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U.S. clamps down on banking transactions; terror group finds new funding

By Robert Windrem and Garrett Haake
NBC News
updated 7:56 a.m. ET Nov. 14, 2008
Seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. intelligence officials believe they've won many small victories against al-Qaida's ability to finance its operations, but they remain unable to put a concrete dollar figure on their impact.

That's because they have no reliable estimate of al-Qaida's overall budget, according to current and former U.S. counterterrorism officials, which means the only measures of the organization's economic health are sporadic, anecdotal and fragmentary.

"When you see a cell complaining that it hasn't received its monthly or biannual stipend and it's unable to pay the salaries of the people in the cell, unable to make the support payments to the families of terrorists living or dead, that's a tremendous indicator we have pressured the financial channel," said Adam Szubin, the director of the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and the man in charge of tracking terrorist finance.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27644191

WOW! et la presse disait que Pres. Bush etait manipule!

AP: Obama to Issue Order Closing Gitmo During First Week in Office

President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to issue order his first week in office to close Guantanamo Bay.

AP

Monday, January 12, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to issue an executive order his first week in office -- and perhaps his first day -- to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, according to two presidential transition team advisers.
It's unlikely the detention facility at the Navy base in Cuba will be closed anytime soon. In an interview last weekend, Obama said it would be "a challenge" to close it even within the first 100 days of his administration.

But the order, which one adviser said could be issued as early as Jan. 20, would start the process of deciding what to do with the estimated 250 Al Qaeda and Taliban suspects and potential witnesses who are being held there. Most have not been charged with a crime.

The Guantanamo directive would be one of a series of executive orders Obama is planning to issue shortly after he takes office next Tuesday, according to the two advisers. Also expected is an executive order about certain interrogation methods, but details were not immediately available Monday.
The advisers spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the orders that have not yet been finalized.

Obama transition team spokeswoman Brooke Anderson declined comment Monday.
The two advisers said the executive order will direct the new administration to look at each of the cases of the Guantanamo detainees to see whether they can be released or if they should still be held -- and if so, where.

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"That's a challenge," Obama said on ABC's "This Week." "I think it's going to take some time and our legal teams are working in consultation with our national security apparatus as we speak to help design exactly what we need to do.
"But I don't want to be ambiguous about this," he said. "We are going to close Guantanamo and we are going to make sure that the procedures we set up are ones that abide by our constitution."
President George W. Bush established military tribunals to prosecute detainees at Guantanamo. He also supports closing the prison, but strongly opposes bringing prisoners to the United States.

En fait en lisant la fin de l'article, c'est uniquement pour calmer les esprits chez la goche!

Avec grand intérêt et dans un silence religieux, rassurez-vous !

Une fois encore, tout a fait d'accord avec lui

J'avais dit il y a quelques jours ne pas comprendre pourquoi Obama se sentait oblige d'etre si negatif au sujet de l'economie (ce qui n'est pas le meilleur ton a utiliser avec des investisseurs), me demandant meme si la raison etait politique: Obama poserait-il des jalons?

( 1) si l'economie repart: il sera le heros rendez-vous compte dans quel etat elle etait a son arrivee 2) si l'economie empire: que voulez-vous c'etait tellement terrible, personne ne pouvait y remedier)

Bush: Obama Shouldn't Become 'Economic Forecaster'

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Bonjour Biloulou

Bonjour Dame Sylvete !

(hi hi hi... )

Obama Team Grapples With Skepticism on Bailout Request

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he's "very confident" he can round up the votes needed in his chamber to approve President-elect Barack Obama's financial bailout request, but many lawmakers are disappointed with the program so far.



FOXNews.com

Tuesday, January 13, 2009


President-elect Barack Obama is running into deep skepticism, even from his own party, as he tries to convince Congress to free up the remaining half of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he's "very confident" he can round up the votes needed in his chamber to approve Obama's request. But Republicans and Democrats gave a glimpse of their grievances with the program during a House hearing the same day.

