Words Worth Repeating
Posted by Michelle Moquin on July 9th, 2012
Good morning!
Anonz posted this last week and since there are still comments coming in talking about it, and because I think what was revealed to us is so important, I thought it was beneficial to post it again….and ya know there are newbies everyday just starting to read my blog, so just to make sure that no one misses this, here it is again:
Today I want to talk about something 99% of the world knows nothing about but it effects about 99.99% of their entire life.
I am referring to the LIBOR(the London Interbank Offered Rate). I will be using that acronym when referring to that something that effects 99.99% of your life.
The LIBOR is set a privately run organization called the British Bankers Association(BBA LIBOR) it is the cabal that sets the average interest rates that banks would be charged for borrowing from each other. We insiders often refer to it as bbalibor. I will shorten it to Libor.
Most Americans concerned about the financial rip offs banks get away with are fixated on the FED. They are referring to the Federal Reserve System which is a smaller version of Libor. By that I mean the FED is used by mostly american thieves to rip off other americans.
The FED is a private money making machine for a very few privileged families with the federal government acting as its printing press when those families want to make more money to spend.
They can do this because they have given themselves the unregulated power to control the amount of money that circulates in the United States of America.
They do this by ordering the USA to print more money whenever they think we(meaning they need to make more money), the citizens of America need lower interest rates or for any other reason they can think of.
That is the simple and irrefutable definition of the FED. They use many terms to describe how they get to that point but in the end it is always comes down to controlling how many DOLLARS those private families decide should be in circulation to give them the profit they want.
So the next time you hear talk about , monetary policy, supply of money, interest rates, federal fund rates, etc, all you need to know is that a few very rich families are manipulating the amount of US dollars they will allow to be in circulation to make themselves a few more billions. A fantastic way to steal with impunity if you can get it. I can and do.
Now before you start hating, let me use a tired but very apropos cliche. Don’t hate the player, hate the system. Of course it would mean more to you if you could say don’t try to change the players(thieves will be thieves) change the system(it is your government).
I entered the system not as one of those privileged families, if you only knew how many bodies had to pile up to gain one of those coveted seats…….
Once I realized that unless I could play at their table, I would always be a customer in their casino, I made it my goal to own stock in the only casino in town, regardless of the price. In this game of unlimited wealth potential, where wealth is the only consideration, the only thing any of the members fear besides losing that wealth is losing their life.
Since I was willing to play that chip, the only limit in the game was the body count. Suffice it to say, I won enough rounds to gain a seat at the table and a nice % of the FED. But in today’s logic, the new owners prefer to allow others to wear the crown, as long as they never forget who rules.
Yes, it is so true, that those who have the gold make the rules.
Although most americans think the Super Power in the world is the USA, it is not. The British are the power in this world. The USA is simply their enforcer, not unlike the Mafia’s goon squad. They do the muscle work for the British.
The reason is simple. The British once enslaved three quarters of the worlds population. I mean the British were a thousand times worst than the Germans because they gave the white man total dominance over the OTW for a thousand plus years.
They lost that control because they did not control the money supply of the world. Without that they needed man power, boots on the ground, to continue their control over their interest. Other greedy, white powers, capable of putting enough boots on the ground, were constantly willing to challenge the British for a bigger share of the wealth that resulted from the white man’s total dominance over the OTW.
Hence the real reason for all the wars up until someone gave Russia the secrets of making an atomic bomb was for control of all that wealth. After that boots on the ground meant nothing and Russia used the threat of supporting OTW nations with it if the Western white nations attempted to use their boots on the ground to suppress their uprising against white dominance of their nations.
The result was a flood of OTW nations gaining independence by rising up and throwing out their white oppressors. If as in the past other white Western nations(NATO) were to threaten to offer support to the oppressing white nation, the OTW nation could look to Russia who also had the atomic bomb for support.
The oppressing white nation supported by NATO was forced to back down and the domino effect of OTW nations gaining independence resulted. Check your history. No OTW nation gained independence from a white nation’s dominance until Russia got the atomic bomb.
Now you know why the West hated communism so much. The West worked very hard to instill in the conscious of the OTWs wherever they existed under their dominance or influence the evils of Communism. NATO has always been foremost a racist organization dedicated to the continuance of the white man’s dominance of the OTW peoples of the world.
