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Quote from : Wikipedia : Motives for Spying
There are many suggested motives for spying that an individual may have.
In general, espionage carries heavy penalties, with spies often being regarded as traitors, and so motivating factors must usually be quite large.
There have been various attempts to explain why people become spies.
One common theory is summed up by the acronym "MICE", which stands for "Money, Ideology, Compromise or Coercion (depending on source), and Ego".
Other explanations have stressed the role of disaffection and grudges, or of personal links.
Quote from : Wikipedia : United Nations
The United Nations Organization (UNO) or simply United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace.
The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue.
It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.
There are currently 192 member states, including nearly every sovereign state in the world. From its offices around the world, the UN and its specialized agencies decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout the year.
The organization has six principal organs: the General Assembly (the main deliberative assembly); the Security Council (for deciding certain resolutions for peace and security); the Economic and Social Council (for assisting in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development); the Secretariat (for providing studies, information, and facilities needed by the UN); the International Court of Justice (the primary judicial organ); and the United Nations Trusteeship Council (which is currently inactive).
Other prominent UN System agencies include the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
The UN's most visible public figure is the Secretary-General, currently Ban Ki-moon of South Korea, who attained the post in 2007.
The organization is financed from assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states, and has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Originally posted by ugie1028
The UN is just a front for multi national corporations, and the IMF.
Originally posted by ugie1028
The Bilderberg Group we all hear about are the ones really running the show IMO. At least the current policies and future ones.
Originally posted by ugie1028
People let it happen. people rarely hear about the group. Its rarely ever mentioned in the mainstream. The average Joe wouldn't usually question them or go out of his/her way to look it up.
Originally posted by ugie1028
People need to start looking for information themselves! look for information that doesn't show up in the mainstream;, weed through the propaganda, and the truth between the lies. They need to start reading stories on page 13 and beyond to find the real truth. They should pick up a book, turn off their TV, and start re-educating themselves. Become involved just by being informed, get an idea on what the big picture really is...
.. and what it means for future generations.
Amazon Review :
Over the years, and today more than ever, the United Nations has failed to address the most dangerous threats facing the civilized world, refused to condemn terrorist acts, encouraged America’s enemies, and supported some of the world’s most oppressive governments, all while wasting billions of dollars.
As Fox News Channel reporter Eric Shawn points out, the U.N. is now where our so-called allies scheme against us, while Americans pay a whopping 22 percent of the U.N.’s bloated budget.
His book offers a rare insider’s tour of the United Nations, focusing on many disturbing aspects that have been ignored by the mainstream media.
Quote from : Wikipedia : Project for the New American century
The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) was an American think tank based in Washington, D.C. that lasted from early 1997 to 2006.
It was co-founded as a non-profit educational organization by neoconservatives William Kristol and Robert Kagan.
The PNAC's stated goal was "to promote American global leadership."
Fundamental to the PNAC were the view that "American leadership is both good for America and good for the world" and support for "a Reaganite policy of military strength and moral clarity."
The PNAC exerted influence on high-level U.S. government officials in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush and affected the Bush Administration's development of military and foreign policies, especially involving national security and the Iraq War.
People need to pull their heads out of their collective asses.
Looking for information is only a beginning and it is almost too late.
Originally posted by endisnighe
You about summed up what I was going to say in just these two sentences.
The endisnighe for so many reasons and for so many things.
Originally posted by endisnighe
Some have lambasted me for my name, here and at other locales.
Originally posted by endisnighe
It is not the meaning that many think. For things to change, something has to end. But what is to come, the entity that the global elite want, or the entity this world needs.
We still have it, choice, and what we do with that choice is the meaning behind my moniker.
Choice. What they want or what we want.
Originally posted by endisnighe
Freedom comes with a price, ever vigilant, ever costly, but worth every damn inch of it.
Originally posted by dampnickers
There isn't much more to say here, between the OP and the previous posters, it has all pretty much been covered.
S+F for a cracking post.
The earliest concrete plan for a new world organization was begun under the aegis of the U.S. State Department in 1939. Franklin D. Roosevelt first coined the term 'United Nations' as a term to describe the Allied countries.
Originally posted by jackflap
reply to post by SpartanKingLeonidas
The earliest concrete plan for a new world organization was begun under the aegis of the U.S. State Department in 1939. Franklin D. Roosevelt first coined the term 'United Nations' as a term to describe the Allied countries.
en.wikipedia.org...
Isn't the U.N. building in New York City as well? I'm not sure what they do actually. I know we disregarded them when we began the second invasion of Iraq as everyone else was telling us that we needed U.N. approval. They weren't so significant then.
Quote from : Wikpedia : Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter: Article 51
Article 51 provides for the right of countries to engage in military action in self-defense, including collective self-defense (i.e. under an alliance).
This has been cited as support for the legality of the Vietnam War.
“Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security.
Measures taken by Members in the exercise of this right of self-defence shall be immediately reported to the Security Council and shall not in any way affect the authority and responsibility of the Security Council under the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security."
