http://www.ted.com In this prescient 2005 talk, Clay Shirky shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles and fluid cooperation replaces rigid planning.

Terence McKenna on Institutions. Visuals don't really go well with the audio. They're just for some effect. The audio of Terence was taken out of "Terence McKenna - Light Of Nature 1 of 2".

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A l'occasion d'un débat sur le traité simplifié, Etienne Chouard nous parle de la monnaie, des institutions et des lois écrites par les pouvoirs. En compagnie de Raoul Marc Jennar, Aix en provence avec les repaires de la-bas. Université d'étude politique. Janvier 2008

A clip from the documentary "The New Rulers of The World" by film maker John Pilger. The WB and the IMF control most of the world's cash flow. Please check out all of John Pilger's documentaries.

Live! From Washington D.C. - Press Conference Featuring Sen. Christopher Dodd (D) of Connecticut and Sen. Richard Durbin (D) of Illinois

The Wall Street bailout bill is a lot of things -- a giveaway, a heist, a legislative manifestation of crony corruption. But it's structure is pure authoritarian capitalism. Whether you think handing over $700 billion to speculators will help our economy or not (and many economists believe it will hurt it), it is undeniable that this bill vests authoritarian power in the hands of the Treasury Secretary -- and that is a radical departure from the fundamental tenets of our democracy. What has differentiated America from other countries is our reliance on institutions rather than individuals. When we have faced crises, we have built institutions (think about the alphabet soup agencies out of the New Deal), not czars. That's what democracies do - they build nations of laws and institutions, not cults of personality. This is clearly changing now. We saw Paul Bremer appointed monarch of Iraq after the invasion and we see Congress about to hand over its power of the purse to Henry Paulson so that he can be the financial despot, free to buy and sell whatever securities he feels like, with almost no oversight. Perhaps this reflects a wider trend. We have become a country that has one national religion: presidentialism. That's the religion that says the president is an all-powerful deity - and the Oval Office is a position that is the only one that matters. That this outlook is fundamentally undemocratic and offensive to the principles of our Founding Fathers seems completely forgotten. We have embraced czarism with the zeal of cult worshipers -- and now this zeal has global economic forces at its back. We are trying to economically compete with anti-democratic forces that can make financial decisions without any public input at all. As we saw with the debate over the bailout bill, the transnational corporate elite tell us our democracy and its careful deliberations are hurting our ability to make quick decisions in this global market -- and therefore that democracy must be subverted to the will of capitalism. Thus, a bill is rushed through Congress in a week that hands 5 percent of our entire economy to one man, Hank Paulson...Capitalism is trying to euthanize democracy in the name of economic competitiveness -- and that is going to make this country a very different -- and in my opinion, a much scarier -- one from what it once was. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/the-murder-of-democracy-a_b_131606.html All presidential campaigns over-promise. But the perception that Obama must radically pare back his ambitious spending proposals--a perception widely shared in Washington--makes several fundamental errors. For one thing, it misunderstands the nature of a Wall Street "bailout"--which, properly constructed, shouldn't seriously deplete federal funds. More important, the conventional analysis ignores the fact that we face deep economic problems besides the financial crisis--problems that only government can fix. The case for Obama's spending agenda hasn't suddenly become weaker. If anything, it's actually grown a bit stronger...the culprit behind the rising cost of Medicare and Medicaid is the overall price of medical care, which the federal government currently has limited power to control. Ultimately, the only hope lies in a comprehensive reform of health care--one that reduces expensive over-treatment while creating a unified system in which it's possible for the government to exert more pricing power. And, while a reform like Obama's might not accomplish that right away, it would take the essential first steps. Another way to prepare for future financial obligations is to help the economy grow faster, which would increase tax revenue and make the government's debt seem smaller by comparison. But, over the last decade, we've spent too little on educating our workforce and developing infrastructure essential to growth. We've also been too slow to focus on energy independence. It's imperative to make up for that neglect now, particularly given what's happened on Wall Street. Obama would do well to remind them that their party has pursued different priorities before. Back in 1932, Franklin Roosevelt promised a balanced budget, then presided over one of the most famous federal spending binges in history. That turned out well, both for the party and the nation. There's no reason it can't happen again. http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=8c40a373-af0a-4efe-af99-6ac7835b9daa&p=3

