 | Thaksin Spokesperson ~ Jakrapob Listen to Thaksin spokesman Jakrapob Penkair saying how he is going to reveal "General Prem's dirty tricks and bring him out of his hole by showing how he pull strings". A few days after Jakrapop's international FCCT speech about revealing tricks a cut and paste animation called "Crisis in Siam" appeared on Youtube along with gangs of people that hide behind their avatars hurling abuse at each other in a new world of Thai trolls and Thai cyber politics. Jakrapop states that Thaksin Shinawatra has only some loyalty and clearly insinuates that Thaksin is not even loyal to his own lovely wife Khun Pojaman. Such accusations into the personal lives of others show an immaturity in the politicians of Thai Rak Thai both in trying to create sexual sensationalism as well as divide society. Normally such statements constitute lese majeste, in Thailand any person of any nationality is free to file a case of lese majeste against another person to claim damages. Lese majeste Cases involving politicians, businessmen and regular folks are common in Thailand and in a way its good as it creates a more ordered society where insults become rarer and rarer. Why do Thai politicians love to mix sexual slander into their speeches is of course intriguing, perhaps they are looking for sensationalism, maybe they have no real dirt on eachother. Jakrapop knows that the Democrats would sue him if he used sexual slander as would many others, he decided to take advantage of the fact that whoever is privy councilor will never stoop so low as to get involved in squabbles with the public over insults. THE Thaksin Manchester Shinawatra CHARGES Acts of dishonesty: 1. Purchase of land worth 772 million baht from the Bank of Thailand's Financial Institutions Development Fund. 2. Purchase of rubber saplings worth 1.44 billion baht by the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives. 3. Purchase of luggage conveyor belts and CTX 9000 bomb scanners. Damage to state: 1.5 billion baht. 4. Issuance of two and three-digit lottery tickets by the Government Lottery Bureau. Damage to state: 37.790 billion baht. + 5. Loans by Krung Thai Bank executives. Damage to state: 5.185 billion baht. Abuse of power to accumulate unusual wealth: 1. Change in agreement on revenue sharing for prepaid mobile phone services to benefit Advanced Info Service (AIS). Damage to state: 71.667 billion baht. 2. Change in agreement on the rate of revenue sharing between TOT and AIS. Damage to state: 700 million baht. 3. Issuing of an executive decree on telecommunications excise taxes, and a cabinet resolution turning concession fees into excise taxes. Damage to state: 30.667 billion baht. 4. Instructing TOT to rent and invest unnecessarily in the satellite frequency of Shin Satellite. Damage to state: 700 million baht. 5. Ordering Exim Bank to allow the Burmese government to draw loans amounting to 1 billion baht in order to buy products and services from Shin Satellite. 6. Using international trade negotiations to trade national interests for those of the satellite businesses of Shin Corp, adding considerable business value to Shin Satellite. More recently Thaksin has been implicated in the murder of the lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit by his wife in Geneva. This bizarre smoke and mirrors event was held at: Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand Penthouse, Maneeya Center Building 518/5 Ploenchit Road (connected to the BTS Skytrain Chitlom station) Patumwan, Bangkok 10330 Tel.: 02-652-0580-1 Fax: 02-652-0582 E-mail: fccthai@loxinfo.co.th Web Site: http://www.fccthai.com Everybody is welcome not only journos, stringers and NGOs! - Most hosted events offer free buffets and free wine! You don't have to be a member to visit! If you missed the event you might be able to buy a DVD copy from the club for 600 THB to listen to the Jakrapop version of Thai history starting in the Sukhothai period then the Ayuttaya era, he then he jumps past the Krung Thon era into the the Rattanakosin era up to the date of his speech in which he states that there will be an uprising of the poor and a clash between the "new"and "old" democracy and a change in the Thai political system. |
 | Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) The DIFC is the world's newest international financial centre. It aims to develop the same stature as New York, London and Hong Kong. It primarily serves the vast region between Western Europe and East Asia. Since it opened in September 2004, the DIFC has attracted high calibre firms from around the globe as well as its region. A world-class stock exchange, the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), opened in the DIFC in September 2005. The DIFC is a 110-acre free zone. It is part of the larger vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, together with the Government of Dubai, to create an environment for progress and economic development in the UAE and the wider region. Sectors The DIFC focuses on several sectors of financial activity: Banking Services (Investment Banking, Corporate Banking & Private Banking); Capital Markets (Equity, Debt Instruments, Derivatives and Commodity Trading); Asset Management and Fund Registration; Insurance and Re-insurance; Islamic Finance & Professional Service Providers. Financial institutions may apply for licences in the above sectors. Firms operating in the DIFC are eligible for benefits such as a zero tax rate on profits, 100 per cent foreign ownership, no restrictions on foreign exchange or repatriation of capital, operational support and business continuity facilities. Financial services in the DIFC are regulated to international standards by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). |
