The Tony Blair House Journal (editor Alan Rusbridger) reports on Kanye West’s disgusting private performance for the Kazakh dictator and his family, and takes a sideswipe at David Cameron for visiting that country.
But peculiarly they fail to mention that Tony Blair receives US $4 million a year as a consultant to the worker murdering Kazakh dictator, and that Alistair Campbell and Jonathon Powell as well as Blair visit to give this support – which has included a behind the scenes campaign to help Nazarbaev win the Nobel Peace Prize, fortunately with no result to date.
Btw, ‘Rouge’ you’re not Mary’s sock-puppet are you? Or are you just a convenient Jack-in-the-box that pops up to try save the helpless?
O/T
Boris Berezovsky died in March of this year.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/no-suspicious-circumstances-inquest-told-russian-oligarch-boris-berezovsky-was-found-on-bathroom-floor-with-ligature-around-neck-8552741.html
An inquest was opened and immediately adjourned. Now I read that the inquest will take place next year. TVP again.
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2013_07_10/Coroners-inquest-into–s-death-not-to-start-until-2014-police-6292/
His daughter is disputing the declared insolvency. http://news.sky.com/story/1137154/berezovsky-estate-daughter-applies-to-court
Strange that the corporate media apart has not covered the new date of the inquest as they were all over the case after the death. Why the delay? Hoping everyone will go away and forget about it.
The FT are reporting the insolvency case. Look at the receivers’ fees. Vultures.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/613c7842-156c-11e3-950a-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz2dwr1VTF7
‘Following his death no one stepped up to become executor so the court appointed Grant Thornton interim receiver to deal with litigation brought against him by Aeroflot, the Russian airline.
Berezovsky had brought an ill fated $6bn lawsuit against Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea football club, and his financial position before he died is still unclear.
Mr Justice Morgan, hearing the case, said there was a dispute over whether the estate was insolvent but information from Grant Thornton pointed that way.
Philip Marshall QC, for Aeroflot, told the court the estate could be insolvent by as much as £309m, including a potential £100m claim from HM Revenue & Customs.
But Ms Berezovskaya’s lawyers said in court there were “glaring holes” in the work of the receivers and that Aeroflot was “sitting on millions of roubles” belonging to her.
In previous hearings her lawyers have also claimed that work has not been done to establish whether the estate was solvent or insolvent.
Aeroflot is opposing Ms Berezovskaya’s application to become an interim executor, claiming she is frequently out of the UK and is not sufficiently independent.
Anthony Trace QC, representing Ms Berezovskaya, told the court that the Aeroflot was acting “as if it’s intergalactic warfare” and had made a “series of smears” against a woman who was still grieving for her father and grandmother.
Mr Trace said that the interim receivers had run up costs of £800,000 in four months and Ms Berezovskaya, a Cambridge economics graduate who was present in court, was a suitable interim administrator as she was “entirely independent and with no axe to grind”.’
Interesting insight into how Western war criminals have so far escaped ICC justice:
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/09/03/can-hollande-block-the-bombing-of-syria/
Mary – For Truth And Justice
4 Sep, 2013 – 7:04 pm
“O/T
Boris Berezovsky died in March of this year.”
Another troll tactic: comment-sliding by posting foot-long copy n pastes to distract. What relevance has this to anything here, Hello?
“Further to my sharp observation at 7.00pm sharp, would Jon the Moderator kindly cross-check the post by ‘Rouge”–is this Mary’s sock-puppet? Wouldn’t put it past her for one second.
While you’re at it, Jon were you able to identify the impostor posting in Habby’s name the other night? As Habby has asked earlier, is it one of the regulars. Please do respond either way, as that was another sick comment.
More in depth look at the real reason Western criminals want to burn more Syrians:
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/is-the-united-states-going-to-go-to-war-with-syria-over-a-natural-gas-pipeline
How the bankers spread misery, starvation and death across the planet.
The role of Larry Summers and his endgame:
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18555-revealed-potential-fed-chair-summers-at-heart-of-global-economic-crisis
The silence is deafening! A whole hour has passed and no comments? The angels must be passing overhead. ‘For Truth and Justice’ indeed. Beware when they wear it on their sleeve.
Interesting stuff from the Rooskies* … doesn’t fit the requisite narrative though.
Russia releases key findings on chemical attack near Aleppo indicating similarity with rebel-made weapons
http://rt.com/news/chemical-aleppo-findings-russia-417/
*with apologies to Dr Strangelove
@ Donald: “McCaine now says bombing Syria not a good idea, WTF is going on? Has someone just had their masterplan for war blown out of the sky by the S300 (so called missile tests)?”
McCain opposed the Senate resolution as currently written because it’s too restrictive. Wanted more flexibility to bomb stuff and boots-on-ground. Resolution passed out of committee with some restrictive language preventing boot-on-ground. In a crunch, it could take lawyers up to six hours to circumvent.
