Full List - SUBJECT TO ARREST via LOGAN ACT violations

American Suspects Reasonably Eligible for Immediate Arrest
Ajami, Fouad Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Alexander, Keith B. Commander, Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency
Altman, Roger C. Chairman, Evercore Partners
Collins, Timothy C. CEO and Senior Managing Director, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC
Daniels, Jr., Mitchell E. Governor of Indiana
DeMuth, Christopher Distinguished Fellow, Hudson Institute
Donilon, Thomas E. National Security Advisor, White House
Evans, J. Michael Vice Chairman, Head of Global Growth, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Ferguson, Niall Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University
Gephardt, Richard A. President and CEO, Gephardt Group
Goolsbee, Austan D. Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
Graham, Donald E. Chairman and CEO, Washington Post Company
Harris, Britt CIO, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Hoffman, Reid Co-founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn
Huntsman, Jr., Jon M. Chairman, Huntsman Cancer Foundation
Jacobs, Kenneth M. Chairman and CEO, Lazard
Johnson, James A. Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC
Jordan, Jr., Vernon E. Senior Managing Director, Lazard
Karp, Alexander CEO, Palantir Technologies
Karsner, Alexander Executive Chairman, Manifest Energy, Inc
Kerry, John Senator for Massachusetts
Kissinger, Henry A. Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
Kleinfeld, Klaus Chairman and CEO, Alcoa
Kravis, Henry R., Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
Kravis, Marie-Josée Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Krupp, Fred President, Environmental Defense Fund
Li, Cheng Director of Research, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution
Lipsky, John Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Johns Hopkins University
Liveris, Andrew N. President, Chairman and CEO, Dow Chemical Company
Mathews, Jessica T. President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Mehlman, Kenneth B. Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Mundie, Craig J. Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation
Noonan, Peggy Author, Columnist, Wall Street Journal
Orszag, Peter R. Vice Chairman, Citigroup
Perle, Richard N. Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Rattner, Steven Chairman, Willett Advisors LLC
Rogoff, Kenneth S. Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Rose, Charlie Executive Editor and Anchor, Charlie Rose
Ross, Dennis B. Counselor, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Rubin, Robert E. Co-Chair, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Treasury Secretary
Schmidt, Eric E. Executive Chairman, Google Inc.
Shambaugh, David Director, China Policy Program, George Washington University
Speyer, Jerry I. Chairman and Co-CEO, Tishman Speyer
Thiel, Peter A. President, Clarium Capital / Thiel Capital
Warsh, Kevin Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Wolfensohn, James D. Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn and Company
Yergin, Daniel Chairman, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates

 

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Bilderberg Meeting VA - Final List of Participants

Bilderberg Meetings

Chantilly, Virginia, USA, 31 May-3 June 2012

 

Final List of Participants

Chairman

FRA	Castries, Henri de	Chairman and CEO, AXA Group
DEU	Ackermann, Josef	Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG
GBR	Agius, Marcus	Chairman, Barclays plc
USA	Ajami, Fouad	Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University
USA	Alexander, Keith B.	Commander, US Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency
INT	Almunia, Joaquín	Vice-President - Commissioner for Competition, European Commission
USA	Altman, Roger C.	Chairman, Evercore Partners
PRT	Amado, Luís	Chairman, Banco Internacional do Funchal (BANIF)
NOR	Andresen, Johan H.	Owner and CEO, FERD
FIN	Apunen, Matti	Director, Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA
TUR	Babacan, Ali	Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs
PRT	Balsemão, Francisco Pinto	President and CEO, Impresa; Former Prime Minister
FRA	Baverez, Nicolas	Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

