MSM: LAPD Censors Media
Last night, Los Angeles unleashed over 1,400 police officers to clear out the Occupy LA camp. The city decided to step on the first amendment right to the freedom of the press, and limited media access to the eviction. Only CNN had coverage and there was a grand total of that small pool of media outlets that would be allowed to cover the eviction including just three reporters, three photographers, four television outlets, and three radio outlets.
Is There Political Will to Save EU?
The Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Canada, and the Swiss National Bank have announced a coordinated effort to ensure liquidity for the global banking system. This essentially means that the Fed is going to make it much cheaper for European banks to borrow dollars. But most analysts would agree that increasing liquidity is only a short term fix for a much larger, institutional problem within the Eurozone. Firedoglake's David Dayen discusses.
US to Sneak Troops Back to Iraq
At the end of last month, President Obama made an official announcement that he has kept to his 2008 promise to Americans, and plans to bring home all troops from Iraq by the end of this year. After lots of back and forth, it seemed as if the US and Iraq had to come to an agreement to remove all troops except for 160, who would remain at the US embassy. But this week when Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister, there was talk of working on the next stage of the US-Iraq relationship. And apparently part of that next stage means bringing some troops back Iraq in 2012.
WH Orders Review of Counterterrorism Trainers
Wired's Danger Room is now reporting that the White House last month quietly ordered a widespread review of all counter-terrorism training materials. In a Pentagon memorandum, the White House National Security Staff called on Departments and Agencies to share their screening process for counter-terrorism trainers. Senators Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins have been questioning the qualifications of the trainers for a while. However, Representative Sue Myrick of North Carolina is one of the only members of Congress who opposes this review.
Homelessness 'Criminalized and Stigmatized'
Last night, Los Angeles joined other cities across the country that have evicted protesters from their occupy encampments. LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa stated after he learned there were children sometimes present at the camp, he worried something awful could happen. But while he's worried about that, what about the more than 13,000 homeless students in the city? Campaign for America's Future's Richard Eskow discusses.
You said it, I read it
Alyona takes the time to respond to some of her viewer comments. First is a comment referring to either the fact that the Fed loaned almost 8 trillion dollars to banks at below market rates without telling congress, and the those banks went on the make 13 billion off of them. Or that Hank Paulson sat down with some of his old buddies at Goldman Sachs and told them the US government was going to take them over weeks before the public had such knowledge. Next, is from a viewer who watched the interview with Marcy Wheeler on the amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill which would give the military control over the detention of suspected terrorists in the United States. Plus more from our viewers.
Last night, Los Angeles unleashed over 1,400 police officers to clear out the Occupy LA camp. The city decided to step on the first amendment right to the freedom of the press, and limited media access to the eviction. Only CNN had coverage and there was a grand total of that small pool of media outlets that would be allowed to cover the eviction including just three reporters, three photographers, four television outlets, and three radio outlets.
Is There Political Will to Save EU?
The Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Canada, and the Swiss National Bank have announced a coordinated effort to ensure liquidity for the global banking system. This essentially means that the Fed is going to make it much cheaper for European banks to borrow dollars. But most analysts would agree that increasing liquidity is only a short term fix for a much larger, institutional problem within the Eurozone. Firedoglake's David Dayen discusses.
US to Sneak Troops Back to Iraq
At the end of last month, President Obama made an official announcement that he has kept to his 2008 promise to Americans, and plans to bring home all troops from Iraq by the end of this year. After lots of back and forth, it seemed as if the US and Iraq had to come to an agreement to remove all troops except for 160, who would remain at the US embassy. But this week when Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister, there was talk of working on the next stage of the US-Iraq relationship. And apparently part of that next stage means bringing some troops back Iraq in 2012.
WH Orders Review of Counterterrorism Trainers
Wired's Danger Room is now reporting that the White House last month quietly ordered a widespread review of all counter-terrorism training materials. In a Pentagon memorandum, the White House National Security Staff called on Departments and Agencies to share their screening process for counter-terrorism trainers. Senators Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins have been questioning the qualifications of the trainers for a while. However, Representative Sue Myrick of North Carolina is one of the only members of Congress who opposes this review.
Homelessness 'Criminalized and Stigmatized'
Last night, Los Angeles joined other cities across the country that have evicted protesters from their occupy encampments. LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa stated after he learned there were children sometimes present at the camp, he worried something awful could happen. But while he's worried about that, what about the more than 13,000 homeless students in the city? Campaign for America's Future's Richard Eskow discusses.
You said it, I read it
Alyona takes the time to respond to some of her viewer comments. First is a comment referring to either the fact that the Fed loaned almost 8 trillion dollars to banks at below market rates without telling congress, and the those banks went on the make 13 billion off of them. Or that Hank Paulson sat down with some of his old buddies at Goldman Sachs and told them the US government was going to take them over weeks before the public had such knowledge. Next, is from a viewer who watched the interview with Marcy Wheeler on the amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill which would give the military control over the detention of suspected terrorists in the United States. Plus more from our viewers.
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