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To: carranza2 who wrote (113957)	10/26/2015 10:39:57 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217549

sounds right as to <<why is the tail wagging the dog instead of other way around?>> ... because the need for qe4 and therefore the tee-up of qe4 is near. 2016 may be 'good' due to qe4 i saw some photos of the refugee legion upon europe, and am guessing the respective national budgets did not and do not account for a de facto invasion of unarmed civilians, and none of the happenings are 'priced-in' should china money be recognised by imf in november as money-good reserve, the central banks around the planet can carry out initiation ceremony by a round of coordinated printing, as exercise to print several times more. the if would have to be supported by usa as usa has veto. am guessing usa would not exercise veto, because veto would not be astute. in the mean time as more and more national semi-governmental authorities raise the subject of tee-ing up nirp and dropping cash transactions, we are warned bullish "fiat money inflation in france" bullish

To: carranza2 who wrote (113957)	10/27/2015 5:14:34 AM
From: Metacomet	Respond to of 217549

..a much better example of the phenomenon Whiskey-5 Hotel: The 6 biggest points of bullshit being peddled about Benghazi By Thomas E. Ricks / Foreign Policy / October 22, 2015 By Malcolm Nance and Nada Bakos Best Defense guest contributors foreignpolicy.com ...."However, even the combined efforts of the dedicated men and women of the intelligence community cannot stop the torrent of B.S., innuendo, and outright crazy conspiracy theories that have sprung up from the Benghazi incident. What is even more regrettable is that this study of four deaths is set to eclipse the 9/11 Commission and become the longest-running congressional investigation in U.S. history — with very little to show for it. Here are six points of utter B.S. that drive us absolutely head-smacking crazy: •Benghazi was the greatest cover-up in history. Sen. James Inhofe claims that this relatively small terrorist attack in eastern Libya is one of the greatest cover-ups in U.S. history. Really? Worse than hiding the sale of 120 Hawk surface-to-air missiles and 1,000 TOW anti-tank missiles to the ayatollahs in Iran in exchange for hostages held by the terrorist group Hezbollah, then funneling the profits from that sale illegally to Nicaraguan contra guerrillas behind Congress’s back? Some people need to read a book. •Benghazi was one of the worst incidents of terrorism. Former Vice President Dick Cheney overstated the significance of the attack as “one of worst incidents I can recall in my career.” I guess he forgot about 9/11 (2,977 dead), the Iraq War (4,886 dead), the war in Afghanistan (2,326 dead and counting), the Oklahoma City (168 dead) and Beirut barracks (241 dead) bombings, and the Pan Am flight 103 bombing (178 Americans dead). That’s almost 11,000 Americans killed… plus the four in Benghazi. •Americans were deliberately left to die. This conspiracy theory is so absolutely reprehensible that it does not bear dignifying with a response. Speaking the words dishonors the memory of the dead. That’s how it is in a Tom Clancy war novel, but not in the real world where adults can differentiate the two concepts. •The anti-Islam video had something to do with the attack. On the day of the attack, one of us (Malcolm Nance) was leaving Abu Dhabi for Benghazi and Tripoli to conduct a security assessment that was canceled as news of massive protests in Cairo culminated with the U.S. Embassy compound being stormed. News networks Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya showed the Muslim world aflame with disgust over the insulting video Innocence of Muslims. From within the punchbowl, everything around us looked like punch. It was not until much later that we learned the terrorist group used the outrage of the video as a mask to conduct a preplanned attack. That’s the nature of terrorism. We could go into the squabble over the talking points, but you can read more about that here. •The CIA’s Quick Reaction Force was ordered to “stand down.” This has been proved false by no less than the House Intelligence Committee and six other congressional investigations. No such order was given. The local CIA commander told his security contractors to not rush into the consulate site until local militia support and heavy weapons could be found. Even with that reasonable caution, the QRF was on-site 24 minutes after the first radio call for help. That is a near-miraculous and instantaneous response. •The Department of Defense could have changed the laws of space and time. Air Force bombers and National Missions Force personnel deployed to Sicily arrived well after the attack ended and after survivors had left Benghazi and were out of danger. Many pundits believe that if the president had snapped his fingers, fighter jets would have miraculously appeared over Benghazi, with adequate fuel, bombs, intelligence, and targets to stop. Most importantly, what should the hearings and investigation accomplish? For starters, help the State Department fix its security apparatus — there were obvious gaps in the response to the attack — and work toward a goal of achieving a more professional response. Ask the State Department, Department of Defense, and CIA to scrub their emergency response protocols for each of their overseas locales, identifying gaps for response time of rescue efforts. The question isn’t how to stop this from ever happening again, because it will happen again, in some form or another. Engagement with local populations is a cornerstone for diplomatic relations — it can’t go away nor should it. Help the American people understand that those who sign up for these types of jobs understand the risk. Benghazi was a terrible tragedy, and there are lessons to be learned from it, but the continued desecration of the memory of thousands of dead citizens, soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and intelligence officers is despicable.

To: carranza2 who wrote (113957)	11/3/2015 7:42:19 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 217549

can run but cannot hide the perp-walk is followed on w/ asset forfeiture per win-win protocol scmp.com Anti-corruption milestone: Britain to return massive stolen fortune stashed by ex-minister to MacauA little piece of anti-corruption history was made yesterday when Britain's top diplomat in Hong Kong inked an agreement with Macau's justice chief that will see a multimillion-dollar chunk of the ill-gotten gains of a disgraced Macau official stashed in British bank accounts returned to the gambling hub. The deal was signed by British Consul General Caroline Wilson and Macau's secretary for administration and justice, Sonia Chan Hoi-fan, at a ceremony in the city yesterday. It will see some 350 million patacas in illegal earnings from disgraced former public works chief Ao Man-long transferred from Britain to the Macau government. It is the first time Britain has repatriated proceeds of crime under the UN Convention against Corruption, which London signed in 2003 and ratified in 2006. Macau is also covered. Ironically, the agreement comes as Macau property mogul Ng Lap-seng faces allegations in the United States that he is a key player in a money-laundering and bribery racket involving former top UN officials. It also comes as Ao's wife, Chan Meng-ieng, 55 - who was sentenced to 23 years in jail in absentia in 2008 for money laundering - remains at large, reportedly in Britain with the couple's two children. Asked about her whereabouts yesterday, both sides said they had no information on the matter. Ao's wife is the subject of a "red notice" issued by the global police organisation Interpol. Macau's former Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Ao Man-long was arrest in 2006. Photo: SCMPOST Former secretary Ao, who is serving 29 years in jail for corruption and money laundering, had bank accounts in Macau, Hong Kong and Britain. The Macau government formally asked London for assistance in May 2010. Chan praised the "smooth and successful cooperation" with Britain. Wilson said: "It would be correct to refer to nine years of hard work on both sides. Without doubt, this case demonstrates that we are more determined than ever to tackle corruption." Ao and his wife reportedly had about 275 million patacas in British bank accounts and a London flat worth 60.2 million patacas that was meanwhile sold. The exact breakdown of the assets was not provided but Chan said the amount included the value of the flat. 440 million patacas of Ao's illicit assets stashed in Hong Kong banks had already been returned. Macau's anti-graft agency had previously said that the former transport secretary, who was arrested in 2006, had assets exceeding 800 million patacas.