Lawmakers complained that the management of the fund so far amounts to an unregulated giveaway of taxpayer dollars, signaling that Obama's decision to press for billions more in stimulus and bailout dollars early on will make for a rocky honeymoon.

"We're seeing now this thing transition ... into a grab bag where people can just reach in and get taxpayer money. As most of you know people are lining up to get this money," said Alabama Rep. Spencer Bachus, the ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee. "We're not informed, we don't have the facts, but we're told that we need to pass it. ... And that's not the way to do legislation."

Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., who wants the money released, is putting forward a bill that would place new conditions on the remaining $350 billion in bailout funding, called the Troubled Asset Relief Program. He says the legislation will focus on ensuring foreclosure relief, curbing executive compensation and adding other restrictions.

Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass., said it's "insane" the distribution doesn't already have conditions for tracking the money that goes to banks.

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Frank said his motto for his legislation is one borrowed from President Ronald Reagan: "Trust but verify."

Pres. Reagan doit se retourner dans sa tombe d'etre cite par ce gars.

La progression de la gauche:

Obama Climate Czarina Obama Climate Czarina Was Member of Socialist Group's Environmental Commission



SocialistInternational.org


Carol Browner, whose picture is still on SocialistInternational.org, is President-elect Obama's choice as climate czarina.


WASHINGTON — Carol Browner, President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be his climate czarina, served until last summer as a member of a socialist organization whose mission is to enact progressive government policies, including toward environmental concerns like climate change.

Browner's name and biography have been scrubbed from the Web site of Socialist International, the umbrella group for 170 "social democratic, socialist and labor parties" in 55 countries. But a photo of Browner speaking in Greece to the group's Congress on June 30 remained in the site's archives.

Browner, formerly the longest serving administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, having served under President Bill Clinton, worked on Socialist International's Commission for a Sustainable World Society, which argues that the global community must work collectively to address environmental policies.



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lorsque dans un de mes messages a Shansaa , je comparais la responsabilite professionnelle a laquelle Clinton aurait adherer (oui bon..) a celle imposee a un enseignant dans ses rapports avec ses eleves.

Eh bien voila, un juge trouve tout a fait normal qu'un professeur ait des relations sexuelles avec un(e) eleve majeure! Enfin, les parents, psychologues et sex therapistes, ne semblent ne pas approuver. Tout de meme...

Outrage Follows Ruling That Teachers Can Have Sex With 18-Year-Old Students

Thursday, January 15, 2009

By Joshua Rhett Miller

Washington court's ruling this week that teachers can legally have sex with their 18-year-old students is sparking outrage among parents, psychologists and sex therapists.

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PS: Quant a ca...

22 -Year-Old Sells Virginity Online

Thank you. Fellow citizens, for eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your president. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence, a time set apart.

Tonight, with a thankful heart, I have asked for a final opportunity to share some thoughts on the journey we have traveled together and the future of our nation.

Five days from now, the world will witness the vitality of American democracy. In a tradition dating back to our founding, the presidency will pass to a successor chosen by you, the American people. Standing on the steps of the Capitol will be a man whose history reflects the enduring promise of our land.

This is a moment of hope and pride for our whole nation. And I join all Americans in offering best wishes to President-elect Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two beautiful girls.

Tonight, I am filled with gratitude to Vice President Cheney and members of the administration; to Laura, who brought joy to this house and love to my life; to our wonderful daughters, Barbara and Jenna; to my parents, whose examples have provided strength for a lifetime.

And above all, I thank the American people for the trust you have given me. I thank you for the prayers that have lifted my spirits. And I thank you for the countless acts of courage, generosity and grace that I have witnessed these past eight years.

This evening, my thoughts return to the first night I addressed you from this house, September 11, 2001. That morning, terrorists took nearly 3,000 lives in the worst attack on America since Pearl Harbor.

