See:
Secretive Truths
AVT
Showing posts with label Truth in Reporting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Truth in Reporting. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Asking Again, Would They Tell Us…, If…?
May 9th, 2013
Especially given recent trespasses and seemingly on-going daily
transgressions, would they tell Us – even if they actually knew?
Personally, I don’t have any idea as to the answer. That’s why I’m asking.
AVT
See:
Is the Nation Under Siege? Could We Trust the Nation’s Press
to Tell Us?
The Press: Abuse is inseparable from the proper use of every
thing.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Bats facing extinction?
April 11th, 2011
Are bat populations/species facing extinction as reported predictions anticipate?
One has to wonder what is causing the latest manifestation of all the unsavory realities throughout the world (bees disappearing, bat-kills, bird-kills, fish-kills, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.). Have any such unsavory conditions in the world always been present to the latest degree and our latest concern is more a result of the speed and quantity of reported information? Could these recent conditions be a result of global climate change or possibly the testing of a massive science-fiction type of electromagnet weaponry? Or did these types of calamities always happen from time to time and to such an extent in nature and the populace didn’t have access to high-tech or high-speed news media to be informed of the matter (immediately or otherwise)? Then again..., is something more ominous afoot – albeit of mankind or cosmic origin?
AVT
See:
Fungus sweeps across the country, killing bats
By THE DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE
Staff Writer
Friday, April 8, 2011
PS. Should I include or mention widespread political unrest as well? Do the news media sources have nothing but calamities to report because reporting such appears as the only way for the media sources to increase ratings, readers, and therefore advertising revenues? Although the bat-kills seem have been given only minimal attention, I must admit.
Are bat populations/species facing extinction as reported predictions anticipate?
One has to wonder what is causing the latest manifestation of all the unsavory realities throughout the world (bees disappearing, bat-kills, bird-kills, fish-kills, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.). Have any such unsavory conditions in the world always been present to the latest degree and our latest concern is more a result of the speed and quantity of reported information? Could these recent conditions be a result of global climate change or possibly the testing of a massive science-fiction type of electromagnet weaponry? Or did these types of calamities always happen from time to time and to such an extent in nature and the populace didn’t have access to high-tech or high-speed news media to be informed of the matter (immediately or otherwise)? Then again..., is something more ominous afoot – albeit of mankind or cosmic origin?
AVT
See:
Fungus sweeps across the country, killing bats
By THE DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE
Staff Writer
Friday, April 8, 2011
PS. Should I include or mention widespread political unrest as well? Do the news media sources have nothing but calamities to report because reporting such appears as the only way for the media sources to increase ratings, readers, and therefore advertising revenues? Although the bat-kills seem have been given only minimal attention, I must admit.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
U.S. Government/Obama Administration Wants China to Stop Devaluing Its Currency. Which is the Free Nation and Which is Communistic/Fascist?
January 18th, 2011
In anticipation of the expected meeting tomorrow at the White House between President Obama and China’s President, ABC’s World News with Diane Sawyer reported this evening on the U.S. Government’s/Obama Administration’s efforts to “level the playing field" regarding trade with China. One of the topics of concern to the U.S. Government/Obama Administration is reportedly the continued devaluation of the Chinese currency.
Say what???!?!?!?
If that’s not the proverbial “pot calling the kettle black”. I mean… does our government consider the news viewing public idiotic – or is it merely ABC News that believes the viewers of its news program to be stupid? After such a report that appears totally ignorant of the apparent truth in this matter or, at a minimum, is attempting to not reveal the entire truth of the matter, I likely would not believe anything ABC News reports on the economy.
The United States – via the Federal Reserve System – has been devaluing our currency for most of the last one hundred years with particularly concerted efforts to this end during the last several years [if not decades]. One only needs to review the price of gold [in dollars] for evidence of our devalued currency (or read more of my blog). In fact, I am fairly confident that the Chinese government has re-linked the exchange rate of their currency to the U.S. Dollar a few years ago – displaying that they are not stupid either (see notes below). Therefore, if the dollar continues to become devalued, so in turn will the Chinese currency. Furthermore, unlike the Federal Reserve System and the ‘U.S Dollar,’ to my knowledge the Chinese government was never warned against the escalation of a “currency war” by the European Central Bank (ECB) as was the Federal Reserve System warned of such a few months back by the ECB regarding The Fed’s continued devaluation efforts of the ‘U.S. Dollar’/Federal Reserve Note. (See: http://adamvernontrotter.blogspot.com/2010/10/fed-to-buy-back-government-debt.html )
What is of particular interest and displayed by stories such as these, is the limited amount of reporting on items such as the continued devaluation efforts of the ‘U.S. Dollar’/Federal Reserve Note, the previously [albeit minimally] reported down-grading of American government securities instruments such as U.S. government bonds (downgraded by the Chinese, at least - and downgraded by others too as I recall, reports of which I can not locate at the time of this writing), and the limited amount of reporting of issues such as the Chinese government’s efforts to protect its financial interests by linking the exchange rate of its currency to the exchange rate of the dollar.
So again I ask, is it the U.S. government (and the Federal Reserve System) and/or ABC News who consider the U.S. general public and network news viewers to be total idiots with absolutely no knowledge of economics and international monetary policy or do these sources of information merely prefer not to report the entire truth? As time has now shown by tonight’s newscast, apparently all of them (ABC News, The Fed, and the U.S. Government) must consider the U.S. public/populace to be completely ignorant of economics and the current realities of international monetary policy. Clearly we can now legitimately ask: Can we no longer trust our news media sources to report the entire truth of any issue to the nation? (A question I have put forth previously, btw. See: http://adamvernontrotter.blogspot.com/2010/05/is-nation-under-siege-could-we-trust.html)
I mean…., concerning truth in reporting by the media as well as the truth regarding the continued devaluation of currency, which is the free nation and which nation is communistic / fascist?
Adam Trotter / AVT
See also:
How Currency Choices 'Made in China' Have Big Impact on U.S. Economy
REPORT AIR DATE: Jan. 18, 2011.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june11/chinacurrency_01-18.html
"SUMMARY
Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the ongoing dispute between the U.S. and China over currency and trade. Amid its trade deficit with China, the U.S. wants to pressure the Chinese to let their currency, the renminbi, rise in value instead of pegging it to the dollar.
PAUL SOLMAN: For many years, China glued its currency to the U.S. dollar. But, starting in 2005, China loosened its grip, letting the value of the dollar fall against the renminbi, some 20 percent over three years.
But, in 2008, the world financial crisis hit, and China reglued the renminbi to the dollar. In the aftermath, China has recovered, while the U.S. economy limps along, our unemployment rate distressingly high."
///
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_exchange_rate (yea, I know we are not supposed to quote wikipedia)
“…There are no major economic players that use a fixed exchange rate (except the countries using the euro and the Chinese yuan). … Another, less used means of maintaining a fixed exchange rate is by simply making it illegal to trade currency at any other rate. This is difficult to enforce and often leads to a black market in foreign currency. Nonetheless, some countries are highly successful at using this method due to government monopolies over all money conversion. This was the method employed by the Chinese government to maintain a currency peg or tightly banded float against the US dollar. …” Which, as is typical for wikipedia, this information is seemingly contradicted further down the webpage.
///
An of course, there are others that say the Chinese currency is pegged to a ‘basket’ of currencies; but I don’t know how current this article is.
What is the United States Dollar (USD)?
http://www.gocurrency.com/countries/united_states.htm
“…A significant recent development is the action of the People's Republic of China: the renminbi had once been informally and controversially pegged to the dollar (since the mid-1990s, at 1 U.S. dollar = 8.28 Y); however the peg was removed on July 21, 2005. Instead, China has a managed float against a basket of currencies. …”
///
US Credit Rating Downgraded
It was only a matter of time...
http://www.wealthdaily.com/articles/us-credit-rating-downgraded/2594
Leading Chinese credit rating agency downgrades USA government bonds
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ianmcowie/100008566/leading-chinese-credit-rating-agency-downgrades-usa-bonds/
In anticipation of the expected meeting tomorrow at the White House between President Obama and China’s President, ABC’s World News with Diane Sawyer reported this evening on the U.S. Government’s/Obama Administration’s efforts to “level the playing field" regarding trade with China. One of the topics of concern to the U.S. Government/Obama Administration is reportedly the continued devaluation of the Chinese currency.
Say what???!?!?!?
If that’s not the proverbial “pot calling the kettle black”. I mean… does our government consider the news viewing public idiotic – or is it merely ABC News that believes the viewers of its news program to be stupid? After such a report that appears totally ignorant of the apparent truth in this matter or, at a minimum, is attempting to not reveal the entire truth of the matter, I likely would not believe anything ABC News reports on the economy.