Communism did not care about freeing the OTWs from that dominance, it was just the competing white man’s group for a bigger piece of the rewards that resulted from the white man’s dominance of the OTWs.
Unfortunately for both groups their competition provided an opportunity for the OTW nations to gain their freedom from both groups. Even OTWs who were minorities in such dominant white powers such as the USA were able to force their white oppressors to cede some of that absolute power over them.
The mighty USA could not afford the negative publicity that those freed OTW nations would receive from Russian news broadcast showing how the racist whites in America treat their OTWs.
The implication was obvious. If they did that to their own OTW citizens, what could those OTW nations expect from those white racists. Egypt lead the way with its defection from NATO.
Egypt made it perfectly clear to the NATO that it viewed the organization as a racist cabal dedicated to the maintenance and expansion of the white man’s dominance of OTWs around the globe.
Having lost the largest land army in the Middle East to the Communist, the NATO members informed the US, that unless they showed the world that the white man in America would respect the right to civil equality of their OTWs, the defections from NATO by the new independent OTW nations could lead all those nations wealth to go to Russia.
They made it perfectly clear to the US that they would not support the US in their overt dominance of their OTWs. The operative word was “overt.” So white america made the public gesture of giving their OTWs equality.
I don’t need to elaborate on that sham, most intelligent americans know the sham is still going on. We whites will never cede true equality to OTWs anywhere on the planet. We will only cede what they can take and KEEP.
I say keep with all sincerity. If OTWs become lack in anyway, we as a group are poised to take back whatever is available until we have it all back. Again if you are the OTW reading this, don’t hate the player, hate the neurosis that makes most white men feel the need to believe they are better than OTWs because of the color of their skins because that is what gives thieves live me the power to motivate those white men to follow our lead.
Those of us who use racism to motivate them, DON’T believe that crap. It is but a tool we use to continue looting the system. Rather than wasting your time hating something you can never change, take the responsibility to heed this warning and stay vigilant.
ALWAYS protest LOUDLY, regardless of the claim that you are playing the “race” card, any attempt to push back the rights you have won.
While I am on the topic of rights, you stupid, insensitive OTWs that stand with the white man when he is attempting to limit equality to Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transexuals, and females in general need to get a reality check.
You will not endear yourselves to us because of your ignorance, and bigotry. Remember a very wise saying; If you aren’t willing to protest when your neighbor is having his rights taken, who will be there when they come for yours to protest?
So if you can’t find it in your bigoted hearts to support them for the right reasons, then do it for your own selfish ones. Rest assured when we are done with them, we WILL come for yours.
That was long winded, I know. But if you don’t understand history, you are domed to repeat it. Now let me bring you up to date so you will understand that “something” that controls 99.00% of your lives.
So the original racists, the British looked around for another way to regain control over the all those now free nations. They concluded that since it was all about the wealth that was derived from controlling all those OTW nations, then they need only control the wealth of those nations.
Taking a page from the american thieves who invented a way to control the entire wealth of every citizen in the US with their clever private Federal Reserve System (FED), the British invented the British Bankers Association(BBA).
They needed a system like the FED had to control the money supply, not of a nation, but of the world. In 1984 they discovered most banks had invented a novel way of making money out of mere paper. They had eliminated the need to have real assets to back their investments, bets, gambles, or requests for loans from other banks.
The crooked bank owners had invented worthless pieces of paper to act as collateral for their debts. They called these worthless pieces of paper fancy names such as:
1. “Interest rate swaps”(An interest rate swap is a popular and highly liquid financial derivative instrument in which two parties agree to exchange interest rate cash flows, based on a specified notional amount from a fixed rate to a floating rate (or vice versa) or from one floating rate to another.[1] Interest rate swaps are commonly used for both hedging and speculating.) that would be the definition to read if you care to understand the bullshit used to disguise the con artist’s scam.
2.”Foreign Currency Options”(commonly shortened to just FX option or currency option) is a derivative financial instrument that gives the owner the right but not the obligation to exchange money denominated in one currency into another currency at a pre-agreed exchange rate on a specified date.[1] See Foreign exchange derivative.