I remember standing in the rubble of the World Trade Center three days later, surrounded by rescuers who had been working around the clock. I remember talking to brave souls who charged through smoke- filled corridors at the Pentagon and to husbands and wives whose loved ones became heroes aboard Flight 93.

I remember Arlene Howard, who gave me her fallen son's police shield as a reminder of all that was lost. And I still carry his badge.

As the years passed, most Americans were able to return to life much as it had been before 9/11. But I never did. Every morning, I received a briefing on the threats to our nation. And I vowed to do everything in my power to keep us safe.

Over the past seven years, a new Department of Homeland Security has been created. The military, the intelligence community, and the FBI have been transformed. Our nation is equipped with new tools to monitor the terrorists' movements, freeze their finances, and break up their plots.

And with strong allies at our side, we have taken the fight to the terrorists and those who support them. Afghanistan has gone from a nation where the Taliban harbored Al Qaeda and stoned women in the streets to a young democracy that is fighting terror and encouraging girls to go to school.

Iraq has gone from a brutal dictatorship and a sworn enemy of America to an Arab democracy at the heart of the Middle East and a friend of the United States.

There is legitimate debate about many of these decisions, but there can be little debate about the results.

America has gone more than seven years without another terrorist attack on our soil. This is a tribute to those who toil day and night to keep us safe -- law enforcement officers, intelligence analysts, homeland security and diplomatic personnel, and the men and women of the United States armed forces.

Our nation is blessed to have citizens who volunteer to defend us in this time of danger. I have cherished meeting these selfless patriots and their families. And America owes you a debt of gratitude.

And to all our men and women in uniform listening tonight, there has been no higher honor than serving as your commander in chief.

The battles waged by our troops are part of a broader struggle between two dramatically different systems. Under one, a small band of fanatics demands total obedience to an oppressive ideology, condemns women to subservience and marks unbelievers for murder.

The other system is based on the conviction that freedom is the universal gift of Almighty God and that liberty and justice light the path to peace.

This is the belief that gave birth to our nation. And in the long run, advancing this belief is the only practical way to protect our citizens.

When people live in freedom, they do not willingly choose leaders who pursue campaigns of terror. When people have hope in the future, they will not cede their lives to violence and extremism.

So around the world, America is promoting human liberty, human rights and human dignity. We are standing with dissidents and young democracies, providing AIDS medicine to bring dying patients back to life, and sparing mothers and babies from malaria. And this great republic, born alone in liberty, is leading the world toward a new age when freedom belongs to all nations.

For eight years, we have also strived to expand opportunity and hope here at home. Across our country, students are rising to meet higher standards in public schools. A new Medicare prescription drug benefit is bringing peace of mind to seniors and the disabled. Every taxpayer pays lower income taxes.

The addicted and suffering are finding new hope through faith- based programs. Vulnerable human life is better protected. Funding for our veterans has nearly doubled. America's air, water and lands are measurably cleaner. And the federal bench includes wise new members, like Justice Sam Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts.

When challenges to our prosperity emerged, we rose to meet them. Facing the prospect of a financial collapse, we took decisive measures to safeguard our economy. These are very tough times for hardworking families, but the toll would be far worse if we had not acted.

All Americans are in this together. And together, with determination and hard work, we will restore our economy to the path of growth. We will show the world once again the resilience of America's free enterprise system.

Like all who have held this office before me, I have experienced setbacks and there are things I would do differently, if given the chance.

Yet, I've always acted with the best interests of our country in mind. I have followed my conscience and done what I thought was right. You may not agree with some tough decisions I have made, but I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions.

The decades ahead will bring more hard choices for our country, and there are some guiding principles that should shape our course.

While our nation is safer than it was seven years ago, the gravest threat to our people remains another terrorist attack. Our enemies are patient and determined to strike again.

America did nothing to seek or deserve this conflict. But we have been given solemn responsibilities, and we must meet them. We must resist complacency. We must keep our resolve. And we must never let down our guard.