FRA	Béchu, Christophe	Senator, and Chairman, General Council of Maine-et-Loire
BEL	Belgium, H.R.H. Prince Philippe of
TUR	Berberoğlu, Enis	Editor-in-Chief, Hürriyet Newspaper
ITA	Bernabè, Franco	Chairman and CEO, Telecom Italia
GBR	Boles, Nick	Member of Parliament
SWE	Bonnier, Jonas	President and CEO, Bonnier AB
NOR	Brandtzæg, Svein Richard	President and CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA
AUT	Bronner, Oscar	Publisher, Der Standard Medienwelt
SWE	Carlsson, Gunilla	Minister for International Development Cooperation
CAN	Carney, Mark J.	Governor, Bank of Canada
ESP	Cebrián, Juan Luis	CEO, PRISA; Chairman, El País
AUT	Cernko, Willibald	CEO, UniCredit Bank Austria AG
FRA	Chalendar, Pierre André de	Chairman and CEO, Saint-Gobain
DNK	Christiansen, Jeppe	CEO, Maj Invest
RUS	Chubais, Anatoly B.	CEO, OJSC RUSNANO
CAN	Clark, W. Edmund	Group President and CEO, TD Bank Group
GBR	Clarke, Kenneth	Member of Parliament, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Justice
USA	Collins, Timothy C.	CEO and Senior Managing Director, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC
ITA	Conti, Fulvio	CEO and General Manager, Enel S.p.A.

USA	Daniels, Jr., Mitchell E.	Governor of Indiana
USA	DeMuth, Christopher	Distinguished Fellow, Hudson Institute
USA	Donilon, Thomas E.	National Security Advisor, The White House
GBR	Dudley, Robert	Group Chief Executive, BP plc
ITA	Elkann, John	Chairman, Fiat S.p.A.
DEU	Enders, Thomas	CEO, Airbus
USA	Evans, J. Michael	Vice Chairman, Global Head of Growth Markets, Goldman Sachs & Co.
AUT	Faymann, Werner	Federal Chancellor
DNK	Federspiel, Ulrik	Executive Vice President, Haldor Topsøe A/S
USA	Ferguson, Niall	Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University
GBR	Flint, Douglas J.	Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc
CHN	Fu, Ying	Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
IRL	Gallagher, Paul	Former Attorney General; Senior Counsel
USA	Gephardt, Richard A.	President and CEO, Gephardt Group
GRC	Giannitsis, Anastasios	Former Minister of Interior; Professor of Development and International Economics, University of Athens
USA	Goolsbee, Austan D.	Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
USA	Graham, Donald E.	Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company
ITA	Gruber, Lilli	Journalist - Anchorwoman, La 7 TV

INT	Gucht, Karel de	Commissioner for Trade, European Commission
NLD	Halberstadt, Victor	Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary  General of Bilderberg Meetings
USA	Harris, Britt	CIO, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
USA	Hoffman, Reid	Co-founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn
CHN	Huang, Yiping	Professor of Economics, China Center for Economic Research, Peking University
USA	Huntsman, Jr., Jon M.	Chairman, Huntsman Cancer Foundation
DEU	Ischinger, Wolfgang	Chairman, Munich Security Conference; Global Head Government Relations, Allianz SE
RUS	Ivanov, Igor S.	Associate member, Russian Academy of Science; President, Russian International Affairs Council
FRA	Izraelewicz, Erik	CEO, Le Monde
USA	Jacobs, Kenneth M.	Chairman and CEO, Lazard
USA	Johnson, James A.	Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC
USA	Jordan, Jr., Vernon E.	Senior Managing Director, Lazard
USA	Karp, Alexander	CEO, Palantir Technologies
USA	Karsner, Alexander	Executive Chairman, Manifest Energy, Inc
FRA	Karvar, Anousheh	Inspector, Inter-ministerial Audit and Evaluation Office for Social, Health, Employment and Labor Policies
RUS	Kasparov, Garry	Chairman, United Civil Front (of Russia)

GBR	Kerr, John	Independent Member, House of Lords
USA	Kerry, John	Senator for Massachusetts
TUR	Keyman, E. Fuat	Director, Istanbul Policy Center and Professor of International Relations, Sabanci University
USA	Kissinger, Henry A.	Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
USA	Kleinfeld, Klaus	Chairman and CEO, Alcoa
TUR	Koç, Mustafa	Chairman, Koç Holding A.Ş.
DEU	Koch, Roland	CEO, Bilfinger Berger SE
INT	Kodmani, Bassma	Member of the Executive Bureau and Head of Foreign Affairs, Syrian National Council
USA	Kravis, Henry R.	Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
USA	Kravis, Marie-Josée	Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
INT	Kroes, Neelie	Vice President, European Commission; Commissioner for Digital Agenda
USA	Krupp, Fred	President, Environmental Defense Fund
INT	Lamy, Pascal	Director-General, World Trade Organization
ITA	Letta, Enrico	Deputy Leader, Democratic Party (PD)
ISR	Levite, Ariel E.	Nonresident Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
USA	Li, Cheng	Director of Research and Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution
USA	Lipsky, John	Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Johns Hopkins University
USA	Liveris, Andrew N.	President, Chairman and CEO, The Dow Chemical Company