Micro-Credit experience in Western Guatemalan Highlands. What it tells us. David Stoll is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Middlebury College (Sep 22, 2008 at Middlebury College, Rohatyn Center for International Affairs) Recently the Ixil Mayas of Guatemala have experienced two new strategies for climbing out of poverty. The first, conceived by aid consultants, is to lend them money so that they can become entrepreneurs. The second, conceived by the Ixils, is to borrow $5,000 each to smuggle themselves into the United States. For Ixils intent on working in the U.S., microcredits and other lending institutions have been an obvious place to borrow the money. For other Ixils who have borrowed money from institutions, the highest possible rate of return is to turn around and loan the money to Ixil migrants at 10% per month. Since Ixils in the U.S. have few defenses against unscrupulous employers, many are unable to make enough money to pay the debts and Nebaj lending institutions face many defaults. David Stoll is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Middlebury College. He has been studying religion and politics in Latin America since the 1970s. He is the author of Fishers of Men or Founders of Empire? The Wycliffe Bible Translators in Latin America, Is Latin America Turning Protestant and Rigoberta Mencha and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans.

April 4, 2008 lecture by Beth Noveck for the Stanford University Human Computer Interaction Seminar (CS547). In this lecture, Beth Noveck discusses why current political institutions have changed little in response to Web 2.0. She explores the role of visual and social interfaces in producing better democracy and talk about the progress of the Peer-to-Patent project. Overall, the talk focuses on how both law and technology might be better deployed together to bring about not only deliberation but collective action and a new kind of collaborative democracy that connects institutions to networks. CS 547 | Human-Computer Interaction Seminar: http://hci.stanford.edu/seminar/ Stanford University: http://www.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Channel on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/stanford/

POLITECNICO was a very popular mambo as was MAMBO UNIVERSITARIO. This two mambos were written by Perez Prado to tribute two great institutions of learning in Mexico City. LA UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MEXICO from were I earned a degree in Physics and Engineering and EL INSTITUTO POLITECNICO NACIONAL. There were rivalry between the two institutions at the time that I was a student in Mexico.

This segment focuses on the difficulties faced by the media institutions in Jaffna District

We believed that the top priority of our government should be to make certain that U.S. banks are the strongest in the world; that our lending institutions have the capital they need to keep small businesses going and to provide consumers access to credit. At the most basic level, we sought to establish confidence that our banks are a safe place to put money. Handing over $700 billion to the Secretary of the Treasury is not the best way to accomplish this goal. The most effective way to shore up our banks is to have the Federal Reserve work with struggling institutions and to infuse them with cash.

US HOMEOWNERS TO BE EVICTED DUE TO NEW LAW http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/government/homeland_security_patriot_act_fema/news.php?q=1222699079 Russian economists are expressing shock today over a new United States law that will allow for the first time in that nations history the police forces of a foreign Nation to have law enforcement powers over their citizens. These powers are specifically being granted to Chinas State Security Police who operate under the Ministry of State Security for the Peoples Republic of China by the United States as a precondition for the Chinese Governments continued purchasing of US debt as the Americans continue their desperate actions to avert their total economic collapse. China had previously ordered its banks to halt all lending to the United States, an action that would totally cripple the American banking system, and as we can read as reported by the Reuters News Service: Chinese regulators have told domestic banks to stop interbank lending to U.S. financial institutions to prevent possible losses during the financial crisis, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday. The Hong Kong newspaper cited unidentified industry sources as saying the instruction from the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) applied to interbank lending of all currencies to U.S. banks but not to banks from other countries. "The decree appears to be Beijing's first attempt to erect defences against the deepening U.S. financial meltdown after the mainland's major lenders reported billions of U.S. dollars in exposure to the credit crisis," the SCMP said. Not being understood by the American people is that China is the holder of over $1.4 Trillion of US debt backed by the mortgages on the homes and property of tens of millions these people which, in essence, makes the Chinese one of the largest holders of land in the United States, and which the Chinese government has stated they will protect at all costs. In rapid response to Chinas demands that they be granted immediate access to their American properties to protect their investments, the United States is enacting a new law titled the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, and which in Section 101, Paragraph 7:3 chillingly states: Designating financial institutions as financial agents of the Federal Government, and such institutions shall perform all such reasonable duties related to this Act as financial agents of the Federal Government as may be required. The United States Federal Reserve has further notified the China Development Bank, the second largest bank in Asia and the main holder of US mortgage debt instruments, that they will be designated by the US Secretary of the Treasury as one of the financial institutions protected by this extraordinary new law, and which, according to these reports, will empower Chinese policing authorities the right to act as law enforcement officers in the United States including granting them the right to evict American citizens from homes whose mortgage debt is held by China. Unfortunately for these American people, their own public officials have totally abandoned them as the American Center for Responsive Politics has reported that the staggering amount of $2 Billion has been paid by the perpetrators of this Global financial crisis to US Lawmakers, www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1147.htm China to bail out USA http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/oct/13bcrisis7.htm China to bail out bankrupt Pakistan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/3222412/China-to-bail-out-near-bankrupt-Pakistan.html Asian markets going down BlessedONE333 posted the list of banks to go under back in July 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MlQ8vAxksU US MARKET CRASH HAS BEGUN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQMhDLzrgTU THE AMERO IS THE NEXT CURRENCY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0b1q6WgP0U http://investment-blog.net/i-have-obtained-an-actual-amero-from-the-shipment-sent-to-china/ END THE FED http://www.endthefed.us/ Join the END THE FED GROUP by Steven Vincent (RonPaul2008LA@sbcglobal.net)

More at http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080501YT Leo Panitch part 1: Truly democratic institutions are needed to direct investment Sunday May 4th, 2008 As the US Federal Reserve once again cut interest rates on Wednesday in the hopes of stanching the economic bleeding in the US, The Real News Network senior editor Paul Jay sat down with economist Leo Panitch to discuss the causes of--and solutions to--the current economic crisis. Panitch says that the increase in the standard of living since the Reagan era has largely been fueled by growing debt and longer working hours, and suggests that the solution is to democratize economic institutions.

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What could give us greater encouragement than these brave Muslims actively turning away from Islam and standing up for liberty, freedom of speech and a world free from religion and superstition? A dream coming true? Maryam Namazie is the powerhouse of a woman who started the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. CEMB website: http://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/indexJoinus.html Consider attending the International Day Against the Death Penalty on Friday 10th October 2008 at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion, Square London WC1R 4RL . Also see A C Grayling's article about Maryam Namazie & the CEMB: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/jun/19/thecourageoftheirconvictions How about this for a fair-minded manifesto for the 21st Century? 1) Universal rights and equal citizenship for all. We are opposed to cultural relativism and the tolerance of inhuman beliefs, discrimination and abuse in the name of respecting religion or culture. 2) Freedom to criticise religion. Prohibition of restrictions on unconditional freedom of criticism and expression using so-called religious "sanctities". 3) Freedom of religion and atheism. 4) Separation of religion from the state and legal and educational system. 5) Prohibition of religious customs, rules, ceremonies or activities that are incompatible with or infringe people's rights and freedoms. 6) Abolition of all restrictive and repressive cultural and religious customs which hinder and contradict women's independence, free will and equality. Prohibition of segregation of sexes. 7) Prohibition of interference by any authority, family members or relatives, or official authorities in the private lives of women and men and their personal, emotional and sexual relationships and sexuality. 8) Protection of children from manipulation and abuse by religion and religious institutions. 9) Prohibition of any kind of financial, material or moral support by the state or state institutions to religion and religious activities and institutions. 10) Prohibition of all forms of religious intimidation and threats. Copy and paste and get it out there!

The leaders of Europe's four biggest economic powers - Britain, France, Germany and Italy - have come to a consensus on how to deal with the global financial meltdown. They have agreed to work together to support financial institutions, but without forming a joint bailout fund.

Join Molly, Paula and Alan in a race through Manhattan to catch a lecture on the Upoer West side. All the documents in the world can't reveal the inside scoop of what the Concordia Foundation, New Realities and BitxBit software family run business is really all about. Learn about Jay Gutierrez, a helicopter mechanic turned medicine man totally devoted to helping the horror of cancer. Paula is particularly concerned with the institutions blocking this knowledge Break the medical mind control, the institutions and its agents! Use nonviolent communication to say loud and clear that It is YOUR body and YOUR life at stake!

9/18/2008 Congressman Ron Paul has issued a stinging address concerning the financial crisis in which he outlines how the current economic problems, created via malinvestment and shift to a debt based economy, are now being mismanaged by private interests in secret. Whats more he says he is not sure the Federal Reserve has any idea what to do next and that the Congress is totally oblivious to the whole sorry state of affairs - a cocktail of elements he warns puts the middle class of America in serious jeopardy. Today we had a lot of financial fireworks in the markets, a lot of things are going on, and I think we are in the middle of something very big. the Congressman stated. Speaking on the recent collapse and government bailout of several big financial institutions he warned: Were talking about big bucks, were not talking about hundreds of millions or even hundreds of billions, were talking about trillions of dollars, the obligation is immeasurable. The interesting thing is that they (the financial institutions) dont come to the Congress, I mean the Federal Reserve buys them out, they own it. We as tax payers now own Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and know one knows how much that will cost. They dont come to the Congress, we dont have appropriations, its done by secret government, private individuals behind the scenes maneuvering and manipulating and trying to patch things up. While in the meantime, Im sure theres a few people making a couple of bucks out of this whole thing. The Congressman highlighted how an economy structured on debt and credit and a financial system based on interventionism and self serving moral hazard has led to gross devaluation of the dollar and ultimately lies at the root of the current financial meltdown. Our problems come first of all from the Federal Reserve. It is a monopoly and it controls interest rates artificially low, causes people to make mistakes, thats the basic source. But then on top of that in the Housing market we had the community reinvestment act which told investors that they had to loan to risky borrowers, and that was a risky complication. HUD contributes to this, FDIC contributes, its called moral hazard, everything that we have done over here creates moral hazard, that is we assure people or assume that we will take care of everybody, just go out and create the risk, it is the opposite of the market place. Paul stated. You cant create money like were doing in order to support the dollar, because ultimately it hurts the dollar and everything we do in Washington today whether its on the appropriations side, whether its what the Fed is doing, buying up America, its all putting pressure on the dollar. One of these days were just going to have to wake up and say that we need to liquidate debt. This is malinvestment. he urged. The Congressman then slammed those who have blamed the crisis on failures of the free market: And then they have people come along and say see, this is the failure of capitalism, this has nothing to do with capitalism, this is something that started off as interventionism and us being too involved in the economy for the benefit of special interests. But now it is being socialized out in the open. The end of this comes when people reject the dollar and I think were getting awfully close to this. Paul stated echoing comments from leading investors such as Jim Rogers, who predicted Monday that the dollar would soon lose its world reserve status. When you see the movement in the markets that we have today, you know that there are serious problems out there and Congress basically are oblivious, they have no idea whats going on. Paul continued. As a matter of fact Im not even sure the Federal Reserve has any idea what to do about this. Theyve been manipulating and maneuvering for their own benefit over the years but eventually the market wins out. The Congressmans comments were echoed today by reports indicating that the Congress cannot agree on any form of action and is likely to simply adjourn and get out of the way. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters that no one knows what to do. In a stark warning, Ron Paul stressed that the longer the value of the dollar is allowed to depreciate, the greater the risk becomes for the majority of Americans: The reason this is so important is that if you care about people in a humanitarian sense, what you want to do is protect the value of the money. Just think of the third world nations when they have total run away inflation, the middle class gets wiped out. And what we are seeing today is the middle class being jeopardized by this type of system that we have, unlimited spending, unlimited debt, unlimited creation of new credit. So its time that we wake up The answers are in the free market, sound money and our Constitution. Paul concluded. Watch the full address by the Congressman:

http://www.allamericangold.com/ Americans Should Worry About Bank Deposits if Congress Doesn't Act With the "financial storm of the century" hitting financial institutions, many Americans are worried about the safety of their bank deposits. While the FDIC insures individual accounts up to $100,000, the reaction to IndyMac's failure this summer -- lines outside retail branches -- shows Americans have limited faith in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which guarantees individual accounts up to $100,000. Such concerns are justified, says Nouriel Roubini, of NYU's Stern School and RGE Monitor, who notes there is already a "slow-motion run on retail banks" occurring nationwide. That "run" could accelerate as people realize 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.

This is the most important video on the internet.... but only... if you choose to participate and if you foward this video and create your own. "Two thousand years ago, a Roman Senator suggested that all slaves wear white armbands to better identify them. "No," said a wiser Senator. "If they see how many of them there are, they may revolt." Today, you and I and all Americans are the slaves. Let us see, how many slaves are ready to revolt. Now, let us hear from those who support our cause. "Steal" to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice Webster's Dictionary The IRS steals from Americans to profit private bankers.... 100% of the money collected by the IRS goes to pay the interest to banks. For money that they never loaned, a non-existent debt. "It is well that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." ~ Henry Ford "Wh have, in this country, one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve Board. This evil institution has impoverished the people of the United States.... and has practically bankrupted our government. It has done this throught the corrupt practices of the moneyed vultures who control it." ~ Congressman Louis T. McFadden "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties that standing armies. Already they have raised up a monied aristocracy that has set the government at defieance. The issuing power (of money) should be taken away from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs." ~ Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President "History record that the money changers have used every form of abuse, intrigue, deceit, and violent means possible to maintain their control over governments by controlling money and its issuance." ~ James Madison "Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lender. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and manipulates the credit of the United States." ~ Senator Barry Goldwater (Rep. AZ) If, as it appears, the experiment that was called "America" is at an end.....then perhaps a fitting epitaph would be.... "Here lies America, the greatest nation that might have been, had it not been for the Edomite bankers who first stole their money, used their stolen money to buy their politicians and press and lastly deprived them of their constitional freedom by the most evil device yet created....The Federal Reserve Banking System" ~G.D. McDaniel What we propose is... A one day, national (international) strike, to make everyone aware of the numbers of people who are aware of this deceit. The Strike to Abolish the Federal Reserve. To be held on Tax Day (theft day USA) April 15, 2008. WHEREAS: The Federal Reserve is an illegal corporation that operates for profit and is NOT part of the federal government of the Unites States of America. WHEREAS: The Federal Reserve has stolen Trillions of Dollars from the citizens of the United States, without even having the Constitutional authority to exist. WHEREAS: The New World Order could not continue its march to destroy America and its freedoms without the help of the Federal Reserve stockholders. WHEREAS: We can never have honest politicians as long as corrupt money from this corrupt organisation keeps dishonest politicians in power. We the people, that favor abolishing the Federal Reserve and the income tax, will be on strike or calling in sick protest on April 15, 2008. Let us end the income tax and the Federal Reserve forever. Let's deman that the stockholders of the Federal Reserve return all that they have stolen by deceit. They are common thieves and all that they own is owed to Americans as restitution. April 15, 2008 ~ the beginning of the end of the enslavement of 300 million Americans and the enslavement of the world. The Canadian, English, Germans and French are all planning to join the strike. People need to create different versions of this video so that it can't be stopped. Other suggestions have been made also.... Don't buy anything on the day of protest... Wear white wristbands or armbands to show your support... Remove most or all of your money from the bank for a couple of day around the strike... Save, Re-Create, Repost this video The 10 Primary Stockholders in the Federal Reserve System are: 1) The Rothschilds ~ London 2) The Rothschilds ~ Berlin 3) The Lazard Brothers ~ Paris 4) Israel Seiff ~ Italy 5) Kuhn-Loeb Company ~ Germany 6) The Warburgs ~ Amsterdam 7) The Warburgs ~ Hamburg 8) Lehman Brothers ~ NY 9) Goldman & Sachs ~ NY 10) The Rockerfellers ~ NY Music from "Last of the Mohicans" ~ John Williams

http://www.instablogs.com/ Helping Hand Ever since the war on terror has begun US has flushed its closest ally Pakistan with economic aid worth billions of US dollars to retain its support in the crucial war and help rebuild its tattering economy. Many Americans have been left wondering about the manner in which the aid money is spent, since none of the desired objectives have been attained. The social fabric of the country remains badly blotted by radicalization and extremism. In fact its only getting worse with each passing day. Political instability and economic decay have slowed down the prosperity and development. There are others who believe that this aid is being used to build weapons arsenal against neighboring India. For how long can US afford to spend its public money on a country awash with economic crisis after tons in aid. Actually ever since the war began Pakistan has been pursuing the policy of monetary gains in the course of US Pak relations. No doubt Pakistan is vital in fighting terror but then for how long can we afford to make such inconsequential aids and grants. Defiant Act North Korea has threatened yet again to restart their nuclear program. After President Bush delayed taking North Korea off the 'sponsors of terrorism list', North Korea responded by ordering seals and cameras removed from the nuclear plant, and has threatened to restart their nuclear program. From the South Korean perspective, most South Koreans pay a sort of unconscious attention to North Korea; it makes the news but it doesn't change their lives. There isn't much that they can do, and the passionate protests Koreans are sometimes known for wouldn't help this time around. North Korea is in a position where it NEEDS the outside aid, but Pyongyang seems to want to get the benefits of the agreement without doing as they agreed to. In the end, it's all about pride and power - powerful entities don't allow themselves to be in a position of weakness if they can help it. Facing Closure? The Himachal government cannot be oblivious to the fact that St. Bedes the oldest womens college in the country. The philanthropic vision of this institution has promoted the cause of female education for more than a century in a society averse to tutoring girls. It is absolutely shocking to see the government express its helplessness in forestalling a complete shutdown of this great asset to the region as a whole. The authorities may be right in stating that the grants are required to be disbursed on an equitable basis with other institutions and that St. Bedes along with the other 3 institutions cannot be the sole beneficiary. Understood, but you cannot shut the matter here and turn your back on it. St. Bedes is an alma mater to first IPS lady officer Satwant Atwal trivedi, film actress Preity Zinta. The government can always exercise its choice of increasing the grants for all these institutions. Already there are very few good institutions in the state that are genuinely interested in promoting the cause of female education. Rare Objective It is a really brave decision to begin a venture such as this in a country like Zambia. Covering news on 24 hour basis is a rare objective ever tried let alone achieving by anyone. This group of enterprising journalists will have to face many problems in reaching out the masses. In Zambia, although the Information Revolution has made the Internet available its connectivity remains poor. Poverty, however, has militated against making e-mail and other Internet services available to most Zambians. Computers, simply, are too expensive. Internet sites and cafes are available, but most Zambians cannot afford to log on and off. The lack of electricity has kept the electronic media out of the reach of a majority of Zambia's citizens. Many prefer to spend their limited cash on more pressing needs, such as food. Given the difficulties it would be a good idea to partner with local radio stations and start a print edition to complement its online edition. Even the government should step forward and provide infrastructural support because such innovative measures can help it realize the goal of national development. http://www.instablogs.com/

Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy discusses the start of the COALITION TO STOP SHARIAH (www.USAStopShariah.org) at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. STATEMENT BY THE COALITION TO STOP SHARIAH REGARDING U.S. TREASURYS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SEDITIOUS ISLAMIC FINANCE We are Americans opposed to the stealth jihad being waged in this country by those who promote Shariah - authoritative Islams theo-political-religious program for establishing a global theocracy. As such, Shariah and its espousal of violent and stealthy jihad constitute sedition. We are determined to resist efforts now underway to create parallel Muslim societies and otherwise to insinuate Shariah into this country via its mosques, prisons, campuses, media, government and financial institutions. Of particular concern is the progress being made to establish Shariah-Compliant Finance (SCF) within Western, and most recently, U.S. banks and other institutions that trade securities. Islamic finances leading Shariah authorities have made plain that they consider SCF to be jihad with money, financial jihad and a means of promoting their objective of destroying the Wests economic system and replacing it with an Islamic one. Incredibly, in recent days, the U.S. Treasury Department has begun embracing Shariah-Compliant Finance. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt has professed an interest in studying the salient features of Islamic banking to ascertain how far it could be useful in fighting the ongoing world economic crisis. According to a press report out of Saudi Arabia, he has declared that experts in the Treasury Department are currently learning the important features of Islamic banking. To this end, the Treasury Department is hosting in its headquarters building on Thursday, November 6th a seminar for the policy community entitled Islamic Finance 101. This event is being co-sponsored - and, it would appear, orchestrated - to promote Shariah-Compliant Finance by one of Americas leading promoters of the industry: the Islamic Finance Project at Harvard Law School. Harvard has benefitted from the infusion of millions of dollars from a Wahhabi Saudi prince and his government. Such funds are evidently translating into its fealty to the Islamist agenda and the promotion of Shariah and SCF by Harvard professors such as Frank Vogel (who will preside at the Treasury seminar). It is especially alarming that the Treasury Department is now in a position to impose its submission to Shariah on the various financial institutions which it has bought in recent weeks or otherwise controls. With the nationalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, its purchase of - at last count - 17 banks and the enormous leverage associated with its $700 billion slush-fund, Treasury can be an irresistible force should it actively promote Shariah-Compliant Finance. The fact that Assistant Treasury Secretary Neel Kashkari, the official charged with administering that slush fund, is the host of Islamic Finance 101″ certainly looks like active promotion of Shariah-Compliant Finance. The Coalition to Stop Shariah calls on the Treasury Department to cancel this indoctrination session, to cease its efforts to promote Shariah-Compliant Finance and to recognize Shariah for what it is - sedition - and treat it accordingly by banning its use in U.S. financial institutions and products.

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Video clip three of "I Survived Real Estate 2008" starts with Bruce Norris introducing Christopher Thornberg who represents the economics part of the equation. Christopher is a self proclaimed bear and was one of the few that predicted the downturn was coming. Christopher discusses employment, housing starts and how they can only go to zero, consumer sales, exports, his thought on recession and the varying views that exist, if the worst is yet to come, and where he stands. Christopher talks about the housing market and the false indicator of increases in home sales. Christopher says homes prices got too ridiculous and that prices did not match what people were making. Increases in incomes did not keep up with home price appreciation. The only reason prices got that high was of the crazy financing that took place. Christopher says the pace of home price declines look to be around 30% per year and the mix of foreclosures to home sales is not looking good. Christopher addresses how far prices will fall. Christopher believes financial losses will total over $1 trillion and that several institutions will fail because of overexposure. The leverage of some institutions is 100 to 1 such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Christopher reviews some of the new features of the newly passed housing bill and how little it will actually accomplish. With the money that the government will release to California alone, doing the math it means California will only be able to purchase around 4,000 homes which is a very small piece of the large REO pie. Special Thanks to our sponsors: Platinum Sponsors: The San Diego Creative Investors Association (SDCIA): http://www.sdcia.com/ Investors Workshops: http://www.investorsworkshops.com/ Frye / Wiles: http://www.fryewiles.com/ Proxibid: http://www.proxibid.com/ White House Catering: http://www.whcatering.com/ MVT Productions: http://www.mvtpro.com/ Pechanga Resort and Casino: http://pechanga.com/ The Denver Nuggets: http://www.nba.com/nuggets/ The Chicago Bulls: http://www.nba.com/bulls/ The Cleveland Cavaliers: http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/ Gold Sponsors: 7 Steps to a 720 Credit Score and Philip X. Tirone- http://www.7stepsto720.com/ Chicago Title - https://www.ctic.com/ Elite Auctions - http://www.sellwithauction.com/ RealtyTrac - http://www.realtytrac.com/ Investors Resource Center of America LA and Steve and Robyn Love - http://www.irca-losangeles.com/ Las Brisas Escrow - http://www.lasbrisasescrow.com/ National Club of Real Estate Investors and Sam Saddat - http://www.ncrei.com/ Northern California Real Estate Investors Association (Norcalreia) and David Granzella - http://www.norcalreia.com/ Foreclosure Trackers - http://www.foreclosuretrackers.com/ North San Diego Real Estate Investors and Linda Wessels - http://www.nsdrei.org/ RE Ventures and Michael Pines - http://www.reventuresrealty.com/ Real Estate Investors Club of Los Angeles and Phyllis Rockower - http://www.realestateclubla.com/ Real Wealth Investor and Scott Whaley - http://www.realwealthinvestor.com/ Saddleback Valley Communities - http://svc4.com/ Silverstar Finance and Janet French - http://www.silverstarfinance.com/ Sunset Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary - http://www.sunsethills.cc/ The Mission Inn - http://www.missioninn.com/ The Mortgage Equity Group - http://themeg.net/ The Naked Real Estate Investor Club - Rosie Nieto - http://www.nakedrealestateinvestorsclub.com/ The Short Sale Processor and Nick Manfredi - http://www.theshortsaleprocessor.com/ Virtual Real Estate Tour and Layla Tusko - http://1wealthcreation.com/ Wholesale Capital Corporation - http://www.wccmtg.com/