Washington Times: “President Obama’s liberal activist base is adamantly opposed to military strikes in Syria, according to a new survey the Progressive Change Campaign Committee released Wednesday. PCCC says more than 57,000 of its activists weighed in, and 73 percent of them opposed the U.S. taking action in Syria. Just 18 percent supported strikes, and just 14 percent said the U.S. should go ahead unilaterally if it can’t find any allies. Indeed, a majority of the activists don’t believe Mr. Obama and Secretary of State John F. Kerry are being honest when they lay out their justifications for taking military action.”
Washington Post: “Secretary of State John Kerry said at Wednesday’s hearing that Arab counties have offered to pay for the entirety of unseating President Bashar al-Assad if the United States took the lead militarily.”
Hey, great idea, the US is now the world’s rent-a-super-power-cop. No principles needed. Charge them cost-plus-plus; pay back a bit of debt to China, et. al.
More Snowden/WikiLeaks. Tech info on spying, not directly by NSA/GCHQ, but by the vast private sub-sector cooperating with repressive regimes.
http://rt.com/news/wikileaks-spy-files-release-402/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Edward-Snowden-a-strange-guy-set-for-tough-life-Putin-says/articleshow/22291772.cms?
Incidentally, a few days ago, it was revealed the US Drug Enforcement Agency, separate from the NSA/FBI/CIA, has agreements with Telcoms and others and maintains it’s own vast data-bank.
Overheard: “Kerry reminded hearing he’s a former lawyer, and he has fresh, new evidence against Assad, which he’ll reveal tomorrow.” Now he’s Kerry Mason. Don’t change that dial. Denouement follows commercials.
UN’s Ban casts doubt on legality of US plans for Syria strike
http://www.trust.org/item/20130903173421-30zu2/?source=hpbreaking
He also said, “If confirmed, any use of chemical weapons by anyone under any circumstances will be a serious violation of international law and outrageous war crime,” he told reporters. “Any perpetrators must be brought to justice. There should be no impunity.” , which I hope means trials at the Hague, rather than agreeing to bombing the life out of many Syrians.
War, what is it good for ? Profits !;
http://money.msn.com/now/post–raytheon-shares-hit-record-highs-on-syria-war-talk
Russians talking tough;
““The Mediterranean is a powder keg,” Antonov emphasized. “A match is enough for fire to break out and possibly spread not only to neighboring states but to other world regions as well. I remind you that the Mediterranean is close to the borders of the Russian Federation.”
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/09/04/321997/russia-warns-israel-on-missile-launch/
Villager; “The silence is deafening!”
A bit like your non-response to the last post on “We Can Rule the World – Err, No We Can’t” thread.
I have no ‘sock puppets’ nor do I go in for dirty tricks. I greatly object to the slanderous accusations that are being made against me. Apologies are in order.
The death of Boris Berezovsky was discussed in great detail on this blog and I believe that an inquest into the death is being abnormally delayed for unknown reasons. The results for tissue and blood samples taken for toxicology tests are available within days.
re Bris Berezovsky;
“Strange that the corporate media apart has not covered the new date of the inquest as they were all over the case after the death. Why the delay? Hoping everyone will go away and forget about it.”
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I think you’re being unduly suspicious and/or censorious. The media were all over the case on and in the aftermath of his death simply because it was news about a chap who’d been in the news over the years. What is happening now (including the financial wrangling) is not news, it’s rather stale and, frankly, boring.
BTW may I put in a plea that no-one should confuse the late, (un)lamented Boris Berezovsky (oligarch) with his brilliant namesake (the classical pianist), who is happily still with us and may he be so for many a long year.
Ot. Excellent
Rodriguez lyrics and blues.
Dylan inspired.
Enjo http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vKYEYNX-Eug&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvKYEYNX-Eug y please.
Evening team!
Just a couple of observations for your delectation tonight.
When a mainstream media news source removes/”disappears”/”flushes down the memory hole” an article purportedly revealing the evil control of Zionists/CIA/Mossad etc, Murrayistas are quick to seize on it and claim that said news source has been compromised and forced back into line by Zionists/CIA/Mossad etc., and provide links to cached content so that they can revel in their non-sheeple-like status and pat each other on the back for keeping the truth alive. Sadly, as several recent such episodes have shown, more often than not the rather boring truth is that the news source has either based its story on sources which have been shown to be dodgy, or simply got it wrong, and removed the article.
Second, Murrayistas are quick to condemn human rights abuses by Western-backed regimes, even if that backing extends little further than conducting trade with a particular unsavoury regime. However, on absolutely zero occasions will you see a Murrayista condemn a regime which has no Western “backing”, leading me to believe that the whole “human rights” routine here is just a charade; the suffering of people in selecfed far-off places being a convenient tool for you to exercise your hatred of your country and the West in general.
As the time for me to retire approaches – not from this blog, of course (loud sighs of relief and calls of “yes, pleeeze stay” off-stage) – I am musing on the following question. Constructive insights very welcome.
