I can't believe it's not a democracy!

Wow, you know you must be an evil rank piece of shit, when

an organization that manages assets for Catholic institutions worldwide thinks that you incapable of proper corporate governance: Rupert Murdoch must step down as News Corporation chair – shareholders.

This is excellent news:

Wikileaks releases trove of secret US cables. Whistleblowing website publishes 1.7 million US documents from 1973 to 1976, including many written by Henry Kissinger. Why excellent news? I mean it's old news, right? Yes it is, and Kissinger has never been punished for his role in destroying South American democratic movements. How many lives were destroyed? I don't know how one even determines that. Sadly, Mr. "Power is an Aphrodisiac" will die before anyone even tries to indict him, but at least he will die knowing that history will record him as a monster. More importantly, this release tells us that Wikileaks is still doing its work, and Assange is willing and able to deal with the powers that be head on.

Thanks to JDM for the link.

It's not just about the cell phone hacking:

Sun deputy editor charged over alleged payments to public officials. Nor is it just about the defunct "News of the World," because the hedline makes it clear that this hack editor worked for another of Reupert Murdoch's filthy fucking rags, The (soon-to-be defunct?) Sun. I mean bribing public officials, surely that has to be a bit higher in the criminal pyramid than hacking Sienna Miller's cell phone, right?

But surely the head of the IMF is beyong reproach. This must be a mistake!

Christine Lagarde's flat raided by French police | IMF chief's residence searched amid inquiry into her handling of €285m payout to Nicolas Sarkozy supporter Bernard Tapie. I hope she, Sarkozy, and the rest of these monsters go down. Then, once the people see that yes, you can destroy monsters, maybe they will go after the monsters' masters, the uber rich families that insist on owning everything forever, and their banker enablers and political whores. Hey, I like to dream big.

When you consider the French police raider her fucking apartment, that she's the chief of the fucking IMF, and that the "[i]nvestigators suspect her of complicity in embezzling public funds after she overruled objections from advisers to proceeding with the €285m (£244m) payment to Tapie," what isn't possible?

More arreststs, good, but baby wants to see some convictions soon:

Six more former News of the World whores get unhappy knock at the door: Phone hacking: two current Sun staff among six new arrests. Note that two of the formers currently work in editorial positions at the Sun, and, more importantly, the arrests come from a "new line of inquiry." Excellent. Now we need to see Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks convicted and sentenced (throw the book at them, m'lord!), and the computer hacking investigation needs some bodies, too. With these arrests, there will only be even more law suits by victims, more legal fees for the filthy fucking Murdoch family. Not bad.

We could use with a little of this here:

Farmers spray EU parliament with milk -- Hundreds of angry farmers from across Europe protesting at falling dairy prices have sprayed fresh milk in Brussels. Until we protest--teachers, farmers, citizen, everyone--the self-appointed elites will continue to treat us as sheep. Stand up to the bully and he usually backs down. If he doesn't, fight back. And continue to fight until you win. It's easier than bootlicking in the long run (short run too, if you ask me).

There can be no way these two avoid jail time:

Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson to face fresh charges. And the new charges involve payment of bribes to public officials--that's a step up from approving the hacking of Sienna Miller's cell phone, don't you think? I suppose that these two could somehow avoid the slammer, but I get the sense that Coulson (David Cameron's former Communications Director) and Brooks have shat on too many people, violated too many laws, and laughed in the face of justice too many times. I suppose they thought they were invincible at one time. Sentencing is going to suck. For them. I, on the other hand, will enjoy it (as long as they don't get wrist slaps).

Oh, The Guardian also ran the following story: News Corp exposed to growing legal threat following charges for tabloid duo -- Charges for Brooks and Coulson raise prospect that News Corp could be prosecuted under US anti-bribery laws. I wouldn't hold my breath. Eric Holder is too busy busting cancer patients using medical marijuana to bother with this. But once he's done making life miserable for those with cancer diagnoses, I'm sure he'll be right on this. Then he'll tackle the criminals on Wall Street who triggered the financial crisis. Pronto!

The kids are alright:

Tony Blair jeered by UCL students before speech. The former prime minister is greeted with chants of "war criminal" as he arrives at the London university. Monsters like Blair and Clinton hate to be identified as monsters. They want the inclusion by the rich evil "elite" and to be loved by the masses. Not working any more. Hope Clinton is next (both of them).

Drip, drip, drip:

News International, the owner of The Sun and The Times newspapers, could face corporate corruption charges over alleged bribery of public officials, it has emerged. Looks like the prosecutors are putting pressure on the more than 20 Sun journalists--not News of the World journos--who have been arrested as part of Operation Elveden. Corruptions charges are not quite the same as listening in to Sienna Miller's voice mail, now is it?

Arrested? He deserves a fucking medal:

Greece arrests editor for 'Lagarde list' leak. Detained journalist defends publishing list of well-known Greeks who allegedly use Swiss banks to evade national taxes.. (Mostly) Everyone knows that (most) governments exist at/for the pleasure of the obscenely rich, but with Greece on edge, you would think the "leaders" would at least put on a show and praise this guy while letting their uber rich go unmolested. But the uber rich and their whores never know when to stop. And so the people will have to determine when that happens.