 | U.S. Taxpayer to Pay for Georgia's Wrecked Economy August 17, 2008 Once again, the brain-dead American public will be fleeced, this time by the Treasury Department. Now that Russia has decimated the Georgian economy after its ethnic cleaning foray into South Osettia, the U.S. government will make sure the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development don't lose a penny and Wall Street has its investment returns socialized. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is exploring ways to assist Georgia's economy including how global financial institutions can help limit economic damage caused by the conflict with Russia, a senior U.S. Treasury official said Friday. Assistant Treasury Secretary Clay Lowery said the situation in Georgia was "fluid" and it was hard to know how much harm was done to the economy and investor confidence since the crisis erupted over the breakaway South Ossetia region. "We want to be supportive of the Georgia economic situation going forward and that includes bilateral and multilateral needs," Lowery said in an interview with Reuters. While the White House has flexed its political muscle to force Russia to pull troops out of the region, the U.S. Treasury has tried to reassure investors over Georgia's young democracy. "The most important thing is for the fighting to stop (but we also) want to ensure there is confidence so that investor flows continue," Lowery said. He said the U.S. wanted to make sure that the conflict did not take away from the impressive economic progress and reforms in Georgia that produced China-like growth levels of 11 percent in 2007 despite Russian trade and transit barriers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek3jAkx9m10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbhbC_DDb1Q |
 | UNCDF: Microfinance in the Philippines The United Nations Capital Development Fund is supporting the UN Development Programme in its efforts to improve the provision of financial services to small-scale entrepreneurs in the Philippines. Watch the ten-minute video. Interviews with the head of the United Nations in the Philippines, the directors of three microfinance institutions, and numerous clients from three different regions. Produced, Filmed and Edited by Adam Rogers. |
 | Russia Bombed Georgia after attempt to regain South Ossetia Georgia's Health Minister Alexander Kvitashvili says that 175 Georgians have died in five days of air and ground attacks. Russia says the death toll is at least 1,500. There are no independently confirmed casualty figures. South Ossetia and Abkhazia declared independence from Georgia in the early 1990's but have not been internationally recognized. Ossetia brokeaway from Georgia now georgia wants it back. Russia steps in to keep it. Why the hubbub when Serbia tried to keep there turf the UN stepped in and said no. According to a statement, Mr Medvedev told his defence minister and chief of staff that "the goal has been attained". August 11, 2008 HP-1112 Statement by Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt on Support for Georgia's Economy Washington-- Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert M. Kimmitt today issued a statement welcoming the statements of support for Georgia's economy by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), as well as their signals of continued engagement with the Government and their clients and banks in the private sector: "The U.S. Treasury Department welcomes the statements of support for Georgia's economy made earlier today by the IMF, World Bank, and EBRD." "Given its sound macroeconomic and fiscal policies and excellent progress in transition to a market economy, Georgia is well placed to weather the current crisis. Georgia's economy has been one of the strongest in the region owing to its proven record of reforms, and this reform effort deserves continued international support. The United States has strongly supported Georgia's reform and economic development programs and is prepared to join other countries to support the International Financial Institutions' future engagement to promote a vibrant economy that builds on the existing foundations," said Kimmitt. |
