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RBS may be bigger Libor culprit than Barclays, says MP

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The Guardian
Jill Kollewe, August 23, 2012

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John Mann says 'City insiders' have suggested RBS’s involvement in the Libor scandal may be 'noticeably worse' than Barclays’. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA
 

Royal Bank of Scotland's involvement in the Libor rigging scandal could be worse than Barclays' and may force the state-owned bank to pay a bigger fine than its UK rival, an MP has claimed.

John Mann, a Labour MP on the Treasury select committee, said "City insiders" had suggested RBS's involvement may be "noticeably worse" than Barclays'.

Fresh anti-regime protests hit Bahraini villages of Sitra and Sanabis

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PressTv
August 27, 2012

Bahrainis have held fresh rallies in defiance of the regime to call for the release of political prisoners, Press TV reports.

Bahraini riot police forces try to disperse anti-regime protestors after a demonstration in solidarity with human right activists Nabeel Rajab in the village of Sitra, south of Manama, on August 06, 2012.

Bahraini riot police forces try to disperse anti-regime protestors after a demonstration in solidarity with human right activists Nabeel Rajab in the village of Sitra, south of Manama, on August 06, 2012.
 
Chanting slogans against Al Khalifa family, the protestors took to streets of Sitra and Sanabis on Sunday.
The demonstrators also condemned the regime's heavy-handed tactics in dealing with the peaceful protests.
 

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Egypt should not fall into IMF trap

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PressTV
August 24, 2012

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde gives a joint press conference with Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil on August 22, 2012, upon her arrival at the Prime Minister

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde gives a joint press conference with Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil on August 22, 2012, upon her arrival at the Prime Minister's office in Cairo.
Don’t do it, President Morsi! Don’t borrow $4.8 billion from the International Monetary Fund! It’s a trick, a trap, a con, a snare. You are being seduced by the Wicked Witch of the West, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagard! Reject her!

Lagard is the one murmuring honeyed words about wanting to help Egypt to improve stability, restore the confidence of investors, create jobs and ease the financial burden of very high financing terms.

How Privacy in America Went Virtually Extinct in Just a Decade

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AlterNet
David Rosen, August 21, 2012

Unless we challenge the idea that we should concede our rights to protect our safety, it'll get even worse.

We’ve come a long way since the 1880s when Sir Francis Galton, a British anthropologist and a cousin of Charles Darwin, first undertook the scientific study of fingerprints as a means of identification. Now, two centuries later, all information is digital, created, distributed and displayed as a series of 1s and Os.

Today’s surveillance and tracking systems can (in principle) integrate infinite amounts of information: your location and identity via GPS and face recognition technology; video feeds from the cameras located down the street or across the globe; records from any and all databases; electronic communications like voice and emails. It’s all in the processors and the sky's the limit.

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George Soros Unloads All Major Financial Bank Stocks; Invests Over $130 Million In Gold (GLD, C, JPM, GS)

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ETF Daily News
August 20, 2012

Mac Slavo: In a harbinger of what may be coming our way in the Fall of 2012, billionaire financier George Soros has sold all of his equity positions in major financial stocks according to a 13-F report filed with the SEC for the quarter ending June 30, 2012.

Soros, who manages funds through various accounts in the US and the Cayman Islands, has reportedly unloaded over one million shares of stock in financial companies and banks that include Citigroup (NYSE:C) 420,000 shares, JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) 701,400 shares and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) 120,000 shares. The total value of the stock sales amounts to nearly $50 million.

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Glencore food chief says US drought is 'good for business'

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The Guardian

Rupert Neate, August 21, 2012

Chris Mahoney, Glencore director of agricultural products said US drought gave the firm a chance to profit from soaring prices

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US drought is so severe that G20 nations are considering holding a food crisis summit. Photograph Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
 

The head of Glencore's food trading business has said the worst drought to hit the US since the 1930s will be "good for Glencore" because it will lead to opportunities to exploit soaring prices.

Are People Being Thrown Into Psychiatric Wards For Their Political Views?

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GFP Note: see this related story we posted on August 26tth - Vets Being Round Up Nationwide, People Everywhere Just Disappearing.

 

 

Mental Health Diagnoses Are Sometimes Politically-Motivated

pcell Are People Being Thrown Into Psychiatric Wards For Their Political Views?

Many psychologists and psychiatrists are good people, who are only trying to help their patients.

The Celestine Prophecy

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GFP Note: If you've been attending our LOVE Parties, then you know that "The Celestine Prophecy" comes up from time to time. James Redfield wrote "The Celestine Prophecy" and it was published in 1993. The movie came out in 2006.
The following Insights come from Redfield's book. Actually, Insights 1 - 9 come from "The Celestine Prophecy" and the rest were published later. This material is from James Redfield's website (link below).

 

 
THE FIRST INSIGHT . . . A CRITICAL MASS

A new spiritual awakening is occurring in human culture, an awakening brought about by a critical mass of individuals who experience their lives as a spiritual unfolding, a journey in which we are led forward by mysterious coincidences.

 

Quebec student protesters resurface during election campaign

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The Gazette

By Peter Rakobowchuk, The Canadian Press, August 22, 2012

Protesters opposing Quebec student tuition fee hikes demonstrate in

Montreal, Wednesday, August 22, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

MONTREAL - Student protests made a reappearance in the Quebec election Wednesday after having dropped off the radar in the campaign's first weeks.

Thousands of students marched in Montreal — just as they have on the 22nd of every month, for the last six months.

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