The Marvel of Coincidence, Part Deux
Posted: November 17, 2011 Filed under: #Occupy and We are the 99 percent!, Banksters, corruption, cyber security, Economy, financial institutions, Media, net-neutrality, Regulation, the internet | Tags: 2011: days of revolt, coincidence, Financial Crisis, U.S. Economy 15 Comments
My, oh my! There is a deluge of coincidence, enough to turn tinfoil hats into swanky silk toppers.
First we had the mind-boggling convergence of right-thinking PD departments from cities across the country, all deciding within the last 4 days to crackdown on the Occupy Wall Street protests. At least that was the ‘official’ story until Oakland’s Mayor, the rather infamous Jean Quan blurted out during a BBC interview that she had been on a conference call with 18 American city mayors, discussing the ongoing Occupy Movement.
Not to be outdone by Mayor Quan, a Homeland Security official had his own ‘blurt/burp’ moment, disclosing that the FBI and the Homeland Security Department had been discussing how to ‘handle’ OWS.
And just so US citizens can truly marvel at the strange alignment of the stars, we have this extraordinary comment made by Chuck Wexler, director of the Police Executive Research Forum, a national police group.
“It was completely spontaneous.”
The ‘it’ in that statement would be riot police sweeping the encampments in Portland, Denver, Oakland and NYC, etc. for health and security reasons. I suppose we can assume that the ‘middle of the night/early morning’ phalanx strategy of surround and secure was also a spontaneous, creative leap by law enforcement or perhaps a coast-to-coast mind-reading experiment.
However, Mayor Bloomberg in NYC must be credited with additional points for creativity. After all his passionate I-Love-the–First-Amendment declarations and as a media mogul himself [12th richest person in the country], he coincidentally declared a media blackout. Meaning? There would no [or very few] unattractive images of protestors being rousted, cell phones confiscated and/or reports of a CBS helicopter prevented from taking aerial film footage. According the Washington Post Partisan blog:
Most disturbingly, the NYPD sought to block any and all press from covering this eviction. On the ground, reporters were stopped at the barricades and refused entrance. Numerous journalists reported that cops refused to let then in, even pushing reporters away; reporters even Tweeted about getting arrested. In the air, NYPD helicopters refused to allow CBS News helicopters to film the eviction from above. As for the camera already in the park–OWS’s livestream–the police simply blocked it with a pile of torn-up tents.
But Keith Olbermann in his inimitable fashion had a few choice words for Mayor Bloomberg. If you haven’t seen this, sit back and enjoy. It’s entertaining.
But there’s more! Even with the blackout, even with reporters rounded and roughed up, the New York Times managed to describe the events in startling detail and had photos of the NYPD grouping at the South Street Seaport. Which has led some to ask: What’s the deal between the Mayor, the NYPD and the Gray Lady? Another coincidence? May the stars fall from the sky.
Finally, not to be repetitious but . . . the Internet Protection Bill and the evolving, expanding piece of legislation [HR 3261] Stop Online Piracy [SOPA] is chugging along brilliantly. Think of the ramifications. A copyright bill that would place wide, blunt controls on the Internet, our remaining set of eyes on the world, quietly wends its way through Congress at the precise moment that media blackouts are sanctioned for reasons of security. Turns out I’m not the only one who finds this legislative creation and its Senate counterpart [S.968] more than a little suspicious.
Trojan Horse, anyone? Or Coincidence Heaven?
Barnum was born way before his time.
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The coordinated efforts of Homeland Security (DHS), Mayor Jean Quan, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, and the other mayors that participated in a national effort to silence Free Speech were what brought about the response of today’s protests.
Be a part of the Protests, call your congressperson and tell them you support Shared Sacrifice, no more welfare for the 1%, no more welfare for corporations, no more for Profit Prisons, Public Financing for Elections, A Public Option Option (HR676), care for our veterans who are homeless and jobless suffering on the streets from the never ending wars and We the People (real ones that breathe) want our government back!
http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution
Funny that the governments think the idea of Freedom and equality is a threat to their power:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X0of1lL1V4
Live stream just hit 20K viewers as the main news isn’t covering the events live, busy interviewing Newt Gingrich’s cronies, which is weird as Newt Gingrich doing his unregistered lobbyist activities is exactly what is wrong with government’s inaction to Wall Street greed.
It was interesting to see Mayor Mike Bloomberg try to walk back any attachment of him being on the conference call, by saying he made the decision alone. Yea, I don’t think we can believe that, not one bit, and if he did run for president would he extend his term?
Occupy Portland, is determined to make their voice heard.
http://yfrog.com/klmgoap
Our correspondent Marina Portnaya reports on NYPD using LRAD weapons at #OWS #N17 [VIDEO]
So, the toys of war are coming out to be used on citizens who want the 1% to pay their share and to end corporate welfare. We want Shared Sacrifice, we want our government back!
All those expensive toys, Woman Voter, were paid with tax payer money, so now we get to see them utilized. Against the American public.
The irony is bitter and inescapeable. Good accompanying clips, btw. Oh, the coincidences just keep coming ;0).
Yes, it is sad, that the fear mongering bought the weapons they are now using on civilians and last update just in is mass arrest in Zuccotti Park (not letting anyone out, kettled them in to arrest in mass).
Didn’t you get the memo? Drums are just real disruptive by sound cannons are hunky dory and don’t bother the neighbors or businesses. Sheesh!! Get with the pogrom!
The interesting thing is there really haven’t been any real testing on the damage the sound cannons due, long term. Sad, and you know President Obama has been briefed as DHS is there… 😦
There’s more of those “domestic terrorists”.
Oooooh! dangerous! The sky is falling!!
The 84 year old activist they peppered sprayed needs some real justification for how they thought she was a ‘domestic terrorist’. Free Speech, Free Press has fallen victim to the Bush legacy of installing the new Constitution (which Obama extended), The Patriot Act.
that poor woman.
Meanwhile the drones are flying in the US. I was in a remote area of New Mexico and I just happened be taking photos of the landscape. I saw two white — very small air craft — flying low and zig zagging into canyons. Their approach was silent — and only after they flew by did I hear their jet thunder (mini sound to go with their size).
The air craft were small — mini — no markings at all. Anyway I grew up on air bases and I’ve seen lots of strange things. But these drones were different. As soon as I saw the small white air craft — devoid of any marking — flying illegally low — I realized that I was seeing military drones.
So when are the drones going to be used on US citizens? They have a silent approach and most likely we would never know what hit us.