The foreign exchange options market is the deepest, largest and most liquid market for options of any kind. Most trading is over the counter (OTC) and is lightly regulated, but a fraction is traded on exchanges like the International Securities Exchange, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, or the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for options on futures contracts. The global market for exchange-traded currency options was notionally valued by the Bank for International Settlements at $158.3 trillion in 2005.) again unless you are really interested in the definition used by a confidence man to fleece you don’t fall into the trap of attempting to understand the bullshit being used to scam you. It is a scam no more grand that the standard Three-card Monte.
3.”Forward Rate Agreements”(In finance, a forward rate agreement (FRA) is a forward contract, an over-the-counter contract between parties that determines the rate of interest, or the currency exchange rate, to be paid or received on an obligation beginning at a future start date. The contract will determine the rates to be used along with the termination date and notional value.[1] On this type of agreement, it is only the differential that is paid on the notional amount of the contract. It is paid on the effective date. The reference rate is fixed one or two days before the effective date, dependent on the market convention for the particular currency. FRAs are over-the counter derivatives. A FRA differs from a swap in that a payment is only made once at maturity.
Many banks and large corporations will use FRAs to hedge future interest or exchange rate exposure. The buyer hedges against the risk of rising interest rates, while the seller hedges against the risk of falling interest rates. Other parties that use Forward Rate Agreements are speculators purely looking to make bets on future directional changes in interest rates.) again study this definition of the thief’s scam only if you are interested in reading about how scams like “find the pea” in a shell game originated. It is the very same scam only here the pea is millions of dollars under that shell.
What I am telling you is the British discovered that a giant shell game had been invented by a few clever thieves to steal money from band depositors all over the world. So the British moved in to organize the scam.
Hence the British Bankers Association(bba) established a standard for those interest rates. Not unlike the Mafia Commission establishing the rules of conduct for international criminal organizations.
Hence Libor was born. It is the average interest rate estimated by leading banks in London that they would be charged if borrowing from other banks
Libor rates are calculated for different lending periods: overnight, one week, one month, two months, six months, etc., and published daily at 11:00 by the British Bankers’ Association. Many financial institutions, mortgage lenders and credit card agencies set their own rates relative to (and typically higher than) Libor.
This small group of thieves control the supply of money that is used by the entire world. They control the interest rate banks charge each other for loans, the interest rates the banks and other lending institutions charge you for loans, and the interest rates you pay on your credit cards.
So you see Libor controls 99.99% of everything you can do. What a racket if you can get it.
I have yet to become a bona fied member in good standing with that organization. The bodies are piling up, but they continue to hold out. Hence, the outing of the thieves by me.
Like the fence who is needed to act as a middle man between the thief and the goods he steals from you to convert those stolen goods to cash the thief can spend, there is another piece to this puzzle. That is a story to be told at another time.
*I*N*T*H*E*K*N*O*W*
Readers: I, like many of you I’m sure, am interested in hearing the other piece to the puzzle. Thoughts? Blog me?
Have a great Monday Everyone!
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July 9th, 2012 at 11:17 am
Hi Mischa, I’m back and wow, when I take a few days off, sheissa happens here : )
I’ll comment on Anonz’s pearls after this…
Ellen, there’s a diff between a spanking and a beating, too true, though I would go one step further and go for the intention behind the spanking, often the casual ‘for your own good’ spanking is meted out for control purposes or for the anger that goes with that, that’s hardly ‘spare the rod’ (in all it’s dumb wisdom) bc unless you use ‘discipline’ (definition: to TEACH) in for its true purpose you’re doing nothing for that young individual and they wise up and decide whether an ass-kicking is worth the freedom to do something ‘naughty’ bc the sting of a spanking goes away and sometimes your ‘lesson’ is lost (in translation…) – true discipline takes presence and engagement. Which leads me to Lois’s question (and my humble thanks for asking)
Lois, to me this whole parenting thing is a process and it’s an organic one, most peeps either only read ‘what to expect while you’re expecting’ and wing it with utilizing what ‘works’ as witnessed by their own experience with their parents (‘and I turned out OK’) or what’s they’ve seen or not seen out there in the world and adjust as they go (winging it), so we have to have shows like that nanny woman bc people won’t parent up : )
I’m just a big reader so I had everything read right up to adulthood and dealing with everything from strong-willed children to gifted children, and still I can only tell you that while a spanking may work for some, I’ve never had to, from the jumpstart I always stopped bad behavior in process, and as she aged I explained what kind of behavior I expected, in a restaurant, at a friends house (no matter how idiotic and lenient they were, don’t care how others handle theirs, your my charge and it will be my call) and if that behavior was challenged I packed up food to go, left parties, etc…this only happens one time, they get that you mean it. I will say, don’t do his unless your willing to leave the restaurant/party bc if you give a false call bc you want to stay, it’s over. & no means no, maybe means ‘possibly, let me think about it and repeat asking will lead to a fast no’ and yes means yes, though it may be delayed…as in ‘can I have a _____’ – yes, a little later today you may have _______, yes, though not right this second (and deliver). I also have begun deal making as she gets older so there’s active engagement on her part of whether she gets to do something or not. I just love my newest rule, she calls and asks ‘can so and so come over after camp/school?” and I say, ‘is your room clean? bc if it is then YES, if it’s not, then you have 2 options: clean and she can come over after or you can not clean and not have anyone over till it is clean’ (very simple and understandable) and it works like a charm.