“If certain posters persist in presuming to post piss, is it permissible and proper for other, protesting posters to piss in turn on those posters and/or the piss they post?”
Just askin’.
G’night all.
These members of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations –
Majority (Democrats)
Bob Menendez, New Jersey Chairman
Barbara Boxer, California
Ben Cardin, Maryland
Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
Chris Coons, Delaware
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Tom Udall, New Mexico
Chris Murphy, Connecticut
Tim Kaine, Virginia
Ed Markey, Massachusetts
Minority (Republicans)
Bob Corker, Tennessee Ranking Member
Jim Risch, Idaho
Marco Rubio, Florida
Ron Johnson, Wisconsin
Jeff Flake, Arizona
John McCain, Arizona
John Barrasso, Wyoming
Rand Paul, Kentucky
have approved the use of military force in Syria, in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack. They voted 10-7 in favour of moving the measure to a full Senate vote, expected next week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23967190
No words.
@ Anon (21h48)
Will you allow me, in all humility, to say “ouch!” on behalf of all those who might have felt that your comment was directed at them?
Venceremos!
@ Mary
Well, I count 18 in your list. So if the vote was 10 to 7, does that mean that one abstained (or perhaps went out for a cup of tea at the critical moment?
Who was it, and I think it would have been most helpful if you had told us who the 10 and the 7 were.
Please do so forthwith, thank you kindly.
“While you’re at it, Jon were you able to identify the impostor posting in Habby’s name the other night? As Habby has asked earlier, is it one of the regulars. Please do respond either way,..”
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Well, I’d certainly second that.
Now if Mod/Jon had said “I’m unable to say because I didn’t have time/don’t have the technical means/thought the matter was insufficiently important to make a fuss about”, I suppose that would, although slightly disappointing, have been just about acceptable or at least understandable.
But I do find it slightly discourteous that you should not have responded to my question at all. Slightly discourteous, but not suspicious – yet.
Thank you for your kind attention.
Cuz he wants the poor bastards in Syria Nuked/H-ed/and the whole of the Syrian soil turned into a glass paved parking lot. That sick twat left his brain/conscience/principles back in Vietnam.
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Mod will you clean up the thread please?
The fucking monkeys have been throwing shit all over the place.
Count down to WWIII
Anon
Should the West, as currently led, succeed in stamping out all independent opposition to its will, who shall benefit?
And if you can gives reasons for your opinion that would be great.
“That sick twat left his brain/conscience/principles back in Vietnam.”
Hitchens said of him that he sang like a canary.
Dunno to what extent that story came out but I do seem to remember a while back that there was public discussion of it.
“The fucking monkeys have been throwing shit all over the place.”
And throwing with it whatever little credibility any of them might have had left.
Disgraceful.
Russian Ships ’Able to React’ in Case of Syria Escalation
That is why he came out alive. North Vietnamese had very little love for the aerial butchers, and when they could lay their hands on them, they did make sure the chaps were treated accordingly.
Anon, I don’t support Assad; I am against the agenda that has been pursued by America for the last 15 years or so. Successive American presidents have said they act purely to further freedom and democracy. Personally, and I think it’s the same for most of us here, I think America doesn’t give two fucks about all the nice stuff. You only have to consider the regime that has replaced Saddam to see that. And Libya, it seems to me, is no longer a functioning state, and doesn’t even have much of the nice stuff (if you are anti-statist).
Plus, I might add, it is questionable, based upon what I have read and heard, that the American state extend those courtesies anymore to its own citizenry. The way things are going, I wonder how long it’ll be until the US Gov extends detention without trial to a much broader subset than those it currently considers to be terrorists.
If America and its European sidekicks are intent on spreading freedom and democracy, they are using death and destruction to do so. It’s a…difficult cause to rally round, shall we say.
@Mary 9:36pm
Don’t let the “b*****s get you angry/down. And don’t hold you breath for an apology – its just trolling, probably down to dyssocial traits + the disinhibition associated with anonymity. Or as Lisa Davis put it “… the Internet’s anonymity makes it impossible for them to resist spewing vitriol from the protective cave of cyberspace”.
Putin: We are not defending Assad, we are defending international law
Here we go the Poland scenario, the last man standing will be trying the rest of the bastards for “crimes against humanity”, after all victors have the right to mete out their own version of justice.
Breaking: US Senate Approves Resolution Giving Obama Authorization For Military Strike Against Syria
Newsnight has given the platform over to the Syrian tosser who is asking the “international community” ie US and the garlic eating surrender monkeys turned proper poodle. How can anyone calling himself “Syrian” has the gall to sit there and push for the foreigners’ bombers to bomb the shit of his friends, neighbours and countrymen?
Hasbara 101
Have you condemned:
1) Peasant spitting in the Himalayas
2) Ant tweaking in the Amazons
3) KaPo atrocities in Auschwitz4) Gay bashing in USSR
5) Cat roasting in China
????
No?!
Then STFU ‘bout us an Palis, K?!!