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following items are posted for educational and information purposes
only and may not represent
the
views of Global Action.
Breaking
News Plus
27th May 2010
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QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"As
long as he is moderately comfortable, the average man will not change
his ways.
Only when existence becomes utterly intolerable and there is no
alternative can
he be persuaded to do what he should have done from foresight and
through
self-discipline at the beginning. That is his unalterable nature, and
it is why
democracy is such a catastrophe."
- Dr. William L.
Pierce
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US money supply plunges at 1930s pace
as Obama eyes fresh stimulus
...order the autopsy
now.
 The
M3 money supply in the United States is contracting at an accelerating
rate that now matches the average decline seen from 1929 to 1933,
despite near zero interest rates and the biggest fiscal blitz in
history.
The M3 figures -
which include broad range of bank accounts and are tracked by British
and European monetarists for warning signals about the direction of the
US economy a year or so in advance - began shrinking last summer. The
pace has since quickened.
The stock of
money fell from $14.2 trillion to $13.9 trillion in the three months to
April, amounting to an annual rate of contraction of 9.6pc. The assets
of insitutional money market funds fell at a 37pc rate, the sharpest
drop ever. Full
Story
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Israel vows to block aid ships to Gaza
Tue,
25 May 2010
 Israeli authorities have warned
that they would block a contingent of aid ships carrying construction
materials and humanitarian supplies for the people of Gaza.
"Ships that make
their own way to Gaza don't do anything to help the people there,"
Yigal Palmor, a spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, claimed on
Tuesday.
Israeli
authorities said the cargo vessels would be stopped before they could
reach the Gaza Strip. Any activists aboard the ships would be arrested,
according to Israeli media.
Despite the
threat, all the activists are determined to complete their mission,
reported Press TV correspondent Hassan Ghani, who is accompanying the
convoy.
"If Israel
attacks any of these ships, they arrest anybody, it will be in breach
of international law," the Press TV correspondent added.
Nine vessels
from Turkey, Ireland, Britain and Greece -- called the Freedom Flotilla
-- set sail to reach Gaza on Wednesday evening.
The Freedom
Flotilla convoy is carrying thousands of tons of construction material,
medical equipment and school supplies, as well as around 750 activists.
Meanwhile,
Turkey has threatened Israel that any move to block the fleet was sure
to face a response.
Israel has
imposed a blockade on Gaza, depriving some 1.5 million Palestinians of
fuel, food, clothing, medicine and other necessities since 2007. Link
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IMPORTANT
STUFF
What if People
Bought Cars Like They Bought Computers?
HELPLINE: "General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?"
CUSTOMER: "I got in my car and closed the door, and nothing happened!"
HELPLINE: "Did you put the key in the ignition slot and turn it? "
CUSTOMER: "What's an ignition?"
HELPLINE: "It's a starter motor that draws current from your battery
and turns over the engine."
CUSTOMER: "Ignition? Motor? Battery? Engine? How come I have to know
all of these technical terms just to use my car?"
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HELPLINE: "General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?"
CUSTOMER: "My car ran fine for a week, and now it won't go anywhere!"
HELPLINE: "Is the gas tank empty?"
CUSTOMER: "Huh? How do I know!?"
HELPLINE: "There's a little gauge on the front panel, with a needle,
and markings from 'E' to 'F.' Where is the needle pointing?"
CUSTOMER: "It's pointing to 'E.' What does that mean?"
HELPLINE: "It means that you have to visit a gasoline vendor, and
purchase some more gasoline. You can install it yourself, or pay the
vendor to install it for you."
CUSTOMER: "What!? I paid $15,000.00 for this car! Now you tell me that
I have to keep buying more components? I want a car that comes with
everything built in!"
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HELPLINE: "General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?"
CUSTOMER: "Your cars stink!"
HELPLINE: "What's wrong?"
CUSTOMER: "It crashed, that's what went wrong!"
HELPLINE: "What were you doing?"
CUSTOMER: "I wanted to run faster, so I pushed the accelerator pedal
all the way to the floor. It worked for a while, and then it crashed --
and now it won't start!"
HELPLINE: "It's your responsibility if you misuse the product. What do
you expect us to do about it?"
CUSTOMER: "I want you to send me one of the latest versions that
doesn't crash anymore!"
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HELPLINE: "General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?"
CUSTOMER: "Hi! I just bought my first car, and I chose your car because
it has automatic transmission, cruise control, power steering, power
brakes, and power door locks."
HELPLINE: "Thanks for buying our car. How can I help you?"
CUSTOMER: "How do I work it?"
HELPLINE: "Do you know how to drive?"
CUSTOMER: "Do I know how to what?"
HELPLINE: "Do you know how to DRIVE?"
CUSTOMER: "I'm not a technical person! I just want to go places in my
car!"
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Explore the Global Action Website with the following
links
"Rule number one. There
are no rules. The future is ours to fashion!" Lyn Vickery.
"Five thousand
years of lawmaking have failed to achieve what simple human
RESPECT, TRUST and GOODWILL do
each day to make
society function. If there was right attitude, respect, trust and
good faith
there would be no
work for lawyers." Lyn Vickery
Thank you for your
interest.
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