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Stacy Summary:  Travel across borders for humans is already severely restricted and is getting worse by the day; restrictions against the internet and free thought are increasing at an even more rapid pace; while bankers and capital are given free reign to go in and out as rapidly as they wish.  Have created a MySpace page for PirateMyFilm (let’s see how long they allow us to keep it!) – go join/follow/comment while you can!!!  What are your thoughts on the European elections?

• City investment banks charge UK taxpayer £9 million for advice on how to (allegedly) fix the disaster they created

• Search for Madoff funds pits Brits and Americans against one another

• Will sterling sliding into the abyss with Gordon Brown?

Updates:

• Military spending continues to soar, despite financial crisis

Global military spending rose 4% in 2008 to a record $1,464bn (£914bn) – up 45% since 1999, according to the Stockholm-based peace institute Sipri.

In contrast with civilian aerospace and airlines, the defence industry remains healthy.

“The global financial crisis has yet to have an impact on major arms companies’ revenues, profits and order backlogs,” Sipri said.

• War on Terror has made the US the only WMD dealer in town

Stacy comment:  The Global War on Terror as with the War on Drugs are just wars against competition, these alleged wars have created state backed monopolies in which those who dare to compete face multiple lifetime sentences.  I know it’s obvious to anyone reading this blog but where are all the parties protesting this?  There is only the Pirate Party as far as I can tell . . .

Latest update:

• Two key figures in fight against arms trade died on Air France flight (h/t Glenn I.)