Quote from : Wikipedia : Project for the New American Century
The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) was an American think tank based in Washington, D.C. that lasted from early 1997 to 2006.
It was co-founded as a non-profit educational organization by neoconservatives William Kristol and Robert Kagan.
The PNAC's stated goal was "to promote American global leadership."
Fundamental to the PNAC were the view that "American leadership is both good for America and good for the world" and support for "a Reaganite policy of military strength and moral clarity."
The PNAC exerted influence on high-level U.S. government officials in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush and affected the Bush Administration's development of military and foreign policies, especially involving national security and the Iraq War.
Originally posted by jackflap
Do you remember Ahmadinejad speaking at the U.N.? Almost everyone got out of their seats and left. This was supposed to be a way to open dialogue and find out what everyone needed to know. Instead they all said look at us we are not listening to him and left. These people were the supposed leaders of their people and here they are acting like children.
Originally posted by jackflap
In my opinion every one of them that got up and left should have been fired, impeached or whatever. The organization is nothing but a front for some larger, out of our view, agenda. It is a scapegoat and a way to launder large amounts of money. They do nothing and for all I can tell they've never been effective at Uniting Nations for a cause of any sort.
Originally posted by jackflap
With something like the United Nations don't you think we would have some kind of leadership addressing the public about the common problems that plague our societies today? The racial hatred, the fear of terrorism, the fear of an economic crash. These are all issues that should be addressed so that people are not left in the dark and sinking deeper into the mire that is rising beyond our chins now.
Good thread Spartan! S+F.
[edit on 20-3-2010 by jackflap]
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) is an extremely influential, pro-business, conservative think tank founded in 1943 by Lewis H. Brown. It promotes the advancement of free enterprise capitalism, and succeeds in placing its people in influential governmental positions. It is the center base for many neo-conservatives.
While the AEI acknowledges that it received over $6 million in corporate contributions in 2006, the donors are not identified in either its annual report or on its website. However, it is known that during 1997, Philip Morris contributed $100,000 to the Institute. During 2007, ExxonMobil contributed $240,000 (including an addition $30,000 for the joint AEI Brookings "Judicial Education Program".) (It is worth noting that AEI notes in its 2006 annual report that Lee R. Raymond, the now retired Chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation is a member. On its website it states that "national and multinational corporations who support AEI maintain close relationships with the Institute's scholars and regularly receive top-level research and analysis on specific policy interests and priorities. In addition, corporations provide important input to AEI on a wide variety of issues. Corporate involvement with AEI includes special invitations to public and private events; AEI's full slate of research studies, articles, books and other publications; access to our scholars, fellows, and senior management; and more." It also states that "the Institute does not perform contract research and, with rare exceptions, does not accept government grants."
The Carlyle Group is a global private equity investment firm, based in Washington, D.C., with more than $84.5 billion of equity capital under management, diversified over 64 different funds as of March 31, 2009.[1] The firm operates four fund families, focusing on leveraged buyouts, growth capital, real estate and leveraged finance investments. The firm employs more than 890 employees, including 495 investment professionals in 20 countries with several offices in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia; its portfolio companies employ more than 415,000 people worldwide. Carlyle has over 1300 investors in 71 countries.
"The Carlyle Group is a distressing example of the way Washington, DC works. The Iron Triangle gives you an insiders’ perspective on this ‘creature’ of the Beltway." –Thomas Fitton, President, Judicial Watch, Inc.
Carlyle states that its "mission is to become the premier global private equity firm and to generate extraordinary returns while maintaining our good name and the good name of our partners. Toward that end, we have established a family of funds in the Carlyle name and a network of offices around the world. We maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct and employ a conservative, proven and disciplined approach to investing."[4]
Now their is another company I am looking for that has more power and influence then Carlyle... From what my roomate told me they average over a trillion a month in profit. They are privately held and in a few words better managed then Carlyle.... Have any of you heard of them....?
The problem with that is that it appears that Cede isn't just some dummy name, but an actual corporation that DTCC controls. And, well, if you ask anybody about this, who actually knows about it, they will naturally tell you that it is all a formality. To serve you better, of course. And, well, maybe it is. DTCC seems like a nice and friendly company. It is a private company, owned by the same people (major U.S. banks) who own the Federal Reserve Bank. And if they all stick to their job, and just keep the money and your stocks flowing smoothly, I'm sure that is all well and good. But if somebody at some point should decide otherwise, and there's a national U.S. emergency and/or the U.S. government becomes unable to pay its debts, well, they might just not give you your stocks back. Because legally they own them. Something to think about
DTCC, through its subsidiaries, provides clearing, settlement and information services for equities, corporate and municipal bonds, government and mortgage-backed securities, money market instruments and over-the-counter derivatives. In addition, DTCC is a leading processor of mutual funds and insurance transactions, linking funds and carriers with their distribution networks.
The depository, DTC, and the oldest of our clearing subsidiaries, NSCC, were both created in response to the paperwork crisis that developed in the securities industry in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At that time, brokers still exchanged paper certificates and checks for each trade, sending hundreds of messengers scurrying throughout Wall Street clutching bags of checks and securities.