DEU	Löscher, Peter	President and CEO, Siemens AG
USA	Lynn, William J.	Chairman and CEO, DRS Technologies, Inc.
GBR	Mandelson, Peter	Member, House of Lords; Chairman, Global Counsel
USA	Mathews, Jessica T.	President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
DEN	Mchangama, Jacob	Director of Legal Affairs, Center for Political Studies (CEPOS)
CAN	McKenna, Frank	Deputy Chair, TD Bank Group
USA	Mehlman, Kenneth B.	Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
GBR	Micklethwait, John	Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
FRA	Montbrial, Thierry de	President, French Institute for International Relations
PRT	Moreira da Silva, Jorge	First Vice-President, Partido Social Democrata (PSD)
USA	Mundie, Craig J.	Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation
DEU	Nass, Matthias	Chief International Correspondent, Die Zeit
NLD	Netherlands, H.M. the Queen of the
ESP	Nin Génova, Juan María	Deputy Chairman and CEO, Caixabank
IRL	Noonan, Michael	Minister for Finance
USA	Noonan, Peggy	Author, Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
FIN	Ollila, Jorma	Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell, plc
USA	Orszag, Peter R.	Vice Chairman, Citigroup
GRC	Papalexopoulos, Dimitri	Managing Director, Titan Cement Co.
NLD	Pechtold, Alexander	Parliamentary Leader, Democrats '66 (D66)
USA	Perle, Richard N.	Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
NLD	Polman, Paul	CEO, Unilever PLC

CAN	Prichard, J. Robert S.	Chair, Torys LLP
ISR	Rabinovich, Itamar	Global Distinguished Professor, New York University
GBR	Rachman, Gideon	Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, The Financial Times
USA	Rattner, Steven	Chairman, Willett Advisors LLC
CAN	Redford, Alison M.	Premier of Alberta
CAN	Reisman, Heather M.	CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.
DEU	Reitzle, Wolfgang	CEO & President, Linde AG
USA	Rogoff, Kenneth S.	Professor of Economics, Harvard University
USA	Rose, Charlie	Executive Editor and Anchor, Charlie Rose
USA	Ross, Dennis B.	Counselor, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
POL	Rostowski, Jacek	Minister of Finance
USA	Rubin, Robert E.	Co-Chair, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Secretary of the Treasury
NLD	Rutte, Mark	Prime Minister
ESP	Sáenz de Santamaría Antón, Soraya	Vice President and Minister for the Presidency
NLD	Scheffer, Paul	Professor of European Studies, Tilburg University
USA	Schmidt, Eric E.	Executive Chairman, Google Inc.
AUT	Scholten, Rudolf	Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
FRA	Senard, Jean-Dominique	CEO, Michelin Group
USA	Shambaugh, David	Director, China Policy Program,

INT	Sheeran, Josette	Vice Chairman, World Economic Forum
FIN	Siilasmaa, Risto	Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nokia Corporation
USA	Speyer, Jerry I.	Chairman and Co-CEO, Tishman Speyer
CHE	Supino, Pietro	Chairman and Publisher, Tamedia AG
IRL	Sutherland, Peter D.	Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
USA	Thiel, Peter A.	President, Clarium Capital / Thiel Capital
TUR	Timuray, Serpil	CEO, Vodafone Turkey
DEU	Trittin, Jürgen	Parliamentary Leader, Alliance 90/The Greens
GRC	Tsoukalis, Loukas	President, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
FIN	Urpilainen, Jutta	Minister of Finance
CHE	Vasella, Daniel L.	Chairman, Novartis AG
INT	Vimont, Pierre	Executive Secretary General, European External Action Service
GBR	Voser, Peter	CEO, Royal Dutch Shell plc
SWE	Wallenberg, Jacob	Chairman, Investor AB
USA	Warsh, Kevin	Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University
GBR	Wolf, Martin H.	Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial Times
USA	Wolfensohn, James D.	Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn and Company
CAN	Wright, Nigel S.	Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister
USA	Yergin, Daniel	Chairman, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates
INT	Zoellick, Robert B.	President, The World Bank Group