 | TIME TO FISH OR CUT BAIT, FOLKS. click more: video i referenced: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTfqIpUiKcY "The FDIC fund has about $50 billion to "insure" about $1 trillion in assets at the nation's financial institutions, says Roubini. "They're going to run out of money" unless Congress acts soon to recapitalize the FDIC." http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/56994/Top-Economist-Americans-Should-Worry-About-Bank-Deposits-if-Congress-Doesn%27t-Act?tickers=LEH,MER,BAC,AIG,WM,%5EDJI,%5EGSPC link to the global strike: http://www.votestrike.com/global_general_strike http://www.votestrike.com/ per BFTCal: The Economy around the world is already dead. It's just waiting for the Executioner to come along and cut the head off. A Global Strike is what is needed. Those that do not agree I'm sorry for you all. However you will thank us later. And yes you will be able to keep your toys and buy many more and as an added bonus how about a future for your Children. start a websites around the world. There are all kinds of things we can do. Stop watching TV( hard one for alot of you I know it but try you will find you won't even miss it.) Stop using cell phones when you don't need them.( save minutes all you will minus 3000minutes) Shop when you need to: Travel when you need to: Stop going to the movies: this one will really hit them square in the wallet: Remember it's all a frame of mind, Control your mind. |
 | HEADLINE NEWS WITH DBICKFORD BUSH SANCTIONS ZIMBABWE By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer Fri Jul 25, 11:55 AM ET WASHINGTON - President Bush signed an executive order on Friday to expand sanctions against what he calls the "illegitimate" regime of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and his supporters. ADVERTISEMENT Bush's action was meant to send a strong message that the U.S. will not permit individuals closely linked to Mugabe to operate in U.S. financial markets. The new sanctions also are meant to add pressure on Mugabe, whose ruling party recently began power-sharing talks with the opposition to try to resolve the country's economic and political crisis. "No regime should ignore the will of its own people and calls from the international community without consequences," Bush said in a statement. The president said he took steps to extend sanctions as a result of the Mugabe regime's continued "politically motivated violence" and the African leader's decision to disregard calls from the Southern African Development Community, the African Union and the United Nations to halt the attacks. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he won March presidential elections. But Tsvangirai did not win enough for an outright victory and pulled out of a June runoff because of state-sponsored violence that has killed more than 150 opposition supporters, injured thousands and left tens of thousands homeless. Mugabe went ahead with a one-man presidential runoff widely dismissed by the international community as a sham. "Should ongoing talks in South Africa between Mugabe's regime and the Movement of Democratic Change result in a new government that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people, the United States stands ready to provide a substantial assistance package, development aid, and normalization with international financial institutions," Bush said. Bush also said that Mugabe has continued his ban the activities of non-governmental organizations that are trying to provide assistance to the vulnerable people of Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, he reaffirmed his commitment to support the people of Zimbabwe with up to $2.5 million from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to assist Zimbabwean refugees and asylum seekers who have been displaced by the violence. The Treasury Department designated 17 entities and one individual that it says has supported Mugabe's regime and therefore is undermining the democratic process in Zimbabwe. "In light of the continued intransigence of the brutal Mugabe regime, the U.S. is imposing further sanctions against this regime and its supporters," said Adam J. Szubin, director of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control. "These actions send a clear warning to those who would protect Mugabe and his assets at the expense of the Zimbabwean people." The European Union on Tuesday broadened similar sanctions against Zimbabweans, adding 37 new individuals and companies to the existing list of 131. However, two weeks ago China and Russia vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. Security Council resolution that proposed worldwide sanctions against Mugabe and 13 of his officials. As a result of Treasury's action, the U.S. assets of the one individual and 17 entities must be frozen. Additionally, U.S. persons are prohibited from conducting financial or commercial transactions with those designated under the sanctions. They are: _Thamer Bin Saeed Ahmed al-Shanfari, an Omani national with close ties to the Mugabe regime, and his company, Oryx Natural Resources, which al-Shanfari allegedly uses to enable Mugabe and his senior officials to derive personal benefit from various mining ventures in Congo. _OSLEG, also known as Operation Sovereign Legitimacy, a commercial arm of the Zimbabwean army. _Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe, the marketing and export agent for all minerals, except gold and silver, mined in Zimbabwe. |
