of Water, Fuel, Medicine :"Â Rebel commanders have been negotiating with tribal leaders in Qaddafi’s hometown of Sirte, hoping to avoid further bloodshed