The United States – via the Federal Reserve System – has been devaluing our currency for most of the last one hundred years with particularly concerted efforts to this end during the last several years [if not decades]. One only needs to review the price of gold [in dollars] for evidence of our devalued currency (or read more of my blog). In fact, I am fairly confident that the Chinese government has re-linked the exchange rate of their currency to the U.S. Dollar a few years ago – displaying that they are not stupid either (see notes below). Therefore, if the dollar continues to become devalued, so in turn will the Chinese currency. Furthermore, unlike the Federal Reserve System and the ‘U.S Dollar,’ to my knowledge the Chinese government was never warned against the escalation of a “currency war” by the European Central Bank (ECB) as was the Federal Reserve System warned of such a few months back by the ECB regarding The Fed’s continued devaluation efforts of the ‘U.S. Dollar’/Federal Reserve Note. (See: http://adamvernontrotter.blogspot.com/2010/10/fed-to-buy-back-government-debt.html )
What is of particular interest and displayed by stories such as these, is the limited amount of reporting on items such as the continued devaluation efforts of the ‘U.S. Dollar’/Federal Reserve Note, the previously [albeit minimally] reported down-grading of American government securities instruments such as U.S. government bonds (downgraded by the Chinese, at least - and downgraded by others too as I recall, reports of which I can not locate at the time of this writing), and the limited amount of reporting of issues such as the Chinese government’s efforts to protect its financial interests by linking the exchange rate of its currency to the exchange rate of the dollar.
So again I ask, is it the U.S. government (and the Federal Reserve System) and/or ABC News who consider the U.S. general public and network news viewers to be total idiots with absolutely no knowledge of economics and international monetary policy or do these sources of information merely prefer not to report the entire truth? As time has now shown by tonight’s newscast, apparently all of them (ABC News, The Fed, and the U.S. Government) must consider the U.S. public/populace to be completely ignorant of economics and the current realities of international monetary policy. Clearly we can now legitimately ask: Can we no longer trust our news media sources to report the entire truth of any issue to the nation? (A question I have put forth previously, btw. See: http://adamvernontrotter.blogspot.com/2010/05/is-nation-under-siege-could-we-trust.html)
I mean…., concerning truth in reporting by the media as well as the truth regarding the continued devaluation of currency, which is the free nation and which nation is communistic / fascist?
Adam Trotter / AVT
See also:
How Currency Choices 'Made in China' Have Big Impact on U.S. Economy
REPORT AIR DATE: Jan. 18, 2011.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june11/chinacurrency_01-18.html
"SUMMARY
Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the ongoing dispute between the U.S. and China over currency and trade. Amid its trade deficit with China, the U.S. wants to pressure the Chinese to let their currency, the renminbi, rise in value instead of pegging it to the dollar.
PAUL SOLMAN: For many years, China glued its currency to the U.S. dollar. But, starting in 2005, China loosened its grip, letting the value of the dollar fall against the renminbi, some 20 percent over three years.
But, in 2008, the world financial crisis hit, and China reglued the renminbi to the dollar. In the aftermath, China has recovered, while the U.S. economy limps along, our unemployment rate distressingly high."
///
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_exchange_rate (yea, I know we are not supposed to quote wikipedia)
“…There are no major economic players that use a fixed exchange rate (except the countries using the euro and the Chinese yuan). … Another, less used means of maintaining a fixed exchange rate is by simply making it illegal to trade currency at any other rate. This is difficult to enforce and often leads to a black market in foreign currency. Nonetheless, some countries are highly successful at using this method due to government monopolies over all money conversion. This was the method employed by the Chinese government to maintain a currency peg or tightly banded float against the US dollar. …” Which, as is typical for wikipedia, this information is seemingly contradicted further down the webpage.
///
An of course, there are others that say the Chinese currency is pegged to a ‘basket’ of currencies; but I don’t know how current this article is.
What is the United States Dollar (USD)?
http://www.gocurrency.com/countries/united_states.htm
“…A significant recent development is the action of the People's Republic of China: the renminbi had once been informally and controversially pegged to the dollar (since the mid-1990s, at 1 U.S. dollar = 8.28 Y); however the peg was removed on July 21, 2005. Instead, China has a managed float against a basket of currencies. …”
///
US Credit Rating Downgraded
It was only a matter of time...
http://www.wealthdaily.com/articles/us-credit-rating-downgraded/2594
Leading Chinese credit rating agency downgrades USA government bonds
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ianmcowie/100008566/leading-chinese-credit-rating-agency-downgrades-usa-bonds/
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Is the Nation Under Siege? Could We Trust the Nation’s Press to Tell Us?
May 2nd, 2010
Aside from the seemingly never-ending threat of terrorism, is the U.S. Nation currently under siege – from within or without, clandestine or otherwise? If so, could we trust our nation’s press to tell us if we were under siege, if they knew? To be clear, I applaud the possible restraint shown by the press to avoid sensationalism. But, regardless, assuming it to be in the best interest of the people to know if clandestine creeps were undertaking operations to harm our citizenry, would the owners of our nation’s media sources - under likely government direction / collaboration - believe such to be in their best interest to keep the truth from the people and not tell us if we were under siege in our homeland? For that matter, can we believe anything our press tells us? Has the news media become nothing but a Hollywood production comprised of ulterior motives to promulgate accepted propaganda similar to the media of the fascist and communist worlds?