 | CHANGEBLUEPRINT #131 Obamas Plan for America THE BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE Ensure Community-Based Investment Resources in Every Urban Community: Obama will work with community and business leaders to identify and address the unique economic development barriers of every major metropolitan area. Obama will provide additional resources to the federal Community Development Financial Institution Fund, the Small Business Administration and other federal agencies, especially to their local branch offices, to address community needs. Invest in Rural Areas: Obama will invest in rural small businesses and fight to expand high-speed Internet access. He will improve rural schools and attract more doctors to rural areas.OBAMAS RECORDTax Relief for Low-Income Working Families Obama created the Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit |
 | Women@Google: Mary Ellen Iskenderian CEO Mary Ellen Iskenderian visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters. This event took place on October 5, 2007 as part of the Women@Google series. Mary Ellen Iskenderian is President & CEO of Women's World Banking, which she joined in September 2006 to lead the microfinance-focused organization into its second 30 years. Prior to joining WWB, Mary Ellen was a senior manager at the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group and held leadership positions including Director of Partnership Development, Director of Global Financial Markets Portfolio and Director of the South Asia Regional Department. She currently sits on the advisory boards of the Dignity Fund and Kiva. Prior to joining WWB, she held numerous corporate directorship positions at such institutions as ShoreCap International, an important equity and loan fund for microfinance; Banco Caja Social; Corfinsura S.A.; and the Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation. Ms. Iskenderian received an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a B.S. in International Economics from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. |
 | OVERCOMING CONSUMERISM AND THE STRIKE BOYCOTT ALL ADVERTISED PRODUCTS. DONT GO TO WORK OR BUY ANYTHING FROM NOVEMBER 2ND THRU 5TH. GO TO THE STRIKE WEBSITE AND PRINT OUT SOME FLYERS AND DISTRIBUTE THEM IN YOUR AREA. These are steps in the right direction. The solution starts here. http://www.verdant.net/ "Consumerism is a pattern of behavior that helps to destroy our environment, personal financial health, the common good of individuals and human institutions. This site details ways that you can help defeat consumerism, save money, work less and lead a more satisfying and environmentally benign life while helping to restore the economic self-sufficiency of your community. We present resources that can help the reader become a better- educated citizen and grassroots activist starting from any level of commitment and knowledge." http://www.votestrike.com "The ONLY way to stop those who would bleed our nation dry, dismantle our constitution, and dissolve our national sovereignty is to say I will not work for you, buy from you, fight for you, or die for you, until the criminals are gone from the halls of our government." http://www.votestrike.com/flyer_whos_responsible WHO'S RESPONSIBLE? 1. Our leaders have allowed the looting of our country through our national debt. 2. Failed to provide for, prepare for, or act during the attacks on 9/11. 3. Failed to secure our borders before or since 9/11. 4. Failed to protect the safety of our food supply with adequate food inspectors. 5. Failed to protect our pets, our children or us from faulty and deadly imports. Resulting in the loss of life. 6. Failed to develop an Energy policy that moved us any closer towards independence. 7. Failed to fund critical infrastructure resulting in the loss of life. 8. Failed to provide an adequate response to our educational crisis. Resulting in a 50% drop out rate and massive over crowding. 9. Failed to wean banks off of super low interest rates weakening the dollar. 10. Failed to obey and uphold the rule of law and our international treaties. 11. Failed to defend and uphold the Constitution to the best of their ability. 12. Failed to capture Bin Laden. Or stop Al Qaeda. 13. Failed to secure Iraq. 14. Failed to and continue to fail to provide troops with proper equipment, medical leave, rotation, training, etc. 15. Creating and abetting the Sub-Prime crisis through legislation. 16. Failed to come up with or provide for a clear EXIT STRATEGY. ITS TIME TO TAKE OUR POWER BACK, FOLKS. |
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