New reports detailing widespread corruption and money laundering in the Vatican are coming out again, this time linking the Vatican with Sicilian mafia bosses, the Telegraph reports.
Sicilian mafia Godfather Matteo Messina Denaro and Father Ninni Treppiedi are the two names being mentioned in this episode.
Treppiedi, formerly the cleric of Aclamo, the richest parish in mafia safe haven Sicily, was relieved of his duties earlier this year when his bank's transactions attracted the attention of anti-mafia investigators. The transactions, which date back to 2007-2009, are said to involve millions of euros, according to RT.
The Huffington Post July 11, 2012 05:34 PM EST | Associated Press
LONDON — British police investigating corrupt links between police and reporters said they arrested two journalists for questioning Wednesday.
The men, who are 34 and 37, were detained at their homes in an early-morning raid, police said.
Both were questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and of a conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office, police said. The men were later released on bail to return for further questioning in October.
The arrests are related to suspected payments made to a specific public official.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Cleveland Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich announced today that he is forming a new political action committee called Kucinich Action, describing it as the "next step in a movement that has empowered hundreds of thousands of concerned citizens to take action" during Kucinich's political career.
Earlier this year, researchers at the university of Southern California published the results of a study examining whether the wealthy – the mythical “engines of our economy” – display a better character than the rest of us.
As it turned out, after conducting seven experiments they found that the narrow pursuit of self-interest at the top of the economic heap leads our elites to behave like complete dirtbags. As Bloomberg summarized, the researchers found that the richest among us “were more likely to break the law while driving, take candy from children, lie in negotiation, cheat to raise their odds of winning a prize and endorse unethical behavior at work.”
GFP Note: In this recent article, it was reported that ArchAngel Michael said that both Kim Jong-Un and his military chief, Ri Yong-ho, are in containment but the general became unstable and had to be removed from office.
huffingtonpost.com By HYUNG-JIN KIM 07/16/12 01:53 PM ET
In this Sunday, April 15, 2012 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, smiles with the Korean People's Army senior officers, Vice Marshal and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Choe Ryong Hae, center, and Vice Marshal and the military's General Staff Chief Ri Yong Ho, during a mass military parade in Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate the centenary of the birth of his grandfather, national founder Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency
PARIS (AP) — French authorities filed preliminary terrorism charges Tuesday against a Tunisian administrator of an extremist French website who is suspected of playing a key role in financing and recruiting for al-Qaeda and other violent groups.
The announcement of the suspect's arrest was unusually dramatic and public for French authorities, but it did not spell out what evidence has been culled or how much money may have been involved, or provide the man's name. It is the first publicly announced suspected terrorist arrest since President Francois Hollande took office in May.
The suspect - whom prosecutors described as a "formidable financier of the bloodiest terrorist groups" - was questioned Tuesday by anti-terrorism Judge Marc Trevidic in Paris.
White House Gives Homeland Security Communications Control
Steve: Perhaps let me add a word to Stephen’s explanation. A move like this in years before containment, previously known as the “mass arrests,” would have rattled everyone’s bones.
But we know that President Obama works for the Light, contrary to the cabal’s efforts to paint the picture otherwise.
And we also know that DHS would be powerless to misuse its powers at this late date. Such a move, we’ve been told many times, would be opposed by the galactics. Said SaLuSa on April 4: