Where is the MSM coverage on the big money? The story is raunchy and full of lurid details which would make for a great novel, except that it is current and true. Guess the new owner of the NYT is not interested in laundering his dirty underwear.
This is a scandalous story, involving one of the world’s largest banks, a powerful federal judge, and two Mexican telecom giants. Under any other circumstances, the business section of the Times would be expected to cover it, as the Journal and Bloomberg have. Yet as of Saturday midday, I cannot find a single mention of any aspect of this case, anywhere in the physical New York Times, or on its Web site–not even a blog post or a wire story. Perhaps as the lawsuit moves on, the Times will be compelled to cover it. But for the moment, it certainly appears that Carlos Slim’s investment has bought the silence of one of the world’s most important newspapers.
Late last night 2 people ran a car through the gate. It appears that this is an isolated incident as the two men were told to stop. Perhaps a car jacking?
Al-Quds Al-Arabi Editor: If Israel Attacks Iran, Syria Is Likely to Fire Tens of Thousands of Missiles at Israel, Some with Chemical and Biological Warheads
The U.S. Is Working to Line Up the Gulf States to Back Sanctions and a Military Move against Iran
Al-Gumhouriyya Editor: Iran Has Already Made the First Move towards War
Al-Sharq Al-Awsat Editor: The Arabs Are Victims of Iran
Shouldn’t the MSM lapdog be told to begin preparing the public?
Becerra defended the reaction in a statement to Fox News, saying:
“On the morning of February 20th, I was invited to address some 500 people gathered to discuss the human tragedy of a broken immigration system and the need to fix it. At some point during that meeting, a political operative for a congressional campaign asked if we could recite the pledge of allegiance. The meeting was already under way and the question was unexpected. It took us all by surprise. When the speaker explained that he was serious and asked me specifically if we could say the pledge, I said yes and gestured to the moderator, who then led the entire gathering in reciting the pledge.”
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D – CA) laughs out loud when someone suggests that they start off their SEIU meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Representative and his Purple People Beater supporters got a kick out of that.
(Date 2-19-10, location is the Los Angeles SEIU offices)
Becerra defended the reaction in a statement to Fox News, saying:
“On the morning of February 20th, I was invited to address some 500 people gathered to discuss the human tragedy of a broken immigration system and the need to fix it. At some point during that meeting, a political operative for a congressional campaign asked if we could recite the pledge of allegiance. The meeting was already under way and the question was unexpected. It took us all by surprise. When the speaker explained that he was serious and asked me specifically if we could say the pledge, I said yes and gestured to the moderator, who then led the entire gathering in reciting the pledge.”
The US, Europe and other countries including New Zealand are secretly drawing up rules designed to crack down on copyright abuse on the internet, in part by making ISPs liable for illegal content, according to a copy of part of the confidential draft agreement that was seen by the IDG News Service.
It is the latest in a series of leaks from the anticounterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) talks that have been going on for the past two years. Other leaks over the past three months have consisted of confidential internal memos about the negotiations between European lawmakers.
