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UN calls for scraping dollar
Wed, 30 Jun 2010
A UN report released on Tuesday calls for abandoning the US dollar as the main global reserve currency to achieve greater stability in the world financial system.
"The dollar has proved not to be a stable store of value, which is a requisite for a stable reserve currency," said the World Economic and Social Survey 2010.
The use of the dollar for international trade came under increasing scrutiny when the US economy fell into recession. (…)

As I was writing every one of my previous Reflections, and a catastrophe was quickly zeroing in on humanity, my major concern was to fulfill the primary duty to inform our people.
Today, I feel more relax than 26 days ago. As the situation evolves, I can reiterate and expand on the information to the national and international public.
Obama has committed to attend the quarterfinals match on July 2, if his country’s team makes it to that stage. He supposedly knows better than anyone that (…)

On Saturday, June 26, 2010, activists staged a protest action in front of a BP gas station located at Greenmount Avenue and 33rd Street, in Baltimore, MD.

On Saturday, June 26, 2010, human rights activists staged a protest action in front of Ulta Cosmetics Salon, in Silver Spring, MD, just north of Washington, D.C. The store sells the Ahava line of cosmetics products. They are made in the Occupied West Bank by Israelis, according to the press release of the protesters, Sabeel DC Metro. For more info, go to: http://www.fosna.org/ and
http://www.goldstone-report.org/ Mr. Paul H. Verduin spoke on camera about the reasons for the demonstration.

Australia has had an astonishing bloodless coup. Without any warning PM Kevin Rudd, who had led Labor to a stunning election victory in November 2007, was told by the conspirators on Wednesday 23 June 2010 that he would be dumped by his own party because of declining support for Labor in the Mainstream media polls. After a night of frantic phone calls it became apparent that Rudd was doomed. His former Deputy PM Julia Gillard was elected unopposed as Prime Minister of Australia on the (…)

A JAZZMAN CHRONICLE: DISSEMINATE FREELY.
Feckless: 1. Unable or unwilling to do anything useful. 2. Lacking the thought or organization necessary to succeed.
Call me a conspiracy theorist. I have speculated since the assassination of John Kennedy in 1963 that the true source of power in this country is neither the people nor those we elect to public office. It is neither the governors nor the congress nor the regal senators nor the president of the United States that call the shots (…)

Global Bonapartism: The G20 and the Planet
by Prof. Vijay Prashad
Global Research, June 24, 2010 Counterpunch - 2010-06-21
We are left with the politicians who think poorly of us, and who stand back with chaos in their pale old eyes whimpering, “That is not what we wanted. No, it was not to have gone that way.” They are old, but we have been very ill, and cannot yet send them away. — Bertram Warr (1917-1943).
When the Finance Ministers of the Advanced States set up the G7 in 1974-75, (…)

Crisis of America’s Political System: An Easy Way to Dramatically Change Congress
by David Swanson
Global Research, June 22, 2010 WarIsACrime
There are lots of ways to change Congress that falsely appear easy, that would alter the rules and patterns of behavior if only Congress were already fixed and willing to make the changes, or if we owned the television networks, or if people could suddenly hear what they’re paid good money never to hear. But I’ve got a way to change Congress that (…)

Media Disinformation: The Demonization of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez
by Sean Fenley
Global Research, June 23, 2010
“We were always cautious about the triumph of President Obama. Early on, we began to take note of the truth, that the empire is here, alive and more threatening than ever.”- Hugo Chavez Frias It is said when you can’t beat ‘em, that you might as well make common cause with them, but in the case of President Hugo Chavez and the government of Venezuela this doesn’t (…)

David Swanson Rips Rep. Steny Hoyer for “Off the Books” Military Spending! from William Hughes on Vimeo.
On Tuesday morning, June 22, 2010, David Swanson of WarisACrime.org and Washington Director of Democrats.com held an impromptu press conference in front of Union Station in Washington, D.C. He was sharply critical of Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) on the issue of “off the books” military spending. Meanwhile, Rep. Hoyer, who is the Democratic Majority leader in the House, was giving a speech (…)