I cannot go into every method I employ though I think you get the gist, and I must say I know exactly what works with my one kid, I would adapt myself should I be presented with another child with a different temperament (I did a lot of in vitro visualization to get this one in many ways) and I tell parents of other kids, send em’ on over to chez ZL where they all have a good time and yet, they understand that I have certain rules that just don’t get violated or it’s a quick ending to that good time. I always explain the rules first so they can opt out, I’m not tough I just like to let young ones know who is in charge bc YES absolutely, it is adults who are in charge…and they like knowing that, go be reasonable and explain your humanness while you’re explaining what you want, need, expect and would love to see them become, they’ll dig it.
#14 single lady, yep I can understand that feeling, I used to feel that way when I was single and I still do now as a single parent, most parents should have to take a competency test, bc anybody can handle babies (so cuddly I just love em’) it’s the toddler-adolescent and springing them into the world that’s the challenge, if you’re going to take it on might I suggest a one liner, an old Chinese proverb ‘give them roots, then give them wings’
#18 regular reader – you could be correct in that call about spanking and association with past parenting though sometimes it’s just the pleasure/pain combo, usually we run from pain and move towards pleasure, when it’s given together, there’s nowhere to run and who wants to, so as long as everyone is in agreement about the thrill of the combo, who cares? We are very binary, 0/1, pain/pleasure, bad/good.
…and now, Anonz, this info – hmmm, where would I begin, it’s a long story but an older British man gave me this scoop many moons ago, I’d made a random guess at what he did for a living (actually I saw the slightest edge of an armpit holster and let my mind take a walk on the wild side) – he came back to where I worked later and without any preamble he gave me a history lesson that is not in any book…the only thing that I still find hard to believe is that it’s at all preventable, I’m not sure I believe that voting can help, if the supreme court is bought and paid for and most politicians also, how can anyone (me) believe that anyone in government can fix this historical and on-going mess? I’m not asking you to convince me I’m just voicing an ‘is it even possible’ this changing the rules of a game played by wily and very wealthy 1%-ers is that really something that can be done by changing some rules/laws, wouldn’t they just buy off the parties attempting to change the rules bc they like the rules just as they are?? It seems on the one hand the 1%-ers have all the power and then on the other we are to think that en masse we could actually change this power play…? Those are just Q’s I’m not challenging you to answer though if you have a word on any of that, feel free…
& it is very good to have you back here, you have been missed.
Luv, Zen Lill
July 9th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Howie, You were missed very much also, glad you’re back : ) Luv, ZL
July 9th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
This is the Fifth installment on the tale of Tsarme. Here I will discuss why Azza chose Tsarme to become TAO.
Azza was flirting with creating an anomaly by educating certain of the animal species like Tsarme in the use of mechanical locomotion devices on Krjo.
Tsarme has been trained in the simulator to mimic Roi’s understanding in certain areas. He will be working in Roi’s capacity while Roi is away or until a more suitable replacement can be found.
Azza chose Tsarme’s species because they are like shape-shifters. They exist as other species until they need to hunt or eat, then they revert to their Siberian tiger form. Hence they represent the best opportunity to convert to mechanization. The Papain species on the planet would have been the preferred choice since they already resemble earthlings, but they are too emotionally unstable to master the learning process employed by the TAO in their present stage of evolution.