Rapporteurs
GBR	Bredow, Vendeline von	Business Correspondent, The Economist
GBR	Wooldridge, Adrian D.	Foreign Correspondent, The Economist

Sunday Update from Okie

[..okieoilman] GOOD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AMERICA, SHIPS AT SEA AND ALL OUR WORLD WIDE FRIENDS. WELL IT APPEARS AT THIS TIME WE ARE SO VERY CLOSE TO THE END OF THE JOURNEY THAT I CAN SEE THE END OF THE TRAIL. WITH SO MUCH ACCOMPOLISHED THESE LAST FEW DAYS WE SHOULD EXPECT (EXPECT) TO SEE OUR GOAL REACHED VIRTUALLY ANY MOMENT NOW. ALL THE PREREQUISITES BEING FINALIZED (FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME) INDICATES ALL THE HAGLING IS OVER AND THOSE COUNTRIES WHO HAVE CONTINUALLY CHANGED THEIR REQUIREMENTS AND WISH LIST HAS BEEN PACIFIED. THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A LABOR OF PATIENCE AND PERSERVERANCE ON ALL OUR PART BUT THE END RESULT WILL CERTAINLY BE WORTH IT. THE RATES ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN EVER EVEN CONTEMPLATED IT IS ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE. --BUT---THE LORD NEVER GIVES ENOUGH---HE ALWAYS GIVES TOO MUCH. WE HAVE KEPT OUR EYE ON THE BALL SO MUCH THAT WE MAY HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO THE LORD FOR BEING TOO INTERESTED IN CARNAL MATTERS. WE HAVE ALL BEEN GUILTY OF BEING ENGULFED IN THE FRUIT OF THE HARVEST WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE INTERESTED IN THE SEED WE HAVE SOWN. MY BLESSINGS TO EACH OF YOU AS YOU MAKE YOUR FINAL (FINAL) PREPARATIONS TO START YOUR NEW LIFE HENCEFORTH.----------BLESSINGS GALORE---OKIEOILMAN 12-29-2013 Visit stage2omega at: http://www.stage2omega.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network To control which emails you receive on stage2omega, click here

TNTDinar - Rates should show live in the US on Monday

Good morning TNT......I received plenty of good news yesterday and earlier this morning.  So let me share some of it with you. Rates should show live in the US on Monday, they are high and would remain high for XX xxxx, then start down. UST released to fed reserve.   Fed Res released to 12 Regional banks to push to their member banks....Fed Res has 12 Regional banks thru the US. It's at the corp level waiting for push to branches.  UST does not communicate directly to banks new rate for the tariffs coming out Jan 2 was announced at 3.44 / USD. Banks were double staffing last night with security...armored cars on standby with the escort vehicles. I am sure there is more info out there and I am sure that I will get more on my evening calls.  If it is what we have been waiting for I'll back with another blast. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and again, let's hope that this time they let the process complete itself. TNTDinar 12/29/13 Tony

Vid: Lindsay Williams Says No More Waiting and Wondering: 2014 Will Be The Year Of The Currency Reset ..

The Rumor Mill News Reading Room 

Vid: Lindsay Williams Says No More Waiting and Wondering: 2014 Will Be The Year Of The Currency Reset ..