At the same time, we just continue to engage the world with confidence and clear purpose. In the face of threats from abroad, it can be tempting to seek comfort by turning inward. But we must reject isolationism and its companion, protectionism.

Retreating behind our borders would only invite danger. In the 21st century, security and prosperity at home depend on the expansion of liberty abroad. If America does not lead the cause of freedom, that cause will not be led.

As we address these challenges, and others we cannot foresee tonight, America must maintain our moral clarity.

I have often spoken to you about good and evil, and this has made some uncomfortable. But good and evil are present in this world and between the two, there can be no compromise. Murdering the innocent to advance an ideology is wrong every time, everywhere.

Freeing people from oppression and despair is eternally right. This nation must continue to speak out for justice and truth. We must always be willing to act in their defense and to advance the cause of peace.

President Thomas Jefferson once wrote, "I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past." As I leave the house he occupied two centuries ago, I share that optimism.

America is a young country, full of vitality, constantly growing and renewing itself. And even in the toughest times, we lift our eyes to the broad horizon ahead.

I have confidence in the promise of America because I know the character of our people. This is a nation that inspires immigrants to risk everything for the dream of freedom.

This is a nation where citizens show calm in times of danger and compassion in the face of suffering. We see examples of America's character all around us, and Laura and I have invited some of them to join us in the White House this evening.

We see America's character in Dr. Tony Recasner, a principal who opened a new charter school from the ruins of Hurricane Katrina. We see it in Julio Medina, a former inmate who leads a faith-based program to help prisoners returning to society. We see it in Staff Sgt. Aubrey McDade, who charged into an ambush in Iraq and rescued three of his fellow Marines.

We see America's character in Bill Krissoff, a surgeon from California. His son Nathan, a Marine, gave his life in Iraq. When I met Dr. Krissoff and his family, he delivered some surprising news. He told me he wanted to join the Navy Medical Corps in honor of his son.

This good man was 60 years old, 18 years above the age limit. But his petition for a waiver was granted, and for the past year he has trained in battlefield medicine.

Lt. Cmdr. Krissoff could not be here tonight, because he will soon deploy to Iraq, where he will help save America's wounded warriors and uphold the legacy of his fallen son.

In citizens like these, we see the best of our country, resilient and hopeful, caring and strong. These virtues give me an unshakable faith in America. We have faced danger and trial, and there is more ahead.

But with the courage of our people and confidence in our ideals, this great nation will never tire, never falter and never fail.

It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve as your president. There have been good days and tough days. But every day, I have been inspired by the greatness of our country and uplifted by the goodness of our people.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT

Discours d'adieu.

Cette fois au moins la citation de Jefferson n'aura pas ete tronquee ou videe de sa substance. (July 4th, Monticello anyone ?).

L'histoire lui a fait un dernier (ou un premier ?) pied de nez. Le Vol US Airways 1549 et Chesley Sullenberger ont fait diverger l'attention
loin de sa prestation ce qui n'est pas tres genant finalement parce qu'il semble ne pas etre sorti de son Lallaland concernant soit l'Irak, soit l'Afghanistan et encore
mieux, la confiance des Americains a son sujet.

Je ne sais pas si Obama sera un bon president ou pas, l'avenir le dira. Quoiqu'il en soit ca ne pourra pas etre pire et on va peut etre pouvoir enfin respirer un air un peu moins malsain.

A G.W. Bush, ce mot de Benjamin Franklin : They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Shansaa a écrit:

A G.W. Bush, ce mot de Benjamin Franklin : They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Une chose est certaine, la premiere attaque sur le sol US a eu lieu en '93 (deja les tours) alors que Clinton etait a la Maison Blanche. I n'a rien trouve de mieux que de mettre en place des obstacles presque insurmontables a l'interieur du systeme de renseignements americains. Les operatives en place devant sans cesse demander l'autorisation de faire quoi que ce soit a des avocats derriere leur bureau et la communication etant inexistante entre les differents services.

