Apr 27
Apr 27
- Judicial Watch Uncovers USDA Records Sponsoring U.S. Food Stamp Program for Illegal Aliens (Judical Watch, April 25, 2013):
Documents Reveal that Mexican Government Encourages Maximum Participation in U.S.-Funded Program
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch today released documents detailing how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working with the Mexican government to promote participation by illegal aliens in the U.S. food stamp program.
The promotion of the food stamp program, now known as “SNAP” (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), includes a Spanish-language flyer provided to the Mexican Embassy by the USDA with a statement advising Mexicans in the U.S. that they do not need to declare their immigration status in order to receive financial assistance. Emphasized in bold and underlined, the statement reads, “You need not divulge information regarding your immigration status in seeking this benefit for your children.”
The documents came in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request made to USDA on July 20, 2012. The FOIA request sought: “Any and all records of communication relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to Mexican Americans, Mexican nationals, and migrant communities, including but not limited to, communications with the Mexican government.”
Tags: Food stamps, Global News, Government, Mexico, Politics, Society, U.S.
Mar 28
- Mexican Vigilantes Seize Town, Arrest Police (Huffington Post/AP, March 27, 2013):
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Hundreds of armed vigilantes have taken control of a town on a major highway in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, arresting local police officers and searching homes after a vigilante leader was killed. Several opened fire on a car of Mexican tourists headed to the beach for Easter week.
Members of the area’s self-described “community police” say more than 1,500 members of the force were stopping traffic Wednesday at improvised checkpoints in the town of Tierra Colorado, which sits on the highway connecting Mexico City to Acapulco. They arrested 12 police and the former director of public security in the town after a leader of the state’s vigilante movement was slain on Monday.
Tags: Collapse, Global News, Government, Mexico, Police, Politics, Society
Mar 06
FYI. (And I certainly do NOT agree on those recommended countries being the ’5 best countries’, but it gives you ideas what you could do besides sitting and waiting for the hammer to fall.)
- 5 Best Countries to Move to Before Collapse of the West (Activist Post, March 5, 2013):
It’s been two-and-a-half years since we posted a similar article to this. In just that short time, the national average gas price has gone up from $2.86/gallon to $3.72/gallon, a 30% increase. This is our updated list of where to bug out to.
That which mathematically cannot continue will not continue. Western countries, led by the United States and Europe, are in deep economic trouble. Massive debt levels are strangling their economies, and once great nations like Greece and Spain have been reduced to third-world status with staggering unemployment levels and almost daily violent riots.
Tags: Chile, Collapse, Economy, EU, Europe, Global News, Malaysia, Mexico, Society, Thailand, U.S., Uruguay
Feb 18
- Mexican small farmers stand against Monsanto’s GM corn conquest (Voxxi, Feb 18, 2013)
Tags: Agriculture, Corn, Environment, Farmers, Food, Genetically Modified Organisms, Global News, GMO, Health, Mexico, Monsanto
Feb 09
- Currency Wars Often Lead to Trade Wars … Which In Turn Can Devolve Into Hot Wars (ZeroHedge, Feb 8, 2013):
Currency War → Trade War → Hot War?
According to numerous high-level insiders, the global currency war is accelerating: Continue reading »
Tags: Australia, Bank of England, Ben Bernanke, China, Currency War, ECB, Environment, EU, Europe, Fed, Federal Reserve, Germany, Global News, Government, IMF, Japan, Jim Rickards, Jim Rogers, Mexico, Nouriel Roubini, Paul Krugman, Politics, Reggie Middleton, Robert Reich, U.S., Unemployment, War
Dec 19
- How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Get Its Way in Mexico (New York Times, Dec 17, 2012):
SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACÁN, Mexico — Wal-Mart longed to build in Elda Pineda’s alfalfa field. It was an ideal location, just off this town’s bustling main entrance and barely a mile from its ancient pyramids, which draw tourists from around the world. With its usual precision, Wal-Mart calculated it would attract 250 customers an hour if only it could put a store in Mrs. Pineda’s field.
One major obstacle stood in Wal-Mart’s way.
After years of study, the town’s elected leaders had just approved a new zoning map. The leaders wanted to limit growth near the pyramids, and they considered the town’s main entrance too congested already. As a result, the 2003 zoning map prohibited commercial development on Mrs. Pineda’s field, seemingly dooming Wal-Mart’s hopes.
But 30 miles away in Mexico City, at the headquarters of Wal-Mart de Mexico, executives were not about to be thwarted by an unfavorable zoning decision. Instead, records and interviews show, they decided to undo the damage with one well-placed $52,000 bribe.
The plan was simple. The zoning map would not become law until it was published in a government newspaper. So Wal-Mart de Mexico arranged to bribe an official to change the map before it was sent to the newspaper, records and interviews show. Sure enough, when the map was published, the zoning for Mrs. Pineda’s field was redrawn to allow Wal-Mart’s store.
Problem solved.
Tags: Businesses, Economy, Global News, Government, Mexico, Politics, Wal-Mart
Dec 16
- Mainstream Media Finally Awakens to the Fact that Big Banks Are Criminal Enterprises (ZeroHedge, Dec 16, 2012)
Tags: Bank of England, Banking, Barack Obama, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Department of Justice, Economy, Global News, Government, Great Depression, HSBC, Joseph Stiglitz, Lloyds TSB, Matt Taibbi, Mexico, Neil Barofsky, Obama administration, Politics, U.S., Wachovia, Wells Fargo
Dec 14
Excerpt:
Full ‘Keiser Report’: (Must-see!)
Added: 13.12.2012
Description:
In this episode, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert look at HSBC being fined rather than criminally charged in order to avoid destabilizing the system, while JP Morgan and others are being sued for about a trillion in bad mortgages investors were duped into buying. They also look at “1001″ under which bankers who lied to the federal housing authorities could be criminally tried for lying to a federal official. In the second half, Max Keiser talks to Kyra Maya Phillips of MisfitEconomy.com about democracy aboard pirate ships of the 18th century on which No Plunder, No Pay was the name of the game and innovation happened on the fringe. Max proposes banksters walk the plank in a specially built platform in Trafalgar Square.
Tags: Banking, Crime, Drug Cartels, Drugs, Economy, Global News, Government, HSBC, Law, Mexico, Money, Politics, Society
Dec 11
- HSBC Said to Near $1.9 Billion Settlement Over Money Laundering (New York Times, Dec 10, 2012):
Federal and state authorities plan to announce a record $1.9 billion settlement with HSBC on Tuesday, a major victory in the government’s broad crackdown on money laundering at banks.
The settlement with HSBC stems from accusations that the British banking giant transferred billions of dollars on behalf of sanctioned nations like Iran and enabled Mexican drug cartels to launder money through the American financial system, according to officials briefed on the matter. The deal, which will force the bank to forfeit more than $1.2 billion in ill-gotten gains and pay additional penalties, is the largest to emerge from an investigation that has spanned several years and involved multiple government agencies.
Tags: Banking, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Crime, Drug Cartels, Drugs, Economy, Global News, Government, HSBC, Mexico, Money, Politics, U.S.
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