America is Now Rome By Stan Goff

Dandelion Salad By Stan Goff ICH 09/16/08 “Counterpunch“ An Open Letter to Christian Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan On February 1, 1996, I retired from the United States Army. I had served in the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam as an infantryman, the 82nd Airborne Division, the 4th Infantry Division, 2nd Ranger Battalion, the Jungle [...]

Federal Corruption and Meaningless Elections By Timothy V. Gatto

Dandelion Salad By Timothy V. Gatto 09/16/08 “ICH” Just as I expected, these political campaigns of both Barack Obama and John McCain are totally mindless and mind-numbing. This is unfortunate because our republic is probably teetering on the brink of extinction due to the self-serving, Empire fostering policies of the currant administration. Americans are experiencing [...]

The U.S. Financial System in Serious Trouble by Prof. Rodrigue Tremblay

Dandelion Salad by Prof. Rodrigue Tremblay Global Research September 16, 2008 “… a bailout of GSE (Fannie and Freddie) bondholders would be perhaps the greatest taxpayer rip-off in American history. It is bad economics and you can be sure it is terrible politics.” Matt Kibbe, President of Freedom Works “The first panacea for a mismanaged [...]

Who Is A.I.G. And Why Should You Care? By Mike Ruppert (2001)

Dandelion Salad An Investigative Series, By Mike Ruppert, 2001 Speaking Truth to Power Tuesday, 16 September 2008 ["It is in our national interest that A.I.G. survive," says former AIG Chairman, Hank Greenberg. But just who and what is AIG? And why is it important to know? This is Part One of Mike Ruppert's 2001 investigative [...]

Fed nears a deal to take over ailing AIG

Dandelion Salad msnbc.com Sept 16, 2008 NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve is close to a deal to take an 80 percent stake in American International Group in exchange for an $85 billion loan, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. AIG’s failure could open the ugliest chapter yet of the financial meltdown. “The glimmer [...]