A son depart clinton a dit a Pres. Bush qu'il y avait des risques d'actions terroristes sans aucune precision particuliere d'ailleurs.

Depuis que Pres. Bush a tout change, nous n'avons eu aucune attaque sur notre sol. C'est simple, c'est clair et c'est ce qui compte.

"a little temporary safety" il faudrait donc croire que le 11 septembre d'etait qu'un manque de "temporary safety". J'espere qu'Obama gardera notre pays aussi a l'abris que Pres. Bush l'a fait depuis le 11 septembre. Je rappelle une fois encore que cette attaque etait en preparation au temps ou clinton etait president. (du temps donc ou on nous aimait de par le monde et apres que clinton, grand seigneur ait refuse de prendre ben laden en charge...)

Alors question pire President, il y a competition. Pire presse, pire partialite et pire haine envers un president? la, y'a pas photo!

Dear World,

We, the United States of America, your top quality supplier of ideals of democracy,
would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption in service. The technical fault that
led to this eight-year service outage has been located, and the software responsible was
replaced November 4. Early tests of the newly installed program indicate that we are now
operating correctly, and we expect it to be fully functional on January 20. We apologize
for any inconvenience caused by the outage. We look forward to resuming full service and
hope to improve in years to come.

We thank you for your patience and understanding,

Sincerely,

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Citation :

your top quality supplier of ideals of democracy

Et ce n'est pas la modestie qui les étouffe !

La source: http://serendipity.vox.com/library/post/democracy-20.html ?

Often wrong, never in doubt

Sylvette a écrit:

La source: http://serendipity.vox.com/library/post/democracy-20.html ?

Often wrong, never in doubt

Une autre version plus simplifiee si vous voulez (Il y en a d'autres, chacune avec sa variante, je vous laisse chercher, ca a l'air de vous plaire )
mais elles portent toujours le meme message

Dear World

The United States of America, your quality supplier of ideals of liberty and democracy, would like to apologize for its 2001-2008 service outage.
The technical fault that led to this eight-year service interruption has been located.
Replacement components were ordered Tuesday night, November 4th, and have begun arriving.
Early tests of the new equipment indicate that it is functioning correctly and we expect it to be fully operational by January 20th.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the outage and we look forward to resuming full service and hopefully even to improving it in years to come.

Thank you for your patience and understanding,

The USA

Former President George W. Bush, left, salutes and his wife Laura Bush
waves as they depart Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Tuesday, Jan. 20,
2009. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Shansaa a écrit:

Sylvette a écrit:

La source: http://serendipity.vox.com/library/post/democracy-20.html ?

Often wrong, never in doubt

Une autre version plus simplifiee si vous voulez (Il y en a d'autres, chacune avec sa variante, je vous laisse chercher, ca a l'air de vous plaire )
mais elles portent toujours le meme message

Dear World

The United States of America, your quality supplier of ideals of liberty and democracy, would like to apologize for its 2001-2008 service outage.
The technical fault that led to this eight-year service interruption has been located.
Replacement components were ordered Tuesday night, November 4th, and have begun arriving.
Early tests of the new equipment indicate that it is functioning correctly and we expect it to be fully operational by January 20th.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the outage and we look forward to resuming full service and hopefully even to improving it in years to come.

Thank you for your patience and understanding,

The USA

C'est que generalement, par courtoisie et/ou par ethique, on met la source d'un texte que l'on pique sur un site, vous ne le faites pas, j'en conclus que vous en etes l'auteur

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Vous avez remarque, ca n'a pas plus a tout-le-monde. Maintenant, la table est tournee...

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Au fait surprenant le choix de l'ensemble de Michelle Obama!


Michelle Obama's Dress: A Bold Choice in Designer Isabel Toledo
By Kate Betts Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009


President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, who wore an Isabel Toledo ensemble to the Inauguration