THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
UK: Voters have chosen to exit the EU. It is being described as a stunning, howling victory, fueled by rage and frustration against the EU system of power, wealth, and privilege. Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned and will step down in October. Guardian 2016 Jun 24 (Story) (Cached)
Nigel Farage, head of the UK Independent Part (UKIP) and the chief campaigner for Brexit, gives an emotional victory speech and declares June 23rd as the country’s Independence Day. UK Independent 2016 Jun 24 (Story) (Cached)
Following the Brexit victory, banks and financial institutions are in a tailspin. This is because market speculators were counting heavily on continuing subsidies and intervention on their behalf. The morning after the vote to exit the EU, Britain’s banks were facing a $100-billion drop in market value. World stocks dropped by more than $2-trillion. [None of this is a decline in real asset value, merely a reduction in the size of the inflation bubble.] InfoWars 2016 Jun 24 (Story) (Cached)
Venezuela: Government loyalists and security forces attacked more than a dozen journalists, local and foreign, because President Maduro says news reporting is causing destabilization of the government. Reporters were beaten and had their equipment taken away to keep anti-government protests secret. CNN 2016 Jun 24 (Story)
The US Department of Justice has brought charges against 300 doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and home-care providers, for fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for $900 million. AP 2016 Jun 23 (Story)
The US Supreme Court split 4-4 over President Obama’s immigration plan that would have deferred deportation of about four-million illegal immigrants whose children became US citizens. A split decision means the lower court’s ruling will stand, but it remains to be seen how the government can comply or if it will even try. CBS News 2016 Jun 23 (Story)
The EU is withholding details of the plan for a European Union army until the day after the UK Brexit vote. Only a small group of EU political and security officials are allowed to read the proposal. [Surely, there is nothing to hide that might influence the vote, right?] InfoWars 2016 Jun 23 (Story) (Cached)
US: After four gun-control bills failed in the Senate earlier this week, Democrats staged a 1960’s-style sit-in in the House of Representatives, singing We Shall Overcome, to force a favorable vote. They ended the sit-in after 24 hours because they did not want to spend their two-week summer break on the House floor. They vowed to resume the sit-in when they return. CNN 2016 Jun 23 (Story)
Baltimore: Officer Caesar Goodson, who was driving the transport van in which Freddie Gray sustained fatal injuries, faced charges that included second-degree murder and three counts of manslaughter. He was found ‘not guilty’ by Judge Barry Williams. Goodson became the second officer cleared in the high-profile case. Wochit News 2016 Jun 23 (Story)
Protesters, who want the government to ban pesticides that kill bees, swarmed the EPA building in Washington DC. They presented the agency with 5-million comments against the toxic poisons and also delivered the bodies of 2.6 million dead bees to illustrate their point. AP 2016 Jun 23 (Story)
Oaxaca: Mexican police have been accused of gunning down ten people and injuring 100 more during a peaceful protest over education. The US government is having difficulty explaining why it has close ties with the Mexican military and police who are infamous for brutality and corruption. $2.5 billion in US taxpayer money has been spent over the past four years to arm and train Mexico’s police – and that support is expected to continue. RT 2016 Jun 23 (Story)
US: A federal judge struck down the Obama administration’s rules for hydraulic fracking on public lands that require disclosure of what chemicals are used and also require precautionary measures against leakage. The ruling is a victory for oil and gas producers. Reuters 2016 Jun 22 (Story) (Cached)
US: On Monday morning, when the Department of Justice released transcripts of the phone conversations between the Orlando terrorist and 911 operators, all references to Islam and ISIS had been deleted. It was only after strong backlash from lawmakers and the public, that the DOJ released the unedited version. Fox News 2016 Jun 22 (Story)
Calais, France: A mob of 300 migrants tried to board ferries to the UK while screaming obscenities against the very nation they were trying to reach. A spokesman for the UK’s Independent Party says that the migrants are anxious to reach the UK before the Brexit vote that would allow the British to control their own borders once again if they vote to leave the EU. [The fact that the migrants curse the country they are trying to reach shows that they do not want to migrate to it. They want to conquer it.] DailyMail 2016 Jun 21 (Story) (Cached)
Okinawa, Japan: 60,000 people marched on Sunday to ask Japan’s government to kick out U.S. bases. This protest came after a 20-year-old woman was murdered on base by a civilian worker in April. Local politicians want the US bases moved to mainland Japan. CNN 2016 Jun 20 (Story) (Cached)
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, says more people should be armed, but not if they’re on the terror watch list. He is not aware of how easy it is for loyal Americans to be placed on the watch list for merely disagreeing with the policies of their political leaders – or is he? ABC News 2016 Jun 20 (Story)
The Israeli government is at the leading edge of designing anti-terrorism laws to destroy political opposition. It passed a new law that requires life imprisonment for anyone convicted of being a ‘terrorist mastermind’ – even if they did not participate in acts of terrorism. It is not difficult to imagine how those who oppose the policies of government leaders could be classified as terrorist masterminds. Charity groups can be declared illegal for similar reasons, and individuals supporting them can be imprisoned. The government now can seize financial assets even before indictment and conviction. All in the name of fighting terrorism. Jerusalem Post posted 2016 Jun 18 (Story) (Cached)