Posted By: Watchman
Date: Sunday, 29-Dec-2013 11:51:27

Currency Reset 2014: the U.S. dollar to lose 90% of its valueLindsey Williams on GoldSeek Radio speaking with Chris Waltzek on 4th December 2013 about a GLOBAL CURRENCY RESET that if the Elite have their way will take place WITHIN 90 DAYS. This will be the biggest financial event in the last several years from according to Pastor Williams’ inside contacts. EVERY PERSON ON THE GLOBE WILL BE AFFECTED. 204 nations have agreed with using the IMF (International Monetary Fund) to revalue their currencies to within just 3 to % of each otherone another based primarily based uponon the assets of each and every country…. At least 23 nations have already prepared for a new trade system that will occur outside the dollar and Swift systems. Through their moves away from reliance on the dollar via the creation of new currency swap lines, major economic powers are transitioning away from the 42 year old petro-dollar system that saw America devalue its currency nearly 98%, and export inflation to the rest of the world. A global currency reset is inevitable, especially when you consider that the historic life cycle of a purely fiat currency is only 30 years, with a maximum length of 42 years. This falls in line with the U.S. dollar which has been a purely fiat currency since President Nixon took America off the gold standard in 1971, and subsequently allowed the central bank to grow the economy with debt rather than sound money and real production. 2013 will go down in history as the year of global currency wars. But intermixed in this financial conflict will be the rise of China, and their plans for a new financial order. And as Dr. Willie points out in his assessment for the coming year, when the global currency reset happens, the vacuum that will occur will not be void for long, and will be quickly filled by China with two new options that promise greater stability than what the U.S. had offered for more than a decade. We also have,from: http://www.examiner.com/article/2014-will-be-the-year-of-the-currency-reset-and-gold-backed-trade-note For several years, financial analysts, primarily those outside the mainstream of academia, have been warning that any day could be the black swan event that collapses the dollar, and ends U.S. hegemony as caretaker of the world’s reserve currency. That day has finally arrived as on Nov. 18, a former head trader for a major financial institution issued a harbinger and stated that 23 countries, and 60% of the world’s GDP, are right now setting up new swap lines which bypass the dollar, SWIFT, and the BIS, and will usher in a new global currency system which will kill the dollar. The thoughts that are put into the minds of men that are aware of what is occurring on trading floors all over the world is when? When is also the question that I get asked about quite often by thousands of people. So what is the “when”? The “when” is what is the sure sign that this fraudulent sham that we call an economy is over? Folks the biggest sign is when those that trade in the dollar to acquire goods, no longer want the worthless paper because of US “bully” policies or they have totally lost faith in the US as a responsible steward of it’s currency and economy. That day has arrived. Read more at http://investmentwatchblog.com/2014-will-be-the-year-of-the-currency-reset-and-gold-backed-trade-note-be-prepared-to-survive/#ZE4tVqGkDDOFxUPP.99

Obama to IDF Generals: "Stop being so concerned about Israel's security and sign the damned dealalready"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1LdU-riQBU

Obama to IDF Generals: "Stop being so concerned about Israel's security and sign the damned dealalready"

The Obama administration is pressuring the IDF's generals to stop being so concerned about Israel's security and sign the damned deal already.

The administration is seeking a complete or partial IDF withdrawal from the Jordan Valley, where the border between Israel and Jordan lies at the eastern edge of Judea and Samaria, also called the West Bank. The Palestinian Authority has long sought control of the valley. However, Israel and Jordan are opposed to an IDF withdrawal, which they fear would enable the transit of terrorists and arms through Jordan into the West Bank.

After a prominent retired Israeli general spoke out against IDF withdrawal from the Jordan Valley, Israeli media reported that the Obama administration’s head envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, Martin Indyk, convened a meeting of Israeli security officials. He pressured them to drop their objections to the plan and make media appearances in support of it to help sell a skeptical Israeli public on the benefits of a reduction in security.
http://israelmatzav.blogspot.nl/2013/12/obama-to-idf-generals-stop-being-so.html

News /Are They Dead?/owner Rothschild City Of London/not Part of Republic

Subject: News /Are They Dead?/owner Rothschild City Of London/not Part of Republic 

Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 

Subject:

Busy next week with Fed meeting in focus

CNBC.com | Friday, 13 Dec 2013 | 3:51 PM ET



Considering it's close to Christmas, next week will be busy. While everyone knows about the Fed meeting Wednesday, there is considerable interest in the Federal Reserve's very large Permanent Open Market Operation (POMO) operation on Thursday...the Fed typically conducts bond-buying operations every day, but the size is usually $1 to $3 billion. On Thursday, it is $6 to $7.5 billion; many believe that it is no coincidence it is the day after the Fed meeting. There is no POMO on Wednesday, however.

The Senate vote on Janet Yellen as the new Fed chief will be next week, date to be determined.

Tuesday: Senate begins debate on budget deal

Wednesday: Fed announcement with press conference

Thursday: Huge Fed POMO; $6 billion to $7.5 billion over two operations

Friday: Quadruple witching expiration (quarterly expiration of individual stock and index futures options), S&P 500 quarterly rebalancing (Facebook, Alliance Data Systems, and Mohawk Industries to go into S&P 500), and Nasdaq 100 annual rebalancing


—By CNBC's Bob Pisani
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101272448

AND Also a Post From Tony:
@THE_TNT_TEAM: JUST INFORMED FULL SECURITY WILL NOT BE IN PLACE UNTIL AFTER 4PM SUN. I DON'T THINK ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT WILL HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER THIS TIME.