In the Sixth Installment I will discuss what is unknown to Tsarme’s mother and everyone else. Things begin getting exciting.
HOWIE
July 9th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Howie, I’m taking notes. Looking forward to the next installment.
July 9th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Zen Lill, it is easier than most can imagine for the masses to change this system. If the masses had not voted to return the people to government that had gotten them in this situation in the first place, Obama and sensible legislators would have corrected this financial mess and much more by now.
The 1% have no physical power to control anything, we work to control the minds of the masses, or at least enough to get physically done what we can not do that way.
It is like Howie explained about how the Marine and Vegetation life on Krijo work. Convince a significant number of the masses and viola, you control a system.
The ability to buy the government of America we got by as Robert, RT said, buying and paying for STARK.
But again the masses can with one correct election stop all that. Putting in people who refuse to take a bride is not nearly as difficult as you would imagine.
Think about it, you, and many others on this blog would not take a bribe from me or anyone else to sabotage your country or to give a very few control over so many.
Their are legions of honest people in America on both political sides just like you. But what can’t be bought for money can be purchased for a good dose of racism, religious demagoguery, and or the promise that they too can gain entry into the elite 1%.
There are many ways to manipulate a populate. We happen to be very skilled at it. But again the masses can effect a change in their state if they are willing to put their prejudices aside and look out for their human beings regardless of their differences.
Me, I am not a big believer that will happen. Self-Interest seems to be the flavor of the day and it appears to be here to stay.
Anonz
July 9th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
This was awesome! It happened at the game between Rangers and the Twins. It was halted because of a Lighting Bolt, and Thunder.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/08/mlb-lightning-bolt-rangers-twins-video_n_1657949.html?utm_hp_ref=sports
July 9th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Good Monday to you all. I hope everyone stayed cool this past weekend, and had a restful and relaxing end to their 4th of July festivities. Take a look at some of our offerings, below.
Opting out of Obamacare. From David: “Is the administration upset about the Medicaid expansion decision? It seems unlikely. After all, it gets us to universal government-based insurance faster. But the cost will rise.
…How many others will be driven off their insurance to expanding entitlement programs and federally-subsidized private insurance programs? A McKinsey and Company report last year found that 30 percent of employers said they would “definitely” or “probably” stop offering insurance when Obamacare’s provisions are implemented in 2014. The number rises to 50 percent when employers understand the extent of the law. This means many more people will be looking for subsidized healthcare.” Read more below.
This week in Congress: Obamacare Repeal on Wed.
The latest debacle out of California is new legislation aimed at dealing with the rising number of foreclosures in the Golden State, but as Steven Greenhut writes, the Democrats in that state are doing more harm than good. As always:
“A recent study from Beacon Economics finds that various proposed mortgage reforms will delay the foreclosure process and thereby increase the costs of this process. That will only make it harder for these properties to work their way out of the system, increase lending costs and tie everything up in litigation and red tape. The real key to reform is letting the market sort itself out, not creating a vast expansion of damages that attorneys representing homeowners can seek.
A Sacramento Bee editorial supported the bills, but noted:
‘But once the measures take effect, legislators need to monitor them to ensure their actions don’t have unintended impacts on the housing market, as banks, real estate agents and the California Chamber of Commerce have warned.’” Read more below.
There are a lot of good stories from around the web, to go along with our syndicated columnists as well.
Onward and upward,
-Adam
July 9th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
95% of the people this November will be voting for or against Obama.
Of that 5% some Mormons and relatives will go to vote FOR Obama, but the rest of the electors will be casting a ballot as nigger lovers or America lovers.
We need to take our country back and we need not to blush about how we go about getting that job done.
If we have to remove the bastards from the ability to cast a ballot, then let’s not blush. Lets just get it done.
July 9th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
Howie, GREAT, so far.
July 9th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
I have so many friends who make fun of me because I love reading your posts on this blog. i think anyone that feels we are the only living creatures in the galaxy are NUTS.
I love your installments. Keep em coming.
Lewis
July 9th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
Health Hazards of Caregiving
When you’re a caregiver, all of your attention tends to fall on your loved one who is in need.
