WOW, we have to admit to being totally not gobsmacked by this story. I mean, after almost eight years of Obama's 'open doors' immigration policy, his often repeated claims of sympathy with terrorists, gun runners, people traffickers and other assorted arseholes and dickheads, it was entirely predictable that enemies of the USA (those not in Washington already that is,) would take advantage of the lax border controls to infiltrate the nation jihadists call The Great Satan.
Speaking to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday CIA Director John Brennan warned that Islamic State militants are training operatives and preparing strategies for further attacks on the West, probably relying more on classic guerrilla hit-and-run tactics to compensate for their territorial losses in the middle east.
Reading from a prepared script before the Committee, Brennan said that ISIS has been building an infrastructure network that would enable them to direct and inspire attacks against its foreign enemies on their own soil, as in the recent attacks in Paris and Brussels. "ISIL has a large cadre of Western fighters who could potentially serve as operatives for attacks in the West," Brennan said.
More importantly, he said Islamic State is working to smuggle militants into various countries, among refugee flows or through legitimate means of travel.
Brennan also noted the group's call for followers of Islam to conduct so-called lone-wolf attacks in their home countries. He called last week's attack in Orlando a "heinous act of wanton violence" and an "assault on the values of openness and tolerance" that define the United States as a nation.
It is unclear how Brennan's testimony can be interpreted as assuring Americans of the reliability of Obama's claim that the Orl;ando attack was not the result of a "radicalized Islamic terrorist." If anything, the CIA director's warning confirms the concerns voiced by Donald Trump that the USA has becomr the primary target for deadly ISIS attacks.
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Brennan also said IS is gradually cultivating its international branches: the branch in Libya is likely the most advanced and most dangerous to date, but IS has opened franchises in Afgfhanistan, Philipines and Indonesia and is present in other Asian nations and is trying to increase its influence in Africa, he said.
The IS branch in the Sinai has become the "most active and capable terrorist group in Egypt," attacking the Egyptian military and government targets in addition to foreigners and tourists, such as the downing of a Russian passenger jet last October.
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The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. - Maximilien Robespierre.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
EU Based Global Corporations 'Controlled by a Small Number of Rich Families For Generations'
According to Prof. Michael Hartmann from the University of Darmstadt, many European businesses such as BMW and VW have been owned or controlled by a small number of elite families for several generations. Members of the same families have held influential positions in the upper echelons of society for centuries and now control most of the large enterprises in European countries.
For eample, Hartmann's report says, the share of family controlled businesses (i.e. members of one family hold enough shares to give them control of all boardroom policy) in the German economy is very high, not only among large companies, but also in the mid-market.
Such trends can be explained by the fact that Germany's economy is less focused on financial and commerce than on industry where the family traditions are stronger.
"48 out of the 100 largest German companies are controlled by manufacturing families : they are either under absolute control, or under that of a blocking minority. There is nothing like that in other countries — neither in Italy, nor France, the United States or Great Britain," the Professor told an audience of business journalists at the launch of his paper.
Hartman explained that in Germany control of some businesses has been passed down for as many as six generations and there are a few which were founded during the industrial revolution and have been owned by the same family since the 17th century.
"In terms of the number of world's richest people, Germany ranks third after the US and China: there are 67 billionaires with a nominal worth of over € five billion each. In Japan there are 13, in the UK — 33, in France — 23. In none of the countries of a comparable size there is such a large number of billionaires. It arises from family structures in industry and commerce as well as their long tradition," Hartmann stated.
In contrast to China or Russia, where oligarchs made their capital in the 1990s, using their political connections, German industry has the very important phenomenon of continuity, the expert argued. The family business has a long tradition in Germany and is less dependent on political contacts.
"In Germany, the legacy — and this is clearly manifested in the tax system — is associated with the family and enjoys public recognition. At the same time, there is a problematic aspect of such a trend, which concerns the distribution of wealth and taxation," Hartmann said.
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For eample, Hartmann's report says, the share of family controlled businesses (i.e. members of one family hold enough shares to give them control of all boardroom policy) in the German economy is very high, not only among large companies, but also in the mid-market.
Such trends can be explained by the fact that Germany's economy is less focused on financial and commerce than on industry where the family traditions are stronger.
"48 out of the 100 largest German companies are controlled by manufacturing families : they are either under absolute control, or under that of a blocking minority. There is nothing like that in other countries — neither in Italy, nor France, the United States or Great Britain," the Professor told an audience of business journalists at the launch of his paper.
Hartman explained that in Germany control of some businesses has been passed down for as many as six generations and there are a few which were founded during the industrial revolution and have been owned by the same family since the 17th century.
"In terms of the number of world's richest people, Germany ranks third after the US and China: there are 67 billionaires with a nominal worth of over € five billion each. In Japan there are 13, in the UK — 33, in France — 23. In none of the countries of a comparable size there is such a large number of billionaires. It arises from family structures in industry and commerce as well as their long tradition," Hartmann stated.
In contrast to China or Russia, where oligarchs made their capital in the 1990s, using their political connections, German industry has the very important phenomenon of continuity, the expert argued. The family business has a long tradition in Germany and is less dependent on political contacts.
"In Germany, the legacy — and this is clearly manifested in the tax system — is associated with the family and enjoys public recognition. At the same time, there is a problematic aspect of such a trend, which concerns the distribution of wealth and taxation," Hartmann said.
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Boost For Leave - Switzerland Withdraws Its EU Application
ANOTHER BOOST FOR LEAVE.
You probably were not aware Switzerland had ever applied to join the EU. It's been on the back burner for a while, having been submitted when the EU was still a trading community. My understanding is negotiations got stuck when the Swiss demanded opt outs on sovereignty issues but the EUronazis of Brussels said "No Way" we demand total surrender to the authority of the European Commission. And there the application has remained since.
If we stay in, according to the "deal" negotiated by Cameron, the British government will have to totally s urrender to the au8thority of the unelected bureaucrats in Brussels.
VOTE LEAVE and live in a free country.
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You probably were not aware Switzerland had ever applied to join the EU. It's been on the back burner for a while, having been submitted when the EU was still a trading community. My understanding is negotiations got stuck when the Swiss demanded opt outs on sovereignty issues but the EUronazis of Brussels said "No Way" we demand total surrender to the authority of the European Commission. And there the application has remained since.
If we stay in, according to the "deal" negotiated by Cameron, the British government will have to totally s urrender to the au8thority of the unelected bureaucrats in Brussels.
VOTE LEAVE and live in a free country.
Brexiteers Rejoice as Switzerland Withdraws Its EU Application
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Over 10% of Germans Believe Country Needs Fuhrer
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