 It doesn't get easier, you just get stronger !

** Iraqi dinar, recently being said ** / TNT Tony, ScottiG

The Rumor Mill News Reading Room 

** Iraqi dinar, recently being said ** / TNT Tony, ScottiG

Posted By: hobie [Send E-Mail]
Date: Sunday, 29-Dec-2013 03:54:11

Hi, Folks - "Qui Cards" are, I believe, ATM/Debit cards, up to now usable only in Iraq. Maliki = Nouri al-Maliki, current Prime Minister of Iraq Found at www.dinarguru.com : ===== 12-29-2013 Intel/Newshound Guru TNT Tony Last night it was explained to me just how they planned to carryout todays sale of the bonds in Iraq and why it was legal to do it. It is my understanding that the sale did take place and should be seen by the public Monday morning if not before. I have received info that all call center personnel were called in at around 5pm [Saturday], let's hope that this time they get to do their work. So far all news received today was positive and I do think we will see some changes by Monday morning. I am still waiting for additional info. THE RATES REMAIN HIGH AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE 7 DAYS OR THE 30 DAYS. IT WILL BE ALRIGHT. --- 12-29-2013 Intel Guru ScottiG The trillion in bonds (not the same bonds referred to in the article that came out a few days ago.) were indeed sold and placed with those who will be placing them on the public market. I was advised that they were sold to these entities for $3.71 p/dinar value. I do not know at which rate they will hit the market. They could go at any time but again I am advised that due to the incredible interest in the market for them, they are waiting until the markets will open up (probably in the east) so we could see it Sunday evening. [post 1 of 3....stay tuned] 12-29-2013 Intel Guru ScottiG Re-affirmed with this information, was the statement that the Qui cards will be accepted internationally on the 1st of January. I was also informed that on 1 January the tariffs will be valued at $3.44 p/dinar. I would not be surprised if Maliki who is suppose to have received his severance will step down on the 1st as well. Now mind you I have received similar information in the past but the timing and dynamics are all different. The gun ships (choppers) have or are being delivered. [post 2 of 3....stay tuned] 12-29-2013 Intel Guru ScottiG Please keep in mind that we continue to be in a position of not seeing the whole picture of activities and events. Though many of us have at times had very accurate information, we have had zero control over the events in real time in Iraq. The dynamics at play there have a life of their own. I do hope this message finds you keeping your eyes on what is important and let this change in value come at its own timing. Even though I do believe we remain ever close, it will happen when it happens. [post 3 of 3]

AP: MILITARY PERSONNEL MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO SURVIVE PENSION CUTS

 103

 5

 431

 1

 

---

Email ArticlePrint articleSend a Tip

by AWR HAWKINS 23 Dec 2013 424POST A COMMENT

With veterans' groups fighting against cuts in military pensions, the Associated Press (AP) is out with a story suggesting that in light of active duty military pay, healthcare, and "quality of life" benefits, retiring military personnel should be able to the weather the cuts that Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has pushed through.

According to the AP, "compensation" for active duty military "is competitive with the private sector."

They try to bolster this point by showing that "an Army private with fewer than two years of service and no dependents earns on average about $40,000 annually." Later in the paragraph they clarify that the $40,000 is not all salary--only two thirds of it is. The other third is food and housing allowance. 

So these privates are only getting about $33,000 a year to go overseas and become targets for Al Qaeda and other terrorists groups, but it is still okay to cut their pensions?

The AP suggests it is because they also have great health insurance and "quality of life" benefits. "Quality of life" benefits include payment for continued education and the ability to buy groceries at a 30 percent discount at military commissaries. The AP did not mention that Obama closed down approximately 170 commissaries in October due to the sequester. 

The men and women in our military risk their lives to keep us free. They do not go to offices in a suit and tie or a business dress. The go into harms' way for liberty's sake.

Upon retiring don't they deserve better than what Rep. Ryan and the AP want to give them?

Follow AWR Hawkins on Twitter @AWRHawkins