You likely fill your days worrying about that person—scheduling doctor appointments, organizing medications, monitoring symptoms and more.
But caregivers may want to carve out a little time to think about themselves…because new research is proving what many of us have known anecdotally for a long time: Caregiving often makes caregivers sick.
That sounds harsh…but it’s honest.
It’s what’s happening.
I’ll show you the new evidence—then we’ll see what we can all do to fix this situation.
STARTLING STATISTICS
Researchers looked at wives and husbands who became caregivers to their spouses after a cancer diagnosis, and what they found was alarming.
One to four years after the diagnosis of cancer in the spouse, the caregivers had strokes and coronary heart disease at much higher rates than similar people who had healthy spouses and were not acting as caregivers.
The numbers were breathtaking. Caregiving husbands had a 17% increased risk for heart disease, a 25% increased risk for ischemic stroke (from a clot) and a 26% increased risk for hemorrhagic stroke (from bleeding).
Caregiving wives had 29% increased risk for heart disease, a 38% increased risk for ischemic stroke and a 44% increased risk for hemorrhagic stroke. And in cases where the stricken spouse had a cancer with a high mortality rate, such as pancreatic or lung cancer, those numbers tended to be even higher.
Those are huge increases in risk, particularly when you consider that in our society, we often argue and fret over whether some food or drug raises our risk for a disease by 1% or 2%!
REDUCING YOUR RISK
I think we all know on a gut level why caregiving makes people sick—it’s a world of stress.
There’s science behind it, though. When I called study author Jianguang Ji, MD, PhD, a researcher at the Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University in Sweden, he noted that we know from previous studies that caregivers typically suffer from high levels of fatigue, distress, insomnia and depression and that their quality of life tends to be poor.
Prior research also has shown that caregivers usually have high levels of C-reactive protein, a measure of systemic inflammation, which is associated with many diseases, including heart disease and stroke.
Another potential reason that caregivers might be at higher risk, said Dr. Ji, is that spouses (and all close family members, for that matter) usually share similar lifestyle habits.
For example, if you’re a caregiver and your spouse eats poorly, smokes and/or drinks excessively, you are more likely to do the same. That might be especially true when you are tired…harried…and unhappy…as caregivers tend to be.
It may be easier said than done, but Dr. Ji advises that if you are a caregiver, it is vital that you stick to your own healthy habits.
He added that several studies have demonstrated that a type of “talk therapy” called cognitive behavioral therapy helps caregivers (and those who have lost loved ones) manage their stress better and improve their sleep.
Many hospitals offer support groups for caregivers, widows and widowers, and programs sometimes include this type of therapy.
Contact hospitals near you. Plus, Web sites such as http://www.CareGiver.com provide lists of support groups in each state.
Also, Andrew Rubman, ND, Daily Health News contributing editor and medical director of Southbury Clinic for Traditional Medicines in Southbury, Connecticut, recommends asking your MD and/or ND whether natural supplements might help—ask in particular about Co-Q10, phosphatidylserine, SAMe, L-carnitine and omega-3s.
Meanwhile, those of us who have friends or family members who are caregivers can take an active role in helping them, both practically and emotionally.
For ideas on how to do that (even if you live far away), go to this site from the Mayo Clinic. It’s specifically about helping Alzheimer’s caregivers, but the helpful tips really apply to helping any sort of caregiver.
Sources: Jianguang Ji, MD, PhD, researcher at the Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden. The study was published in the journal Circulation.
Andrew Rubman, ND, medical director of Southbury Clinic for Traditional Medicines in Southbury, Connecticut.
July 9th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Lewis, I agree, we’d have to be a bunch of ignorant, pretentious f*cks to actually believe we are the only beings “out there.” wait a minute…
July 9th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Didn’t a German scientist who worked on rocket or space science in the 20th say something to the effect of “they helped us” meaning beings from another world? I remember seeing that on some tv show a while back.
July 9th, 2012 at 7:05 pm
The republicans are working on another abortion law.
July 9th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Hafa adai
Guam Let’s work to do something about this.
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Guam’s high sexual crime rate
Updated July 10, 2012 09:06:30
AUDIO: Guam’s high sexual crime rate (ABC News)
A report into sexual offences in Guam has found the island has more rapes per capita than any other state in the United States.