This weekend has seen mysterious subway fires in Boston, a colossal and catastrophic water main failure that prevented fresh water delivery to much of the Boston metropolitan area, an unexplained passenger bus fire in Connecticut, a reported car-type bomb in New York City’s Times Square, (and additionally a reported ‘fire’ in the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan). As of the time of this blog, I have not heard any definite reasons reported for any of these occurrences. Is the similar timing of these incidents merely coincidental or chance? Is the water main break and subway fire merely a result of our nation’s crumbling infrastructure? (See also: http://engineeringandcommerce.blogspot.com/2010/03/rebuild-nations-water-mains-and-sewer.html ) Or, is there something evil afoot and have our leaders and national press taken it upon themselves to not tell us - so we don’t panic and stop spending money needed to revitalize our current listless economy?
Can we be sure of anything that is reported to us via the mainstream media? I mean…., either way, can we really believe our corporate-owned media sources to tell us the honest truth? I hope so. Because, possibly unlike our leaders and press, I have faith in the ability of the American public to cope with the truth. And, as a reminder for whatever such is worth, it is at least a perceived mandate of our nation for our nation’s press to report the truth. If this pillar of our society has crumbled, well…..
Adam Trotter / AVT
PS. There have been other reported incidents that were never satisfactorily explained as to the cause as well over recent years – particularly in the subway and utilities arenas. However, on the other hand, how much of the reported news is merely orchestrated stage shows?
PSS. After-note: As I was driving down the New Jersey Turnpike earlier today May 3rd, New York's WPLJ (?) 95.5 FM Radio briefly reported another 'fire in a man-hole' in Morrisville NJ (?). No explanation given - if anyone even heard the extremely brief report, I wonder.
See also:
http://adamvernontrotter.blogspot.com/2013/05/asking-again-would-they-tell-us-if.html
Follow on, February 11th, 2014.
It was reported last week that an electrical substation near San Jose, California came under "terrorist attack" in "2013." The public was not told of the attack/dress rehearsal for attack until now, essentially.
See: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-grid-terror-20140207,0,5892405.story
Aside from the seemingly never-ending threat of terrorism, is the U.S. Nation currently under siege – from within or without, clandestine or otherwise? If so, could we trust our nation’s press to tell us if we were under siege, if they knew? To be clear, I applaud the possible restraint shown by the press to avoid sensationalism. But, regardless, assuming it to be in the best interest of the people to know if clandestine creeps were undertaking operations to harm our citizenry, would the owners of our nation’s media sources - under likely government direction / collaboration - believe such to be in their best interest to keep the truth from the people and not tell us if we were under siege in our homeland? For that matter, can we believe anything our press tells us? Has the news media become nothing but a Hollywood production comprised of ulterior motives to promulgate accepted propaganda similar to the media of the fascist and communist worlds?
This weekend has seen mysterious subway fires in Boston, a colossal and catastrophic water main failure that prevented fresh water delivery to much of the Boston metropolitan area, an unexplained passenger bus fire in Connecticut, a reported car-type bomb in New York City’s Times Square, (and additionally a reported ‘fire’ in the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan). As of the time of this blog, I have not heard any definite reasons reported for any of these occurrences. Is the similar timing of these incidents merely coincidental or chance? Is the water main break and subway fire merely a result of our nation’s crumbling infrastructure? (See also: http://engineeringandcommerce.blogspot.com/2010/03/rebuild-nations-water-mains-and-sewer.html ) Or, is there something evil afoot and have our leaders and national press taken it upon themselves to not tell us - so we don’t panic and stop spending money needed to revitalize our current listless economy?
Can we be sure of anything that is reported to us via the mainstream media? I mean…., either way, can we really believe our corporate-owned media sources to tell us the honest truth? I hope so. Because, possibly unlike our leaders and press, I have faith in the ability of the American public to cope with the truth. And, as a reminder for whatever such is worth, it is at least a perceived mandate of our nation for our nation’s press to report the truth. If this pillar of our society has crumbled, well…..
Adam Trotter / AVT
PS. There have been other reported incidents that were never satisfactorily explained as to the cause as well over recent years – particularly in the subway and utilities arenas. However, on the other hand, how much of the reported news is merely orchestrated stage shows?
PSS. After-note: As I was driving down the New Jersey Turnpike earlier today May 3rd, New York's WPLJ (?) 95.5 FM Radio briefly reported another 'fire in a man-hole' in Morrisville NJ (?). No explanation given - if anyone even heard the extremely brief report, I wonder.
See also:
http://adamvernontrotter.blogspot.com/2013/05/asking-again-would-they-tell-us-if.html
Follow on, February 11th, 2014.
It was reported last week that an electrical substation near San Jose, California came under "terrorist attack" in "2013." The public was not told of the attack/dress rehearsal for attack until now, essentially.
See: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-grid-terror-20140207,0,5892405.story
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)