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SOTU STFU WTF? The best tweet of the State of the Union Speech last Tuesday evening came from @theUSpresident (h/t dormaphaea - "probably not teh awesome one, but a fabulous parody") "The theme of tonight's State of the Union address is "Winning the Future," or WTF." wtf indeed! BAR executive editor Glen Ford was less enthusiastic. The Obama/GOP Consensus"In announcing a five-year freeze on domestic spending, Obama enters a new phase of aggressive – rather than furtive – collaboration with the GOP. To ensure that catastrophe cannot be avoided for the tens of millions battered and set adrift by the two (lesser and greater) recessions of the 21st century, Obama will join with Republicans to prevent the domestic arms of government from coming to the people’s aid, by freezing finances. With whole communities in a state of economic dislocation, Obama burns the rescue boats and poisons the water, all the while promising that the necessary budgetary savings will not be achieved “on the backs of our most vulnerable citizens” – as if Wall Street’s bankers will shield the helpless with their well-bonused bodies." Some of those "well-bonused bodies" are in Davos Switzerland for the Annual World Economic Forum. At ZeroHedge Dow 12,000 Welcomes Top 0.1% to Davos! we find out from Phil of Phil's Stock World "The minimum price for admission to the conference is $50,000 for a membership to the World Economic Forum plus a $20,000 ticket to the conference so $70,000 before trying to get a hotel room at a place you won't be embarrassed to mention to the other guests. Getting to Davos is also a nightmare at the best of times but worth it for the skiing, if not the schmoozing. In short, it's group of people who have at least $80,000 to blow on a weekend sitting around discussing the problems ordinary folks like themselves face in the ever-changing global economy. ... " It's not clear yet if any of these "well-bonused bodies" will be held accountable by the recent Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission's report. Richard (RJ) Eskow of OurFuture.org offers Breaking the Silence: FCIC Report Brings The Focus Back To Wall StreetThe Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission's report couldn't come at a better time. At a moment when it seems that Washington would rather forget what happened two years ago, it documents the opportunism, bad judgment, and criminality that crashed the world's economy once - and could again at any time. An interconnected web of Wall Street criminality, discredited ideology, and politicians chasing big money - along with a surprising amount of executive incompetence - has caused continued suffering for millions. At a time when the nation's capital is convinced that CEOs need appeasing rather than policing, the FCIC report is a badly needed return to reality. ... As the New York Times reported, the FCIC report will conclude that "the 2008 financial crisis was an 'avoidable' disaster caused by widespread failures in government regulation, corporate mismanagement and heedless risk-taking by Wall Street." It will document banker misdeeds that range from irresponsibility and mismanagement to corruption and criminality. It's been reported that the Commission will also refer a number of cases to the authorities for possible prosecution. From that NYT item Though the report documents questionable practices by mortgage lenders and careless betting by banks, one striking finding is its portrayal of incompetence. It quotes Citigroup executives conceding that they paid little attention to mortgage-related risks. Executives at the American International Group were found to have been blind to its $79 billion exposure to credit-default swaps, a kind of insurance that was sold to investors seeking protection against a drop in the value of securities backed by home loans. At Merrill Lynch, managers were surprised when seemingly secure mortgage investments suddenly suffered huge losses. By one measure, for about every $40 in assets, the nation’s five largest investment banks had only $1 in capital to cover losses, meaning that a 3 percent drop in asset values could have wiped out the firm. The banks hid their excessive leverage using derivatives, off-balance-sheet entities and other devices, the report found. The speculative binge was abetted by a giant “shadow banking system” in which the banks relied heavily on short-term debt. Tyler Durden at zerohedge has The Charts From The FCIC Report while George Washington notes While the Financial Crisis Commission Report Looks Impressive At First Glance, It Doesn't Hit Hard Enough ... and Won't Lead to Any Real Change. Meanwhile Egypt in in its sixth day of protests. Timothy Karr of FreePress and SavetheInternet.com discovers One U.S. Corporation's Role in Egypt's Brutal Crackdown at HuffPo: The open Internet's role in popular uprising is now undisputed. Look no further than Egypt, where the Mubarak regime today reportedly shut down Internet and cell phone communications -- a troubling predictor of the fierce crackdown that has followed. What's even more troubling is news that one American company is aiding Egypt's harsh response through sales of technology that makes this repression possible. ... Telecom Egypt, the nation's dominant phone and Internet service provider, is a state-run enterprise, which made it easy on Friday morning for authorities to pull the plug and plunge much of the nation into digital darkness. Moreover, Egypt also has the ability to spy on Internet and cell phone users, by opening their communication packets and reading their contents. Iran used similar methods during the 2009 unrest to track, imprison and in some cases, "disappear" truckloads of cyber-dissidents. The companies that profit from sales of this technology need to be held to a higher standard. One in particular is an American firm, Narus of Sunnyvale, Calif., which has sold Telecom Egypt "real-time traffic intelligence" equipment. Narus, now owned by Boeing, was founded in 1997 by Israeli security experts to create and sell mass surveillance