It was produced by the LaniKate Task Force, which was created last year, in response to the island’s high rate of sex crimes.
The report aims to investigate what preventative measures can be taken to lower that rate of offending.
According to the government report, the local government spent at least $500,000 over the last two years, to send three severe juvenile sex offenders off island for treatment which isn’t available on Guam.
Attorney General Leonardo Rapadas told Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat, “there is a percentage of youthful offenders…I think would be served better by treatment. We need to get these young offenders early and hopefully take care of them.”
But Dr Ellen Bez, a medical consultant for the Healing Hearts Crisis Centre, said prevention is the key to solving the problem.
“Our best work needs to be done (in prevention). Just like in medicine, prevention is a lot cheaper than treatment,” she said.
“The real big issue in sexual assault is increasing the reporting. Some statistics say that 60 to 80 percent of rapes go unreported.”
According to statistics from local police, about 88 rapes are reported to local police each year.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, crime-prevention, crime, tourism, child-health-and-behaviour, travel-health-and-safety, guam, pacific
July 9th, 2012 at 7:13 pm
Can the republicans tell me what election results have not been accurate? Can they cite the number of cases (and by cases I mean convictions not allegations because the US has a notion of jurisprudence which is very clear: innocent until proven guilty)?
Just do it is a nike commercial and you republicans with your cavalier attitude towards voting rights are an affront to Americans.
July 9th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
I do not see any problem with anyone having to show a Picture ID card to vote….
geeeeeesus we have to show picture ID’s when we drive, when we use a credit card, when we go to SS office, for a passport I could go on and on…
do I think that by me having to show my card I am being discrimated against….
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, the Liberal Dems. won’t be able get the illegals and dead to vote for them..that is their only problem with inforcing Voter ID cards….
July 9th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
one would think that with all of the effort that the nigger churches have made to get out the vote, they could sponsor a get out and have your picture taken.
Maybe they don’t want to be identified for past crimes.
John
July 9th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
Same unoriginal cut and paste. Can you show us please where it is a constitutional right to drive? How about your constitutional right to a credit card? No, it is not there.
A passport costs money. Voting is free. But when people need a passport (which is not free) or a certified birth certificate (also not free) to vote that violates the 24th amendment
July 9th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
Make Voters ID the law of the land it’s the only way to stop Illegals from voting, I saw many Illegals register to vote in last election (2010) in California DMV and when I complain I got kick out of the DMV office.
July 9th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Howie, I like the way you are presenting this tale. Makes me want to sit up for Michelle’s next blog.
July 9th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
I so tired of phony christians handing out their cliche and platitudes. The one that annoys me the most is “I’ll pray for you”.
I don’t want to be mentioned in any way, shape, or form in your conversations with your imaginary friend, especially since the god you are praying can’t possibly be the one I am praying to.
July 9th, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Anonz, the last part of this ‘Their are legions of honest people in America on both political sides just like you. But what can’t be bought for money can be purchased for a good dose of racism, religious demagoguery, and or the promise that they too can gain entry into the elite 1%.’ – sooo many people (men) who are in the 6 digit range think it’s possible that they too will gain elite status that it makes their self interest continue with the flavor of the day, you’re likely right that that’s not going to change much. Thanks for answering. Between this previous explanation and the ability of the rethugs to present propaganda (and outright lies) while the Dems didn’t show up for mid-terms leaves us in a predicament. I still cannot believe that Romney is the candidate, that’s the best they can do? People who do care and cannot be bribed had better come out in November. Maybe I’ll rent a bus and make sure the right voters are able to make the time to get out to vote.
Oh wait, there’s my next subject, Anonz: how can we get the rethugs to not manipulate with voter fraud, hacking, fixing numbers, etc…they’re a pretty savvy bunch of crooks, your thoughts on this please?
Howie, I’m glad your dosing us with this tale, it takes a few minutes to assimilate all the parts of your stories, they leave me breathless and I love taking myself to places where this earths physical reality isn’t all there is. It’s expansive in every way, so thank you. And I still miss Azza’s presence here even though it’s been a very long time. I’m feeling nostalgic for those archives again. It’s been so long I forget why they’re not here anymore…something about summertime makes me want to revisit when we all started to play here, is it anniversary of the blog soon, Misch?
- ZL