systems for governments and large corporate clients.... For the latest coverage on happenings in Egypt go to AJE - Al Jazeera English Cue Gomer Pyle "Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!" RAW STORY US secretly backed Egyptian protest leaders: One of the young Egyptian leaders who attended a summit for activists in New York with the help of the US embassy in Cairo was detained when he returned to Egypt, the memo released by Wikileaks said. The Daily Telegraph reported Friday that it and the secrets outlet were both hiding the identity of this young Egyptian leader. He was arrested in connection with this week's demonstrations. The leaked document indicates that the US government was publicly supporting Mubarak's government while privately backing opposition groups.And add JORDAN to the list of countries with people out in the streets. Pro-reforms protest reaches Jordan, puts king under pressure Thousands of Jordanian opposition supporters have taken the streets in the country's capital demanding the prime minister step down and venting their anger at rising prices, inflation and unemployment. Many protesters shouted: "Rifai go away, prices are on fire and so are the Jordanians." (-AP, Jan 29, 2011 via Times of India). Also check Ten Things to Know About U.S. Policy in the Middle East by Stephen Zunes from 2001. Shocking! Be sure to listen to Bob Kincaid's Friday show (link below) for a great lesson on Egypt through history, which puts the peoples' actions there in context. Excellent! Also read this long piece by William Greider at the Nation The End of New Deal Liberalism Political events of the past two years have delivered a more profound and devastating message: American democracy has been conclusively conquered by American capitalism. Government has been disabled or captured by the formidable powers of private enterprise and concentrated wealth. Your Sunday Talkies will be all over the "Crisis in Egypt" headline as SoS HILLARY CLINTON gets the WH Limo to This Anampour, Face the Bob, Fake Snooze and State of the Candy which also features JOHN "Crazy Train" MCCAIN and CHUCK "They frankly own the place" SCHUMER. Meet the David engages in navel-gazing with TOM "Flat Earth" FRIEDMAN and other Beltway Bubalas. Don't miss 60 Minutes interview with JULLIAN ASSANGE - a Double Length Segment! See WikiLeaks: Why It Matters. Why It Doesn't? with Daniel Ellsberg, Former State and Defense Dept. Official prosecuted for releasing the Pentagon Papers; Clay Shirky, Independent Internet Professional & Adjunct Professor, Interactive Telecommunications Program, New York University; Neville Roy Singham, Founder and Chairman, ThoughtWorks; Peter Thiel, President, Clarium Capital & Managing Partner, Founder's Fund; Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law and Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University & Co-founder, Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Plus lots of other news and views in our regular features, too. The Brick TeeVee crew finally cleaned out the confines after the dust settled on the Packers and the Steelers for SB XLV next Sunday. Meanwhile the Cavs are now on a 19-game losing streak with no end in sight but the #1 OSU Buckeyes are on a 22-game winning streak and the Cleveland State Vikings are 20-3! Bring on the NCAA Tournament! Also MLB Pitchers and Catchers in 15 days!


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»»» Sharif Abdel Kouddous senior producer for the radio/TV show Democracy NOW! READ Live From the Egyptian Revolution by Sharif Abdel Kouddous January 29th 2011
»»» Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi @ Democracy NOW! WATCH NOW Rashid Khalidi: Leaked "Palestine Papers" Underscore Weakness of Palestinian Authority, Rejectionism of Israel and U.S.
»»» "Hot Coffee" documentary @ Democracy NOW! WATCH NOW Full show for Tuesday Jan 25, 2011 Hot Coffee, a new documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, looks at the stories of four people whose lives were devastated when they were denied access to the courtroom after being injured. The film documents how corporations have spent millions to promote the case for tort reform.
»»» Harry Belafonte @ Democracy NOW! WATCH NOW Harry Belafonte on Obama: "He Plays the Game that He Plays Because He Sees No Threat from Evidencing Concerns for the Poor"
»»» Independent journalist and blogger Hossam el-Hamalawy @ Democracy NOW! WATCH NOW Thousands Protest in Egypt in Largest Popular Challenge to Mubarak in 30 Years
»»» Guardian Reporter Jack Shenker @ Democracy NOW! WATCH NOW Guardian Reporter Jack Shenker on Egypt Protests: "Fear Barrier Seems to Have Been Broken"
»»» Colin Goddard, a survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting @ Democracy NOW! WATCH NOW From Tucson to Virginia Tech: Shooting Survivor Calls for Gun Control We speak with Colin Goddard, a survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting massacre who, after recovering and finishing his degree, decided to work with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the nation’s largest gun control organization. His story is told in Living for 32, a new documentary that just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
»»» Ahmad Shokr, an editor at the Egyptian daily newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm @ Democracy NOW! WATCH NOW Uprising in Egypt: "This is the Biggest Political Challenge the Regime Has Yet to See from the Streets"
»»» Professor Juan Cole @ Democracy NOW! WATCH NOW Juan Cole: "Egypt is a Praetorian Regime"
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»»» GRITtv @ www.grittv.org with Laura Flanders
»»» FEATURED SHOW @ GRITtv WATCH Edwidge Danticat: Create Dangerously
»»» Al Jazeera English coverage @ GRITtv Protests Spread from Tunisia to Egypt
»»» Naomi Klein @ GRITtv Naomi Klein: The Search for BP’s Oil
»»» John Nichols @ GRITtv WATCH http://grittv.org/2011/01/28/john-nichols-scott-walker-will-destroy-government/
»»» NBA on TNT THURSDAY DOUBLEHEADER! Heat @ Magic 8 pm et then Spurs @ Lakers 10:30 pm et
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